1998_Hull_City_Council_election

1998 Hull City Council election

1998 Hull City Council election

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The 1998 Hull City Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Hull City Council in England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party kept overall control of the council.[1]

In the run up to the election there was controversy as the local Labour Party was suspended by the National Party over claims of intimidation, nepotism and membership rigging.[2] This controversy made the Liberal Democrats confident of making gains in the election,[3] with the results bearing this out as Labour lost 4 seats on the council.[4]

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Election result

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References

  1. [1]
    "Local Elections results". The Times. 9 May 1998. p. 46. ISSN 0140-0460.
  2. [2]
    "The North - Kersti Mitchell". BBC News Online. 30 April 1998. Retrieved 25 October 2009.
  3. [3]
    Riddell, Peter (8 April 1998). "Only PR will sort out town hall trouble". The Times. p. 8. ISSN 0140-0460.
  4. [4]
    Adams, Fran (8 May 1998). "A day from which all parties took comfort". The Independent. p. 11. ISSN 0951-9467.
  5. [5]
    "Policy and politics: Local Elections: Analysis: Council poll results". The Guardian. 9 May 1998. p. 16. ISSN 0261-3077.
  6. [6]
    "Local Election Results, 1999". Centre for Research into Elections and Social Trends. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 25 October 2009.
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