Local government elections took place in London, and some other parts of the United Kingdom on Thursday 7 May 1998.
All London borough council seats were up for election.
The 1998 Greater London Authority referendum was held in the same voting locations.
Results summary
Party Votes won % votes Change Seats % seats Change Councils Change Labour 708,380 40.7 -0.9 1,05054.8+6 18 +1 558,060 32.0 +0.8 538 28.1 +19 4 ±0 362,913 20.8 -1.2 301 15.7 -22 2 -1 50,732 2.9 +0.7 20.1 +2 0 ±0 Others 62,172 3.6 +0.7 261.4 -5 0 ±0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 8 ±0
Turnout: 1,738,868 voters cast ballots, a turnout of 34.8% (-11.4%).
Councils results Council Previous control Result Details Barking and Dagenham Details Barnet Details Bexley Details Brent Details Bromley Details Camden Details Croydon Details Ealing Details Enfield Details Greenwich Details Hackney Details Hammersmith and Fulham Details Haringey Details Harrow Details Havering Details Hillingdon Details Hounslow Details Islington Details Kensington and Chelsea Details Kingston upon Thames Details Lambeth Details Lewisham Details Merton Details Newham Details Redbridge Details Richmond upon Thames Details Southwark Details Sutton Details Tower Hamlets Details Waltham Forest Details Wandsworth Details Westminster Details
Overall councillor numbers
Borough result maps
References