1998 Cherwell District Council election

The 1998 Cherwell District Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Cherwell District Council in Oxfordshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.[1]

17 seats were contested in the election with the three main political parties standing in most of the seats along with 2 independent candidates.[2] The results saw the Labour party lose 2 seats but remain the largest party on the council, while the Conservatives gained 2 seats.[3]

After the election, the composition of the council was

Labour 24
Conservative 17
Liberal Democrat 7
Independent 4[1]

Election result

Cherwell Local Election Result 1998[4]
	Seats	Net gain/loss	Seats %
Conservative	9	+2	52.9
Labour	5	-2	29.4
Liberal Democrats	2	0	11.8
Independent	1	0	5.9

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References

"Local Elections results". The Times. 9 May 1998. p. 46.
"Election is a family affair". Oxford Mail. 8 April 1998. Retrieved 19 October 2009.
"Lord mayor beats Greens". Oxford Mail. 8 May 1998. Retrieved 19 October 2009.
"Policy and politics: Local Elections: Analysis: Council poll results". The Guardian. 9 May 1998. p. 16.

Council elections in Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire County Council	1889 1892 1895 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017
Cherwell District Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019
Oxford City Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2019
South Oxfordshire District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019
Vale of White Horse District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019
West Oxfordshire District Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019
See also: Wards Boundary changes

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