1998 Winchester City Council election
The 1998 Winchester Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Winchester District Council in Hampshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats stayed in overall control of the council.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was
- Liberal Democrat 37
- Conservative 10
- Labour 4
- Independent 4[2]
Election result
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | 16 | +1 | 84.2 | ||||||
| Conservative | 2 | +1 | 10.5 | ||||||
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 5.3 | ||||||
| Labour | 0 | -2 | 0 | ||||||
gollark: You might as well just directly use a nuclear fusion rocket or something at that point.
gollark: That would probably defeat the point, since laser stuff on it would be very heavy and large.
gollark: Millions of miles isn't very much in spæce terms.
gollark: > Yeah but with light propelled crafts you will be able to move indefinitly in the vacuum of spaceVery slowly (or, well, low-acceleration-ly), and only if you have infinite fuel.
gollark: The only real advantage of the whole light-based propulsion idea is that you don't need reaction mass.
References
- "Local Elections results". The Times. 9 May 1998. p. 46.
- "Policy and politics: Local Elections: Analysis: Council poll results". The Guardian. 9 May 1998. p. 16.
| Preceded by 1996 Winchester Council election |
Winchester local elections | Succeeded by 1999 Winchester Council election |
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