1998 Lewisham London Borough Council election|
|
|
| Registered | 175,022 |
|---|
| Turnout | 51,905, 29.66% ( 11.32) |
|---|
| |
First party |
Second party |
Third party |
| |
|
|
|
| Party |
Labour |
Liberal Democrats |
Conservative |
| Last election |
63 seats, 64.51% |
3 seats, 10.71% |
1 seat, 23.70% |
| Seats before |
60 |
4 |
1 |
| Seats won |
61 |
4 |
2 |
| Seat change |
1 |
|
1 |
| Popular vote |
74,820 |
11,223 |
28,364 |
| Percentage |
61.60% |
9.24% |
23.35% |
| Swing |
2.91 |
1.46 |
0.35 |
|
| |
Fourth party |
Fifth party |
| |
|
|
| Party |
Socialist Labour |
Socialist (GB) |
| Last election |
N/A |
N/A |
| Seats before |
1 |
1 |
| Seats won |
0 |
0 |
| Seat change |
1 |
1 |
| Popular vote |
855 |
836 |
| Percentage |
0.70% |
0.69% |
| Swing |
New |
New |
|
Council control before election
Labour
|
Council control after election
Labour
|
|
Elections to Lewisham London Borough Council were held on 7 May 1998. The whole council was up for election for the first time since the 1994 election.