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1998 Croydon London Borough Council election

1998 local election in England

Field	Value
election_name	1998 Croydon London Borough Council election
country	United Kingdom
flag_image	Coat of arms of the London Borough of Croydon.svg
type	parliamentary
ongoing	no
previous_election	1994 Croydon London Borough Council election
previous_year	1994
election_date
next_election	2002 Croydon London Borough Council election
next_year	2002
seats_for_election	All 70 seats up for election to Croydon London Borough Council
majority_seats	36
turnout	84,507, 37.80% ( 8.68)
image1	[[File:No image wide.svg	115x50px	Blank]]
leader1	Valerie Shawcross
leader_since1	Unknown
party1	Labour Party (UK)
leaders_seat1	New Addington
last_election1	40 seats, 40.78%
seats1	38
seat_change1	2
popular_vote1	80,529
percentage1	39.79
swing1	0.99
image2	[[File:No image wide.svg	115x50px	Blank]]
leader2	Unknown
party2	Conservative Party (UK)
leader_since2	Unknown
leaders_seat2	Unknown
last_election2	30 seats, 42.80%
seats2	31
seat_change2	1
popular_vote2	97,228
percentage2	48.04%
swing2	5.24
image3	[[File:No image wide.svg	115x50px	Blank]]
leader3	Unknown
party3	Liberal Democrats (UK)
leader_since3	Unknown
leaders_seat3	Unknown
last_election3	0 seats, 15.07%
seats3	1
seat_change3	1
popular_vote3	23,635
percentage3	11.68%
swing3	3.39
map_image	Croydon London UK local election 1998 map.svg
map_size	330px
map_caption	Map of the results of the 1998 Croydon Council election. Conservatives in blue and Labour in red.
title	Council control
posttitle	Council control after election
before_party	Labour Party (UK)
after_party	Labour Party (UK)
registered	223,588

Elections to Croydon Council in London, England were held on 7 May 1998. The whole council was up for election and the Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council. For the first time in a local election two polling stations were situated in supermarkets.

Before the election the council had been seen as a top target for the Conservatives who only needed a small swing of 2 per cent to take control. The Labour party had taken control of the council for the first time in the council's history in the previous election in 1994. The removal of mounted patrols from parks and an increase in nursery places were seen as important issues in the election. Both main parties concentrated on trying to get their vote out and were targeting several key wards.

Background

In the intervening years between the 1994 and 1998 elections there were a total of 4 by-elections, none of which resulted in a seat changing hands between parties.

In fact, this council was rare in that its composition hadn't changed in the 4 years between elections. As such, the composition of the council just before the election was as follows:

Election result

Ward results

(*) - Indicates an incumbent candidate

(†) - Indicates an incumbent candidate standing in a different ward

Addiscombe

Ashburton

Bensham Manor

Beulah

Broad Green

Coulsdon East

Croham

Fairfield

Fieldway

Heathfield

Kenley

Monks Orchard

New Addington

Norbury

Purley

Rylands

Sanderstead

Selsdon

South Norwood

Spring Park

Thornton Heath

Upper Norwood

Waddon

West Thornton

Whitehorse Manor

Woodcote and Coulsdon West

Woodside

Notes

References

"London Borough Council Elections - 7 May 1998 - including the Greater London Authority referendum results". London Research Centre.
Riddell, Peter. (1998-05-09). "Apathy the winner in struggle between new and old Labour". [[The Times]].
Travis, Alan. (1998-05-08). "London leans to independent mayor improving life in the capital". [[The Guardian]].
(1998-05-03). "Labour's first big test approaches". [[BBC Online]].
Ward, Lucy. (1998-05-04). "When sofa apathy is party enemy No.1, it's all down to swinging the key wards Local elections: In Croydon both sides are concentrating on where they hope it will do most good. Lucy Ward reports". [[The Guardian]].
(1998-05-06). "Councils of war: the 12 key town halls they're fighting for". [[Evening Standard]].
Minors, Michael. (July 1998). "London Borough Council Elections - 7 May 1998 - including the Greater London Authority referendum results". London Research Centre.
(July 1998). "London Borough Council Elections - 7 May 1998 - including the Greater London Authority referendum results". London Research Centre.
(July 1998). "London Borough Council Elections - 7 May 1998 - including the Greater London Authority referendum results". London Research Centre.
"London Borough of Croydon Election Results 1964-2010". [[Plymouth University]].
(1998-05-09). "Local Elections results". [[The Times]].

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