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 Map of the results of the 1998 election to Camden London Borough Council. Labour (red) won every councillor in the south and east of the borough, while Conservatives (blue) and Liberal Democrats (yellow) won most councillors in Hampstead. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1998 Camden Borough Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Camden London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council.[1]
Campaign
Issues in the election included a recent 10% council tax rise which was the highest in London, service improvements, claims that a partnership with the police had cut crime and a strike in local libraries.[2]
Election result
Overall turnout in the election was 33.4%.[3] At the same as the election Camden saw 81.18% vote in favour of the 1998 Greater London Authority referendum and 18.82% against, on a 32.84% turnout.[4]
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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| Labour | 43 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 72.9 | 44.0 | 20,445 | −4.5 | |
| Conservative | 10 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 16.9 | 23.3 | 10,835 | +1.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 6 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 10.1 | 23.1 | 10,753 | +4.5 | |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 | 3,098 | −0.1 | |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 688 | N/A | |
| Others | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Zdroj:https://en.wikipedia.org?pojem=1998_Camden_Council_election||||