13 of the 39 seats to Stevenage Borough Council 20 seats needed for a majority
Turnout
26.0%
First party
Second party
Party
Labour
Liberal Democrats
Seats before
38
1
Seats won
12
1
Seats after
37
2
Seat change
1
1
Popular vote
9,144
2,305
Percentage
62.5%
15.8%
Map showing the results of contested wards in the 1998 Stevenage Borough Council elections.
Council control before election
Labour
Council control after election
Labour
Elections to Stevenage Council were held on 7 May 1998. One third of the council was up for election; the seats which were last contested in 1994. The Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Labour 37
Liberal Democrat 2
Election result
Stevenage Local Election Result 1998
Party
Seats
Gains
Losses
Net gain/loss
Seats %
Votes %
Votes
+/−
Labour
12
0
1
1
92.3
62.5
9,144
2.8
Liberal Democrats
1
1
0
1
7.7
15.8
2,305
2.3
Conservative
0
0
0
0
0
21.5
3,144
0.9
Socialist Alternative
0
0
0
0
0
0.2
35
New
All comparisons in seats and vote share are to the corresponding 1994 election.
^"Council compositions by year". The Elections Centre.
^"Local Election Summaries 1998". The Elections Centre.
^ abcdefghijklm"Stevenage Borough Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Retrieved 11 July 2019.
^ abcdefghijklm"Stevenage Borough Council Election Results 1998". Stevenage Borough Council. Archived from the original on 10 June 1998. Retrieved 1 August 2019.