The 1998 Stroud Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Stroud District Council in Gloucestershire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.
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After the election, the composition of the council was
Background
Before the election the Labour party ran the council, but the party had recently lost its one-seat overall majority after a vacancy in a Labour seat. 19 seats were contested in the election with Labour defending 10 seats, the Liberal Democrats 5, Green party 2 and independents 2.
Election result
The results saw no party win a majority on the council after Labour lost 1 seat to the Conservatives and 1 seat to an independent.
References
Stroud District Council election, 1998 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA