The 1998 Maidstone Borough Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Maidstone Borough Council in Kent, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was
Overall turnout in the election was 27.35%.[2]
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Liberal Democrats | 8 | -4 | 44.4 | 43.6 | |||||
Labour | 4 | +2 | 22.2 | 30.7 | |||||
Conservative | 4 | +2 | 22.2 | 23.8 | |||||
Independent | 2 | 0 | 11.1 |
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Kent County Council | |
Ashford Borough Council | |
Canterbury City Council | |
Dartford Borough Council | |
Dover District Council | |
Folkestone & Hythe District Council | |
Gravesham Borough Council | |
Maidstone Borough Council | |
Medway Council | |
Sevenoaks District Council | |
Swale Borough Council | |
Thanet District Council | |
Tonbridge & Malling Borough Council | |
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council | |
Rochester-upon-Medway City Council |
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Gillingham Borough Council |
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