Stratford-on-Avon Council election, 1998
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The 1998 Stratford-on-Avon Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Stratford-on-Avon
Stratford-on-Avon (district)
Stratford-on-Avon is a local government district of southern Warwickshire in England.The district is named "Stratford-on-Avon" to distinguish it from its main town of Stratford-upon-Avon where the district council is based, although this name often causes confusion .The district is mostly rural and...

 District
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 Council in Warwickshire
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, England
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. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control
No overall control
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.

After the election, the composition of the council was
  • Liberal Democrat 24
  • Conservative
    Conservative Party (UK)
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     18
  • Independent
    Independent (politician)
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     6
  • Labour
    Labour Party (UK)
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     5
  • Others 2

Election result

Before the election the Liberal Democrats ran the council as a minority administration, with the Conservatives
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 the second largest party. The election saw this continue with the Liberal Democrats making one gain in Henley
Henley-in-Arden
Henley-in-Arden is a small town in Warwickshire, England. The name is a reference to the former Forest of Arden. In the 2001 census the town had a population of 2,011....

 ward
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 from the Conservatives by 10 votes. However the Conservatives also ended the election with an extra seat after the independents
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 lost 2 seats, including in Stratford Alveston
Alveston, Warwickshire
Alveston is a village in Warwickshire, England. It was the home of the playwright J B Priestley in his later years, who lived at Kissing Tree House in the village. The house was called Avonmore in the 1901 census and his secretary lived in Avonmore Cottage which is still there in Kissing Tree...

. All 3 of the Liberal Democrat, Conservative and Labour
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 group leaders successfully defended their seats in the election, with the Liberal Democrat council leader, Susan Juned holding Alcester
Alcester
Alcester is an old market town of Roman origin at the junction of the River Alne and River Arrow in Warwickshire, England. It is situated approximately west of Stratford-upon-Avon, and 8 miles south of Redditch, close to the Worcestershire border...

with a 77% majority.
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