The 1998 Richmond upon Thames Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats stayed in overall control of the council.
Background In between the 1994 election and this election there were a total of 4 by-elections to replace councillors who resigned from their seats, 2 of which resulted in seats changing hands. However as these 2 seats changing hands were from Conservative to Lib Dem and from Lib Dem to Conservative there was no change in the composition of the council as a result of this. The only other change in between these elections were 2 Conservative Party seats that became vacant just before the election without enough time to hold a separate by-election to fill them. As a result of this the composition of the council just before the election was as follows:
+↓ 2 43 5 2
Election results
After the election the composition of the council was as follows: +↓ 4 34 14
Ward results (*) - Indicates an incumbent candidate
(†) - Indicates an incumbent candidate standing in a different ward
Barnes
Central Twickenham
East Sheen
East Twickenham
Ham and Petersham
Hampton
Hampton Hill
Hampton Nursery
Hampton Wick
Heathfield
Kew
Mortlake
Palewell
Richmond Hill
Richmond Town
South Twickenham
Teddington
West Twickenham
Whitton
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