The 1998 Barnet Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of
Barnet London Borough Council
Barnet London Borough Council, also known as Barnet Council, is the local authority for the London Borough of Barnet in Greater London, England. It is a London borough council, one of 32 in London. The council has been under Labour majority cont ...
in
London
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, England. The whole council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.
Following the elections, the Labour-Liberal Democrat coalition that had governed since 1994 continued in office.
Background
Election result
Overall turnout in the election was 35.9%.
Ward results
Arkley
Brunswick Park
Burnt Oak
Childs Hill
Colindale
East Barnet
East Finchley
Edgware
Finchley
Friern Barnet
Garden Suburb
Golders Green
Hadley
Hale
Hendon
Mill Hill
St Paul's
Totteridge
West Hendon
Woodhouse
By-elections between 1998 and 2002
Woodhouse
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Stanley J. Cross.
Garden Suburb
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Peter J. Skolar.
Hadley
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Hazel E. Mammatt.
Mill Hill
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Roger L. Axworthy.
Finchley
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Barbara I. Langstone.
References
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1998
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1998 London Borough council elections