Elections to

Colchester Borough Council Colchester ( ) is a city in Essex, in the East of England. It had a population of 122,000 in 2011. The demonym is Colcestrian. Colchester occupies the site of Camulodunum, the first major city in Roman Britain and its first capital. Colchest ...

took place on 7 May 1998. This was on the same day as other

local elections In many parts of the world, local elections take place to select office-holders in local government, such as mayors and councillors. Elections to positions within a city or town are often known as "municipal elections". Their form and conduct vary ...

across the United Kingdom. At the election, the Liberal Democrats lost control of the council to no overall control, with gains being made by both Labour and the Conservatives.

Summary

Ward results

Berechurch

Birch Messing Copford

Castle

Harbour

Lexden

No Independent Conservative candidate as previous (1.3%).

Mile End

New Town

Prettygate

Pyefleet

No Green candidate as previous (3.5%).

Shrub End

St. Andrew's

St. Anne's

St. John's

St. Mary's

Stanway

Tiptree

No Tiptree Residents candidate as previous (48.2%).

West Bergholt & Eight Ash Green

West Mersea

Winstree

Wivenhoe

By-elections

Tiptree

No Liberal Democrat candidate as previous (13.1%).

References

{{United Kingdom local elections, 1998 1998 English local elections

1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently s ...

1990s in Essex