Kensington and Chelsea Council election, 1998
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The 1998 Kensington and Chelsea Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Kensington and Chelsea London Borough Council
in London
, England
. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party
stayed in overall control of the council.
At the same as the election Kensington and Chelsea
saw 70.3% vote in favour of the 1998 Greater London Authority referendum and 29.7% against, on a 27.9% turnout
.
, was challenged for the leadership of the party group by Daniel Moylan, but Hanham won a ballot of the Conservative councillor
s to remain leader.
Kensington and Chelsea London Borough Council
Kensington and Chelsea London Borough Council is the local authority for the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in Greater London, England. It is a London borough council, one of 32 in the United Kingdom capital of London. Kensington and Chelsea is divided into 18 wards, each electing three...
in London
London
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, England
England
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. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
stayed in overall control of the council.
At the same as the election Kensington and Chelsea
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea is a central London borough of Royal borough status. After the City of Westminster, it is the wealthiest borough in England....
saw 70.3% vote in favour of the 1998 Greater London Authority referendum and 29.7% against, on a 27.9% turnout
Voter turnout
Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a ballot in an election . After increasing for many decades, there has been a trend of decreasing voter turnout in most established democracies since the 1960s...
.
Election result
Following the election the Conservative leader of the council, Joan HanhamJoan Hanham, Baroness Hanham
Joan Brownlow Hanham, Baroness Hanham CBE is a Conservative member of the House of Lords. She has been a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Communities and Local Government since 2010, and was leader of the Kensington and Chelsea London Borough Council from 1989...
, was challenged for the leadership of the party group by Daniel Moylan, but Hanham won a ballot of the Conservative councillor
Councillor
A councillor or councilor is a member of a local government council, such as a city council.Often in the United States, the title is councilman or councilwoman.-United Kingdom:...
s to remain leader.