Barking and Dagenham Council election 1998

The 1998 Barking and Dagenham Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.

The election saw the Conservative party only put up five candidates in the election and they failed to win any seats on the council. The Labour leader of the council, George Brooker, stood down at the election after 51 years. He opposed the Greater London Authority referendum that took place at the same time as the election, however Barking and Dagenham saw 73.49% vote in favour and 26.51% against. Overall turnout in the election was 25.41%.

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