1998 Portsmouth City Council election
# 1998 Portsmouth City Council election

Elections to Portsmouth City Council were held on 7 May 1998. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.

After the election, the composition of the council was

* Labour 21
* Liberal Democrat 10
* Conservative 8

## Election result

Portsmouth Local Election Result 1998 :

| Party | Seats | Net gain/loss | Seats % |
| - | - | - | - |
| Labour | 7 | 0 | 53.8 |
| Conservative | 3 | +2 | 23.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | 3 | -2 | 23.1 |
