1998 Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council election
# 1998 Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council election

Elections to Tameside Council were held on 7 May 1998. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party kept overall control of the council.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

* Labour 49
* Independent 4
* Conservative 2
* Liberal Democrat 2

## Election result

Tameside Local Election Result 1998 :

| Party | Seats | Net gain/loss | Seats % |
| - | - | - | - |
| Labour | 16 | -2 | 84.2 |
| Conservative | 2 | +2 | 10.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | +1 | 5.3 |
| Independent | 0 | -1 | 0 |
