1998 Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council election
# 1998 Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council election

Elections to Gateshead Council in Tyne and Wear, England 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 51
* Liberal Democrat 15

## Election result

Gateshead Local Election Result 1998 :

| Party | Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | 18 | | | 0 | 78.3 | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | 5 | | | 0 | 21.7 | | | |
