Elections to Calderdale 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.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was
| Calderdale Local Election Result 1998 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/- | ||
| Conservative | 9 | +5 | 45.0 | |||||||
| Liberal Democrat | 6 | +2 | 30.0 | |||||||
| Labour | 5 | -6 | 25.0 | |||||||
| Independent | 0 | -1 | 0 | |||||||
| Preceded by Calderdale Council election, 1996 |
Calderdale local elections | Succeeded by Calderdale Council election, 1999 |