Elections to Daventry Council were held on 7 May 1998. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.
After the election, the composition of the council was
| Daventry Local Election Result 1998 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/- | ||
| Conservative | 7 | +2 | 50.0 | |||||||
| Labour | 4 | -2 | 28.6 | |||||||
| Liberal Democrat | 2 | +1 | 14.3 | |||||||
| Independent | 1 | -1 | 7.1 | |||||||
| Preceded by Daventry Council election, 1996 |
Daventry local elections | Succeeded by Daventry Council election, 1999 |