Elections to Doncaster 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
| Doncaster Local Election Result 1998 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/- | ||
| Labour | 12 | -3 | 57.1 | |||||||
| Independent | 4 | +2 | 19.0 | |||||||
| Liberal Democrat | 3 | +3 | 14.3 | |||||||
| Conservative | 2 | +1 | 9.5 | |||||||
| Others | 0 | -3 | 0 | |||||||
| Preceded by Doncaster Council election, 1996 |
Doncaster local elections | Succeeded by Doncaster Council election, 1999 |