The 1998 Hull Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Hull City Council in England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council.[1]
In the run up to the election there was controversy as the local Labour party was suspended by the national party over claims of intimidation, nepotism and membership rigging.[2] This controversy made the Liberal Democrats confident of making gains in the election,[3] with the results bearing this out as Labour lost 4 seats on the council.[4]
After the election, the composition of the council was
| Hull Local Election Result 1998[1][6] | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/- | ||
| Labour | 15 | -4 | 75.0 | 51.3 | ||||||
| Liberal Democrat | 2 | +2 | 10.0 | 26.6 | ||||||
| Independent | 2 | +1 | 10.0 | |||||||
| Conservative | 1 | +1 | 5.0 | 15.4 | ||||||
| Preceded by Hull Council election, 1996 |
Hull local elections | Succeeded by Hull Council election, 1999 |