Elections to Kirklees 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
| Kirklees Local Election Result 1998 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/- | ||
| Labour | 10 | -4 | 41.7 | |||||||
| Liberal Democrat | 9 | +3 | 37.5 | |||||||
| Conservative | 4 | +2 | 16.7 | |||||||
| Green | 1 | +1 | 4.2 | |||||||
| Independent | 0 | -2 | 0 | |||||||
| Preceded by Kirklees Council election, 1996 |
Kirklees local elections | Succeeded by Kirklees Council election, 1999 |