The 1998 Maidstone Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Maidstone Borough Council in Kent, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was
Overall turnout in the election was 27.35%.[2]
| Maidstone Local Election Result 1998[3][4] | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/- | ||
| Liberal Democrat | 8 | -4 | 44.4 | 43.6 | ||||||
| Labour | 4 | +2 | 22.2 | 30.7 | ||||||
| Conservative | 4 | +2 | 22.2 | 23.8 | ||||||
| Independent | 2 | 0 | 11.1 | |||||||
| Preceded by Maidstone Council election, 1996 |
Maidstone local elections | Succeeded by Maidstone Council election, 1999 |