Elections to Rochdale Council were held on 7th May, 1998. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council where they defeated the Liberal Democrats in 1996.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was
| Rochdale Local Election Result 1998 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/- | ||
| Labour | 11 | 0 | 55.0 | |||||||
| Liberal Democrat | 7 | 0 | 35.0 | |||||||
| Conservative | 2 | 0 | 10.0 | |||||||
| Preceded by Rochdale Council election, 1996 |
Rochdale local elections | Succeeded by Rochdale Council election, 1999 |