The 1998 Sandwell Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Sandwell Metropolitan Council in the West Midlands, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was
Before the election Labour held 60 of the 72 seats, with the main opposition provided by the Liberal Democrats.[3] 24 seats were contested in the election, including 20 Labour, 3 Liberal Demorat and 1 Conservative seats.[4] These included the Liberal Democrat group leader, Sadie Smith, in Great Barr and the Conservative group leader, Bill Archer, in Wednesbury North.[4]
The results saw no changes in party control, meaning that Labour continued to run the council.[5]
| Sandwell Local Election Result 1998[6][1] | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/- | ||
| Labour | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83.3 | 55.1 | ||||
| Liberal Democrat | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.5 | 16.0 | ||||
| Conservative | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 | 24.3 | ||||
| Preceded by Sandwell Council election, 1996 |
Sandwell local elections | Succeeded by Sandwell Council election, 1999 |