Elections to Southwark Council were held on 7 May 1998. The whole council was up for election. Turnout was 32.9%.
| Southwark Local Election Result 1998[1] | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/- | ||
| Labour | 33 | -1 | 51.6 | |||||||
| Liberal Democrat | 27 | 0 | 42.2 | |||||||
| Conservative | 4 | +1 | 6.3 | |||||||
| Preceded by Southwark Council election, 1994 |
Southwark local elections | Succeeded by Southwark Council election, 2002 |