The 1998 Swindon Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Swindon Unitary Council in Wiltshire, 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
Overall turnout in the election was 25%.[2]
| Swindon Local Election Result 1998[3][4] | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/- | ||
| Labour | 11 | +1 | 61.1 | 48.0 | ||||||
| Conservative | 4 | +2 | 22.2 | 30.9 | ||||||
| Liberal Democrat | 3 | 0 | 16.7 | 19.8 | ||||||
| Independent | 0 | -3 | 0 | |||||||
| Preceded by Swindon Council election, 1996 |
Swindon local elections | Succeeded by Swindon Council election, 1999 |