Elections to West Lindsey Council were held on 7 May 1998. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrat party lost overall control of the council to no overall control.
After the election, the composition of the council was
| West Lindsey Local Election Result 1998 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/- | ||
| Liberal Democrat | 7 | -2 | 58.3 | |||||||
| Conservative | 3 | +3 | 25.0 | |||||||
| Labour | 2 | +2 | 16.7 | |||||||
| Independent | 0 | -2 | 0 | |||||||
| Others | 0 | -1 | 0 | |||||||
| Preceded by West Lindsey Council election, 1996 |
West Lindsey local elections | Succeeded by West Lindsey Council election, 1999 |