Elections to Wigan Council were held on 7 May 1998. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council. Overall turnout was 17.4%.
After the election, the composition of the council was
| Wigan Local Election Result 1998 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/- | ||
| Labour | 24 | +1 | 100.0 | |||||||
| Liberal Democrat | 0 | -1 | 0 | |||||||
| Preceded by Wigan Council election, 1996 |
Wigan local elections | Succeeded by Wigan Council election, 1999 |