Sheffield City Council election, 1998

Sheffield City Council election, 1998

← 1996 7 May 1998 1999 →
29 of 87 seats to Sheffield City Council 44 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Liberal Democrat Labour Conservative Seats won 16 13 0 Seat change 5 5 0
Map showing the results of the 1998 Sheffield City Council elections.
Majority party before election Labour Party (UK) Majority party after election Labour Party (UK)

Labour Party (UK)

Labour Party (UK)

Elections to Sheffield City 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.

This result has the following consequences for the total number of seats on the Council after the elections: