1998 Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council election

Elections to Doncaster Metropolitan Borough 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.

After the election, the composition of the council was

• Labour 47
• Independent 7
• Liberal Democrat 6
• Conservative 3

Election result

Doncaster Local Election Result 1998

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	12			-3	57.1
	Independent	4			+2	19.0
	Liberal Democrats	3			+3	14.3
	Conservative	2			+1	9.5
	Others	0			-3	0