| Election Name: | 1998 Basildon District Council election[1] [2] |
| Country: | England |
| Type: | Parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Party Colour: | yes |
| Previous Election: | 1996 Basildon District Council election |
| Previous Year: | 1996 |
| Next Election: | 1999 Basildon District Council election |
| Next Year: | 1999 |
| Seats For Election: | 16 of the 42 seats to Basildon District Council |
| Majority Seats: | 22 |
| Election Date: | 7 May 1998 |
| Party1: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Seats Before1: | 24 |
| Seats1: | 9 |
| Seat Change1: | 1 |
| Seats After1: | 23 |
| Popular Vote1: | 12,464 |
| Percentage1: | 39.5% |
| Party2: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| Seats Before2: | 16 |
| Seats2: | 2 |
| Seat Change2: | 3 |
| Seats After2: | 13 |
| Popular Vote2: | 7,993 |
| Percentage2: | 25.3% |
| Party3: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Seats Before3: | 2 |
| Seats3: | 5 |
| Seat Change3: | 4 |
| Seats After3: | 6 |
| Popular Vote3: | 11,046 |
| Percentage3: | 35.0% |
| Map Size: | 300px |
| Council control | |
| Posttitle: | Council control after election |
| Before Election: | Labour |
| After Election: | Labour |
The 1998 Basildon District Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Basildon District Council in Essex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.[3]
After the election, the composition of the council was
All comparisons in vote share are to the corresponding 1994 election.