| Election Name: | 1998 Camden Council election |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Party Colour: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Previous Election: | 1994 Camden London Borough Council election |
| Previous Year: | 1994 |
| Next Election: | 2002 Camden London Borough Council election |
| Next Year: | 2002 |
| Seats For Election: | All 59 seats to Camden Borough Council |
| Majority Seats: | 30 |
| Election Date: | 7 May 1998 |
| Leader1: | Richard Arthur |
| Leader Since1: | 1993 |
| Party1: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Leaders Seat1: | Highgate |
| Last Election1: | 47 seats, 48.5% |
| Seats1: | 43 |
| Seat Change1: | 4 |
| Popular Vote1: | 20,445 |
| Percentage1: | 44.0% |
| Swing1: | 4.5% |
| Leader2: | Judith Barnes |
| Leader Since2: | 1990 |
| Party2: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Leaders Seat2: | Represented Belsize, but stood and lost in Highgate |
| Last Election2: | 7 seats, 21.4% |
| Seats2: | 10 |
| Seat Change2: | 3 |
| Popular Vote2: | 10,835 |
| Percentage2: | 23.3% |
| Swing2: | 1.9% |
| Leader3: | Flick Rea |
| Leader Since3: | 1988 |
| Party3: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| Leaders Seat3: | Fortune Green |
| Last Election3: | 5 seats, 18.6% |
| Seats3: | 6 |
| Seat Change3: | 1 |
| Popular Vote3: | 10,753 |
| Percentage3: | 23.1% |
| Swing3: | 4.5% |
| Map Size: | 350px |
| Leader | |
| Posttitle: | Leader |
| Before Election: | Richard Arthur |
| Before Party: | Labour Party (UK) |
| After Election: | Richard Arthur |
| After Party: | Labour Party (UK) |
The 1998 Camden Borough Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Camden London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council.[1]
Issues in the election included a recent 10% council tax rise which was the highest in London, service improvements, claims that a partnership with the police had cut crime and a strike in local libraries.[2]
Overall turnout in the election was 33.4%.[3] At the same as the election Camden saw 81.18% vote in favour of the 1998 Greater London Authority referendum and 18.82% against, on a 32.84% turnout.[4]