| Election Name: | 1998 Colchester Borough Council election |
| Country: | Essex |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Previous Election: | 1996 Colchester Borough Council election |
| Previous Year: | 1996 |
| Next Election: | 1999 Colchester Borough Council election |
| Next Year: | 1999 |
| Seats For Election: | 20 out of 60 seats to Colchester Borough Council |
| Majority Seats: | 31 |
| Turnout: | 30.7% (7.4%) |
| Party1: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| Last Election1: | 32 seats, 39.9% |
| Seats Before1: | 31 |
| Seats1: | 8 |
| Seats After1: | 27 |
| Seat Change1: | 4 |
| Popular Vote1: | 11,266 |
| Percentage1: | 34.7% |
| Swing1: | 5.2% |
| Party2: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Last Election2: | 16 seats, 34.2% |
| Seats Before2: | 16 |
| Seats2: | 5 |
| Seats After2: | 18 |
| Seat Change2: | 2 |
| Popular Vote2: | 10,327 |
| Percentage2: | 31.8% |
| Swing2: | 2.4% |
| Party4: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Last Election4: | 11 seats, 22.5% |
| Seats Before4: | 12 |
| Seats4: | 7 |
| Seats After4: | 14 |
| Seat Change4: | 2 |
| Popular Vote4: | 10,860 |
| Percentage4: | 33.5% |
| Swing4: | 11.0% |
| Party5: | Tiptree Residents Association |
| Last Election5: | 1 seat, 2.9% |
| Seats Before5: | 1 |
| Seats5: | 0 |
| Seats After5: | 1 |
| Popular Vote5: | 0 |
| Percentage5: | 0.0% |
| Swing5: | 2.9% |
| Council control | |
| Posttitle: | Council control after election |
| Before Election: | Liberal Democrats |
| After Election: | No overall control |
Elections to Colchester Borough Council took place on 7 May 1998. This was on the same day as other local elections across the United Kingdom.
At the election, the Liberal Democrats lost control of the council to no overall control, with gains being made by both Labour and the Conservatives.[1] [2]
No Independent Conservative candidate as previous (1.3%).
No Green candidate as previous (3.5%).
No Tiptree Residents candidate as previous (48.2%).
No Liberal Democrat candidate as previous (13.1%).