| Election Name: | Croydon Council Election, 1998 |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1994 Croydon London Borough Council election |
| Previous Year: | 1994 |
| Election Date: | 7 May 1998 |
| Next Election: | 2002 Croydon London Borough Council election |
| Next Year: | 2002 |
| Seats For Election: | All 70 seats to Croydon London Borough Council |
| Majority Seats: | 36 |
| Leader1: | Valerie Shawcross |
| Party1: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Leaders Seat1: | New Addington |
| Last Election1: | 40 seats |
| Seats1: | 38 |
| Seats Before1: | 40 |
| Seat Change1: | 2 |
| Percentage1: | 38.2% |
| Leader2: | Unknown |
| Party2: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Last Election2: | 30 seats |
| Seats2: | 31 |
| Seat Change2: | 1 |
| Percentage2: | 47.5% |
| Leader3: | Unknown |
| Party3: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| Last Election3: | 0 seats |
| Seats3: | 1 |
| Seat Change3: | 1 |
| Percentage3: | 12.1% |
| Map Size: | 330px |
| Leader of the Council | |
| Posttitle: | Elected Leader |
| Before Election: | Valerie Shawcross |
| Before Party: | Labour Party (UK) |
| After Election: | Valerie Shawcross |
| After Party: | Labour Party (UK) |
Elections to Croydon Council in London, England were held on 7 May 1998. The whole council was up for election and the Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council.[1] For the first time in a local election two polling stations were situated in supermarkets.[2]
Before the election the council had been seen as a top target for the Conservatives who only needed a small swing of 2 per cent to take control.[3] The Labour party had taken control of the council for the first time in the council's history in the previous election in 1994.[4] The removal of mounted patrols from parks and an increase in nursery places were seen as important issues in the election.[5] Both main parties concentrated on trying to get their vote out and were targeting several key wards.[4]