The 1998 Leeds City Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of City of Leeds Metropolitan Borough Council in West Yorkshire, England. One third of the council, alongside a vacancy in Wortley (following Fabian Hamilton's election as Leeds North East MP) were up for election.
The Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.[1] Overall turnout in the election was 24.66%.[2]
This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections:[3]
| valign=centre colspan="2" style="width: 230px" | Party | valign=top style="width: 30px" | Previous council | valign=top style="width: 30px" | New council |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 82 | 80 | |||
| Conservative | 8 | 9 | |||
| Liberal Democrat | 9 | 9 | |||
| Green | 0 | 1 | |||
| Total | 99 | 99 | |||
| Working majority | |||||