| Election Name: | 1998 Stevenage Borough Council election[1] [2] |
| Country: | England |
| Type: | Parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Party Colour: | yes |
| Previous Election: | 1996 Stevenage Borough Council election |
| Previous Year: | 1996 |
| Next Election: | 1999 Stevenage Borough Council election |
| Next Year: | 1999 |
| Seats For Election: | 13 of the 39 seats to Stevenage Borough Council |
| Majority Seats: | 20 |
| Election Date: | 7 May 1998 |
| Turnout: | 26.0% |
| Party1: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Seats Before1: | 38 |
| Seats1: | 12 |
| Seat Change1: | 1 |
| Seats After1: | 37 |
| Popular Vote1: | 9,144 |
| Percentage1: | 62.5% |
| Party2: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| Seats Before2: | 1 |
| Seats2: | 1 |
| Seat Change2: | 1 |
| Seats After2: | 2 |
| Popular Vote2: | 2,305 |
| Percentage2: | 15.8% |
| Map Size: | 300px |
| Council control | |
| Posttitle: | Council control after election |
| Before Election: | Labour |
| After Election: | Labour |
Elections to Stevenage Council were held on 7 May 1998. One third of the council was up for election; the seats which were last contested in 1994. The Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
All comparisons in seats and vote share are to the corresponding 1994 election.