| Election Name: | 1998 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election |
| Country: | England |
| Flag Image: | Coat_of_arms_of_Trafford_Metropolitan_Borough_Council.png |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1996 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election |
| Previous Year: | 1996 |
| Next Election: | 1999 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election |
| Next Year: | 1999 |
| Seats For Election: | 21 of 63 seats to Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council |
| Majority Seats: | 32 |
| 3Blank: | Swing (pp)--> |
| Leader of the Council | |
| Before Election: | David Acton |
| Before Party: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Posttitle: | Leader of the Council after election |
| After Election: | David Acton |
| After Party: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Party1: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Seats Before1: | 35 |
| Seats1: | 12 |
| Seats After1: | 36 |
| Popular Vote1: | 24,844 |
| Percentage1: | 44.2% |
| Party2: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Seats Before2: | 22 |
| Seats2: | 8 |
| Seats After2: | 23 |
| Popular Vote2: | 25,185 |
| Percentage2: | 44.8% |
| Party3: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| Seats Before3: | 5 |
| Seats3: | 1 |
| Seats After3: | 4 |
| Popular Vote3: | 5,114 |
| Percentage3: | 9.1% |
Elections to Trafford Council were held on 7 May 1998. One-third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 2002. The Labour Party held overall control of the council.[1]
| Party | Votes | Seats | Full Council | |||||||
| Labour Party | 24,844 (44.2%) | 0.3 | 12 (57.1%) | 6 | 36 (57.1%) | |||||
| Conservative Party | 25,185 (44.8%) | 4.0 | 8 (38.1%) | 1 | 23 (36.5%) | |||||
| Liberal Democrats | 5,114 (9.1%) | 5.4 | 1 (4.8%) | 1 | 4 (6.3%) | |||||
| Independent | 773 (1.4%) | 0.5 | 0 (0.0%) | 1 | 0 (0.0%) | |||||
| Socialist Labour Party | 266 (0.5%) | N/A | 0 (0.0%) | N/A | 0 (0.0%) | |||||
| 36 | 4 | 23 |