| Election Name: | 1998 Welsh Conservatives leadership election |
| Next Election: | 1999 Welsh Conservatives leadership election |
| Next Year: | 1999 |
| Turnout: | 6,707 (49%) |
| Candidate1: | Rod Richards |
| Image1: | Rodrogers1999.jpg |
| Candidate2: | Nick Bourne |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| After Election: | Rod Richards |
| Leader | |
| Before Election: | N/A (Nick Bourne as chief party spokesman in Wales) |
| Popular Vote1: | 3,873 |
| Popular Vote2: | 2,798 |
| Percentage1: | 57.8% |
| Percentage2: | 41.7% |
| Election Date: | 30 October – 10 November 1998 |
The 1998 Welsh Conservatives leadership election was held in October and November 1998 to elect the first leader of the Welsh Conservative Group in the National Assembly for Wales ahead of the first assembly election in 1999. The election was won by Rod Richards, who defeated challenger Nick Bourne.
| Rod Richards | 3,873 | 57.8% | 6,707 (49%) |
| Nick Bourne | 2,798 | 41.7% | |
| N/A (spoilt vote) | 36 | 0.5% |