1998 Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council election

Elections to Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 7 May 1998. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council.

After the election, the composition of the council was

• Labour 43
• Liberal Democrat 20
• Conservative 7
• Green Party 2

Election result

Kirklees Local Election Result 1998

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	10			-4	41.7
	Liberal Democrats	9			+3	37.5
	Conservative	4			+2	16.7
	Green	1			+1	4.2
	Independent	0			-2	0