title: 1998 Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council election
text: # 1998 Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council election
  
  Elections to Gateshead Council in Tyne and Wear, England 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 51
  * Liberal Democrat 15
  
  ## Election result
  
  Gateshead Local Election Result 1998 :
  
  | Party | Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | 18 | | | 0 | 78.3 | | | |
  | | Liberal Democrats | 5 | | | 0 | 21.7 | | | |
  