Elections to Stockport Council were held on Thursday, 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 council remained under no overall control.
Election result
PartyVotesSeatsFull CouncilLiberal Democrats26,877 (39.0%) 0.4 10 (45.5%) 1 30 (47.6%)Labour Party20,678 (30.0%) 4.510 (45.5%) 27 (42.9%)Conservative Party17,898 (26.0%) 3.41 (4.5%) 13 (4.8%)Heald Green Ratepayers2,603 (3.8%) 0.8 1 (4.5%) 3 (4.8%)Green Party545 (0.8%) 0.2 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)Independent220 (0.3%) 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)Socialist Labour68 (0.1%) N/A 0 (0.0%) N/A 0 (0.0%)
+ ↓ 27 30 3 3
Ward results
Bredbury
Brinnington
Cale Green
Cheadle
Cheadle Hulme North
Cheadle Hulme South
Davenport
East Bramhall
Edgeley
Great Moor
Hazel Grove
Heald Green
Heaton Mersey
Heaton Moor
Manor
North Marple
North Reddish
Romiley
South Marple
South Reddish
West Bramhall
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