Elections to Lewisham London Borough Council were held on 7 May 1998. The whole council was up for election for the first time since the 1994 election.
Background In between the 1994 election and this election there were a total of 6 by-elections to replace councillors who either resigned from their seat or died in office, however only 1 of them resulted in a seat changing parties by going from Liberal Democrats to the Labour Party. In addition to this change there were 3 defections from the Labour party, 2 to the Socialist Party and 1 to the Socialist Labour Party, as well as one Labour seat that became vacant without enough time to hold a by-election. This meant the composition of the council just before the election was as follows: +↓2160211
Election result
After the election the composition of the council was as follows: +↓6142
Ward results (*) - Indicates an incumbent candidate
(†) - Indicates an incumbent candidate standing in a different ward than the one they were elected to
Bellingham
Blackheath
Blythe Hill
Catford
Churchdown
Crofton Park
Downham
Drake
Evelyn
Forest Hill
Grinling Gibbons
Grove Park
Hither Green
Horniman
Ladywell
Manor Lee
Marlowe
Pepys
Perry Hill
Rushey Green
St Andrew
St Margaret
St Mildred
Sydenham East
Sydenham West
Whitefoot
Notes
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