1998 North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Elections to North Tyneside 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
• Conservative 8
• Liberal Democrat 7
• Independent 2

Election result

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Monkseaton

North Tyneside Council Elections: Monkseaton ward 1998

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Joan Bell	1,438	49.2
		R. Clarke	1,214	41.6
		A. Reeds	268	9.2
Majority			224
Turnout
	hold		Swing

North Shields

North Tyneside Council Elections: North Shields ward 1998

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Frank Lott	1,116	47.4
		L. Hamilton	863	36.6
		A. McManus	376	16.0
Majority			253
Turnout
	hold		Swing

Tynemouth

North Tyneside Council Elections: Tynemouth ward 1998

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Ian Macaulay	1,627	59.3
		Brian Burdis	1,118	40.7
Majority			509
Turnout
	hold		Swing

Seatonville

North Tyneside Council Elections: Seatonville ward 1998

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		D. Street	1,490	52.1
		R. Cooper	841	29.4
		Karen Johnston	527	18.4
Majority			649
Turnout
	hold		Swing

Cullercoats

North Tyneside Council Elections: Cullercoats ward 1998

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Lawrence Goveas	1,834	56.5
		M. Ormston	1,410	43.5
Majority			424
Turnout			41.6
	hold		Swing

St. Mary's

North Tyneside Council Elections: St. Mary's ward 1998

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		J. Carr	1,949	71.0
		M. Cross	795	29.0
Majority			1,154
Turnout
	hold		Swing

Whitley Bay

North Tyneside Council Elections: Whitley Bay ward 1998

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Janet McDonald	1,506	56.0
		R. Oliver	1,181	44.0
Majority			312
Turnout
	hold		Swing

References

Preceded by 1996 North Tyneside Council election

North Tyneside local elections

Succeeded by 1999 North Tyneside Council election