Elections toReigate and Banstead Council inSurrey,England were held on 7 May 1998. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 7 | +3 | 41.2 | 43.9 | |||||
| Labour | 5 | -1 | 29.4 | 23.2 | |||||
| Liberal Democrats | 3 | -2 | 17.6 | 23.3 | |||||
| Residents | 2 | +1 | 11.8 | ||||||
| Independent | 0 | -1 | 0 | ||||||
