Elections to West Lindsey District Council were held on 7 May 1998. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrat party lost overall control of the council to no overall control.

After the election, the composition of the council was

Election result

West Lindsey Local Election Result 1998
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Liberal Democrats 7 -2 58.3
  Conservative 3 +3 25.0
  Labour 2 +2 16.7
  Independent 0 -2 0
  Others 0 -1 0

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