Elections to Three Rivers Council were held on 7 May 1998. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Liberal Democrats | 9 | 0 | 52.9 | ||||||
Conservative | 6 | 0 | 35.3 | ||||||
Labour | 2 | 0 | 11.8 |