Elections to Sheffield City 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.
This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the Council after the elections:
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9" ! style="background-color: " | | Independent Green | Pete Hartley | align="right" | 20 | align="right" | 1.2 | align="right" | +1.2 |-