The 1998 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council in England. This election was held on the same day as other local elections. After the election, the composition of the council was: Election results Overall election result Overall result compared with 1996. Ward results Bebington Bidston Birkenhead Bromborough Clatterbridge Claughton Eastham Egerton Heswall Hoylake Leasowe Liscard Moreton New Brighton Oxton Prenton Royden Seacombe Thurstaston Tranmere Upton Wallasey Changes between 1998 and 1999 Notes • italics denote the sitting councillor • bold denotes the winning candidate References 1998 English local elections 1998 1990s in Merseyside