Elections to Penwith District Council were held on 7 May 1998. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. Overall turnout was 31.0%.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | 5 | +2 | 45.5 | ||||||
Conservative | 2 | +2 | 18.2 | ||||||
Independent | 2 | 0 | 18.2 | ||||||
Labour | 1 | -2 | 9.1 | ||||||
Others | 1 | -2 | 9.1 |