1998 Bromley London Borough Council election

1998 05 07 yes 1998 Bromley London Borough Council election London Coat of arms of the London Borough of Bromley.svg 1994 Bromley London Borough Council election 1994 2002 Bromley London Borough Council election 2002 parliamentary 31 All 60 seats up for election to Bromley London Borough Council 223,835https://data.london.gov.uk/download/2db834ff-edbe-4433-9a9f-438bd585e3c6/6559d43c-4ea0-4b58-b705-94f84c3a549a/LBCE_1998-5-7.pdf London Borough Council Elections - 7 May 1998 - including the Greater London Authority referendum results - Ward voting statistics 25 July 2025 London Datastore London Research Centre Michael Minors Dennis Grenham 192 91,383, 40.83% ( 7.28) Conservative Party (UK) Michael Tickner 1997 Kelsey Park 32 seats, 41.31% 28 4 3.97 94,562 45.28% Liberal Democrats (UK) Chris Maines Unknown Orpington Central 21 seats, 36.75% 25 4 73,660 35.27% 1.48 Council Control Conservative Party (UK) Council Control after election No Overall Control Labour Party (UK) Sue Polydorou 7 seats, 20.68% 7 39,185 18.76% 1.92 St Mary Cray Unknown 115x50px|Blank 115x50px|Blank 115x50px|Blank1998 local election in England March 2020 March 2020 Elections to Bromley Council in England were held on 7 May 1998. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party lost overall control of the council to no overall control. Local Elections results The Times 46 9 May 1998 Because the council fell into no overall control, for the first time in the London Borough of Bromley history it was taken over by a Liberal Democrat/Labour Coalition. This ended in 2001 when the Conservatives regained the council. Background Between the 1994 election and this election there were 2 by-elections to replace Councillors who resigned from their seats, one in Bickley and one in Kelsey Park.Minors Michael Grenham Dennis 1998 London Borough Council Elections - 7 May 1998 - including the Greater London Authority referendum results - By-elections https://data.london.gov.uk/download/2db834ff-edbe-4433-9a9f-438bd585e3c6/6559d43c-4ea0-4b58-b705-94f84c3a549a/LBCE_1998-5-7.pdf 23 July 2025 London Datastore London Research Centre Neither of these elections resulted in a seat changing parties with Conservatives retaining both clips. There were no other defections or vacancies, so just before the election the composition of the council was as follows: +↓72132Labour Party (UK) LabourLiberal Democrats (UK) Lib DemConservative Party (UK) Con Election result Turnout across the borough dropped to 40.8%, the lowest in the history of the council. 1998 Bromley London Borough Council electionshttps://data.london.gov.uk/download/2db834ff-edbe-4433-9a9f-438bd585e3c6/6559d43c-4ea0-4b58-b705-94f84c3a549a/LBCE_1998-5-7.pdf London Borough Council Elections - 7 May 1998 - including the Greater London Authority referendum results 21 July 2025 London Datastore London Research Centre Michael Minors Dennis Grenham 25-28, 192-193https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Camden-1964-2010.pdf London Borough of Camden Election Results 1964-2010 Elections Centre Plymouth University Colin Rallings Michael Thrasher 11-12 Conservative Party (UK) 28 0 4 4 46.67 45.28 94,562 3.97 Liberal Democrats (UK) 25 5 1 4 41.67 35.27 73,660 1.48 Labour Party (UK) 7 1 1 11.67 18.76 39,185 1.92Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0.00 0.55 1,161 0.05UK Independent lightgrey 0 0 0 0.00 0.14 285 New60 208,853 Despite the Conservatives increasing their share of the vote at the expense of both Labour and Liberal Democrats, they still lost seats to the Liberal Democrats and with it, control of the council. Labour, despite losing votes and seats found themselves as part of the administration. For the first time, the Liberal Democrats had managed to get the first past the post voting system to work in their favour by winning a higher share of seats than share of vote. After the election, the composition of the council was as follows: +↓72528Labour Party (UK) LabourLiberal Democrats (UK) Lib DemConservative Party (UK) Con Ward results (*) - Indicates an incumbent candidate (†) - Indicates an incumbent candidate standing in a different ward Anerley Anerley (2) Liberal Democrats (UK) Christopher Gaster* 1,362 56.29 0.70 Liberal Democrats (UK) Bill MacCormick* 1,289 Labour Party (UK) Clinton McCree 765 30.21 1.96 Labour Party (UK) Andrew Pharoah 658 Conservative Party (UK) Adrian Smith 328 13.50 1.26 Conservative Party (UK) John De'Giovanni 308 7,563 564 2,584 34.17 12.39 13 0.50 0.32 Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Bickley Bickley (3) Conservative Party (UK) Ingrid Buckley* 2,507 59.81 1.62 Conservative Party (UK) Sheila Humphreys* 2,449 Conservative Party (UK) Gordon Jenkins*n Jenkins was elected in a by-election triggered by the resignation of Cllr Dear in 1996 2,357 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Dear 1,027 24.59 0.64 Liberal Democrats (UK) Anne Chaplin 991 Liberal Democrats (UK) Susan Taylor 989 Labour Party (UK) Susan Cox 690 15.60 2.27 Labour Party (UK) Arthur Johnson 638 Labour Party (UK) Alfred Parish 579 10,575 214 4,316 40.81 6.36 16 0.37 0.27 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Biggin Hill Biggin Hill (2) Liberal Democrats (UK) Geoffrey Gostt* 1,830 51.13 1.05 Liberal Democrats (UK) Walter Shekyls* 1,742 Conservative Party (UK) David Haslam 1,481 40.75 0.95 Conservative Party (UK) Christopher Wordingham 1,366 Labour Party (UK) Brendan French 284 8.12 0.11 Labour Party (UK) Leonard Hall 283 8,570 281 3,691 43.07 6.16 8 0.22 0.10 Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Bromley Common and Keston Bromley Common and Keston (3) Liberal Democrats (UK) Paul Booth* 2,284 50.39 12.50 Liberal Democrats (UK) Alan Carter 2,030 Liberal Democrats (UK) Alexa Michael* 2,027 Conservative Party (UK) Stephen Carr 1,670 37.33 11.18 Conservative Party (UK) Sharon Evans 1,533 Conservative Party (UK) Toby Sanders 1,495 Labour Party (UK) Christopher Bartram 531 12.28 1.32 Labour Party (UK) Simon Williams 520 Labour Party (UK) Julia Fogden 495 12,156 80 4,469 36.76 12.07 9 0.20 0.06 Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Chelsfield and Goddington Chelsfield and Goddington (3) Liberal Democrats (UK) Graem Peters* 2,477 49.01 9.26 Liberal Democrats (UK) Gillian Chamarette* 2,461 Liberal Democrats (UK) Michael Hall* 2,399 Conservative Party (UK) Adrian Marshall 2,146 41.97 9.40 Conservative Party (UK) Andre Madrell 2,105 Conservative Party (UK) Dean Saint 2,032 Labour Party (UK) Charles Hailes 479 9.02 0.14 Labour Party (UK) Carol Hannay 456 Labour Party (UK) Peter Tozer 415 11,641 23 5,248 45.08 7.55 16 0.30 0.19 Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Chislehurst Chislehurst (3) Conservative Party (UK) Joan Bryant* 2,911 61.60 5.96 Conservative Party (UK) Kathleen Boughey* 2,886 Conservative Party (UK) Joan Wykes* 2,734 Labour Party (UK) Charles Phillips 988 20.10 0.48 Labour Party (UK) Andrew Amos 920 Labour Party (UK) Sharon Wheeler 876 Liberal Democrats (UK) Frances Borrowman 742 14.83 3.44 Liberal Democrats (UK) Ian Magrath 665 Liberal Democrats (UK) Olwen Wade-Jones 646 Green Party of England and Wales John Taylor 213 3.47 3.00 Green Party of England and Wales Glen Shipley-Younan 107 12,640 56 4,849 38.36 7.44 21 0.43 0.15 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Clock House Clock House (2) Liberal Democrats (UK) David Crowe* 1,871 54.04 12.84 Liberal Democrats (UK) Martin Lockwood* 1,802 Labour Party (UK) John Dempster 836 23.66 7.97 Conservative Party (UK) David Burch 777 22.30 4.87 Labour Party (UK) Richard Hart 772 Conservative Party (UK) Simon Fawthorp 739 8,009 71 3,639 45.44 11.67 3 0.08 0.14 Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Copers Cope Copers Cope (2) Conservative Party (UK) Anthony Wilkinson 1,351 61.55 6.11 Conservative Party (UK) Russell Mellor 1,327 Liberal Democrats (UK) George Denyer 486 22.16 5.27 Liberal Democrats (UK) Patricia Weal 478 Labour Party (UK) Richard O'Kelly 361 16.29 0.83 Labour Party (UK) Simon Dawe 348 6,299 102,237 35.51 5.748 0.36 0.17 Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK) Crofton Crofton (2) Liberal Democrats (UK) Helen Rabbatts* 2,007 51.14 5.23 Liberal Democrats (UK) Vivian Ross* 1,883 Conservative Party (UK) JudithEllis 1,609 41.68 5.55 Conservative Party (UK) Richard Rayment 1,562 Labour Party (UK) Lynn Selwood 285 7.18 0.32 Labour Party (UK) Christopher Taylor 261 7,959 66 3,968 49.86 8.33 10 0.25 0.14 Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Darwin Darwin (1) Conservative Party (UK) Peter Bloomfield* 1,268 75.21 6.01 Labour Party (UK) John Lewis 210 12.45 0.92 Liberal Democrats (UK) Christine Sperling 208 12.34 5.09 3,367 115 1,690 50.19 2.73 5 0.30 0.30 Conservative Party (UK) Eden Park Eden Park (2) Liberal Democrats (UK) Jane Green 1,474 45.10 12.30 Liberal Democrats (UK) Anthony Phillips 1,338 Conservative Party (UK) Albert Miles* 1,237 39.20 8.49 Conservative Party (UK) Robert Herd 1,207 Labour Party (UK) Raymond Taylor 526 15.70 3.81 Labour Party (UK) Richard Watts 453 7,254 104 3,323 45.81 0.48 11 0.33 0.14 Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Farnborough Farnborough (2) Conservative Party (UK) Jennifer Hillier* 1,855 62.04 1.30 Conservative Party (UK) Eric Goodman* 1,832 Liberal Democrats (UK) Terence Clark 612 19.01 9.20 Liberal Democrats (UK) Michael Chamarette 518 Labour Party (UK) Malcolm Barker 318 9.36 1.69 lightgrey UK Independent James Carver 285 9.59 New Labour Party (UK) Canh Linh 238 7,330 1663,019 41.19 6.217 0.23 0.14 Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK) Hayes Hayes (3) Conservative Party (UK) Thelma Manning 2,831 62.62 5.64 Conservative Party (UK) Graham Arthur 2,672 Conservative Party (UK) Neil Reddin 2,666 Labour Party (UK) Gary Boxall 882 19.29 0.08 Labour Party (UK) George Johnstone 824 Liberal Democrats (UK) Bob Skinner 820 18.09 5.72 Labour Party (UK) Michael King 811 Liberal Democrats (UK) Mark Gill 784 Liberal Democrats (UK) William Stott 756 11,114 1934,598 41.37 5.9219 0.41 0.10 Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Kelsey Park Kelsey Park (2) Conservative Party (UK) Michael Tickner* 1,938 64.98 4.82 Conservative Party (UK) Christopher Elgar†n Elgar was a sitting councillor representing the Copers Cope ward 1,909 Liberal Democrats (UK) Reginald Adams 662 21.93 4.14 Liberal Democrats (UK) Edward Whitaker 636 Labour Party (UK) Catherine Boyle 400 13.09 0.68 Labour Party (UK) Stephen Hale 375 7,285 293 3,344 45.90 5.34 21 0.63 0.46 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Lawrie Park and Kent House Lawrie Park and Kent House (2) Conservative Party (UK) John Lewis* 1,105 36.53 0.80 Conservative Party (UK) Philip Jones†n Jones was a sitting councillor representing the Hayes ward 1,044 Labour Party (UK) Catherine Newman 999 33.55 1.50 Labour Party (UK) Munir Malik 975 Liberal Democrats (UK) Brian Astell 901 29.92 18.78 Liberal Democrats (UK) Paul Nash 859 7,1103,135 44.09 6.3813 0.41 0.19 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Martins Hill and Town Martins Hill and Town (2) Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter Ayres* 1,274 43.65 2.13 Liberal Democrats (UK) Raymond Warner* 1,144 Conservative Party (UK) Philip Hollobone 1,111 38.54 2.52 Conservative Party (UK) Paul Jemetta†n Jemetta was a sitting councillor representing the Plaistow and Sundridge ward 1,024 Labour Party (UK) Iain Ambler 406 13.97 0.68 Labour Party (UK) Marcus Oliver 368 Green Party of England and Wales John Street 109 3.84 1.33 Green Party of England and Wales Gillian Windall 104 7,529 1132,920 38.78 7.2810 0.34 0.25 Liberal Democrats (UK)Liberal Democrats (UK) Mottingham Mottingham (2) Labour Party (UK) Ernest Dyer* 954 49.20 3.18 Labour Party (UK) Robert Yeldham* 826 Conservative Party (UK) Michael Hennessey 708 38.50 7.07 Conservative Party (UK) Dennis Boughey 685 Liberal Democrats (UK) Carmel Butler 235 12.30 3.89 Liberal Democrats (UK) Brian Taylor 210 6,207 2071,976 31.84 11.9214 0.71 0.50 Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Orpington Central Orpington Central (2) Liberal Democrats (UK) Christopher Maines* 1,613 66.12 1.47 Liberal Democrats (UK) Michael Norris* 1,475 Conservative Party (UK) Paul Bonter 579 24.15 6.14 Conservative Party (UK) Julian Grainger 549 Labour Party (UK) Keith Galley 235 9.72 4.68 Labour Party (UK) Christopher Purnell 219 6,741 1132,498 37.06 12.3311 0.44 0.35 Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Penge Penge (2) Labour Party (UK) Peter Fookes* 994 45.00 0.13 Labour Party (UK) Karen Roberts 958 Liberal Democrats (UK) Daniel Ward 813 36.88 0.36 Liberal Democrats (UK) Sonia Whitaker 787 Conservative Party (UK) June Briggs 413 18.12 0.23 Conservative Party (UK) Robert Erskine 373 6,830 932,399 35.12 8.5210 0.42 0.16 Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Petts Wood and Knoll Petts Wood and Knoll (3) Conservative Party (UK) Peter Woods* 2,975 52.60 0.06 Conservative Party (UK) Tara Bowman 2,845 Conservative Party (UK) John Ince 2,791 Liberal Democrats (UK) Eileen Edwards 1,948 33.48 0.45 Liberal Democrats (UK) Margaret Ayres 1,827 Liberal Democrats (UK) Derek Gambell 1,706 Labour Party (UK) Joan Headington 606 9.82 4.61 Labour Party (UK) Amanda Williams 508 Labour Party (UK) Peter Lisle 493 Green Party of England and Wales Martin Childs 224 4.10 New 11,824 755,549 46.93 3.3018 0.32 0.22 Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK) Plaistow and Sundridge Plaistow and Sundridge (3) Liberal Democrats (UK) James Gillespie 1,865 42.50 18.30 Conservative Party (UK) Catherine Bustard 1,824 42.31 1.60 Liberal Democrats (UK) Stephen Gosling 1,818 Conservative Party (UK) Michael Turner 1,812 Conservative Party (UK) Dorothy Laird* 1,791 Liberal Democrats (UK) Lennard Woods 1,768 Labour Party (UK) Robert Armstrong 580 12.04 10.05 Labour Party (UK) Nicholas Wright 501 Labour Party (UK) Gordon Yates†n Yates was a sitting councillor representing the St Mary Cray ward 464 Green Party of England and Wales Joyce Brown 147 3.15 6.65 Green Party of England and Wales Ann Garrett 133 Green Party of England and Wales Frances Speed 124 11,386 1134,543 39.90 4.3519 0.42 0.38 Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK)Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) St Mary Cray St Mary Cray (3) Labour Party (UK) Susan Polydorou* 1,381 38.27 8.75 Liberal Democrats (UK) David McBride 1,332 37.44 11.65 Labour Party (UK) John Holbrook* 1,312 Liberal Democrats (UK) Michael Oldman 1,255 Liberal Democrats (UK) Brenda Thompson 1,246Labour Party (UK) Christopher Price 1,225 Conservative Party (UK) Carole Bowman 885 24.29 2.90 Conservative Party (UK) Valerie Huntingdon-Thresher 802 Conservative Party (UK) Anne Barrow 800 10,409 2033,682 35.37 6.1414 0.38 0.22 Labour Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) St Paul's Cray St Paul's Cray (3) Labour Party (UK) Colin Willetts 1,662 41.67 7.54 Liberal Democrats (UK) Thomas Hawthorne* 1,597 41.65 10.71 Liberal Democrats (UK) Martin Curry* 1,471 Liberal Democrats (UK) Duncan Borrowman* 1,443 Labour Party (UK) Kelly Galvin 1,440 Labour Party (UK) Elizabeth Johnstone 1,411 Conservative Party (UK) Mary Macpherson 612 16.68 3.17 Conservative Party (UK) Richard Wells 601 Conservative Party (UK) Christopher Hillier 593 11,324 1363,963 35.00 12.529 0.23 0.06 Labour Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK)Liberal Democrats (UK)Liberal Democrats (UK) Shortlands Shortlands (2) Conservative Party (UK) Malcolm Hyland* 1,979 63.55 5.72 Conservative Party (UK) George Taylor 1,960 Liberal Democrats (UK) Heather Donovan 690 22.01 3.01 Liberal Democrats (UK) Hilary Gaster 674 Labour Party (UK) Laurence Pocock 466 14.44 2.78 Labour Party (UK) Nicholas Reed 429 7,714 493,266 42.34 4.8615 0.46 0.40 Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK) West Wickham North West Wickham North (2) Conservative Party (UK) Carole Hubbard* 1,756 59.99 6.65 Conservative Party (UK) Bryan Humphrys* 1,689 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jennifer Fitch 673 22.11 14.43 Liberal Democrats (UK) Simon Wales 597 Labour Party (UK) Graham Blackwood 531 17.90 7.78 Labour Party (UK) Rebecca Pearson-Close 497 7,035 303,012 42.81 7.2111 0.37 0.11 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) West Wickham South West Wickham South (2) Conservative Party (UK) John Gray* 2,146 63.35 10.04 Conservative Party (UK) Leonard Tutt* 2,022 Labour Party (UK) Richard Redden 646 19.27 6.40 Labour Party (UK) Janet Ambrose 622 Liberal Democrats (UK) Graham Radford 593 17.38 8.49 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Maydwell 550 7,964 1073,465 43.51 5.1215 0.43 0.27 Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK) Notes n References 1998 Category:1998 London Borough council elections