1998 Westminster City Council election

1998 local election in England March 2015 March 2015 1998 Westminster City Council election parliamentary no 1994 Westminster City Council election 1994 2002 Westminster City Council election 2002 All 60 council seats up for election to the Westminster City Council 31 1998 05 07 yes 40,398, 31.99% ( 14.11) 115x50px|Blank Melvyn B. Caplan Conservative Party (UK) 52.02%, 45 seats 47 3 57,067 55.02% 3.00 155x50px|Blank Alan G. Lazarus Labour Party (UK) 37.30, 15 seats 13 2 35,059 33.80% 3.50 Council control Subsequent council control Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) 9.84%, 0 seats 0 9.03% London 126,280https://londondatastore-upload.s3.amazonaws.com/docs/LBCE_1998-5-7.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20150222014659/https://londondatastore-upload.s3.amazonaws.com/docs/LBCE_1998-5-7.pdf dead 22 February 2015 London Borough Council Elections - 7 May 1998 - including the Greater London Authority referendum results - Ward Voting Statistics 11 Nov 2024 London Research Centre London Datastore Michael Minors Dennis Grenham 218 9,362 0.81 115x50px|Blank 1995 Little Venice 1 May 1997n Lazarus became acting leader of the Labour Group on this day and became the official leader in July of that yearhttps://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003128/19970724/002/0002 British Newspaper Archive Marylebone Mercury No More Dismore 11 Nov 2024 24 July 1997 Harrow Road Unknown Unknown N/An No Liberal Democrats had a seat on the council before or after the election Coat of arms of City of Westminster.svg The 1998 Westminster Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Westminster City Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council. London Borough Council Elections 7 May 1998 including the Greater London Authority Referendum results https://londondatastore-upload.s3.amazonaws.com/docs/LBCE_1998-5-7.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20150222014659/https://londondatastore-upload.s3.amazonaws.com/docs/LBCE_1998-5-7.pdf dead 22 February 2015 London Datastore London Research Centre 29 March 2015 Background In the years after the 1994 local elections there were a total of 3 by-elections to replace councillors who resigned from their seats, however none of these elections resulted in seats changing party.Minors Michael Grenham Dennis 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 10 Aug 2025 London Datastore London Research Centre 185 In addition to these by-elections there was also a seat that became vacant without enough time to hold another by-election, leaving the council composition just before the election as follows:Minors Michael Grenham Dennis London Borough Council Elections - 7 May 1998 - including the Greater London Authority referendum results - Changes 1994-98 https://data.london.gov.uk/download/2db834ff-edbe-4433-9a9f-438bd585e3c6/6559d43c-4ea0-4b58-b705-94f84c3a549a/LBCE_1998-5-7.pdf 10 Aug 2025 London Datastore London Research Centre 180 +↓15441Labour Party (UK) LabourConservative Party (UK) ConservativeIndependent politician Vacant Election result 1998 Westminster City Council local electionshttps://londondatastore-upload.s3.amazonaws.com/docs/LBCE_1998-5-7.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20150222014659/https://londondatastore-upload.s3.amazonaws.com/docs/LBCE_1998-5-7.pdf dead 22 February 2015 London Borough Council Elections - 7 May 1998 - including the Greater London Authority referendum results 8 Nov 2024 London Research Centre London Datastore Michael Minors Dennis Grenham 182–185, 218–219https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Westminster-1964-2010.pdf Westminster City Council Election Results 1964-2010 8 Nov 2024 -Plymouth University Elections Centre Colin Rallings Michael Thrasher 10–11 Conservative Party (UK) 47 2 0 2 78.33 55.02 57,067 3.00 yesLabour Party (UK) 13 0 0 21.67 33.80 35,059 3.50Liberal Democrats (UK) 0 0 0 0.00 9.03 9,362 0.81Residents Association 0 0 0 0.00 1.12 1,165 NewIndependent politician 0 0 0 0.00 638 0.62 NewGreen Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0.00 0.30 313 NewLiberal Party (UK, 1989) 0 0 0 0.00 0.11 117 New60 103,721 After the election the composition of the council was as follows: +↓1347Labour Party (UK) LabourConservative Party (UK) Conservative Ward results (*) - Indicates an incumbent candidate (†) - Indicates an incumbent candidate standing in a different ward Baker Street Baker Street (2)Conservative Party (UK) Angela Hooper* 581 67.93 2.30Conservative Party (UK) Ian Wilder* 563Labour Party (UK) Derek Buckland 182 19.42 0.83Labour Party (UK) Theresa Nnaji 145Liberal Democrats (UK) Rosalind Oakley 117 12.65 0.14Liberal Democrats (UK) Sara Coakley 963,430 514868 25.31 15.675 0.58 0.41Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK) Bayswater Bayswater (3)Conservative Party (UK) Anne Barns* 1,142 49.57 0.78Conservative Party (UK) Michael Brahams* 1,060Conservative Party (UK) Frixos Tombolis 1,011Labour Party (UK) Michael Katz 782 35.46 7.61Labour Party (UK) Generoso Alcantara 768Labour Party (UK) Charles Payne 748Liberal Democrats (UK) Susan Barring 235 8.72 2.14Liberal Democrats (UK) Jennifer Coleman 168Liberal Democrats (UK) Doreen Kearney 162Green Party of England and Wales Angela Georgievski 135 6.25 New6,5592,194 33.45 19.918 0.04 0.06Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK) Belgrave Belgrave (2)Elizabeth Blois* 941 77.73 1.57 Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK) Catherine Longworth* 919Labour Party (UK) Peter Cavalla 163 13.50 0.11Labour Party (UK) Angela Forrester 160Liberal Democrats (UK) Raymond Roberts 119 8.78 1.67Liberal Democrats (UK) Angela Whitelegge 914,050 6651,254 30.96 11.316 0.48 0.01Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK) Bryanston Bryanston (2)Conservative Party (UK) Jennifer Bianco* 700 68.31 3.34Conservative Party (UK) John Bull* 673Labour Party (UK) Pamela Hurtt 215 20.00 8.35Labour Party (UK) Tony Rea 187Liberal Democrats (UK) Colin Bell 126 11.69 NewLiberal Democrats (UK) Nikhil Seth 1093,403 7101,015 29.83 13.027 0.69 0.26Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK) Cavendish Cavendish (3)Conservative Party (UK) Andrew Allum 1,294 65.60 8.61Conservative Party (UK) Harvey Marshall* 1,285Conservative Party (UK) Mark Page 1,203Labour Party (UK) Brenda Buxton 539 26.33 7.18Labour Party (UK) William Beckett 533Labour Party (UK) Francis Prideaux 446Liberal Democrats (UK) Nichole Hole 170 8.07 1.43Liberal Democrats (UK) Michael Pepperrell 169Liberal Democrats (UK) Colin Wing 1266,160 1,0892,049 33.26 15.8424 1.25 1.05Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK) Church Street Church Street (3)Labour Party (UK) Barbara Grahame* 990 60.77 7.56Labour Party (UK) Ron Harley* 968Labour Party (UK) Murad Qureshi 896Conservative Party (UK) Jonathan O'Brien 464 28.39 6.06Conservative Party (UK) William Diffey 444Conservative Party (UK) Julian Smith 425Liberal Democrats (UK) Robert Bell 178 10.84 1.10Liberal Democrats (UK) Jose Veiga 174Liberal Democrats (UK) Martin Thompson 1576,826 6171,719 25.18 19.9519 1.10 0.85Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Churchill Churchill (3) 7.98 58.86 1,760 Carol Bailey* Conservative Party (UK)1,672 Garry Walsh Conservative Party (UK)1,652 John Cronin Conservative Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Margaret Cavalla 953 32.15 6.80Labour Party (UK) Josephine Abercrombie 912Labour Party (UK) David Boothroyd 912Liberal Democrats (UK) Anthony Brett-Jones 200 6.41 3.76Liberal Democrats (UK) Rhoda Torres 178Liberal Democrats (UK) Michael Holmans 176Independent politician Gordon Webster 74 2.57 New6,659 2333,017 45.31 17.2221 0.70 0.53Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK) Hamilton Terrace Hamilton Terrace (2)Conservative Party (UK) Judith Warner* 754 67.92 1.63Conservative Party (UK) Roderick Nye 726Labour Party (UK) Margaret Barton 211 19.27 4.84Labour Party (UK) Margherita Rendel 209Liberal Democrats (UK) Frances Franklin 147 12.80 0.43Liberal Democrats (UK) Gertrude Haywood 1323,881 2771,187 30.58 14.627 0.59 0.53Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK) Harrow Road Harrow Road (3)Labour Party (UK) Alan Lazarus* 1,189 65.79 1.36Labour Party (UK) Jillian Selbourne* 1,162Labour Party (UK) Gary Martin 1,115Conservative Party (UK) Patrick O'Sullivan 435 22.85 3.60Conservative Party (UK) Daniel Astaire 411Conservative Party (UK) Timothy Slotover 358Liberal Democrats (UK) Donald McLachlan 225 11.35 2.24Liberal Democrats (UK) John Brown 193Liberal Democrats (UK) Kathleen Hobbins 1807,402 1,0271,913 25.84 16.2525 1.31 1.12Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Hyde Park Hyde Park (3)Conservative Party (UK) Pamela Batty* 971 68.24 3.19Conservative Party (UK) Anne Mallinson* 940Conservative Party (UK) Edmund Lazarus* 910Labour Party (UK) Angela Graham 224 15.21 1.92Labour Party (UK) Louis Al-Dhahir 207Labour Party (UK) Joseph Ogden 198Liberal Democrats (UK) Zoe Goldstein 151 9.51 1.93Liberal Democrats (UK) Giles Crown 134Liberal Democrats (UK) Derek Marshall 108Green Party of England and Wales Marlene Hayter 97 7.04 New5,357 8241,388 25.91 12.234 0.29 0.23Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK) Knightsbridge Knightsbridge (2)Conservative Party (UK) John Cox 725 72.59 3.55Conservative Party (UK) Gillian Rees-Mogg 721Labour Party (UK) Sarah Beal 154 13.65 2.32Liberal Democrats (UK) Tania Chislett 148 13.76 5.97Liberal Democrats (UK) Elizabeth Mackeith 126Labour Party (UK) Alen Mathewson 1183,811 5731,047 27.47 5.351.24 1.05 13Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK) Lancaster Gate Lancaster Gate (3)Conservative Party (UK) Richard Tallboys 956 66.97 4.78Conservative Party (UK) Robert Davis* 949Conservative Party (UK) Simon Milton* 925Labour Party (UK) Patricia Parsons 331 22.43 3.66Labour Party (UK) Spencer Livermore 315Labour Party (UK) Andrew Somerville 302Liberal Democrats (UK) Sheila Kaye 178 10.60 1.12Liberal Democrats (UK) Johannes AVenmans 138Liberal Democrats (UK) John Abrams 1325,607 8051,469 26.20 11.8913 0.88 0.55Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK) Little Venice Little Venice (3)Conservative Party (UK) Melvyn Caplan* 1,352 61.32 7.41Conservative Party (UK) Barbara Schmeling 1,318Conservative Party (UK) Jonathan Lord* 1,317Labour Party (UK) Joseph Hegarty 689 30.54 7.91Labour Party (UK) Guthrie McKie 655Labour Party (UK) David Obaze 642Liberal Democrats (UK) Ruth Simms 199 8.14 0.50Liberal Democrats (UK) David Brewin 166Liberal Democrats (UK) Philip Wardle 1646,098 7942,293 37.60 17.9119 0.83 0.45Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK) Lord's Lord's (2)Conservative Party (UK) Cyril Nemeth* 853 67.87 2.51Conservative Party (UK) Kevin Gardner* 839Labour Party (UK) Katharine Hoskyns 276 21.10 0.55Labour Party (UK) Phillida Inman 250Liberal Democrats (UK) Richard de Ste Croix 157 11.03 2.24Liberal Democrats (UK) Herbert Hartwell 1184,241 3111,304 30.75 9.848 0.61 0.30Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK) Maida Vale Maida Vale (2)Conservative Party (UK) Susie Burbridge 1,430 56.92 8.05Conservative Party (UK) Janet Prendergast* 1,409Conservative Party (UK) Ronald Raymond-Cox* 1,401Labour Party (UK) Vinod d'Cruz 951 36.02 8.51Labour Party (UK) Antony Mothersdale 868Labour Party (UK) David Worton 864Liberal Democrats (UK) Anne Couchman 203 7.06 0.46Liberal Democrats (UK) Martin Horwood 183Liberal Democrats (UK) Zena Lutrin 1406,724 6672,611 38.83 14.5819 0.73 0.70Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK) Millbank Millbank (3)Conservative Party (UK) Duncan Sandys 1,144 47.53 7.95Conservative Party (UK) Justin Powell-Tuck 1,123Labour Party (UK) Peter Wright* 1,119 45.72 4.22Labour Party (UK) Mair Garside*n Garside replaced Cllr Peter Bradley after his resignation in 1996 1,112Conservative Party (UK) Alastair Moss 996Labour Party (UK) Simon Winters* 996Liberal Democrats (UK) Margaret Lang 185 6.74 1.74Liberal Democrats (UK) Timothy Green 165Liberal Democrats (UK) Robin Metzner 1265,809 2122,579 44.40 9.0021 0.81 0.61Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Queen's Park Queen's Park (3)Labour Party (UK) Barrie Taylor* 914 51.81 7.56Labour Party (UK) Paul Dimoldberg*n Dimoldberg replaced Cllr Karen Buck after her resignation in 1997 846Labour Party (UK) Mushtaq Qureshi* 841Residents Association Mary Nicholas 443 23.21 NewResidents Association Mary German 383Residents Association Emmanuel Anfu 339Conservative Party (UK) Richard Phibbs 289 16.30 13.97Conservative Party (UK) Andrew Reid 272Conservative Party (UK) Richard Tray 257Green Party of England and Wales Peter Budge 81 4.84 NewLiberal Democrats (UK) Peter Crystal 81 3.84 1.85Liberal Democrats (UK) David Hall-Matthews 56Liberal Democrats (UK) Anthony Williams 566,276 7651,755 27.96 16.7927 1.54 1.03Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Regent's Park Regent's Park (3)Conservative Party (UK) Jonathan Djanogly* 1,381 67.92 0.20Conservative Party (UK) Timothy Joiner†n Joiner was a sitting councillor representing the Bayswater ward 1,357Conservative Party (UK) Louise Howe 1,350Labour Party (UK) Linda Hardman 481 22.81 1.46Labour Party (UK) John Edwards 455Labour Party (UK) Richard Nicholls 437Liberal Democrats (UK) Patricia McCarthy 220 9.27 0.31Liberal Democrats (UK) Ian Sutherland 181Liberal Democrats (UK) Alan Thompson 1576,114 1232,089 34.17 8.2612 0.57 0.45Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK) St George's St George's (3)Conservative Party (UK) Alan Bradley* 1,808 69.61 4.35Conservative Party (UK) Christopher Malthouse 1,732Conservative Party (UK) Benjamin Segal* 1,728Labour Party (UK) Isobel Bowler 541 20.24 0.36Labour Party (UK) David Blackall 500Labour Party (UK) Manuela Sykes 491Liberal Democrats (UK) Janice Taverne 271 10.15 2.52Liberal Democrats (UK) Miranda Green 264Liberal Democrats (UK) Gwenda Wood 2337,878 1,1702,620 33.26 13.1614 0.53 0.14Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK) St James's St James's (2)Conservative Party (UK) Louise Hyams 742 64.83 7.32Conservative Party (UK) Alexander Nicoll* 714Labour Party (UK) David Propert 405 35.17 1.86Labour Party (UK) James Sheward 3853,547 2871,189 33.52 11.8218 1.51 1.31Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK) Victoria Victoria (2)Conservative Party (UK) David Harvey* 934 64.31 0.11Conservative Party (UK) Timothy Mitchell 900Labour Party (UK) Ingrid Gibson 355 24.79 1.98Labour Party (UK) Steven Burgess 352Liberal Democrats (UK) Josephine Hayes 167 10.90 1.10Liberal Democrats (UK) Simon Turner 1444,236 7871,471 34.73 14.159 0.61 0.49Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK) Westbourne Westbourne (3)Labour Party (UK) Andrew Whitley*n Whitley replaced Cllr Andrew Dismore after his resignation in 1997 1,041 55.17 1.88Labour Party (UK) Nicola Russell 974Labour Party (UK) Katherine Thorne 952Conservative Party (UK) Clive Collins 529 26.74 4.64Conservative Party (UK) Michael Bullen 506Conservative Party (UK) Iheoma Oteh 403Liberal Democrats (UK) Morag Beattie 249 11.57Liberal Democrats (UK) Vera Williams 198Liberal Democrats (UK) Alison Dash 175Liberal Party (UK, 1989) Jonathan Frame 117 6.53 New7,396 8681,879 25.41 16.8127 1.44 1.11Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) West End West End (2)Conservative Party (UK) Nicholas Boles 739 40.74 19.06Conservative Party (UK) Richard Stirling-Gibb 582Independent politician Peter Martindale 564 34.78 NewLabour Party (UK) David Beida 273 13.35 3.57Liberal Democrats (UK) Richard O'Brien 208 11.13 12.15Labour Party (UK) Wing Ho 160Liberal Democrats (UK) Bernard Silver 1534,816 7281,488 30.90 6.604 0.27 0.20Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK) Notes n References Category:1998 London Borough council elections