1998 Enfield London Borough Council election

1998 05 07 yes 1998 Enfield London Borough Council election Coat of arms of the London Borough of Enfield.svg United Kingdom parliamentary 1994 Enfield London Borough Council election 1994 2002 Enfield London Borough Council election 2002 All 66 seats up for election to Enfield London Borough Council 34 200,913https://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 11 July 2025 London Datastore London Research Centre Michael Minors Dennis Grenham 196 66,903, 33.30% ( 13.83) Labour Party (UK) Jeffrey L. Rodin 1994 Bowes 41 seats, 47.56% 38 43 2 58,663 47.89% 0.33 Conservative Party (UK) Unknown Unknown Unknown 25 seats, 39.44% 26 23 2 48,649 37.92% 0.28 Council control Labour Party (UK) Council control after election Labour Party (UK) Unknown Liberal Democrats (UK) 0 0 13,671 11.16% 1.36 N/A Independent politician 0 seats, 0.23% 2 0 652 0.53% 0.30 Unknown N/A Unknown N/A 105x25px|Blank 105x25px|Blank 0 seats, 12.52%1998 local election in England March 2020 March 2020 The 1998 Enfield Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Enfield London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council. Policy and politics: Local Elections: Analysis: Council poll results The Guardian 16 1998-05-09 This was the first time that Labour were re-elected for a second term in Enfield. They later won a historic third term in 2018 after winning again in Enfield in 2010 and 2014. Background In the years since the last election, Labour lost 3 councillors. 2 of these defected to either be independents or smaller parties and 1 seat was lost to the Conservatives in a by-election held in 1997. Just before the election the composition of the council was a follows:Minors Michael Grenham Dennis London Borough Council Election - 7 May 1998 - including the Greater London Authority referendum results https://data.london.gov.uk/download/2db834ff-edbe-4433-9a9f-438bd585e3c6/6559d43c-4ea0-4b58-b705-94f84c3a549a/LBCE_1998-5-7.pdf 11 July 2025 London Datastore London Research Centre 47 ↓38262Labour Party (UK) LabourConservative Party (UK) ConservativeIndependent politician Independent Election result At the same as the election Enfield saw 67.2% vote in favour of the 1998 Greater London Authority referendum and 32.8% against, on a 32.8% turnout. Policy and politics: Local elections: How London voted for a mayor The Guardian 16 1998-05-09 Overall turnout at the election was 33.26%.http://www.enfield.gov.uk/result98.htm Results At A Glance Enfield Council 27 September 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/19981201233842/http://www.enfield.gov.uk/result98.htm 1998-12-01 Enfield local election result 1998 Local Elections results The Times 46 1998-05-09 https://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 6 July 2025 London Research Centre Michael Minors Dennis Grenham 49-52, 194, 196-197https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Enfield-1964-2010.pdf London Borough of Enfield Election Results 1964-2010 6 July 2025 Elections Centre Plymouth University Colin Rallings Michael Thrasher 13-14 Labour Party (UK) 43 4 2 2 65.15 47.89 58,663 0.33 yes Conservative Party (UK) 23 2 4 2 34.85 39.72 48,649 0.28 Liberal Democrats (UK) 0 0 0 0.00 13,671 11.16 1.36Independent Labour 0 0 0 0.00 0.64 782 NewIndependent politician 0 0 0 0.00 652 0.53 0.30Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0.00 74 0.06 0.1266 122,491 Ward results (*) - Indicates an incumbent candidate (†) - Indicates an incumbent candidate standing in a different ward Angel Road Angel Road (2)Labour Party (UK) John Connew* 846 67.69 2.07Labour Party (UK) Elizabeth Costello†n Costello was a sitting councillor representing the Ponders End ward 669Conservative Party (UK) Jean Cannell 285 24.62 2.30Conservative Party (UK) Andrena Smith 266Liberal Democrats (UK) Margaret Schofield 86 7.69 0.23 4,695 1131,250 26.62 15.439 0.72 0.52Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Arnos Arnos (2)Labour Party (UK) Yasmine Brett* 989 56.58 3.24Labour Party (UK) Ian Borkett†n Borkett was a sitting councillor representing the Highfield ward 958Conservative Party (UK) David Conway†n Conway was a sitting councillor representing the Oakwood ward 241 13.89 15.88Conservative Party (UK) Lulu Bernard 237Independent politician Richard Course 203 11.80 NewIndependent politician Patrick Cunneen†n Cunneen was a sitting councillor representing the Bullsmoor ward 178 10.35 NewLiberal Democrats (UK) David Osman 129 7.38 3.03Liberal Democrats (UK) Stanley Summerfield 125 5,613 2861,673 29.81 14.0038 2.27 2.01Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Bowes Bowes (2)Labour Party (UK) Archilleas Georgiou* 1,122 70.50 8.58Labour Party (UK) Jeffrey Rodin* 1,110Conservative Party (UK) Malcom Tyndall 309 19.14 7.86Conservative Party (UK) Lionel Zetter 297Liberal Democrats (UK) Glenton Haddock 185 10.36 0.72Liberal Democrats (UK) Mohammed Alam 143 6,066 4221,742 28.72 17.018 0.46 0.27Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Bullsmoor Bullsmoor (2)Labour Party (UK) John Gorton†n Gorton was a sitting councillor representing the Enfield Lock ward. He was elected in a by-election triggered by the death of Cllr Patrick Horridge in 1995https://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 10 July 2025 London Datastore London Research Centre Michael Minors Dennis Grenham 53 985 53.66 3.49Labour Party (UK) Danny Neary 982Conservative Party (UK) Annette Dreblow 726 39.14 3.71Conservative Party (UK) Eric Jukes 709Liberal Democrats (UK) Jean Digby 140 7.20 NewLiberal Democrats (UK) Thomas Digby 124 6,008 391,964 32.69 17.888 0.41 0.08Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Chase Chase (2)Conservative Party (UK) Peggy Ford 922 45.56 1.48Conservative Party (UK) John Yates* 858Labour Party (UK) George Reeve 858 41.68 6.75Labour Party (UK) Paul Renny 811Liberal Democrats (UK) Angus Macleod 264 12.76 5.27Liberal Democrats (UK) Margaret Marchant 247 6,001 992,020 33.66 15.685 0.25 0.12Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK) Craig Park Craig Park (2)Labour Party (UK) Mark Fenton* 871 66.53 4.50Labour Party (UK) Alexander Mattingly* 723Conservative Party (UK) Michael Harding 333 26.63 6.52Conservative Party (UK) Florence Seaman 305Liberal Democrats (UK) Philip Broadbent 82 6.84 2.02 5,455 1211,333 24.44 11.4120 1.50 1.29Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Enfield Park Enfield Lock (2)51.70 Labour Party (UK) Bernadette Lappage 1,204 3.56Labour Party (UK) Mark Sutters 1,059Conservative Party (UK) James Lee 894 39.25 5.49Conservative Party (UK) James Steven 824Liberal Democrats (UK) Timothy Hoof 200 9.05 NewLiberal Democrats (UK) Jacqueline Stone 196 6,997 1552,403 34.34 12.1513 0.54 0.23Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Enfield Wash Enfield Wash (2)Labour Party (UK) Roger Buckley* 819 59.92 1.88Labour Party (UK) Brian Grayston 758Conservative Party (UK) Gillian Shadbolt 434 32.10 6.10Conservative Party (UK) John Boast 411Liberal Democrats (UK) Tina Macintosh 107 7.98 NewLiberal Democrats (UK) Simon Price 103 5,759 1021,455 25.26 15.683 0.21 0.39Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Grange Grange (2)Conservative Party (UK) Nigel Gilmore 1,633 62.95 12.29Conservative Party (UK) Glynis Vince* 1,605Labour Party (UK) Hazel Kinsler 669 25.06 8.35Labour Party (UK) Gladys Stanbridge 620Liberal Democrats (UK) Michael Steel 313 11.99 17.71Liberal Democrats (UK) Robert Martin 3046,893 4152,728 39.58 14.9410 0.37 0.20 Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK) Green Street Green Street (2)Labour Party (UK) Douglas Taylor 1,037 55.26 2.60Labour Party (UK) Ayfer Orhan 1,010Conservative Party (UK) Bill Price 769 39.93 2.21Conservative Party (UK) Mary Gosnell 710Liberal Democrats (UK) George Hollis 107 4.81 NewLiberal Democrats (UK) Wendy Zlotnick 71 5,670 22,039 35.96 11.7111 0.54 0.10Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Grovelands Grovelands (2)Conservative Party (UK) Peter Rust* 932 41.81 3.70Conservative Party (UK) Jonathan French 921Labour Party (UK) Stephen Mann 744 32.99 0.69Labour Party (UK) Mary Wright 718Liberal Democrats (UK) David Schofield 564 25.20 3.01Liberal Democrats (UK) Androulla Morphakis 553 6,261 6922,408 38.46 8.5118 0.75 0.48Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK) Highfield Highfield (2)Labour Party (UK) Christopher Cole* 881 43.77 9.32Conservative Party (UK) Alan Barker 739 38.15 0.68Labour Party (UK) George Watts 652Conservative Party (UK) Raymond McCully 597Independent Labour Philomena Cosgrove 215 9.65 NewLiberal Democrats (UK) Helen Osmen 192 8.42 0.34Independent Labour Frances Cunneen 123Liberal Democrats (UK) Ivor Zeitman 103 5,861 2451,923 32.81 17.5118 0.94 0.69Labour Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Hoe Lane Hoe Lane (2)Labour Party (UK) Verna Horridge* 802 58.18 2.77Labour Party (UK) Geoffrey Southwell* 698Conservative Party (UK) Helen Reid 442 32.74 1.68Conservative Party (UK) Anthony Phelan 402Liberal Democrats (UK) Eileen Robeson 129 9.08 1.08Liberal Democrats (UK) Neil Savage 105 6,153 711,460 23.73 21.8010 0.68 0.64Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Huxley Huxley (2)Labour Party (UK) George Savva* 1,346 73.83 10.71Labour Party (UK) Brian Barford* 1,246Conservative Party (UK) Mark Jackson 414 21.45 6.71Conservative Party (UK) George Paleologos 339Liberal Democrats (UK) Janet Arend 92 4.73 3.99Liberal Democrats (UK) John Arend 74 5,883 1002,009 34.15 11.9316 0.80 0.57Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Jubilee Jubilee (2)Labour Party (UK) Rita Smythe* 1,064 60.83 1.48Labour Party (UK) Derek Goddard†n Goddard was a sitting councillor representing the St Alphege ward. He was elected in a by-election triggered by the death of Cllr Leonard Nicholls in 1996 1,029Conservative Party (UK) Patricia Dawson†n Dawson was a sitting councillor representing the Oakwood ward 509 29.41 2.53Conservative Party (UK) Peter Hicks 503Liberal Democrats (UK) David Peters 168 9.76 1.04 6,110 3741,828 29.92 17.516 0.33 0.22Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Latymer Latymer (2)Labour Party (UK) Andrew Stafford†n Stafford was a sitting councillor representing the St Marks ward 864 68.98 3.97Labour Party (UK) Phillip Sowter* 833Conservative Party (UK) Joan Scrine 272 21.06 1.43Conservative Party (UK) Ahmet Mustafa 246Liberal Democrats (UK) Robert Clark 131 9.96 1.13Liberal Democrats (UK) Elizabeth Hicks 114 5,417 1401,364 25.18 17.298 0.59 0.32Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Merryhills Merryhills (2)Conservative Party (UK) Dogan Delman 1,185 55.33 0.21Conservative Party (UK) Edward Smith 1,124Labour Party (UK) Anthony Cleary 678 30.60 3.29Labour Party (UK) Vasilios Sotiriou 599Liberal Democrats (UK) Linda Wilkinson 309 14.07 3.50Liberal Democrats (UK) Terence McGee 278 6,236 1,0182,280 36.56 13.1715 0.66 0.43Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK) Oakwood Oakwood (2)Labour Party (UK) Lynette Romain 828 43.01 8.20Conservative Party (UK) Michael Lavender 799 43.31 4.99Conservative Party (UK) Inese Aivars 749Labour Party (UK) Surinder Attariwala 709Liberal Democrats (UK) Stephen Williams 258 13.68 3.21Liberal Democrats (UK) John Hill 2315,545 1961,949 35.15 8.544 0.21 0.13Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK) Palmers Green Palmers Green (2)Labour Party (UK) Neil Aves* 1,101 46.30 6.69Labour Party (UK) Charalambos Charalambous* 1,095Conservative Party (UK) Erdogan Dervish 782 32.70 0.82Conservative Party (UK) Anthony Wright†n Wright was a sitting councillor representing the Grovelands ward 769Liberal Democrats (UK) Ian Swinton 273 9.57 5.56Independent politician Andrew Malakouna 271 11.43 NewLiberal Democrats (UK) David Rebak 1816,641 2692,499 37.63 13.125 0.20 0.17Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Ponders End Ponders End (2)Labour Party (UK) Forston Fairclough 821 53.55 16.16Labour Party (UK) Christopher Bond†n Bond was a sitting councillor representing the Enfield Lock ward 809Conservative Party (UK) Frank Thacker 346 21.68 8.61Conservative Party (UK) Stephen Wortley†n Wortley was a sitting councillor representing the Town ward 314Independent Labour Raja Ali 255 14.59 NewIndependent Labour Kaya Hafil 189Liberal Democrats (UK) Patricia Belton 165 10.18 NewLiberal Democrats (UK) Jean Butterworth 1456,372 8051,685 26.44 13.6420 1.19 0.92Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Raglan Raglan (2)Labour Party (UK) Tobias Simon 1,309 49.45 7.54Labour Party (UK) Mark Walton 1,165Conservative Party (UK) Celia Gooch* 1,090 41.81 4.91Conservative Party (UK) Terence Smith 1,002Liberal Democrats (UK) Michael Spinks 239 8.73 2.63Liberal Democrats (UK) Boris Whycer 198 7,120 3542,669 37.49 11.181 0.04 0.14Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) St Alphege St Alphege (2)Labour Party (UK) Clive Morrison 1,054 68.29 6.22Labour Party (UK) Christopher Murphy 927Conservative Party (UK) Audrey Stacey 358 23.71 4.85Conservative Party (UK) Roger Vince 330Liberal Democrats (UK) Harold Nelson 117 8.00 1.37Liberal Democrats (UK) Brendan Malone 115 6,063 941,624 26.79 15.7011 0.68 0.60Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) St Marks St Marks (2)54.93 Labour Party (UK) Wendell Daniel 1,100 0.23Labour Party (UK) Ivor Wiggett†n Wiggett was a sitting councillor representing the Ponders End ward 905Conservative Party (UK) Celia McNeice 695 35.21 1.32Conservative Party (UK) Lefteris Sawa 590Liberal Democrats (UK) Elizabeth Lea 180 9.86 1.095,162 1581,960 37.97 18.4814 0.71 0.53Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) St Peters St Peters (2)Labour Party (UK) Colin Robb* 898 63.38 1.87Labour Party (UK) Eric Smythe* 857Conservative Party (UK) Anne Davis 352 24.34 0.31Conservative Party (UK) Lawrence Davis 322Liberal Democrats (UK) Robert Curry 109 6.94 3.79Liberal Democrats (UK) Penelope Marno 83Green Party of England and Wales Joanna Steranka 74 5.34 New 5,835 1441,551 26.58 14.6316 1.03 0.94Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Southbury Southbury (2)Labour Party (UK) Stanley Catyer* 1,175 49.92 1.20Labour Party (UK) Irene Richards 1,155Conservative Party (UK) Oliver Grigg 932 39.62 1.15Conservative Party (UK) Lee Chamberlain 917Liberal Democrats (UK) Kenneth Keen 270 10.46 2.35Liberal Democrats (UK) Alfrida Lee 2187,028 5812,518 35.83 16.2713 0.52 0.46Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Southgate Green Southgate Green (2)Labour Party (UK) Daniel Anderson 920 43.34 11.05Conservative Party (UK) Pamela Adams* 917 43.39 3.27Conservative Party (UK) Mark Babington 833Labour Party (UK) Josepha Scotney 828Liberal Democrats (UK) Alan Stainer 281 13.27 7.78Liberal Democrats (UK) Lorice Stainer 2546,115 4312,195 35.90 6.9921 0.96 0.84Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK) Town Town (2)Conservative Party (UK) John Egan 1,180 51.74 2.81Conservative Party (UK) Alasdair Macphail 1,091Labour Party (UK) Laurane Morris 825 34.75 0.99Labour Party (UK) Rupert Price 700Liberal Democrats (UK) Sheila Macleod 338 13.51 3.80Liberal Democrats (UK) Robin Lambie 2555,892 2422,307 39.15 16.006 0.26Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK) Trent Trent (2)Conservative Party (UK) David Burrowes* 1,277 60.08 1.03Conservative Party (UK) Anne Pearce* 1,230Labour Party (UK) Richard Barnes 496 22.98 3.16Labour Party (UK) Timothy Leaver 463Liberal Democrats (UK) Susan Finlay 381 16.94 2.13Liberal Democrats (UK) Michael Orsulik 3266,813 2022,241 32.89 10.347 0.31 0.03Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK) Village Village (2)Conservative Party (UK) John Jackson* 1,311 55.00 2.21Conservative Party (UK) John Wyatt* 1,229Labour Party (UK) Peter King 802 34.11 1.58Labour Party (UK) Emine Ali 773Liberal Democrats (UK) Andrew Macintosh 261 10.89 3.79Liberal Democrats (UK) Stephen Savva 2426,582 3612,442 37.10 12.395 0.20 0.10Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK) Weir Hall Weir Hall (2)Labour Party (UK) Andreas Constantinides* 934 60.87 1.37Labour Party (UK) Joanne McCartney 911Conservative Party (UK) Victor James†n James was a sitting councillor representing the Merryhills ward 434 28.51 1.41Conservative Party (UK) Yunus Kemal 430Liberal Democrats (UK) David Lambdon 161 10.62 2.786,056 3131,669 27.56 15.176 0.36 0.16Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Willow Willow (2)Conservative Party (UK) Graham Eustance* 1,241 45.88 5.05Conservative Party (UK) Michael Rye* 1,150Liberal Democrats (UK) Christopher Jephcott 909 32.62 2.50Liberal Democrats (UK) Trevor Stone 791Labour Party (UK) Ian Hamilton 586 21.49 2.55Labour Party (UK) Sylvester Pais 5346,189 1232,781 44.93 11.619 0.32 0.20Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK) Winchmore Hill Winchmore Hill (2)Conservative Party (UK) Dennis Keighley 1,136 48.50 11.22Conservative Party (UK) Terence Neville* 1,097Labour Party (UK) Rebecca Harvey 952 39.44 12.79Labour Party (UK) Constantinos Lemonides 864Liberal Democrats (UK) Stuart McGowan 293 12.05 2.45Liberal Democrats (UK) Margaret Steel 2625,882 1612,477 42.11 4.0514 0.57 0.49Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK) Worcesters Worcesters (2)Conservative Party (UK) Anthony Dey*n "worcesters" Dey and Spreadbury were elected in a by-election triggered by the resignations of Cllrs William Chapman and Mark Evans in 1997 1,203 50.45 6.79Conservative Party (UK) Austin Spreadbury*n "worcesters" 1,150Labour Party (UK) William Byrne 960 41.04 3.19Labour Party (UK) Thomas Evans 954Liberal Democrats (UK) Joan Bell 217 8.51 3.60Liberal Democrats (UK) Fiona Macleod 1806,540 2562,457 37.57 17.365 0.20Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Notes n References Category:1998 London Borough council elections 1998