1998 Harrow London Borough Council election

1998 05 07 yes 1998 Harrow London Borough Council election Coat of arms of the London Borough of Harrow.svg parliamentary 1994 Harrow London Borough Council election 1994 2002 Harrow London Borough Council election 2002 all 63 seats up for election to Harrow London Borough Council 32 155,120https://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 2 June 2025 London Datastore London Research Centre Michael Minors Dennis Grenham 203 56,846, 36.65 ( 12.23) Liberal Democrats (UK) Christopher Noycen Noyce was identified as leader of the Liberal Democrats in Harrow Council in the minutes of the last meeting held before the election on 23 April 1998 7 Nov 1997n The earliest mention by name of Noyce being the leader of the Liberal Democrats is from am meeting held on the 14 July 1994,https://moderngov.harrow.gov.uk/Data/Council/19941020/Minutes/01_Council%20Summons%20and%20Committee%20Reports_1994-1995.pdf Minutes of the Quarterly Meeting of the Council of the London Borough of Harrow, held at the Civic Centre, Harrow on Thursday, 14 July 1994 at 7.30 pm. 5 June 2025 moderngov.harrow.gov.uk Harrow London Borough Council 28 however he was briefly replaced By Cllr. Wiseman from 18 July 1996https://moderngov.harrow.gov.uk/Data/Council/19941020/Minutes/01_Council%20Summons%20and%20Committee%20Reports_1994-1995.pdf Minutes of the Quarterly Meeting of the Council of the London Borough of Harrow, held at the Civic Centre, Harrow on Thursday, 18 July 1996, at 7.38pm (on the rising of a Special Meeting of the Council) 5 June 2025 moderngov.harrow.gov.uk Harrow London Borough Council 15 until sometime between 17 July 1997https://moderngov.harrow.gov.uk/Data/Council/19971106/Minutes/01_Council%20Summons%20and%20Committee%20Reports_1997-1998.pdf Minutes of the Quarterly Meeting of the Council of the London Borough of Harrow, held at the Civic Centre, Harrow on Thursday, 17 July 1997 at 7.30 pm. 5 June 2025 moderngov.harrow.gov.uk Harrow London Borough Council 19-21, 23, 26, 31 and the 7 November 1997 Labour Party (UK) Robert Shannonn Shannon was the leader of the Labour Party group as of this meeting on the 23 April 1998https://moderngov.harrow.gov.uk/Data/Council/19980423/Minutes/09_Council%20-%2023%20April%201998.pdf 5 June 2025 moderngov.harrow.co.uk Harrow London Borough Council 29 Minutes of the Quarterly Meeting of the Council of the London Borough of Harrow, held at the Civic Centre, Harrow on Thursday, 23 April 1998 at 7.30 pm. and at a meeting held just after the electionhttps://moderngov.harrow.gov.uk/Data/Council/19980520/Minutes/Council%20-%2020-5-98.pdf Minutes of the Annual Meeting of the Council of the London Borough of Harrow held on Wednesday 20 May 1998 moderngov.harrow.gov.uk Harrow London Borough Council 5 Wealdstone 19 Feb 1998n Shannon was first mentioned as leader of the Labour Group in the minutes of a meetinghttps://moderngov.harrow.gov.uk/Data/Council/19980219/Minutes/08_Council%20-%2019%20February%201998.pdf Minutes of the Quarterly Meeting of the Council of the London Borough of Harrow, held at the Civic Centre, Harrow on Thursday, 19 February 1998 at 7.30 pm. 5 June 2025 moderngov.harrow.gov.uk Harrow London Borough Council 9 that took place on 19 Feb 1998 Conservative Party (UK) Christine Bednelln Bednell was still leader of the Conservative group in the last meeting before the election and the first meeting just after the election 18 July 1996n Bednell was first referenced as leader of the Harrow Conservative Group in the minutes of a meeting held on 18 July 1996, so at some time between the last meeting on the 25 April 1996 and then she replaced Cllr Romain as leaderhttps://moderngov.harrow.gov.uk/Data/Council/19961107/Minutes/01_Council%20Summons%20and%20Committee%20Reports_1996-1997.pdf Council Summons and Committee Reports 1996-1997 5 June 2025 moderngov.harrow.gov.uk Harrow London Borough Council 12, 15 Stanmore Park Independent Residents Association John Crippsn Cripps was referenced as a leader of the Independent Residents Group both in a meeting held just before the election On 23 April 1998 and in the first meeting after the election on 20 May 1998 155x50px|Blank 155x50px|Blank 23 Apr 1998n The earliest reference to Cllr Cripps being the leader is in the minutes of a meeting that took place on the 23 April 1998https://moderngov.harrow.gov.uk/Data/Council/19980423/Minutes/09_Council%20-%2023%20April%201998.pdf Minutes of the Quarterly Meeting of the Council of the London Borough of Harrow, held at the Civic Centre, Harrow on Thursday, 23 April 1998 at 7.30 pm. 5 June 2025 moderngov.harrow.gov.uk Harrow London Borough Council 15 Rayners Lane Roxeth 14 seats, 29.31% 16 16 10.17 61,556 39.48% 32 18 26 2 17 seats, 33.83% 29 seats, 34.14% 3 seats, 2.58% 20 4 51,809 33.23% 0.60 9 20 37,244 23.89% 10.25 2 4,475 2.87% 0.29 Council control No Overall Control Council control after election Labour Party (UK)1998 local election in England March 2015 March 2015 The 1998 Harrow Borough Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Harrow London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour Party gained 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 March 2015 Election result 1998 Harrow London Borough Council electionsBorough Election Results, 1978-2001: Harrow on the Hill https://www.harrow-elections.co.uk/app/download/3407745/1978HarrowOnTheHill.pdfhttps://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 1 June 2024 London Datastore London Research Centre Michael Minors Dennis Grenham 80-82, 200, 202-203https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Harrow-1964-2010.pdf London Borough of Harrow 1964-2010 1 June 2025 Elections Centre Plymouth University Colin Rallings Michael Thrasher 10-11Labour Party (UK) 32 16 0 16 50.79 39.48 61,556 10.17 yesConservative Party (UK) 20 7 3 4 31.75 33.23 51,809 0.60Liberal Democrats (UK) 9 0 20 20 14.29 23.89 37,244 10.25Independent Residents Association 2 0 0 3.17 2.87 4,475 0.29Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0.00 0.26 405 NewIndependent politician 0 0 0 0.00 0.16 252 0.02National Front (UK) 0 0 0 0.00 0.11 168 New63 155,909 Ward results (*) - Indicates an incumbent candidate (†) - Indicates an incumbent candidate standing in a different ward Canons Canons (3) Conservative Party (UK) John Cowan* 1,218 60.29 7.61 Conservative Party (UK) Janet Cowan†n Cowan was a sitting councillor representing the Kenton West ward 1,204 Conservative Party (UK) Richard Romain* 1,131 Labour Party (UK) Charles Blake 580 27.76 15.09 Labour Party (UK) Benjamin Novick 575 Labour Party (UK) Kathleen Kurji 481 Liberal Democrats (UK) Ronald Warshaw 257 11.95 22.70 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Sandford 237 Liberal Democrats (UK) Natoo Bhana 210 6,472 24932.74 15.66 2,11912 0.57 0.40 Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK) Centenary Centenary (3) Labour Party (UK) Mitzi Green 1,356 57.63 11.71 Labour Party (UK) Daniel Redford* 1,312 Labour Party (UK) Keekira Thammaiah* 1,269 Conservative Party (UK) Frank Budden 816 33.58 6.65 Conservative Party (UK) Manji Patel 781 Conservative Party (UK) Simon Pratt 697 Liberal Democrats (UK) Oenone Cox 219 8.78 5.06 Liberal Democrats (UK) Sheila O'Reilly 201 Liberal Democrats (UK) Michael Fierstone 180 6,906 22836.95 11.87 2,55220 0.78 0.32 Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Greenhill Greenhill (3) Labour Party (UK) Anastasia Attiki 937 40.55 10.66 Labour Party (UK) Howard Bluston 921 Labour Party (UK) Damian Krushner 856 Liberal Democrats (UK) Maureen de Beer* 739 31.36 13.20 Liberal Democrats (UK) Nahid Boethe* 685 Conservative Party (UK) Gary Hughes 685 28.09 2.54Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter Budden* 675 Conservative Party (UK) Henry Venour 601 Conservative Party (UK) Amrit Mediratta 594 6,317 52638.40 12.71 2,42610 0.41 0.07 Labour Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK)Labour Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK)Labour Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Harrow on the Hill Harrow on the Hill (3) Conservative Party (UK) Eileen Kinnear* 1,087 36.86 4.88 Conservative Party (UK) Clive Scowen* 1,051 Labour Party (UK) Huw Davies 1,022 34.25 12.29Conservative Party (UK) Mark Versallion 1,017 Labour Party (UK) Margaret Davine 992 Labour Party (UK) Chloe Smith 917 Liberal Democrats (UK) Judith Day 698 23.25 8.20 Liberal Democrats (UK) Duncan Rogers*n Rogers was originally elected as a Conservative but has since switched allegiance to the Liberal Democrats 665 Liberal Democrats (UK) Vipin Varsani 627Green Party of England and Wales Matthew Peace 161 5.64 New 7,746 42938.64 5.49 2,99315 0.50 0.28 Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK)Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Harrow Weald Harrow Weald (3) Liberal Democrats (UK) Patricia Lyne* 1067 42.34 17.73 Liberal Democrats (UK) Mary Graham* 1019 Liberal Democrats (UK) Ahmed Marikar 870Labour Party (UK) Colin Crouch 706 28.46 12.63 Conservative Party (UK) Richard Cowan 693 29.20 5.10 Conservative Party (UK) Gary Hunter 676 Conservative Party (UK) Brian Jones 670 Labour Party (UK) Michael Kinsey 653 Labour Party (UK) Patrick McManus 628 7,658 1642,513 32.82 14.4416 0.64 0.56 Liberal Democrats (UK)Liberal Democrats (UK)Liberal Democrats (UK) Hatch End Hatch End (3) Conservative Party (UK) Adrian Knowles 1417 55.34 4.22 Conservative Party (UK) Mary John* 1382 Conservative Party (UK) Jean Lammiman* 1342 Labour Party (UK) Susan Anderson 694 26.03 13.36 Labour Party (UK) John Solomon 660 Labour Party (UK) Patricia Skacel 594 Liberal Democrats (UK) James Jackson 520 18.63 16.02 Liberal Democrats (UK) Zia Baig 441 Liberal Democrats (UK) Paul Salter 433 7,191 96837.42 10.98 2,69113 0.48 0.31 Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK) Headstone North Headstone North (3) Conservative Party (UK) Anthony Seymour 1218 40.42 0.26 Liberal Democrats (UK) Nicola Lane* 1208 39.17 5.22Conservative Party (UK) Eric Silver 1195 Conservative Party (UK) Khalid Mahmood 1,171 Liberal Democrats (UK) Michael Sayer 1,166 Liberal Democrats (UK) Janet Skipworth* 1,149 Labour Party (UK) Ernest Selby 618 20.40 4.95 Labour Party (UK) James Titmuss 600 Labour Party (UK) Sonalie Dharmarajah 591 7,831 2113,184 40.66 13.1115 0.47 0.37 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK)Liberal Democrats (UK)Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Headstone South Headstone South (3) Labour Party (UK) Bill Stephenson 1324 44.64 13.19 Labour Party (UK) Gillian Travers 1167 Labour Party (UK) Anne Whitehead 1143 Liberal Democrats (UK) Stephen Giles-Medhurst* 922 31.29 15.76 Liberal Democrats (UK) Clifford Thomas*n Thomas was elected in a by-election triggered by the resignation of Cllr Derek Wisemanhttps://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 1 June 2025 London Datastore London Research Centre Michael Minors Dennis Grenham 33 870 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Branch* 755 Conservative Party (UK) Stephen Hall 434 15.08 2.09 Conservative Party (UK) Theresa Hyde 402 Conservative Party (UK) Richard Booth 391Green Party of England and Wales Justin Challener 244 8.99 New 6,758 22439.85 10.55 2,69323 0.85 0.73 Labour Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK)Labour Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK)Labour Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Kenton East Kenton East (3) Labour Party (UK) Navin Shah* 1404 63.10 1.25 Labour Party (UK) Albert Toms* 1308 Labour Party (UK) Archie Foulds 1303 Conservative Party (UK) John Hall 507 21.09 3.43 Conservative Party (UK) Edmund Costelloe 424 Conservative Party (UK) Jonathan Lemon 411 Liberal Democrats (UK) Mahendra Patel 404 15.81 2.18 Liberal Democrats (UK) Barbara Angell 335 Liberal Democrats (UK) Paul Jeffery 267 7,787 48531.60 13.50 2,46112 0.49 0.16 Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Kenton West Kenton West (3) Labour Party (UK) Cyril Davies†n Davies was a sitting councillor representing the Kenton East ward 1268 46.46 7.19 Labour Party (UK) Raymond Frogley* 1210 Labour Party (UK) Sanjay Dighé 1194 Conservative Party (UK) Joseph Grenfell* 973 35.94 4.02 Conservative Party (UK) Mayur Bhatt 959 Conservative Party (UK) Jeremy Zeid 908 Liberal Democrats (UK) Eileen Colledge 312 10.39 10.38 Liberal Democrats (UK) Anthony Thorne 270 Liberal Democrats (UK) Gerald de Jayasinghe 239Independent politician Akil Dhalla 190 7.21 New 7,952 26735.06 12.14 2,78819 0.68 0.57 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Marlborough Marlborough (3) Labour Party (UK) Ann Groves* 1226 52.19 11.72 Labour Party (UK) Phillip O'Dell 1131 Labour Party (UK) Margaret Sims 1008 Liberal Democrats (UK) Brian Campbell* 714 31.47 9.45 Liberal Democrats (UK) Stephen Campbell 662 Liberal Democrats (UK) Baldev Sharma 653 Conservative Party (UK) Peter Hardy 368 16.35 2.26 Conservative Party (UK) Margaret Carr 360 Conservative Party (UK) Joyce Osborn 326 6,989 52433.75 14.83 2,35917 0.72 Labour Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK)Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Pinner Pinner (3) Conservative Party (UK) Mavis Champagnie* 1644 63.01 4.91 Conservative Party (UK) Andrew Olins* 1636 Conservative Party (UK) Anthony Cocksedge* 1595 Labour Party (UK) Jeffrey Gallant 633 23.72 3.75 Labour Party (UK) Timothy Oelman 616 Labour Party (UK) Michael Heavey 586 Liberal Democrats (UK) Leslie Moss 374 13.27 8.66 Liberal Democrats (UK) Ian Green 346 Liberal Democrats (UK) Martin Land 3077,677 27835.80 9.56 2,74815 0.55 0.37 Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK) Pinner West Pinner West (3) Conservative Party (UK) Charles Mote 1461 47.74 6.58 Conservative Party (UK) Graham Howard 1434 Conservative Party (UK) John Nickolay 1383Liberal Democrats (UK) Veronica Chamberlain†n Chamberlain was a sitting councillor representing the Marlborough ward 835 27.22 19.83 Liberal Democrats (UK) Graham Finch* 816 Labour Party (UK) Joseph Lilley 795 25.04 13.25Liberal Democrats (UK) David Walster* 788 Labour Party (UK) Kenneth Moss 758Labour Party (UK) Asoke Dutta 691 7,206 803,191 44.28 12.4122 0.69 0.54 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK)Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK)Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Rayners Lane Rayners Lane (3) Liberal Democrats (UK) Christopher Noyce* 1443 47.47 15.40 Liberal Democrats (UK) Prakash Nandhra* 1226 Liberal Democrats (UK) Alastair Alexander* 1199 Conservative Party (UK) Herbert Crossman†n Crossman was a sitting councillor representing the Ridgeway ward 819 28.92 5.60 Conservative Party (UK) Raymond Arnold 775Conservative Party (UK) Heather Murgett 762 Labour Party (UK) Rajeshri Shah 674 23.61 9.80 Labour Party (UK) Sean Jinks 673Labour Party (UK) Namachivaya Idaikkadar 577 6,852 2222,872 41.91 11.329 0.31 0.17 Liberal Democrats (UK)Liberal Democrats (UK)Liberal Democrats (UK) Ridgeway Ridgeway (3)Labour Party (UK) Brian Gate*n Gate was elected in a by-election triggered by the resignation of Cllr Andrew Wiseman in 1997 1283 42.51 18.06 Labour Party (UK) Paul Fox†n Fox was a sitting councillor representing the Centenary ward 1147 Labour Party (UK) Norman Stillerman 1067 Liberal Democrats (UK) Alanna Coombes 847 29.87 12.57 Conservative Party (UK) Leonard Harsant 824 27.62 5.49Liberal Democrats (UK) Edward Tiley 819 Liberal Democrats (UK) Adrien Smith*n Smith was elected in a by-election triggered by the resignation of Norah B. Murphy in 1995 791 Conservative Party (UK) Paul Osborn 747 Conservative Party (UK) John Rennie 701 7,102 22842.59 10.20 3,02512 0.40 0.34 Labour Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK)Labour Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK)Labour Party (UK) Roxbourne Roxbourne (3)Labour Party (UK) Robert Currie 1,447 52.17 15.97Labour Party (UK) Manoharan Dharmarajah 1,381Labour Party (UK) Mark Ingram 1,323Liberal Democrats (UK) John Skipworth* 773 27.76 16.76Liberal Democrats (UK) Robert Prowse* 769Liberal Democrats (UK) Ronald Smith 667Conservative Party (UK) Stephen Dixon 576 20.07 0.78Conservative Party (UK) Lily Nickolay 546Conservative Party (UK) Norman Stevenson 475 7,611 3332,920 38.37 14.8023 0.79 0.66Labour Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK)Labour Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK)Labour Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Roxeth Roxeth (3)Independent Residents Association Charles Cox 1,540 49.97 1.05Independent Residents Association John Cripps* 1,529Labour Party (UK) Jeremy Miles*n Miles was elected in a by-election triggered by the death of Cllr Alan Hamlin 1,423 44.41 10.74Independent Residents Association Christopher Hastie 1,406Labour Party (UK) Michael Miller 1,318Labour Party (UK) Michael Tushaw 1,236National Front (UK) Gerald Hutchins 168 5.63 New 7,552 2063,193 42.28 6.9015 0.47 0.28Independent Residents AssociationIndependent Residents AssociationLabour Party (UK) Stanmore Park Stanmore Park (3)Conservative Party (UK) Camilla Bath* 1,356 61.29 1.52Conservative Party (UK) Marilyn Ashton 1,346Conservative Party (UK) Christine Bednell* 1,307Labour Party (UK) Jeffrey Anderson 624 26.48 4.47Labour Party (UK) Connie Williams 555Labour Party (UK) Vincent Masterson 553Liberal Democrats (UK) Barry Harns 318 12.23 5.99Liberal Democrats (UK) Sylvia Warshaw 282Liberal Democrats (UK) Marion Garner-Patel 200 7,799 2362,362 30.29 10.4318 0.76 0.63Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK) Stanmore South Stanmore South (3)Labour Party (UK) Simon Brown* 1,479 62.09 4.41Labour Party (UK) Keith Burchell*n Burchell was elected in a by-election triggered by the resignation of Cllr Tony McNulty 1,418Labour Party (UK) Robert Lawrence* 1,334Conservative Party (UK) Jody Best 591 24.89 6.14Conservative Party (UK) Paul Lennon 591Conservative Party (UK) Stewart Bolasco 514Liberal Democrats (UK) Jaydeep Patel 369 13.02 1.73Liberal Democrats (UK) Susan Bartrick 294Liberal Democrats (UK) Graham Lippiatt 224 9,267 6742,688 29.01 18.1231 1.15 0.93Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Wealdstone Wealdstone (3)Labour Party (UK) Cyril B. Harrison*n Harrison was elected in a by-election triggered by the resignation of Cllr Gareth Thomas 1,562 69.72 15.49Labour Party (UK) Ann Swalne* 1,439Labour Party (UK) Robert Shannon* 1,421Conservative Party (UK) Paul Stanley 389 14.93 5.64Liberal Democrats (UK) Norman Taylor 342 12.42 12.78Conservative Party (UK) Eleanor Zeid 335Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter Fletcher 249Conservative Party (UK) Rosamund Taylor 223Liberal Democrats (UK) Kenneth Garraway 197Independent politician Mohammed Taj 62 2.93 New 6,886 3552,270 32.97 13.9619 0.84 0.61Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Wemborough Wemborough (3)Liberal Democrats (UK) Anne Diamond* 1,124 40.44 11.71Liberal Democrats (UK) Laurence Cox* 1,113Conservative Party (UK) David Ashton 988 34.84 0.27Liberal Democrats (UK) Ranjit Ramsaran 863Conservative Party (UK) Sherin Aminossehe 842Conservative Party (UK) Keith Nelson-Tomsen 840Labour Party (UK) Colin Gray 661 24.72 11.44Labour Party (UK) Alan Blann 642Labour Party (UK) Nizam Ismail 592 7,561 1982,798 37.01 13.9617 0.61 0.42Liberal Democrats (UK)Liberal Democrats (UK)Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Notes n References 1998 Category:1998 London Borough council elections