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1998 Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council election
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1998 local election in England
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1998 Hammersmith and Fulham Borough Council electionhttps://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwA-5RleSBydN1JnOE9BemFROEk/view Local Election Summaries 1998 The Elections Centre 24 June 2019 Parliamentary 1994 Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council election 1994 1998 05 07 yes 2002 Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council election 2002 All 50 seats to Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council 26 38,201, 34.18% ( 12.09) 115x50px|Blank Labour Party (UK) 33 seats, 53.44% 34n They did have 35 seats but shortly before the election one of their seats became vacant without enough time to hold a by-electionhttps://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 28 June 2025 London Datastore London Research Centre Michael Minors Dennis Grenham 67 36 3 40,634 52.86% 0.58 115x50px|Blank Conservative Party (UK) 15 seats, 35.9% 14n Conservatives lost 1 seat in a by-election following the resignation of Cllr. Guy Mortimer in 1996 14 1 28,302 36.82% 1.42 Hammersmith and Fulham London UK local election 1998 map.svg 250px Map of the results of the 1998 Hammersmith and Fulham council election. Conservatives in blue and Labour in red. Council control Council control after election Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Coat of arms of the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham.svg 111,776https://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 28 June 2025 London Datastore London Research Centre Michael Minors Dennis Grenham 200
. Liberal Democrats (UK) 2 seats, 10.66% 1 0 2 7,842 10.20% 0.46 115x50px|Blank Andrew Slaughter 1996 Gibbs Green Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
The 1998 Hammersmith and Fulham Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour 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
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Election result
The Labour Party won 36 seats (on a 49.7% share of the vote) - a gain of 3 seats from the previous election, and maintained control of the council.
The Conservative Party won 14 seats (with 37.4% of the vote) - a loss of 1 seat from their previous result.
The Liberal Democrats lost the two seats they previously held, winning 12.6% of the votes cast.
1998 Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council election resultshttps://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 7 June 2025 London Datastore London Research Centre Michael Minors Dennis Grenham 69-71, 198, 200-201https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Hammersmith-Fulham-1964-2010.pdf London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham Election Results 1964-2010 7 June 2025 Elections Centre Plymouth University Colin Rallings Michael Thrasher 10-11Labour Party (UK) 36 4 3 1 72.00 52.86 40,634 0.58 yesConservative Party (UK) 14 4 4 28.00 36.82 28,302 1.42Liberal Democrats (UK) 0 0 1 1 0.00 10.20 7,842 0.46Communist League (UK, 1988) 0 0 0 0.00 0.12 90 New
50 76,868
Ward results
(*) - Indicates an incumbent candidate
(†) - Indicates an incumbent candidate standing in a different ward
Addison
Addison (2)
Labour Party (UK)
Siobhan Coughlan
1,035
57.39
1.82
Labour Party (UK)
Ghassan Karian
887
Conservative Party (UK) Jolyon Neubert 422 24.99 2.01
Conservative Party (UK) Michael Woolton 415
Liberal Democrats (UK) George Collie 295 17.62 5.31
5,178 6661,686 32.56 13.1625 1.48 1.29
Labour Party (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
Avonmore
Avonmore (2)
Conservative Party (UK)
Sonya Hilton*
728
45.58
3.44
Labour Party (UK)
Keith Mallinson*
697
42.41
1.57
Conservative Party (UK) James Browne 684
Labour Party (UK) Frederick Inniss 617
Liberal Democrats (UK) Julie Perrin 186 12.01 1.88
4,597 5681,570 34.15 7.0512 0.76 0.76
Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)
Broadway
Broadway (2)
Labour Party (UK)
Kenneth Cartwright*
831
65.72
9.35
Labour Party (UK)
Huw Davies†n Davies was a sitting councillor representing the Ravenscourt ward
816
Conservative Party (UK) Tara Douglas-Home 283 20.11 8.46
Conservative Party (UK) Bozidar Zabavnik 221
Liberal Democrats (UK) Martin Bryant 203 14.17 0.89
Liberal Democrats (UK) Henry Braund 152
3,910 2201,354 34.63 13.8818 1.33 1.22
Labour Party (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
Brook Green
Brook Green (2)
Labour Party (UK)
Gerald Johnson*
916
47.46
4.06
Labour Party (UK)
Polly Hicks
885
Conservative Party (UK) John Hennessy* 823 42.05 0.93
Conservative Party (UK) Margaret Massey 773
Liberal Democrats (UK) Joanna Gill 233 10.49 4.99
Liberal Democrats (UK) Ilona Lepper 165
5,451 7761,995 36.60 10.396 0.30 0.07
Labour Party (UK)
Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)
Colehill
Colehill (2)
Conservative Party (UK)
Adronie Alford*
834
59.66
7.37
Conservative Party (UK)
Christopher Round
806
Labour Party (UK) Paul Richards 410 29.72 6.06
Labour Party (UK) Winifred Watson 407
Liberal Democrats (UK) Suzanna Harris 146 10.62 1.31
4,703 4311,402 29.81 15.677 0.50 0.40
Conservative Party (UK)
Conservative Party (UK)
College Park and Old Oak
College Park and Old Oak (3)
Labour Party (UK)
Wes Harcourt*
967
74.15
2.32
Labour Party (UK)
Reginald McLaughlin*
935
Labour Party (UK)
Melanie Smallman†n Smallman was a sitting councillor representing the Crabtree ward, a ward she was elected to in a by-election following the resignation of Cllr Guy Mortimer in 1996https://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 27 June 2025 London Datastore London Research Centre Michael Minors Dennis Grenham 71
863
Conservative Party (UK) Linda Scanlon 224 15.87 2.73
Conservative Party (UK) Theresa Coen 205
Conservative Party (UK) Anthony Sulivan 163
Liberal Democrats (UK) William Chambre 143 9.98 0.41
Liberal Democrats (UK) William Wiggin 125
Liberal Democrats (UK) William Yonge 104
4,754 4321,387 29.18 11.2810 0.72 0.48
Labour Party (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
Coningham
Coningham (3)
Labour Party (UK)
Christine Graham*
1,368
61.15
8.52
Labour Party (UK)
Josephine Wicks*
1,165
Labour Party (UK)
Timothy Stanley†n Stanley was a sitting councillor representing the Starch Green ward
1,039
Liberal Democrats (UK) Patricia Owen 390 18.98 3.77
Liberal Democrats (UK) Sheila Shuttleworth 349
Conservative Party (UK) Mark Loveday 308 15.25 0.12
Conservative Party (UK) Elizabeth Mills 298
Conservative Party (UK) Hugh Robertson 285
Communist League (UK, 1988) Celia Pugh 90 4.62 New
7,539 1,0872,008 26.63 14.3026 1.29 0.95
Labour Party (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
Crabtree
Crabtree (2)
Labour Party (UK)
Adam Gray*
973
46.76
6.12
Conservative Party (UK)
Mark Simonds
904
46.52
3.16
Conservative Party (UK) Timothy Janman 889
Labour Party (UK) Simon Risley 829
Liberal Democrats (UK) Tamara Dragadze 135 6.72 2.87
Liberal Democrats (UK) Donald Gray-Raus 124
4,297 4092,037 47.41 4.9811 0.54 0.44
Labour Party (UK)
Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK)
Eel Brook
Eel Brook (2)
Conservative Party (UK)
Donal Blaney
810
47.65
15.51
Conservative Party (UK)
Greg Hands
810
Labour Party (UK) David Gwynne 582 32.79 0.37
Labour Party (UK) Hugh Jaeger 533
Liberal Democrats (UK) Jon Burden 346 19.56 15.88
Liberal Democrats (UK) Huw Lloyd-James 319
4,341 3371,772 40.82 13.404 0.23 0.09
Conservative Party (UK)
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Conservative Party (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
Gibbs Green
Gibbs Green (2)
Labour Party (UK)
Andy Slaughter*
775
59.81
3.84
Labour Party (UK)
Charles Treloggan*n Treloggan was elected in a by-election triggered by the resignation of Cllr Iain Coleman in 1997
765
Conservative Party (UK) Rowena Everson 354 25.20 6.24
Conservative Party (UK) Jocelyn Ormon 295
Liberal Democrats (UK) Anne Lloyd-James 193 14.99 2.40
5,153 6711,335 25.91 17.629 0.67 0.57
Labour Party (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
Grove
Grove (2)
Labour Party (UK)
Christopher Allen
992
56.62
2.50
Labour Party (UK)
Stephen Cowan
860
Conservative Party (UK) Amand Lloyd-Harris 487 28.55 3.95
Conservative Party (UK) Edward Wilson 447
Liberal Democrats (UK) Michael Andrew 249 14.83 1.45
Liberal Democrats (UK) Sophie Emmerson 236
4,680 4111,747 37.33 10.2015 0.86 0.66
Labour Party (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
Margravine
Margravine (2)
Labour Party (UK)
Araminta Birdsey
802
65.87
5.98
Labour Party (UK)
Lisa Homan
790
Conservative Party (UK) Albert Crosby 280 22.92 5.04
Conservative Party (UK) Pamela Hurst 274
Liberal Democrats (UK) Sorcha Cassidy 146 11.21 0.94
Liberal Democrats (UK) Daniel Watkins 125
4,292 2991,289 30.03 19.6115 1.16 0.96
Labour Party (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
Normand
Normand (2)
Labour Party (UK)
Joan Caruana*
775
47.04
6.02
Labour Party (UK)
David Williams†n Williams was a sitting councillor representing the Starch Green ward
711
Conservative Party (UK) Magnus Burroughe 670 42.07 7.11
Conservative Party (UK) Nicholas Addyman 659
Liberal Democrats (UK) Gabrielle Minken 172 10.89 1.09
4,294 581,602 37.31 10.5513 0.81 0.47
Labour Party (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
Palace
Palace (2)
Conservative Party (UK)
Emile Al-Uzaizi*
1,345
73.05
3.68
Conservative Party (UK)
Andrew Ground*
1,316
Labour Party (UK) Adam Farrar 315 17.29 3.30
Labour Party (UK) Francis Lukey 315
Liberal Democrats (UK) Alexandra Sugden 176 9.66 0.38
4,124 2091,843 44.69 7.8012 0.65 0.50
Conservative Party (UK)
Conservative Party (UK)
Ravenscourt
Ravenscourt (2)
Labour Party (UK)
Fiona Evans-Lothian
881
51.33
8.36
Labour Party (UK)
Hefin Rees
856
Conservative Party (UK) Angela Clarke* 677 37.29 4.72
Conservative Party (UK) Sally Roberts 585
Liberal Democrats (UK) Brian Gallagher 233 11.38 0.21
Liberal Democrats (UK) Hassan Zaidi 152
4,325 4421,791 41.41 8.6810 0.56 0.46
Labour Party (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
Conservative Party (UK)
Sands End
Sands End (2)
Labour Party (UK)
Brendan Bird*
933
52.37
1.29
Labour Party (UK)
Colin Pavelin
868
Conservative Party (UK) Mark Littlewood 642 37.34 1.81
Conservative Party (UK) Grace Oliver 642
Liberal Democrats (UK) William Bagwell 177 10.29 0.52
5,202 6251,738 33.41 12.2311 0.63 0.44
Labour Party (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
Sherbrooke
Sherbrooke (2)
Labour Party (UK)
John Garrett*
706
44.09
0.45
Conservative Party (UK)
Tristram Harper
696
46.59
1.38
Conservative Party (UK) Alexander Karmel 684
Labour Party (UK) Ashok Patel 600
Liberal Democrats (UK) Alistair Brett 138 9.32 1.83
3,858 4561,512 39.19 9.7815 0.99 0.93
Labour Party (UK)
Conservative Party (UK)
Starch Green
Starch Green (2)
Labour Party (UK)
Julian Hillman
1,010
56.86
3.00
Labour Party (UK)
Gregory Wilkinson
949
Conservative Party (UK) Richard Buxton 484 26.94 3.32
Conservative Party (UK) Trevor Lloyd-Jones 444
Liberal Democrats (UK) Ruth Berry 279 16.20 0.31
4,266 2071,721 40.34 10.7113 0.76 0.47
Labour Party (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
Sulivan
Sulivan (2)
Conservative Party (UK)
Gerald Wombwell*
970
62.34
8.15
Conservative Party (UK)
Nicholas Botterill*n Notterill was elected in a by-election triggered by the death of Cllr Jonathan Maiden in 1996
967
Labour Party (UK) Vera Godden 467 28.23 6.15
Labour Party (UK) Thomas Butler 410
Liberal Democrats (UK) Joan Bonser 167 9.43 2.00
Liberal Democrats (UK) Allan McKelvie 126
4,332 3281,645 37.97 11.887 0.43 0.23
Conservative Party (UK)
Conservative Party (UK)
Town
Town (2)
Conservative Party (UK)
Stephen Greenhalgh*n Greenhalgh was elected in a by-election triggered by the resignation of Cllr Antony Glover in 1995/96
795
60.95
5.85
Conservative Party (UK)
Antony Lillis†n Lillis was a sitting Councillor representing the Colehill ward
744
Labour Party (UK) Allison Bartlett 382 27.05 4.28
Labour Party (UK) Joseph Moriah 301
Liberal Democrats (UK) Nathaniel Green 163 12.00 1.57
Liberal Democrats (UK) Graham Muir 140
4,802 4871,323 27.55 17.209 0.68 0.32
Conservative Party (UK)
Conservative Party (UK)
Walham
Walham (2)
Conservative Party (UK)
Frances Stainton*
857
46.58
2.18
Labour Party (UK)
Jenny Vaughan
833
44.46
5.29
Conservative Party (UK) Allen Mills 806
Labour Party (UK) Rory Vaughan 754
Liberal Democrats (UK) Anne Day 167 8.96 3.12
Liberal Democrats (UK) Joseph Day 153
5,539 5531,897 34.25 10.749 0.47 0.20
Conservative Party (UK)
Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)
White City & Shepherds Bush
White City and Shepherds Bush (3)
Labour Party (UK)
Ronald Browne*
1,362
78.17
6.21
Labour Party (UK)
Ivan Gibbons
1,305
Labour Party (UK)
Jafar Khaled*
1,132
Liberal Democrats (UK) Michael Boudry 217 11.75 2.17
Liberal Democrats (UK) Andrew Sweeting 200
Conservative Party (UK) Theresa Villiers 199 10.08 4.04
Conservative Party (UK) Andrew Brierley 169
Liberal Democrats (UK) Timothy Leunig 154
Conservative Party (UK) James Bullock 122
6,205 1311,884 30.36 10.7725 1.33 1.06
Labour Party (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
Wormholt
Wormholt (3)
Labour Party (UK)
Colin Aherne*
1,053
67.27
4.93
Labour Party (UK)
Sally Powell*
995
Labour Party (UK)
Stephen Burke*
982
Conservative Party (UK) Jonathon Collett 287 17.98 7.21
Conservative Party (UK) Timothy Kevan 262
Conservative Party (UK) John Pickthorn 261
Liberal Democrats (UK) Natasha Julien 234 14.74 2.27
Liberal Democrats (UK) Tanya Coen-D'Arcy 215
Liberal Democrats (UK) Christina Kearney 215
5,934 2311,663 28.02 14.0614 0.84 0.63
Labour Party (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
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