1998 Lambeth London Borough Council election

{{Infobox election | election_date = 1998 05 07 yes | election_name = 1998 Lambeth London Borough Council election | country = London | type = parliamentary | previous_election = 1994 Lambeth London Borough Council election | previous_year = 1994 | next_election = 2002 Lambeth London Borough Council election | next_year = 2002 | seats_for_election = All 64 seats up for election to Lambeth London Borough Council | majority_seats = 33 | registered = 183,447https://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 19 May 2025 London Datastore London Research Centre Michael Minors Dennis Grenham 208 | turnout = 58,937, 32.13% ( 10.88) | party1 = Labour Party (UK) | party2 = Liberal Democrats (UK) | party4 = Conservative Party (UK) | party5 = Independent politician | last_election1 = 24 seats, 36.37%'' | seats_before1 = 23| seats1 = 41| seat_change1 = 18| swing1 = 8.98| popular_vote1 = 71,112| percentage1 = 45.35%| last_election2 = 24 seats, 11.36% | seats_before2 = 25 | seats2 = 18 | seat_change2 = 7 | popular_vote2 = 48,857 | percentage2 = 31.16% | swing2 = 2.35 | last_election4 = 16 seats, 26.35% | seats_before4 = 15 | seats4 = 5 | seat_change4 = 10 | popular_vote4 = 28,855 | percentage4 = 18.40% | swing4 = 7.95 | last_election5 = 0 seats, 0.21% | seats_before5 = 1 | seats5 = 0 | seat_change5 = 1 | popular_vote5 = 821 | percentage5 = 0.52 | swing5 = 0.31 | title = Council control | before_election = | before_party = Labour Party (UK) | posttitle = Council control after election | after_election = | after_party = Labour Party (UK) | image1 = 115x50px|Blank | image2 = 115x50px|Blank | flag_image = Coat of Arms of the London Borough of Lambeth.svg }} none March 2023 April 2013Elections to Lambeth London Borough Council''' were held on 7 May 1998. The whole council was up for election and the Labour Party took overall control of the council. Local Elections results The Times 46 9 May 1998 https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/34120/response/88477/attach/3/Election%20of%20Councillors%207th%20May%201998.pdf Councillors – a Freedom of Information request to Lambeth Borough Council 27 April 2010 Election result Lambeth local election result 1998https://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 16 May 2025 London Datastore London Research Centre Michael Minors Dennis Grenham 118-121, 208-209https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Lambeth-1964-2010.pdf London Borough of Lambeth Election Results 1964-2010 16 May 2024 Elections Centre Plymouth University Colin Rallings Michael Thrasher 11-12 Labour Party (UK) 41 18 0 18 64.06 45.35 71,112 8.98 yes Liberal Democrats (UK) 18 3 10 7 28.13 31.16 48,857 2.35 Conservative Party (UK) 5 0 10 10 7.81 18.40 28,855 7.95 Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0.00 3.42 5,357 1.80grey Independent Democrat 0 0 0 0.00 0.67 1,058 0.77 Independent (politician) 0 0 1 1 0.00 0.52 821 0.31 Socialist Alliance (England) 0 0 0 0.00 373 0.24 NewSocialist Party of Great Britain 0 0 0 0.00 0.11 166 New0 0 0 0.00 144 0.09 New Tenants and Residents lightgreyCommunist Party of Britain 0 0 0 0.00 0.04 59 0.0264 156,802 Ward results (*) - Indicates an incumbent candidate (†) - Indicates an incumbent candidate standing in a different ward Angell Angell (3) Labour Party (UK) Ambrose Hogan 946 48.43 3.64 Labour Party (UK) Donatus Anyanwu 906 Labour Party (UK) Simon Stevens 887 Independent Democrat Thomas Butler 315 15.74 7.14 grey Independent Democrat Raymond Woolford 301 grey Independent Democrat Andrew Morris 274 grey Liberal Democrats (UK) Alan Bevan†n Bevan was a sitting councillor representing the Stockwell ward 229 10.63 8.35 Green Party of England and Wales Albere Hanna 197 10.45 2.73 Liberal Democrats (UK) Manjula Roy 194 Liberal Democrats (UK) Richard Laming 178 Conservative Party (UK) Michael Angel 134 Conservative Party (UK) Sheila Angel 134 6.58 0.95 Conservative Party (UK) Robert Angel 104 Independent politician Alexander Owolade 95 5.04 New Communist Party of Britain Peter Clifford 59 3.13 New 7,553 1721,869 24.75 11.3718 0.96 0.73 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Bishop's Bishop's (3) Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter Truesdale* 1,033 38.81 18.13 Labour Party (UK) Leslie Boodram 1,011 38.93 5.14 Labour Party (UK) Stephen Terence 1,011 Liberal Democrats (UK) Catriona Moore 977 Liberal Democrats (UK) Gilbert Williams* 941 Labour Party (UK) David Smith 938 Green Party of England and Wales Vahe Bastajian 175 6.90 New Conservative Party (UK) Barbara Winbourne 151 5.58 0.82 Tenants and Residents John Howard 144 5.68 New Conservative Party (UK) Kenneth Graham 140 Conservative Party (UK) Avril Firman 133 Independent politician Nigelle de Bar 58 2.29 New Independent politician Simeon Fuller 46 1.81 New 7,889 7002,462 31.21 11.8713 0.53 0.47 Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Clapham Park Clapham Park (3)Labour Party (UK) Ruth Ling* 1,527 44.55 6.01Labour Party (UK) Roland Doven 1,392Labour Party (UK) Martin McEwan 1,378Liberal Democrats (UK) Darren Sanders 1,154 34.00 9.77Liberal Democrats (UK) Matthew Bryant 1,120Liberal Democrats (UK) Clive Gross 1,005Conservative Party (UK) Richard Bassett 698 21.45 15.79Conservative Party (UK) Gianfranco Letizia 691Conservative Party (UK) Richard Forsdyke 680 9,585 6653,506 36.58 7.9538 1.08 1.03Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Clapham Town Clapham Town (3)Labour Party (UK) Christopher Henley 1,382 41.33 4.46Labour Party (UK) Michael English* 1,268Labour Party (UK) Claudette Hewitt 1,240Conservative Party (UK) Bernard Gentry* 1,194 34.47 1.59Conservative Party (UK) John Swannick 1,026Conservative Party (UK) David Green 1,025Green Party of England and Wales Ben Hardy 430 13.70 NewLiberal Democrats (UK) Maria Gardner-Brown 395 10.50 16.58Liberal Democrats (UK) Malcolm Baines 310Liberal Democrats (UK) Maureen Mele 283 8,863 6783,076 34.71 11.268 0.26 0.13Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Ferndale Ferndale (3)Labour Party (UK) Richard Jarman 1,176 53.83 2.54Labour Party (UK) Mohammed Abu-Bakr*n Abu-Bakr was elected in a by-election triggered by the resignations of Cllrs Cooper-King and Harrison in 1995. He was elected alongside Simon Adams who did not stand for re-election.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 Borough Council Elections - 7 May 1998 - Including Greater London Council referendum results 17 May 2025 London Datastore London Research Centre Michael Minors Dennis Grenham 122 1,153Labour Party (UK) Paul McGlone 1,115Liberal Democrats (UK) Patrick Mitchell 357 14.66 9.00Green Party of England and Wales Penelope Shepherd 302 14.16 3.41Liberal Democrats (UK) John Medway 294Liberal Democrats (UK) Pavel Pinkava 287Conservative Party (UK) Alison Davis 244 9.47 1.50Conservative Party (UK) Andrew Calder 181Conservative Party (UK) Sheila Calder 181grey Independent Democrat Earl Simms 168 7.88 4.55 9,451 8182,084 22.05 11.0643 2.06 1.85Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Gipsy Hill Gipsy Hill (3)Conservative Party (UK) Janet Grigg* 1,525 46.04 4.56Conservative Party (UK) Russell A'Court 1,3381,330 Conservative Party (UK) Gareth ComptonLabour Party (UK) John Fraser 1,311 38.23 3.78Labour Party (UK) Neil Semple 1,110Labour Party (UK) Philip Smith 1,061Green Party of England and Wales David Goodman 265 8.73 2.21Liberal Democrats (UK) Timothy Evans 234 7.00 11.02Liberal Democrats (UK) Andrew Thurburn 212Liberal Democrats (UK) Roger Stewart 191 8,760 643,133 35.76 8.5915 0.48 0.45Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK) Herne Hill Herne Hill (3)Labour Party (UK) James Dickson* 1,415 48.48 4.75Labour Party (UK) Kirsty McHugh 1,359Labour Party (UK) Peter O'Connell* 1,170Conservative Party (UK) Evan Davies 564 18.72 14.28Conservative Party (UK) Lewis Robinson 500Liberal Democrats (UK) Andrew Bennett 464 13.33 1.09Conservative Party (UK) Shah Isfahan 459Green Party of England and Wales Timothy Mather 387 14.27 4.94Liberal Democrats (UK) Diane Grigsby 344Liberal Democrats (UK) Dave Raval 276Socialist Alliance (England) William Hynes 141 5.20 New 8,376 6842,546 30.40 16.0519 0.75 0.55Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Knight's Hill Knight's Hill (3)Labour Party (UK) Paul Connolly 1,554 41.09 7.81Labour Party (UK) Colin Crooks 1,275Liberal Democrats (UK) Robert McConnell*n McConnell was elected in a by-election triggered by the resignation of Cllr Evans in 1996 1,238 35.24 13.24Labour Party (UK) Netti Williams 1,180Liberal Democrats (UK) Morris Martin 1,128Liberal Democrats (UK) Joel Robinson 1,072Conservative Party (UK) Nathalie Ray 602 17.95 26.78Conservative Party (UK) Thomas Shaw 581Conservative Party (UK) Graeme Tennyson 568Green Party of England and Wales John Parham 186 5.72 New 9,278 1213,447 37.15 5.0615 0.44 0.28Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)Liberal Democrats (UK) Larkhall Larkhall (3)Labour Party (UK) Kevin Craig*n Craig was elected in a by-election triggered by the resignation of Cllr Jones in 1997 1,357 41.75 4.13Labour Party (UK) Rupert Bawden 1,252Labour Party (UK) Esther Green 1,112Liberal Democrats (UK) Clive Parry 970 29.44 13.24Liberal Democrats (UK) Shane Redfearn-Sinclair 872Liberal Democrats (UK) George Watson 782Independent politician Elizabeth Tapsell*n Tapsell was originally elected as a Labour Councillor but she decided to run as an independent 413 13.90 NewGreen Party of England and Wales Henry Bewley 207 6.97 NewConservative Party (UK) Penelope Sinclair 206 5.18 4.34Conservative Party (UK) Helen Gentry 135Conservative Party (UK) William Trelawney 121Independent politician Joseph Desouza 82 2.76 New 8,670 4722,767 31.91 3.2210 0.36 0.12Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Independent politicianLabour Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Oval Oval (3)Liberal Democrats (UK) Marietta Crichton-Stuart* 1,412 48.82 1.06Liberal Democrats (UK) John Feenan 1,267Liberal Democrats (UK) Andrew Sawdon* 1,261Labour Party (UK) Elizabeth Atkinson 1,053 34.80 6.36Labour Party (UK) Stephen Beer 925Labour Party (UK) John Hayes 831Conservative Party (UK) John Taylor 404 10.21 2.91Conservative Party (UK) Christopher Sinclair 230Conservative Party (UK) Robert Halfon 190Socialist Party of Great Britain Anne Hollifield 166 6.17 New 8,733 7542,769 31.71 13.365 0.18 0.07Liberal Democrats (UK)Liberal Democrats (UK)Liberal Democrats (UK) Prince's Prince's (3)Liberal Democrats (UK) Michael Tuffrey* 1,204 54.05 8.18Liberal Democrats (UK) Keith Fitchett* 1,134Liberal Democrats (UK) Sandra Lawman*n Lawman was elected in a by-election triggered by the resignation of Cllr Liddle in 1995 1,095Labour Party (UK) Matthew Clifton 757 33.93 5.10Labour Party (UK) Alistair Fletcher 725Labour Party (UK) David Salisbury-Jones†n Salisbury-Jones was a sitting councillor representing the Tulse Hill ward 673Conservative Party (UK) Stephen Collier 235 10.42 3.32Conservative Party (UK) Andrew Hayes 218Conservative Party (UK) Jane Wright 209Independent politician James Wood 34 1.60 New 6,282 1432,295 36.53 11.567 0.31 0.17Liberal Democrats (UK)Liberal Democrats (UK)Liberal Democrats (UK) St Leonard's St Leonard's (3) Liberal Democrats (UK) Clive Bennett 1,162 42.85 8.75 Liberal Democrats (UK) Brian Palmer 1,103 Liberal Democrats (UK) Roger Giess 1,092 Labour Party (UK) Sally Bowdery 727 26.29 4.18 Labour Party (UK) Roger Bowdery 703 Labour Party (UK) Brycchan Carey 630 Conservative Party (UK) Joanna Barker 618 22.70 21.09 Conservative Party (UK) Andrew Burkinshaw 580 Conservative Party (UK) Glyn Kyle 580 Green Party of England and Wales Hugh Fraser 213 8.16 New 8,296 3622,660 32.06 12.077 0.26 0.03 Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) St Martin's St Martin's (3)Labour Party (UK) Judith Brodie 1,189 55.29 17.33Labour Party (UK) Thomas Franklin* 1,138Labour Party (UK) Toren Smith* 1,049Conservative Party (UK) Claire Baker 451 18.74 18.31Conservative Party (UK) Michael Lawson 363Conservative Party (UK) Carolyn Young 330Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter Alman 296 13.54 3.08Liberal Democrats (UK) Philip Marshall 284Green Party of England and Wales Maureen Owens 253 12.43 NewLiberal Democrats (UK) Robert Russell 247 7,798 3392,083 26.71 16.626 0.29 0.23Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Stockwell Stockwell (3) Liberal Democrats (UK) Anthony Bottrall* 1,043 41.54 6.70 Labour Party (UK) Hugh David 1,020 41.51 9.28 Labour Party (UK) Abigail Melville 917 Liberal Democrats (UK) Catherine Cumberbatch-Barnett 884 Liberal Democrats (UK) Emma Must 844 Labour Party (UK) Kamal Paul 832 Green Party of England and Wales James Fraser 207 9.31 5.37 Conservative Party (UK) Keith Best 202 7.63 6.42 Conservative Party (UK) Virginia Taylor 167 Conservative Party (UK) Elizabeth Gibson 140 7,842 5932,357 30.06 15.2827 1.15 1.03 Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Streatham Hill Streatham Hill (3)Liberal Democrats (UK) June Fewtrell 1,513 50.33 4.11Liberal Democrats (UK) Roger O'Brien 1,483Liberal Democrats (UK) Ashley Lumsden 1,413Labour Party (UK) John Ohen 865 27.79 7.49Labour Party (UK) Syed Islam 832Labour Party (UK) Daniel Sabbagh 737Conservative Party (UK) Roger Bennett 302 9.73 9.88Conservative Party (UK) Anna Hunter 276Green Party of England and Wales Sheila Freeman 275 9.42 3.77Conservative Party (UK) David Stephens 274Socialist Alliance (England) Sally Coombs 80 2.74 New 9,213 2452,933 31.84 12.465 0.17 0.04Liberal Democrats (UK)Liberal Democrats (UK)Liberal Democrats (UK) Streatham South Streatham South (3)Labour Party (UK) Alan White 1,804 56.69 22.52Labour Party (UK) John Kazantzis 1,738Labour Party (UK) Timothy Sargeant 1,674Conservative Party (UK) Fiona Bulmer 1,130 35.81 13.02Conservative Party (UK) Anthony Bays* 1,104Conservative Party (UK) Caroline King 1,061Liberal Democrats (UK) Lesley Trott 249 7.50 9.49Liberal Democrats (UK) David Trott 236Liberal Democrats (UK) Allen Pitt 205 8,442 3153,459 40.97 8.7320 0.58 0.46Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Streatham Wells Streatham Wells (3)Liberal Democrats (UK) Julian Heather* 1,556 51.45 5.40Liberal Democrats (UK) Sheila Clarke 1,467Liberal Democrats (UK) Daphne Hayes-Mojon* 1,419Labour Party (UK) Robert Hill 964 30.24 10.70Labour Party (UK) Janet Poole 850Labour Party (UK) Gordon Poole 797Conservative Party (UK) Anthony Liell 311 9.49 19.11Conservative Party (UK) Lisabeth Liell 261Green Party of England and Wales Michael O'Gara 254 8.82 3.02Conservative Party (UK) Richard Patient 247 9,842 2232,966 30.14 14.7622 0.74 0.51Liberal Democrats (UK)Liberal Democrats (UK)Liberal Democrats (UK) Thornton Thornton (2)Labour Party (UK) Anthony Hewitt 1,178 46.21 12.95Labour Party (UK) Julie Minns 1,129Liberal Democrats (UK) John Pindar*n The incumbents middle name was john, but he decided to only use his middle name this election 1,080 42.47 3.21Liberal Democrats (UK) Robert Doyle 1,040Conservative Party (UK) Claude Randall 170 6.43 15.57Conservative Party (UK) Mark Kotecha 151Green Party of England and Wales Lee Allane 122 4.89 New 6,131 2452,610 42.57 11.8331 1.19 0.94Labour Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK)Labour Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Thurlow Park Thurlow Park (2)Conservative Party (UK) Clare Whelan* 1,146 50.20 5.52Conservative Party (UK) John Whelan* 1,138Liberal Democrats (UK) Charlotte Barraclough 669 28.24 4.51Liberal Democrats (UK) Tom Cornwall 616Labour Party (UK) Ann Fraser 415 16.59 3.96Labour Party (UK) Paul Wilson 340Green Party of England and Wales Matthew Rhys-Roberts 113 4.97 New 5,560 1852,322 41.76 7.7710 0.43 0.24Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK) Town Hall Town Hall (3)Labour Party (UK) Geraldine Curtis* 1,432 50.67 3.22Labour Party (UK) Steven Reed 1,311Labour Party (UK) Christopher Cattermole* 1,294Green Party of England and Wales Roger Baker 535 20.14 6.80Liberal Democrats (UK) Elsie Binder 441 14.39 3.79Liberal Democrats (UK) Rosaleen Mansfield 361Liberal Democrats (UK) Duncan Brack 345Conservative Party (UK) Alexander Mackenzie-Smith 254 9.07 11.96Conservative Party (UK) Amanda Hodgkinson 249Conservative Party (UK) Katherine Tack 220Socialist Alliance (England) Lawrence Coombs 152 5.72 New 9,065 122,447 26.99 12.0137 1.51 1.43Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Tulse Hill Tulse Hill (3)Labour Party (UK) Teifion Goddard 1,663 64.38 19.36Labour Party (UK) Jacqueline Meldrum 1,326Labour Party (UK) Johanna Sherrington 1,245Green Party of England and Wales William Collins 360 14.92 5.33Green Party of England and Wales Catherine Mukhopadhyay 338Liberal Democrats (UK) Winifred Hayes 319 13.29 0.99Liberal Democrats (UK) Laura Morland 313Green Party of England and Wales Sam WIld 276Liberal Democrats (UK) Charles Manfield 236Conservative Party (UK) Michael Adkin 172 7.41 2.73Conservative Party (UK) John Prior 172Conservative Party (UK) Graham Pycock 140 8,335 2442,266 27.19 11.6217 0.75 0.43Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Vassall Vassall (3)Labour Party (UK) Kitty Ussher 1,299 45.60 9.47Labour Party (UK) Michael Cruickshanks 1,298Labour Party (UK) Alexander McKenna 1,266Liberal Democrats (UK) Adeline Aina 1,030 35.75 7.52Liberal Democrats (UK) Geoffrey Bowring* 1,017Liberal Democrats (UK) John Denny* 981Green Party of England and Wales Peter Crush 262 9.28 1.37Conservative Party (UK) Nicholas Gibbon 179 6.08 2.53Conservative Party (UK) Anthony Shakespeare 168Conservative Party (UK) Martin Taylor 168Independent politician Michael Garry 93 3.29 New 9,513 6152,880 30.27 5.9549 1.70 1.64Labour Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK)Labour Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK)Labour Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Notes n References 1998 Category:1998 London Borough council elections Category:20th century in the London Borough of Lambeth