1998 Brent London Borough Council election

1998 05 07 yes 1998 Brent London Borough Council election Coat of arms of the London Borough of Brent.svg parliamentary 1994 Brent London Borough Council election 1994 2002 Brent London Borough Council election 2002 All 66 seats up for election to Brent London Borough Council 34 169,698https://data.london.gov.uk/download/2db834ff-edbe-4433-9a9f-438bd585e3c6/6559d43c-4ea0-4b58-b705-94f84c3a549a/LBCE_1998-5-7.pdf London Borough Election Results - including the Greater London Authority referendum results - Ward Voting Statistics 29 July 2025 London Datastore London Research Centre Michael Minors Dennis Grenham 189 62,548, 36.86% ( 11.48) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Independent Conservative 115x50px|Blank 135x50px|Blank Paul A. Daisley Robert J. Blackman 1990 Preston 33 seats, 43.96% 32 1993 Harlesden 28 seats, 40.26% 28 43 15 7.48 59,835 47.74% 19 14 46,045 36.74% 7.22 Council control No Overall Control Council control after election Labour Party (UK) 4 5 seats, 14.13% 5 1 17,602 14.04% 0.09 Chunilal V. Chavdan Chavda was the defacto leader as he was the only member on the council Didn't run 1 0 Didn't run 279 0.22% New Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Preston1998 local election in England March 2020 March 2020 The 1998 Brent London Borough Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Brent London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour Party gained overall control of the council from no overall control.9 May 1998 Local Elections results The Times NewsBank 46 Background Before the election Labour ran the council with the support of the Liberal Democrats.Brown David 16 May 1998 Labour shrugs off 'barmy' tag to sweep back to power in Brent Greater London, Kent, and Surrey Counties Publications NewsBank However the Conservatives targeted the council with the Conservative Shadow Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, Norman Fowler, predicting that the Conservatives would make gains in Brent.Hencke David 17 April 1998 Tories expect council gains The Guardian NewsBank The Conservatives required a 1% swing from the 1994 election to win a majority on the council, where previously no party had a majority.Rallings Colin Thrasher, Michael 19 April 1998 A Tory target in the town halls - Election The Sunday Times NewsBank 8 There was one by-election in the intervening years, however it didn't result in the seat changing hands.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 29 July 2025 London Datastore London Research Centre 22 In addition to this, a member of the Conservatives became an independent, meaning the composition of the council just before the election was 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 29 July 2025 London Datastore London Research Centre 17 +↓285132Labour Party (UK) LabourLiberal Democrats (UK) Lib Demlightblue Ind. ConConservative Party (UK) Con Election result The Labour party took a 20-seat majority on the council after gaining 15 seats, with the gains including taking all of the seats in Fryent and Roe Green wards and 1 seat in Queensbury ward from the Conservatives.16 May 1998 Brent Greater London, Kent, and Surrey Counties Publications NewsBank The Conservatives put their defeat in Brent down to the popularity of the national Labour government and unhappiness at the closure of Edgware General Hospital's casualty department by the previous Conservative government. The Liberal Democrats failed to make gains and dropped from 5 to 4 councillors. Overall turnout at the election was 36.8%, down from 48.3% in 1994.Summary of local election results in Brent http://www.brent.gov.uk/elections.nsf/2f123bcc3c5e238c80256ad20034644f/541df3d257eea79480256ba9004c23be!OpenDocument dead https://web.archive.org/web/20060514045859/http://www.brent.gov.uk/elections.nsf/2f123bcc3c5e238c80256ad20034644f/541df3d257eea79480256ba9004c23be%21OpenDocument 14 May 2006 4 February 2015 Brent CouncilBrent local election result 1998https://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 July 2025 London Datastore London Research Centre Michael Minors Dennis Grenham 19-22, 190-191https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Brent-1964-2010.pdf London Borough of Brent Election Results 1964-2010 Elections Centre Plymouth University Colin Rallings Michael= Thrasher 12-13http://www.electionscentre.co.uk/?page_id=3755 Year Tables 19 December 2015 Labour Party (UK) 43 16 1 15 65.15 47.74 59,835 7.48 Conservative Party (UK) 19 1 15 14 28.79 36.74 46,045 7.22 Liberal Democrats (UK) 4 0 1 1 6.06 14.04 17,602 0.09 Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0.00 0.57 716 0.26 Independent politician 0 0 0 0.00 0.57 710 NewIndependent Conservative 0 0 0 0.00 0.22 279 New Ind. Con lightblueSocialist Alliance (England) 0 0 0 0.00 0.12 145 New 66 125,332 After the elections, the composition of the council was as follows: +↓43419Labour Party (UK) LabourLiberal Democrats (UK) Lib DemConservative Party (UK) Con Ward results (*) - Indicates an incumbent candidate (†) - Indicates an incumbent candidate standing in a different ward Alperton Alperton (2)http://www2.brent.gov.uk/Committe.nsf/5c5bcd4e26c8af5c80256603006abdf2!OpenView Election Turnout in May 1998 Brent Council 4 February 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20010217014213/http://www2.brent.gov.uk/Committe.nsf/5c5bcd4e26c8af5c80256603006abdf2%21OpenView 17 February 2001 dead Liberal Democrats (UK) Daniel Brown* 1,310 54.04 4.41 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Rattray* 1,227 Labour Party (UK) Ronald Collman 720 26.86 0.46 Labour Party (UK) Leon Turini 541 Conservative Party (UK) Dineshkumar Mistry 271 9.90 5.25 Independent (politician) Ratnasabapathy Ananthanathan 216 9.20 New Conservative Party (UK) Everton Williams 194 5,684 2262,495 43.90 8.0219 0.76 0.51 Liberal Democrats (UK)Liberal Democrats (UK) Barham Barham (2) Liberal Democrats (UK) Paul Lorber* 1,023 45.67 4.93 Liberal Democrats (UK) Anthony Hughes 898 Labour Party (UK) Victor Humphrey†n Humphrey was a sitting councillor representing the St Raphael's ward 603 26.58 1.74 Conservative Party (UK) Christie Fernandes 594 27.75 6.67 Conservative Party (UK) Bruce Embleton 573 Labour Party (UK) Anton Singarayer 515 5,079 1682,280 44.89 7.0314 0.61 0.14 Liberal Democrats (UK)Liberal Democrats (UK) Barnhill Barnhill (2) Conservative Party (UK) Irwin Van Colle* 1,066 63.08 10.38 Conservative Party (UK) Suresh Kansagra 1,013 Labour Party (UK) Conal O'Connor 467 27.73 9.66 Labour Party (UK) Maureen Queally 467 Liberal Democrats (UK) Sydney Leigh 157 8.59 0.12 Liberal Democrats (UK) Ishaq Mohammed 126 4,893 3371,760 35.97 15.4116 0.91 0.70Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK) Brentwater Brentwater (2) Labour Party (UK) Ralph Fox 1,409 52.62 5.77 Labour Party (UK) Akbertkhan Sarguroh 1,237 Conservative Party (UK) Alan Wall* 1,026 39.88 3.21Conservative Party (UK) Ian Lyon 979Liberal Democrats (UK) Diana Ayres 206 7.50 0.92Liberal Democrats (UK) Gisele Sukhram 1716,264 4702,709 43.25 10.4816 0.59 0.17Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Brondesbury Park Brondesbury Park (2) Labour Party (UK) Keith Ferry 1,068 49.48 9.32 Labour Party (UK) Gabrielle Kagan 1,054 Conservative Party (UK) Albert Wakelin* 762 34.09 9.07 Conservative Party (UK) Ghulam Qureshi 700 Liberal Democrats (UK) Madeleine Gaskin 224 8.98 1.07 Liberal Democrats (UK) Chunilal Hirani 161 Green Party of England and Wales Simone Aspis 160 7.46 0.83 6,102 7682,187 35.84 9.0221 0.96 0.71 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Carlton Carlton (2) Labour Party (UK) Mary Arnold 874 77.42 6.74 Labour Party (UK) John Lebor* 768 Conservative Party (UK) Shane Andrews 165 13.44 1.76 Conservative Party (UK) Ibrar Qureshi 120 Liberal Democrats (UK) Zoe Ryle 97 9.15 1.79 4,061 531,169 28.79 13.9225 2.14 1.61 Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Chamberlayn Chamberlayne (2) Labour Party (UK) Charles Lemmon 1,196 49.53 4.63 Labour Party (UK) Jon Godfrey* 1,138 Conservative Party (UK) Christopher Rees 879 37.01 7.10 Conservative Party (UK) John Warren* 865 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jonathan Pincus 165 6.79 0.81 Green Party of England and Wales Philip Dymond 157 6.67 1.66 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jack Papasavva 155 5,353 5442,422 45.25 12.6220 0.83 0.47 Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Church End Church End (2) Labour Party (UK) Sebastian Long* 624 49.96 4.80 Labour Party (UK) Bobby Thomas* 617 Conservative Party (UK) Ratilal Shah 518 39.90 3.04 Conservative Party (UK) David Gauke 473 Liberal Democrats (UK) Dudley Gaskin 127 10.14 1.76 Liberal Democrats (UK) Robert Wenley 125 4,572 4851,389 30.38 13.0010 0.72 0.33 Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Cricklewood Cricklewood (2) Conservative Party (UK) Carol Shaw* 1,282 55.03 0.10 Conservative Party (UK) Jack Sayers* 1,191 Labour Party (UK) George Crane†n Crane was a sitting councillor representing the Willesden Green ward 853 37.69 3.40 Labour Party (UK) James Powney 841 Liberal Democrats (UK) Christian Baker 200 7.28 0.53 Liberal Democrats (UK) Azwar Mohammed 127 6,140 1,0452,419 39.40 14.4017 0.70 0.44 Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK) Fryent Fryent (2) Labour Party (UK) Lawrence Pardoe 1,197 52.27 19.12 Labour Party (UK) Asish Sengupta 1,027 Conservative Party (UK) Joel Games* 839 37.74 19.83 Conservative Party (UK) Peter Nelke* 767 Liberal Democrats (UK) Frederick Gordon 248 9.99 2.28 Liberal Democrats (UK) Steven Billam 177 5,899 4222,310 39.16 7.7618 0.78 0.59 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Gladstone Gladstone (2) Labour Party (UK) Michael Lyon 1,069 48.63 8.37 Labour Party (UK) Abdul Sattar-Butt 964 Conservative Party (UK) Edward Lazarus* 959 44.65 6.77 Conservative Party (UK) Francis Torrens* 908 Liberal Democrats (UK) William Anderson 170 6.72 2.12 Liberal Democrats (UK) Alastair MacEwan 111 5,574 2142,222 39.86 13.7216 0.72 0.27 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Harlesden Harlesden (2) Labour Party (UK) Paul Daisley* 819 75.59 4.90 Labour Party (UK) Ann Reeder* 757 Conservative Party (UK) Sanjaykumar Patel 148 13.96 3.55 Conservative Party (UK) Rosaline Owaka 143 Liberal Democrats (UK) Joseph Fahey 127 10.45 2.13 Liberal Democrats (UK) Brenda Shuttleworth 91 3,977 831,170 29.42 11.089 0.77 0.64Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Kensal Rise Kensal Rise (2) Labour Party (UK) Bertha Joseph* 910 76.48 28.15 Labour Party (UK) Helga Gladbaum* 833 Liberal Democrats (UK) Geoffrey Walley 160 12.90 2.66 Liberal Democrats (UK) Eamon Ryan 134 Conservative Party (UK) Kenneth Sinclair 126 10.62 12.52 Conservative Party (UK) Smart Owaka 116 4,058 2951,256 30.95 13.8514 1.11 0.69Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Kenton Kenton (2) Conservative Party (UK) Arthur Steel* 1,480 59.79 10.38 Conservative Party (UK) Sean O'Sullivan†n O'Sullivan was a sitting councillor representing the Tokyngton ward 1,410 Labour Party (UK) Dorothy Bryson 733 29.91 11.72 Labour Party (UK) Mary Daly 713 Liberal Democrats (UK) Annie Bliss 256 10.30 1.34 Liberal Democrats (UK) Bridget Kelly 242 6,962 5622,485 35.69 13.5614 0.68 0.49Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK) Kilburn Kilburn (2) Labour Party (UK) Peter Pendsay* 1,023 66.36 11.69 Labour Party (UK) Mary Cribbin* 955 Liberal Democrats (UK) Elizabeth Clark 272 14.22 1.98 Conservative Party (UK) Stephen Batten 264 15.80 12.96 Conservative Party (UK) Mohammad Chugtai 207 Liberal Democrats (UK) Roger Crouch 152 Socialist Alliance (England) Philip Kent 54 3.62 New 182 4,8471,595 32.91 11.2118 1.13 0.68Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Kingsbury Kingsbury (2) Conservative Party (UK) Reginald Colwill* 1,084 51.95 9.27 Conservative Party (UK) Carupiah Selvarajah 1,004 Labour Party (UK) William Mears 834 40.18 9.62 Labour Party (UK) Malcolm Gosling 781 Liberal Democrats (UK) Alan Klein 180 7.86 0.36 Liberal Democrats (UK) Rodney Saunders 136 6,115 4422,234 36.53 13.0019 0.85 0.64Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK) Manor Manor (2) Labour Party (UK) Andrew Ammerlaan* 923 60.53 1.35 Labour Party (UK) Yusuf Giwa* 773 Conservative Party (UK) Akua Abban-Davis 230 14.02 16.85 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Chapman 228 15.17 5.23 Liberal Democrats (UK) Donald MacArthur 197 Conservative Party (UK) Harry Quainoo 163 Green Party of England and Wales Sally Ibbotson 144 10.28 New 4,8121,459 30.32 14.2415 1.03 0.73Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Mapesbury Mapesbury (2) Labour Party (UK) Janice Long* 1,081 51.41 6.52 Labour Party (UK) Ian Bellia 926 Conservative Party (UK) Peter Czarniecki* 784 36.99 11.04 Conservative Party (UK) Pamela O'Brien 660 Liberal Democrats (UK) James Heath 128 5.51 1.57 Green Party of England and Wales Donald Lowe 119 6.10 New Liberal Democrats (UK) Emma Talbot 87 5,248 4691,984 37.81 11.6612 0.61 0.06Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Preston Preston (3) Conservative Party (UK) Bob Blackman* 1,922 53.90 7.94 Conservative Party (UK) Harshadbhai Patel*n Patel was elected in a by-election triggered by the death of Cllr Alan Kemp in 1996 1,734 Conservative Party (UK) Thomas Taylor* 1,731 Labour Party (UK) Eileen Macklin 1,019 29.94 1.75 Labour Party (UK) Cyril McGovern 1,014 Labour Party (UK) George Macklin 959 Ind. Conservative Chunilal Chavda†n Chavda was a sitting councillor representing the Roe Green ward 279 8.37 New lightblue Liberal Democrats (UK) Richard Thomas 260 7.79 2.18 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jacqueline Bunce-Linsell 259 9,156 5483,298 36.02 9.8221 0.64 0.26Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK) Queen's Park Queen's Park (2) Labour Party (UK) Neil Nerva 1,038 66.16 24.63 Labour Party (UK) Sarah Walker 1,005 Liberal Democrats (UK) Anthony Spitzel 340 20.27 16.42 Liberal Democrats (UK) Robert Wharton 286 Conservative Party (UK) Wendy MacHugh 217 13.57 3.52 Conservative Party (UK) Jennifer Seaton-Brown 202 3,912 3581,632 41.72 13.5118 1.10 0.59Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Queensbury Queensbury (2) Labour Party (UK) Rameshchandra Patel 832 49.81 8.22 Conservative Party (UK) Eric McDonald* 738 45.10 10.90 Labour Party (UK) Anthony Burleton 733 Conservative Party (UK) Mohammad Rizvi 679 Liberal Democrats (UK) Hilda Glazer 94 5.09 2.68 Liberal Democrats (UK) Elizabeth Kornfeld 66 4,480 3261,732 38.66 7.2511 0.64 0.27Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK) Roe Green Roe Green (2) Labour Party (UK) William Dromey 1,183 54.84 2.44 Labour Party (UK) John Duffy†n Duffy was a sitting councillor representing the Willesden Green ward 1,178 Conservative Party (UK) Navinchandra Patel 855 38.98 3.52 Conservative Party (UK) Peter Golds* 823 Liberal Democrats (UK) Vivienne Williamson 155 6.18 1.08 Liberal Democrats (UK) Anthony Littman 111 5,653 5712,321 41.06 11.7111 0.47 0.32 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Roundwood Roundwood (2) Labour Party (UK) Joyce Bacchus* 753 52.86 17.61 Labour Party (UK) Mohammad Zakriya 625 Independent (politician) James Fitzpatrick 416 31.91 New Conservative Party (UK) Jean Chopping 135 10.20 4.47 Conservative Party (UK) Abid Ashary 131 Liberal Democrats (UK) Benedict Rich 74 5.03 2.37 Liberal Democrats (UK) Mohammad Khokhar 57 4,265 551,262 29.59 9.9715 1.19 0.55Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) St Andrews St Andrews (2) Labour Party (UK) Richard Harrod* 690 47.72 2.23 Conservative Party (UK) James O'Sullivan 636 46.19 1.99 Conservative Party (UK) Naginbhai Parmar 607 Labour Party (UK) Aston Walters 594 Liberal Democrats (UK) Helen Durnford 86 6.09 0.24 Liberal Democrats (UK) Bernard Luby 78 3,817 5781,462 38.30 13.5312 0.82 0.47Labour Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) St Raphael's St. Raphael's (3) Labour Party (UK) David Coughlin 1,125 71.27 25.82 Labour Party (UK) Ann John* 1,106 Labour Party (UK) Kantibhai Patel 996 Conservative Party (UK) Emanuel Henry 317 18.28 4.63 Conservative Party (UK) Natalie Colwill 283 Conservative Party (UK) Manibhai Hathalia 228 Liberal Democrats (UK) Eileen Barker 208 10.45 4.13 Liberal Democrats (UK) Christopher Queen 146 Liberal Democrats (UK) Andrew Scott 119 7,132 7381,763 24.72 11.5828 1.59 1.03Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Stonebridge Stonebridge (2) Labour Party (UK) Columbus Moloney* 568 62.91 1.17 Labour Party (UK) Robert Hamadi 543 Liberal Democrats (UK) Rosa Gordon 142 14.55 4.25 Conservative Party (UK) Bhiku Patel 133 13.70 5.71 Liberal Democrats (UK) Leslie Lewis 115 Conservative Party (UK) Abdul Rehman 109 Independent (politician) Kanwal Shergill 78 8.84 New 3,491 77992 28.42 8.4017 1.71 1.55Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Sudbury Sudbury (3) Conservative Party (UK) Uma Fernandes* 1,086 36.02 9.31 Conservative Party (UK) Cormach Moore* 1,010 Conservative Party (UK) Neil Rands 990 Labour Party (UK) Christopher Alexis 984 31.16 9.97 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Lewis 975 32.82 0.66 Liberal Democrats (UK) Violet Steele 944 Liberal Democrats (UK) Henry Melzack 893 Labour Party (UK) Mohammad Hoda 845 Labour Party (UK) Lewis Hodgetts 841 7,426 5753,077 41.44 7.9820 0.65 0.50 Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK) Sudbury Court Sudbury Court (2) Conservative Party (UK) Gideon Fiegel* 985 49.43 11.86 Conservative Party (UK) Vanessa Howells* 927 Labour Party (UK) Mary Finnegan 864 42.19 14.57 Labour Party (UK) Deborah Kafka 768 Liberal Democrats (UK) Sue Lorber 175 8.37 2.72 Liberal Democrats (UK) Alan Johnston†n Johnston was a sitting councillor representing the Barham ward 149 5,955 8622,051 34.44 8.2318 0.88 0.51Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK) Tokyngton Tokyngton (3) Labour Party (UK) Alec Castle 1,451 49.68 5.69 Labour Party (UK) Orugbani Douglas 1,427 Conservative Party (UK) Nicola Blackman* 1,365 44.32 8.36 Labour Party (UK) Dhirajlal Kataria 1,318 Conservative Party (UK) Janet Graham 1,227 Conservative Party (UK) Manibhai Patel* 1,152 Liberal Democrats (UK) Diana Lewis 198 6.00 2.67 Liberal Democrats (UK) Chandrakant Patel 190 Liberal Democrats (UK) Nathalal Hingorani 119 7,632 4013,059 40.08 15.2114 0.46 0.16 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK) Wembley Central Wembley Central (2) Labour Party (UK) Lincoln Beswick* 1,035 41.31 2.40 Labour Party (UK) Tullah Persaud†n Persaud was a sitting councillor representing the Stonebridge ward 905 Liberal Democrats (UK) Chandubhai Patel 817 33.07 5.54 Liberal Democrats (UK) Valerie Brown 736 Conservative Party (UK) Harihar Patel 644 25.62 7.94 Conservative Party (UK) Pearl Mordish 559 5,808 6332,579 44.40 13.6914 0.54 0.27Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Willesden Green Willesden Green (2) Labour Party (UK) Lesley Jones 1,179 61.59 5.11 Labour Party (UK) Ahmad Shahzad 947 Conservative Party (UK) Gabriel Reynolds 345 19.03 11.78 Conservative Party (UK) Mohammed Chughtai 312 Green Party of England and Wales Brian Orr 136 7.88 1.98 Liberal Democrats (UK) Arvindbhai Patel 134 6.23 0.58 Socialist Alliance (England) Stanley Keable 91 5.27 New Liberal Democrats (UK) Farhana Salama 81 5,331 6321,775 33.30 13.7119 1.07 0.80 Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Notes n References collapsed collapsed 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