1998 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election

1998 05 07 yes 1998 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election London parliamentary 1994 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election 1994 2002 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election 2002 All 50 seats up for election to Tower Hamlets London Borough Council 26 123,433https://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 Nov 2024 London Research Centre London Datastore Michael Minors Dennis Grenham 216 44,521, 36.07% ( 17.98) 140x50px|Blank 140x50px|Blank Michael J. Keith Labour Party (UK) 1997 Shadwell 43 seats, 55.42% 42 41 2 0.95 56,488 54.47% Unknown Liberal Democrats (UK) Unknown Unknown 7 seats, 27.24% 7 9 2 25.74% 26,689 1.50 Council control Labour Party (UK) Council control after election Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Unknown Unknown Unknown 0 seats, 3.57% 0 0 10,671 10.29% 6.72 Independent politician N/A N/A N/A 0 seats, 0.74% 1 0 1 3,432 3.31% 2.57 1965 Coat of arms of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.svgLocal election in England March 2020 March 2020 Elections to Tower Hamlets London Borough Council were held on 7 May 1998. The whole council was up for election and the Labour Party kept overall control of the council. Background In the years between the 1994 election and this election there were a total of 5 by-elections organised to replace councillors who either resigned from their seat or died while in office, these by-election however did not result in seats changing parties.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 11 Aug 2025 London Datastore London Research Centre 169 During the same period there was also a defection of a Labour councillor to a third party, which meant that 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 11 Aug 2025 London Datastore London Research Centre 165 +↓4271Labour Party (UK) LabourLiberal Democrats (UK) Lib Demdarkgrey Other Election result 1998 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council local electionshttps://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 17 Nov 2024 London Research Centre London Datastore Michael Minors Dennis Grenham 167-169, 214, 216-217https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Tower-Hamlets-1964-2010.pdf London Borough of Tower Hamlets Election Results 1964-2010 17 Nov 2024 Plymouth University Elections Centre Colin Rallings Michael Thrasher 8-9 Labour Party (UK) 41n Results include those from a St Mary's ward councillor standing under the Labour and Co-operative Party banner 0 2 2 82.00 54.47 56,488 0.95 yes Liberal Democrats (UK) 9 2 0 2 18.00 25.74 26,689 1.50 Conservative Party (UK) 0 0 0 0.00 10.29 10,671 6.72 Independent Liberal Democrat 0 0 0 0.00 3.62 3,758 1.46 Independent (politician) 0 0 1 1 0.00 3.31 3,432 2.57 British National Party 0 0 0 0.00 2.31 2,391 3.99 National Front (UK) 0 0 0 0.00 0.26 270 New 50 103,699 After the election the composition of the council was as follows: +↓419Labour Party (UK) LabourLiberal Democrats (UK) Lib Dem Ward results (*) - Indicates an incumbent candidate (†) - Indicates an incumbent candidate standing in a different ward Blackwall Blackwall (2) Labour Party (UK) Stephen L. Wright 701 64.56 6.42Labour Party (UK) Khan A. Murshid 691 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jane M. Jackson 287 24.54 3.62 Liberal Democrats (UK) Patricia A. Ramsay 242 Conservative Party (UK) Crispin B. Hayhoe 128 10.90 2.80 Conservative Party (UK) Sarah Hoile 107 3,669 5371,256 34.23 18.6932 2.55 1.46 Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Bow Bow (3)Liberal Democrats (UK) Raymond G. Gipson* 1,138 52.87 0.71Liberal Democrats (UK) Terry J. Stacy 1,063Liberal Democrats (UK) Marian Williams 1,010 Labour Party (UK) Arthur W. Downes 797 37.64 2.53 Labour Party (UK) Arun K. Chattopadhyay 793 Labour Party (UK) Benjamin Leapman 696 Conservative Party (UK) Tafique A. Chowdhury 246 9.48 3.23 Conservative Party (UK) Simon M. Gordon-Clark 138 6,452 3262,222 34.44 9.8015 0.68 0.17 Liberal Democrats (UK)Liberal Democrats (UK)Liberal Democrats (UK) Bromley Bromley (3) Labour Party (UK) Arthur W. Downes* 2,040 62.22 6.22Labour Party (UK) Carol M. Hinvest* 1,293Labour Party (UK) Betheline Chattopadhyay 1.116 Liberal Democrats (UK) Bernard Cameron 666 28.51 10.15 Liberal Democrats (UK) Rosemarie Peters 580 Liberal Democrats (UK) Ron Converson 547 Conservative Party (UK) John S. Livingstone 239 9.27 4.72 Conservative Party (UK) Barbara J. Perrott 187 Conservative Party (UK) Gregory M. Price 157 7,225 1,0052,645 36.61 13.2136 1.36 0.81 Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) East India East India (2) Labour Party (UK) Brian J. Son 826 61.28 3.20Labour Party (UK) Rajib Ahmed 790 Liberal Democrats (UK) Nigel P. Huxted 432 28.93 8.98 Liberal Democrats (UK) Annabelle J. Steggles 331 Conservative Party (UK) Nathaniel Cross 129 9.78 5.77 4,606 3521,480 32.13 24.4517 1.15 0.28 Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Grove Grove (2) Liberal Democrats (UK) Janet Ludlow* 874 52.20 1.05Liberal Democrats (UK) Frederick C. Hunn* 848 Labour Party (UK) Olwen M. Jacobs 704 40.95 2.33 Labour Party (UK) Jonathan Swain 674 Conservative Party (UK) Syed E. Hoque 113 6.85 2.88 4,183 2261,770 42.31 8.9415 0.85 0.41 Liberal Democrats (UK)Liberal Democrats (UK) Holy Trinity Holy Trinity (3) Liberal Democrats (UK) Albert J. Snooks 1,358 44.11 20.34Liberal Democrats (UK) Barrie C. Duffey 1,342Labour Party (UK) Salim Ullah 1,314 40.56 5.52 Liberal Democrats (UK) Rosina S. Tucker 1,270 Labour Party (UK) Judith A. Gardiner†n Gardiner was a sitting Councillor representing the St Mary's ward. She was elected in a by-election triggered by the resignation of Cllr. Amanda Linton in 1996 1,181 Labour Party (UK) Anthony J. Sharpe 1,156 Conservative Party (UK) Mustak Syed 313 10.43 New British National Party Paul Costello 147 4.90 14.58 7,483 1,2162,992 39.98 18.2821 0.70 0.40 Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK)Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Lansbury Lansbury (3) Labour Party (UK) Diana R. Johnson* 1,082 40.75 4.84Labour Party (UK) Michael C. Keating*n Keating was elected in a by-election triggered by the resignation of Cllr. Eric A. Commons in 1994 1,023Labour Party (UK) Kevin V. Morton* 964 Liberal Democrats (UK) Barry A. Blandford 692 23.95 12.07 Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter Carlin 604 Liberal Democrats (UK) Russell P. Neale 508 Independent (politician) David A. Hemingway 499 19.88 4.38 British National Front Lynda Miller 270 10.76 New Conservative Party (UK) Harry C. Benham 137 4.66 1.77 Conservative Party (UK) Sharon Jones 107 Conservative Party (UK) James Mclachlan 107 6,255 4842,548 40.74 16.0130 1.18 0.72 Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Limehouse Limehouse (3) Labour Party (UK) Helal U. Abbas 928 26.35 32.51Labour Party (UK) David J. Edgar* 778Labour Party (UK) Soyful Alom* 771 Independent (politician) William E. Wakefield*n Wakefield was elected in a by-election triggered by the resignation of Cllr. John P. Ryan in 1995. Wakefield was elected as a Labour councillor but was not selected to represent Labour in this election 520 16.59 New Liberal Democrats (UK) Timothy J. McNally 443 13.54 20.59 Independent (politician) Maurice Caplan 441 14.07 New Liberal Democrats (UK) Stewart G. Rayment 431 Independent (politician) Abu H. M. E. Hossain 425 13.56 New Independent (politician) Parvin Begum 402 12.83 New Liberal Democrats (UK) Martin J. Pantling 399 Independent (politician) Derek England 388 12.38 New Conservative Party (UK) Motiur Rahman 260 4.73 1.39 Conservative Party (UK) Pamela Drew 101 Conservative Party (UK) Paul A. Goodman 84 6,175 9842,406 38.96 15.7327 1.12 0.42 Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Millwall Millwall (3)Labour Party (UK) Julia Mainwaring* 2,315 61.18 10.84Labour Party (UK) Martin F. Young* 2,315Labour Party (UK) Stephen J. Molyneaux* 2,279 British National Party David J. Hill 665 16.89 9.77 British National Party Gordon F. Callow 637 British National Party Steven R. Harrington 606 Conservative Party (UK) Philip W. Groves 495 12.86 9.24 Conservative Party (UK) Jennifer Kendall-Tobias 489 Conservative Party (UK) William G. D. Norton 468 Liberal Democrats (UK) Richard D. Flowers 371 9.07 2.94 Liberal Democrats (UK) Alexander I. M. C. Wilcock 335 Liberal Democrats (UK) Linda C. Hunn 318 12,191 1,6594,130 33.88 32.6221 0.51 0.35 Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Park Park (2) Liberal Democrats (UK) Elizabeth Baunton* 1,076 71.52 12.80Liberal Democrats (UK) Derek Charles 958 Labour Party (UK) Alan T. Amos 418 28.48 8.50 Labour Party (UK) Philip N. Royal 392 4,067 2021,603 39.41 10.0616 1.00 0.22 Liberal Democrats (UK)Liberal Democrats (UK) Redcoat Redcoat (2) Labour Party (UK) Ataur Rahman†n Rahman was a sitting councillor representing the Spitalfields ward 922 55.04 2.88Labour Party (UK) David P. Bayat 906 Liberal Democrats (UK) James Lanagan 636 37.19 1.45 Liberal Democrats (UK) Josephine G. Harriott 599 Conservative Party (UK) Bob Neill 129 7.77 4.33 4,639 541,793 38.65 18.1014 0.78 0.57 Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) St Dunstan's St Dunstan's (3) Labour Party (UK) John R. Biggs* 1,412 68.14 3.59Labour Party (UK) Shahab U. Ahmed 1,231Labour Party (UK) Mohammed S. Uddin* 1,220 Conservative Party (UK) Edna Hill 602 31.86 New 6,224 62,077 33.37 18.8642 2.02 0.27 Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) St James' St James' (2) Labour Party (UK) Mark E. Taylor* 941 45.39 2.41Labour Party (UK) Lorraine K. Melvin* 889 Liberal Democrats (UK) Barrie P. Martin 847 41.87 11.62 Liberal Democrats (UK) John D. M. Griffiths 841 British National Party Paul Maxwell 168 8.33 13.62 British National Party Paul E. McHale 168 Conservative Party (UK) Mohammed H. Ullah 89 4.41 New 5,234 4092,136 40.81 20.0823 1.08 0.67 Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) St Katharines St Katharines (3) Labour Party (UK) Denise Jones* 1,582 46.33 0.72Labour Party (UK) Abdul Asad* 1,496Labour Party (UK) Anamul Hoque 1,333 Conservative Party (UK) Jane E. Emmerson 1,206 36.05 28.60 Conservative Party (UK) Mostofa Miah 1,082 Liberal Democrats (UK) Gyles R. Glover 610 17.62 7.77 Liberal Democrats (UK) Hilal Miah 540 Liberal Democrats (UK) Patricia Snooks 528 1,507 10,6893,469 32.45 15.3542 1.21 0.79 Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) St Mary's St Mary's (2) Labour Party (UK) Motin Uz-Zaman 826 69.67 2.99Labour Co-operative Alexander K. Heslop 819 Conservative Party (UK) Habibur R. Choudhury 358 30.33 25.97 4,360 281,312 30.09 25.0242 3.20 2.44 Labour Party (UK)Labour Co-operative St Peter's St Peter's (3) Labour Party (UK) Jusna Begum 1,405 46.71 1.86Labour Party (UK) Raja Miah 1,223Labour Party (UK) Raymond V. Marney* 1,218 Liberal Democrats (UK) Mohammed J. U. Chowdhury 802 20.68 7.45 Independent Liberal Democrat Kathleen E. Cook 798 23.97 4.97 Independent Liberal Democrat Brian K. Lafferty 590 Independent Liberal Democrat Betty Wright 586 Liberal Democrats (UK) Timothy O'Flaherty 460 Liberal Democrats (UK) Michael Elston 441 Conservative Party (UK) Joy M. Tarbey 237 8.63 5.42 8,260 1503,036 36.76 16.3323 0.76 0.46 Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Shadwell Shadwell (3)Labour Party (UK) Michael J. Keith*n Keith was elected in a by-election triggered by the death of Cllr. Lilley Albert in 1994 1,346 48.62 2.76Labour Party (UK) Bodrul M. Alom†n Alom was a sitting councillor representing the St Mary's ward 1,229Labour Party (UK) Abdus Shukur* 1,112 Independent (politician) Abdul Malik 757 29.94 New Conservative Party (UK) Richard H. Powell 589 21.44 12.65 Conservative Party (UK) Paul W. E. Ingham 547 Conservative Party (UK) Lawrence Ailreu-Thomas 490 8,014 1,1822,552 31.84 19.5441 1.61 0.76 Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Spitalfields Spitalfields (3) Labour Party (UK) Syed A. Mizan* 1,454 70.39 22.89Labour Party (UK) Ghulam Mortuza* 1,435Labour Party (UK) Ala Uddin†n Uddin was a sitting councillor representing the St Peter's ward 1,316 Conservative Party (UK) Eaoyor Shaikh 621 29.61 20.82 Conservative Party (UK) David Webb 558 6,451 3812,183 33.84 17.5446 2.11 1.26 Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Weavers Weavers (3) Labour Party (UK) Mohammed Ali*n Ali was ekected in a by-election triggered by the resignation of Cllr. Vanessa L. Peters in 1995 1,229 40.96 2.72Labour Party (UK) Christopher G. Creegan 985Labour Party (UK) Catherine Tuitt 922 Liberal Democrats (UK) Kofi B. Appiah 776 29.55 3.11 Independent Liberal Democrat Terry B. Milson 770 23.30 7.58 Liberal Democrats (UK) Abdul M. Khan 748 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jonathan P. Mathews 738 Independent Liberal Democrat Kathleen Caulfield 705 Independent Liberal Democrat Justin Sillman 309 Conservative Party (UK) Mohammed S. Uddin 158 6.19 New 7,256 5112,911 40.12 12.9631 1.06 0.52 Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Notes n References 1998 Category:1998 London Borough council elections Category:20th century in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets