1998 Waltham Forest London Borough Council election

1998 05 07 yes 1998 Waltham Forest London Borough Council election London parliamentary 1994 Waltham Forest London Borough Council election 1994 2002 Waltham Forest London Borough Council election 2002 57 seats up for election to Waltham Forest London Borough Council 29 156,186https://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 15 Nov 2024 London Research Centre London Datastore Michael Minors Dennis Grenham 216 53,404, 34.19% ( 10.46) 140x50px|Blank Labour Party (UK) Huw Morgan-Thomas 1994 Leytonstone 27 seats, 42.83% 28 30 2 4.29 60,808 43.08% 115x50px|Blank Unknown Conservative Party (UK) Unknown Unknown 16 seats, 23.34% 16 15 1 32,979 23.36% 4.71 No Overall Control Council control after election Council control Labour Party (UK) 115x50px|Blank Unknown Unknown Unknown Liberal Democrats (UK) 14 seats, 31.99% 13 12 1 44,195 31.31% 0.68 Coat of arms of the London Borough of Waltham Forest.svg1998 local election in England March 2020 March 2020 The 1998 Election to Waltham Forest Council, a borough in London. England was held in May 1998. The whole council was up for election for the first time since the 1994 election. Waltham Forest local elections are held every four years, with the next due and held in 2002. The Labour Party won majority control of the council. Background In the 4 years from the 1994 election until this election there was 1 by-election to replace a councillor who resigned from his seat, one which resulted in Labour gaining a seat from the Liberal Democrats.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 174 In addition to this 3 Labour councillors defected to other parties, 1 to the Liberal Democrats and 2 more to third parties. These changes meant that just before the election the composition of the council 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 170 +↓24141621Labour Party (UK) LabourLiberal Democrats (UK) Lib DemConservative Party (UK) Conservativedarkgrey OtherIndependent politician Vacant Election result Waltham Forest 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 13 Nov 2024 London Research Centre London Datastore Michael Minors Dennis Grenham 172-174, 216-217https://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 of Waltham Forest Election Results 1964-2010 13 Nov 2024 Plymouth University Elections Centre Colin Rallings Michael Thrasher 10–11 Labour Party (UK) 30 3 1 2 52.63 43.08 60,808 4.29 yes Conservative Party (UK) 15 0 1 1 26.32 23.36 32,979 4.71 Liberal Democrats (UK) 12 1 2 1 21.05 31.31 44,195 0.68 Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 2,408 0.63 Independent Residents Association 0 0 0 0.00 0.19 267 NewBritish National Party 0 0 0 0.00 0.14 197 NewIndependent politician 0 0 0 0.00 0.12 171 0.43Socialist Party of Great Britain 0 0 0 0.00 0.10 135 New57 141,160After the election the composition of the council was as follows: +↓301215Labour Party (UK) LabourLiberal Democrats (UK) Lib DemConservative Party (UK) Conservative Ward results (*) - Indicates an incumbent candidate (†) - Indicates an incumbent candidate standing in a different ward Cann Hall Cann Hall (3)Liberal Democrats (UK) Clyde Kitson* 1,741 64.26 10.37Liberal Democrats (UK) Keith Rayner* 1,652Liberal Democrats (UK) Elizabeth Phillips* 1,651Labour Party (UK) Jahungir Khan 855 31.81 9.02Labour Party (UK) Ian Leslie 847Labour Party (UK) John Walsh 795Conservative Party (UK) Mary Neilson-Hansen 114 3.93 1.35Conservative Party (UK) Adrian Fannon 98Conservative Party (UK) David Hemsted 96 7,538 2872,847 37.77 12.1318 0.63 0.55Liberal Democrats (UK)Liberal Democrats (UK)Liberal Democrats (UK) Cathall Cathall (3)Labour Party (UK) Milton Martin 1,143 62.17 3.49Labour Party (UK) Shameem Highfield 1,086Labour Party (UK) Terence Wheeler* 1,071Liberal Democrats (UK) Abdul Mian 321 17.46 1.70Liberal Democrats (UK) Mark Southall 318Liberal Democrats (UK) Angela Wait 288Green Party of England and Wales Stephen Clough 193 10.91 NewConservative Party (UK) Roger Hemsted 175 9.46 0.98Conservative Party (UK) Margery Williams 165Conservative Party (UK) Edward Robinson 162 7,412 7541,818 24.53 12.1310 0.55 0.25Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Chapel End Chapel End (3)Liberal Democrats (UK) Patricia Atherton* 1,402 47.68 4.73Liberal Democrats (UK) Robert Belam* 1,395Liberal Democrats (UK) Graham Woolnough* 1,354Labour Party (UK) Jack Kaye 949 30.14 4.01Labour Party (UK) Richard Sweden 855Labour Party (UK) Mahesh Laheru 820Conservative Party (UK) Christopher McMurray 504 18.21 1.86Conservative Party (UK) Eric Edis 502Conservative Party (UK) Richard McCauley 502British National Party Alan Gould 141 5.11 New 7,825 923,003 38.38 11.8015 0.50 0.42Liberal Democrats (UK)Liberal Democrats (UK)Liberal Democrats (UK) Chingford Green Chingford Green (3)Conservative Party (UK) Michael Fish* 1,846 58.20 8.18Conservative Party (UK) Derek Arnold* 1,815Conservative Party (UK) Michael Lewis* 1,721Liberal Democrats (UK) Henry Boyle 719 21.56 7.48Liberal Democrats (UK) Ian Paterson 677Labour Party (UK) Elizabeth Lee 663 20.23 1.80Labour Party (UK) Richard Davies 618Liberal Democrats (UK) Christopher Mullington 598Labour Party (UK) Rita O'Reilly 590 8,934 1033,295 36.88 10.8711 0.33 0.26Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK) Endlebury Endlebury (2)Conservative Party (UK) Peter Herrington 1,311 62.26 4.62Conservative Party (UK) Mladen Jovcic* 1,271Labour Party (UK) Stephen Pierpoint 403 17.43 1.95Liberal Democrats (UK) Kathleen Mudie 325 14.76 8.22Labour Party (UK) Krit Serai 320Liberal Democrats (UK) Monica Phemister 287Green Party of England and Wales Joan Allen 115 5.55 New 6,269 152,185 34.85 9.499 0.41 0.16Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK) Forest Forest (3)Labour Party (UK) Mohammed Rahman* 1,691 53.95 6.09Labour Party (UK) Kabal Dhillon* 1,479Labour Party (UK) Simon Tucker 1,453Liberal Democrats (UK) Mohammed Shafiq 1,078 36.96 7.97Liberal Democrats (UK) Patrick Smith 1,066Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter Strachan 1,023Conservative Party (UK) Thomas Kelly 285 9.09 1.88Conservative Party (UK) David Evans 268Conservative Party (UK) Nicholas Purkis 226 7,752 1513,025 39.02 11.5335 1.16 0.89Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Grove Green Grove Green (3)Labour Party (UK) Tarsem Bhogal* 1,203 47.89 7.21Labour Party (UK) Jane Duran 1,133Labour Party (UK) Andrew Lock* 1,108Liberal Democrats (UK) Nazir Butt 821 32.30 6.30Liberal Democrats (UK) Mohamed Bagas 772Liberal Democrats (UK) Jeniffer Sullivan 730Green Party of England and Wales William Measure 277 11.56 3.37Conservative Party (UK) Rosemary Holman 226 8.25 2.46Conservative Party (UK) Barbara Martin 193Conservative Party (UK) Pamela Jovcic 173 7,782 2092,439 31.34 11.3131 1.27 1.09Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Hale End Hale End (2)Conservative Party (UK) Douglas Norman* 850 37.18 0.14Conservative Party (UK) Lesley Finlayson* 833Liberal Democrats (UK) Joan Carder 723 31.92 1.34Liberal Democrats (UK) John Beanse 722Labour Party (UK) Martin Dore 597 26.09 1.39Labour Party (UK) Jennifer Williams†n Williams was a sitting councillor representing the High Street ward 584Green Party of England and Wales Michael Farrell 109 4.82 2.58 5,487 1312,336 42.57 10.948 0.34 0.27Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK) Hatch Lane Hatch Lane (3)Conservative Party (UK) Geoffrey Walker* 1,297 43.73 4.68Conservative Party (UK) Marion Fitzgerald 1,287Conservative Party (UK) Laurie Braham* 1,232Labour Party (UK) Stewart Blackledge 1,121 37.06 8.13Labour Party (UK) David Hayes 1,072Labour Party (UK) Gerard Lyons 1,041Liberal Democrats (UK) Frank Brown 371 11.79 10.87Liberal Democrats (UK) Janet Hoskins 341Liberal Democrats (UK) John Smith-Pryor 317Green Party of England and Wales Robert Tatam 216 7.43 New 8,253 382,946 35.70 8.700.44 0.25 13Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK) High Street High Street (3)Labour Party (UK) Liaquat Ali* 1,402 47.68 6.34Labour Party (UK) David Blunt 1,351Liberal Democrats (UK) Robert Wheatley†n Wheatley was a sitting councillor representing the Higham Hill ward 1,321 42.91 12.45Labour Party (UK) Aktar Beg* 1,199Liberal Democrats (UK) Mohammad Diwan 1,144Liberal Democrats (UK) Franklyn Georges 1.091Conservative Party (UK) Fiona Buchanan 288 9.41 6.12Conservative Party (UK) Robert Brock 267Conservative Party (UK) Riaz Butt 225 7,974 1243,086 38.70 6.0822 0.71 0.49Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK)Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK) Higham Hill Higham Hill (2)Liberal Democrats (UK) Robert Carey* 781 44.70 22.06Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter Woolcott 679Labour Party (UK) Peter Barnett 599 35.15 9.98Labour Party (UK) Karen Dunphie 549Independent Residents Association David Bracegirdle 152 8.18 NewConservative Party (UK) Douglas Buchanan 149 8.54 0.43Conservative Party (UK) Philip Hallsworth 130Independent Residents Association Reginald Reed 115British National Party Terence Cooper 56 3.43 New 4,882 1561,756 35.97 14.595 0.28 0.08Liberal Democrats (UK)Liberal Democrats (UK) Hoe Street Hoe Street (3)Labour Party (UK) Sylvia Poulsen* 1,504 51.33 1.18Labour Party (UK) Eric Sizer* 1,461Labour Party (UK) Mohammed Nasim* 1,328Conservative Party (UK) Jenny Buzzard 501 17.14 3.18Conservative Party (UK) Paul Buzzard 497Liberal Democrats (UK) Patricia Wardell 483 14.28 1.02Green Party of England and Wales Stephen Lambert 481 17.25 5.38Conservative Party (UK) Khan Mehboob 435Liberal Democrats (UK) Mohammed Aslam 366Liberal Democrats (UK) Liaquat Ali 345 9,001 2452,803 31.14 12.8721 0.75 0.50Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Larkswood Larkswood (3)Conservative Party (UK) John Walter* 1,482 51.71 0.46Conservative Party (UK) Michael Thompson* 1,445Conservative Party (UK) Eric Williams* 1,400Labour Party (UK) Carolyn Brown 949 33.28 4.94Labour Party (UK) David Evans 930Labour Party (UK) Patricia Evans 906Liberal Democrats (UK) Violet Wells 445 15.01 5.40Liberal Democrats (UK) Geraldine McElarney 409Liberal Democrats (UK) Keith Wanden 402 10,086 2453,048 30.22 12.6012 0.39 0.08Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK) Lea Bridge Lea Bridge (3)Labour Party (UK) Anthony Buckley* 1,226 54.63 8.23Labour Party (UK) Sarah Buckley* 1,206Labour Party (UK) Roberto Bruni 1,062Liberal Democrats (UK) Mehor Khan 628 28.33 12.87Liberal Democrats (UK) Kay-Lorraine Andrews 607Liberal Democrats (UK) Mashoodul Qureshi 577Conservative Party (UK) Barbara Strank 377 17.04 1.41Conservative Party (UK) Susan Webb 362Conservative Party (UK) John Strank 351 7,818 3232,410 30.83 7.0020 0.83 0.51Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Leyton Leyton (3)Liberal Democrats (UK) Robert Sullivan* 1,636 49.60 3.03Liberal Democrats (UK) Loretta Hodges* 1,615Liberal Democrats (UK) Charles Tuckey* 1,549Labour Party (UK) Christopher Robbins 1,306 39.58 7.78Labour Party (UK) Paul Redcliffe†n Redcliffe was a sitting councillor representing the Grove Green ward 1,272Labour Party (UK) Clive Morton 1,253Socialist Party of Great Britain Louise Thompson 135 4.18 NewGreen Party of England and Wales David Smith 117 3.63 NewConservative Party (UK) Geoffrey Carr 105 3.01 NewConservative Party (UK) Victor Thompson 97Conservative Party (UK) Nicola Thompson 89 7,845 4993,343 42.61 6.1116 0.48 0.18Liberal Democrats (UK)Liberal Democrats (UK)Liberal Democrats (UK) Leytonstone Leytonstone (3)Labour Party (UK) Jennifer Gray* 1,398 47.53 4.02Labour Party (UK) Huw Morgan-Thomas* 1,268Labour Party (UK) Clyde Loakes 1,237Liberal Democrats (UK) John Howard 808 29.11 4.28Liberal Democrats (UK) Shahnaz Malik 807Liberal Democrats (UK) Antony Gammage 775Green Party of England and Wales Maureen Measure 246 8.99 1.02Conservative Party (UK) Amanda Comber 235 8.12 5.49Conservative Party (UK) Sylvia Herrington 216Conservative Party (UK) Michael Williams 216Independent politician Roderick Milroy 171 6.25 New 7,531 7232,643 35.09 7.7712 0.45 0.22Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Lloyd Park Lloyd Park (3)Labour Party (UK) Evan Jones* 1,149 58.38 8.57Labour Party (UK) Martin O'Connor 1,129Labour Party (UK) Narinder Matharoo* 983Liberal Democrats (UK) Stanley Forecast 417 22.32 2.48Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter Hatton 416Liberal Democrats (UK) Michael Hopkins 414Conservative Party (UK) Cuthbert Brewster 371 19.30 0.10Conservative Party (UK) Carolyn Edis 360Conservative Party (UK) Andrew Hemsted 347 7,563 6942,114 27.95 12.9021 0.99 0.84Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) St James Street St James Street (3)Labour Party (UK) Diana Murray* 1,245 49.83 4.85Labour Party (UK) Tahir Kamal 1,162Labour Party (UK) Graham Smith 1,153Conservative Party (UK) Ashgar Ali 693 22.86 10.11Conservative Party (UK) Christine Pollinger 470Conservative Party (UK) David Webb 470Liberal Democrats (UK) Yousaff Khan 452 15.05 3.29Liberal Democrats (UK) Mohammed Younis 351Green Party of England and Wales Thomas Ruxton 292 12.26 4.30Liberal Democrats (UK) Mohammed Sheikh 272 9,392 3272,539 27.03 11.8317 0.67 0.54Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Valley Valley (3)Conservative Party (UK) John Gover* 1,080 45.52 2.50Labour Party (UK) Margaret Broadley 1,022 41.62 13.40Conservative Party (UK) Jeremy Evans* 1,018Conservative Party (UK) Nial Finlayson* 997Labour Party (UK) Michael Jeremiah 917Labour Party (UK) Nicholas Russell 891Liberal Democrats (UK) David Young 325 12.85 8.47Liberal Democrats (UK) Keith Hardy 286Liberal Democrats (UK) Jane Croucher 263 8,254 1412,453 29.72 8.6718 0.73 0.48Conservative Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK) Wood Street Wood Street (3)Labour Party (UK) Angela Bean*n Bean was elected in a by-election triggered bgy the resignation of Cllr Neal Chubb in 1997 1,522 41.15 0.59Labour Party (UK) Chris Dunn 1,367Labour Party (UK) Peter Dawe 1,365Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter Leighton* 1,316 37.14 8.48Liberal Democrats (UK) Robert Meadowcroft 1,275Liberal Democrats (UK) Sean Meiszner* 1,248Conservative Party (UK) Michael Caplan 394 11.20 2.62Conservative Party (UK) Tina McMurray 389Conservative Party (UK) Jude Lobendham 375Green Party of England and Wales Christine Olende 362 10.51 New 8,588 1923,315 38.60 11.1914 0.42 0.35Labour 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