1998 Hackney London Borough Council election

Local election in England October 2024 March 2015 1998 Hackney London Borough Council elections London parliamentary 1994 Hackney London Borough Council election 1994 2002 Hackney London Borough Council election 2002 All 60 seats up for election to Hackney London Borough Council 31 116,157https://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 3 July 2025 London Datastore London Research Centre Michael Minors Dennis Grenham 198 40,385, 34.77% ( 3.47) 115x25px|Blank Labour Party (UK) 24n 16 councillors defected to other parties, 2 seats were lost in by-elections and 2 seats were vacanthttps://data.london.gov.uk/download/2db834ff-edbe-4433-9a9f-438bd585e3c6/6559d43c-4ea0-4b58-b705-94f84c3a549a/LBCE_1998-5-7.pdf London Borough Council Election 7 May 1998 - including the Greater London Authority referendum results 3 July 2025 London Datastore London Research Centre Michael Minors Dennis Grenham 61 29 15 48.33% 115x25px|Blank Liberal Democrats (UK) 17n 9 councillors defected to the Liberal Democrats, they lost 1 seat in a by-election and 1 seat was vacant 17 7 28.33% Conservative Party (UK) 15n 6 councillors defected to the Conservatives and they won 3 seats in by-elections 12 6 22.73% Map showing the results of the 1998 Hackney London Borough Council election. Labour in red, Liberal Democrats in yellow, Conservatives in blue, Greens in green. Council control Council control after election No Overall Control No Overall Control 1998 05 07 yes LB Hackney Coat of Arms.svg 22,447 0.57 Green Party of England and Wales 0 2 2 4,320 4.37% 2.21 12.29 43,541 27,307 8.49 44 seats, 56.37% 10 seats, 19.15% 6 seats, 22.16% 0 seats, 2.16% The 1998 Hackney London Borough Council election took place on 7 May 1998. All 60 members of Hackney London Borough Council were up for election. The elections took place as part of the 1998 London local elections. Despite the losses, the Labour Party remained the largest party, but the council continued with no overall control. The Liberal Democrats and the Conservative Party both made gains. The Labour Party retained overall control of the council but saw a significant reduction in seats, losing 16 seats. The Liberal Democrats and the Conservatives made gains, with the Liberal Democrats increasing their seat count by 10 and the Conservatives by six. Simultaneously, a referendum was held on whether there was support for establishing a Greater London Authority The 1998 Hackney London Borough Council elections initially left the Labour Party without a working majority, holding 29 of the 60 available seats. Following a series of by-elections, Labour gained three additional seats, securing victories from both the Liberal Democrats and the Green Party, and thus achieving a working majority with 32 seats. The Liberal Democrats saw a reduction from 17 to 15 seats, while the Conservative Party increased their seats from 12 to 13, and the Green Party's representation decreased from 2 to 1 seat. This shift in council composition allowed Labour to establish stronger control over council decisions, including budgetary matters. Background Prior to the 1998 election, Labour had effectively lost control of Hackney Council, with no single party holding a majority. The election was part of a broader set of local elections across London and the UK, where several councils experienced shifts in control. Electoral fraud On 9 March 2001, two Hackney Borough Council councillors, Isaac Leibowitz, Conservative, and Zev Lieberman, Liberal Democrat were convicted of a major vote-rigging conspiracy related to the May 1998 local elections. They were found guilty of fraudulently adding names to the electoral roll to influence the election outcome in Hackney's Northwold ward. The fraud involved registering fake voters, including using disused properties and misrepresenting addresses. It also included manipulating proxy votes. This led to a significant increase in proxy voting from 12 in 1994 to 241 in 1998, with a majority of the proxies voting for the Liberal Democrats. Leibowitz and Lieberman were convicted of forgery and conspiracy to defraud. The scale of the fraud raised concerns about the integrity of the electoral process and the accuracy of the election results.2001-03-09 Vote-rigging councillors face jail http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/1211315.stm 2024-07-25 Election result In the 1998 Hackney Council election, no single party gained overall control of the council. The result reflected a broader trend observed in other boroughs during the same election cycle, where several councils transitioned to no overall control. The outcome was consistent with changes observed in other boroughs, where Labour gained control of Harrow, Brent, Lambeth, and Waltham Forest from a state of no overall control. Labour lost control of Hillingdon, Islington, and Hackney, where they had previously held a majority or significant influence. 1998 Hackney London Borough Council local electionshttps://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 1 July 2025 London Datastore London Research Centre Michael Minors Dennis Grenham 63-66,198-199https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Hackney-1964-2010.pdf London Borough of Hackney Election Results 1964-2010 1 July 2025 Elections Centre Plymouth University Colin Rallings Michael Thrasher 10-11 Labour Party (UK) 29 0 15 15 48.33 44.08 43,541 12.29Liberal Democrats (UK) 17 9 2 7 28.33 27.64 27,307 8.49Conservative Party (UK) 12 6 0 6 20.00 22.73 22,447 0.57Green Party of England and Wales 2 2 0 2 3.33 4.37 4,320 2.21Socialist Labour Party (UK) 0 0 0 0.00 590 0.60 NewSocialist Party of Great Britain 0 0 0 0.00 0.18 179 NewBritish National Party 0 0 0 0.00 0.16 154 NewSocialist Alliance/Communist Party red 0 0 0 0.00 0.13 131 NewCommunist Party of Great Britain 0 0 0 0.00 0.09 92 0.07Independent politician 0 0 0 0.00 0.02 22 New60 98,783 Ward result (*) - Indicates an incumbent candidate (†) - Indicates an incumbent candidate standing in a different ward Brownswood Brownswood (2) Labour Party (UK) Peter Kenyon* 855 56.83 18.86 Labour Party (UK) Linda Smith 714 Liberal Democrats (UK) Joyce Alexander 233 15.61 New Green Party of England and Wales Klaus Graichen 226 16.37 New Liberal Democrats (UK) Mark Smulian 198 Conservative Party (UK) Joan Hillier 156 11.19 13.12 Conservative Party (UK) Irene Lewington 153 5,013 31,405 28.03 5.2014 1.00 0.02Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Chatham Chatham (3) Labour Party (UK) Ian Darbyshire 924 58.86 4.00 Labour Party (UK) Naomi Russell 893 Labour Party (UK) Sally Mulready 862 Liberal Democrats (UK) Maryam Hafezji 396 25.33 0.96 Liberal Democrats (UK) Menachem Beitél 387 Liberal Democrats (UK) Mark Ukandu 370 Conservative Party (UK) Elsie Baverstock 182 9.91 8.94 Conservative Party (UK) Stephen Giff 145 Conservative Party (UK) Alfred Suskin 124 Socialist Party (UK) Paul Heron 109 5.90 New Socialist Party (UK) Christian Newby 70 5,576 1291,676 30.06 4.9424 1.43 1.08Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Clissold Clissold (3) Labour Party (UK) Lorraine Monk 937 41.08 17.21 Labour Party (UK) John Hudson 916 Liberal Democrats (UK) Sylvia Anderson 814 32.48 18.74 Labour Party (UK) Brian Marsh†n Marsh was a sitting councillor representing the North Defoe ward 776 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Mackey 669 Liberal Democrats (UK) Abraham-Samuel Jacobson 596 Green Party of England and Wales Ian Wingrove 457 21.42 4.79 Conservative Party (UK) June Eaton 114 5.02 6.32 Conservative Party (UK) David Balcombe 111 Conservative Party (UK) John Moir 96 5,992 2732,043 34.10 0.3520 0.98 0.61Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK)Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK) Dalston Dalston (3) Liberal Democrats (UK) David Bentley*n Bentley was elected in a by-election triggered by the resignation of Cllr Helen Cooperhttps://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 1 July 2025 London Datastore London Research Centre Michael Minors Dennis Grenham 66 1,055 46.01 24.87 Liberal Democrats (UK) Philip Pearson*n Pearson was initially elected as a Labour Councillor but later joined the Liberal Democrats 937 Liberal Democrats (UK) Meral Ece†n Ece was a sitting councillor representing the Clissold ward. They were originally elected as a Labour councillor but defected to the Liberal Democrats at some point before this election 838 Labour Party (UK) Fiona Alderton 809 38.07 22.22 Labour Party (UK) Samantha Lloyd 770 Labour Party (UK) Richard Blanco 763 Green Party of England and Wales Jack Easton 239 11.66 New Conservative Party (UK) Christopher Ballingall 122 4.26 14.31 Conservative Party (UK) David Harmer†n Harmer was a sitting councillor representing the Springfield ward 72 Conservative Party (UK) Winston Henry 68 5,401 332,094 38.77 1.4912 0.57 0.42 Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK)Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK)Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK) De Beauvoir De Beauvoir (3) Conservative Party (UK) Christopher O'Leary*n O'Leary was elected in a by-election triggered by the resignation of Cllr John Richards in 1994 997 42.44 6.75 Labour Party (UK) Andrew Windross 942 42.47 2.66 Labour Party (UK) Frances Pearson 929 Labour Party (UK) Peter Snell*n Snell was elected in a by-election triggered by the resignation of Cllr Madeleine M. Spanswick in 1996 891 Conservative Party (UK) James Spencer 886 Conservative Party (UK) Alexander Ellis 877 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Bird 402 15.09 0.39 Liberal Democrats (UK) Irene Fawkes 316 Liberal Democrats (UK) Edward Garber 264 5,921 2092,336 39.45 1.279 0.39 0.03Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Eastdown Eastdown (3) Labour Party (UK) Patrick Corrigan 803 50.77 31.31 Labour Party (UK) Bharti Patel 702 Labour Party (UK) Stephen Sartain 696 Liberal Democrats (UK) Linda Hibberd*n Hibberd was originally elected as a Labour councillor but defected to the Liberal Democrats at some point before this election 666 43.14 New Liberal Democrats (UK) Kenrick Hanson†n Hanson was a sitting councillor representing the Homerton ward who was originally elected as a Labour councillor but defected to the Liberal Democrats at some point before this election 610 Liberal Democrats (UK) Paula Grainger 594 Conservative Party (UK) Lilian Lonsdale 110 6.09 11.83 Conservative Party (UK) Peter Lonsdale 82 Conservative Party (UK) Pamela Sills 72 5,135 7921,622 31.59 0.0327 1.66 0.54Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Haggerston Haggerston (2) Labour Party (UK) William Nicholson 731 45.10 10.15 Labour Party (UK) David Young 668 Liberal Democrats (UK) Anthony Goodchild†n Goodchild was elected as a Labour councillor but at sometime before this election they defected to the Liberal Democrats 561 33.82 4.50 Liberal Democrats (UK) Mark Pursey 488 Conservative Party (UK) Andrew Boff 348 21.08 14.65 Conservative Party (UK) Bruce Spenser 306 4,240 381,708 40.28 5.1327 1.58 1.27Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Homerton Homerton (2) Labour Party (UK) Sharon Patrick* 641 49.40 14.74 Labour Party (UK) Robin Cornell 545 Liberal Democrats (UK) Celya Maxted†n Maxted was a sitting councillor representing the Victoria ward 194 15.99 0.32 Liberal Democrats (UK) Melvin Minter 190 Green Party of England and Wales Michael Walsh 172 14.33 3.91 Socialist Labour Party (UK) Robert Adams 139 11.58 New Conservative Party (UK) Julia Cole 114 8.70 0.43 Conservative Party (UK) Martin Summers 95 3,978 5891,187 29.84 4.069 0.76 0.44Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Kings Park Kings Park (2) Labour Party (UK) Simon Parkes* 680 85.35 10.41 Labour Party (UK) Mohammad Siddiqui* 672 Conservative Party (UK) Hyman Kern 136 14.65 3.94 Conservative Party (UK) Giulio Rapaciulo 96 3,791 129907 23.93 9.6915 1.65 1.50Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Leabridge Leabridge (3) Labour Party (UK) Bonnie Miller 928 38.11 14.83 Labour Party (UK) Anthony Milton 846 Labour Party (UK) Abdul Mulla 757 Conservative Party (UK) Heather Whitewall 590 26.53 0.44 Conservative Party (UK) Faruk Miah†n Miah was a sitting councillor representing the Chatham ward. Miah was originally elected as a Labour councillor but defected to the Conservatives at some point before this election. 587 Conservative Party (UK) Shuja Shaikh†n Shaikh was a sitting councillor representing the Eastdown ward who was originally elected as a Labour councillor but later defected to the Conservatives 585 Green Party of England and Wales Yesin Hussein 299 13.50 2.07 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jeffrey Shenker†n Shenker was a sitting councillor representing the Chatham ward. Shenker was originally elected as a Labour councillor but eventually defected to the Conservative Party 255 11.52 1.98 Socialist Labour Party (UK) Peter Morton 229 10.34 New 5,657 4541,924 34.01 3.9424 1.25 0.86Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Moorfields Moorfields (2) Conservative Party (UK) David Candlin*n Candlin was elected in a by-election triggered by the resignation of Cllr Alison Rothwell in 1995 887 64.69 55.10 Conservative Party (UK) Lorraine Fahey*n Fahey was elected in a by-election triggered by the death of Cllr Iain Pigg in 1997 830 Labour Party (UK) Ian Blunt 349 24.68 4.01 Labour Party (UK) Dylan Jeffery 306 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Henderson 146 10.63 51.10 Liberal Democrats (UK) Tat Kong 136 4,248 521,428 33.62 4.3811 0.77 0.34Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK)Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) New River New River (3) Conservative Party (UK) David Phillips*n Phillips was originally elected as a Labour councillor but later defected to the Conservatives 1,343 52.49 18.06 Conservative Party (UK) Jacob Grosskopf†n Grosskopf was a sitting councillor representing the Leabridge ward who was originallt elected as a Labour councillor but later defected to the Conservatives 1,267 Conservative Party (UK) Maureen Middleton 1,241 Labour Party (UK) Michael Desmond* 941 36.79 20.27 Labour Party (UK) Rosa Gomez 917 Labour Party (UK) John Small 841 Green Party of England and Wales Catherine Murphy 262 10.71 New 6,354 1752,513 39.55 2.9118 0.72 0.36Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) North Defoe North Defoe (2) Green Party of England and Wales Yen Chong 661 50.08 31.83 Green Party of England and Wales Paul Carswell 554 Labour Party (UK) James Carswell 455 35.49 32.34 Labour Party (UK) John McCafferty†n McCafferty was a sitting councillor representing the Rectory ward 406 Conservative Party (UK) Ann McGinley 125 10.14 3.78 Conservative Party (UK) Michael Donoghue 121 red Socialist Alliance/ Communist Party Anne Murphy 52 4.29 New 3,484 1371,281 36.77 5.0411 0.86 0.46Green Party of England and Wales Labour Party (UK) Green Party of England and Wales Labour Party (UK) Northfield Northfield (3) Conservative Party (UK) Medlin Lewis* 1,058 54.19 3.95 Conservative Party (UK) Bernard Peretz†n Peretz was a sitting councillor representing the New River ward who was originally elected as a Labour councillor and who later defected to the Conservatives 1,048 Conservative Party (UK) Christopher Sills* 1,044 Labour Party (UK) Victoria Murco 679 33.63 7.03 Labour Party (UK) Michael Bartlet 647 Labour Party (UK) Sunday Owogumbu 629 Green Party of England and Wales Lucy Sommers 236 12.18 3.09 5,237 4611,938 37.01 6.4413 0.67 0.51Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK) Northwold Northwold (3) Liberal Democrats (UK) Ian Sharer*n Share was initially elected as a member of the Labour Party but at sometime after the 1994 election he defected to the Liberal Democrats 1,098 44.12 New Liberal Democrats (UK) Shahid Ahchala 1,073 Liberal Democrats (UK) Zev Lieberman 1,019 Labour Party (UK) Daphne McAllister 887 34.17 26.69 Labour Party (UK) Joko Mafcoy 810 Labour Party (UK) Safeer Shaikh 774 Green Party of England and Wales Julie Hathaway 316 13.11 3.88 Conservative Party (UK) Gordon Bell 227 8.60 13.54 Conservative Party (UK) Grace Forsythe 211 Conservative Party (UK) Linda Hardy 184 5,702 2042,438 42.76 7.0022 0.90 0.28Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK) Queensbridge Queensbridge (3)Liberal Democrats (UK) Mark Williams 983 47.83 11.01Labour Party (UK) Vernon Williams 959 45.54 8.21Liberal Democrats (UK) Hettie Peters*n Peters was originally elected as a Labour councillor but later defected to the Liberal Democrats 951Liberal Democrats (UK) Anthony Terrill 881Labour Party (UK) Nihal Fernando 870Labour Party (UK) Emma Plouviez 851Conservative Party (UK) Daphne Boyce 145 6.63 2.80Conservative Party (UK) Wendy Fuller 129Conservative Party (UK) Maureen Mgaza 1165,507 1,2222,184 39.66 1.3314 0.64 0.49Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK)Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK) Rectory Rectory (3)Labour Party (UK) Jessica Crowe 825 40.93 46.84Labour Party (UK) Irfan Malik 791Labour Party (UK) Lazarus Oleforo†n Oleforo was a sitting councillor representing the Eastdown ward 610Liberal Democrats (UK) Mahmood Bham 499 25.16 NewLiberal Democrats (UK) Jeshuran Lamb*n Lamb was initially elected as a Labour councillor but at some time before this election they defected to the Liberal Democrats 458Liberal Democrats (UK) Steven Laing 411Green Party of England and Wales Deborah Blackmore 309 17.05 NewSocialist Labour Party (UK) Geoffrey Palmer 124 6.84 NewConservative Party (UK) Ahmed Mehter 123 5.66 6.57Conservative Party (UK) Ian Leask 97Conservative Party (UK) Asif Patel 88red Mark Fischer 79 4.36 New Socialist Alliance/ Communist Party5,217 7931,676 32.13 0.6316 0.95 0.07Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) South Defoe South Defoe (2) Labour Party (UK) Ian Peacock 471 45.23 23.05 Labour Party (UK) Jules Pipe*n Pipe was elected in a by-election triggered by the resignation of Cllr Anne Miller in 1996 458 Green Party of England and Wales Mischa Borris 226 21.32 1.62 Green Party of England and Wales Jon George 212 Liberal Democrats (UK) Philip Stark 156 13.78 New Liberal Democrats (UK) Keith Sexton 127 Socialist Labour Party (UK) Jennifer Burnett 98 9.54 New Conservative Party (UK) Paul Brenells 82 7.98 4.03Independent politician Michael Vidal 22 2.14 New 3,628 1811,115 30.73 3.0621 1.88 1.41Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Springfield Springfield (3) Conservative Party (UK) Heinz Lobenstein 1,406 61.90 8.47 Conservative Party (UK) Isaac Leibowitz†n Leibowitz was a sitting councillor representing the Northwold ward who was originally elected as a Labour councillor but later defected to the Conservatives 1,330 Conservative Party (UK) Eric Ollerenshaw* 1,323 Labour Party (UK) Linda Kelly 790 33.89 6.07 Labour Party (UK) Dennis Sawyer 728 Labour Party (UK) Ian Thompson 704 Communist Party of Great Britain Monty Goldman 92 4.21 2.40 6,271 4922,357 37.59 5.7225 1.06 0.68Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Victoria Victoria (3) Liberal Democrats (UK) Howard Hyman* 1,046 48.43 0.08 Liberal Democrats (UK) Patricia McGuiness 994 Liberal Democrats (UK) Lindsay Montgomery 980 Labour Party (UK) Jason Cox 965 43.44 1.19 Labour Party (UK) Geoffrey Horn 897 Labour Party (UK) Faizullah Khan 847 Conservative Party (UK) Barbara Campbell 122 5.00 2.02 Conservative Party (UK) Patricia Birgell 109 Conservative Party (UK) Doris Snelgrove 81 British National Party Victor Dooley 65 3.13 New 6,366 6402,264 35.56 5.3818 0.80 0.45Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Wenlock Wenlock (2) Liberal Democrats (UK) Kevin Daws* 809 62.17 1.22 Liberal Democrats (UK) Kay Stone 716 Labour Party (UK) Emma Burnell 373 27.92 0.57 Labour Party (UK) Patricia Webster 312 British National Party Kate McKay 89 7.26 New Conservative Party (UK) Caroline Fazzani 47 2.65 5.47 Conservative Party (UK) Rita Than 18 4,105 3631,341 32.67 7.0310 0.75 0.58Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Westdown Westdown (2) Labour Party (UK) Julie Grimble* 596 60.27 24.94 Labour Party (UK) David Manion 493 Liberal Democrats (UK) Kevin Brock 162 16.38 New Green Party of England and Wales Nicholas Lee 151 16.71 New Liberal Democrats (UK) Jerry Parana-Hetty 134 Conservative Party (UK) Angela Kilmartin 62 6.64 8.15 Conservative Party (UK) Peter Fazzani 58 3,271 52929 28.40 5.9111 1.18 0.22Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Wick Wick (3) Liberal Democrats (UK) Neil Hughes 1,233 63.48 15.72 Liberal Democrats (UK) Andrew Bridgwater 1,154 Liberal Democrats (UK) Adrian Gee-Turner 1,108 Labour Party (UK) Elizabeth Clowes 608 31.06 7.07 Labour Party (UK) Allan Hilton 589 Labour Party (UK) William O'Connor†n O'Connor was a sitting councillor representing the Clissold ward 513 Conservative Party (UK) Ann Brenells 117 5.47 2.67 Conservative Party (UK) Yann Leclercq 100 Conservative Party (UK) Irene Wonderling 84 6,063 9402,019 33.30 7.6415 0.74 0.39Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Notes n References Minors Michael Grenham Dennis London Borough Council Elections 7 May 1998 including the Greater London Authority Referendum results London Research Centre 1998 1-85261-276-2 London Hackney 1998 Category:1998 London Borough council elections