1998 Camden London Borough Council election

1998 local election in England April 2015 December 2022 1998 Camden London Borough Council election 1965 parliamentary no Labour Party (UK) 1994 Camden London Borough Council election 1994 2002 Camden London Borough Council election 2002 All 59 seats up for election to Camden London Borough Council 30 1998 05 07 yes 45,168, 33.43% ( 8.85) 115x50px|Blank Richard Arthur 1993 Labour Party (UK) Highgate 47 seats, 52.00% 43 4 44,346 46.74% 5.26 115x50px|Blank Judith Barnes 1990 Conservative Party (UK) Belsizen Although he represented Belsize ward, in this election he stood for the Highgate ward and lost 7 seats, 23.76% 10 3 10,835 25.09% 1.33 Camden UK local election 1998 map.svg 350px Map of the results of the 1998 election to Camden London Borough Council. Labour (red) won every councillor in the south and east of the borough, while Conservatives (blue) and Liberal Democrats (yellow) won most councillors in Hampstead. Council control after election Council Control after election Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 46 Liberal Democrats (UK) Felicity M.P. Rea 5 seats, 18.37% 5 6 22,247 23.45% 5.08 Independent Labour John Macdonald New 1 0 600 0.63% New Unknown Swiss Cottage (lost) 1 Fortune Green 1988 Coat of arms of the London Borough of Camden.svg 135,131https://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 - Ward voting statistics 21 July 2025 London Research Centre London Datastore Michael Minors Dennis Grenham 192 The 1998 Camden Borough Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Camden London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council. Local Elections results The Times 46 9 May 1998 Background In the four years before this election there were two by-elections to replace councillors who resigned, one in Adelaide and one in Bloomsbury.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 21 July 2025 London Datastore London Research Centre 34 These by-elections didn't result in seats changing parties however. In addition to this there was one allegiance change from Labour to Independent Labour in the Swiss Cottage ward which meant 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 1994-1998 https://data.london.gov.uk/download/2db834ff-edbe-4433-9a9f-438bd585e3c6/6559d43c-4ea0-4b58-b705-94f84c3a549a/LBCE_1998-5-7.pdf 21 July 2025 London Datastore London Research Centre 29 + ↓ 46 1 5 7 Labour Party (UK) Labour Independent Labour Ind. Labour Liberal Democrats (UK) Lib Dem Conservative Party (UK) Con Campaign Issues in the election included a recent 10% council tax rise which was the highest in London, service improvements, claims that a partnership with the police had cut crime and a strike in local libraries. Councils of war: the 12 key town halls they're fighting for Evening Standard London 19 6 May 1998 Election result Overall turnout in the election was 33.4%. http://www.camden.gov.uk/ccm/content/council-and-democracy/elections-and-voting/previous-election-results/local-election-results-7th-may-1998.en;jsessionid=063B9D8009C6FBA3861C25939BBC2860 local election results 7th May 1998 2010-05-21 Camden Council https://web.archive.org/web/20110611220433/http://www.camden.gov.uk/ccm/content/council-and-democracy/elections-and-voting/previous-election-results/local-election-results-7th-may-1998.en;jsessionid=063B9D8009C6FBA3861C25939BBC2860 11 June 2011 dead At the same as the election Camden saw 81.18% vote in favour of the 1998 Greater London Authority referendum and 18.82% against, on a 32.84% turnout. Policy and politics: Local elections: How London voted for a mayor The Guardian 16 9 May 1998 1998 Camden London Borough Council election resultshttps://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 15 July 2025 London Datastore London Research Centre Michael Minors Dennis Grenham 31–34, 192–193https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Camden-1964-2010.pdf London Borough of Camden Election Results 1964-2010 15 July 2025 London Datastore London Research Centre Michael Minors Dennis Grenham 11–12 Labour Party (UK) 43 yes 1 5 4 72.88 46.74 44,346 5.26 Conservative Party (UK) 10 1 4 3 16.95 25.09 23,802 1.33 Liberal Democrats (UK) 6 1 0 1 10.17 23.45 22,247 5.08 Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0.00 3.27 3,098 0.21 Independent (politician) 0 0 0 0.00 0.77 729 New Independent Labour 0 0 0 0.00 0.63 600 NewSocialist Party of Great Britain 0 0 0 0.00 0.06 58 New 59 94,839The council composition after the election was as follows: +↓43610Labour Party (UK) LabourLiberal Democrats (UK) Lib DemConservative Party (UK) Con Ward results Key * - Indicates an incumbent candidate† - Indicates an incumbent candidate standing in a different ward Adelaide Adelaide (3) Conservative Party (UK) Julian Tobin* 960 44.89 5.02 Conservative Party (UK) Andrew Marshall 929 Conservative Party (UK) Piers Wauchope 868 Labour Party (UK) Sadashivrao Deshmukh†n Deshmukh was a sitting councillor representing the South End ward 796 37.61 2.77 Labour Party (UK) Harriet Garland†n Garland was a sitting councillor representing the Chalk Farm ward 768 Labour Party (UK) Deborah Sacks†n Sacks was a sitting councillor representing the Highgate ward 746 Liberal Democrats (UK) Mark Finney 384 17.50 5.20 Liberal Democrats (UK) Pamela Collis 383 Liberal Democrats (UK) Madhvi Natt 308 5,794 3862,242 38.70 5.7231 1.38 1.21 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Belsize Belsize (3) Conservative Party (UK) Ewan Cameron 760 33.20 2.07 Conservative Party (UK) Huntly Spence 731 Labour Party (UK) Aileen Hammond 711 Conservative Party (UK) Jonathan Bucknell 705 30.01 3.44 Labour Party (UK) David Taggart 650 Labour Party (UK) Jake Sumner 624 Liberal Democrats (UK) Pauline Marriott 587 23.64 2.95 Liberal Democrats (UK) Dudley Miles 522 Liberal Democrats (UK) Ronald Watts 455 Green Party of England and Wales Phyllis Eyres 290 13.15 2.56 6,099 6002,148 35.22 8.5531 1.44 1.02 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Bloomsbury Bloomsbury (3) Labour Party (UK) Patricia Callaghan*n Callaghan was elected in a by-election triggered by the resignation of Cllr Shelley Burke in 1995 1,050 41.79 9.17 Labour Party (UK) Nirmal Roy* 908 Labour Party (UK) Jake Turnbull 777 Conservative Party (UK) Barbara Douglass 626 25.00 0.81 Conservative Party (UK) Mark Haley 538 Conservative Party (UK) Ian Nottingham 472 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Ward 468 20.37 1.95 Liberal Democrats (UK) Philip Moser 455 Liberal Democrats (UK) Gerald Wall 410 Green Party of England and Wales Nicki Kortvelyessy 280 12.84 New 8,041 7332,203 27.40 5.6527 1.23 1.02 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Brunswick Brunswick (2) Labour Party (UK) Brian Weekes* 653 38.27 14.90 Labour Party (UK) Edward Cousins 601 Conservative Party (UK) Kenneth Avery 443 24.99 2.96 Conservative Party (UK) Philip Norman 376 Liberal Democrats (UK) Penelope Jones 286 17.45 1.43 Green Party of England and Wales Robert Whitley 258 15.75 New Socialist Party of Great Britain Stanley Parker 58 3.54 New 4,643 5611,450 31.23 7.0613 0.90 0.58 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Camden Camden (2) Labour Party (UK) Patricia Nightingale* 929 54.87 6.13 Labour Party (UK) Dermot Greene* 844 Liberal Democrats (UK) Helena Djurkovic 323 18.07 1.95 Liberal Democrats (UK) Simieon Litman 261 Green Party of England and Wales Douglas Earl 236 14.61 New Conservative Party (UK) Sylvia Currie 213 12.44 2.20 Conservative Party (UK) Iris Coney 189 5,616 4631,671 29.75 11.2926 1.56 1.09 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Castlehaven Castlehaven (2) Labour Party (UK) Jane Roberts* 677 51.15 7.49 Labour Party (UK) Deirdre Krymer†n Krymer was a sitting councillor representing the Bloomsbury ward 569 Green Party of England and Wales Kate Gordon 208 17.08 3.35 Liberal Democrats (UK) Natasha Dunn 204 13.63 2.20 Conservative Party (UK) Emma Chapman 158 12.23 0.43 Conservative Party (UK) Joan Stally 140 Liberal Democrats (UK) Darren Ziff 128 Independent (politician) Jane Owen 72 5.91 New 4,120 2761,227 29.78 12.1815 1.22 0.85 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Caversham Caversham (2) Labour Party (UK) Bernard Kissen* 902 60.55 3.60 Labour Party (UK) Anne Swain* 877 Liberal Democrats (UK) Soren Agerholm 378 24.92 9.47 Liberal Democrats (UK) Brian Stone 354 Conservative Party (UK) Anthony Blackburn 247 14.53 0.07 Conservative Party (UK) Barbara Wallis 180 5,280 4041,626 30.80 9.1334 2.09 1.73 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Chalk Farm Chalk Farm (2) Labour Party (UK) William Budd* 615 43.97 0.94 Labour Party (UK) John White†n White was a sitting councillor representing the King's Cross ward 591 Liberal Democrats (UK) Charles Marquand 419 29.68 15.84 Liberal Democrats (UK) Rupert Redesdale 395 Conservative Party (UK) William Mitchell 385 26.36 6.00 Conservative Party (UK) David Walters 338 4,094 4321,475 36.03 11.3819 1.29 1.12 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Fitzjohns Fitzjohns (2) Conservative Party (UK) Martin Davies 590 43.54 6.26 Conservative Party (UK) Karl Mennear 536 Labour Party (UK) Peter Dann 393 30.28 2.57 Labour Party (UK) Deborah Townsend 390 Liberal Democrats (UK) Martin Wright 245 18.76 2.39 Liberal Democrats (UK) Ricarda O'Driscoll 240 Green Party of England and Wales Dorothy Forsyth 96 7.42 1.06 3,840 6021,298 33.80 6.169 0.69 0.46 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Fortune Green Fortune Green (2) Liberal Democrats (UK) Flick Rea* 975 60.03 6.53 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jane Schopflin* 829 Labour Party (UK) Michael Broughton 375 24.86 2.40 Labour Party (UK) Roy Lockett 372 Conservative Party (UK) Carrie Ruxton 228 15.11 0.55 Conservative Party (UK) Michael Prichett 226 4,096 6291,609 39.28 12.0919 1.18 0.96 Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Frognal Frognal (2) Conservative Party (UK) Pamela Chesters* 687 48.90 9.40 Conservative Party (UK) Dawn Somper* 640 Labour Party (UK) Anne Robertson 311 21.74 0.15 Labour Party (UK) Helen Seaford 279 Liberal Democrats (UK) Barbara How 272 19.34 2.78 Liberal Democrats (UK) Nigel Barnes 253 Green Party of England and Wales Charles Harris 136 10.02 2.28 4,380 4621,346 30.73 10.0611 0.82 0.63 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Gospel Oak Gospel Oak (2) Labour Party (UK) John Mills* 760 52.76 3.17 Labour Party (UK) Judith Pattison†n Pattison was a sitting councillor representing the Belsize ward. 719 Liberal Democrats (UK) Margaret Jackson-Roberts 336 22.01 6.13 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jeffrey Poulter 281 Conservative Party (UK) Marian Harrison 221 14.31 2.79 Conservative Party (UK) Henry Whittaker 180 Green Party of England and Wales Debra Green 153 10.92 0.17 4,464 1671,499 33.58 6.4714 0.93 0.70 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Grafton Grafton (2) Labour Party (UK) Roy Shaw* 705 55.67 16.43 Labour Party (UK) John Dickie†n Dickie was a sitting councillor representing the Hampstead Town ward. He was originally elected as Liberal Democrat but in this election has switched to the Labour Party 660 Liberal Democrats (UK) Margaret Finer 221 16.80 2.50 Liberal Democrats (UK) Anne Elliott 191 Conservative Party (UK) Doreen Bartlett 187 13.66 0.06 Green Party of England and Wales Sheila Oakes 170 13.87 New Conservative Party (UK) Belinda Shapps 148 4,422 2221,287 29.10 10.1126 2.02 1.35 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Hampstead Town Hampstead Town (2) Liberal Democrats (UK) Margaret Little* 1,028 60.21 7.79 Liberal Democrats (UK) Sidney Malin 912 Conservative Party (UK) Roderick Anderson 368 22.41 2.50 Conservative Party (UK) Michael Bottom 354 Labour Party (UK) Mark Leonard 301 17.38 0.15 Labour Party (UK) Rudolph Champagne 259 3,985 2931,625 40.78 10.2412 0.74 0.63 Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Highgate Highgate (3) Labour Party (UK) Maggie Cosin* 1,275 38.93 8.38 Labour Party (UK) Richard Arthur* 1,252 Labour Party (UK) John Thane†n Thane was a sitting councillor representing the St John's ward 1,141 Conservative Party (UK) Judith Barnes†n Barnes was a sitting councillor representing the Belsize ward 930 27.85 5.46 Conservative Party (UK) Roger Freeman 869 Conservative Party (UK) Cynthia Silk 825 Liberal Democrats (UK) Heather Macauley 666 18.22 4.64 Liberal Democrats (UK) Richard Waddington 594 Green Party of England and Wales Paul Gannon 471 15.00 1.72 Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter Mair 457 7,427 3793,031 40.81 9.4724 0.79 0.62 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Holborn Holborn (2) Labour Party (UK) Julian Fulbrook* 948 62.51 9.21 Labour Party (UK) Brian Woodrow* 838 Conservative Party (UK) William Glossop 328 19.00 4.61 Liberal Democrats (UK) Pamela Lutgen 264 18.49 8.15 Liberal Democrats (UK) Barbara Turner 264 Conservative Party (UK) Shailesh Vara 215 4,807 3261,629 33.89 10.6131 1.90 1.45 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Kilburn Kilburn (3) Labour Party (UK) Heather Johnson* 1,181 46.11 5.33 Labour Party (UK) Charles Hedges* 1,007 Labour Party (UK) Timothy Walker* 957 Conservative Party (UK) Robert Graham 435 17.83 5.44 Conservative Party (UK) Jane Stanton-Humphreys 395 Conservative Party (UK) Jonathan Morgan 386 Green Party of England and Wales Helen Mayer 362 15.92 5.62 Independent (politician) Lawrence Morris 267 11.75 New Liberal Democrats (UK) David Glover 233 8.39 2.49 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jeremy Allen 206 Liberal Democrats (UK) Erich Wagner 133 7,606 9982,119 27.86 11.4630 1.42 1.27 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) King's Cross King's Cross (2) Labour Party (UK) Barbara Hughes 833 62.68 2.05 Labour Party (UK) Nick Smith 766 Conservative Party (UK) James Atkin 269 18.82 0.50 Liberal Democrats (UK) Rosemary Gandy 240 18.50 1.54 Liberal Democrats (UK) Eleanor Freedman 232 Conservative Party (UK) Robert Ricketts 211 5,057 2811,447 28.61 7.1928 1.94 1.30 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Priory Priory (2) Labour Party (UK) John Rolfe 823 64.89 1.20 Labour Party (UK) Phil Turner* 809 Conservative Party (UK) Martyn Fisher 276 20.64 0.06 Conservative Party (UK) Rose Irwin 243 Liberal Democrats (UK) Rex Warner 226 14.47 1.26 Liberal Democrats (UK) Joan Hervey 138 4,607 2541,468 31.86 11.0121 1.43 1.22 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Regent's Park Regent's Park (3) Labour Party (UK) James Turner* 1,125 48.30 0.31 Labour Party (UK) Barbara Ward 983 Labour Party (UK) Richard Olszewski* 947 Conservative Party (UK) Paul Gray 540 22.45 2.27 Conservative Party (UK) Anthony Kemp 468 Conservative Party (UK) Jeremy Bradshaw 412 Liberal Democrats (UK) Ardon Lyon 354 15.64 3.65 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Berry 350 Independent (politician) Alan Patterson 287 13.61 New Liberal Democrats (UK) Benjamin Newbrook 285 6,863 7842,245 32.71 11.2846 2.05 1.98 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) St John's St John's (2) Labour Party (UK) Penelope Abraham* 990 64.43 0.96 Labour Party (UK) David Horan†n Horan was a sitting councillor representing the Regent's Park ward 977 Liberal Democrats (UK) Diana Brown 406 24.80 10.03 Liberal Democrats (UK) Stephen Molesworth 351 Conservative Party (UK) Michael Farrer 183 10.78 0.92 Conservative Party (UK) Roland Walker 146 4,710 3911,652 35.07 5.6628 1.69 1.12 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) St Pancras St Pancras (2) Labour Party (UK) Gloria Lazenby* 686 60.47 3.56 Labour Party (UK) Roger Robinson 576 Liberal Democrats (UK) Fiona Palmer 254 23.48 8.91 Liberal Democrats (UK) Ian Myers 236 Conservative Party (UK) Laura Hoskins 173 16.05 4.70 Conservative Party (UK) Blanche Mundlak 162 3,803 3181,259 33.11 5.2819 1.51 1.44 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Somers Town Somers Town (2) Labour Party (UK) Sybil Shine* 815 57.60 4.95 Labour Party (UK) Ernest James†n James was a sitting councillor representing the Brunswick ward 743 Conservative Party (UK) David Harris 226 14.38 3.26 Liberal Democrats (UK) Caroline Ford 225 16.64 4.88 Conservative Party (UK) Joseph Sleigh 163 Green Party of England and Wales Andrew Spring 154 11.39 New 4,874 1091,375 28.21 10.7823 1.67 1.19 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) South End South End (2) Labour Party (UK) Gerry Harrison* 999 54.29 7.06 Labour Party (UK) Janet Guthrie 919 Conservative Party (UK) Jonathan Pardoe 490 26.07 2.88 Conservative Party (UK) Dominic Schofield 431 Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter Buonacorsi-How 348 19.64 6.48 Liberal Democrats (UK) Andrew Wade 346 4,972 6501,893 38.07 7.7420 1.06 0.96 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Swiss Cottage Swiss Cottage (3) Labour Party (UK) Mary Ryan 887 28.58 12.32 Labour Party (UK) Robert Hall†n Hall was a sitting councillor representing the Gospel Oak ward 834 Conservative Party (UK) Stephen Hocking 756 26.35 8.07 Conservative Party (UK) Honora Morrissey 754 Conservative Party (UK) Peter Horne 732 Labour Party (UK) Bernard Moss 710 Independent Labour John Macdonald*n Macdonald was originally elected as a Labour Party councillor but at some point left the party and became an Independent Labour councillor 600 21.16 New Liberal Democrats (UK) Nicholas Collins 439 13.89 1.79 Liberal Democrats (UK) Sally Twite 378 Liberal Democrats (UK) Herbert Newbrook 365 Green Party of England and Wales Catherine Gregory 284 10.02 1.02 6,871 8272,433 35.41 6.6233 1.36 1.20 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) West End West End (2) Liberal Democrats (UK) Keith Moffitt* 972 49.21 10.29 Liberal Democrats (UK) Heather Thompson 811 Labour Party (UK) David Lines* 705 37.18 5.54 Labour Party (UK) Geoffrey Berridge 642 Conservative Party (UK) Neil Bourhill 156 7.92 3.62 Conservative Party (UK) Elaine Mackover 131 Independent (politician) Farshtchi Ahavan 62 3.42 New Independent (politician) Antoine Clarke 41 2.26 New 4,660 5241,911 41.01 8.3614 0.73 0.58 Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Notes n References 1998 Category:1998 London Borough council elections