1998 Croydon London Borough Council election

1998 Croydon London Borough Council election United Kingdom Coat of arms of the London Borough of Croydon.svg parliamentary no 1994 Croydon London Borough Council election 1994 1998 05 07 yes 2002 Croydon London Borough Council election 2002 All 70 seats up for election to Croydon London Borough Council 36 84,507, 37.80% ( 8.68) 115x50px|Blank Valerie Shawcross Unknown Labour Party (UK) New Addington 40 seats, 40.78% 38 2 80,529 39.79 0.99 115x50px|Blank Unknown Conservative Party (UK) Unknown Unknown 30 seats, 42.80% 31 1 97,228 48.04% 5.24 115x50px|Blank Unknown Liberal Democrats (UK) Unknown Unknown 0 seats, 15.07% 1 1 23,635 11.68% 3.39 Croydon London UK local election 1998 map.svg 330px Map of the results of the 1998 Croydon Council election. Conservatives in blue and Labour in red. Council control Council control after election Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 223,588https://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 1941998 local election in England March 2020 March 2020 Elections to Croydon Council in London, England were held on 7 May 1998. The whole council was up for election and the Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council. Peter Riddell Apathy the winner in struggle between new and old Labour The Times 46 1998-05-09 For the first time in a local election two polling stations were situated in supermarkets. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/1998/may/08/london.london1 London leans to independent mayor improving life in the capital 2009-04-26 1998-05-08 The Guardian Alan Travis Before the election the council had been seen as a top target for the Conservatives who only needed a small swing of 2 per cent to take control. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/low/uk/politics/87380.stm Labour's first big test approaches 2009-04-26 1998-05-03 BBC Online The Labour party had taken control of the council for the first time in the council's history in the previous election in 1994. Lucy Ward When sofa apathy is party enemy No.1, it's all down to swinging the key wards Local elections: In Croydon both sides are concentrating on where they hope it will do most good. Lucy Ward reports The Guardian 4 1998-05-04 The removal of mounted patrols from parks and an increase in nursery places were seen as important issues in the election. Councils of war: the 12 key town halls they're fighting for Evening Standard 19 1998-05-06 Both main parties concentrated on trying to get their vote out and were targeting several key wards. Background In the intervening years between the 1994 and 1998 elections there were a total of 4 by-elections, none of which resulted in a seat changing hands between parties.Minors Michael Grenham Dennis July 1998 London Borough Council Elections - 7 May 1998 - including the Greater London Authority referendum results https://data.london.gov.uk/download/2db834ff-edbe-4433-9a9f-438bd585e3c6/6559d43c-4ea0-4b58-b705-94f84c3a549a/LBCE_1998-5-7.pdf 13 July 2025 London Datastore London Research Centre 40 In fact, this council was rare in that its composition hadn't changed in the 4 years between elections.July 1998 London Borough Council Elections - 7 May 1998 - including the Greater London Authority referendum results https://data.london.gov.uk/download/2db834ff-edbe-4433-9a9f-438bd585e3c6/6559d43c-4ea0-4b58-b705-94f84c3a549a/LBCE_1998-5-7.pdf 13 July 2025 London Datastore London Research Centre 35 As such, the composition of the council just before the election was as follows: + ↓ 40 30 Labour Party (UK) Labour Conservative Party (UK) Con Election result Croydon 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 13 July 2025 July 1998 London Datastore London Research Centre Michael Minors Dennis Grenham 37-40, 194-195https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Croydon-1964-2010.pdf London Borough of Croydon Election Results 1964-2010 13 July 2025 Elections Centre Plymouth University Colin Rallings Michael Thrasher 11-12 Local Elections results The Times 46 1998-05-09 Labour Party (UK) 38n The number of seats and number of votes includes results from candidates standing under the Labour and Co-operative party 0 2 2 54.29 39.79 80,529 0.99 yes Conservative Party (UK) 31 2 1 1 44.29 48.04 97,228 5.24 Liberal Democrats (UK) 1 1 0 1 1.41 11.68 23,635 3.39 0 Independent Resident lightgrey 0 0 0.00 0.30 600 NewIndependent Green 0 0 0 0.00 0.13 273 NewOfficial Monster Raving Loony Party 0 0 0 0.00 0.06 114 New70 202,379 + ↓ 38 1 31 Labour Party (UK) Labour Liberal Democrats (UK) LD Conservative Party (UK) Con Ward results (*) - Indicates an incumbent candidate (†) - Indicates an incumbent candidate standing in a different ward Addiscombe Addiscombe (3) Labour Co-operative Jeremy Fitzpatrick* 1,943 45.01 3.09 Labour Co-operative Amanda Campbell 1,703 Labour Co-operative Sean Fitzsimons* 1,686 Conservative Party (UK) Richard Barwell 1,393 33.10 2.23 Conservative Party (UK) Richard Chatterjee 1,306 Conservative Party (UK) Hella El-Drouble 1,222 Independent Resident Stephen Collins 533 13.50 New Liberal Democrats (UK) Melanie Barlow 391 8.39 3.57 Liberal Democrats (UK) George Schlich 314 Liberal Democrats (UK) Kay Schlich 289 9,411 804 3,923 41.69 5.12 18 0.46 0.23 Labour Co-operative Labour Co-operative Labour Co-operative Ashburton Ashburton (2) Conservative Party (UK) Edwin Arram* 1,417 50.58 7.83 Conservative Party (UK) Avril Slipper* 1,355 Labour Party (UK) Michael Phelan 1,055 38.50 0.78 Labour Party (UK) Neva Sequeira 1,055 Liberal Democrats (UK) Charles Ashworth 343 10.91 8.62 Liberal Democrats (UK) Paul West 255 6,327 205 2,925 46.23 4.206 0.21 0.15 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Bensham Manor Bensham Manor (3) Labour Party (UK) Alexander Burridge 1,766 62.25 5.29 Labour Party (UK) Paula Shaw*n Shaw was elected in a by-election triggered by the resignation of Cllr Alison Roberts in 1996 1,697 Labour Party (UK) Paul Mee* 1,668 Conservative Party (UK) Brenda Pullen 645 22.50 9.96 Conservative Party (UK) Sujata Bakrania 613 Conservative Party (UK) Maureen Whiting 596 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Fraser 336 10.70 New Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter Facey 252 UK Independent James Feisenberger 125 4.55 lightgrey New 9,161 461 2,975 32.47 12.93 21 0.71 0.23 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Beulah Beulah (2) Labour Party (UK) Roy Grantham* 1,368 50.00 3.83 Labour Party (UK) Hugh Malyan*n Maylan was elected in a by-electing triggered by the resignation of Cllr Sherwan Chowdbury in 1994 1,330 Conservative Party (UK) Jonathan Bearman 1,131 41.10 0.77 Conservative Party (UK) Gloria Hutchens 1,087 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jonathan Cope 240 8.90 3.06 6,050 294 2,849 47.09 5.50 4 0.14 0.07 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Broad Green Broad Green (3) Labour Party (UK) Rodney Matlock* 1,395 70.10 3.96 Labour Party (UK) Stuart Collins* 1,331 Labour Party (UK) Peter Spalding* 1,253 Conservative Party (UK) Ian Parker 612 29.90 3.96 Conservative Party (UK) Jill Thomas 553 Conservative Party (UK) Keith Pearson 532 8,754 36 2,259 25.81 12.32 27 1.20 0.72 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Coulsdon East Coulsdon East (3) Conservative Party (UK) Christopher Wright* 2,234 47.13 2.71 Liberal Democrats (UK) Ian Atkins 2,122 43.27 7.96 Conservative Party (UK) Jason Perry* 2,112 Conservative Party (UK) Brian Udell 2,106 Liberal Democrats (UK) Michael Bishopp 1,935 Liberal Democrats (UK) Mark Goodrich 1,867 Labour Party (UK) Maggie Conway 474 9.60 5.25 Labour Party (UK) Charles King 431 Labour Party (UK) Michael Ryan 410 9,368 35 4,788 51.11 2.71 11 0.23 0.19 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Croham Croham (3) Conservative Party (UK) Nicholas Keable 2,223 55.03 3.25 Conservative Party (UK) Paul McCombie 2,206 Conservative Party (UK) Mark Stockwell 2,127 Labour Party (UK) Alison Butler 1,060 25.61 6.27 Labour Party (UK) Beatrice Pollard 1,011 Labour Party (UK) Peter Horah 980 Liberal Democrats (UK) Sylvia Bishopp 611 13.99 12.40 Liberal Democrats (UK) Joan Leck 530 Liberal Democrats (UK) Geoffrey Gauge 526 Independent politician Graham Johnson 129 3.25 New Independent politician Mark Samuel 84 2.12 New 10,140 146 4,052 39.96 10.62 13 0.32 0.24 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Fairfield Fairfield (3) Conservative Party (UK) Robert Coatman* 2,189 52.20 3.05 Conservative Party (UK) Patricia Knight 2,120 Conservative Party (UK) Michael Wunn* 2,034 Labour Party (UK) Dominic O’Donnell 1,390 32.79 3.08 Labour Party (UK) Neil Jackson 1,335 Labour Party (UK) Paul Scott 1,260 Liberal Democrats (UK) Anthony Moss 556 12.20 3.25 Liberal Democrats (UK) Mahetabel Hay-Davies 487 Liberal Democrats (UK) Carl Muller 439 Official Monster Raving Loony Party John Cartwright 114 2.81 New 11,470 196 4,234 36.91 5.93 24 0.57 0.25 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Fieldway Fieldway (2) Labour Co-operative James Walker* 851 74.39 1.65 Labour Co-operative Mary Walker* 819 Conservative Party (UK) Madeleine Brundle 294 25.61 1.65 Conservative Party (UK) Richard Brundle 281 5,193 653 1,243 23.94 12.19 11 0.88 0.55 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Heathfield Heathfield (3) Conservative Party (UK) Andrew Pelling* 2,328 65.07 12.66 Conservative Party (UK) Mary Horden* 2,284 Conservative Party (UK) Margaret Mead* 2,283 Labour Party (UK) Jeffrey Primm 880 22.78 2.34 Labour Party (UK) Lydia Sookias 776 Labour Party (UK) Mohammed Aslam 758 Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter Ladanyi 429 12.15 4.65 8,991 205 3,653 40.63 6.96 11 0.30 0.21 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Kenley Kenley (2) Conservative Party (UK) Janice Buttinger 1,500 65.81 10.38 Conservative Party (UK) Steven Hollands 1,445 Labour Party (UK) Julie Candy 465 19.35 2.57 Labour Party (UK) Michael Rosenbloom 401 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jeremy Hargreaves 339 14.84 12.95 Liberal Democrats (UK) Robert Beadle 325 6,581 132 2,388 36.29 7.98 4 0.17 0.12 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Monks Orchard Monks Orchard (2) Conservative Party (UK) Peter Campbell* 2,132 65.92 5.99 Conservative Party (UK) Derek Loughborough* 2,116 Labour Party (UK) David Davies 880 24.16 2.28 Labour Party (UK) Joseph Assanah 677 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Golding 342 9.92 8.26 Liberal Democrats (UK) Patricia West 297 8,091 114 3,450 42.64 8.46 9 0.26 0.01 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) New Addington New Addington (3) Labour Party (UK) Christopher Ward*n Ward was elected in a by-election triggered by the resignation of Cllr Geraint Davies in 1997. 1,076 61.66 8.82 Labour Party (UK) Trevor Laffin* 1,023 Labour Party (UK) Val Shawcross* 981 Conservative Party (UK) John Miller 669 38.34 8.82 Conservative Party (UK) Robin Sullivan 627 Conservative Party (UK) Roy Miller 619 7,934 612 2,144 27.02 11.85 13 0.61 0.07 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Norbury Norbury (3) Labour Party (UK) Margaret Mansell* 1,858 48.82 2.91 Labour Party (UK) Peter Hopson* 1,796 Labour Party (UK) Shafi Khan* 1,793 Conservative Party (UK) Bryan Kendall 1,651 42.26 1.03 Conservative Party (UK) Alan Mason 1,548 Conservative Party (UK) Madeleine Marvier 1,516 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Armer 397 8.92 1.88 Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter Scott 358 Liberal Democrats (UK) Robert Silver 241 8,711 335 4,039 46.37 6.86 21 0.52 0.37 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Purley Purley (3) Conservative Party (UK) Graham Bass* 2,367 58.06 8.88 Conservative Party (UK) Derek Millard* 2,351 Conservative Party (UK) Phillip Thomas 2,170 Labour Party (UK) Ian Smith 811 19.82 3.93 Labour Party (UK) Douglas Mantell 782 Liberal Democrats (UK) Sarah Newton 782 18.86 11.37 Labour Party (UK) Kandaswami Parameswaran 759 Liberal Democrats (UK) Pamela Randall 739 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jenefer Riley 716 lightgrey UK Independent Kathleen Serter 129 3.26 New 10,968 17 4,067 37.08 8.60 9 0.22 0.10 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Rylands Rylands (2) Labour Party (UK) Karen Jewitt* 1,323 65.91 3.87 Labour Party (UK) Louisa Woodley 1,115 Conservative Party (UK) Colin Gamage 656 34.09 3.87 Conservative Party (UK) Joan North 605 5,478 242 2,031 37.08 13.69 19 0.94 0.25 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Sanderstead Sanderstead (2) Conservative Party (UK) Eric Shaw*n Shaw was elected in a by-election triggered by the death of Cllr Bruce Marshall in 1995 2,183 67.92 14.16 Conservative Party (UK) Lynne Hale 2,130 Labour Party (UK) Ronald Fisher 628 16.69 0.07 Liberal Democrats (UK) Spencer Grady 470 14.33 12.02 Liberal Democrats (UK) Gavin Howard-Jones 440 Labour Party (UK) Paul Smith 432 Independent Resident Sheila Lee 41 1.06 New Independent Resident David Lee 26 7,786 4 3,431 44.06 6.71 7 0.20 0.02 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Selsdon Selsdon (2) Conservative Party (UK) Richard Adamson* 2,277 69.96 19.42 Conservative Party (UK) Dudley Mead* 2,129 Labour Party (UK) Barry Buttigieg 559 16.94 4.94 Labour Party (UK) John Simkins 508 Liberal Democrats (UK) Barbara Cook 420 13.10 22.18 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Jefkins 405 7,547 80 3,338 44.23 10.60 9 0.27 0.22 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) South Norwood South Norwood (3) Labour Party (UK) Jane Avis 1,587 52.65 2.35 Labour Party (UK) Clive Fraser* 1,519 Labour Party (UK) Michael Jewitt* 1,484 Conservative Party (UK) George Filbey 1,078 35.43 2.62 Conservative Party (UK) Pauline Miles 1,054 Conservative Party (UK) John Tooze 957 Liberal Democrats (UK) Julie Hardy-McBride 357 11.92 0.27 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jan Perry 336 8,157 651 3,087 37.84 8.99 15 0.49 0.05 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Spring Park Spring Park (2) Conservative Party (UK) Janet Marshall* 2,051 60.15 2.62 Conservative Party (UK) Michael Fisher 1,916 Labour Party (UK) Sarah Jones 1,089 31.57 2.69 Labour Party (UK) Mary Whitby 993 Independent Green Karl Williams 273 8.28 New 7,590 68 3,369 44.39 9.70 17 0.50 0.25 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Thornton Heath Thornton Heath (3) Labour Party (UK) Patricia Clouder 1,682 62.43 4.42 Labour Party (UK) Adrian Dennis* 1,595 Labour Party (UK) Wallace Garratt* 1,571 Conservative Party (UK) Peter Davis 694 25.37 7.78 Conservative Party (UK) Andrew Millard 638 Conservative Party (UK) Jane Parker 638 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Cornell 331 12.20 New Liberal Democrats (UK) Geoffrey Morley 309 Liberal Democrats (UK) Beryl Pocock 307 8,952 245 2,866 32.02 10.50 22 0.77 0.10 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Upper Norwood Upper Norwood (2) Labour Co-operative Patrick Ryan* 1,440 50.83 2.70 Labour Co-operative Ian Payne* 1,187 Conservative Party (UK) Phillip Kenny 1,047 39.61 6.86 Conservative Party (UK) Martin Shaw 1,000 Liberal Democrats (UK) Leo Held 247 9.56 New 5,859 193 2,698 46.05 6.30 22 0.82 0.47 Labour Co-operative Labour Co-operative Waddon Waddon (3) Conservative Party (UK) Rex Calvert 1,610 47.75 16.66 Conservative Party (UK) Graham Dare 1,556 Labour Party (UK) Charles Burling* 1,528 41.99 0.96 Conservative Party (UK) Philip Gamble 1,490 Labour Party (UK) Timothy Godfrey 1,298 Labour Party (UK) Bernardette Khan†n Khan was a sitting councillor representing the Addiscombe ward 1,268 Liberal Democrats (UK) Steven Gauge 363 10.26 6.06 Liberal Democrats (UK) Henry Norton 338 Liberal Democrats (UK) Helen Hadjicharalambous 299 9,451 542 3,567 37.74 9.09 13 0.36 0.08 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) West Thornton West Thornton (3) Labour Party (UK) Clarence McKenzie* 1,449 61.91 4.21 Labour Party (UK) Gwendolyn Bernard* 1,408 Labour Party (UK) Raj Chandarana†n Chandarana was a sitting councillor representing the Thornton Heath ward 1,363 Conservative Party (UK) Roger Taylor 913 38.09 10.01 Conservative Party (UK) Parshotam Bhagat 868 Conservative Party (UK) Vinita Bearman 815 9,374 434 2,775 29.60 14.39 35 1.26 0.95 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Whitehorse Manor Whitehorse Manor (3) Labour Party (UK) Toni Letts* 1,400 66.59 3.33 Labour Party (UK) Gerry Ryan 1,284 Labour Party (UK) Martin Tiedemann 1,266 Conservative Party (UK) Quentin Hawkins 709 33.41 8.69 Conservative Party (UK) Barbara Colliver 677 Conservative Party (UK) Sheila Willis 596 8,703 702 2,274 26.13 11.47 21 0.92 0.61 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Woodcote and Coulsdon West Woodcote and Coulsdon West (3) Conservative Party (UK) David Osland* 2,163 52.52 2.67 Conservative Party (UK) Anna Hawkins* 2,161 Conservative Party (UK) Gavin Barwell 2,009 Labour Party (UK) James Darville 807 18.76 3.95 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Callen 777 17.75 17.59 Labour Party (UK) Ronald Rowland 768 Liberal Democrats (UK) Patricia Gauge 697 Labour Party (UK) Aslam Hoda 687 Liberal Democrats (UK) Keith Jacobs 666 Independent politician Owen Kelly 441 10.97 New 11,028 184 3,963 35.94 7.99 16 0.40 0.38 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Woodside Woodside (2) Labour Co-operative Brian Finegan* 1,183 52.53 1.81 Labour Co-operative Anthony Newman* 1,121 Conservative Party (UK) Benjamin Grainger 637 28.55 4.77 Conservative Party (UK) Derek Dorey 615 Liberal Democrats (UK) Hilary Waterhouse 415 18.92 2.96 6,513 71 2,119 32.53 12.13 6 0.28 0.18 Labour Co-operative Labour Co-operative Notes n References 1998 Category:1998 London Borough council elections