1998 Islington London Borough Council election

1998 local election in England March 2020 March 2020 1998 05 07 yes 1998 Islington London Borough Council election London parliamentary 1994 Islington London Borough Council election 1994 2002 Islington London Borough Council election 2002 All 52 seats up for election to Islington London Borough Council 27 118,034https://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 24 May 2025 London Datastore London Research Centre Michael Minors Dennis Grenham 206 42,096, 35.66% ( 7.66) Liberal Democrats (UK) 12 seats, 29.14% 13 26 13 14.84 44,391 43.98% Labour Party (UK) 39 seats, 52.49% 38 26 12 43,388 42.99% 9.50 Council control Labour Party (UK) Council control after election No Overall Control Conservative Party (UK) 1 seat, 12.47% 1 0 1 6,369 6.31% 6.16 Green Party of England and Wales 0 seats, 3.06% 0 0 6,366 6.31% 3.25 115x50px|Blank 115x50px|Blank Coat of Arms of the London Borough of Islington.svg The 1998 Islington Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Islington London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour Party lost overall control of the council to no overall control.Local Elections results 9 May 1998 The Times 46 Election result The results saw the Labour and Liberal Democrat parties finish tied on 26 seats each, after the Liberal Democrats gained 12 seats.Mugging shock for Labour on leader's old patch Harding Luke The Guardian 15 The Liberal Democrat gains included taking the ward of Barnsbury, where the then Prime Minister Tony Blair had lived before becoming prime minister. In the final seat Labour won by 3 votes after 5 recounts to prevent the Liberal Democrats from winning a majority. This meant Labour was able to continue as the administration, relying on the casting vote of the Labour mayor Pat Haynes. Reasons for the losses for Labour were reported as being the council tax level, which was the highest in London, poor schools and the council's £800 million debt. At the same as the election Islington voted 81.55% in favour of the 1998 Greater London Authority referendum and 18.45% against, on a 34.15% turnout.How London voted for a mayor 9 May 1998 The Guardian 16London Borough Council Elections 7 May 1998 - including the Greater London Authority referendum results https://londondatastore-upload.s3.amazonaws.com/docs/LBCE_1998-5-7.pdf dead londondatastore-upload.s3.amazonaws.com https://web.archive.org/web/20150222014659/https://londondatastore-upload.s3.amazonaws.com/docs/LBCE_1998-5-7.pdf 22 February 2015 Islington local election result 1998Policy and politics: Local Elections: Analysis: Council poll results 9 May 1998 The Guardian 16https://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 23 May 2025 London Datastore London Research Centre Michael Minors Dennis Grenham 103–105, 204, 206–207https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Islington-1964-2010.pdf London Borough of Islington Election Results 1964-2010 23 May 2025 Elections Centre Plymouth University Colin Rallings Michael Thrasher 10–11 Liberal Democrats (UK) 26 14 1 13 50.00 43.98 44,391 14.84 Labour Party (UK) 26 1 13 12 50.00 42.99 43,388 9.50 Conservative Party (UK) 0 0 1 1 0.00 6.31 6,369 6.16 Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0.00 6.31 6,366 3.25 Socialist Labour Party (UK) 0 0 0 0.00 0.15 154 New Independent (politician) 0 0 0 0.00 0.13 135 0.54 Tenants & Residents lightgrey 0 0 0 0.00 131 0.13 2.04 52 100,934 Ward results (*) - Indicates an incumbent candidate (†) - Indicates an incumbent candidate standing in a different ward Barnsbury Barnsbury (3) Liberal Democrats (UK) Bridget Fox 1,725 54.28 30.22 Liberal Democrats (UK) Alastair Loraine 1,623 Liberal Democrats (UK) Carol Powell 1,575 Labour Party (UK) Paula Kahn 929 30.21 27.34 Labour Party (UK) Steven Barnett 914 Labour Party (UK) Lloyd Child 897 Green Party of England and Wales Robert Pearce 211 6.98 New Conservative Party (UK) Christopher Cox 174 4.20 14.19 Tenants & Residents John Worker 131 4.33 New Conservative Party (UK) Martin Moyes 111 Conservative Party (UK) Jonathan Small 96 6,761 2542,978 44.05 0.0417 0.57 0.08 Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK) Bunhill Bunhill (3) Liberal Democrats (UK) Joseph Trotter* 1,317 59.95 0.31 Liberal Democrats (UK) Rosetta Wooding* 1,236 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jyoti Vaja 1,176 Labour Party (UK) Ian Darby 555 24.47 10.29 Labour Party (UK) Theresa Debono 487 Labour Party (UK) Hassan Asmal 480 Socialist Labour Party (UK) Sharon Hayward 154 7.43 New Green Party of England and Wales Denise Bennett 94 4.53 New Conservative Party (UK) Peter Cuthbert 78 3.62 1.98 Conservative Party (UK) Doris Daly 76 Conservative Party (UK) Alam-Zeb Khan 71 5,460 3772,118 38.79 9.25 8 0.38 0.34 Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK)Liberal Democrats (UK) Canonbury East Canonbury East (2) Liberal Democrats (UK) Jonathan Dearth 1,101 56.48 33.59 Liberal Democrats (UK) Richard Washington 1,026 Labour Party (UK) Andrew Bosi* 750 35.16 1.25 Labour Party (UK) Peter Lewis 574 Green Party of England and Wales Judith Kleinman 92 4.88 1.39 Conservative Party (UK) Timothy Devlin 72 3.48 0.20 Conservative Party (UK) Duncan Reed 59 4,998 292,015 40.32 4.9410 0.50 0.32 Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK) Canonbury West Canonbury West (2) Liberal Democrats (UK) Angela Ribezzo 985 59.71 40.34 Liberal Democrats (UK) Barbara Smith 955 Labour Party (UK) Diane Brace 544 31.52 18.74 Labour Party (UK) Nicholas Stewart 480 Conservative Party (UK) Carol-Anne Aitken 89 5.45 18.45 Conservative Party (UK) Richard Campbell 88 Green Party of England and Wales Robert Turner 54 3.32 3.15 4,153 291,750 42.14 1.4823 1.31 1.09 Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK) Clerkenwell Clerkenwell (3) Liberal Democrats (UK) Sarah Ludford* 1,783 59.29 0.22 Liberal Democrats (UK) Bruce Neave* 1,449 Liberal Democrats (UK) George Allan 1,427 Labour Party (UK) Timothy Clark 762 25.58 0.94 Labour Party (UK) Harriet Quiney 672 Labour Party (UK) David Northcott 576 Green Party of England and Wales Raymond Cunningham 259 9.89 New Conservative Party (UK) Gordon Dear 162 5.24 1.29 Conservative Party (UK) Nicholas Roberts 132 Conservative Party (UK) Margaret Reese 118 7,908 6272,771 35.04 12.7715 0.54 0.17 Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Gillespie Gillespie (2) Labour Party (UK) Richard Greening* 966 55.30 9.91 Labour Party (UK) Nigel Mason 751 Liberal Democrats (UK) Philip Middleton 336 20.87 7.43 Liberal Democrats (UK) Elizabeth Rorison 312 Green Party of England and Wales Sara Meidan 276 17.78 5.68 Conservative Party (UK) John Shields 101 6.05 3.20 Conservative Party (UK) Rifat Bairam 87 4,471 4531,540 34.44 8.3922 1.43 1.14 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Highbury Highbury (3) Labour Party (UK) Mary Creagh 1,107 48.69 5.13 Labour Party (UK) Maureen Leigh†n Leigh was a sitting councillor representing the Highview ward 1,052 Labour Party (UK) Jenny Rathbone 1,033 Green Party of England and Wales Christopher Ashby 748 27.20 0.49 Green Party of England and Wales Malcolm Powell 522 Green Party of England and Wales Patricia Tuson 513 Liberal Democrats (UK) Kathleen Williams 330 14.70 2.07 Liberal Democrats (UK) Mark Hornby 321 Liberal Democrats (UK) Sheila Thornton 313 Conservative Party (UK) Andrew Brooke 227 9.41 0.97 Conservative Party (UK) Jean-Paul Floru 199 Conservative Party (UK) James Barbaras 191 6,951 6962,475 35.61 5.51 14 0.57 0.41 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Highview Highview (2) Labour Party (UK) Ruairi McCourt 766 64.16 5.46 Labour Party (UK) Jennifer Sands 720 Green Party of England and Wales Michael Holloway 223 16.93 6.71 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jonathan Griffiths 177 14.03 4.08 Green Party of England and Wales Michele Wilson 169 Liberal Democrats (UK) Ursula Craig 148 Conservative Party (UK) Simon Matthews 58 4.88 5.34 Conservative Party (UK) Bruce Picking 55 3,875 1221,261 32.54 7.8520 1.59 1.06 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Hillmarton Hillmarton (2) Liberal Democrats (UK) Doreen Scott 1,028 49.93 30.02 Liberal Democrats (UK) Edward Featherstone 998 Labour Party (UK) Antonia Benedek 781 38.47 26.72 Labour Party (UK) Phil Kelly * 780 Green Party of England and Wales Mark Chilver 165 8.13 New Conservative Party (UK) Roy Taft 82 3.47 11.44 Conservative Party (UK) Mahendra Oza 59 4,913 2222,111 42.97 2.377 0.33 0.14 Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK) Hillrise Hillrise (3) Labour Party (UK) Alan Clinton* 1,036 54.23 7.76 Labour Party (UK) Milton Babulall†n Babulall was a sitting councillor representing the Highbury ward 948 Labour Party (UK) Sheila Camp 940 Liberal Democrats (UK) Heather Eggins 426 20.86 5.78 Liberal Democrats (UK) James Sanderson 371 Liberal Democrats (UK) Philip Vaughan 328 Conservative Party (UK) Maureen Campbell 255 10.72 2.83 Green Party of England and Wales Victoria Olliver 255 14.19 4.81 Conservative Party (UK) Simon Cooper 180 Conservative Party (UK) Bryan Wilsher 143 6,600 2761,846 27.97 10.286 0.33 0.08 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Holloway Holloway (3) Liberal Democrats (UK) Margot Dunn* 1,338 54.91 6.69 Liberal Democrats (UK) Barry Kempton* 1,290 Liberal Democrats (UK) Douglas Taylor* 1,262 Labour Party (UK) Catriona Munro 838 35.23 7.52 Labour Party (UK) David Sayer 830 Labour Party (UK) Robert Dowd 828 Green Party of England and Wales Sheena Etches 138 5.85 0.76 Conservative Party (UK) Alan Reese 99 4.01 0.07 Conservative Party (UK) Mark Rittner 94 Conservative Party (UK) James Rooke 91 6,258 2032,550 40.75 8.7613 0.51 0.41 Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Junction Junction (3) Labour Party (UK) Janet Burgess*n Burgess was elected in a by-election trigerred by the resignation of Cllr Michael Tal after his resignation in 1997https://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 24 May 2025 London Datastore London Research Centre Michael Minors Dennis Grenham 105 1,104 55.30 7.04 Labour Party (UK) Taha Karim* 940 Labour Party (UK) Sandra Marks* 934 Liberal Democrats (UK) Margaret Lally 430 20.35 6.39 Liberal Democrats (UK) Elizabeth Sidney 347 Liberal Democrats (UK) Alford Reeves 319 Green Party of England and Wales Angela Royston 284 15.46 2.24 Green Party of England and Wales Ajay Burlingham-Johnson 271 Conservative Party (UK) Charles Sharman 167 8.89 1.59 Conservative Party (UK) Anthea Ward 152 6,487 11,892 29.17 10.6613 0.69 0.23 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Mildmay Mildmay (3) Labour Party (UK) Patrick Haynes* 1,056 44.99 6.68 Labour Party (UK) Jeanette Arnold 1,022 Labour Party (UK) Michael Boye-Anawomah* 941 Liberal Democrats (UK) Anna Berent 621 24.05 10.68 Liberal Democrats (UK) Andrew Crudgington 500 Liberal Democrats (UK) Derek Jackson 493 Green Party of England and Wales Grant Gilbert 290 12.97 0.84 Conservative Party (UK) Adam Duguid 277 11.95 10.89 Conservative Party (UK) Oriel Hutchinson 273 Conservative Party (UK) Gary Moores 252 Independent (politician) Margaret McDonnell 135 6.04 New 7,995 4062,075 25.95 12.4527 1.30 1.06 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Quadrant Quadrant (2) Liberal Democrats (UK) David Barnes*n Barnes was elected as a Labour councillor in 1994 but decided to run as a Liberal Democrat this election 1,161 51.84 44.99 Liberal Democrats (UK) Laura Willoughby 992 Labour Party (UK) Philip Bird 689 30.29 12.22 Labour Party (UK) Caspar Bowden 569 Conservative Party (UK) Rebecca Baty 274 12.35 31.92 Conservative Party (UK) Oliver Judge 239 Green Party of England and Wales Susan Wilkinson 141 5.52 0.85 Green Party of England and Wales Stefan Tobler 88 5,228 1292,213 42.33 8.1310 0.45 0.10 Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK) St George's St George's (3) Labour Party (UK) Rosemary Blackmore 1,357 52.97 3.47 Labour Party (UK) Walter Burgess 1,165 Labour Party (UK) Shonagh Methven 1,147 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jody Beveridge 503 19.90 7.27 Liberal Democrats (UK) Paul Fox 464 Green Party of England and Wales Mary Adshead 450 19.49 6.46 Liberal Democrats (UK) Julian Glover 411 Conservative Party (UK) Allan Saile 216 7.64 2.88 Conservative Party (UK) Rosemarie Totvanian 161 Conservative Party (UK) Glenn Timmermans 152 6,931 3102,246 32.41 6.4722 0.98 0.86 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) St Mary St Mary (3) Liberal Democrats (UK) Isobel Cox 1,299 55.21 37.89 Liberal Democrats (UK) Joan Coupland 1,298 Liberal Democrats (UK) Richard Heseltine 1,272 Labour Party (UK) Jessica Bawden 815 34.35 17.79 Labour Party (UK) Paul Convery* 796 Labour Party (UK) Paul Jackson* 796 Green Party of England and Wales Mjka Scott 149 6.38 1.73 Conservative Party (UK) Tracey Braddick 118 4.07 18.36 Conservative Party (UK) Stephen McMinnies 88 Conservative Party (UK) Lisa Ruffell 79 5,894 5322,433 41.28 2.2912 0.49 0.23 Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK) St Peter St Peter (3) Liberal Democrats (UK) Maria Powell* 1,548 67.57 5.44 Liberal Democrats (UK) Stephen Hitchins* 1,480 Liberal Democrats (UK) Christopher Pryce* 1,373 Labour Party (UK) Paula Beattie 515 20.35 12.99 Labour Party (UK) Nicholas Butcher 460 Labour Party (UK) Jenina Pendry 350 Green Party of England and Wales Ura Kiefer 155 7.14 New Conservative Party (UK) Thomas Duke 138 4.94 0.42 Conservative Party (UK) Peter Warren 94 Conservative Party (UK) Ian Sparham-Souter 90 6,599 1922,294 34.76 14.088 0.35 0.13 Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Sussex Sussex (2) Labour Party (UK) Meg Hillier* 884 49.21 10.75 Labour Party (UK) Daniel Bonner 859 Liberal Democrats (UK) Graham Baker*n Baker was elected in a by-election triggered by the resignation of Cllr Stephen Twigg in 1997 856 44.47 12.35 Liberal Democrats (UK) Hewa Jaff 719 Green Party of England and Wales Robin Latimer 99 4.32 1.93 Green Party of England and Wales Swadesh Poorun 54 Conservative Party (UK) Raymond Muggeridge 38 2.00 2.67 Conservative Party (UK) John Wilkin 33 4,668 2731,926 41.26 7.0519 0.99 0.61 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Thornhill Thornhill (2) Labour Party (UK) Ian Perry 828 53.58 9.99 Labour Party (UK) Edna Griffiths 735 Liberal Democrats (UK) Patricia Peel 411 26.98 10.53 Liberal Democrats (UK) Michael Aspell 376 Green Party of England and Wales Nicola Baird 143 9.81 2.37 Conservative Party (UK) Stanley Morris 142 9.63 2.90 Conservative Party (UK) Stephen Kreppel 139 4,721 2321,588 33.64 8.9819 1.20 0.89 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Tollington Tollington (3) Labour Party (UK) Roger McKenzie* 1,178 59.68 1.43 Labour Party (UK) Barbara Sidnell 1,149 Labour Party (UK) Derek Sawyer* 1,103 Liberal Democrats (UK) Elizabeth Macmillan 418 20.22 9.20 Liberal Democrats (UK) Matthew Ryan 386 Green Party of England and Wales James Goggin 385 20.09 8.84 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Tibbs 358 7,163 3262,014 28.12 8.9042 2.09 1.77 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Notes n References Category:1998 London Borough council elections 1998