1998 Wandsworth London Borough Council election

1998 local election in England March 2020 March 2020 1998 05 07 yes 1998 Wandsworth London Borough Council election London parliamentary 1994 Wandsworth London Borough Council election 1994 2002 Wandsworth London Borough Council election 2002 61 seats up for election to Wandsworth London Borough Council 31 198,318https://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 218 78,099, 39.38% ( 10.62) Edward Lister.jpg 115x50px|Blank 115x50px|Blank Conservative Party (UK) 1992 Thamesfield Edward Lister 45 seats, 50.03% 50 5 3.39 109,351 53.42% Labour Party (UK) Unknown Unknown Unknown 16 seats, 39.82% 11 5 74,827 36.55% 3.27 Liberal Democrats (UK) Unknown Unknown Unknown 0 seats, 9.11% 0 17,495 8.55% 0.56 Council control Conservative Party (UK) Council control before election Conservative Party (UK) Coat of arms of the London Borough of Wandsworth.svg The 1998 Wandsworth Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Wandsworth London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.London Borough Council Elections 7th May 1998 http://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 Datastore London Research Centre 5 February 2024 At the same time as the election Wandsworth saw 74.3% vote in favour of the 1998 Greater London Authority referendum and 25.7% against, on a 38.7% turnout. Policy and politics: Local elections: How London voted for a mayor The Guardian 16 1998-05-09 Background There were no by-elections in the 4 years between the 1994 election and this one. The only change to the council was one defection to a third party which left the composition of the council just before the election looking like this: +↓15451Labour Party (UK) LabourConservative Party (UK) ConservativeIndependent politician Other Campaign In the run up to the election a private Conservative poll was leaked which showed them 17% behind Labour and likely to only win in 4 wards as compared to 18 for Labour. Andrew Pierce Tories face big losses in local elections The Times 2 1998-04-14 However Labour and the Liberal Democrats accused the Conservatives of leaking the poll in order to lower expectations. Charles Reiss Tories accused of bogus leak in London poll war Evening Standard 17 1998-04-14 The Conservatives would have lost control of the council on a 7% swing from the 1994 election, http://www.lgcplus.com/news/tories-fear-for-wandsworth/1463626.article Tories fear for Wandsworth 2009-08-31 1998-05-05 Local Government Chronicle or if the 1997 general election results in the area were repeated. Peter Kellner First test for new parties Evening Standard 22 1998-04-15 However Wandsworth had low council tax levels, the lowest in the country, and the Conservatives had recently cut the tax by 24%. Councils of war: the 12 key town halls they're fighting for Evening Standard 19 1998-05-06 This meant commentators expected the Conservatives to stay in control of what was described as their showpiece council. Alexandra Frean Tories rally round showpiece council in election countdown The Times 12 1998-04-17 For the election 9 of the 22 wards that made up the council were seen as being marginal. Election result The results saw the Conservatives increase their control of the council gaining an extra 5 seats. Fran Abrams A day from which all parties took comfort The Independent 11 1998-05-08 This meant that with 50 seats the Conservatives had the most seats they had yet had on the council. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/events/local_elections_98/news/89402.stm Voters leave parties guessing 2009-08-31 1998-05-08 BBC News Online Labour lost seats in St John and Roehampton wards, which was put down to the closure of the local Queen Mary's Hospital. Cathy Comerford Tories score flagship victory with low taxes: Wandsworth Evening Standard 4 1998-05-08 Voter turnout at 40% was 10% down on the previous 1994 election. 1998 Wandsworth London Borough Council local elections resultshttps://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 11 Nov 2024 London Research Centre London Datastore Michael Minors Dennis Grenham 177-179,216-219https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Wandsworth-1964-2010.pdf London Borough of Wandsworth Election Results 1964-2010 11 Nov 2024 Plymouth University Elections Centre Colin Rallings Michael Thrasher 11-12 Conservative Party (UK) 50 6 1 5 81.97 53.42 109,351 3.39 yes Labour Party (UK) 11 1 6 5 18.03 36.55 74,827 3.27 Liberal Democrats (UK) 0 0 0 0.00 8.55 17,495 0.56Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0.00 1.48 3,037 0.61 61 204,710 After the election the composition of the council was as follows: +↓1150Labour Party (UK) LabourConservative Party (UK) Conservative Ward results (*) - Indicates an incumbent candidate (†) - Indicates an incumbent candidate standing in a different ward Balham Balham (3)Conservative Party (UK) Guy Hurley 2,101 54.82 0.87Conservative Party (UK) Bernadina Ayonrinde* 2,049Conservative Party (UK) Andrew White 2,049Labour Party (UK) Mark Grindrod 1,254 31.92 6.15Labour Party (UK) Martin Tupper 1,187Labour Party (UK) Vera Thompson†n Thompson was a sitting councillor representing the Roehampton ward 1,168Liberal Democrats (UK) Simon Brown 259 6.86 1.12Liberal Democrats (UK) David Cooke-Yarborough 259Liberal Democrats (UK) Matthew Green 258Green Party of England and Wales Lauren Paterson 241 6.39 New 9,260 2213,825 41.31 9.7812 0.31 0.14Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK) Bedford Bedford (3)Conservative Party (UK) Colin Dawe* 1,884 48.01 3.27Conservative Party (UK) Stewart Finn 1,823Conservative Party (UK) Sheldon Wilkie 1,675Labour Party (UK) Neville Daniels 1,551 38.46 1.91Labour Party (UK) Leonie Cooper 1,444Labour Party (UK) Phillip Gibby 1,316Green Party of England and Wales John Rattray 391 7.51 1.14Liberal Democrats (UK) Amanda Weils 272 6.03 0.13Liberal Democrats (UK) Christopher Reilly 207Liberal Democrats (UK) Richard Williams 197Green Party of England and Wales Albert Vickery 170 9,6423,902 40.47 8.4722 0.56 0.41Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK) Earlsfield Earlsfield (2)Conservative Party (UK) Angela Graham* 1,642 54.55 2.97Conservative Party (UK) Charles McNaught-Davis 1,413Labour Party (UK) Annabel Arndt 1,019 35.88 4.64Labour Party (UK) Martin Leigh 990Liberal Democrats (UK) Julie Benson 146 4.64 0.57Green Party of England and Wales Tracey Thorn 138 4.93 NewLiberal Democrats (UK) Anthony Fennelly 114 6,731 1402,942 43.71 9.4410 0.34 0.03Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK) East Putney East Putney (3)Conservative Party (UK) Leslie McDonnell 2,191 61.88 3.10Conservative Party (UK) Diana Whittingham* 2,102Conservative Party (UK) Brian Prichard* 2,076Labour Party (UK) Elizabeth McNeil 1,023 27.35 3.99Labour Party (UK) Edward Kenny 998Labour Party (UK) Samuel Uwadiae 794Liberal Democrats (UK) Russell Pyne 398 10.77 0.89Liberal Democrats (UK) Susan Shocket 377Liberal Democrats (UK) Nasser Butt 334 10,303 2643,681 35.73 9.5213 0.35 0.26Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK) Fairfield Fairfield (2)Conservative Party (UK) Vanessa Graham* 1,658 63.69 9.15Conservative Party (UK) Tessa Strickland 1,502Labour Party (UK) Suzanne L'Estrange 767 30.75 9.03Labour Party (UK) Stuart Bean 759Liberal Democrats (UK) Patrick Warren 170 5.56 0.12Liberal Democrats (UK) Julius Maaten 106 5,995 172,666 44.47 13.9310 0.38 0.29Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK) Furzedown Furzedown (3) Labour Party (UK) John Farebrother 1,963 45.57 1.14 Labour Party (UK) Jane Briginshaw 1,949 Conservative Party (UK) Ian Hart* 1,896 43.62 2.57 Labour Party (UK) Margaret Hepburn 1,835 Conservative Party (UK) Ian Cheshire 1,812 Conservative Party (UK) Oliver Lodge 1,794 Liberal Democrats (UK) Catherine Hill 301 5.53 0.18 Liberal Democrats (UK) Timothy Knight 231 Green Party of England and Wales Richard Ekhsigian 222 5.28 1.60 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Patterson 166 10,356 3044,421 42.69 8.8635 0.79 0.72Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)Labour Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK) Graveney Graveney (3)Labour Party (UK) Andrew Gibbons* 1,732 45.87 2.34Labour Party (UK) Pamela Tatlow 1,524Labour Party (UK) Thakur Hosain 1,481Liberal Democrats (UK) Mark Green 1,150 30.69 2.87Liberal Democrats (UK) Simon James 1,068Liberal Democrats (UK) Ulrica Zetterlund 952Conservative Party (UK) Ian Chandler 673 16.64 2.54Conservative Party (UK) David de Winton 528Conservative Party (UK) Sarah Whitehouse 518Green Party of England and Wales Martin Williams 234 6.80 2.01 10,533 4283,644 34.60 13.679 0.25 0.11Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Latchmere Latchmere (3)Labour Party (UK) Anthony Belton* 1,233 50.33 1.72Labour Party (UK) Maurice Johnson* 1,160Labour Party (UK) Samantha Heath* 1,153Conservative Party (UK) Alistair Crellin†n Crellin was a sitting councillor representing the Shaftesbury ward 1,104 44.13 2.29Conservative Party (UK) Robert Mackay 1,046Conservative Party (UK) Charles Walker 959Liberal Democrats (UK) Henrietta Norman 144 5.54 0.57Liberal Democrats (UK) Derek Elsley 128Liberal Democrats (UK) Gordon Folkard 118 8,243 272,615 31.72 14.049 0.34 0.18Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Nightingale Nightingale (3)Conservative Party (UK) Evelyn McDermott†n McDermott was a sitting councillor representing the Furzedown ward 1,978 51.12 2.58Conservative Party (UK) Maurice Heaster* 1,951Conservative Party (UK) Ravindra Govindia* 1,913Labour Party (UK) Michael Bell 1,469 36.81 0.07Labour Party (UK) Annamarie Critchard 1,426Labour Party (UK) Lisa Wrigley 1,311Liberal Democrats (UK) Christine Green 281 6.11 3.31Green Party of England and Wales Kerry Gormley 240 5.96 NewLiberal Democrats (UK) Karin Joachim 215Green Party of England and Wales Bruce Mackenzie 214Liberal Democrats (UK) Ivor Strong 202 9,544 1333,958 41.47 6.7318 0.45 0.32Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK) Northcote Northcote (3)Conservative Party (UK) Clive Dixon* 2,288 61.83 5.18Conservative Party (UK) Gordon Passmore* 2,217Conservative Party (UK) Martin Johnson* 2,211Labour Party (UK) Tracey van Tongeren 948 24.55 1.28Labour Party (UK) Eric Joseph 883Labour Party (UK) Michael Lowhing 835Liberal Democrats (UK) Charles Cronin 335 7.90 0.03Liberal Democrats (UK) Siobhan Vitelli 286Liberal Democrats (UK) Richard Allen 237Green Party of England and Wales Richmond Crowhurst 207 5.72 3.87 9,100 1203,683 40.47 9.617 0.19 0.12Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK) Parkside Parkside (2)Conservative Party (UK) Elizabeth Howlett* 1,580 59.49 4.53Conservative Party (UK) Jeremy Swan 1,425Labour Party (UK) Michael Tuer 876 32.57 3.09Labour Party (UK) Robert Unsworth 769Liberal Democrats (UK) Catherine Devons 205 7.94 1.44Liberal Democrats (UK) David Berryman 196 5,931 272,689 45.34 10.8318 0.67 0.46Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK) Queenstown Queenstown (2)Conservative Party (UK) Carol Humphries* 1,489 57.33 3.18Conservative Party (UK) Richard Vivian* 1,325Labour Party (UK) David Arnos 997 37.39 2.85Labour Party (UK) Hywel Lloyd 838Liberal Democrats (UK) Joanna Martin-Kaye 145 5.28 0.33Liberal Democrats (UK) Ashley Jones 114 7,099 1832,683 37.79 8.978 0.30 0.18Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK) Roehampton Roehampton (3)Conservative Party (UK) Thomas Harris 1,570 49.56 11.37Conservative Party (UK) Michael Simpson†n Simpson was a sitting councillor representing the West Putney ward 1,495Conservative Party (UK) Hugh Lumby 1,491Labour Party (UK) Peter Ackhurst 1,346 42.23 8.41Labour Party (UK) Denis Meehan 1,282Labour Party (UK) Maureen Walsh 1,254Liberal Democrats (UK) Nicholas Leggett 293 8.21 2.96Liberal Democrats (UK) Valerie Shelmerdine 258Liberal Democrats (UK) Patrick Wallace 204 8,844 853,338 37.74 13.324 0.12 0.12Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) St John St John (3)Conservative Party (UK) Toby Beresford 1,729 53.95 10.41Conservative Party (UK) Ronald Smith 1,637Conservative Party (UK) Piers McCausland 1,603Labour Party (UK) Aiden Grimes* 1,275 38.77 10.11Labour Party (UK) Derek Sutton* 1,200Labour Party (UK) Anthony Tuck* 1,096Liberal Democrats (UK) Andrew Crick 248 7.28 0.30Liberal Democrats (UK) Lily Stewart 224Liberal Democrats (UK) Alan Giles 198 9,908 5763,402 34.34 10.8924 0.71 0.62Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) St Mary's Park St Mary's Park (3)Conservative Party (UK) Adrian Flook* 2,104 55.98 4.11Conservative Party (UK) John Hallmark 2,048Conservative Party (UK) Simon Williams 1,952Labour Party (UK) Paul Comer 1,228 32.30 3.95Labour Party (UK) Toby Naish 1,180Labour Party (UK) Yemi Odemo 1,114Green Party of England and Wales Caroline Austin 259 7.13 1.60Liberal Democrats (UK) David Owen-Jones 223 4.59 1.76Liberal Democrats (UK) Christopher Woodley 160Liberal Democrats (UK) Sanjay Samani 117 9,123 713,679 40.33 10.0114 0.38 0.27Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK) Shaftesbury Shaftesbury (3)Conservative Party (UK) Philip Beddows 2,063 54.12 2.62Conservative Party (UK) James Cousins 2,002Conservative Party (UK) John Senior* 1,994Labour Party (UK) Christine Eccles 1,321 33.91 0.60Labour Party (UK) Anastasia Chrysos 1,277Labour Party (UK) Richard Moir 1,199Liberal Democrats (UK) Penelope Umbers 262 5.59 3.16Green Party of England and Wales Pauline Illsley 238 6.38 NewLiberal Democrats (UK) John Barnett 211Liberal Democrats (UK) James Sparling 153 10,096 1693,814 37.78 11.265 0.13 0.03Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK) Southfield Southfield (3)Conservative Party (UK) Stephen Lorch 2,554 58.23 9.02Conservative Party (UK) Janice Leigh 2,536Conservative Party (UK) Nicholas Longworth 2,503Labour Party (UK) Keir Fitch 1,520 33.26 3.32Labour Party (UK) Pauline Brueseken Brueseke was a sitting councillor representing the Roehampton ward 1,448Labour Party (UK) Gavin Reddin 1,369Liberal Democrats (UK) Anna Ahmed 428 8.51 1.02Liberal Democrats (UK) James Durrant 389Liberal Democrats (UK) Anthony Burrett 293 10,457 4224,627 44.25 12.1114 0.30 0.05Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK) Springfield Springfield (3)Conservative Party (UK) Katharine Tracey* 2,459 55.72 3.72Conservative Party (UK) Margaret Mervis* 2,401Conservative Party (UK) John Garrett* 2,397Labour Party (UK) Bob Bayman 1,519 33.76 1.21Labour Party (UK) Paul Baverstock 1,443Labour Party (UK) Dominic McElroy 1,435Liberal Democrats (UK) Arminel Fennelly 255 5.38 1.70Liberal Democrats (UK) Jayne Martin-Kaye 231Green Party of England and Wales Samantha Guy 223 5.14 0.81Liberal Democrats (UK) Christopher Salaman 215 10,658 1704,458 41.83 9.057 0.16 0.01Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK) Thamesfield Thamesfield (3)Conservative Party (UK) Roger Bird 2,566 64.06 4.87Conservative Party (UK) Edward Lister* 2,551Conservative Party (UK) Lois Lees* 2,543Labour Party (UK) Marcia Davies 1,034 24.48 4.30Labour Party (UK) Christopher Locke 1,029Labour Party (UK) Muzaffar-Ud-Din Khan 864Liberal Democrats (UK) Simon Campbell-Jones 516 11.46 0.57Liberal Democrats (UK) Moira Sanders 480Liberal Democrats (UK) Martha Zantindes 374 10,348 2854,208 40.66 8.8515 0.36 0.24Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK) Tooting Tooting (3)Labour Party (UK) Sadiq Khan* 1,835 54.61 3.99Labour Party (UK) Jane White 1,793Labour Party (UK) Stuart King 1,765Conservative Party (UK) Gregory Barker 986 28.83 3.99Conservative Party (UK) Margaret Heriot 970Conservative Party (UK) Andrew Scantlebury 891Liberal Democrats (UK) Michael Clifton 333 8.67 0.09Liberal Democrats (UK) Ignatius Kane 279Green Party of England and Wales Rajeev Thacker 260 7.90 NewLiberal Democrats (UK) Robert Bunce 244 10,261 1583,552 34.62 9.508 0.23 0.10Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) West Hill West Hill (2)Conservative Party (UK) Beryl Jeffery* 1,462 60.70 4.57Conservative Party (UK) Malcolm Grimston* 1,441Labour Party (UK) Robert Knowles 702 29.08 6.73Labour Party (UK) Duncan Braithwaite†n Braithwaite was a sitting councillor representing the Graveney ward 689Liberal Democrats (UK) Jamie Angus 251 10.22 2.16Liberal Democrats (UK) Laurence Spicer 238 6,143 202,563 41.72 13.565 0.20 0.02Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK) West Putney West Putney (3)Conservative Party (UK) William Hawkins* 2,347 63.19 1.44Conservative Party (UK) Martin Calderbank 2,205Conservative Party (UK) Nadhim Zahawi†n Zahawi was a sitting councillor representing the Thamesfield 1,979Labour Party (UK) Maureen Booker 1,141 28.62 2.34Labour Party (UK) Donald Roy 928Labour Party (UK) Alan Petrides 889Liberal Democrats (UK) Andrew Cunningham 317 8.19 0.90Liberal Democrats (UK) Allen Johnston 272Liberal Democrats (UK) Katherine Riviere 258 9,743 1873,749 38.48 11.008 0.21Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK) Notes n References Category:1998 London Borough council elections 1998