1998 Merton London Borough Council election

1998 Merton London Borough Council election parliamentary 1994 Merton London Borough Council election 1994 7 May 1998 2002 Merton London Borough Council election 2002 All 57 seats up for election to Merton London Borough Council 49,633, 37.99% ( 11.52%) Labour Party (UK) 40 seats, 48.52% 39 1 57,753 44.16% 4.36% Conservative Party (UK) 10 seats, 30.16% 12 2 43,021 32.89% 2.73% Merton Park Ward Residents Association 3 seats, 3.46% 3 4,415 3.38% 0.08% Liberal Democrats (UK) 3 seats, 12.11% 3 18,881 14.44% 2.32% Council control Council control after election Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 29 130,656https://www2.merton.gov.uk/resstatsborough_glref1998.pdf London Borough of Merton Election Results – May 1998 May 1998 Merton Council 8 June 2018 23 December 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141223074347/http://www.merton.gov.uk/resstatsborough_glref1998.pdf deadhttps://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 14 May 2024 London Datastore London Research Centre Michael Minors Dennis Grenham 210 125x50px|Blank 125x50px|Blank 125x50px|Blank 155x50px|Blank Coat of arms of the London Borough of Merton.svg United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Michael A. Brunt 1997 Dundonald Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown1998 local election in England December 2024 March 2023 Elections for the London Borough of Merton were held on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Merton London Borough Council in London, England. This was on the same day as other local elections in England and a referendum on the Greater London Authority; in the latter, Merton voted in favour of creating the Greater London Authority by 72.2% on a 37.6% turnout.Policy and politics: Local elections: How London voted for a mayor 9 May 1998 The Guardian 16 The whole council was up for election and the Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council, despite losing one seat. Policy and politics: Local Elections: Analysis: Council poll results The Guardian 16 9 May 1998 There were some minor ward boundary changes which came into effect in December 1994; these affected Merton's boundaries with Sutton and Croydon.http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1993/2350/made/data.xht?view=snippet&wrap=true The Croydon, Merton and Sutton (London Borough Boundaries) Order 1993 legislation.gov.uk 9 June 2018 However, the number of council seats remained at fifty-seven. This would be the last election under these boundaries: in 2002, the number of seats was increased by 3 and all ward boundaries were redrawn.https://www2.merton.gov.uk/resstatsb2002-2.pdf London Borough of Merton Election Results – May 2002 May 2002 Merton Council 9 June 2018 23 December 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141223074320/http://www.merton.gov.uk/resstatsb2002-2.pdf dead Background In between the 1994 election and this election there were a total of 2 by-elections to replace councillors who died in office, however these did not result in the seats changing parties.https://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 - By-elections 12 May 2024 London Datastore London Research Centre Michael Minors Dennis Grenham 133 In addition to these a Labour councillor defected to a third party, which meant the composition of the council just before the election was as follows: +↓3933102Labour Party (UK) LabourLiberal Democrats (UK) Lib DemMerton Park Ward Residents Association Merton ParkConservative Party (UK) Conservativedarkgrey Other Election results The incumbent Labour majority administration lost two seats to the Consergainves and gained one seat from Longthornton and Tamworth Residents Association, whose last councillor was elected in 1994 and no longer sat for the party; the party did not contest the election.https://www2.merton.gov.uk/resstatsborough_glref1998.pdf London Borough of Merton Election Results – May 1998 May 1998 Merton Council 8 June 2018 23 December 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141223074347/http://www.merton.gov.uk/resstatsborough_glref1998.pdf dead Merton Park Ward Residents Association and the Liberal Democrats maintained their three seats each in Merton Park and West Barnes respectively. Merton local election result 1998 Local Elections results The Times 46 9 May 1998 https://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 London Datastore London Research Centre Michael Minors Dennis Grenham 131-133, 210-211 11 May 2025https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Merton-1964-2010.pdf London Borough of Merton Election Results 1964-2010 Elections Centre Plymouth University Colin Rallings Michael Thrasher 11 May 2025 9-10 Labour Party (UK) 39 1 2 1 68.42 44.16 57,753 4.36 yes Conservative Party (UK) 12 2 0 2 21.06 32.89 43,021 2.73 Liberal Democrats (UK) 3 0 0 5.26 14.44 18,881 2.32 Merton Park Ward Residents Association 3 0 0 5.26 3.38 4,415 0.08 Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0.00 4.82 6,301 2.36 British National Party 0 0 0 0.00 0.17 216 New Independent (politician) 0 0 0 0.00 0.16 205 0.38 Longthornton and Tamworth Residents Association 0 0 1 1 0.00 0.00 0n The party ran in the previous election but fielded no candidates in this election 2.5457 130,792After the election the composition of the council was as follows: +↓393312Labour Party (UK) LabourLiberal Democrats (UK) Lib DemMerton Park Ward Residents Association Merton ParkConservative Party (UK) Conservative Ward results (*) - Indicates an incumbent candidate (†) - Indicates an incumbent candidate standing in a different ward Abbey Abbey (3) http://www.merton.gov.uk/council/voting/elections/electionresults/elections-may1998.pdf Borough council election 2009-09-18 London Borough of Merton 4 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304063651/http://www.merton.gov.uk/council/voting/elections/electionresults/elections-may1998.pdf dead Labour Party (UK) Susan Assinen* 1,162 49.82 5.45 Labour Party (UK) John K. Carter 1,138 Labour Party (UK) Mohammad A. Karim 1,101 Conservative Party (UK) Margaret A. Connon 578 23.96 2.62 Conservative Party (UK) Andrew M.A. Leek 535 Conservative Party (UK) James D.R. Holmes†n Holmes was a sitting councillor representing the Hillside ward 523 Liberal Democrats (UK) Elizabeth J. Barker 478 16.79 8.09 Liberal Democrats (UK) Michael C. Roe 349 Liberal Democrats (UK) John P. Houlihan 319 Green Party of England and Wales Jacqueline L. Barrow 265 9.43 6.44 Green Party of England and Wales Mark A. Coxon 223 Green Party of England and Wales Syed A.A. Naqvi 156 7,317 3732,505 34.24 12.8111 0.44 0.32 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Cannon Hill Cannon Hill (3) Labour Party (UK) Michael J. Mannion* 1,354 44.64 1.71 Labour Party (UK) Brian White* 1,308 Labour Party (UK) Charles Lucas* 1,269 Conservative Party (UK) Michael A. Grundy 1,090 36.77 3.61 Conservative Party (UK) David W. Gillmor 1,088 Conservative Party (UK) Joan Pethen 1,060 Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter Larkin 459 12.94 2.25 Liberal Democrats (UK) Christopher A. Oxford 352 Liberal Democrats (UK) Mark C. Surey 329 Green Party of England and Wales John R. Barker 166 5.65 0.35 6,669 393,047 45.69 7.814 0.13 0.05 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Colliers Wood Colliers Wood (3) Labour Party (UK) Sheila Knight* 1,298 49.56 2.60 Labour Party (UK) George D. Reynolds 1,293 Labour Party (UK) Adrian P. Holt†n Holt was a sitting councillor representing the Abbey ward 1,099 Green Party of England and Wales Thomas J. Walsh 960 28.53 5.35 Green Party of England and Wales Jacqueline L. Ward 597 Green Party of England and Wales Lois Walters 567 Conservative Party (UK) Margaret K. Ali 324 12.87 1.00 Conservative Party (UK) Andrea J. Graham 319 Conservative Party (UK) Kenneth M. Butt 315 Liberal Democrats (UK) Laura A. Kirwan 288 9.05 1.74 Liberal Democrats (UK) Marek Siemaszko 161 7,399 1852,723 36.80 8.4816 0.59 0.36 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Dundonald Dundonald (3) Labour Party (UK) Barbara M. Bampton 1,233 45.98 3.62 Labour Party (UK) Michael A. Brunt* 1,128 Labour Party (UK) John S. Pickover* 1,000 Conservative Party (UK) John A. Elvidge 661 25.40 3.00 Conservative Party (UK) David T.P. Daly 609 Conservative Party (UK) Andrew W. Hall 587 Green Party of England and Wales David T. Bezkorowajny 446 13.28 3.15 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jennifer C. Taylor 388 15.34 3.47 Liberal Democrats (UK) Blaise C. Eglington 369 Liberal Democrats (UK) Rosamund A. Packer 364 Green Party of England and Wales Jennifer H. Barrow 285 Green Party of England and Wales Christina Langley 240 6,302 1672,593 41.15 14.8715 0.58 0.43 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Durnsford Durnsford (2) Labour Party (UK) Joyce G. Paton*n Paton was elected in a by-election triggered by the death of Cllr. Arthur M. Kennedy in 1995 813 44.55 0.48 Labour Party (UK) Mark A. Thompson 805 Conservative Party (UK) Elisabeth I. Mitchell 668 35.88 0.24 Conservative Party (UK) Tariq M. Ahmad 635 Liberal Democrats (UK) Sally A. Harlow 280 13.02 0.43 Liberal Democrats (UK) Stephen K. Harbron 193 Green Party of England and Wales John a. Garrett 119 6.55 0.67 4,361 781,890 43.34 11.5013 0.69 0.52 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Figge's March Figge's Marsh (3) Labour Party (UK) Geraldine P. Stanford* 1,396 56.17 0.94 Labour Party (UK) Daniel F. Connellan* 1,298 Labour Party (UK) Andrew J. Judge*n Judge replaced Cllr. David B. Proctor in a by-election triggered by his death in 1995 1,285 Conservative Party (UK) Richard Aitken-Davies 596 22.19 7.04 Conservative Party (UK) Kathleen A. Lewis 526 Conservative Party (UK) Mohammed Y. Qureshi 450 Liberal Democrats (UK) Malcolm T. Geldart 339 14.36 4.86 Green Party of England and Wales Francis E.R. Cluer 172 7.28 1.24 7,598 251 2,359 31.05 17.6118 0.76 0.56 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Graveney Graveney (2) Labour Party (UK) Linda C. Kirby* 908 65.84 1.18 Labour Party (UK) Joseph B. Abrams* 898 Conservative Party (UK) Maureen G. Jewson 240 17.10 3.74 Conservative Party (UK) Anton I. Nadarajah 229 Liberal Democrats (UK) James J. McKenna 194 11.45 0.73 Liberal Democrats (UK) Marc J-Y. Plessier 120 Green Party of England and Wales Emma-Ruth Crowhurst 77 5.61 1.82 4,356 1111,468 33.70 16.229 0.61 0.19 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Hillside Hillside (3) Conservative Party (UK) Richard J. Harwood 1,254 46.60 0.89 Conservative Party (UK) David T. Williams* 1,222 Conservative Party (UK) Christopher S. Grayling 1,194 Labour Party (UK) Christine M. Bickerstaff 804 27.12 1.51 Labour Party (UK) Brian A. Luff 683 Labour Party (UK) Laurence G. North 649 Liberal Democrats (UK) Carmel A. Fowler 521 17.48 0.75 Liberal Democrats (UK) Joan W. Pyke-Lees 479 Liberal Democrats (UK) Kamaljit S. Sood 377 Green Party of England and Wales Margaret A. Garrett 231 8.80 1.37 7,202 5192,655 36.86 7.0727 1.02 0.85 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Lavender Lavender (2) Labour Party (UK) Edith J.C. Macauley 971 57.99 10.89 Labour Party (UK) Malcolm R. Searle* 862 Conservative Party (UK) John E. Jewson 302 17.91 0.92 Conservative Party (UK) Michael G. Miles†n Miles was a sitting councillor representing the Raynes Park ward 264 Liberal Democrats (UK) Bernard W. Conway 242 15.31 3.02 Green Party of England and Wales Sarah J. Miskin 139 8.79 New 5,450 3831,569 28.79 17.1110 0.64 0.34 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Longthornton Longthornton (3) Labour Party (UK) John D. Cairns 1,371 53.42 14.18 Labour Party (UK) Abdus S. Chaudhry 1,314 Labour Party (UK) Karen F. Livingstone 1,279 Conservative Party (UK) David P. Jeffreys 910 34.27 19.84 Conservative Party (UK) Geraldine V.M. Kirby 843 Conservative Party (UK) Ramdehol Dookhie 790 Liberal Democrats (UK) Tariq Ahmad 318 12.30 5.74 Liberal Democrats (UK) Dean R. Juster 298 Liberal Democrats (UK) Heather M. Hurst 297 7,320 682,737 37.39 13.7515 0.55 0.42 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Longthornton and Tamworth Residents Association Labour Party (UK) Lower Morden Lower Morden (3) Conservative Party (UK) Terence J. Daniels 1,424 48.26 10.82 Conservative Party (UK) Janet Jones* 1,397 Conservative Party (UK) Peter J. Morss 1,310 Labour Party (UK) Cyril I. Gallant* 1,051 35.47 3.66 Labour Party (UK) Nicholas G. Draper* 1,012 Labour Party (UK) Anna M. Monks 973 Liberal Democrats (UK) Patricia E. Pearce 357 11.47 3.70 Liberal Democrats (UK) David M. Holloway 357 Liberal Democrats (UK) Graham L. Stacey 268 Green Party of England and Wales Stephen C. Boulding 137 4.80 3.46 6,712 503,020 44.99 4.787 0.23 0.17 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Merton Park Merton Park (3) Merton Park Ward Residents Association Desmonde E.T. Child* 1,506 50.07 7.35 Merton Park Ward Residents Association Bridget G. Smith* 1,496 Merton Park Ward Residents Association John A. Nelson-Jones 1,413 Conservative Party (UK) Mark S. Coote 811 26.37 7.46 Conservative Party (UK) Ronald Cox 775 Conservative Party (UK) Gavin J. Muncey 739 Labour Party (UK) Michael A. Fitzgerald 531 16.69 2.33 Labour Party (UK) Aejaz A. Khan-Zada 473 Labour Party (UK) Roger A. Stephens 468 Liberal Democrats (UK) John A. O'Boyle 202 6.87 2.22 6,819 3412,929 42.95 9.898 0.27 0.15 Merton Park Ward Residents Association Merton Park Ward Residents Association Merton Park Ward Residents Association Phipps Bridge Phipps Bridge (3) Labour Party (UK) Thomas I. Munn* 1,386 53.14 6.47 Labour Party (UK) Paul Harper* 1,362 Labour Party (UK) Judith C. Saunders* 1,176 Conservative Party (UK) Sally Lundie 598 23.06 2.22 Conservative Party (UK) Barbara J. Mansfield 584 Conservative Party (UK) Roger A. Farrance†n Farrance was a sitting councillor representing the Village ward 521 Liberal Democrats (UK) Nicholas Pizey 328 13.32 3.65 Green Party of England and Wales Robin Bannister 258 10.48 New 7,682 492,433 31.67 12.9915 0.62 0.48 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Pollards Hill Pollards Hill (3) Labour Party (UK) John H. Cole* 1,248 59.54 1.01 Labour Party (UK) Russell J. Makin 1,065 Labour Party (UK) Mohammad A. Syed 1,026 Conservative Party (UK) Pauline Blythe 552 22.95 0.20 Conservative Party (UK) Jason R. Garbutt†n Garbutt was a sitting councillor representing the Hillside ward 418 Conservative Party (UK) Harris Y. Chong 317 Liberal Democrats (UK) Nicholas R.G. Wren 204 10.56 5.74 Liberal Democrats (UK) Paul M. Whitehead 191 Green Party of England and Wales Keith R. O'Neill 130 6.95 New 6,074 1292,047 33.70 15.1612 0.59 0.29 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Ravensbury Ravensbury (3) Labour Party (UK) Philip M. Jones* 1,294 49.29 10.75 Labour Party (UK) Peter J. Smith* 1,229 Labour Party (UK) Peter J. McCabe* 1,215 Conservative Party (UK) Thelma T. Earnshaw 560 20.40 3.01 Conservative Party (UK) Roderick W. McLeod 508 Conservative Party (UK) Cyril J. Mitchell 479 Liberal Democrats (UK) Violet Jennings 330 13.06 1.30 Independent (politician) Terence J. Sullivan 205 8.11 5.48 Green Party of England and Wales Nicholas F.G. Miskin 143 5.66 0.63 British National Party Ian B. Dell 88 3.48 New 6,517 192,360 36.21 12.558 0.34 0.15 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Raynes Park Raynes Park (3) Conservative Party (UK) Margaret A. Brierly* 1,375 42.92 0.21 Conservative Party (UK) Robert S.K. Bell* 1,310 Conservative Party (UK) Neville E. Beddoe†n Beddoe was a sitting councillor representing the Merton Park ward for the Merton Park Residents Association before at some point defecting to Labour 1,272 Liberal Democrats (UK) David P. Hurst 965 30.40 10.73 Liberal Democrats (UK) Gail Moss 922 Liberal Democrats (UK) Louise N. Pugh 915 Labour Party (UK) Shoshana Foster 725 21.34 8.74 Labour Party (UK) Anne E. Taulbut 662 Labour Party (UK) Haribhai C. Patel 580 Green Party of England and Wales Brian Parkin 164 5.34 1.77 7,207 773,130 43.43 2.9110 0.32 0.14 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) St. Helier St. Helier (3) Labour Party (UK) Dennis Pearce 1,178 45.42 15.93 Labour Party (UK) Eunice M. Martin 1,083 Labour Party (UK) Michael A. Spacey* 1,025 Conservative Party (UK) Keith W.A. Guy 696 25.26 2.34 Conservative Party (UK) Gordon H. Raymond 566 Conservative Party (UK) Anne M. Williams 565 Liberal Democrats (UK) Caroline A. Plessier 346 14.35 4.19 Green Party of England and Wales Susan Boulding 233 9.66 4.09 British National Party Robert Andrews 128 5.31 New 6,351 302,259 35.57 14.617 0.31 0.25 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Trinity Trinity (3) Labour Party (UK) Vivien R. Guy 1,082 44.66 0.93 Labour Party (UK) Kingsley J. Abrams* 1,061 Labour Party (UK) Paul Barasi* 981 Conservative Party (UK) Dorothy R.Kilsby 696 29.19 0.59 Conservative Party (UK) Nicholas E. Brewer 689 Conservative Party (UK) Alan R. Hogg 657 Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter J. Hutchison 411 16.28 0.43 Liberal Democrats (UK) Neil R. Rennie 368 Liberal Democrats (UK) Bonita Ralph 360 Green Party of England and Wales Stephen P. Gardiner 230 9.87 3.10 6,249 5612,361 37.78 19.167 0.30 0.21 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Village Village (3) Conservative Party (UK) Allan H. Jones* 1,337 57.25 0.59 Conservative Party (UK) Samantha L. George 1,330 Conservative Party (UK) Christopher G. Housden 1,328 Labour Party (UK) Martin M.D. Holman 534 21.42 3.85 Labour Party (UK) Denise M. Leggett 494 Labour Party (UK) Kenneth J. Wilshire 467 Liberal Democrats (UK) Philip C. Rumney 317 13.11 6.34 Liberal Democrats (UK) Anthony A.W. Dix 300 Liberal Democrats (UK) Richard K. Tibbetts 298 Green Party of England and Wales Ernest D. Dennis 191 8.21 1.89 6,058 1292,325 38.38 6.5312 0.52 0.48 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) West Barnes West Barnes (3) Liberal Democrats (UK) Jennifer N. Willott 1,360 41.74 7.98 Liberal Democrats (UK) Iain D. StC. Dysart* 1,317 Liberal Democrats (UK) Nicholas P. Harris* 1,251 Labour Party (UK) Barry L.T. Edwards 916 28.19 0.96 Labour Party (UK) Stephen K. Nixon 882 Labour Party (UK) Patrick J. Loughran 855 Conservative Party (UK) Linda Batchelor 816 25.45 1.15 Conservative Party (UK) David Jessop 799 Conservative Party (UK) Roderick F. Scott 780 Green Party of England and Wales Julian Davidson 145 4.62 0.53 7,013 373,223 45.96 8.5715 0.47 0.36 Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Notes n References n Category:1998 London Borough council elections Category:Council elections in the London Borough of Merton