1998 Greenwich London Borough Council election

1998 05 07 yes 1998 Greenwich London Borough Council election Coat of arms of the London Borough of Greenwich (1965-2012).svg 1965 London parliamentary 1994 1994 Greenwich London Borough Council election 2002 Greenwich London Borough Council election 2002 All 62 seats up for election to Greenwich London Borough Council 32 46 52 5 2.49 46,910 57.88% Conservative Party (UK) 9 8 22,509 27.77% 5.36 Council control Labour Party (UK) Council control after election Labour Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) 3 2 1 9,893 12.21% 2.92 Social Democratic Party (UK, 1990) 4 0 4 Did not run Did not run 4.76 Labour Party (UK) 115x25px|Blank 115x25px|Blank 47 seats, 55.39% 8 seats, 22.41% 3 seats, 15.13% 4 seats, 4.76% 151,916https://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 6 July 2025 London Datastore London Research Centre Michael Minors Dennis Grenham 198 48,986, 32.25% ( 15.35) Leonard L. Duvall 1992 Burrage Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown1998 local election in England March 2020 March 2020 The 1998 Greenwich Borough Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Greenwich 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 1998-05-09 The election saw a number of independent candidates contest seats and the election saw candidates standing as Greens against the Millennium Dome, Conservatives Against Town Hall Corruption, Populist Keep Our Pound and the Corrective Party. Councils of war: the 12 key town halls they're fighting for Evening Standard 19 1998-05-06 However the Labour party was always seen as highly likely to remain in control of the council. At the same as the election Greenwich saw 74.8% vote in favour of the 1998 Greater London Authority referendum and 25.2% against, on a 32.4% turnout. Policy and politics: Local elections: How London voted for a mayor The Guardian 16 1998-05-09 Election result Greenwich local election result 1998 Policy and politics: Local Elections: Analysis: Council poll results The Guardian 16 1998-05-09 http://www.greenwichconservatives.com/index.php?sectionid=102&pagenumber=144 Council Elections 1998 Greenwich Conservatives 2022-09-05 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20070905205146/http://www.greenwichconservatives.com/index.php?sectionid=102&pagenumber=144 2007-09-05https://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 3 July 2025 London Datastore London Research Centre Michael Minors Dennis Grenham 56-59, 196-199https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Greenwich-1964-2010.pdf London Borough of Greenwich Election Results 1964-2010 3 July 2025 Elections Centre Plymouth University Colin Rallings Michael Thrasher 12–14 Labour Party (UK) 52 6 1 5 83.87 57.88 46,910 2.49 yes Conservative Party (UK) 8 1 1 12.90 27.77 22,509 5.36 Liberal Democrats (UK) 2 0 1 1 3.23 12.21 9,893 2.92 Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0.00 0.51 412 0.90 Fellowship Party 0 0 0 0.00 0.46 375 0.06 Liberal Party (UK, 1989) 0 0 0 0.00 0.38 307 New Greenwich People against cuts darkred 0 0 0 0.00 0.25 198 New Independent (politician) 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.20 164 0.02 Independent Conservative 0 0 0 0.00 0.18 146 New lightgreen 0 Corrective Party 0 0 0.00 0.09 74 New Populist Party lightgrey 0 0 0 0.00 0.07 60 New Social Democratic Party (UK, 1990) 0 0 4 4 0.00 0.00 0 4.76 62 81,048 Ward results (*) - Indicates an incumbent candidate (†) - Indicates an incumbent candidate standing in a different ward Abbey Wood Abbey Wood (2) Labour Party (UK) Clive Mardner 979 65.46 27.62 Labour Party (UK) Derek Steedman†n Steedman was a sitting councillor representing the Rectory Field ward 888 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Scales 292 19.92 16.72 Liberal Democrats (UK) Graciella Grigg 276 Conservative Party (UK) Kenneth Bailey 230 14.62 New Conservative Party (UK) Gillian Thomas 187 5,269 1441,575 29.89 23.0510 0.63 0.34 Labour Party (UK) Social Democratic Party (UK, 1990-present)Labour Party (UK) Social Democratic Party (UK, 1990-present) Arsenal Arsenal (1) Labour Party (UK) Brian O'Sullivan†n O'Sullivan was a sitting councillor representing the St Mary's ward 398 87.09 10.47 Conservative Party (UK) Norman Gough 59 12.91 5.69 2,436 4463 19.01 19.106 1.30 1.08 Labour Party (UK) Avery Hill Avery Hill (1) Liberal Democrats (UK) Mark Pattenden 564 53.21 15.22 Labour Party (UK) John Littlefield 364 34.34 15.21 Conservative Party (UK) Brian Weller 132 12.45 0.01 2,466 49 1,051 42.62 11.541 0.10 0.12Liberal Democrats (UK) Blackheath Blackheath (2) Conservative Party (UK) Geoffrey Brighty* 1,099 47.12 4.52 Conservative Party (UK) Hugh Harris 1,017 Labour Party (UK) Mary Mills 860 37.94 2.20 Labour Party (UK) Nigel Cairns 844 Liberal Democrats (UK) Michael Smart 348 14.94 3.05 Liberal Democrats (UK) Ian Gerrard 323 5,170 2052,322 44.91 6.959 0.39 0.20 Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK) Burrage Burrage (1) Labour Party (UK) Len Duvall* 471 76.58 3.23 Conservative Party (UK) Norah Mandeville 76 12.36 1.60 Greenwich People against cuts Richard Newton 68 11.06 New darkred 2,490 41 621 24.94 16.63 6 0.97 0.48Labour Party (UK) Charlton Charlton (2) Labour Party (UK) David Grant 1,020 67.12 0.80 Labour Party (UK) Sajid Jawaid†n Jawaid was a sitting councillor representing the Lakedale ward 909 Liberal Democrats (UK) Anthony Smith 236 16.42 1.87 Conservative Party (UK) Patricia Rabbitt 184 11.31 2.48 Conservative Party (UK) John Kelk 141 Corrective Lindi St Clair 74 5.15 New 4,832 3271,506 31.17 14.6514 0.93 0.69 Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Coldharbour Coldharbour (2) Labour Party (UK) Jacques Devaux* 1,075 64.31 8.18 Labour Party (UK) John Kelly 873 Conservative Party (UK) Philip Dean 572 35.69 4.48 Conservative Party (UK) Frank Hodgson 509 4,472 951,663 37.19 15.915 0.30 0.28 Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Deansfield Deansfield (1) Conservative Party (UK) Alec Miles* 569 49.87 2.22 Labour Party (UK) Arthur Bonner 452 39.61 3.96 Liberal Democrats (UK) Barbara Woodcraft 120 10.52 6.18 2,626 51 1,146 43.64 15.16 5 0.44 0.11Conservative Party (UK) Eltham Park Eltham Park (2) Conservative Party (UK) Dermot Poston* 1,295 46.28 2.85 Conservative Party (UK) James Simpson* 1,141 Labour Party (UK) David Coleman 1,000 36.06 1.68 Labour Party (UK) Martin Roffe 898 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Hagyard 405 15.39 6.79 Independent politician Russell White 60 2.28 New 4,839 742,571 53.13 6.975 0.19 0.05Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK) Eynsham Eynsham (2) Labour Party (UK) Barrie Groves*n Groves was originally elected as an SDP councillor but he later defected to Labour 680 68.63 27.58 Labour Party (UK) Ismail Danesi 668 Conservative Party (UK) Pierre Cope 180 17.57 New Conservative Party (UK) Harry Barnes 165 Liberal Democrats (UK) Bonnie Soanes 140 13.80 New Liberal Democrats (UK) Alexander Grigg 131 4,839 5712,571 53.13 1.945 0.19 0.05 Labour Party (UK) Social Democratic Party (UK, 1990-present)Labour Party (UK) Social Democratic Party (UK, 1990-present) Ferrier Ferrier (2) Labour Party (UK) Mavis Best 678 70.53 8.63 Labour Party (UK) Deborah Smith* 641 Conservative Party (UK) Valerie Antcliffe 279 29.47 11.08 Conservative Party (UK) Margaret Campbell-Smith 272 4,441 2811,055 23.76 18.1613 1.23 0.83 Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Glyndon Glyndon (2) Labour Party (UK) Donald Austen* 907 82.14 0.04 Labour Party (UK) John Wakefield* 740 Conservative Party (UK) Jean Cooper 215 17.86 0.04 Conservative Party (UK) Dorothy Withers 143 5,386 3511,201 22.30 16.7517 1.42 0.15 Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Herbert Herbert (2) Labour Party (UK) Beverley Jones 753 49.94 3.52 Labour Party (UK) Rajwant Sidhu 594 Conservative Party (UK) Samuel Coker*n Coker was originally elected as a Labour councillor but later defected to the Conservatives 488 32.26 5.68 Conservative Party (UK) Catherine McGonagle 382 Liberal Democrats (UK) Edward Ottery 240 17.80 1.57 5,028 981,461 29.06 13.2913 0.89 0.51 Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Hornfair Hornfair (2) Labour Party (UK) Janet Gillman* 1,029 77.38 12.31 Labour Party (UK) Robert Lewis* 849 Conservative Party (UK) Sheila Stirling 298 22.62 7.89 Conservative Party (UK) Pamela Swann 251 4,452 1121,361 30.57 16.989 0.66 0.29 Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Kidbrooke Kidbrooke (2) Labour Party (UK) Norman Adams* 741 43.33 4.03 Labour Party (UK) John Cove*n Cove was elected in a by-election triggered by the resignation of Cllr Shahzad in 1997https://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 4 July 2025 London Datastore London Research Centre Michael Minors Dennis Grenham 60 712 Conservative Party (UK) Daniel Cocker 596 34.30 7.85 Conservative Party (UK) Stephen Landeryou 554 Fellowship Party Ronald Mallone 375 22.37 2.66 4,611 241,662 36.04 12.716 0.36 0.18 Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Lakedale Lakedale (2) Labour Party (UK) Carl Boothe*n Boothe was elected in a by-election triggered by the resignation of Cllr Gordon-Peiniger in 1995 671 54.83 10.77 Labour Party (UK) Barbara Barwick 629 Liberal Democrats (UK) Mark Payne 164 11.68 9.79 Independent (politician) Sidney Stacey 164 13.83 New Conservative Party (UK) Joan Harvey-Bailey 133 11.22 1.71 Liberal Democrats (UK) Judith Pinnington 113 Green Party of England and Wales James Otter 100 8.44 New 4,756 3141,181 24.83 16.509 0.76 0.43 Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Middle Park Middle Park (2) Labour Party (UK) Robert Harris* 974 65.36 5.41 Labour Party (UK) Barry Taylor* 860 Conservative Party (UK) Dingle Clark 238 15.75 5.44 Conservative Party (UK) Margaret Joel 204 Independent Conservative Andrew Graham 146 10.41 New Liberal Democrats (UK) William Hewer 124 8.48 5.26 Liberal Democrats (UK) Harry Potter 114 4,903 661,480 29.98 17.117 0.47 0.17Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) New Eltham New Eltham (2) Conservative Party (UK) Dorothy Mepsted* 1,019 45.52 3.24 Conservative Party (UK) Sidney Nicholson 942 Labour Party (UK) Peter May* 938 41.34 0.97 Labour Party (UK) Maresa Kingston 843 Liberal Democrats (UK) Michael Lewis 235 10.17 7.18 Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter Churchill 203 Greenwich People Against Cuts Julius Cortes 64 2.97 New darkred 5,202 1242,268 43.60 11.708 0.35 0.24 Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Nightingale Nightingale (1) Labour Party (UK) Keith Scott* 344 72.88 3.02 Liberal Democrats (UK) Robert Diplock 79 16.74 5.21 Conservative Party (UK) Elsie Drew 49 10.38 8.23 2,551 112 481 18.86 18.867 1.46 1.13Labour Party (UK) Palace Palace (1) Conservative Party (UK) Peter King* 515 44.36 0.55 Labour Party (UK) Andrew Thompson 475 40.91 2.07 Liberal Democrats (UK) Helen Blackburn 171 14.73 1.52 3,656 809 1,156 31.62 18.822 0.17 0.03 Conservative Party (UK) Plumstead Common Plumstead Common (1) Labour Party (UK) Victoria Morse* 528 65.59 0.84 Liberal Democrats (UK) Paula Mitchell 133 16.52 4.54 Conservative Party (UK) Vera Dempsey 97 12.05 0.47 Green Party of England and Wales David Harbud 47 5.84 New 2,756 103 811 29.43 22.746 0.74 0.60 Labour Party (UK) Rectory Field Rectory Field (2) Labour Party (UK) Angela Cornforth 796 62.70 7.69 Labour Party (UK) Gary Parker 744 Liberal Democrats (UK) Walter Mayhew 286 19.91 1.72 Conservative Party (UK) John Day 226 17.39 5.08 Liberal Democrats (UK) Lez Stonnard 203 Conservative Party (UK) Maureen Robinson 201 4,618 3051,333 28.87 14.655 0.38 0.22Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) St Alfege St Alfege (2) Labour Party (UK) Christopher Roberts* 683 38.52 10.52 Labour Party (UK) Kantabai Patel* 625 Liberal Democrats (UK) Edward Hill 550 31.27 10.31 Liberal Democrats (UK) Daphne Stevens 512 Conservative Party (UK) Brian Buckley 362 20.32 4.26 Conservative Party (UK) Hugh O'Leary 328 Green Party of England and Wales Gary Holden 168 9.89 4.05 4,508 441,740 38.60 6.874 0.23 0.08 Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) St Mary's St Mary's (2) Labour Party (UK) Nicholas McShee 658 67.98 0.15 Labour Party (UK) John Fahy* 654 Conservative Party (UK) Gbola Oba 318 32.02 17.55 Conservative Party (UK) Christopher Phillips†n Phillips was a sitting councillor representing the Blackheath ward 300 4,474 2131,125 25.15 9.185 0.44 0.06Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) St Nicholas St Nicholas (2) Labour Party (UK) Alistair Macrae*n Macrae was elected in a by-election triggered by the resignation of Cllr Barratt in 1996 656 62.61 0.54 Labour Party (UK) Claudia Slee* 635 Liberal Democrats (UK) Sylvia Derrick-Reeve 204 19.79 4.24 Liberal Democrats (UK) Martin Jenkins 204 Conservative Party (UK) Elisabeth Maisey 188 17.60 4.78 Conservative Party (UK) Cecelia Meers 175 4,877 1221,203 24.67 17.9822 1.83 1.48 Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Sherard Sherard (2) Labour Party (UK) Michael Hayes* 897 68.13 9.48 Labour Party (UK) Quentin Marsh* 858 Conservative Party (UK) Lynda Craker 324 24.34 8.96 Conservative Party (UK) Charles Joel 303 Green Party of England and Wales Terence Liddle 97 7.53 New 5,091 251,361 26.73 22.418 0.59 0.43 Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Shrewsbury Shrewsbury (1) Labour Party (UK) Michael Hayes* 621 52.81 3.65 Conservative Party (UK) Lewis Sergeant 489 41.58 1.61 Greenwich Residents against cuts Gerald Sizer 66 5.61 New darkred 2,363 8 1,182 50.02 10.626 0.51 0.37Labour Party (UK) Slade Slade (2) Labour Party (UK) Peter Challis†n Challis was a sitting councillor representing the Coldharbour ward 976 51.33 5.90 Labour Party (UK) Ann Hutchinson 874 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Woodhead* 725 38.74 6.55 Liberal Democrats (UK) Thomas Headon 671 Conservative Party (UK) Emily Head 195 9.93 0.65 Conservative Party (UK) Joyce Bowe 163 4,991 191,956 39.19 20.2113 0.66 0.53 Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Sutcliffe Sutcliffe (1) Liberal Democrats (UK) Brian Woodcraft* 672 55.91 0.21 Labour Party (UK) Mary Peltier 332 27.62 7.75 Conservative Party (UK) Steven Coules 183 15.22 9.21 Liberal Party (UK, 1989) Henry Middleton 15 1.25 New 2,794 116 1,219 43.63 13.806 0.49 0.36Liberal Democrats (UK) Tarn Tarn (1) Labour Party (UK) Terence Malone†n Malone was a sitting councillor representing the Abbey Wood ward. He was originally elected as an SDP councillor but later defected to Labour 477 48.43 12.28 Conservative Party (UK) Derek Richards* 432 43.86 1.87 Liberal Democrats (UK) Catherine Hewer 76 7.72 10.40 2,426 14 980 40.40 6.771 0.10 0.16Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Thamesmead Moorings Thamesmead Moorings (2) Labour Party (UK) Peter Brooks*n Brooks was elected in a by-election triggered by the death of Cllr Ramsey in 1997 648 70.24 9.01 Labour Party (UK) Peter Kotz* 551 Conservative Party (UK) Laura Murphy 138 15.23 4.98 Liberal Democrats (UK) Anthony Durham 124 14.53 5.66 Conservative Party (UK) Ray Maisey 122 5,230 415929 17.76 16.807 0.75 0.63Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Trafalgar Trafalgar (2) Labour Party (UK) Marian Moseley* 911 68.32 4.65 Labour Party (UK) James Gillman* 907 Liberal Democrats (UK) Andrew Briscoe 290 19.39 3.09 Liberal Democrats (UK) Anthony Renouf 226 Conservative Party (UK) Andrew Growdon 176 12.29 2.50 Conservative Party (UK) Jennifer Jones 151 4,927 2371,465 29.73 14.8312 0.82 0.72Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Vanbrugh Vanbrugh (2) Labour Party (UK) Alexander Grant 979 54.42 5.10 Labour Party (UK) David Picton†n Picton was a sitting councillor representing the Charlton ward 899 Conservative Party (UK) Douglas Ellison 537 29.90 6.05 Conservative Party (UK) Liz Truss 495 Liberal Democrats (UK) Shirley Broad 311 15.68 1.93 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Richardson 230 4,853 1501,820 37.50 10.04 8 0.44 0.22Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Well Hall Well Hall (2) Labour Party (UK) William Freeman 1,220 58.28 6.35 Labour Party (UK) Raymond Walker* 1,188 Conservative Party (UK) Albert Hills 865 41.72 6.17 Conservative Party (UK) Sarah McAllister 859 5,145 1062,220 43.15 16.0121 0.95 0.61Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) West West (2) Labour Party (UK) Maureen O'Mara 771 64.34 1.16 Labour Party (UK) Jaghir Sekhon* 595 Liberal Democrats (UK) Anthony Lloyd 275 23.08 2.17 Liberal Democrats (UK) Andrew Smith 215 Conservative Party (UK) Sarah Phillips 160 12.58 1.01 Conservative Party (UK) Richard Thwaites 107 4,526 4941,220 26.96 15.1820 1.64 1.52Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Woolwich Common Woolwich Common (2) Labour Party (UK) Gurdip Dhillon* 754 75.35 10.23 Labour Party (UK) Terry Hales 716 Conservative Party (UK) Guy Hatch 244 24.65 5.41 Conservative Party (UK) Elizabeth Harris 237 4,446 1471,104 24.83 14.9216 1.45 1.04Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Notes n References Category:1998 London Borough council elections 1998 Category:May 1998 in the United Kingdom