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1998 Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council election

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The 1998 Richmond upon Thames Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats stayed in overall control of the council.[2][3]

1998 Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council election
← 1994 7 May 1998 (1998-05-07) 2002 →
All 52 seats up for election to Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council
27 seats needed for a majority
Registered124,207[1]
Turnout55,933, 45.03% (Decrease 10.55)[1]
  First party Second party Third party
  Blank Blank Blank
Leader David R. Williams Tony Arbour Unknown
Party Liberal Democrats Conservative Labour
Leader since 3 Mar 1988 1996
Leader's seat Ham and Petersham Hampton Wick
Last election 43 seats, 46.78% 7 seats, 35.24% 2 seats, 17.91%
Seats won 34 14 4
Seat change Decrease 10 Increase 7 Increase 2
Popular vote 64,273 54,090 30,585
Percentage 43.01% 36.20% 20.47%
Swing Decrease 3.77 Increase 0.96 Increase 2.56
Council control before election


Liberal Democrats

Council control after election


Liberal Democrats

Election results

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1998 Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council elections[4][5]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Liberal Democrats 34 1 10   9 62.96 43.01 64,273   3.77
  Conservative 14 8 1   7 26.92 36.20 54,090   0.96
  Labour 4 2 0   2 7.69 20.47 30,585   2.56
  Ind. Residents 0 0 0   0.00 0.27 403 New
  Socialist Labour 0 0 0   0.00 0.05 70 New
Total 52
4 34 14
Labour Liberal Democrats Conservative

Ward results

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(*) - Indicates an incumbent candidate

Barnes

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Barnes (3)[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Catharine S. F. Gent* 1,722 48.65   0.24
Liberal Democrats Barbara Westmorland* 1,616
Liberal Democrats Angela Style* 1,584
Conservative John C. Yandle 1,430 41.48   0.76
Conservative John S. Ross 1,406
Conservative Michael P. Burton-Prateley 1,361
Labour Laurence A. Frisby 356 9.87   0.52
Labour Ann F. Neimer 346
Labour Ronald H. Lumborg 297
Registered electors 7,031   726
Turnout 3,516 50.01  10.67
Rejected ballots 16 0.46   0.33
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Central Twickenham

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Central Twickenham (2)[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David R. Porter 937 35.93   3.03
Conservative Simon Lamb 927
Liberal Democrats John W. G. Coombs*[n 1] 894 33.71   2.90
Liberal Democrats Carol M. Golder 855
Labour Graham R. Nixon 810 30.36   5.93
Labour Dean P. Rogers 765
Registered electors 5,655   665
Turnout 2,718 48.06   7.65
Rejected ballots 17 0.63   0.52
Conservative hold
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats

East Sheen

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East Sheen (2)[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nicholas E. True 1,167 53.96   2.75
Conservative Maria H. L. M. Flemington 1,128
Liberal Democrats Philip A. C. Morris 700 32.80   5.78
Liberal Democrats Raymond A. Perrin 695
Labour Penelope A. R. Curtis 299 13.24   3.03
Labour John S. Fowler 264
Registered electors 4,783   449
Turnout 2,209 46.18  14.57
Rejected ballots 4 0.18   0.12
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

East Twickenham

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East Twickenham (3)[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Laurence N. Mann* 1,595 45.99   0.17
Liberal Democrats David C. Cornwell* 1,558
Liberal Democrats John T. D. Whittall 1,475
Labour Feola E. Choat 1,056 29.42   2.86
Labour Agostino F. De Marco 974
Labour Ian A. Rapley 931
Conservative Pamela J. Poyser 842 24.59   3.03
Conservative David J. Chamberlain 826
Conservative Therese Sparrow 807
Registered electors 8,815   701
Turnout 3,509 39.81  13.79
Rejected ballots 21 0.60   0.46
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Ham and Petersham

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Ham and Petersham (3)[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Susan E. Jones* 1,528 58.10   1.61
Liberal Democrats David R. Williams* 1,487
Liberal Democrats Brian P. Miller 1,437
Conservative David G. Sparrow 735 28.20   1.93
Conservative Ronald F. Proctor 725
Conservative Derek K. Britto 701
Labour Audrey M. Hunt 382 13.70   0.32
Labour Pamela J. Risner 340
Labour Derek G. Somers 328
Registered electors 5,952   158
Turnout 2,697 45.31  12.99
Rejected ballots 12 0.44   0.32
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Hampton

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Hampton (3)[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Anne Woodward 1,287 43.54   8.58
Conservative Jean M. Matthews 1,227
Liberal Democrats Bryan Woodriff* 1,225 40.10   8.31
Conservative Richard C. Mundy 1,215
Liberal Democrats Marshall C. Lees 1,109
Liberal Democrats Sandra J. Fayle 1,101
Labour Christine Cross 492 16.36   0.27
Labour Camela M. R. Carrier 463
Labour Louisa M. Spawls 446
Registered electors 6,758   325
Turnout 3,012 44.57   8.38
Rejected ballots 14 0.46   0.23
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats
Liberal Democrats hold

Hampton Hill

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Hampton Hill (3)[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Geoffrey J. Samuel*[n 2] 1,390 41.51   1.44
Liberal Democrats Barbara A. Alexander* 1,379 39.97   2.21
Conservative Mark A. P. Kreling 1,361
Conservative Patricia E. M. Pipe 1,340
Liberal Democrats John R. Gossage 1,327
Liberal Democrats Geoffrey L. Stone 1,233
Labour Brian T. Firth 639 18.52   0.77
Labour Roger B. Goodier 615
Labour Kevin A. Gilligan 571
Registered electors 6,811   150
Turnout 3,413 50.11   6.12
Rejected ballots 8 0.23   0.01
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
Conservative hold

Hampton Nursery

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Hampton Nursery (2)[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Maureen J. M. Woodriff* 745 41.21   6.70
Liberal Democrats Jonathan M. Cardy 662
Conservative Margaret C. Williams 586 34.01   3.19
Conservative June M. Cape 575
Labour Sean M. Beaty 450 24.78   3.51
Labour Muhammad N. Yusuf 396
Registered electors 5,019   210
Turnout 1,830 36.46  11.57
Rejected ballots 10 0.55   0.33
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Hampton Wick

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Hampton Wick (3)[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tony Arbour* 1,600 43.89   3.42
Liberal Democrats Gita M. Rae* 1,477 41.51   0.71
Conservative Elizabeth L. P. Parsons 1,446
Conservative Bradley S. Rogers 1,385
Liberal Democrats Jane E. Tresise 1,369
Liberal Democrats Malcom H. McDougall* 1,344
Labour Harold A. Mackinlay 527 14.60   2.71
Labour Derek J. A. Tutchell 482
Labour Jenifer M. Wyatt 465
Registered electors 7,671   431
Turnout 3,555 46.34   5.27
Rejected ballots 10 0.28   0.12
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats
Liberal Democrats hold
Conservative hold

Heathfield

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Heathfield (3)[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Robert J. King* 1,315 44.43   4.65
Liberal Democrats Michael L. Jones* 1,255
Liberal Democrats William F. Treble 1,174
Conservative Brian A. Miles 961 33.20   0.17
Conservative Kevin A. Ross 935
Conservative Stuart N. Leamy 902
Labour Stephen J. Hanlon 646 22.37   4.82
Labour Stephen J. Guichard 631
Labour Howard Marchant 608
Registered electors 7,452   291
Turnout 2,991 40.14  15.01
Rejected ballots 9 0.30   0.10
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Kew

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Kew (3)[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Alexander S. Lourie* 1,618 47.14   0.48
Liberal Democrats Jill A. Miller* 1,603
Liberal Democrats Anthony J. Barnett* 1,558
Conservative Robin A. Jowit 1,295 37.93   2.39
Conservative Susan Britto 1,284
Conservative John A. T. Saywell 1,266
Labour Neil G. Cobbett 548 14.93   0.09
Labour Pamela L. Marder 502
Labour Amanda L. Villanueva 464
Registered electors 7,508   569
Turnout 3,521 46.90  12.40
Rejected ballots 3 0.09   0.06
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Mortlake

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Mortlake (3)[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Eleanor M. Stanier*[n 3] 1,048 38.63  13.77
Labour Barry F. Langford 1,014 38.93  21.74
Labour Brian J. Matthews 1,004
Labour Barnaby J. L. Marder 979
Liberal Democrats Julian D. Rudd 975
Liberal Democrats Stephen J. Vernon 951
Conservative Carolyn F. Hoy 593 22.44   7.97
Conservative Malcom K. McAlister 575
Conservative John Y. J. Earl 559
Registered electors 6,020   196
Turnout 2,749 45.66   8.08
Rejected ballots 13 0.47   0.18
Liberal Democrats hold
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats

Palewell

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Palewell (3)[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Josephine A. Summers* 1,459 45.04   1.82
Liberal Democrats Michael J. Daglish 1,387
Conservative Helen Blake 1,315 42.57   1.09
Liberal Democrats Anthony L. Manners* 1,313
Conservative Nicola M. Urquhart 1,310
Conservative John L. Saunders 1,306
Labour William A. Genders 386 12.39   0.73
Labour Kevin P. Creighan 383
Labour Maureen Metzger 375
Registered electors 6,361   467
Turnout 3,213 50.51  10.04
Rejected ballots 12 0.37   0.23
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats

Richmond Hill

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Richmond Hill (3)[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Mary E. Weber* 1,287 48.10   3.81
Liberal Democrats Penelope A. Lee 1,261
Liberal Democrats Anthony G. Mollett 1,220
Conservative George R. Gray 993 36.72   3.57
Conservative Carolann Van Dinter 949
Conservative Marcus G. Marsh 934
Labour Martin Geoffrey 418 15.18   0.24
Labour Alan D. Laird 413
Labour Matthew Syed 358
Registered electors 6,576   591
Turnout 2,725 41.44  14.50
Rejected ballots 19 0.70   0.52
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Richmond Town

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Richmond Town (2)[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Alison M. Cornish* 960 50.33   0.06
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Carthew* 926
Conservative Rodney M. D. Bennett 609 31.79   2.72
Conservative Ian F. Watts 582
Labour Patrick C. Dunne 353 17.88   2.78
Labour Kevin J. Monks 317
Registered electors 4,748   348
Turnout 1,959 41.26  17.67
Rejected ballots 4 0.20   0.05
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

South Twickenham

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South Twickenham (3)[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Douglas Orchard* 1,381 35.38   2.35
Conservative Alan D. Butler 1,246
Conservative Nicholas J. F. Lait 1,243
Liberal Democrats Geoffrey R. Pope* 1,142 27.63  12.03
Labour Fraser Cullen 992 25.94   3.33
Liberal Democrats Mary D. C. Carr* 989
Labour Ann Mayer 958
Liberal Democrats Steven J. Topol 891
Labour Nicholas J. G. C. Butters 888
Ind. Residents John C. H. Armstrong 403 11.05 New
Registered electors 7,499   292
Turnout 3,527 47.03   4.99
Rejected ballots 9 0.26   0.13
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats
Conservative hold

Teddington

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Teddington (3)[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Martin D. Elengorn* 1,603 48.59   4.92
Liberal Democrats Stephen J. Knight 1,502
Liberal Democrats James P. J. S. Mumford 1,495
Conservative Peter J. Temlett 1,044 31.97   3.37
Conservative Kenneth J. A. Maxwell 995
Conservative Joe J. Broughton 987
Labour Christopher J. Boaler 623 19.44   1.55
Labour Penelope J. Banaji 613
Labour Nuala Orton 604
Registered electors 7,644   351
Turnout 3,303 43.21  11.31
Rejected ballots 22 0.67   0.49
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

West Twickenham

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West Twickenham (2)[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Michael D. Gold* 1,028 48.76   7.50
Labour Elizabeth G. Mackenzie* 982
Liberal Democrats Piers R. Allen 620 29.50   8.28
Liberal Democrats Rebecca Knight 596
Conservative Penelope-Jane Hollis 379 18.34   2.62
Conservative Richard E. Hollis 377
Socialist Labour Amanda Rose 70 3.40 New
Registered electors 4,797   123
Turnout 2,117 44.13  13.27
Rejected ballots 3 0.14   0.08
Labour hold
Labour hold

Whitton

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Whitton (3)[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Georgina Mackinney* 1,357 42.29   4.96
Liberal Democrats Keith Mackinney* 1,343
Liberal Democrats Keith R. H. Warren* 1,308
Conservative Godfrey A. Jezzard 1,270 38.68   3.49
Conservative Terence Pearce 1,201
Conservative Michael C. Pearce 1,195
Labour Sally A. Lupton 619 19.03   1.47
Labour Daniel P. Harry 594
Labour Jacqueline L. Morgan 591
Registered electors 7,107   208
Turnout 3,369 47.40   6.59
Rejected ballots 19 0.56   0.37
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Notes

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  1. ^ Coombs replaced Cllr. Philip A. Northey after his resignation in 1996[6]
  2. ^ Samuel replaced Cllr. David A. R. Martin after his resignation in 1996[6]
  3. ^ Stanier replaced Cllr. Susan E. Fenwick after her resignation in 1997[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis. "London Borough Council Elections - 7 May 1998 - including the Greater London Authority referendum results - Ward Voting Statistics" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. p. 212. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Policy and politics: Local Elections: Analysis: Council poll results". The Guardian. 19 May 1998. p. 16.
  3. ^ "Richmond-upon-Thames Borough Council Elections" (PDF). Richmond-upon-Thames Borough Council. Richmond-upon-Thames Borough Council. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis. "London Borough Council Elections - 7 May 1998 - including the Greater London Authority Referendum results" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. pp. 148–150, 212–213. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "London Borough of Richmond Upon Thames Election Results 1964-2010" (PDF). Elections Centre. Plymouth University. pp. 10–11. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
  6. ^ a b c Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis. "London Borough Council Elections - 7 May 1998 - including the Greater London Authority referendum results - By-elections" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. p. 150. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
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