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1998 Wandsworth London Borough Council election

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.[2]

1998 Wandsworth London Borough Council election
← 1994 7 May 1998 (1998-05-07) 2002 →
61 seats up for election to Wandsworth London Borough Council
31 seats needed for a majority
Registered198,318[1]
Turnout78,099, 39.38% (Decrease 10.62)[1]
  First party Second party Third party
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Leader Edward J. U. Lister Unknown Unknown
Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats
Leader since 1992 Unknown Unknown
Leader's seat Thamesfield Unknown Unknown
Last election 45 seats, 50.03% 16 seats, 39.82% 0 seats, 9.11%
Seats won 50 11 0
Seat change Increase 5 Decrease 5 Steady
Popular vote 109,351 74,827 17,495
Percentage 53.42% 36.55% 8.55%
Swing Increase 3.39 Decrease 3.27 Decrease 0.56
Council control before election


Conservative

Council control before election


Conservative

At the same 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.[3]

Campaign

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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.[4] However Labour and the Liberal Democrats accused the Conservatives of leaking the poll in order to lower expectations.[5] The Conservatives would have lost control of the council on a 7% swing from the 1994 election,[6] or if the 1997 general election results in the area were repeated.[7] However Wandsworth had low council tax levels, the lowest in the country, and the Conservatives had recently cut the tax by 24%.[8] This meant commentators expected the Conservatives to stay in control of what was described as their showpiece council.[7][9]

For the election 9 of the 22 wards that made up the council were seen as being marginal.[9]

Election result

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The results saw the Conservatives increase their control of the council gaining an extra 5 seats.[10] This meant that with 50 seats the Conservatives had the most seats they had yet had on the council.[11] Labour lost seats in St John and Roehampton wards, which was put down to the closure of the local Queen Mary's Hospital.[12] Voter turnout at 40% was 10% down on the previous 1994 election.[12]

1998 Wandsworth London Borough Council local elections results[13][14]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 50 6 1   5 81.97 53.42 109,351   3.39
  Labour 11 1 6   5 18.03 36.55 74,827   3.27
  Liberal Democrats 0 0 0   0.00 8.55 17,495   0.56
  Green 0 0 0   0.00 1.48 3,037   0.61
Total 61 204,710

Ward results

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Balham

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Balham (3)[13][14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Guy J. D. Hurley 2,101 54.82   0.87
Conservative Bernadina I. T. Ayonrinde* 2,049
Conservative Rev. Andrew P. B. White 2,049
Labour Mark A. Grindrod 1,254 31.92   6.15
Labour Martin C. Tupper 1,187
Labour Vera Thompson 1,168
Liberal Democrats Simon E. M. Brown 259 6.86   1.12
Liberal Democrats David I. Cooke-Yarborough 259
Liberal Democrats Matthew G. Green 258
Green Lauren T. Paterson 241 6.39 New
Registered electors 9,260   221
Turnout 3,825 41.31   9.78
Rejected ballots 12 0.31   0.14
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Bedford

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Bedford (3)[13][14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Colin F. Dawe* 1,884 48.01   3.27
Conservative Stewart P. A. Finn 1,823
Conservative Sheldon A. Wilkie 1,675
Labour Neville Daniels 1,551 38.46   1.91
Labour Leonie A. R. G. Cooper 1,444
Labour Phillip J. S. Gibby 1,316
Green John M. Rattray 391 7.51   1.14
Liberal Democrats Amanda J. Weils 272 6.03   0.13
Liberal Democrats Christopher A. Reilly 207
Liberal Democrats Richard R. Williams 197
Green Albert R. Vickery 170
Registered electors 9,642  
Turnout 3,902 40.47   8.47
Rejected ballots 22 0.56   0.41
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Earlsfield

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Earlsfield (2)[13][14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Angela Graham* 1,642 54.55   2.97
Conservative Charles McNaught-Davis 1,413
Labour Annabel C. Arndt 1,019 35.88   4.64
Labour Martin J. Leigh 990
Liberal Democrats Julie Benson 146 4.64   0.57
Green Tracey Thorn 138 4.93 New
Liberal Democrats Anthony J. Fennelly 114
Registered electors 6,731   140
Turnout 2,942 43.71   9.44
Rejected ballots 10 0.34   0.03
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

East Putney

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East Putney (3)[13][14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Leslie F. McDonnell 2,191 61.88   3.10
Conservative Diana M. Whittingham* 2,102
Conservative Brian N. C. Prichard* 2,076
Labour Elizabeth McNeil 1,023 27.35   3.99
Labour Edward Kenny 998
Labour Samuel E. Uwadiae 794
Liberal Democrats Russell D. Pyne 398 10.77   0.89
Liberal Democrats Susan Shocket 377
Liberal Democrats Nasser M. Butt 334
Registered electors 10,303   264
Turnout 3,681 35.73   9.52
Rejected ballots 13 0.35   0.26
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Fairfield

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Fairfield (2)[13][14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Vanessa C. L. C. Graham* 1,658 63.69   9.15
Conservative Tessa M. E. Strickland 1,502
Labour Suzanne L'Estrange 767 30.75   9.03
Labour Stuart Bean 759
Liberal Democrats Patrick M. Warren 170 5.56   0.12
Liberal Democrats Julius Maaten 106
Registered electors 5,995   17
Turnout 2,666 44.47  13.93
Rejected ballots 10 0.38   0.29
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Furzedown

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Furzedown (3)[13][14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John F. Farebrother 1,963 45.57   1.14
Labour Jane R. Briginshaw 1,949
Conservative Ian P. Hart* 1,896 43.62   2.57
Labour Margaret G. Hepburn 1,835
Conservative Ian M. Cheshire 1,812
Conservative Oliver A. Lodge 1,794
Liberal Democrats Catherine L. Hill 301 5.53   0.18
Liberal Democrats Timothy J. Knight 231
Green Richard D. Ekhsigian 222 5.28   1.60
Liberal Democrats David Patterson 166
Registered electors 10,356   304
Turnout 4,421 42.69   8.86
Rejected ballots 35 0.79   0.72
Labour gain from Conservative
Labour hold
Conservative hold

Graveney

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Graveney (3)[13][14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Andrew R. A. Gibbons* 1,732 45.87   2.34
Labour Pamela Tatlow 1,524
Labour Thakur D. Hosain 1,481
Liberal Democrats Mark A. Green 1,150 30.69   2.87
Liberal Democrats Simon A. James 1,068
Liberal Democrats Ulrica P. Zetterlund 952
Conservative Ian P. Chandler 673 16.64   2.54
Conservative David R. P. de Winton 528
Conservative Sarah A. Whitehouse 518
Green Martin D. Williams 234 6.80   2.01
Registered electors 10,533   428
Turnout 3,644 34.60  13.67
Rejected ballots 9 0.25   0.11
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Latchmere

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Latchmere (3)[13][14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Anthony J. Belton* 1,233 50.33   1.72
Labour Maurice Johnson* 1,160
Labour Samantha L. Heath* 1,153
Conservative Alistair J. Crellin 1,104 44.13   2.29
Conservative Robert T. R. Mackay 1,046
Conservative Charles A. R. Walker 959
Liberal Democrats Henrietta Norman 144 5.54   0.57
Liberal Democrats Derek Elsley 128
Liberal Democrats Gordon Folkard 118
Registered electors 8,243   27
Turnout 2,615 31.72  14.04
Rejected ballots 9 0.34   0.18
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Nightingale

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Nightingale (3)[13][14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Evelyn G. McDermott 1,978 51.12   2.58
Conservative Maurice A. S. Heaster* 1,951
Conservative Ravindra P. Govindia* 1,913
Labour Michael J. Bell 1,469 36.81   0.07
Labour Annamarie M. Critchard 1,426
Labour Lisa Wrigley 1,311
Liberal Democrats Christine A. Green 281 6.11   3.31
Green Kerry Gormley 240 5.96 New
Liberal Democrats Karin Joachim 215
Green Bruce W. D. Mackenzie 214
Liberal Democrats Ivor W. Strong 202
Registered electors 9,544   133
Turnout 3,958 41.47   6.73
Rejected ballots 18 0.45   0.32
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Northcote

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Northcote (3)[13][14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Clive Dixon* 2,288 61.83   5.18
Conservative Gordon S. Passmore* 2,217
Conservative Martin D. Johnson* 2,211
Labour Tracey L. van Tongeren 948 24.55   1.28
Labour Eric W. Joseph 883
Labour Michael J. Lowhing 835
Liberal Democrats Charles H. Cronin 335 7.90   0.03
Liberal Democrats Siobhan Vitelli 286
Liberal Democrats Richard C. H. Allen 237
Green Richmond A. Crowhurst 207 5.72   3.87
Registered electors 9,100   120
Turnout 3,683 40.47   9.61
Rejected ballots 7 0.19   0.12
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Parkside

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Parkside (2)[13][14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Elizabeth Howlett* 1,580 59.49   4.53
Conservative Jeremy Swan 1,425
Labour Michael J. Tuer 876 32.57   3.09
Labour Robert P. Unsworth 769
Liberal Democrats Catherine S. Devons 205 7.94   1.44
Liberal Democrats David A. Berryman 196
Registered electors 5,931   27
Turnout 2,689 45.34  10.83
Rejected ballots 18 0.67   0.46
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Queenstown

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Queenstown (2)[13][14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Carol Humphries* 1,489 57.33   3.18
Conservative Richard A. H. Vivian* 1,325
Labour David R. Arnos 997 37.39   2.85
Labour Hywel Lloyd 838
Liberal Democrats Joanna L. Martin-Kaye 145 5.28   0.33
Liberal Democrats Ashley Jones 114
Registered electors 7,099   183
Turnout 2,683 37.79   8.97
Rejected ballots 8 0.30   0.18
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Roehampton

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Roehampton (3)[13][14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Thomas O. C. Harris 1,570 49.56  11.37
Conservative Michael R. E. Simpson†[n 1] 1,495
Conservative Hugh M. R. Lumby 1,491
Labour Peter J. Ackhurst 1,346 42.23   8.41
Labour Denis E. Meehan 1,282
Labour Maureen D. Walsh 1,254
Liberal Democrats Nicholas W. M. Leggett 293 8.21   2.96
Liberal Democrats Valerie Shelmerdine 258
Liberal Democrats Patrick J. Wallace 204
Registered electors 8,844   85
Turnout 3,338 37.74  13.32
Rejected ballots 4 0.12   0.12
Conservative gain from Labour
Conservative gain from Labour
Conservative gain from Labour

St John

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St John (3)[13][14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Toby Beresford 1,729 53.95  10.41
Conservative Ronald D. Smith 1,637
Conservative Piers C. McCausland 1,603
Labour Aiden Grimes* 1,275 38.77  10.11
Labour Derek R. Sutton* 1,200
Labour Anthony E. Tuck* 1,096
Liberal Democrats Andrew Crick 248 7.28   0.30
Liberal Democrats Lily W. Stewart 224
Liberal Democrats Alan S. Giles 198
Registered electors 9,908   576
Turnout 3,402 34.34  10.89
Rejected ballots 24 0.71   0.62
Conservative gain from Labour
Conservative gain from Labour
Conservative gain from Labour

St Mary's Park

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St Mary's Park (3)[13][14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Adrian J. Flook* 2,104 55.98   4.11
Conservative John D. Hallmark 2,048
Conservative Simon P. Williams 1,952
Labour Paul B. T. Comer 1,228 32.30   3.95
Labour Toby W. Naish 1,180
Labour Yemi Odemo 1,114
Green Caroline M. G. Austin 259 7.13   1.60
Liberal Democrats David R. Owen-Jones 223 4.59   1.76
Liberal Democrats Christopher R. Woodley 160
Liberal Democrats Sanjay Samani 117
Registered electors 9,123   71
Turnout 3,679 40.33  10.01
Rejected ballots 14 0.38   0.27
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Shaftesbury

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Shaftesbury (3)[13][14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Philip W. Beddows 2,063 54.12   2.62
Conservative James A. Cousins 2,002
Conservative John G. B. Senior* 1,994
Labour Christine Eccles 1,321 33.91   0.60
Labour Anastasia T. Chrysos 1,277
Labour Richard J. Moir 1,199
Liberal Democrats Penelope Umbers 262 5.59   3.16
Green Pauline J. Illsley 238 6.38 New
Liberal Democrats John E. Barnett 211
Liberal Democrats James P. Sparling 153
Registered electors 10,096   169
Turnout 3,814 37.78  11.26
Rejected ballots 5 0.13   0.03
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Southfield

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Southfield (3)[13][14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Stephen B. S. Lorch 2,554 58.23   9.02
Conservative Janice V. Leigh 2,536
Conservative Nicholas R. S. Longworth 2,503
Labour Keir J. Fitch 1,520 33.26   3.32
Labour Pauline J. Brueseke 1,448
Labour Gavin P. Reddin 1,369
Liberal Democrats Anna M. L. Ahmed 428 8.51   1.02
Liberal Democrats James R. Durrant 389
Liberal Democrats Anthony K. Burrett 293
Registered electors 10,457   422
Turnout 4,627 44.25  12.11
Rejected ballots 14 0.30   0.05
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Springfield

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Springfield (3)[13][14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Katharine R. Tracey* 2,459 55.72   3.72
Conservative Margaret Mervis* 2,401
Conservative John R. Garrett* 2,397
Labour Bob Bayman 1,519 33.76   1.21
Labour Paul A. Baverstock 1,443
Labour Dominic P. McElroy 1,435
Liberal Democrats Arminel P. Fennelly 255 5.38   1.70
Liberal Democrats Jayne E. Martin-Kaye 231
Green Samantha Guy 223 5.14   0.81
Liberal Democrats Christopher R. Salaman 215
Registered electors 10,658   170
Turnout 4,458 41.83   9.05
Rejected ballots 7 0.16   0.01
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Thamesfield

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Thamesfield (3)[13][14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Roger N. Bird 2,566 64.06   4.87
Conservative Edward J. U. Lister* 2,551
Conservative Lois M. Lees* 2,543
Labour Marcia J. Davies 1,034 24.48   4.30
Labour Christopher E. Locke 1,029
Labour Muzaffar-Ud-Din A. Khan 864
Liberal Democrats Simon O. Campbell-Jones 516 11.46   0.57
Liberal Democrats Moira R. Sanders 480
Liberal Democrats Martha Zantindes 374
Registered electors 10,348   285
Turnout 4,208 40.66   8.85
Rejected ballots 15 0.36   0.24
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Tooting

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Tooting (3)[13][14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sadiq Khan* 1,835 54.61   3.99
Labour Jane M. White 1,793
Labour Stuart T. King 1,765
Conservative Gregory L. G. Barker 986 28.83   3.99
Conservative Margaret S. Heriot 970
Conservative Andrew R. Scantlebury 891
Liberal Democrats Michael A. Clifton 333 8.67   0.09
Liberal Democrats Ignatius J. T. Kane 279
Green Rajeev K. Thacker 260 7.90 New
Liberal Democrats Robert J. Bunce 244
Registered electors 10,261   158
Turnout 3,552 34.62   9.50
Rejected ballots 8 0.23   0.10
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

West Hill

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West Hill (2)[13][14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Beryl Jeffery* 1,462 60.70   4.57
Conservative Malcolm C. Grimston* 1,441
Labour Robert Knowles 702 29.08   6.73
Labour Duncan E. Braithwaite 689
Liberal Democrats Jamie M. Angus 251 10.22   2.16
Liberal Democrats Laurence Spicer 238
Registered electors 6,143   20
Turnout 2,563 41.72  13.56
Rejected ballots 5 0.20   0.02
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

West Putney

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West Putney (3)[13][14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William F. D. Hawkins* 2,347 63.19   1.44
Conservative Martin N. Calderbank 2,205
Conservative Nadhim Zahawi†[n 2] 1,979
Labour Maureen D. Booker 1,141 28.62   2.34
Labour Donald J. Roy 928
Labour Alan B. Petrides 889
Liberal Democrats Andrew J. Cunningham 317 8.19   0.90
Liberal Democrats Allen N. Johnston 272
Liberal Democrats Katherine Riviere 258
Registered electors 9,743   187
Turnout 3,749 38.48  11.00
Rejected ballots 8 0.21  
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Notes

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  1. ^ Simpson was a sitting councillor representing the West Putney ward
  2. ^ Zahawi was a sitting councillor representing the Thamesfield

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" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. p. 218. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
  2. ^ "London Borough Council Elections 7th May 1998" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Policy and politics: Local elections: How London voted for a mayor". The Guardian. 9 May 1998. p. 16.
  4. ^ Pierce, Andrew (14 April 1998). "Tories face big losses in local elections". The Times. p. 2.
  5. ^ Reiss, Charles (14 April 1998). "Tories accused of bogus leak in London poll war". Evening Standard. p. 17.
  6. ^ "Tories fear for Wandsworth". Local Government Chronicle. 5 May 1998. Retrieved 31 August 2009.
  7. ^ a b Kellner, Peter (15 April 1998). "First test for new parties". Evening Standard. p. 22.
  8. ^ "Councils of war: the 12 key town halls they're fighting for". Evening Standard. 6 May 1998. p. 19.
  9. ^ a b Frean, Alexandra (17 April 1998). "Tories rally round showpiece council in election countdown". The Times. p. 12.
  10. ^ Abrams, Fran (8 May 1998). "A day from which all parties took comfort". The Independent. p. 11.
  11. ^ "Voters leave parties guessing". BBC News Online. 8 May 1998. Retrieved 31 August 2009.
  12. ^ a b Comerford, Cathy (8 May 1998). "Tories score flagship victory with low taxes: Wandsworth". Evening Standard. p. 4.
  13. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w 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. 177–179, 216–219. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  14. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "London Borough of Wandsworth Election Results 1964-2010" (PDF). Elections Centre. Plymouth University. pp. 11–12. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
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