1998 Hillingdon London Borough Council election

1998 Hillingdon London Borough Council election
All 69 council seats for Hillingdon London Borough Council; 35 seats needed for a majority
Registered	177,334
Turnout	61,932, 34.9%
Council Control before election; ; Labour	Council control after election ; ; No Overall Control

The 1998 Hillingdon London Borough Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Hillingdon London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the council went into no overall control.^[1]

Background

Election result

Ward results

Barnhill

Barnhill (3)^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	John R. Major	1,419
	Labour	Lindsay Bliss	1,360
	Labour	Anthony F. Way	1,286
	Conservative	Nigel R. Barker	485
	Conservative	Arthur J. Preston	478
	Conservative	David S. Benson	451
Registered electors			6,850
Turnout			1,948	28.4
Rejected ballots			10	0.5
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Botwell

Botwell (2)^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Linda J. Allen	1,012
	Labour	Timothy J. Freeman	970
	Conservative	Paul J. Bavington	397
	Conservative	Robert G. Taylor	352
Registered electors			4,889
Turnout			1,442	29.5
Rejected ballots			6	0.4
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Bourne

Bourne (2)^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Shirley A. Harper-O'Neill	895
	Labour	John V. Morse	893
	Conservative	Thomas M. Lackner	858
	Labour	Sabelo Rawana	820
	Liberal Democrats	Margaret B. Jacobs	215
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew W. Peach	194
Registered electors			5,188
Turnout			2,025	39.0
Rejected ballots			6	0.3
	Conservative gain from Labour
	Labour hold

Cavendish

Cavendish (2)^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen J. Carey	1,426
	Liberal Democrats	Janet R. Campbell	1,406
	Conservative	Keith A. Morris	933
	Conservative	Conn F. Iggulden	897
	Labour	Jayne C. Grant	351
	Labour	Alan K. Gilbert	346
Registered electors			5,531
Turnout			2,735	49.4
Rejected ballots			2	0.1
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

Charville

Charville (3)^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Michael C. Craxton	1,158
	Labour	Edward A.J. Harris	1,110
	Labour	Stuart J. Ouseley	1,028
	Conservative	Kathleen Cooke	946
	Conservative	Mary A. O'Connor	876
	Conservative	Emile R.C. van Laer	812
	Liberal Democrats	Peter J. Dollimore	265
	Liberal Democrats	Sheila M. Thomas	227
	Liberal Democrats	Leonard C. Toms	214
	BNP	Mark Bringlow	105
Registered electors			7,315
Turnout			2,330	31.9
Rejected ballots			8	0.3
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Colham

Colham (2)^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Archibald A. Morrison	624
	Labour	Mohammed Khursheed	567
	Conservative	Peter W. Robins	517
	Conservative	Janet M. Routledge	478
	Liberal Democrats	Florence A. Price	171
	Liberal Democrats	John M. Price	162
Registered electors			4,918
Turnout			1,325	26.9
Rejected ballots			9	0.7
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Cowley

Cowley (3)^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Geoffrey D. Courtenay	1,245
	Conservative	David T. Simmonds	1,132
	Labour	Roderick P. Marshall	1,056
	Labour	Peter Maguire	952
	Labour	Peter K. Osborne	933
	Conservative	Sarabjit Singh	928
	Liberal Democrats	Brian F. Filgate	320
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew N. Sims	307
Registered electors			7,050
Turnout			2,459	34.9
Rejected ballots			9	0.4
	Conservative gain from Labour
	Conservative gain from Labour
	Labour hold

Crane

Crane (2)^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	John L. Oswell	1,044
	Labour	Clifford D. Pattenden	958
	Conservative	Derek D. Baxter	436
	Conservative	Cynnthia Robertson	368
Registered electors			4,988
Turnout			1,508	30.2
Rejected ballots			11	0.7
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Deansfield

Deansfield (2)^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	James J. O'Neill	1,131
	Conservative	Solveig Stone	1,079
	Labour	Ian K.C. Mitchell	736
	Labour	Phyllis C. Sharkey	722
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Cox	471
	Liberal Democrats	Amirali G. Lakha	376
Registered electors			5,384
Turnout			2,343	43.5
Rejected ballots			4	0.2
	Conservative gain from Labour
	Conservative gain from Labour

Eastcote

Eastcote (3)^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Catherine S. Dann	1,980
	Conservative	Graham E.M. Horn	1,911
	Conservative	David W. Payne	1,892
	Labour	Michael J.S. Roberts	628
	Labour	Graeme S. Matthews	623
	Labour	Anthony D.H. Scott	616
	Liberal Democrats	David J. Marshall	546
	Liberal Democrats	Garth L. Underwood	484
	Liberal Democrats	Melanie M. Winterbotham	464
Registered electors			7,722
Turnout			3,053	39.5
Rejected ballots			13	0.4
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Harefield

Harefield (2)^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Sandra Jenkins	899
	Conservative	Caroline E. Mutton	839
	Labour	Pauiline D. Crawley	838
	Labour	Anthony Burles	740
	Liberal Democrats	Elizabeth V. Jelfs	239
	Liberal Democrats	James A. Jelfs	207
Registered electors			5,346
Turnout			1,964	36.7
Rejected ballots			3	0.2
	Conservative gain from Labour
	Conservative gain from Labour

Harlington

Harlington (3)^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Brian T. Neighbour	1,247
	Labour	Graham R. Tomlin	1,163
	Labour	Marion Way	1,154
	Conservative	Marion Howell	640
	Conservative	Matthew J. Fitzpatrick	625
	Conservative	Philip Newman	597
	Liberal Democrats	Anthony J. Little	538
	Liberal Democrats	Barbara M. Grange	239
	Liberal Democrats	Tracy R. Taylor	205
	Independent	Robert W. Lewis	97
Registered electors			7,254
Turnout			2,179	30.0
Rejected ballots			4	0.2
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Heathrow

Heathrow (2)^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Catherine Stocker	920
	Labour	Michael S. Usher	864
	Conservative	Philip M. O'Connor	513
	Conservative	Neil V.A. O'Connor	480
	Liberal Democrats	Carl J. Nielsen	204
	Liberal Democrats	Stuart Gunn	156
Registered electors			5,640
Turnout			1,640	29.1
Rejected ballots			9	0.5
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Hillingdon East

Hillingdon East (2)^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	David J. Horne	691
	Labour	Iain J. McIntosh	689
	Conservative	Michael J. Gibson	618
	Conservative	Ian C. Taylor	571
	Liberal Democrats	Audrey P. Monk	217
	Liberal Democrats	Jennifer Vernaza	182
	Socialist (GB)	Julia A. Leonard	165
Registered electors			5,329
Turnout			1,657	31.1
Rejected ballots			3	0.2
	Labour hold
	Labour gain from Independent Labour

Hillingdon North

Hillingdon North (2)^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Jill Rhodes	942
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Vernazza	919
	Labour	John Bebbington	764
	Labour	John G. Lonsdale	745
	Conservative	Colin W. Giddings	605
	Conservative	Jane R. Crease	572
Registered electors			5,116
Turnout			1,989	38.9
Rejected ballots			0	0.0
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour

Hillingdon West

Hillingdon West (3)^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Josephine Barrett	1,131
	Conservative	Valeries C. Robins	1,099
	Conservative	Alfred G. Langley	1,086
	Labour	Paul D. Barker	600
	Labour	Jonathan R. Hill	536
	Labour	Sean L.W. McWhinnie	536
	Liberal Democrats	Eileen Holland	288
	Liberal Democrats	Tony C. Bennett	277
	Liberal Democrats	Patrick F. Filgate	243
Registered electors			7,458
Turnout			1,989	26.7
Rejected ballots			11	0.6
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Ickenham

Ickenham (3)^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Jacqueline Griffith	2,626
	Conservative	Richard M. Barnes	2,588
	Conservative	Raymond J. Puddifoot	2,576
	Labour	John Buckingham	847
	Labour	Linda A. Buckingham	809
	Labour	Deborah A. Needham	752
	Liberal Democrats	Montague B.H. Cooke	475
	Liberal Democrats	Alison M. Rudin	440
	Liberal Democrats	Shani A. Roberts	429
Registered electors			8,909
Turnout			3,983	44.7
Rejected ballots			11	0.3
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Manor

Manor (2)^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	David A. Yarrow	1,158
	Conservative	Mohammad A. Miraj	1,023
	Labour	Robert P.M. Nunn	587
	Labour	Peter L. McDonald	563
	Liberal Democrats	Kim M. Mathen	379
	Liberal Democrats	Norma C. Scott	338
Registered electors			5,527
Turnout			2,047	37.0
Rejected ballots			4	0.2
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Northwood

Northwood (3)^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Robert C. Benson	1,707
	Conservative	Scott M. Seaman-Digby	1,621
	Conservative	Albert Kanjee	1,572
	Labour	Dorothy J. Blundell	462
	Labour	Gilbert Greenall	388
	Labour	Joesph I Daniel	382
	Liberal Democrats	Keith W. Baker	363
	Liberal Democrats	Jane F. Woodnutt	329
	Liberal Democrats	Shelagh A. Marshall	282
Registered electors			7,556
Turnout			2,466	32.6
Rejected ballots			9	0.4
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Northwood Hills

Northwood Hills (3)^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	David A. Bishop	1,357
	Conservative	Jonathan P.S. Bianco	1,318
	Conservative	Andrew J. Retter	1,316
	Labour	Ruth Allan	770
	Labour	Susan A. Hull	625
	Labour	Margaret T. McDonald	618
	Liberal Democrats	Henry G. Scott	440
	Liberal Democrats	Gerard G. Grange	405
	Liberal Democrats	Neville G. Parsonage	381
Registered electors			7,762
Turnout			2,504	32.3
Rejected ballots			21	0.8
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Ruislip

Ruislip (2)^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Michael Kilbey	1,426
	Conservative	Maurice Lancaster	1,340
	Labour	Clifford C. Barton	467
	Labour	David R. Herriott	451
	Liberal Democrats	Alexander J. Wilson	335
	Liberal Democrats	Franci P.R. Croce	319
Registered electors			5,580
Turnout			2,215	39.7
Rejected ballots			8	0.4
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

St Martins

St Martins (2)^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Philip N. Corthorne	1,409
	Conservative	Douglas S. Mills	1,279
	Labour	Alan H. Howard	548
	Labour	Trevor A.T. Richards	505
	Liberal Democrats	Hilary F. Leighter	342
	Liberal Democrats	Richard A. Bonner	340
	Independent	John R. Payton	246
Registered electors			5,842
Turnout			2,412	41.3
Rejected ballots			10	0.4
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Townfield

Townfield (3)^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Roy Hill	1,697
	Labour	Dalip Chand	1,676
	Labour	Jeanne M. Smith	1,664
	Conservative	Sandra J. Anderson	789
	Conservative	Michael J. Kirby	750
	Conservative	Imtiaz Ahmad	619
	Independent	Hamid A. Farooqi	333
Registered electors			8,450
Turnout			2,809	33.2
Rejected ballots			25	0.9
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Uxbridge North

Uxbridge North (2)^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	George E. Cooper	1,229
	Conservative	Michael J. Heywood	1,118
	Labour	Doreen Dell	453
	Liberal Democrats	Rosemary Gill	338
	Labour	Sameena Khan	314
Registered electors			5,000
Turnout			2,327	46.5
Rejected ballots			31	1.3
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Uxbridge South

Uxbridge South (2)^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	James A. Jonas	729
	Labour	Anne O'Shea	689
	Conservative	David A. Hare	659
	Conservative	David W. Routledge	644
Registered electors			4,057
Turnout			1,430	35.2
Rejected ballots			16	1.1
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

West Drayton

West Drayton (2)^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Ann F. Banks	1,271
	Conservative	Dipak K.M. Patel	1,172
	Labour	Leigh R. Farrow	668
	Labour	Ashok K. Rator	554
	Liberal Democrats	Kay Hooker	309
Registered electors			5,256
Turnout			1,989	37.8
Rejected ballots			0	0.0
	Conservative gain from Labour
	Conservative gain from Labour

Wood End

Wood End (2)^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Janet E. Gardner	916
	Labour	Peter M. Ryerson	839
	Conservative	Albert J. Tyrrell	519
	Conservative	Sian L. Kelly	500
	Liberal Democrats	Beryl D. Bell	203
Registered electors			5,004
Turnout			1,609	32.2
Rejected ballots			7	0.4
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Yeading

Yeading (3)^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	David R. Allam	1,191
	Labour	Parmjit S. Dhanda	1,043
	Labour	Mahan S. Dhillon	984
	Conservative	Bruce Howell	573
	Conservative	Andrew P. Teebay	545
	Conservative	Mohammad Anwar Bamber	523
	Socialist (GB)	Lee R. Ellery	235
Registered electors			7,173
Turnout			1,917	26.7
Rejected ballots			14	0.7
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Yiewsley

Yiewsley (2)^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Daniel A. Banks	715
	Conservative	Mark J. Chester	713
	Labour	Paul K. Harmsworth	694
	Labour	Norman H. Nunn-Price	621
	Liberal Democrats	Christopher Gee	205
	Liberal Democrats	Margaret G.V. Wainwright	186
Registered electors			5,240
Turnout			1,638	31.3
Rejected ballots			7	0.4
	Conservative gain from Labour
	Conservative gain from Labour

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad "London Borough Council Elections 7 May 1998 including the Greater London Authority Referendum results" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 29 March 2015.

[London_1998_election-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad "London Borough Council Elections 7 May 1998 including the Greater London Authority Referendum results" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 29 March 2015.

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