1998 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election

1998 Barking and Dagenham Council election
7 May 1998 (1998-05-07)
All 51 council seats to Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council
26 seats needed for a majority
Registered112,374[1]
Turnout28,559, 25.41% ( 13.31)[1]
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Unknown Unknown Stephen W. Churchman
Party Labour Residents Liberal Democrats
Leader since Unknown Unknown 1994
Leader's seat Unknown Unknown Eastbury
Last election 47 seats, 73.35% 3 seats, 3.91% 1 seats, 17.39%
Seats before 46 3 1
Seats won 47 3 1
Seat change
Popular vote 44,885 4,550 11,424
Percentage 72.40% 7.34% 18.42%
Swing 0.95 3.43 1.03
Council control before election


Labour

Council control after election


Labour

The 1998 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council.[2][3][4]

Background

In the years between this election and the last there were 2 by-elections to replace councillor who either resigned or died, however none of these elections resulted in the seats changing parties.[5]

The election saw the Conservative Party only put up five candidates in the election,[6] and they failed to win any seats on the council.[7] The Labour leader of the council, George Brooker, stood down at the election after 51 years.[8] He opposed the Greater London Authority referendum that took place at the same time as the election, however Barking and Dagenham saw 73.49% vote in favour and 26.51% against.[8][9] Overall turnout in the election was 25.41%.[3]

Shortly before the election a single Labour seat became vacant and there was not enough time to hold a by-election to replace them, meaning that the composition of the council just before the elections was as follows:[10]

↓
46 1 3 1
Labour Lib Dem Resident Vacant

Election result

Barking and Dagenham local election result 1998[2][11][3][4]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 47 0 0 92.16 72.40 44,885 0.95
  Residents 3 0 0 5.88 7.34 4,550 3.43
  Liberal Democrats 1 0 0 1.96 18.42 11,424 1.03
  Conservative 0 0 0 0.00 1.84 1,140 2.06
Total 51 61,999

After the election the composition of the council was as follows:

↓
47 1 3
Labour Lib Dem Resident

Ward results

(*) - Indicates an incumbent candidate

(†) - Indicates an incumbent candidate standing in a different ward

Abbey

Abbey (3)[3][4][11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jeannette Alexander* 1,223 71.49 10.58
Labour Graham Bramley* 1,054
Labour Mohammed Fani* 976
Liberal Democrats Brian Beadle 495 28.51 16.50
Liberal Democrats Sheila Clay 453
Liberal Democrats Siobhan Jebb 349
Registered electors 6,958 258
Turnout 1,901 27.32 12.41
Rejected ballots 36 1.89 1.66
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Alibon

Alibon (2)[3][4][11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Terence Wade* 727 72.01 12.87
Labour Ernest White* 678
Liberal Democrats Catherine Kelly 141 14.46 0.66
Conservative Malcolm Beatty 132 13.53 New
Registered electors 4,135 117
Turnout 996 24.09 12.81
Rejected ballots 4 0.40 0.02
Labour hold
Labour hold

Becontree

Becontree (2)[3][4][11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Edith Bradley* 754 73.89 7.45
Labour John Wainwright* 610
Liberal Democrats Anthony Stepton 241 26.11 7.45
Registered electors 5,190 7
Turnout 1,027 19.79 14.17
Rejected ballots 10 0.97 0.34
Labour hold
Labour hold

Cambell

Cambell (3)[3][4][11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Joan Rawlinson* 1,074 79.64 3.94
Labour Jeffrey Porter 1,047
Labour June van Roten* 1,041
Liberal Democrats Michael Mailey 289 20.36 3.94
Liberal Democrats John Kelly 250
Registered electors 6,459 224
Turnout 1,510 23.38 14.94
Rejected ballots 15 0.99 0.29
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Chadwell Heath

Chadwell Heath (3)[3][4][11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Residents Ronald Curtis* 1,347 62.84 13.74
Residents Albert Gibbs* 1,344
Residents Robert Jeyes* 1,287
Labour Donna Beckett 619 27.63 10.72
Labour Peter Metia 593
Labour Nana-Aba Andah 537
Conservative Mary Justice 201 9.53 3.14
Registered electors 6,738 97
Turnout 2,136 31.70 8.91
Rejected ballots 12 0.56 0.38
Residents hold
Residents hold
Residents hold

Eastbrook

Eastbrook (3)[3][4][11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Lawrence Bunn* 1,238 71.88 11.54
Labour Leonard Collins†[n 1] 1,089
Labour Sidney Summerfield 1,077
Liberal Democrats Graham Churchman 444 28.12 11.54
Registered electors 6,551 286
Turnout 1,646 25.13 9.96
Rejected ballots 31 1.88 1.13
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Eastbury

Eastbury (2)[3][4][11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Stephen Churchman* 870 51.65 0.86
Labour Patrick Manley* 833 48.35 0.86
Liberal Democrats Daniel Felton 668
Labour David Miles 607
Registered electors 4,190 185
Turnout 1,679 40.07 16.07
Rejected ballots 16 0.95 0.46
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats

Fanshawe

Fanshawe (3)[3][4][11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Frederick Jones* 1,092 72.50 9.93
Labour Herbert Collins 1,065
Labour Raymond Parkin* 927
Liberal Democrats Winifred Chapman 390 27.50 9.93
Registered electors 6,153 214
Turnout 1,521 24.72 12.71
Rejected ballots 13 0.85 0.47
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Gascoigne

Gascoigne (3)[3][4][11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Kathleen Flint* 958 77.69 16.42
Labour Valerie Rush* 851
Labour Milton McKenzie 800
Liberal Democrats Claire Stepton 282 22.31 16.42
Liberal Democrats Bryan Tester 238
Liberal Democrats Robert Pembroke 229
Registered electors 5,451 504
Turnout 1,277 23.43 11.06
Rejected ballots 20 1.57 1.33
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Goresbrook

Goresbrook (2)[3][4][11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Terence Power* 805 66.87 16.88
Labour Alan Thomas* 723
Liberal Democrats Liam Smith 413 33.13 16.88
Liberal Democrats Peter Downs 344
Registered electors 5,265 99
Turnout 1,291 24.52 13.83
Rejected ballots 11 0.85 0.03
Labour hold
Labour hold

Heath

Heath (3)[3][4][11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Charles Fairbrass 1,150 68.75 21.92
Labour Sidney Kallar 1,075
Labour John Lawrence 1,002
Conservative Linda Hallewell 265 16.94 New
Liberal Democrats Alison South 251 14.31 4.98
Liberal Democrats Margaret Tester 197
Registered electors 6,556 209
Turnout 1,553 23.69 13.13
Rejected ballots 6 0.39 0.53
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Longbridge

Longbridge (3)[3][4][11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Madeleine Baker 1,074 56.96 7.01
Labour Susan Bramley 1,069
Labour Nirmal Gill* 870
Liberal Democrats Alan Cooper 786 43.04 19.55
Liberal Democrats Jayne Cooper 778
Liberal Democrats Edith Downs 713
Registered electors 6,707 19
Turnout 2,023 30.16 15.16
Rejected ballots 47 2.32 2.09
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Manor

Manor (2)[3][4][11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour June Conyard*[n 2] 803 76.95 4.78
Labour Rita Hannah-Rogers* 753
Liberal Democrats David Boorman 233 23.05 4.78
Registered electors 4,710 60
Turnout 1,080 22.93 15.33
Rejected ballots 10 0.93 0.37
Labour hold
Labour hold

Marks Gate

Marks Gate (2)[3][4][11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Maureen Worby* 651 78.28 0.62
Labour Colin Pond 524
Liberal Democrats Anthony Pace 167 21.72 0.62
Liberal Democrats Andrew Jebb 159
Registered electors 3,580 41
Turnout 896 25.03 12.33
Rejected ballots 13 1.45 0.92
Labour hold
Labour hold

Parsloes

Parsloes (2)[3][4][11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jean Blake 763 76.68 27.85
Labour Steven Gill*[n 3] 700
Liberal Democrats Emma Smith 225 23.32 9.93
Liberal Democrats Wendy Churchman 220
Registered electors 4,641 224
Turnout 1,091 23.51 15.34
Rejected ballots 13 1.19 0.08
Labour hold
Labour hold

River

River (2)[3][4][11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Patricia Twomey* 768 73.66 6.20
Labour Inder Jamu* 597
Liberal Democrats Hayley Downs 244 26.34 6.20
Registered electors 4,754 74
Turnout 985 20.72 12.92
Rejected ballots 8 0.81 0.19
Labour hold
Labour hold

Thames

Thames (2)[3][4][11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour George Shaw* 941 72.26 4.64
Labour Royston Patient* 914
Residents Edward Mussett 287 22.28 New
Residents Charles Lambert 285
Liberal Democrats David Oram 70 5.46 4.69
Registered electors 4,458 158
Turnout 1,345 30.17 16.32
Rejected ballots 9 0.67 0.37
Labour hold
Labour hold

Triptons

Triptons (3)[3][4][11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Davis* 1,167 78.31 5.18
Labour Margaret West 1,011
Labour Cameron Geddes* 920
Liberal Democrats June Griffin 297 21.69 5.18
Liberal Democrats Paul South 275
Registered electors 6,414 214
Turnout 1,521 23.71 12.06
Rejected ballots 14 0.92 0.03
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Valence

Valence (3)[3][4][11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bryan Osborn* 939 74.17 7.81
Labour Jean Bruce* 915
Labour Vera Cridland 902
Liberal Democrats Sally Storer 320 25.83 7.81
Registered electors 6,298 204
Turnout 1,400 22.23 16.17
Rejected ballots 15 1.07 0.55
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Village

Village (3)[3][4][11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Katherine Golden* 1,146 70.17 9.65
Labour Darrin Best* 1,112
Labour William Dale* 1,041
Conservative Kenneth Coombs 280 17.29 8.17
Conservative Susan Hallewell 262
Liberal Democrats Anthony Pickford 209 12.54 1.48
Liberal Democrats Trevor Johnson 184
Registered electors 7,166 32
Turnout 1,681 23.46 13.41
Rejected ballots 4 0.24 0.01
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Notes

  1. ^ Collins was a sitting councillor representing the Valence ward
  2. ^ Conyard was elected in a by-election triggered by the resignation of Cllr Alastair Hannah-Rogers[5]
  3. ^ Gill was elected in a by-election triggered by the death of Cllr Joseph Butler in 1995[5]

References

  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. p. 188. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Local Elections results". The Times. 9 May 1998. p. 46.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w "London Borough Council Elections 7 May 1998" (PDF). London Datastore. London Residuary Body. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v "London Borough of Barking & Dagenham Election Results 1964-2010" (PDF). Elections Centre. Plymouth University. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  5. ^ 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. 4. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
  6. ^ Waugh, Paul (15 April 1998). "Tories write off London no go areas". Evening Standard. p. 6.
  7. ^ "Policy and politics: Local Elections: Analysis: Council poll results". The Guardian. 9 May 1998. p. 16.
  8. ^ a b Barker, Paul (3 May 1998). "Enough to make a cat laugh". The Sunday Times. p. 8.
  9. ^ "London referendum". The Daily Mirror. 8 May 1998. p. 2.
  10. ^ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis. "London Borough Council Elections - 7 May 1998 - including the Greater London Authority referendum results - Changes 1994-98" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. p. 1. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
  11. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u "London Borough Council Elections 7 May 1998" (PDF). Barking and Dagenham Council elections. Barking and Dagenham Council. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
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