1998 Wandsworth London Borough Council election

1998 Wandsworth London Borough Council election
7 May 1998 (1998-05-07)
61 seats up for election to Wandsworth London Borough Council
31 seats needed for a majority
Registered198,318[1]
Turnout78,099, 39.38% ( 10.62)[1]
  First party Second party Third party
 
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 5 5
Popular vote 109,351 74,827 17,495
Percentage 53.42% 36.55% 8.55%
Swing 3.39 3.27 0.56
Council control before election


Conservative

Council control before election


Conservative

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]

At the same time 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]

Background

There were no by-elections in the 4 years between the 1994 election and this one. The only change to the council was one defection to a third party which left the composition of the council just before the election looking like this:

↓
15 45 1
Labour Conservative Other

Campaign

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

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

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

↓
11 50
Labour Conservative

Ward results

(*) - Indicates an incumbent candidate

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

Balham

Balham (3)[13][14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Guy Hurley 2,101 54.82 0.87
Conservative Bernadina Ayonrinde* 2,049
Conservative Andrew White 2,049
Labour Mark Grindrod 1,254 31.92 6.15
Labour Martin Tupper 1,187
Labour Vera Thompson†[n 1] 1,168
Liberal Democrats Simon Brown 259 6.86 1.12
Liberal Democrats David Cooke-Yarborough 259
Liberal Democrats Matthew Green 258
Green Lauren 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

Bedford (3)[13][14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Colin Dawe* 1,884 48.01 3.27
Conservative Stewart Finn 1,823
Conservative Sheldon Wilkie 1,675
Labour Neville Daniels 1,551 38.46 1.91
Labour Leonie Cooper 1,444
Labour Phillip Gibby 1,316
Green John Rattray 391 7.51 1.14
Liberal Democrats Amanda Weils 272 6.03 0.13
Liberal Democrats Christopher Reilly 207
Liberal Democrats Richard Williams 197
Green Albert 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

Earlsfield (2)[13][14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Angela Graham* 1,642 54.55 2.97
Conservative Charles McNaught-Davis 1,413
Labour Annabel Arndt 1,019 35.88 4.64
Labour Martin Leigh 990
Liberal Democrats Julie Benson 146 4.64 0.57
Green Tracey Thorn 138 4.93 New
Liberal Democrats Anthony 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

East Putney (3)[13][14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Leslie McDonnell 2,191 61.88 3.10
Conservative Diana Whittingham* 2,102
Conservative Brian Prichard* 2,076
Labour Elizabeth McNeil 1,023 27.35 3.99
Labour Edward Kenny 998
Labour Samuel Uwadiae 794
Liberal Democrats Russell Pyne 398 10.77 0.89
Liberal Democrats Susan Shocket 377
Liberal Democrats Nasser 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

Fairfield (2)[13][14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Vanessa Graham* 1,658 63.69 9.15
Conservative Tessa Strickland 1,502
Labour Suzanne L'Estrange 767 30.75 9.03
Labour Stuart Bean 759
Liberal Democrats Patrick 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

Furzedown (3)[13][14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Farebrother 1,963 45.57 1.14
Labour Jane Briginshaw 1,949
Conservative Ian Hart* 1,896 43.62 2.57
Labour Margaret Hepburn 1,835
Conservative Ian Cheshire 1,812
Conservative Oliver Lodge 1,794
Liberal Democrats Catherine Hill 301 5.53 0.18
Liberal Democrats Timothy Knight 231
Green Richard 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

Graveney (3)[13][14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Andrew Gibbons* 1,732 45.87 2.34
Labour Pamela Tatlow 1,524
Labour Thakur Hosain 1,481
Liberal Democrats Mark Green 1,150 30.69 2.87
Liberal Democrats Simon James 1,068
Liberal Democrats Ulrica Zetterlund 952
Conservative Ian Chandler 673 16.64 2.54
Conservative David de Winton 528
Conservative Sarah Whitehouse 518
Green Martin 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

Latchmere (3)[13][14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Anthony Belton* 1,233 50.33 1.72
Labour Maurice Johnson* 1,160
Labour Samantha Heath* 1,153
Conservative Alistair Crellin†[n 2] 1,104 44.13 2.29
Conservative Robert Mackay 1,046
Conservative Charles 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

Nightingale (3)[13][14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Evelyn McDermott†[n 3] 1,978 51.12 2.58
Conservative Maurice Heaster* 1,951
Conservative Ravindra Govindia* 1,913
Labour Michael Bell 1,469 36.81 0.07
Labour Annamarie Critchard 1,426
Labour Lisa Wrigley 1,311
Liberal Democrats Christine Green 281 6.11 3.31
Green Kerry Gormley 240 5.96 New
Liberal Democrats Karin Joachim 215
Green Bruce Mackenzie 214
Liberal Democrats Ivor 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

Northcote (3)[13][14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Clive Dixon* 2,288 61.83 5.18
Conservative Gordon Passmore* 2,217
Conservative Martin Johnson* 2,211
Labour Tracey van Tongeren 948 24.55 1.28
Labour Eric Joseph 883
Labour Michael Lowhing 835
Liberal Democrats Charles Cronin 335 7.90 0.03
Liberal Democrats Siobhan Vitelli 286
Liberal Democrats Richard Allen 237
Green Richmond 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

Parkside (2)[13][14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Elizabeth Howlett* 1,580 59.49 4.53
Conservative Jeremy Swan 1,425
Labour Michael Tuer 876 32.57 3.09
Labour Robert Unsworth 769
Liberal Democrats Catherine Devons 205 7.94 1.44
Liberal Democrats David 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

Queenstown (2)[13][14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Carol Humphries* 1,489 57.33 3.18
Conservative Richard Vivian* 1,325
Labour David Arnos 997 37.39 2.85
Labour Hywel Lloyd 838
Liberal Democrats Joanna 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

Roehampton (3)[13][14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Thomas Harris 1,570 49.56 11.37
Conservative Michael Simpson†[n 4] 1,495
Conservative Hugh Lumby 1,491
Labour Peter Ackhurst 1,346 42.23 8.41
Labour Denis Meehan 1,282
Labour Maureen Walsh 1,254
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Leggett 293 8.21 2.96
Liberal Democrats Valerie Shelmerdine 258
Liberal Democrats Patrick 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

St John (3)[13][14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Toby Beresford 1,729 53.95 10.41
Conservative Ronald Smith 1,637
Conservative Piers McCausland 1,603
Labour Aiden Grimes* 1,275 38.77 10.11
Labour Derek Sutton* 1,200
Labour Anthony Tuck* 1,096
Liberal Democrats Andrew Crick 248 7.28 0.30
Liberal Democrats Lily Stewart 224
Liberal Democrats Alan 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

St Mary's Park (3)[13][14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Adrian Flook* 2,104 55.98 4.11
Conservative John Hallmark 2,048
Conservative Simon Williams 1,952
Labour Paul Comer 1,228 32.30 3.95
Labour Toby Naish 1,180
Labour Yemi Odemo 1,114
Green Caroline Austin 259 7.13 1.60
Liberal Democrats David Owen-Jones 223 4.59 1.76
Liberal Democrats Christopher 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

Shaftesbury (3)[13][14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Philip Beddows 2,063 54.12 2.62
Conservative James Cousins 2,002
Conservative John Senior* 1,994
Labour Christine Eccles 1,321 33.91 0.60
Labour Anastasia Chrysos 1,277
Labour Richard Moir 1,199
Liberal Democrats Penelope Umbers 262 5.59 3.16
Green Pauline Illsley 238 6.38 New
Liberal Democrats John Barnett 211
Liberal Democrats James 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

Southfield (3)[13][14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Stephen Lorch 2,554 58.23 9.02
Conservative Janice Leigh 2,536
Conservative Nicholas Longworth 2,503
Labour Keir Fitch 1,520 33.26 3.32
Labour Pauline Brueseke[n 5] 1,448
Labour Gavin Reddin 1,369
Liberal Democrats Anna Ahmed 428 8.51 1.02
Liberal Democrats James Durrant 389
Liberal Democrats Anthony 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

Springfield (3)[13][14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Katharine Tracey* 2,459 55.72 3.72
Conservative Margaret Mervis* 2,401
Conservative John Garrett* 2,397
Labour Bob Bayman 1,519 33.76 1.21
Labour Paul Baverstock 1,443
Labour Dominic McElroy 1,435
Liberal Democrats Arminel Fennelly 255 5.38 1.70
Liberal Democrats Jayne Martin-Kaye 231
Green Samantha Guy 223 5.14 0.81
Liberal Democrats Christopher 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

Thamesfield (3)[13][14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Roger Bird 2,566 64.06 4.87
Conservative Edward Lister* 2,551
Conservative Lois Lees* 2,543
Labour Marcia Davies 1,034 24.48 4.30
Labour Christopher Locke 1,029
Labour Muzaffar-Ud-Din Khan 864
Liberal Democrats Simon Campbell-Jones 516 11.46 0.57
Liberal Democrats Moira 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

Tooting (3)[13][14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sadiq Khan* 1,835 54.61 3.99
Labour Jane White 1,793
Labour Stuart King 1,765
Conservative Gregory Barker 986 28.83 3.99
Conservative Margaret Heriot 970
Conservative Andrew Scantlebury 891
Liberal Democrats Michael Clifton 333 8.67 0.09
Liberal Democrats Ignatius Kane 279
Green Rajeev Thacker 260 7.90 New
Liberal Democrats Robert 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

West Hill (2)[13][14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Beryl Jeffery* 1,462 60.70 4.57
Conservative Malcolm Grimston* 1,441
Labour Robert Knowles 702 29.08 6.73
Labour Duncan Braithwaite†[n 6] 689
Liberal Democrats Jamie 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

West Putney (3)[13][14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Hawkins* 2,347 63.19 1.44
Conservative Martin Calderbank 2,205
Conservative Nadhim Zahawi†[n 7] 1,979
Labour Maureen Booker 1,141 28.62 2.34
Labour Donald Roy 928
Labour Alan Petrides 889
Liberal Democrats Andrew Cunningham 317 8.19 0.90
Liberal Democrats Allen 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

  1. ^ Thompson was a sitting councillor representing the Roehampton ward
  2. ^ Crellin was a sitting councillor representing the Shaftesbury ward
  3. ^ McDermott was a sitting councillor representing the Furzedown ward
  4. ^ Simpson was a sitting councillor representing the West Putney ward
  5. ^ Brueseke was a sitting councillor representing the Roehampton ward
  6. ^ Braithwaite was a sitting councillor representing the Graveney ward
  7. ^ Zahawi was a sitting councillor representing the Thamesfield

References

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  8. ^ "Councils of war: the 12 key town halls they're fighting for". Evening Standard. 6 May 1998. p. 19.
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  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.
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