1998 Westminster City Council election

1998 Westminster City Council election
7 May 1998 (1998-05-07)
All 60 council seats up for election to the Westminster City Council
31 seats needed for a majority
Registered126,280[1]
Turnout40,398, 31.99% ( 14.11)[1]
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Melvyn B. Caplan Alan G. Lazarus Unknown
Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats
Leader since 1995 1 May 1997[n 2] Unknown
Leader's seat Little Venice Harrow Road N/A[n 1]
Last election 52.02%, 45 seats 37.30, 15 seats 9.84%, 0 seats
Seats won 47 13 0
Seat change 3 2
Popular vote 57,067 35,059 9,362
Percentage 55.02% 33.80% 9.03%
Swing 3.00 3.50 0.81
Council control before election


Conservative

Subsequent council control


Conservative

The 1998 Westminster Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Westminster City Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.[3]

Background

In the years after the 1994 local elections there were a total of 3 by-elections to replace councillors who resigned from their seats, however none of these elections resulted in seats changing party.[4] In addition to these by-elections there was also a seat that became vacant without enough time to hold another by-election, leaving the council composition just before the election as follows:[5]

↓
15 44 1
Labour Conservative Vacant

Election result

1998 Westminster City Council local elections[6][7]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 47 2 0 2 78.33 55.02 57,067 3.00
  Labour 13 0 0 21.67 33.80 35,059 3.50
  Liberal Democrats 0 0 0 0.00 9.03 9,362 0.81
  Residents 0 0 0 0.00 1.12 1,165 New
  Independent 0 0 0 0.00 0.62 638 New
  Green 0 0 0 0.00 0.30 313 New
  Liberal 0 0 0 0.00 0.11 117 New
Total 60 103,721

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

↓
13 47
Labour Conservative

Ward results

(*) - Indicates an incumbent candidate

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

Baker Street

Baker Street (2)[6][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Angela Hooper* 581 67.93 2.30
Conservative Ian Wilder* 563
Labour Derek Buckland 182 19.42 0.83
Labour Theresa Nnaji 145
Liberal Democrats Rosalind Oakley 117 12.65 0.14
Liberal Democrats Sara Coakley 96
Registered electors 3,430 514
Turnout 868 25.31 15.67
Rejected ballots 5 0.58 0.41
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Bayswater

Bayswater (3)[6][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Anne Barns* 1,142 49.57 0.78
Conservative Michael Brahams* 1,060
Conservative Frixos Tombolis 1,011
Labour Michael Katz 782 35.46 7.61
Labour Generoso Alcantara 768
Labour Charles Payne 748
Liberal Democrats Susan Barring 235 8.72 2.14
Liberal Democrats Jennifer Coleman 168
Liberal Democrats Doreen Kearney 162
Green Angela Georgievski 135 6.25 New
Registered electors 6,559
Turnout 2,194 33.45 19.91
Rejected ballots 8 0.04 0.06
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Belgrave

Belgrave (2)[6][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Elizabeth Blois* 941 77.73 1.57
Conservative Catherine Longworth* 919
Labour Peter Cavalla 163 13.50 0.11
Labour Angela Forrester 160
Liberal Democrats Raymond Roberts 119 8.78 1.67
Liberal Democrats Angela Whitelegge 91
Registered electors 4,050 665
Turnout 1,254 30.96 11.31
Rejected ballots 6 0.48 0.01
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Bryanston

Bryanston (2)[6][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jennifer Bianco* 700 68.31 3.34
Conservative John Bull* 673
Labour Pamela Hurtt 215 20.00 8.35
Labour Tony Rea 187
Liberal Democrats Colin Bell 126 11.69 New
Liberal Democrats Nikhil Seth 109
Registered electors 3,403 710
Turnout 1,015 29.83 13.02
Rejected ballots 7 0.69 0.26
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Cavendish

Cavendish (3)[6][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Andrew Allum 1,294 65.60 8.61
Conservative Harvey Marshall* 1,285
Conservative Mark Page 1,203
Labour Brenda Buxton 539 26.33 7.18
Labour William Beckett 533
Labour Francis Prideaux 446
Liberal Democrats Nichole Hole 170 8.07 1.43
Liberal Democrats Michael Pepperrell 169
Liberal Democrats Colin Wing 126
Registered electors 6,160 1,089
Turnout 2,049 33.26 15.84
Rejected ballots 24 1.25 1.05
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Church Street

Church Street (3)[6][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Barbara Grahame* 990 60.77 7.56
Labour Ron Harley* 968
Labour Murad Qureshi 896
Conservative Jonathan O'Brien 464 28.39 6.06
Conservative William Diffey 444
Conservative Julian Smith 425
Liberal Democrats Robert Bell 178 10.84 1.10
Liberal Democrats Jose Veiga 174
Liberal Democrats Martin Thompson 157
Registered electors 6,826 617
Turnout 1,719 25.18 19.95
Rejected ballots 19 1.10 0.85
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Churchill

Churchill (3)[6][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Carol Bailey* 1,760 58.86 7.98
Conservative Garry Walsh 1,672
Conservative John Cronin 1,652
Labour Margaret Cavalla 953 32.15 6.80
Labour Josephine Abercrombie 912
Labour David Boothroyd 912
Liberal Democrats Anthony Brett-Jones 200 6.41 3.76
Liberal Democrats Rhoda Torres 178
Liberal Democrats Michael Holmans 176
Independent Gordon Webster 74 2.57 New
Registered electors 6,659 233
Turnout 3,017 45.31 17.22
Rejected ballots 21 0.70 0.53
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Hamilton Terrace

Hamilton Terrace (2)[6][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Judith Warner* 754 67.92 1.63
Conservative Roderick Nye 726
Labour Margaret Barton 211 19.27 4.84
Labour Margherita Rendel 209
Liberal Democrats Frances Franklin 147 12.80 0.43
Liberal Democrats Gertrude Haywood 132
Registered electors 3,881 277
Turnout 1,187 30.58 14.62
Rejected ballots 7 0.59 0.53
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Harrow Road

Harrow Road (3)[6][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alan Lazarus* 1,189 65.79 1.36
Labour Jillian Selbourne* 1,162
Labour Gary Martin 1,115
Conservative Patrick O'Sullivan 435 22.85 3.60
Conservative Daniel Astaire 411
Conservative Timothy Slotover 358
Liberal Democrats Donald McLachlan 225 11.35 2.24
Liberal Democrats John Brown 193
Liberal Democrats Kathleen Hobbins 180
Registered electors 7,402 1,027
Turnout 1,913 25.84 16.25
Rejected ballots 25 1.31 1.12
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Hyde Park

Hyde Park (3)[6][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Pamela Batty* 971 68.24 3.19
Conservative Anne Mallinson* 940
Conservative Edmund Lazarus* 910
Labour Angela Graham 224 15.21 1.92
Labour Louis Al-Dhahir 207
Labour Joseph Ogden 198
Liberal Democrats Zoe Goldstein 151 9.51 1.93
Liberal Democrats Giles Crown 134
Liberal Democrats Derek Marshall 108
Green Marlene Hayter 97 7.04 New
Registered electors 5,357 824
Turnout 1,388 25.91 12.23
Rejected ballots 4 0.29 0.23
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Knightsbridge

Knightsbridge (2)[6][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Cox 725 72.59 3.55
Conservative Gillian Rees-Mogg 721
Labour Sarah Beal 154 13.65 2.32
Liberal Democrats Tania Chislett 148 13.76 5.97
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Mackeith 126
Labour Alen Mathewson 118
Registered electors 3,811 573
Turnout 1,047 27.47 5.35
Rejected ballots 13 1.24 1.05
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Lancaster Gate

Lancaster Gate (3)[6][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Tallboys 956 66.97 4.78
Conservative Robert Davis* 949
Conservative Simon Milton* 925
Labour Patricia Parsons 331 22.43 3.66
Labour Spencer Livermore 315
Labour Andrew Somerville 302
Liberal Democrats Sheila Kaye 178 10.60 1.12
Liberal Democrats Johannes AVenmans 138
Liberal Democrats John Abrams 132
Registered electors 5,607 805
Turnout 1,469 26.20 11.89
Rejected ballots 13 0.88 0.55
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Little Venice

Little Venice (3)[6][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Melvyn Caplan* 1,352 61.32 7.41
Conservative Barbara Schmeling 1,318
Conservative Jonathan Lord* 1,317
Labour Joseph Hegarty 689 30.54 7.91
Labour Guthrie McKie 655
Labour David Obaze 642
Liberal Democrats Ruth Simms 199 8.14 0.50
Liberal Democrats David Brewin 166
Liberal Democrats Philip Wardle 164
Registered electors 6,098 794
Turnout 2,293 37.60 17.91
Rejected ballots 19 0.83 0.45
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Lord's

Lord's (2)[6][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Cyril Nemeth* 853 67.87 2.51
Conservative Kevin Gardner* 839
Labour Katharine Hoskyns 276 21.10 0.55
Labour Phillida Inman 250
Liberal Democrats Richard de Ste Croix 157 11.03 2.24
Liberal Democrats Herbert Hartwell 118
Registered electors 4,241 311
Turnout 1,304 30.75 9.84
Rejected ballots 8 0.61 0.30
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Maida Vale

Maida Vale (2)[6][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Susie Burbridge 1,430 56.92 8.05
Conservative Janet Prendergast* 1,409
Conservative Ronald Raymond-Cox* 1,401
Labour Vinod d'Cruz 951 36.02 8.51
Labour Antony Mothersdale 868
Labour David Worton 864
Liberal Democrats Anne Couchman 203 7.06 0.46
Liberal Democrats Martin Horwood 183
Liberal Democrats Zena Lutrin 140
Registered electors 6,724 667
Turnout 2,611 38.83 14.58
Rejected ballots 19 0.73 0.70
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Millbank

Millbank (3)[6][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Duncan Sandys 1,144 47.53 7.95
Conservative Justin Powell-Tuck 1,123
Labour Peter Wright* 1,119 45.72 4.22
Labour Mair Garside*[n 3] 1,112
Conservative Alastair Moss 996
Labour Simon Winters* 996
Liberal Democrats Margaret Lang 185 6.74 1.74
Liberal Democrats Timothy Green 165
Liberal Democrats Robin Metzner 126
Registered electors 5,809 212
Turnout 2,579 44.40 9.00
Rejected ballots 21 0.81 0.61
Conservative gain from Labour
Conservative gain from Labour
Labour hold

Queen's Park

Queen's Park (3)[6][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Barrie Taylor* 914 51.81 7.56
Labour Paul Dimoldberg*[n 4] 846
Labour Mushtaq Qureshi* 841
Residents Mary Nicholas 443 23.21 New
Residents Mary German 383
Residents Emmanuel Anfu 339
Conservative Richard Phibbs 289 16.30 13.97
Conservative Andrew Reid 272
Conservative Richard Tray 257
Green Peter Budge 81 4.84 New
Liberal Democrats Peter Crystal 81 3.84 1.85
Liberal Democrats David Hall-Matthews 56
Liberal Democrats Anthony Williams 56
Registered electors 6,276 765
Turnout 1,755 27.96 16.79
Rejected ballots 27 1.54 1.03
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Regent's Park

Regent's Park (3)[6][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jonathan Djanogly* 1,381 67.92 0.20
Conservative Timothy Joiner†[n 5] 1,357
Conservative Louise Howe 1,350
Labour Linda Hardman 481 22.81 1.46
Labour John Edwards 455
Labour Richard Nicholls 437
Liberal Democrats Patricia McCarthy 220 9.27 0.31
Liberal Democrats Ian Sutherland 181
Liberal Democrats Alan Thompson 157
Registered electors 6,114 123
Turnout 2,089 34.17 8.26
Rejected ballots 12 0.57 0.45
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

St George's

St George's (3)[6][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alan Bradley* 1,808 69.61 4.35
Conservative Christopher Malthouse 1,732
Conservative Benjamin Segal* 1,728
Labour Isobel Bowler 541 20.24 0.36
Labour David Blackall 500
Labour Manuela Sykes 491
Liberal Democrats Janice Taverne 271 10.15 2.52
Liberal Democrats Miranda Green 264
Liberal Democrats Gwenda Wood 233
Registered electors 7,878 1,170
Turnout 2,620 33.26 13.16
Rejected ballots 14 0.53 0.14
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

St James's

St James's (2)[6][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Louise Hyams 742 64.83 7.32
Conservative Alexander Nicoll* 714
Labour David Propert 405 35.17 1.86
Labour James Sheward 385
Registered electors 3,547 287
Turnout 1,189 33.52 11.82
Rejected ballots 18 1.51 1.31
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Victoria

Victoria (2)[6][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Harvey* 934 64.31 0.11
Conservative Timothy Mitchell 900
Labour Ingrid Gibson 355 24.79 1.98
Labour Steven Burgess 352
Liberal Democrats Josephine Hayes 167 10.90 1.10
Liberal Democrats Simon Turner 144
Registered electors 4,236 787
Turnout 1,471 34.73 14.15
Rejected ballots 9 0.61 0.49
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Westbourne

Westbourne (3)[6][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Andrew Whitley*[n 6] 1,041 55.17 1.88
Labour Nicola Russell 974
Labour Katherine Thorne 952
Conservative Clive Collins 529 26.74 4.64
Conservative Michael Bullen 506
Conservative Iheoma Oteh 403
Liberal Democrats Morag Beattie 249 11.57
Liberal Democrats Vera Williams 198
Liberal Democrats Alison Dash 175
Liberal Jonathan Frame 117 6.53 New
Registered electors 7,396 868
Turnout 1,879 25.41 16.81
Rejected ballots 27 1.44 1.11
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

West End

West End (2)[6][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nicholas Boles 739 40.74 19.06
Conservative Richard Stirling-Gibb 582
Independent Peter Martindale 564 34.78 New
Labour David Beida 273 13.35 3.57
Liberal Democrats Richard O'Brien 208 11.13 12.15
Labour Wing Ho 160
Liberal Democrats Bernard Silver 153
Registered electors 4,816 728
Turnout 1,488 30.90 6.60
Rejected ballots 4 0.27 0.20
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Notes

  1. ^ No Liberal Democrats had a seat on the council before or after the election
  2. ^ Lazarus became acting leader of the Labour Group on this day and became the official leader in July of that year[2]
  3. ^ Garside replaced Cllr Peter Bradley after his resignation in 1996[6]
  4. ^ Dimoldberg replaced Cllr Karen Buck after her resignation in 1997[6]
  5. ^ Joiner was a sitting councillor representing the Bayswater ward
  6. ^ Whitley replaced Cllr Andrew Dismore after his resignation in 1997[6]

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. London Research Centre. p. 218. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  2. ^ "No More Dismore". Marylebone Mercury. 24 July 1997. Retrieved 11 November 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "London Borough Council Elections 7 May 1998 including the Greater London Authority Referendum results" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2015. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  4. ^ 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. 185. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
  5. ^ 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. 180. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
  6. ^ 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 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. 182–185, 218–219. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2015. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Westminster City Council Election Results 1964-2010" (PDF). Elections Centre. -Plymouth University. pp. 10–11. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
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