1998 Greenwich London Borough Council election

1998 local election in England, UK

The 1998 Greenwich Borough Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Greenwich Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council.

The election saw a number of independent candidates contest seats and the election saw candidates standing as Greens against the Millennium Dome, Conservatives Against Town Hall Corruption, Populist Keep Our Pound and the Corrective Party. However the Labour party was always seen as highly likely to remain in control of the council.

At the same as the election Greenwich saw 74.8% vote in favour of the 1998 Greater London Authority referendum and 25.2% against, on a 32.4% turnout.

Election result

Greenwich Local Election Result 1998
	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes
Labour	52			+4	83.9	57.9	46,910
Conservative	8			-1	12.9	27.8	22,509
Liberal Democrats	2			-1	3.2	12.2	9,893
Green	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.5	412
Fellowship	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.5	375
Liberal	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.4	307
Pensioners	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.2	198
Independent	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.2	164
Ind. Conservative	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.2	146
Corrective	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.1	74
The Populist Party - see Populist Alliance	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.1	60
SDP	0	0	2	-2	0.0	N/A	0

Ward results

Abbey Wood (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Clive Mardner	979
	Labour	Derek Steedman	888
	Liberal Democrats	David Scales	292
	Liberal Democrats	Graciella Grigg	276
	Conservative	Kenneth Bailey	230
	Conservative	Gillian Thomas	187
Turnout			2,852

Arsenal
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Brian O'Sullivan	398	87.1
	Conservative	Norman Gough	59	12.9
Majority			339	74.2
Turnout			457

Avery Hill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Mark Pattenden	564	53.2
	Labour	John Littlefield	364	34.3
	Conservative	Brian Weller	132	12.5
Majority			200	18.9
Turnout			1,060

Blackheath (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Geoffrey Brighty	1,099
	Conservative	Rhodri Harris	1,017
	Labour	Mary Mills	860
	Labour	Nigel Cairns	844
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Smart	348
	Liberal Democrats	Ian Gerrard	323
Turnout			4,491

Burrage
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Len Duvall	471	76.6
	Conservative	Norah Mandeville	76	12.4
	Pensioners	Richard Newton	68	11.1
Majority			395	64.2
Turnout			615

Charlton (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	David Grant	1,020
	Labour	Sajid Jawaid	909
	Liberal Democrats	Anthony Smith	236
	Conservative	Patricia Rabbitt	184
	Conservative	John Kelk	141
	Corrective	Lindi St Clair	74
Turnout			2,564

Coldharbour (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Jacques Devaux	1,075
	Labour	John Kelly	873
	Conservative	Philip Dean	572
	Conservative	Frank Hodgson	509
Turnout			3,029

Deansfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Alec Miles	569	49.9
	Labour	Arthur Bonner	452	39.6
	Liberal Democrats	Barbara Woodcraft	120	10.5
Majority			117	10.3
Turnout			1,141

Eltham Park (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Dermot Poston	1,295
	Conservative	Michael Simpson	1,141
	Labour	David Coleman	1,000
	Labour	Martin Roffe	898
	Liberal Democrats	John Hagyard	405
	Populist Party (UK)	Russell White	60
Turnout			4,807

Eynsham (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Barrie Groves	680
	Labour	Ismail Danesi	668
	Conservative	Pierre Cope	180
	Conservative	Harry Barnes	165
	Liberal Democrats	Bonnie Soanes	140
	Liberal Democrats	Alexander Grigg	131
Turnout			1,964

Ferrier (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Mavis Best	678
	Labour	Deborah Smith	641
	Conservative	Valerie Antcliffe	279
	Conservative	Margaret Campbell-Smith	272
Turnout			1,870

Glyndon (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Donald Austin	907
	Labour	John Wakefield	740
	Conservative	Jean Cooper	215
	Conservative	Dorothy Withers	143
Turnout			2,005

Herbert (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Beverley Jones	753
	Labour	Rajwant Sidhu	594
	Conservative	Samuel Coker	488
	Conservative	Catherine McGonagle	382
	Liberal Democrats	Edward Ottery	240
Turnout			2,457

Hornfair (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Janet Gilman	1,029
	Labour	Robert Lewis	849
	Conservative	Sheila Stirling	298
	Conservative	Susan Swann	251
Turnout			2,427

Kidbrooke (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Norman Adams	741
	Labour	John Cove	712
	Conservative	Daniel Cocker	596
	Conservative	Stephen Landeryou	554
	Fellowship	Ronald Mallone	375
Turnout			2,978

Lakedale (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Carl Boothe	671
	Labour	Barbara Barwick	629
	Liberal Democrats	Mark Payne	164
	Independent	Sidney Stacey	164
	Conservative	Joan Harvey-Bailey	133
	Liberal Democrats	Judith Pinnington	113
	Green	James Otter	100
Turnout			1,974

Middle Park (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Robert Harris	974
	Labour	Barry Taylor	860
	Conservative	Dingle Clark	238
	Conservative	Margaret Joel	204
	Ind. Conservative	Andrew Graham	146
	Liberal Democrats	William Hewer	124
	Liberal Democrats	Harry Potter	114
Turnout			2,660

New Eltham (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Dorothy Mepsted	1,019
	Conservative	Sidney Nicholson	942
	Labour	Peter May	938
	Labour	Maresa Kingston	843
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Lewis	235
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Churchill	203
	Pensioners	Julius Cortes	64
Turnout			4,244

Nightingale
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Keith Scott	344	72.9
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Diplock	79	16.7
	Conservative	Elsie Drew	49	10.4
Majority			265	56.2
Turnout			472

Palace
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Peter King	515	44.4
	Labour	Andrew Thompson	475	40.9
	Liberal Democrats	Helen Blackburn	171	14.7
Majority			40	3.5
Turnout			1,161

Plumstead Common
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Vicky Morse	528	65.6
	Liberal Democrats	Paula Mitchell	133	16.5
	Conservative	Vera Dempsey	97	12.0
	Green	David Harbud	47	5.8
Majority			395	49.1
Turnout			805

Rectory Field (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Angela Cornforth	796
	Labour	Gary Parker	744
	Liberal Democrats	Walter Mayhew	286
	Conservative	John Day	226
	Liberal Democrats	Lez Stonnard	203
	Conservative	Maureen Robinson	201
Turnout			2,456

St Alfege (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Chris Roberts	683
	Labour	Kantabi Patel	625
	Liberal Democrats	Edward Hill	550
	Liberal Democrats	Daphne Stevens	512
	Conservative	Brian Buckley	362
	Conservative	Hugh O'Leary	328
	Green	Gary Holden	168
Turnout			3,228

St Mary's (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Nicholas McShee	658
	Labour	John Fahy	654
	Conservative	Gbola Oba	318
	Conservative	Chris Phillips	300
Turnout			1,930

St Nicholas (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Alistair Macrae	656
	Labour	Claudia Slee	635
	Liberal Democrats	Sylvia Derrick-Reeve	204
	Liberal Democrats	Martin Jenkins	204
	Conservative	Elisabeth Maisey	188
	Conservative	Cecelia Meers	175
Turnout			2,062

Sherard (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Michael Hayes	897
	Labour	Quentin Marsh	858
	Conservative	Lynda Craker	324
	Conservative	Charles Joel	303
	Green	Terence Liddle	97
Turnout			2,479

Shrewsbury
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Michael Hayes	621	52.8
	Conservative	Lewis Sergeant	489	41.6
	Pensioners	Gerald Sizer	66	5.6
Majority			132	11.2
Turnout			1,176

Slade (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Peter Challis	976
	Labour	Ann Hutchinson	874
	Liberal Democrats	David Woodhead	725
	Liberal Democrats	Thomas Headon	671
	Conservative	Emily Head	195
	Conservative	Joyce Bowe	163
Turnout			3,604

Sutcliffe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Brian Woodcraft	672	55.9
	Labour	Mary Peltier	332	27.6
	Conservative	Steven Coules	183	15.2
	Liberal	Henry Middleton	15	1.2
Majority			340	28.3
Turnout			1,202

Tarn
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Terence Malone	477	48.4
	Conservative	Derek Richards	432	43.9
	Liberal Democrats	Catherine Hewer	76	7.8
Majority			45	4.5
Turnout			985

Thamesmead Moorings (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Peter Brooks	648
	Labour	Peter Kotz	551
	Conservative	Laura Murphy	138
	Liberal Democrats	Anthony Durham	124
	Conservative	Ray Maisey	122
Turnout			1,583

Trafalgar (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Marian Moseley	911
	Labour	James Gillman	907
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Briscoe	290
	Liberal Democrats	Anthony Renouf	226
	Conservative	Andrew Growden	176
	Conservative	Jenny Jones	151
Turnout			2,661

Vanbrugh (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Alex Grant	979
	Labour	David Picton	899
	Conservative	Douglas Ellison	537
	Conservative	Elizabeth Truss	495
	Liberal Democrats	Shirley Broad	311
	Liberal Democrats	David Richardson	230
Turnout			3,451
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Well Hall (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	William Freeman	1,220
	Labour	Raymond Walker	1,188
	Conservative	Albert Hills	865
	Conservative	Sarah McAllister	859
Turnout			4,132

West (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Maureen O'Mara	771
	Labour	Jaghir Sekhon	595
	Liberal Democrats	Anthony Lloyd	275
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Smith	215
	Conservative	Sarah Phillips	160
	Conservative	Richard Thwaites	107
Turnout			2,123

Woolwich Common (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Gurdip Dhillon	754
	Labour	Terry Hales	716
	Conservative	Guy Hatch	244
	Conservative	Elizabeth Harris	237
Turnout			1,951

References

"Local Elections results". The Times. 9 May 1998. p. 46.
^ "Councils of war: the 12 key town halls they're fighting for". Evening Standard. 6 May 1998. p. 19.
"Policy and politics: Local elections: How London voted for a mayor". The Guardian. 9 May 1998. p. 16.
"Policy and politics: Local Elections: Analysis: Council poll results". The Guardian. 9 May 1998. p. 16.
^ "Council Elections 1998". Greenwich Conservatives. Archived from the original on 5 September 2007. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
"Council Elections 1998". Greenwich Conservatives. Archived from the original on 5 September 2007. Retrieved 5 September 2022.

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