1998 Greenwich London Borough Council election

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1998 Greenwich London Borough Council election
Coat of arms of the London Borough of Greenwich (1965-2012).svg
  1994 7 May 1998 (1998-05-07) 2002  

All 62 seats up for election to Greenwich London Borough Council
32 seats needed for a majority
Registered151,916 [1]
Turnout48,986, 32.25% (Decrease2.svg 15.35) [1]
 First partySecond party
  No image wide.svg No image wide.svg
Leader Leonard L. Duvall Unknown
Party Labour Conservative
Leader since1992Unknown
Leader's seat Burrage Unknown
Last election47 seats, 55.39%8 seats, 22.41%
Seats before469
Seats won528
Seat changeIncrease2.svg5Steady2.svg
Popular vote46,91022,509
Percentage57.88%27.77%
SwingIncrease2.svg2.49Increase2.svg 5.36

 Third partyFourth party
 
LeaderUnknownUnknown
Party Liberal Democrats SDP
Leader sinceUnknownUnknown
Leader's seatUnknownUnknown
Last election3 seats, 15.13%4 seats, 4.76%
Seats before34
Seats won20
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 4
Popular vote9,893Did not run
Percentage12.21%Did not run
SwingDecrease2.svg 2.92Decrease2.svg 4.76

Council control before election


Labour

Council control after election


Labour

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. [2]

Contents

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. [3] However the Labour party was always seen as highly likely to remain in control of the council. [3]

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. [4]

Election result

Greenwich Local Election Result 1998 [5] [6] [7] [8]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 5261Increase2.svg 583.8757.8846,910Increase2.svg 2.49
  Conservative 811Steady2.svg12.9027.7722,509Increase2.svg 5.36
  Liberal Democrats 201Decrease2.svg 13.2312.219,893Decrease2.svg 2.92
  Green 000Steady2.svg0.000.51412Decrease2.svg 0.90
  Fellowship 000Steady2.svg0.000.46375Increase2.svg 0.06
  Liberal 000Steady2.svg0.000.38307New
  Greenwich People against cuts 000Steady2.svg0.000.25198New
  Independent 00000.00.20164Decrease2.svg 0.02
  Ind. Conservative 000Steady2.svg0.000.18146New
  Corrective Party 000Steady2.svg0.000.0974New
  Populist Party 000Steady2.svg0.000.0760New
  SDP 004Decrease2.svg 40.000.000Decrease2.svg 4.76
Total62 81,048

Ward results

(*) - Indicates an incumbent candidate

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

Abbey Wood

Abbey Wood (2) [5] [6] [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Clive B. Mardner 979 65.46 Decrease2.svg 27.62
Labour Derek C. Steedman [n 1] 888
Liberal Democrats David P. Scales29219.92Decrease2.svg 16.72
Liberal Democrats Graciella Grigg276
Conservative Kenneth H. Bailey23014.62New
Conservative Gillian F. Thomas187
Registered electors 5,269Increase2.svg 144
Turnout 1,57529.89Decrease2.svg 23.05
Rejected ballots100.63Increase2.svg 0.34
Labour gain from SDP
Labour gain from SDP

Arsenal

Arsenal (1) [5] [6] [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Brian R. O'Sullivan [n 2] 398 87.09 Increase2.svg 10.47
Conservative Norman W. Gough5912.91Increase2.svg 5.69
Registered electors 2,436Decrease2.svg 4
Turnout 46319.01Decrease2.svg 19.10
Rejected ballots61.30Increase2.svg 1.08
Labour hold

Avery Hill

Avery Hill (1) [5] [6] [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Mark S. Pattenden 564 53.21 Decrease2.svg 15.22
Labour John Littlefield36434.34Decrease2.svg 15.21
Conservative Brian D. Weller13212.45Increase2.svg 0.01
Registered electors 2,466Decrease2.svg 49
Turnout 1,05142.62Decrease2.svg 11.54
Rejected ballots10.10Decrease2.svg 0.12
Liberal Democrats hold

Blackheath

Blackheath (2) [5] [6] [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Geoffrey E. Brighty* 1,099 47.12 Increase2.svg 4.52
Conservative Hugh R. Harris 1,017
Labour Mary Mills86037.94Increase2.svg 2.20
Labour Nigel J. Cairns844
Liberal Democrats Michael W. Smart34814.94Decrease2.svg 3.05
Liberal Democrats Ian J. Gerrard323
Registered electors 5,170Increase2.svg 205
Turnout 2,32244.91Decrease2.svg 6.95
Rejected ballots90.39Increase2.svg 0.20
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Burrage

Burrage (1) [5] [6] [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Leonard L. Duvall* 471 76.58 Increase2.svg 3.23
Conservative Norah M. Mandeville7612.36Increase2.svg 1.60
Greenwich People against cutsRichard A. Newton6811.06New
Registered electors 2,490Increase2.svg 41
Turnout 62124.94Decrease2.svg 16.63
Rejected ballots60.97Increase2.svg 0.48
Labour hold

Charlton

Charlton (2) [5] [6] [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David I. Grant 1,020 67.12 Decrease2.svg 0.80
Labour Sajid Jawaid [n 3] 909
Liberal Democrats Anthony Smith23616.42Decrease2.svg 1.87
Conservative Patricia M. Rabbitt18411.31Decrease2.svg 2.48
Conservative John G. Kelk141
CorrectiveLindi St Clair745.15New
Registered electors 4,832Increase2.svg 327
Turnout 1,50631.17Decrease2.svg 14.65
Rejected ballots140.93Increase2.svg 0.69
Labour hold
Labour hold

Coldharbour

Coldharbour (2) [5] [6] [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jacques Devaux* 1,075 64.31 Increase2.svg 8.18
Labour John Kelly 873
Conservative Philip W. Dean57235.69Increase2.svg 4.48
Conservative Frank P. Hodgson509
Registered electors 4,472Decrease2.svg 95
Turnout 1,66337.19Decrease2.svg 15.91
Rejected ballots50.30Decrease2.svg 0.28
Labour hold
Labour hold

Deansfield

Deansfield (1) [5] [6] [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alec G. Miles* 569 49.87 Increase2.svg 2.22
Labour Arthur Bonner45239.61Increase2.svg 3.96
Liberal Democrats Barbara Woodcraft12010.52Decrease2.svg 6.18
Registered electors 2,626Increase2.svg 51
Turnout 1,14643.64Decrease2.svg 15.16
Rejected ballots50.44Increase2.svg 0.11
Conservative hold

Eltham Park

Eltham Park (2) [5] [6] [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Dermot D. Poston* 1,295 46.28 Increase2.svg 2.85
Conservative James M.W. Simpson* 1,141
Labour David Coleman1,00036.06Increase2.svg 1.68
Labour Martin Roffe898
Liberal Democrats John Hagyard40515.39Decrease2.svg 6.79
Independent Russell J.K. White602.28New
Registered electors 4,839Increase2.svg 74
Turnout 2,57153.13Decrease2.svg 6.97
Rejected ballots50.19Increase2.svg 0.05
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Eynsham

Eynsham (2) [5] [6] [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Barrie Groves* [n 4] 680 68.63 Increase2.svg 27.58
Labour Ismail Danesi 668
Conservative Pierre Cope18017.57New
Conservative Harry Barnes165
Liberal Democrats Bonnie Soanes14013.80New
Liberal Democrats Alexander Grigg131
Registered electors 4,839Increase2.svg 571
Turnout 2,57153.13Increase2.svg 1.94
Rejected ballots50.19Increase2.svg 0.05
Labour gain from SDP
Labour gain from SDP

Ferrier

Ferrier (2) [5] [6] [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mavis Best 678 70.53 Increase2.svg 8.63
Labour Deborah L. Smith* 641
Conservative Valerie A. Antcliffe27929.47Decrease2.svg 11.08
Conservative Margaret J. Campbell-Smith272
Registered electors 4,441Increase2.svg 281
Turnout 1,05523.76Decrease2.svg 18.16
Rejected ballots131.23Increase2.svg 0.83
Labour hold
Labour hold

Glyndon

Glyndon (2) [5] [6] [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Donald J. Austen* 907 82.14 Decrease2.svg 0.04
Labour John R. Wakefield* 740
Conservative Jean M. Cooper21517.86Increase2.svg 0.04
Conservative Dorothy G. Withers143
Registered electors 5,386Increase2.svg 351
Turnout 1,20122.30Decrease2.svg 16.75
Rejected ballots171.42Increase2.svg 0.15
Labour hold
Labour hold

Herbert

Herbert (2) [5] [6] [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Beverley A. Jones 753 49.94 Decrease2.svg 3.52
Labour Rajwant Sidhu 594
Conservative Samuel Coker* [n 5] 48832.26Increase2.svg 5.68
Conservative Catherine A. McGonagle382
Liberal Democrats Edward Ottery24017.80Increase2.svg 1.57
Registered electors 5,028Increase2.svg 98
Turnout 1,46129.06Decrease2.svg 13.29
Rejected ballots130.89Increase2.svg 0.51
Labour hold
Labour hold

Hornfair

Hornfair (2) [5] [6] [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Janet M. Gillman* 1,029 77.38 Increase2.svg 12.31
Labour Robert E. Lewis* 849
Conservative Sheila J. Stirling29822.62Increase2.svg 7.89
Conservative Pamela S. Swann251
Registered electors 4,452Decrease2.svg 112
Turnout 1,36130.57Decrease2.svg 16.98
Rejected ballots90.66Decrease2.svg 0.29
Labour hold
Labour hold

Kidbrooke

Kidbrooke (2) [5] [6] [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Norman R. Adams* 741 43.33 Increase2.svg 4.03
Labour John A. Cove* [n 6] 712
Conservative Daniel Cocker59634.30Increase2.svg 7.85
Conservative Stephen Landeryou554
Fellowship Ronald S. Mallone37522.37Increase2.svg 2.66
Registered electors 4,611Increase2.svg 24
Turnout 1,66236.04Decrease2.svg 12.71
Rejected ballots60.36Increase2.svg 0.18
Labour hold
Labour hold

Lakedale

Lakedale (2) [5] [6] [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Carl Boothe* [n 7] 671 54.83 Decrease2.svg 10.77
Labour Barbara E. Barwick 629
Liberal Democrats Mark Payne16411.68Decrease2.svg 9.79
Independent Sidney W. Stacey16413.83New
Conservative Joan I. Harvey-Bailey13311.22Decrease2.svg 1.71
Liberal Democrats Judith Pinnington113
Green James K. Otter1008.44New
Registered electors 4,756Increase2.svg 314
Turnout 1,18124.83Decrease2.svg 16.50
Rejected ballots90.76Increase2.svg 0.43
Labour hold
Labour hold

Middle Park

Middle Park (2) [5] [6] [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Robert C. Harris* 974 65.36 Increase2.svg 5.41
Labour Barry I. Taylor* 860
Conservative Dingle C. Clark23815.75Decrease2.svg 5.44
Conservative Margaret J. Joel204
Ind. Conservative Andrew J. Graham14610.41New
Liberal Democrats William R. Hewer1248.48Decrease2.svg 5.26
Liberal Democrats Harry D. Potter114
Registered electors 4,903Decrease2.svg 66
Turnout 1,48029.98Decrease2.svg 17.11
Rejected ballots70.47Increase2.svg 0.17
Labour hold
Labour hold

New Eltham

New Eltham (2) [5] [6] [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Dorothy O. Mepsted* 1,019 45.52 Increase2.svg 3.24
Conservative Sidney T. Nicholson 942
Labour Peter R. May*93841.34Increase2.svg 0.97
Labour Maresa A. Kingston843
Liberal Democrats Michael J. Lewis23510.17Decrease2.svg 7.18
Liberal Democrats Peter J. Churchill203
Greenwich People Against CutsJulius Cortes642.97New
Registered electors 5,202Increase2.svg 124
Turnout 2,26843.60Decrease2.svg 11.70
Rejected ballots80.35Increase2.svg 0.24
Conservative hold
Conservative gain from Labour

Nightingale

Nightingale (1) [5] [6] [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Keith J. Scott* 344 72.88 Increase2.svg 3.02
Liberal Democrats Robert B. Diplock7916.74Increase2.svg 5.21
Conservative Elsie Drew4910.38Decrease2.svg 8.23
Registered electors 2,551Increase2.svg 112
Turnout 48118.86Decrease2.svg 18.86
Rejected ballots71.46Increase2.svg 1.13
Labour hold

Palace

Palace (1) [5] [6] [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter J.H. King* 515 44.36 Decrease2.svg 0.55
Labour Andrew F. Thompson47540.91Increase2.svg 2.07
Liberal Democrats Helen Blackburn17114.73Decrease2.svg 1.52
Registered electors 3,656Increase2.svg 809
Turnout 1,15631.62Decrease2.svg 18.82
Rejected ballots20.17Increase2.svg 0.03
Conservative hold

Plumstead Common

Plumstead Common (1) [5] [6] [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Victoria E. Morse* 528 65.59 Decrease2.svg 0.84
Liberal Democrats Paula E. Mitchell13316.52Decrease2.svg 4.54
Conservative Vera M. Dempsey9712.05Decrease2.svg 0.47
Green David C. Harbud475.84New
Registered electors 2,756Increase2.svg 103
Turnout 81129.43Decrease2.svg 22.74
Rejected ballots60.74Increase2.svg 0.60
Labour hold

Rectory Field

Rectory Field (2) [5] [6] [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Angela Cornforth 796 62.70 Increase2.svg 7.69
Labour Gary Parker 744
Liberal Democrats Walter T. Mayhew28619.91Increase2.svg 1.72
Conservative John N. Day22617.39Increase2.svg 5.08
Liberal Democrats Lez Stonnard203
Conservative Maureen J. Robinson201
Registered electors 4,618Increase2.svg 305
Turnout 1,33328.87Decrease2.svg 14.65
Rejected ballots50.38Increase2.svg 0.22
Labour hold
Labour hold

St Alfege

St Alfege (2) [5] [6] [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Christopher J. Roberts* 683 38.52 Decrease2.svg 10.52
Labour Kantabai M. Patel* 625
Liberal Democrats Edward J.F. Hill55031.27Increase2.svg 10.31
Liberal Democrats Daphne E. Stevens512
Conservative Brian A. Buckley36220.32Increase2.svg 4.26
Conservative Hugh R. O'Leary 328
Green Gary Holden1689.89Decrease2.svg 4.05
Registered electors 4,508Increase2.svg 44
Turnout 1,74038.60Decrease2.svg 6.87
Rejected ballots40.23Increase2.svg 0.08
Labour hold
Labour hold

St Mary's

St Mary's (2) [5] [6] [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Nicholas C. McShee 658 67.98 Decrease2.svg 0.15
Labour John Fahy* 654
Conservative Gbola D. Oba31832.02Increase2.svg 17.55
Conservative Christopher W. S. Phillips [n 8] 300
Registered electors 4,474Decrease2.svg 213
Turnout 1,12525.15Decrease2.svg 9.18
Rejected ballots50.44Decrease2.svg 0.06
Labour hold
Labour hold

St Nicholas

St Nicholas (2) [5] [6] [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alistair T. Macrae* [n 9] 656 62.61 Decrease2.svg 0.54
Labour Claudia A. Slee* 635
Liberal Democrats Sylvia G. Derrick-Reeve20419.79Decrease2.svg 4.24
Liberal Democrats Martin F. Jenkins204
Conservative Elisabeth M. Maisey18817.60Increase2.svg 4.78
Conservative Cecelia M.V. Meers175
Registered electors 4,877Increase2.svg 122
Turnout 1,20324.67Decrease2.svg 17.98
Rejected ballots221.83Increase2.svg 1.48
Labour hold
Labour hold

Sherard

Sherard (2) [5] [6] [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Michael R. Hayes* 897 68.13 Increase2.svg 9.48
Labour Quentin Marsh* 858
Conservative Lynda Craker32424.34Increase2.svg 8.96
Conservative Charles Joel303
Green Terence Liddle977.53New
Registered electors 5,091Decrease2.svg 25
Turnout 1,36126.73Decrease2.svg 22.41
Rejected ballots80.59Increase2.svg 0.43
Labour hold
Labour hold

Shrewsbury

Shrewsbury (1) [5] [6] [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Michael A. Hayes* 621 52.81 Increase2.svg 3.65
Conservative Lewis C. Sergeant48941.58Increase2.svg 1.61
Greenwich Residents against cutsGerald Sizer665.61New
Registered electors 2,363Increase2.svg 8
Turnout 1,18250.02Decrease2.svg 10.62
Rejected ballots60.51Increase2.svg 0.37
Labour hold

Slade

Slade (2) [5] [6] [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Peter M. Challis [n 10] 976 51.33 Increase2.svg 5.90
Labour Ann C. Hutchinson 874
Liberal Democrats David J. Woodhead*72538.74Decrease2.svg 6.55
Liberal Democrats Thomas J. Headon671
Conservative Emily J.E. Head1959.93Increase2.svg 0.65
Conservative Joyce Bowe163
Registered electors 4,991Decrease2.svg 19
Turnout 1,95639.19Decrease2.svg 20.21
Rejected ballots130.66Increase2.svg 0.53
Labour hold
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats

Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe (1) [5] [6] [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Brian J. Woodcraft* 672 55.91 Increase2.svg 0.21
Labour Mary Peltier33227.62Increase2.svg 7.75
Conservative Steven R. Coules18315.22Decrease2.svg 9.21
Liberal Henry Middleton151.25New
Registered electors 2,794Increase2.svg 116
Turnout 1,21943.63Decrease2.svg 13.80
Rejected ballots60.49Increase2.svg 0.36
Liberal Democrats hold

Tarn

Tarn (1) [5] [6] [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Terence A. Malone [n 11] 477 48.43 Increase2.svg 12.28
Conservative Derek M. Richards*43243.86Decrease2.svg 1.87
Liberal Democrats Catherine F. Hewer767.72Decrease2.svg 10.40
Registered electors 2,426Decrease2.svg 14
Turnout 98040.40Decrease2.svg 6.77
Rejected ballots10.10Decrease2.svg 0.16
Labour gain from Conservative

Thamesmead Moorings

Thamesmead Moorings (2) [5] [6] [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Peter J. Brooks* [n 12] 648 70.24 Increase2.svg 9.01
Labour Peter Kotz* 551
Conservative Laura Murphy13815.23Increase2.svg 4.98
Liberal Democrats Anthony C.H. Durham12414.53Decrease2.svg 5.66
Conservative Ray Maisey122
Registered electors 5,230Increase2.svg 415
Turnout 92917.76Decrease2.svg 16.80
Rejected ballots70.75Increase2.svg 0.63
Labour hold
Labour hold

Trafalgar

Trafalgar (2) [5] [6] [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Marian O. Moseley* 911 68.32 Increase2.svg 4.65
Labour James J. Gillman* 907
Liberal Democrats Andrew Briscoe29019.39Increase2.svg 3.09
Liberal Democrats Anthony J.W. Renouf226
Conservative Andrew Growdon17612.29Increase2.svg 2.50
Conservative Jennifer F. Jones151
Registered electors 4,927Increase2.svg 237
Turnout 1,46529.73Decrease2.svg 14.83
Rejected ballots120.82Increase2.svg 0.72
Labour hold
Labour hold

Vanbrugh

Vanbrugh (2) [5] [6] [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alexander H.W. Grant 979 54.42 Increase2.svg 5.10
Labour David J.G. Picton [n 13] 899
Conservative Douglas B. Ellison53729.90Increase2.svg 6.05
Conservative Elizabeth M. Truss 495
Liberal Democrats Shirley G. Broad31115.68Decrease2.svg 1.93
Liberal Democrats David Richardson230
Registered electors 4,853Increase2.svg 150
Turnout 1,82037.50Decrease2.svg 10.04
Rejected ballots80.44Increase2.svg 0.22
Labour hold
Labour hold

Well Hall

Well Hall (2) [5] [6] [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour William Freeman 1,220 58.28 Increase2.svg 6.35
Labour Raymond G.A. Walker* 1,188
Conservative Albert J. Hills86541.72Increase2.svg 6.17
Conservative Sarah L. McAllister859
Registered electors 5,145Increase2.svg 106
Turnout 2,22043.15Decrease2.svg 16.01
Rejected ballots210.95Increase2.svg 0.61
Labour hold
Labour hold

West

West (2) [5] [6] [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Maureen O'Mara 771 64.34 Decrease2.svg 1.16
Labour Jaghir Sekhon* 595
Liberal Democrats Anthony P. Lloyd27523.08Increase2.svg 2.17
Liberal Democrats Andrew C. Smith215
Conservative Sarah J. Phillips16012.58Decrease2.svg 1.01
Conservative Richard C. Thwaites107
Registered electors 4,526Increase2.svg 494
Turnout 1,22026.96Decrease2.svg 15.18
Rejected ballots201.64Increase2.svg 1.52
Labour hold
Labour hold

Woolwich Common

Woolwich Common (2) [5] [6] [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Gurdip S. Dhillon* 754 75.35 Increase2.svg 10.23
Labour Terry Hales 716
Conservative Guy S. Hatch24424.65Increase2.svg 5.41
Conservative Elizabeth G. Harris237
Registered electors 4,446Increase2.svg 147
Turnout 1,10424.83Decrease2.svg 14.92
Rejected ballots161.45Increase2.svg 1.04
Labour hold
Labour hold

Notes

  1. Steedman was a sitting councillor representing the Rectory Field ward
  2. O'Sullivan was a sitting councillor representing the St Mary's ward
  3. Jawaid was a sitting councillor representing the Lakedale ward
  4. Groves was originally elected as an SDP councillor but he later defected to Labour
  5. Coker was originally elected as a Labour councillor but later defected to the Conservatives
  6. Cove was elected in a by-election triggered by the resignation of Cllr. Sabiha Shahzad in 1997 [9]
  7. Boothe was elected in a by-election triggered by the resignation of Adele Gordon-Peiniger in 1995 [9]
  8. Phillips was a sitting councillor representing the Blackheath ward
  9. Macrae was elected in a by-election triggered by the resignation of Cllr Annette F. Barratt in 1996 [9]
  10. Challis was a sitting councillor representing the Coldharbour ward
  11. Malone was a sitting councillor representing the Abbey Wood ward. He was originally elected as an SDP councillor but later defected to Labour
  12. Brooks was elected in a by-election triggered by the death of Cllr. Claude D. Ramsey in 1997 [9]
  13. Picton was a sitting councillor representing the Charlton ward

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  3. 1 2 "Councils of war: the 12 key town halls they're fighting for". Evening Standard . 6 May 1998. p. 19.
  4. "Policy and politics: Local elections: How London voted for a mayor". The Guardian . 9 May 1998. p. 16.
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