1998 Hackney London Borough Council election

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1998 Hackney London Borough Council elections
LB Hackney Coat of Arms.svg
  1994 7 May 1998 (1998-05-07) 2002  

All 60 seats up for election to <\br>Hackney London Borough Council
31 seats needed for a majority
Registered116,157 [1]
Turnout40,385, 34.77% (Decrease2.svg 3.47) [1]
 First partySecond party
  No image wide.svg No image wide.svg
Party Labour Liberal Democrats
Last election44 seats, 56.37%10 seats, 19.15%
Seats before24 [n 1] 17 [n 2]
Seats won2917
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 15Increase2.svg 7
Popular vote43,54127,307
Percentage48.33%28.33%
SwingDecrease2.svg 12.29Increase2.svg 8.49

 Third partyFourth party
 
Party Conservative Green
Last election6 seats, 22.16%0 seats, 2.16%
Seats before15 [n 3] 0
Seats won122
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 6Increase2.svg 2
Popular vote22,4474,320
Percentage22.73%4.37%
SwingIncrease2.svg 0.57Increase2.svg 2.21

Council control before election


No Overall Control

Council control after election


No Overall Control

The 1998 Hackney London Borough Council election took place on 7 May 1998. All 60 members of Hackney London Borough Council were up for election. The elections took place as part of the 1998 London local elections.

Contents

Despite the losses, the Labour Party remained the largest party, but the council continued with no overall control. The Liberal Democrats and the Conservative Party both made gains.

The Labour Party retained overall control of the council but saw a significant reduction in seats, losing 16 seats. The Liberal Democrats and the Conservatives made gains, with the Liberal Democrats increasing their seat count by 10 and the Conservatives by six.

Simultaneously, a referendum was held on whether there was support for establishing a Greater London Authority

The 1998 Hackney London Borough Council elections initially left the Labour Party without a working majority, holding 29 of the 60 available seats. Following a series of by-elections, Labour gained three additional seats, securing victories from both the Liberal Democrats and the Green Party, and thus achieving a working majority with 32 seats. The Liberal Democrats saw a reduction from 17 to 15 seats, while the Conservative Party increased their seats from 12 to 13, and the Green Party's representation decreased from 2 to 1 seat. This shift in council composition allowed Labour to establish stronger control over council decisions, including budgetary matters.

Background

Prior to the 1998 election, Labour had effectively lost control of Hackney Council, with no single party holding a majority. The election was part of a broader set of local elections across London and the UK, where several councils experienced shifts in control.

Electoral fraud

On 9 March 2001, two Hackney Borough Council councillors, Isaac Leibowitz, Conservative, and Zev Lieberman, Liberal Democrat were convicted of a major vote-rigging conspiracy related to the May 1998 local elections. They were found guilty of fraudulently adding names to the electoral roll to influence the election outcome in Hackney's Northwold ward.

The fraud involved registering fake voters, including using disused properties and misrepresenting addresses. It also included manipulating proxy votes. This led to a significant increase in proxy voting from 12 in 1994 to 241 in 1998, with a majority of the proxies voting for the Liberal Democrats.

Leibowitz and Lieberman were convicted of forgery and conspiracy to defraud. The scale of the fraud raised concerns about the integrity of the electoral process and the accuracy of the election results. [3]

Election result

In the 1998 Hackney Council election, no single party gained overall control of the council. The result reflected a broader trend observed in other boroughs during the same election cycle, where several councils transitioned to no overall control. The outcome was consistent with changes observed in other boroughs, where Labour gained control of Harrow, Brent, Lambeth, and Waltham Forest from a state of no overall control. Labour lost control of Hillingdon, Islington, and Hackney, where they had previously held a majority or significant influence.

1998 Hackney London Borough Council local elections [4] [5]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 29015Decrease2.svg 1548.3344.0843,541Decrease2.svg 12.29
  Liberal Democrats 1792Increase2.svg 728.3327.6427,307Increase2.svg 8.49
  Conservative 1260Increase2.svg 620.0022.7322,447Increase2.svg 0.57
  Green 220Increase2.svg 23.334.374,320Increase2.svg 2.21
  Socialist Labour 000Steady2.svg0.000.60590New
  Socialist (GB) 000Steady2.svg0.000.18179New
  BNP 000Steady2.svg0.000.16154New
 Socialist Alliance/Communist Party000Steady2.svg0.000.13131New
  Communist 000Steady2.svg0.000.0992Decrease2.svg 0.07
  Independent 000Steady2.svg0.000.0222New
Total60 98,783

Ward result

(*) - Indicates an incumbent candidate

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

Brownswood

Brownswood (2) [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Peter G. Kenyon* 855 56.83 Decrease2.svg 18.86
Labour Linda Smith 714
Liberal Democrats Joyce Alexander23315.61New
Green Klaus Graichen22616.37New
Liberal Democrats Mark N. Smulan198
Conservative Joan Hillier15611.19Decrease2.svg 13.12
Conservative Irene M. Lewington153
Registered electors 5,013Increase2.svg 3
Turnout 1,40528.03Decrease2.svg 5.20
Rejected ballots141.00Decrease2.svg 0.02
Labour hold
Labour hold

Chatham

Chatham (3) [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ian Darbyshire 924 58.86 Increase2.svg 4.00
Labour Naomi Russell 893
Labour Sally Mulready 862
Liberal Democrats Maryam Hafezji39625.33Decrease2.svg 0.96
Liberal Democrats Menachem Beitél387
Liberal Democrats Mark B. Ukandu370
Conservative Elsie M. Baverstock1829.91Decrease2.svg 8.94
Conservative Stephen Giff145
Conservative Alfred G. Suskin124
Socialist (GB) Paul Heron1095.90New
Socialist (GB) Christian Newby70
Registered electors 5,576Decrease2.svg 129
Turnout 1,67630.06Decrease2.svg 4.94
Rejected ballots241.43Increase2.svg 1.08
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Clissold

Clissold (3) [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Lorraine Monk 937 41.08 Decrease2.svg 17.21
Labour John M. Hudson 916
Liberal Democrats Sylvia Anderson 814 32.48 Increase2.svg 18.74
Labour Brian N. Marsh [n 4] 776
Liberal Democrats David Mackey669
Liberal Democrats Abraham-Samuel Jacobson596
Green Ian B. Wingrove45721.42Increase2.svg 4.79
Conservative June R. Eaton1145.02Decrease2.svg 6.32
Conservative David W. Balcombe111
Conservative John A.W. Moir96
Registered electors 5,992Decrease2.svg 273
Turnout 2,04334.10Decrease2.svg 0.35
Rejected ballots200.98Increase2.svg 0.61
Labour hold
Labour hold
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour

Dalston

Dalston (3) [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats David A.J. Bentley* [n 5] 1,055 46.01 Increase2.svg 24.87
Liberal Democrats Philip Pearson* [n 6] 937
Liberal Democrats Meral H. Ece [n 7] 838
Labour Fiona E. Alderton80938.07Decrease2.svg 22.22
Labour Samantha A. Lloyd770
Labour Richard Blanco763
Green Jack E. Easton23911.66New
Conservative Christopher J. Ballingall1224.26Decrease2.svg 14.31
Conservative David C. Harmer [n 8] 72
Conservative Winston G. Henry68
Registered electors 5,401Increase2.svg 33
Turnout 2,09438.77Increase2.svg 1.49
Rejected ballots120.57Increase2.svg 0.42
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour

De Beauvoir

De Beauvoir (3) [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Christopher P. O'Leary* [n 9] 997 42.44 Increase2.svg 6.75
Labour Andrew Windross 942 42.47 Increase2.svg 2.66
Labour Frances E. Pearson 929
Labour Peter J.I. Snell* [n 10] 891
Conservative James A. Spencer886
Conservative Alexander Ellis877
Liberal Democrats John Bird40215.09Decrease2.svg 0.39
Liberal Democrats Irene S. Fawkes316
Liberal Democrats Edward Garber264
Registered electors 5,921Decrease2.svg 209
Turnout 2,33639.45Decrease2.svg 1.27
Rejected ballots90.39Increase2.svg 0.03
Conservative gain from Labour
Labour hold
Labour hold

Eastdown

Eastdown (3) [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Patrick Corrigan 803 50.77 Decrease2.svg 31.31
Labour Bharti Patel 702
Labour Stephen Sartain 696
Liberal Democrats Linda A. Hibberd* [n 11] 66643.14New
Liberal Democrats Kenrick E. Hanson [n 12] 610
Liberal Democrats Paula Grainger594
Conservative Lilian Lonsdale1106.09Decrease2.svg 11.83
Conservative Peter Lonsdale82
Conservative Pamela Y. Sills72
Registered electors 5,135Decrease2.svg 792
Turnout 1,62231.59Decrease2.svg 0.03
Rejected ballots271.66Increase2.svg 0.54
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Haggerston

Haggerston (2) [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour William G. Nicholson 731 45.10 Decrease2.svg 10.15
Labour David Young 668
Liberal Democrats Anthony Goodchild [n 13] 56133.82Decrease2.svg 4.50
Liberal Democrats Mark Pursey488
Conservative Andrew Boff34821.08Increase2.svg 14.65
Conservative Bruce Spenser306
Registered electors 4,240Increase2.svg 38
Turnout 1,70840.28Decrease2.svg 5.13
Rejected ballots271.58Increase2.svg 1.27
Labour hold
Labour hold

Homerton

Homerton (2) [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sharon R. Patrick* 641 49.40 Decrease2.svg 14.74
Labour Robin J. Cornell 545
Liberal Democrats Celya A. Maxted [n 14] 19415.99Decrease2.svg 0.32
Liberal Democrats Melvin B.C. Minter190
Green Michael C. Walsh17214.33Increase2.svg 3.91
Socialist Labour Robert W. Adams13911.58New
Conservative Julia D. Cole1148.70Decrease2.svg 0.43
Conservative Martin Summers95
Registered electors 3,978Decrease2.svg 589
Turnout 1,18729.84Decrease2.svg 4.06
Rejected ballots90.76Increase2.svg 0.44
Labour hold
Labour hold

Kings Park

Kings Park (2) [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Simon B. Parkes* 680 85.35 Increase2.svg 10.41
Labour Mohammad S. Siddiqui* 672
Conservative Hyman Kern13614.65Increase2.svg 3.94
Conservative Giulio Rapaciulo96
Registered electors 3,791Decrease2.svg 129
Turnout 90723.93Decrease2.svg 9.69
Rejected ballots151.65Increase2.svg 1.50
Labour hold
Labour hold

Leabridge

Leabridge (3) [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Bonnie Miller 928 38.11 Decrease2.svg 14.83
Labour Anthony H. Milton 846
Labour Abdul G. Mulla 757
Conservative Heather Whitewall59026.53Increase2.svg 0.44
Conservative Faruk Miah [n 15] 587
Conservative Shuja Shaikh [n 16] 585
Green Yesin Hussein29913.50Increase2.svg 2.07
Liberal Democrats Jeffrey Shenker [n 17] 25511.52Increase2.svg 1.98
Socialist Labour Peter J. Morton22910.34New
Registered electors 5,657Decrease2.svg 454
Turnout 1,92434.01Decrease2.svg 3.94
Rejected ballots241.25Increase2.svg 0.86
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Moorfields

Moorfields (2) [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David J. Candlin* [n 18] 887 64.69 Increase2.svg 55.10
Conservative Lorraine C. Fahey* [n 19] 830
Labour Ian W. Blunt34924.68Decrease2.svg 4.01
Labour Dylan Jeffery306
Liberal Democrats John Henderson14610.63Decrease2.svg 51.10
Liberal Democrats Tat C. Kong136
Registered electors 4,248Decrease2.svg 52
Turnout 1,42833.62Decrease2.svg 4.38
Rejected ballots110.77Increase2.svg 0.34
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats

New River

New River (3) [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David J. Phillips* [n 20] 1,343 52.49 Decrease2.svg 18.06
Conservative Jacob M. Grosskopf [n 21] 1,267
Conservative Maureen B. Middleton 1,241
Labour Michael B. Desmond*94136.79Decrease2.svg 20.27
Labour Rosa Gomez917
Labour John W. Small841
Green Catherine S. Murphy26210.71New
Registered electors 6,354Decrease2.svg 175
Turnout 2,51339.55Decrease2.svg 2.91
Rejected ballots180.72Increase2.svg 0.36
Conservative gain from Labour
Conservative gain from Labour
Conservative gain from Labour

North Defoe

North Defoe (2) [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Yen C. Chong 661 50.08 Increase2.svg 31.83
Green Paul A. Carswell 554
Labour James E. Carswell45535.49Decrease2.svg 32.34
Labour John McCafferty [n 22] 406
Conservative Ann V. McGinley12510.14Decrease2.svg 3.78
Conservative Michael J. Donoghue121
Socialist Alliance/ Communist PartyAnne Murphy524.29New
Registered electors 3,484Decrease2.svg 137
Turnout 1,28136.77Decrease2.svg 5.04
Rejected ballots110.86Increase2.svg 0.46
Green gain from Labour
Green gain from Labour

Northfield

Northfield (3) [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Medlin Lewis* 1,058 54.19 Increase2.svg 3.95
Conservative Bernard V. Peretz [n 23] 1,048
Conservative Christopher D. Sills* 1,044
Labour Victoria L. Murco67933.63Decrease2.svg 7.03
Labour Michael I.G. Bartlet647
Labour Sunday A. Owogumbu629
Green Lucy Sommers23612.18Increase2.svg 3.09
Registered electors 5,237Decrease2.svg 461
Turnout 1,93837.01Decrease2.svg 6.44
Rejected ballots130.67Increase2.svg 0.51
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Northwold

Northwold (3) [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Ian D. Sharer* [n 24] 1,098 44.12 New
Liberal Democrats Shahid M. Ahchala 1,073
Liberal Democrats Zev Lieberman 1,019
Labour Daphne McAllister88734.17Decrease2.svg 26.69
Labour Joko N. Mafcoy810
Labour Safeer A. Shaikh774
Green Julie A. Hathaway31613.11Decrease2.svg 3.88
Conservative Gordon Bell2278.60Decrease2.svg 13.54
Conservative Grace Forsythe211
Conservative Linda Hardy184
Registered electors 5,702Decrease2.svg 204
Turnout 2,43842.76Increase2.svg 7.00
Rejected ballots220.90Increase2.svg 0.28
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour

Queensbridge

Queensbridge (3) [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Mark Williams 983 47.83 Decrease2.svg 11.01
Labour Vernon E. Williams 959 45.54 Decrease2.svg 8.21
Liberal Democrats Hettie V. Peters* [n 25] 951
Liberal Democrats Anthony S. Terrill881
Labour Nihal U. Fernando870
Labour Emma M. Plouviez851
Conservative Daphne U. Boyce1456.63Decrease2.svg 2.80
Conservative Wendy Fuller129
Conservative Maureen Mgaza116
Registered electors 5,507Decrease2.svg 1,222
Turnout 2,18439.66Decrease2.svg 1.33
Rejected ballots140.64Increase2.svg 0.49
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour
Labour hold
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour

Rectory

Rectory (3) [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jessica K.M. Crowe 825 40.93 Decrease2.svg 46.84
Labour Irfan S. Malik 791
Labour Lazarus M.C. Oleforo [n 26] 610
Liberal Democrats Mahmood Bham49925.16New
Liberal Democrats Jeshuran Lamb* [n 27] 458
Liberal Democrats Steven Laing411
Green Deborah M. Blackmore30917.05New
Socialist Labour Geoffrey Palmer1246.84New
Conservative Ahmed Mehter1235.66Decrease2.svg 6.57
Conservative Ian Leask97
Conservative Asif Patel88
Socialist Alliance/ Communist PartyMark W. Fischer794.36New
Registered electors 5,217Decrease2.svg 793
Turnout 1,67632.13Decrease2.svg 0.63
Rejected ballots160.95Decrease2.svg 0.07
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

South Defoe

South Defoe (2) [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ian C. Peacock 471 45.23 Decrease2.svg 23.05
Labour Jules Pipe* [n 28] 458
Green Mischa A. Borris22621.32Increase2.svg 1.62
Green Jon George212
Liberal Democrats Philip G. Stark15613.78New
Liberal Democrats Keith L. Sexton127
Socialist Labour Jennifer Burnett989.54New
Conservative Paul Brenells827.98Decrease2.svg 4.03
Independent Michael Vidal222.14New
Registered electors 3,628Decrease2.svg 181
Turnout 1,11530.73Decrease2.svg 3.06
Rejected ballots211.88Increase2.svg 1.41
Labour hold
Labour hold

Springfield

Springfield (3) [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Heinz J. Lobenstein 1,406 61.90 Increase2.svg 8.47
Conservative Isaac Leibowitz [n 29] 1,330
Conservative Eric Ollerenshaw* 1,323
Labour Linda A. Kelly79033.89Decrease2.svg 6.07
Labour Dennis Sawyer728
Labour Ian S. Thompson704
Communist Monty Goldman924.21Decrease2.svg 2.40
Registered electors 6,271Decrease2.svg 492
Turnout 2,35737.59Decrease2.svg 5.72
Rejected ballots251.06Increase2.svg 0.68
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Victoria

Victoria (3) [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Howard Hyman* 1,046 48.43 Increase2.svg 0.08
Liberal Democrats Patricia McGuiness 994
Liberal Democrats Lindsay Montgomery 980
Labour Jason Cox96543.44Decrease2.svg 1.19
Labour Geoffrey Horn897
Labour Faizullah Khan847
Conservative Barbara Campbell1225.00Decrease2.svg 2.02
Conservative Patricia Birgell109
Conservative Doris E. Snelgrove81
BNP Victor J. Dooley653.13New
Registered electors 6,366Decrease2.svg 640
Turnout 2,26435.56Decrease2.svg 5.38
Rejected ballots180.80Increase2.svg 0.45
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Wenlock

Wenlock (2) [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Kevin N. Daws* 809 62.17 Decrease2.svg 1.22
Liberal Democrats Kay M. Stone 716
Labour Emma F. Burnell37327.92Decrease2.svg 0.57
Labour Patricia M.L. Webster312
BNP Kate McKay897.26New
Conservative Caroline I. Fazzani472.65Decrease2.svg 5.47
Conservative Rita Than18
Registered electors 4,105Decrease2.svg 363
Turnout 1,34132.67Decrease2.svg 7.03
Rejected ballots100.75Increase2.svg 0.58
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Westdown

Westdown (2) [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Julie P. Grimble* 596 60.27 Decrease2.svg 24.94
Labour David H. Manion 493
Liberal Democrats Kevin Brock16216.38New
Green Nicholas Lee15116.71New
Liberal Democrats Jerry H. Parana-Hetty134
Conservative Angela Kilmartin626.64Decrease2.svg 8.15
Conservative Peter Fazzani58
Registered electors 3,271Decrease2.svg 52
Turnout 92928.40Decrease2.svg 5.91
Rejected ballots111.18Decrease2.svg 0.22
Labour hold
Labour hold

Wick

Wick (3) [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Neil Hughes 1,233 63.48 Increase2.svg 15.72
Liberal Democrats Andrew J. Bridgwater 1,154
Liberal Democrats Adrian J. Gee-Turner 1,108
Labour Elizabeth Clowes60831.06Decrease2.svg 7.07
Labour Allan Hilton589
Labour William O'Connor [n 30] 513
Conservative Ann B. Brenells1175.47Decrease2.svg 2.67
Conservative Yann Leclercq100
Conservative Irene C. Wonderling84
Registered electors 6,063Decrease2.svg 940
Turnout 2,01933.30Decrease2.svg 7.64
Rejected ballots150.74Increase2.svg 0.39
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Notes

  1. 16 councillors defected to other parties, 2 seats were lost in by-elections and 2 seats were vacant [2]
  2. 9 councillors defected to the Liberal Democrats, they lost 1 seat in a by-election and 1 seat was vacant [2]
  3. 6 councillors defected to the Conservatives and they won 3 seats in by-elections [2]
  4. Marsh was a sitting councillor representing the North Defoe ward
  5. Bentley was elected in a by-election triggered by the resignation of Cllr. Helen A. Cooper [6]
  6. Pearson was initially elected as a Labour Councillor but later joined the Liberal Democrats
  7. Ece was a sitting councillor representing the Clissold ward. They were originally elected as a Labour councillor but defected to the Liberal Democrats at some point before this election
  8. Harmer was a sitting councillor representing the Springfield ward
  9. O'Leary was elected in a by-election triggered by the resignation of Cllr. John T.T. Richards in 1994 [6]
  10. Snell was elected in a by-election triggered by the resignation of Cllr. Madeleine M. Spanswick in 1996 [6]
  11. Hibberd was originally elected as a Labour councillor but defected to the Liberal Democrats at some point before this election
  12. Hanson was a sitting councillor representing the Homerton ward who was originally elected as a Labour councillor but defected to the Liberal Democrats at some point before this election
  13. Goodchild was elected as a Labour councillor but at sometime before this election they defected to the Liberal Democrats
  14. Maxted was a sitting councillor representing the Victoria ward
  15. Miah was a sitting councillor representing the Chatham ward. Miah was originally elected as a Labour councillor but defected to the Conservatives at some point before this election.
  16. Shaikh was a sitting councillor representing the Eastdown ward who was originally elected as a Labour councillor but later defected to the Conservatives
  17. Shenker was a sitting councillor representing the Chatham ward. Shenker was originally elected as a Labour councillor but eventually defected to the Conservative Party
  18. Candlin was elected in a by-election triggered by the resignation of Cllr. Alison J. Rothwell in 1995 [6]
  19. Fahey was elected in a by-election triggered by the death of Cllr. Iain D.F. Pigg in 1997 [6]
  20. Phillips was originally elected as a Labour councillor but later defected to the Conservatives
  21. Grosskopf was a sitting councillor representing the Leabridge ward who was originallt elected as a Labour councillor but later defected to the Conservatives
  22. McCafferty was a sitting councillor representing the Rectory ward
  23. Peretz was a sitting councillor representing the New River ward who was originally elected as a Labour councilor and who later defected to the Conservatives
  24. Share was initially elected as a member of the Labour Party but at sometime after the 1994 election he defected to the Liberal Democrats
  25. Peters was originally elected as a Labour councillor but later defected to the Liberal Democrats
  26. Oleforo was a sitting councillor representing the Eastdown ward
  27. Lamb was initially elected as a Labour councillor but at some time before this election they defected to the Liberal Democrats
  28. Pipe was elected in a by-election triggered by the resignation of Cllr. Anne St Clair Miller in 1996 [6]
  29. Leibowitz was a sitting councillor representing the Northwold ward who was originally elected as a Labour councillor but later defected to the Conservatives
  30. O'Connor was a sitting councillor representing the Clissold ward

References

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  2. 1 2 3 Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis. "London Borough Council Election 7 May 1998 - including the Greater London Authority referendum results" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. p. 61. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  3. "Vote-rigging councillors face jail". 9 March 2001. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 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. 63–66, 198–199. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "London Borough of Hackney Election Results 1964-2010" (PDF). Elections Centre. Plymouth University. pp. 10–11. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
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  1. Minors, Grenham, Michael, Dennis (1998). London Borough Council Elections 7 May 1998 including the Greater London Authority Referendum results (1st ed.). London: London Research Centre. pp. Hackney. ISBN   1 85261 2762.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)