1998 Haringey London Borough Council election

1998 Haringey London Borough Council election

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All 59 seats up for election to Haringey London Borough Council 25 seats needed for a majority
Registered	145,012 [1]
Turnout	44,192, 30.47% ( 12.72) [1]
First party Second party Third party   Leader Toby Harris Unknown Unknown Party Labour Liberal Democrats Conservative Leader since 1987 Unknown Unknown Leader's seat Hornsey Central Unknown Unknown Last election 57 seats, 60.08% 0 seats, 12.40% 2 seats, 23.15% Seats won 54 3 2 Seat change 3 3 Popular vote 62,134 16,430 19,202 Percentage 59.66% 15.78% 18.44% Swing 0.42 3.38 4.71
Council control before election Labour Council control after election Labour

The 1998 Haringey Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Haringey London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council. ^[2]

Background

Following their landslide victory in the 1994 elections, Labour were defending 57 of the 59 seats on Haringey Council. At these elections the Conservatives successfully defended their two seats in Highgate ward, but failed to regain any others. The Liberal Democrats became the official opposition after winning three seats in Muswell Hill ward, their first ever on Haringey Council. One of these three councillors was Lynne Featherstone, who would go on to become MP for Hornsey and Wood Green.

Election result

Haringey London Borough Council Elections results 1998 ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	54	0	3	3	91.53	59.66	62,134	0.42
	Liberal Democrats	3	3	0	3	5.08	15.78	16,430	3.38
	Conservative	2	0	0		3.39	18.44	19,202	4.71
	Green	0	0	0		0.00	4.71	4,902	0.64
	Socialist Labour	0	0	0		0.00	1.24	1,288	New
	Independent	0	0	0		0.00	0.17	181	0.13
Total		59						104,137

Ward results

(*) - Indicates an incumbent candidate

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

Alexandra

Alexandra (3) ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Catherine L. Craig*	1,294	46.03	1.94
	Labour	Mary K. Neuner*	1,178
	Labour	Peter G. Droussioutis	1,106
	Conservative	Jeremy M. Boardman	591	22.21	0.28
	Conservative	Daniel J.M. Janner	569
	Conservative	Anthony P. Keogh	566
	Liberal Democrats	Susan J. Oatway	530	18.41	4.97
	Liberal Democrats	Eleanor S. Hogg	484
	Liberal Democrats	Roger M. Salmons	417
	Green	Paul Butler	346	13.35	2.73
Registered electors			6,635		235
Turnout			2,497	37.63	18.43
Rejected ballots			13	0.52	0.32
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Archway

Archway (2) ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Judith M. Bax* [n 1]	891	45.14	1.29
	Labour	Nicolette F. Gavron*	868
	Conservative	Roderick Allen	644	32.05	5.30
	Conservative	Michael J. Flynn	605
	Liberal Democrats	Jonathan M. Bloch	283	13.42	2.93
	Liberal Democrats	Roger S. Mothersdale	240
	Green	Sally R. Child	183	9.39	3.08
Registered electors			5,284		347
Turnout			1,971	37.30	10.24
Rejected ballots			12	0.61	0.35
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Bowes Park

Bowes Park (3) ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Lucinda Arnold*	1,407	58.60	4.01
	Labour	Thomas Davidson† [n 2]	1,397
	Labour	Vivienne H. Manheim*	1,369
	Liberal Democrats	David M. Beacham	413	16.16	4.67
	Conservative	David D. Grant	402	15.72	9.87
	Liberal Democrats	David M. Garratt	397
	Conservative	Kenneth C. Mansfield	373
	Conservative	Patricia L. Mansfield	344
	Liberal Democrats	Wayne Hoban	341
	Green	Hilary Jago	226	9.52	1.19
Registered electors			8,375		524
Turnout			2,481	29.62	16.34
Rejected ballots			26	1.05	0.77
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Bruce Grove

Bruce Grove (3) ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Irene Robertson	1,482	63.80	3.41
	Labour	Herbert A. Brown	1,424
	Labour	Stephen D. Brasher*	1,408
	Green	Peter Budge	299	13.27	0.87
	Conservative	Aeronwy Harris	269	11.93	0.03
	Socialist Labour	Angela M. Young	248	11.00	New
Registered electors			7,274		391
Turnout			1,879	25.83	11.45
Rejected ballots			23	1.22	1.14
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Coleraine

Coleraine (3) ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Maureen Dewar*	1,083	61.67	2.55
	Labour	Reginald Rice*	1,035
	Labour	Bernice Vanier† [n 3]	879
	Liberal Democrats	Isabel de Sudea	242	13.40	19.83
	Conservative	Lloyda Fanusie	228	14.07	New
	Liberal Democrats	Nicholas P. Aleksander	220
	Liberal Democrats	Arwa Hassan	189
	Green	Peter H. McAskie	176	10.86	3.21
Registered electors			7,069		176
Turnout			1,616	22.86	20.31
Rejected ballots			10	0.62	0.08
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Crouch End

Crouch End (3) ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Charles H. Sharp*	1,247	47.03	0.69
	Labour	Nigel Willmott*	1,175
	Labour	Colin J. Sandbach	1,109
	Conservative	Blair C. Greaves	532	19.40	4.52
	Liberal Democrats	Roderick R. Benziger	474	17.19	2.90
	Conservative	Edward C. Webb	463
	Conservative	Paul W. Stephenson	462
	Liberal Democrats	Frank A. Heller	439
	Green	Steve Marchen	410	16.38	2.31
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Willett	378
Registered electors			7,331		571
Turnout			2,392	32.63	13.82
Rejected ballots			19	0.79	0.79
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Fortis Green

Fortis Green (3) ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Alan J. Richardson	1,170	41.81	2.84
	Labour	Susan M.E. Eedle	1,155
	Labour	David Prendergast	1,041
	Conservative	Ronald Aitken	830	29.98	0.53
	Conservative	Juliet E. Donnelly	814
	Conservative	Roger C.W. Smethurst	769
	Liberal Democrats	Matthew P. Bell	497	17.44	0.52
	Liberal Democrats	Mary Hort	487
	Liberal Democrats	Walter Bealby	420
	Green	Daniel H. James	289	10.77	2.82
Registered electors			6,823		186
Turnout			2,641	38.71	6.79
Rejected ballots			12	0.45	0.25
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Green Lanes

Green Lanes (2) ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Neil J. Cleeveley*	890	62.31	3.98
	Labour	Brian A. Haley* [n 4]	862
	Green	Laura E. Davenport	306	21.76	11.45
	Conservative	Georgina Walden	224	15.93	2.52
Registered electors			5,251		396
Turnout			1,361	25.92	11.57
Rejected ballots			15	1.10	0.94
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Harringay

Harringay (3) ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Gina Adamou*	1,288	44.76	28.49
	Labour	Ronald H. Blanchard*	1,169
	Labour	Takki E. Sulaiman	1,032
	Green	Robert S. Kozma	448	17.24	New
	Liberal Democrats	Josina M. van der Valk	423	16.28	3.69
	Conservative	Betty Cooper	310	11.06	3.10
	Socialist Labour	Warren R. Taylor	277	10.66	New
	Conservative	Kenneth C. King	265
Registered electors			7,479		773
Turnout			2,141	28.63	11.36
Rejected ballots			23	1.07	0.59
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

2High Cross

High Cross (2) ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Alan P. Stanton	755	63.11	2.45
	Labour	Isidoros Diakides*	740
	Conservative	Jean Farmer	234	19.75	0.30
	Liberal Democrats	Anthony Leliw	203	17.14	3.75
Registered electors			5,020		303
Turnout			1,194	23.78	13.28
Rejected ballots			22	1.84	1.73
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Highgate

Highgate (2) ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Peter J. Forrest*	728	44.25	0.33
	Conservative	William F. MacDougall	712
	Labour	Russell C. Morris	518	31.53	2.21
	Labour	Bernard A. Millar	508
	Liberal Democrats	Pauline N. Wearden	280	16.35	0.67
	Liberal Democrats	Jeremy R. Browne	252
	Green	William J.C. Molesworth	128	7.87	1.87
Registered electors			4,619		118
Turnout			1,635	35.40	7.37
Rejected ballots			7	0.43	0.17
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Hornsey Central

Hornsey Central (2) ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Toby Harris*	846	51.08	7.31
	Labour	Catherine Stafford	806
	Liberal Democrats	Lindsay P.G. Northover	293	15.83	4.72
	Green	Mary B. Hogan	247	13.02	2.02
	Conservative	Catherine MacDougall	242	14.63	4.87
	Conservative	Harish G. Davda	231
	Liberal Democrats	Mark A. Pack	219
	Green	Karine Pellaumail	174
	Socialist Labour	Patrick W. Sikorski	88	5.44	New
Registered electors			5,227		216
Turnout			1,693	32.39	17.64
Rejected ballots			5	0.30	0.02
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Hornsey Vale

Hornsey Vale (2) ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Josephine L. Irwin*	1,028	55.09	8.10
	Labour	Simon T. Horne*	900
	Green	Ursula K. Bury	279	15.94	3.92
	Liberal Democrats	John M. Northover	261	12.43	0.65
	Conservative	David Douglas	179	10.08	1.62
	Liberal Democrats	Nigel P. Scott	174
	Conservative	Paul A. Walker	174
	Socialist Labour	Jeffrey K. Wells	113	6.46	New
Registered electors			4,701		186
Turnout			1,670	35.52	11.79
Rejected ballots			7	0.42	0.28
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Muswell Hill

Muswell Hill (3) ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	June A. Andersen	1,942	47.09	30.54
	Liberal Democrats	Lynne C. Featherstone	1,906
	Liberal Democrats	Julia A. Glenn	1,731
	Labour	Elizabeth Singleton† [n 5]	1,111	26.68	14.42
	Labour	David Jackson	1,027
	Labour	Craig Turton*	1,023
	Conservative	Michaela L.A. Anderson	494	11.94	18.60
	Conservative	Alan D. Saggerson	461
	Conservative	Carl A. Richmond	460
	Green	Jennifer P. Burns	388	9.83	1.98
	Socialist Labour	Vivien R. Cook	176	4.46	New
Registered electors			8,038		481
Turnout			3,702	46.06	5.24
Rejected ballots			10	0.27	0.06
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour

Noel Park

Noel Park (3) ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jean C. Brown	1,337	49.99	3.44
	Labour	Narendra Makanji*	1,204
	Labour	Abul Zaman	1,053
	Conservative	Brian Morrell	380	14.41	3.48
	Liberal Democrats	Kathleen Osborne	372	15.52	5.31
	Conservative	Laleeta Ragnuth	331
	Conservative	Sylvia Skipper	325
	Green	Jean Robertson-Molloy	258	10.77	1.27
	Socialist Labour	Katherine S. Imison	223	9.31	New
Registered electors			7,579		215
Turnout			2,243	29.59	13.16
Rejected ballots			26	1.16	0.84
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Park

Park (2) ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sheila S. Peacock*	708	66.13	3.54
	Labour	Ray Dodds*	696
	Conservative	Colleen Maclaren	191	15.87	4.95
	Conservative	Gladys E. Weeks	146
	Liberal Democrats	Robert J.A. Gorrie	103	9.70	6.89
	Green	David H. Burns	88	8.29	New
Registered electors			5,149		281
Turnout			1,107	21.50	17.51
Rejected ballots			8	0.72	0.67
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Seven Sisters

Seven Sisters (2) ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Frederick A. Knight*	946	75.96	1.61
	Labour	Dhirendra N. Basu*	880
	Liberal Democrats	Richard E. Howman	169	14.06	3.24
	Conservative	Judith E. Flynn	121	9.98	1.63
	Conservative	Ronald Brick	119
Registered electors			4,879		7
Turnout			1,274	26.11	9.19
Rejected ballots			11	0.86	0.63
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

South Hornsey

South Hornsey (2) ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sally Billot*	913	48.64	15.64
	Labour	Jane Atkinson	810
	Green	Jayne E. Forbes	244	10.59	4.18
	Liberal Democrats	Julian J. Satterthwaite	224	12.65	0.98
	Independent	Simon M. Binks	181	10.22	New
	Socialist Labour	Ryan A. Cockman	163	9.20	New
	Conservative	Sheila Cheetham	154	8.70	0.58
	Green	Gail Scott-Spicer	131
Registered electors			4,952		385
Turnout			1,636	33.04	13.47
Rejected ballots			12	0.73	0.45
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

South Tottenham

South Tottenham (2) ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Michael T. Green* [n 6]	867	68.12	6.88
	Labour	Azize N. Canver	757
	Liberal Democrats	David A. Fisher	209	17.53	New
	Conservative	Ann Harvey-Kirkwood	193	14.35	10.65
	Conservative	Roger Kirkwood	149
Registered electors			4,771		240
Turnout			1,290	27.04	9.77
Rejected ballots			17	1.32	0.60
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Tottenham Central

Tottenham Central (3) ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Richard A. Reynolds	1,005	60.58	3.72
	Labour	Scott Reeve*	985
	Labour	Robert W. Harris*	938
	Liberal Democrats	Errington E. Simmons	356	22.10	9.68
	Conservative	Brenda Stevenson	279	17.32	4.13
Registered electors			7,133		40
Turnout			1,667	23.37	14.23
Rejected ballots			38	2.28	2.09
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

West Green

West Green (3) ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Peter R. Jones*	1,521	57.01	0.93
	Labour	Rahman G.M.M.H. Khan*	1,341
	Labour	Rafaat Mughal† [n 7]	1,260
	Conservative	David A. Allen	421	17.35	4.10
	Conservative	Susan A. Hinchcliffe	419
	Conservative	Joseph Smith	414
	Liberal Democrats	James S.J. Haskings	336	13.94	5.77
	Green	Dennis Bury	282	11.70	1.60
Registered electors			8,087		731
Turnout			2,302	28.47	12.33
Rejected ballots			19	0.83	0.56
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

White Hart Lane

White Hart Lane (3) ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jean E. Brown*	942	60.66	10.27
	Labour	Hugh B.S. Jones	864
	Labour	Charles O. Adje	744
	Conservative	Philip Murphie	352	24.93	8.90
	Conservative	Eric F. Lattimore	349
	Conservative	Jace C. Maclaren	347
	Liberal Democrats	Neil Williams	202	14.41	8.67
Registered electors			6,404		145
Turnout			1,557	24.31	16.98
Rejected ballots			11	0.71	0.16
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Woodside

Woodside (3) ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Denis G.J. Dillon	1,414	64.21	5.42
	Labour	George F. Meehan† [n 8]	1,405
	Labour	Jayanti Patel† [n 9]	1,323
	Conservative	Mavis Spencer	492	20.72	8.09
	Conservative	John G. Warren	438
	Conservative	Nityanand Ragnuth	407
	Liberal Democrats	Valerie F. Silbiger	324	15.07	New
Registered electors			6,932		371
Turnout			2,243	32.36	9.36
Rejected ballots			20	0.89	0.56
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

By-elections

South Tottenham by-election, 10 June 1999 ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Iris Josiah	671	53.5	−14.6
	Liberal Democrats	Neil Williams	292	23.3	+6.9
	Conservative	Eric F. Lattimore	177	14.1	−1.1
	Green	Peter Budge	112	8.9	N/A
Majority			379	30.2
Turnout			1,252	26.0
	Labour hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Michael Green.

Muswell Hill by-election, 10 February 2000 ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Ross Laird	1,415	61.2	+8.6
	Labour	Craig Turton	487	21.1	−6.6
	Conservative	Brian A. Connell	288	12.5	−0.9
	Green	Peter Budge	123	5.3	−5.2
Majority			928	40.1
Turnout			2,190	28.0
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr June Anderson.

White Hart Lane by-election, 14 December 2000 ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Gideon Bell	395	44.6	−11.3
	Conservative	Eric F. Lattimore	256	28.9	+6.3
	Liberal Democrats	Neil Williams	156	17.6	+4.5
	Socialist Alliance	Gary A. McFarlane	61	6.9	N/A
	Green	Peter Budge	17	1.9	N/A
Majority			139	15.7
Turnout			885	13.7
	Labour hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Hugh Jones.

Notes

1. Bax was elected in a by-election triggered by the resignation of Cllr. Derek Wyatt ^[5]
2. Davidson was a sitting councillor representing the Fortis Green ward
3. Vanier was a sitting councillor representing the Tottenham Central ward
4. Haley was elected in a by-election triggered by the resignation of Cllr. Kerry Postlewhite in 1997 ^[5]
5. Singleton was a sitting councillor representing the South Tottenham ward
6. Green was elected in a by-election triggered by te resignation of Cllr. Ian Wilmore in 1996 ^[5]
7. Mughal was a sitting councillor representing the Woodside ward
8. Meehan was a sitting councillor representing the Coleraine ward
9. Patel was a sitting councillor representing the White Hart Lane ward

References

1. Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis. "London Borough Council Elections - 7 May 1998 - including the Greater London Authority referendum results" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. p. 200. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
2. "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.
3. 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. 74–76, 200–201. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2015. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
4. Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "London Borough of Haringey Election Results 1964-2010" (PDF). Elections Centre. Plymouth University. pp. 10–11.
5. Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis. "London Borough Council Elections - 7 May 1998 - including the Greater London Authority referendum results" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. p. 77. Retrieved 6 June 2025.