1998 Havering London Borough Council election

Last updated March 15, 2025

The 1998 Havering London Borough Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Havering London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the council stayed in no overall control.

Electoral arrangements

63 councillors were elected from 25 wards. Each ward returned two or three councillors. The 1998 election was the last to use the wards established in 1978 (and subject to minor revision in 1994) with new boundaries in use for the next election in 2002. Councillors were elected for a four-year term.

Polling took place on 7 May 1998.

Results

Labour remained the largest group on the council, losing two seats to become three short of a majority.^[1]^[2]^[3] The Labour Party lost two seats to the Conservatives in Collier Row ward, two seats to the Liberal Democrats in Oldchurch ward and one to the Residents Association in St Andrew's ward. Two seats were gained by Labour from the Liberal Democrats in Harold Wood ward. The Conservatives gained one seat from the Liberal Democrats in St Edward's ward.

Ward results

Airfield

Airfield (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Raymond Emmett	1,172
	Labour	Christopher Purnell	1,093
	Labour	Benjamin Norwin	991
	Residents	Dorothy Gray	636
	Conservative	John Carter	482
	Conservative	Charles Morris	454
	Conservative	Nicholas Hughes	424
	Third Way	Jeannie Trueman	273
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Ardleigh Green

Ardleigh Green (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Edward Cahill	867
	Conservative	Mark Gadd	779
	Ind. Residents	Keith Donovan	605
	Labour	Janet Fisher	555
	Ind. Residents	Richard Arnold	533
	Labour	David Harding	512
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Spence	145
	Liberal Democrats	Helen Tegg	120
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Brooklands

Brooklands (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Eamonn Mahon	750
	Labour	Jeffery Stafford	663
	Residents	Charles Fancourt	406
	Residents	Carole Burnie	398
	Conservative	Henry Tebbutt	398
	Conservative	David Hayhow	305
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Davies	126
	Liberal Democrats	John Deeks	121
Turnout
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Chase Cross

Chase Cross (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Andrew Rosindell	2,067
	Conservative	Henry Tebbutt	1,730
	Labour	Paul Stygal	462
	Labour	Frederick Symes	427
Registered electors
Turnout
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Collier Row

Collier Row (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Andrew Curtin	883
	Conservative	Geoffrey Starns	828
	Labour	Pat Ridley	820
	Labour	Comfort Usukumah	786
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Cranham East

Cranham East (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Residents	Jean Mitchell	1,570
	Residents	Geoffrey Lewis	1,465
	Labour	Anthony Gibbs	410
	Labour	John McKernan	390
	Conservative	Terence Lewis	251
	Conservative	Christine Scott	158
	Liberal Democrats	David Bowman	75
	Liberal Democrats	Thomas Hall	70
Turnout
	Residents hold		Swing
	Residents hold		Swing

Cranham West

Cranham West (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Residents	Louisa Sinclair	2,095
	Residents	Joan Lewis	1,997
	Labour	Tom Horlock	325
	Labour	Henry Miller	319
	Conservative	Jean Curtin	248
	Conservative	Patrick Curtin	239
	Liberal Democrats	Elizabeth Thomas	34
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Thomas	16
Turnout
	Residents hold		Swing
	Residents hold		Swing

Elm Park

Elm Park (3)
Party		Votes
Turnout
	Labour hold	Swing
	Labour hold	Swing
	Labour hold	Swing

Emerson Park

Emerson Park (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Peter Gardner	1,019
	Conservative	Paul Rochford	981
	Labour	Maureen Scott	594
	Ind. Residents	Anthony Benton	591
	Ind. Residents	James Saunders	573
	Labour	Ronald Whitworth	506
	Liberal Democrats	Graham Watkins	184
	Liberal Democrats	Garry White	178
Turnout
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Gidea Park

Gidea Park (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Residents	Valerie Evans	1,010
	Residents	Ian Wilkes	995
	Conservative	Edward Eden	896
	Conservative	Robert Whitton	837
	Labour	Francis Bland	403
	Labour	John Daly	379
Turnout
	Residents hold		Swing
	Residents hold		Swing

Gooshays

Gooshays (3)
Party		Votes
Turnout
	Labour hold	Swing
	Labour hold	Swing
	Labour hold	Swing

Hacton

Hacton (3)
Party		Votes
Turnout
	Residents hold	Swing
	Residents hold	Swing
	Residents hold	Swing

Harold Wood

Harold Wood (3)
Party		Votes
Turnout
	Liberal Democrats hold	Swing
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats	Swing
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats	Swing

Heath Park

Heath Park (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Eric Munday	1,270
	Conservative	Michael White	1,212
	Labour	John McCole	701
	Labour	Richard Packer	646
	Liberal Democrats	Caroline Turner	279
	Liberal Democrats	Madge Mulliner	237
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Heaton

Heaton (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Ken Clark	1,159
	Labour	Ruby Latham	1,149
	Labour	Denis O'Flynn	1,143
	Conservative	Richard Wilson	392
	Residents	Winifred Davies	361
	Residents	David Evans	357
	Conservative	David Eden	343
	Residents	Peter Galloway	333
	Conservative	Jeanne Eden	321
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Hilldene

Hilldene (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Wilf Mills	1,088
	Labour	David Hill	1,085
	Labour	Ann Roberts	1,042
	Conservative	John Neill	442
	Conservative	Cornelius Desmond	372
	Conservative	Andrew Everett	363
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Hylands

Hylands (3)
Party		Votes
Turnout
	Labour hold	Swing
	Labour hold	Swing
	Labour hold	Swing

Mawney

Mawney (3)
Party		Votes
Turnout
	Labour hold	Swing
	Labour hold	Swing
	Labour hold	Swing

Oldchurch

Oldchurch (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal Democrats	Nigel Meyer	723
	Liberal Democrats	Malcolm Zetter	679
	Labour	Tony Gordon	523
	Labour	Tony Rew	407
	Conservative	Keith Prince	245
	Conservative	Frederick Thompson	210
Turnout
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing

Rainham

Rainham (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Anthony Ellis	1,742
	Labour	Harry Webb	1,657
	Labour	Brian Kent	1,569
	Residents	Malvin Brown	956
	Conservative	Nicola Everett	480
	Conservative	Coral Sinclair	415
	Conservative	Geoffrey Woods	412
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Rise Park

Rise Park (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Norman Symonds	1,025
	Conservative	Joseph Webster	920
	Residents	John Shrimpton	706
	Residents	Michael Winter	702
	Labour	Alan Fenn	516
	Labour	Joseph Macveigh	465
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

St Andrew's

St Andrew's (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Residents	Christopher Oliver	1,423
	Residents	John Mylod	1,416
	Residents	Michael Winter	1,272
	Labour	Georgina Carr	960
	Labour	Graham Carr	948
	Labour	Terence Matthews	893
	Conservative	Pauline Orrin	711
	Conservative	Thomas Orrin	703
	Conservative	Richard Strauss	657
Turnout
	Residents hold		Swing
	Residents hold		Swing
	Residents gain from Labour		Swing

St Edward's

St Edward's (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Raymond Connelly	560
	Conservative	Wendy Thompson	526
	Residents	George Montgomery	447
	Labour	George Taylor	445
	Liberal Democrats	Eden Mulliner	436
	Labour	Caroline Warren	435
	Liberal Democrats	David Williams	421
	Residents	Pamela Wilkes	378
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

South Hornchurch

South Hornchurch (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Residents	Leonard Long	1,134
	Residents	Reginald Whitney	1,012
	Labour	Thomas Binding	964
	Residents	Wendy Clark	951
	Labour	Leslie Reid	927
	Labour	David Burn	892
	Conservative	Dennis Bull	391
	Conservative	Guy Gower	331
	Conservative	Iris Cotier	317
Turnout
	Residents hold		Swing
	Residents hold		Swing
	Labour gain from Residents		Swing

Upminster

Upminster (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Residents	Linda Hawthorn	3,012
	Residents	Owen Ware	2,935
	Residents	Muriel Mylod	2,902
	Labour	Patricia Brown	480
	Labour	David Scott	412
	Labour	Renata Martins	405
	Conservative	Patricia Jones	372
	Conservative	Carol Roberts	344
Turnout
	Residents hold		Swing
	Residents hold		Swing
	Residents hold		Swing

By-elections

The following by-elections took place between the 1998 and 2002 elections:

2000 Rise Park by-election
2001 Heaton (Havering) by-election

References

↑ "London Borough Council Elections 7 May 1998 including the Greater London Authority Referendum results" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
↑ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "London Borough of Havering Election Results 1964-2010" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
↑ "1998 London Borough of Havering local election results". Havering Council. Retrieved 12 February 2025.

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[London_1998_election-1] "London Borough Council Elections 7 May 1998 including the Greater London Authority Referendum results" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 29 March 2015.

[2] Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "London Borough of Havering Election Results 1964-2010" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 October 2024.

[3] "1998 London Borough of Havering local election results". Havering Council. Retrieved 12 February 2025.

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