1998 Havering London Borough Council election

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1998 Havering London Borough Council election
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  1994 7 May 1998 2002  

All 63 Havering London Borough Council seats
32 seats needed for a majority

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.

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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)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Raymond Emmett 1,172
Labour Christopher Purnell 1,093
Labour Benjamin Norwin 991
Residents Dorothy Gray636
Conservative John Carter482
Conservative Charles Morris454
Conservative Nicholas Hughes424
Third Way Jeannie Trueman273
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Ardleigh Green

Ardleigh Green (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Edward Cahill 867
Conservative Mark Gadd 779
Ind. Residents Keith Donovan605
Labour Janet Fisher555
Ind. Residents Richard Arnold533
Labour David Harding512
Liberal Democrats Peter Spence145
Liberal Democrats Helen Tegg120
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Brooklands

Brooklands (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Eamonn Mahon 750
Labour Jeffery Stafford 663
Residents Charles Fancourt406
Residents Carole Burnie398
Conservative Henry Tebbutt398
Conservative David Hayhow305
Liberal Democrats Peter Davies126
Liberal Democrats John Deeks121
Turnout
Labour hold
Labour hold

Chase Cross

Chase Cross (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Andrew Rosindell 2,067
Conservative Henry Tebbutt 1,730
Labour Paul Stygal462
Labour Frederick Symes427
Registered electors
Turnout
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Collier Row

Collier Row (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Andrew Curtin 883
Conservative Geoffrey Starns 828
Labour Pat Ridley820
Labour Comfort Usukumah786
Turnout
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Cranham East

Cranham East (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Residents Jean Mitchell 1,570
Residents Geoffrey Lewis 1,465
Labour Anthony Gibbs410
Labour John McKernan390
Conservative Terence Lewis251
Conservative Christine Scott158
Liberal Democrats David Bowman75
Liberal Democrats Thomas Hall70
Turnout
Residents hold Swing
Residents hold Swing

Cranham West

Cranham West (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Residents Louisa Sinclair 2,095
Residents Joan Lewis 1,997
Labour Tom Horlock325
Labour Henry Miller319
Conservative Jean Curtin248
Conservative Patrick Curtin239
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Thomas34
Liberal Democrats Michael Thomas16
Turnout
Residents hold Swing
Residents hold Swing

Elm Park

Elm Park (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Emerson Park

Emerson Park (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Gardner 1,019
Conservative Paul Rochford 981
Labour Maureen Scott594
Ind. Residents Anthony Benton591
Ind. Residents James Saunders573
Labour Ronald Whitworth506
Liberal Democrats Graham Watkins184
Liberal Democrats Garry White178
Turnout
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Gidea Park

Gidea Park (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Residents Valerie Evans 1,010
Residents Ian Wilkes 995
Conservative Edward Eden896
Conservative Robert Whitton837
Labour Francis Bland403
Labour John Daly379
Turnout
Residents hold Swing
Residents hold Swing

Gooshays

Gooshays (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Hacton

Hacton (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Turnout
Residents hold Swing
Residents hold Swing
Residents hold Swing

Harold Wood

Harold Wood (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Turnout
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Heath Park

Heath Park (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Eric Munday 1,270
Conservative Michael White 1,212
Labour John McCole701
Labour Richard Packer646
Liberal Democrats Caroline Turner279
Liberal Democrats Madge Mulliner237
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Heaton

Heaton (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ken Clark 1,159
Labour Ruby Latham 1,149
Labour Denis O'Flynn 1,143
Conservative Richard Wilson392
Residents Winifred Davies361
Residents David Evans357
Conservative David Eden343
Residents Peter Galloway333
Conservative Jeanne Eden321
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Hilldene

Hilldene (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Wilf Mills 1,088
Labour David Hill 1,085
Labour Ann Roberts 1,042
Conservative John Neill442
Conservative Cornelius Desmond372
Conservative Andrew Everett363
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Hylands

Hylands (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Mawney

Mawney (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Oldchurch

Oldchurch (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Nigel Meyer 723
Liberal Democrats Malcolm Zetter 679
Labour Tony Gordon523
Labour Tony Rew407
Conservative Keith Prince 245
Conservative Frederick Thompson210
Turnout
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

Rainham

Rainham (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Anthony Ellis 1,742
Labour Harry Webb 1,657
Labour Brian Kent 1,569
Residents Malvin Brown956
Conservative Nicola Everett480
Conservative Coral Sinclair415
Conservative Geoffrey Woods412
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Rise Park

Rise Park (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Norman Symonds 1,025
Conservative Joseph Webster 920
Residents John Shrimpton706
Residents Michael Winter702
Labour Alan Fenn516
Labour Joseph Macveigh465
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

St Andrew's

St Andrew's (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Residents Christopher Oliver 1,423
Residents John Mylod 1,416
Residents Michael Winter 1,272
Labour Georgina Carr960
Labour Graham Carr948
Labour Terence Matthews893
Conservative Pauline Orrin711
Conservative Thomas Orrin703
Conservative Richard Strauss657
Turnout
Residents hold Swing
Residents hold Swing
Residents gain from Labour Swing

St Edward's

St Edward's (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Raymond Connelly 560
Conservative Wendy Thompson 526
Residents George Montgomery447
Labour George Taylor445
Liberal Democrats Eden Mulliner436
Labour Caroline Warren435
Liberal Democrats David Williams421
Residents Pamela Wilkes378
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

South Hornchurch

South Hornchurch (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Residents Leonard Long 1,134
Residents Reginald Whitney 1,012
Labour Thomas Binding 964
Residents Wendy Clark951
Labour Leslie Reid927
Labour David Burn892
Conservative Dennis Bull391
Conservative Guy Gower331
Conservative Iris Cotier317
Turnout
Residents hold Swing
Residents hold Swing
Labour gain from Residents Swing

Upminster

Upminster (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Residents Linda Hawthorn 3,012
Residents Owen Ware 2,935
Residents Muriel Mylod 2,902
Labour Patricia Brown480
Labour David Scott412
Labour Renata Martins405
Conservative Patricia Jones372
Conservative Carol Roberts344
Turnout
Residents hold Swing
Residents hold Swing
Residents hold Swing

By-elections

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

References

  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.