1998 Hounslow London Borough Council election

1998 Hounslow London Borough Council election

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All 60 seats up for election to Hounslow London Borough Council 31 seats needed for a majority
Registered	155,583 [1]
Turnout	50,342. 32.36% ( 12.53) [1]
First party Second party   Party Labour Conservative Last election 49 seats, 55.30% 6 seats, 28.68% Seats before 49 [n 1] 6 Seats won 44 11 Seat change 6 5 Popular vote 66,041 37,252 Percentage 50.48% 28.47% Swing 4.82 0.21   Third party Fourth party   Party Liberal Democrats Isleworth Comm Group Last election 5 seats, 15.11% 0 seats, 0.26% Seats before 4 0 Seats won 4 1 Seat change 1 Popular vote 19.788 3,726 Percentage 15.13% 2.85% Swing 0.02 2.59
Council control before election Labour Council control after election Labour

The 1998 Hounslow Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Hounslow 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]

The election saw Phil Andrews become the first member of Isleworth Community Group elected to the council after defeating a Labour candidate by two votes. ^[3] However both the Labour and Conservative parties said they would not work with him due to his past membership of the National Front. ^[3]

At the same as the election Hounslow saw 74.6% vote in favour of the 1998 Greater London Authority referendum and 25.4% against, on a 31.9% turnout. ^[4]

Election result

Hounslow Local Election Result 1998 ^{[5] [6] [7]}

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	44	2	8	6	73.33	50.48	66,041	4.82
	Conservative	11	6	1	5	18.33	28.47	37,252	0.21
	Liberal Democrats	4	1	1		6.67	15.13	19,788	0.02
	Isleworth Comm Group	1	1	0	1	1.67	2.85	3,726	2.59
	Ind. Residents	0	0	0		0.00	2.33	3,048	New
	Green	0	0	0		0.00	0.74	969	0.45
Total		60						130,284

Ward results

Brentford Clifden

Brentford Clifden (3) ^{[6] [7]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ruth Cadbury	1,283	52.55	2.04
	Labour	Michael N. Carman*	1,190
	Labour	Valerie Lamey*	1,086
	Conservative	Colin N. Ford	562	23.36	0.01
	Conservative	Felicity A. Barwood	525
	Green	John W. Bradley	506	14.31	2.05
	Conservative	Spencer R. Wallis	495
	Green	Peter L. Hughes	235
	Liberal Democrats	Moira L. Broom	233	9.78	4.08
	Green	Stephen P. Smith	228
	Liberal Democrats	Betty W. Merson	227
	Liberal Democrats	Zoe A. Sale	202
Registered electors			6,456		164
Turnout			2,412	37.36	10.45
Rejected ballots			15	0.62	0.39
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Chiswick Homefields

Chiswick Homefields (2) ^{[6] [7]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Norah M. Atkins*	927	44.27	2.93
	Labour	Patricia M. Sterne*	869	38.52	1.24
	Conservative	Alma D. Jason	853
	Labour	Seema Malhotra	680
	Liberal Democrats	Delphine Hopkins	371	17.21	1.68
	Liberal Democrats	Julie V. Thomas	321
Registered electors			5,435		533
Turnout			2,129	39.17	6.24
Rejected ballots			19	0.89	0.67
	Conservative gain from Labour
	Labour gain from Conservative

Chiswick Riverside

Chiswick Riverside (3) ^{[6] [7]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Josephine C.F. Langton*	1,219	37.89	0.27
	Conservative	Paul J.K. Lynch*	1,154
	Conservative	Robert R.F. Kinghorn*	1,125
	Liberal Democrats	Paul R. Rustad	1,071	33.16	3.25
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew T. Steed	1,055
	Labour	Valerie Yates	955	28.95	2.98
	Liberal Democrats	Raymond B. Giles	935
	Labour	Derek Martinus	867
	Labour	John A. Arnold	851
Registered electors			7,598		319
Turnout			3,270	43.04	11.28
Rejected ballots			16	0.49	0.34
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Cranford

Cranford (3) ^{[6] [7]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jagir S. Dhillon	1,495	74.81	8.41
	Labour	Sukhbir S. Dhaliwal*	1,483
	Labour	Harbans S. Kanwal	1,426
	Conservative	Henry F. Daniels	604	25.19	8.41
	Conservative	Syed I.A. Bukhari	445
	Conservative	Nusrat R. Bukhari	434
Registered electors			7,229		99
Turnout			2,266	31.35	11.26
Rejected ballots			35	1.54	0.49
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

East Bedfont

East Bedfont (3) ^{[6] [7]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David M. Hughes	983	38.80	12.18
	Labour	Brian W. Price† [n 2]	926
	Labour	Devinder Sandhu	862
	Liberal Democrats	Diana Hills	619	24.44	1.92
	Liberal Democrats	John Howliston	588
	Liberal Democrats	James Daly	538
	Conservative	Norman H. Ellis	507	19.49	7.01
	Conservative	Patricia E. Page	472
	Conservative	Mary E. Townsend	413
	Ind. Residents	Julius Lobo	411	17.27	New
Registered electors			8,783		150
Turnout			2,357	26.84	12.20
Rejected ballots			10	0.42	0.25
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Feltham Central

Feltham Central (3) ^{[6] [7]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Colin J. Driscoll*	1,129	47.16	7.77
	Labour	Colin Ellar	981
	Labour	Kamikar S. Brar	944
	Conservative	John P. Bolding	482	20.55	5.00
	Conservative	Mary T. Lee	429
	Liberal Democrats	Patricia Murphy	428	16.31	3.21
	Conservative	Danny Lee	420
	Liberal Democrats	John A. Quinn	395
	Ind. Residents	David P. Healey	345	15.98	New
	Liberal Democrats	Mohammad A. Rahman	233
Registered electors			7,495		70
Turnout			2,117	28.25	12.12
Rejected ballots			11	0.52	0.42
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Feltham North

Feltham North (3) ^{[6] [7]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Michael J. Hunt*	1,063	46.44	14.54
	Labour	Stuart Walmsley*	1,060
	Labour	John W. Chatt*	1,036
	Conservative	Allan Wilson	544	18.70	5.59
	Ind. Residents	Brian Green	463	20.42	New
	Conservative	Gregory Pugsley	412
	Liberal Democrats	William F. Howliston	401	14.44	0.29
	Conservative	Hasan A. Imam	316
	Liberal Democrats	Penning Colin	292
	Liberal Democrats	Anthony West	289
Registered electors			8,879		648
Turnout			2,244	25.27	15.89
Rejected ballots			16	0.71	0.44
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Feltham South

Feltham South (3) ^{[6] [7]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Herbert R. Ham*	956	45.58	1.59
	Labour	Leslie Bawn† [n 3]	843
	Liberal Democrats	John Murphy	711	38.11	5.58
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew S. Darley	706
	Labour	Popatlal S. Jariwala	696
	Liberal Democrats	Anne-Marie Mallon	669
	Conservative	Peter S. Pitt	330	16.31	3.99
	Conservative	Sandra Cullinane	294
	Conservative	Jonathan C. Le Bosquet	269
Registered electors			6,969		461
Turnout			2,046	29.36	13.88
Rejected ballots			11	0.54	0.36
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats
	Labour hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Gunnersbury

Gunnersbury (3) ^{[6] [7]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Melvin B. Collins*	1,301	59.07	0.38
	Labour	David J. Hopkins*	1,257
	Labour	Peter D. Nathan† [n 4]	1,208
	Conservative	Peter K. Baldwin	617	27.38	0.27
	Conservative	Raymond A. Langton	566
	Conservative	Alfred J.M. Rowntree	563
	Liberal Democrats	Ian M.C. Hunter	315	13.55	0.65
	Liberal Democrats	Ian H. Mann	282
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew M.G. Thompson	267
Registered electors			7,600		208
Rejected ballots			2,338	30.76	13.84
Rejected ballots			15	0.64	0.49
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Hanworth

Hanworth (3) ^{[6] [7]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Raymond Fincher*	1,098	57.18	7.90
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Morgan-Watts	1,049
	Liberal Democrats	Peter R. Hill*	956
	Labour	Caroline A. Imrie	641	32.80	3.88
	Labour	Thomas Sibley	598
	Labour	Peta V. Vaught	541
	Conservative	Michael A. Brown	210	10.02	0.33
	Conservative	Eleanor C. Hopkins	174
	Conservative	Neil T. Hopkins	160
Registered electors			6,942		39
Turnout			2,002	28.83	15.68
Rejected ballots			9	0.45	0.35
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour
	Liberal Democrats hold

Heston Central

Heston Central (2) ^{[6] [7]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mohinder S. Gill*	916	61.17	4.58
	Labour	Gopal S. Dhillon*	891
	Conservative	Maxwell L. Brown	515	33.68	0.43
	Conservative	Jack H. Austin	480
	Ind. Residents	Alan G. Hindle	76	5.15	New
Registered electors			5,223		334
Turnout			1,680	32.17	16.80
Rejected ballots			12	0.71	0.04
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Heston Central

Heston East (2) ^{[6] [7]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Roger M. Clarke*	1,020	67.12	7.80
	Labour	Amritpal S. Mann*	987
	Conservative	John S. Tosh	495	32.88	0.39
	Conservative	Atul Pathak	488
Registered electors			5,193		491
Turnout			1,676	32.27	18.94
Rejected ballots			16	0.95	0.24
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Heston West

Heston West (3) ^{[6] [7]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Rajinder S. Bath*	1,473	58.03	13.19
	Labour	James A. Kenna	1,380
	Labour	Mohammed H. Chaudhary*	1,349
	Conservative	Mary A. Daniels	609	23.53	5.25
	Conservative	Betty M. Haines	564
	Conservative	Philip N. Herbert	531
	Ind. Residents	Krishan Dutt	445	18.44	New
Registered electors			8,186		222
Turnout			2,518	30.76	13.75
Rejected ballots			18	0.71	0.06
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Hounslow Central

Hounslow Central (3) ^{[6] [7]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sham S. Jassar*	1,406	54.35	4.80
	Labour	Pamela Wharfe† [n 5]	1,329
	Labour	Ilyas Khwaja*	1,327
	Conservative	Julian M. Muller	482	18.40	3.33
	Conservative	Prakash Shukla	461
	Conservative	Naseem Yousef	432
	Ind. Residents	Van Johnson	399	16.02	New
	Liberal Democrats	Nicholas C.W. Harding	311	11.23	1.29
	Liberal Democrats	Tim M. Ablitt	283
	Liberal Democrats	Manfred Fox	245
Registered electors			7,351		384
Turnout			2,516	34.23	11.93
Rejected ballots			12	0.48	0.11
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Hounslow Heath

Hounslow Heath (3) ^{[6] [7]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jagdish R. Sharma*	1,481	59.28	17.39
	Labour	Ajmer S. Dhillon*	1,382
	Labour	Krishan L. Chopra	1,303
	Conservative	Alicia M.E. Bannon	510	19.42	3.91
	Ind. Residents	John E. Beller	499	21.30	New
	Conservative	Ronald A.H. Carter	468
	Conservative	Rodney D. Mackenzie-Shannon	387
Registered electors			8,229		291
Turnout			2,477	30.10	12.83
Rejected ballots			25	1.01	0.39
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Hounslow South

Hounslow South (3) ^{[6] [7]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Christine F. Hay*	1,489	45.71	5.32
	Conservative	Jim Hill	1,346	39.19	6.48
	Labour	Govind Agarwal*	1,245
	Labour	Jagjiwan Singh† [n 6]	1,206
	Conservative	Roocoomany L.I. Deva	1,116
	Conservative	Wojciech B. Klamut	916
	Liberal Democrats	Peter J. Smith	504	15.10	1.16
	Liberal Democrats	Diane M. Payling	459
	Liberal Democrats	Rabindra N. Banerji	338
Registered electors			7,694		184
Turnout			3,203	41.63	7.58
Rejected ballots			17	0.53	0.29
	Labour hold
	Conservative gain from Labour
	Labour hold

Hounslow West

Hounslow West (3) ^{[6] [7]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Connelly*	1,479	55.60	8.85
	Labour	Dalbir S. Cheema*	1,299
	Labour	Darshan S. Grewal	1,167
	Conservative	Ravinder K. Kaushal	693	27.07	3.36
	Conservative	Thomas S. Hearn	643
	Conservative	Andrew R. Varney	585
	Ind. Residents	Manohar L. Dhiri	410	17.33	New
Registered electors			9,668		444
Turnout			2,515	26.01	14.28
Rejected ballots			25	0.99	0.61
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Ilseworth North

Isleworth North (3) ^{[6] [7]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ronald J. Bartholomew† [n 7]	1,287	50.22	6.16
	Labour	Janet E. Tindall* [n 8]	1,225
	Labour	Corinna M.M. Smart	1,222
	Conservative	Christopher J. Gray	641	22.98	1.22
	Conservative	Gerald McGregor	553
	Conservative	John R. Sabin	515
	Isleworth Comm Group	Caroline J. Andrews	420	15.30	New
	Isleworth Comm Group	Don Golding	392
	Isleworth Comm Group	Patricia J. Doran	326
	Liberal Democrats	Joanne L. Rothwell	290	11.50	1.46
	Liberal Democrats	David M. Coppin	286
	Liberal Democrats	Janet R. Coppin	279
Registered electors			8,281		436
Turnout			2,648	31.98	16.89
Rejected ballots			11	0.42	0.21
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Isleworth South

Isleworth South (3) ^{[6] [7]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Patricia A. Nicholas*	896	41.83	0.56
	Labour	Vanessa K. Smith*	870
	Isleworth Comm Group	Philip Andrews	763	34.01	New
	Labour	Peter A. Jepson	761
	Isleworth Comm Group	Thomas Reader	674
	Isleworth Comm Group	Patricia Miqdadi	618
	Conservative	Sheila B. Dodd	288	13.90	1.18
	Conservative	Linda Morley	284
	Conservative	Alexandra B.M. Batanero	268
	Liberal Democrats	Joan F. Brown	231	10.26	16.27
	Liberal Democrats	Michael L. Wilson	211
	Liberal Democrats	Gareth G. Hartwell	178
Registered electors			6,920		1,087
Turnout			2,202	31.82	13.35
Rejected ballots			11	0.50	0.23
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Isleworth Comm Group gain from Labour

Spring Grove

Spring Grove (3) ^{[6] [7]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Barbara A. Reid*	1,290	42.76	0.18
	Conservative	Premila Bhanderi	1,277
	Conservative	Peter F.deV. Carey*	1,262
	Labour	Judith A. Atkinson† [n 9]	1,261	39.43	2.38
	Labour	Rooman Butt	1,193
	Labour	Alan A. Sheerins	1,077
	Liberal Democrats	Ivan K.S. Berti	375	11.86	8.25
	Liberal Democrats	Philip C. de Boissiere	345
	Liberal Democrats	Joan M. Belcher	342
	Isleworth Comm Group	Lee C. Knight	219	5.95	New
	Isleworth Comm Group	Stephen P. Palmer	191
	Isleworth Comm Group	Lancelot R. Newbigging	123
Registered electors			8,709		64
Turnout			3,168	36.38	6.08
Rejected ballots			2	0.06	0.10
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative gain from Labour

Turnham Green

Turnham Green (3) ^{[6] [7]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Peter Thompson	1,236	49.07	8.89
	Conservative	Samantha T. Davies	1,203
	Conservative	Adrian H. Lee	1,193
	Labour	Tristan StJ. Bunnell	982	39.31	4.50
	Labour	Michael Sterne† [n 10]	966
	Labour	Denys Muench	962
	Liberal Democrats	Margaret A. Ahmed	318	11.62	4.39
	Liberal Democrats	Kathleen M.B. McGrath	283
	Liberal Democrats	Patricia M.J.B. McGrath	259
Registered electors			6,743		324
Turnout			2,558	37.94	8.48
Rejected ballots			21	0.82	0.59
	Conservative gain from Labour
	Conservative gain from Labour
	Conservative gain from Labour

Notes

1. Labour had 50 councillors after winning a by-election in 1995. Just before the election one of their councillors resigned and left a vacancy
2. Price was a sitting councillor representing the Gunnersbury ward
3. Leslie Bawn was a sitting councillor representing the Hanworth ward. She was elected in a by-election triggered by the resignation of Cllr. Michael E. Hoban in 1995 ^[8]
4. Nathan was a sitting councillor representing the Turnham Green ward
5. Wharfe was a sitting councillor representing the Isleworth South ward
6. Singh was a sitting councillor representing the Hounslow West ward
7. Bartholomew was a sitting councillor representing the Heston West ward
8. Tindall was elected in a by-election triggered by the resignation of Cllr. Antony Louki in 1997 ^[8]
9. Atkinson was a sitting councillor representing the Isleworth North ward
10. Sterne was a sitting councillor representing the Hounslow South ward

References

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2. "Policy and politics: Local Elections: Analysis: Council poll results". The Guardian. 9 May 1998. p. 16.
3. Waugh, Paul (14 May 1998). "Revealed: Community group councillor's past as a National Front activist". Evening Standard. p. 14.
4. "Policy and politics: Local elections: How London voted for a mayor". The Guardian. 9 May 1998. p. 16.
5. "Local Elections results". The Times . 9 May 1998. p. 46.
6. 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. 98–100, 204–205. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
7. Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "London Borough of Hounslow Election Results 1964-2010" (PDF). Elections Centre. Plymouth University. pp. 10–11. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
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