1998 Merton London Borough Council election

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1998 Merton London Borough Council election
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All 57 council seats on
Merton London Borough Council
Turnout38.0% (Decrease2.svg11.5%) [1]
 First partySecond party
 
Party Labour Conservative
Last election40 seats, 50.3%10 seats, 31.3%
Seats won3912
Seat changeDecrease2.svg1Increase2.svg2
Popular vote57,75343,021
Percentage44.2%32.9%
SwingDecrease2.svg6.1%Increase2.svg1.6%
 Third partyFourth party
 
Party Liberal Democrats Merton Park Residents
Last election3 seats, 12.5%3 seats, 3.6%
Seats won33
Seat changeSteady2.svg0Steady2.svg0
Popular vote18,8814,415
Percentage14.4%3.4%
SwingIncrease2.svg1.9%Decrease2.svg0.2%
Council leader before election

Mike Brunt
Labour

Council leader after election

Mike Brunt
Labour

Elections for the London Borough of Merton were held on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Merton London Borough Council in London, England. This was on the same day as other local elections in England and a referendum on the Greater London Authority; in the latter, Merton voted in favour of creating the Greater London Authority by 72.2% on a 37.6% turnout. [2]

Contents

The whole council was up for election and the Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council, despite losing one seat. [3]

There were some minor ward boundary changes which came into effect in December 1994; these affected Merton's boundaries with Sutton and Croydon. [4] However, the number of council seats remained at fifty-seven. This would be the last election under these boundaries: in 2002, the number of seats was increased by 3 and all ward boundaries were redrawn. [5]

Results

The incumbent Labour majority administration lost two seats to the Conservatives and gained one seat from Longthornton and Tamworth Residents Association, whose last councillor was elected in 1994 and no longer sat for the party; the party did not contest the election. [5] [6]

Merton Park Ward Residents Association and the Liberal Democrats maintained their three seats each in Merton Park and West Barnes respectively. [5]

Merton Local Election Result 1998 [7]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 3912Decrease2.svg168.444.257,753Decrease2.svg6.1
  Conservative 1220Increase2.svg221.132.943,021Increase2.svg1.6
  Liberal Democrats 30005.314.418,881Increase2.svg1.9
  Merton Park Residents 30005.33.44,415Decrease2.svg0.2
  Green 00000.04.86,301Increase2.svg2.3
  BNP 00000.00.2216New
  Independent 00000.00.2205N/A

Ward results

Abbey (3) [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Susan Assinen* 1,162 46.6 -3.8
Labour John Carter 1,138 45.6 -7.0
Labour Mohammad Karim 1,101 44.1 -4.4
Conservative Margaret Connon57823.2-1.2
Conservative Andrew Leek53521.5-3.6
Conservative James Holmes52321.0-2.3
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Barker 47819.2+7.5
Liberal Democrats Michael Roe34914.0+3.9
Liberal Democrats John Houlihan31912.8+4.9
Green Jacqueline Barrow26510.6-7.5
Green Mark Coxon2238.9N/A
Green Syed Naqvi1566.3N/A
Turnout 6,82734.2
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Cannon Hill (3) [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Michael Mannion* 1,354 44.5 -1.5
Labour Brian White* 1,308 43.0 -2.4
Labour Charles Lucas* 1,269 41.7 -3.8
Conservative Michael Grundy1,09035.8+2.1
Conservative David Gillmor1,08835.8+3.9
Conservative Joan Pethen1,06034.8+2.5
Liberal Democrats Peter Larkin45915.1-0.6
Liberal Democrats Christopher Oxford35211.6-3.4
Liberal Democrats Mark Surey32910.8-3.4
Green John Barker1665.5+0.3
Turnout 8,47545.7
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Colliers Wood (3) [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sheila Knight* 1,298 47.9 -8.9
Labour George Reynolds 1,293 47.8 -16.5
Labour Adrian Holt 1,099 40.6 -14.9
Green Thomas Walsh96035.5+9.3
Green Jacqueline Ward59722.1N/A
Green Lois Walters56720.9N/A
Conservative Margaret Ali32412.0-4.2
Conservative Andrea Graham31911.8-4.8
Conservative Kenneth Butt31511.6-2.6
Liberal Democrats Laura Kirwan28810.6-1.6
Liberal Democrats Marek Siemaszko1615.9N/A
Turnout 7,22136.8
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Dundonald (3) [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Barbara Bampton 1,233 47.8 -4.9
Labour Michael Brunt* 1,128 43.8 -9.3
Labour John Pickover* 1,000 38.8 -7.8
Conservative John Elvidge66125.6-4.8
Conservative David Daly60923.6-5.4
Conservative Andrew Hall58722.8-5.0
Green David Bezkorowajny44617.3+6.9
Liberal Democrats Jennifer Taylor38815.1+2.3
Liberal Democrats Blaise Eglington36914.3+2.1
Liberal Democrats Rosamund Packer36414.1+2.7
Green Jennifer Barrow28511.1N/A
Green Christina Langley2409.3-1.1
Turnout 7,31041.2
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Durnsford (2) [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joyce Paton* 813 43.3 -1.7
Labour Mark Thompson 805 42.9 -0.9
Conservative Elisabeth Mitchell66835.6+0.5
Conservative Tariq Ahmad 63533.8-1.3
Liberal Democrats Sally Harlow28014.9+1.3
Liberal Democrats Stephen Harbron19310.3-2.6
Green John Garrett1196.3+0.5
Turnout 2,87843.3
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Figge's Marsh (3) [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Geraldine Stanford* 1,396 59.6 +5.3
Labour Daniel Connellan* 1,298 55.4 +0.7
Labour Andrew Judge* 1,285 54.9 -1.2
Conservative Richard Aitken-Davies59625.5-4.6
Conservative Kathleen Lewis52622.5-7.0
Conservative Mohammed Qureshi45019.2-8.6
Liberal Democrats Malcolm Geldart33914.5+5.0
Green Francis Cluer1727.3+1.3
Turnout 6,06231.1
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Graveney (2) [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Linda Kirby* 908 62.2 -0.9
Labour Joseph Abrams* 898 61.5 +1.7
Conservative Maureen Jewson24016.4-4.4
Conservative Anton Nadarajah22915.7-3.1
Liberal Democrats James McKenna19413.3+2.4
Liberal Democrats Marc Plessier1208.2-1.2
Green Emma-Ruth Crowhurst775.3+1.7
Turnout 2,66633.7
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Hillside (3) [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Harwood 1,254 47.7 +1.3
Conservative David Williams* 1,222 46.5 +0.4
Conservative Christopher Grayling 1,194 45.4 -0.7
Labour Christine Bickerstaff80430.6+0.6
Labour Brian Luff68326.0-3.7
Labour Laurence North64924.7-2.4
Liberal Democrats Carmel Fowler52119.8+1.0
Liberal Democrats Joan Pyke-Lees47918.2+0.1
Liberal Democrats Kamaljit Sood37714.3-4.1
Green Margaret Garrett2318.8+1.3
Turnout 7,41436.9
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Lavender (2) [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Edith Macauley 971 62.3 -4.4
Labour Malcolm Searle* 862 55.3 -5.1
Conservative John Jewson30219.4+1.1
Conservative Michael Miles26416.9+0.4
Liberal Democrats Bernard Conway24215.5+3.6
Green Sarah Miskin1398.9N/A
Turnout 2,78028.8
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Longthornton (3) [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Cairns 1,371 50.4 +10.6
Labour Abdus Chaudhry 1,314 48.3 +9.5
Labour Karen Livingstone 1,279 47.0 +10.8
Conservative David Jeffreys91033.4+17.9
Conservative Geraldine Kirby84331.0+17.5
Conservative Ramdehol Dookhie79029.0+15.8
Liberal Democrats Tariq Ahmad31811.7+5.3
Liberal Democrats Dean Juster29810.9N/A
Liberal Democrats Heather Hurst29710.9N/A
Turnout 7,42037.4
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Longthornton and Tamworth Residents Swing
Labour hold Swing
Lower Morden (3) [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Terence Daniels 1,424 47.3 +6.7
Conservative Janet Jones* 1,397 46.4 +5.6
Conservative Peter Morss 1,310 43.5 +6.8
Labour Cyril Gallant*1,05134.9-7.9
Labour Nicholas Draper*1,01233.6-7.6
Labour Anna Monks97332.3-7.2
Liberal Democrats Patricia Pearce35711.8-4.2
Liberal Democrats David Holloway35711.8N/A
Liberal Democrats Graham Stacey2688.9N/A
Green Stephen Boulding1374.5-4.2
Turnout 8,28645.0
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Merton Park (3) [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Merton Park Residents Desmonde Child* 1,506 51.6 -5.3
Merton Park Residents Bridget Smith* 1,496 51.2 -5.8
Merton Park Residents John Nelson-Jones 1,413 48.4 -9.2
Conservative Mark Coote81127.8+8.4
Conservative Ronald Cox77526.5+8.0
Conservative Gavin Muncey73925.3+6.8
Labour Michael Fitzgerald53118.2-1.3
Labour Aejaz Khan-Zada47316.2-2.7
Labour Roger Stephens46816.0-2.4
Liberal Democrats John O'Boyle2026.9+2.3
Turnout 8,41443.0
Merton Park Residents hold Swing
Merton Park Residents hold Swing
Merton Park Residents hold Swing
Phipps Bridge (3) [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Thomas Munn* 1,386 57.3 -1.3
Labour Paul Harper* 1,362 56.3 -2.1
Labour Judith Saunders* 1,176 48.6 -4.9
Conservative Sally Lundie59824.7+3.2
Conservative Barbara Mansfield58424.2+4.5
Conservative Roger Farrance52121.5+3.1
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Pizey32813.6+2.7
Green Robin Bannister25810.7N/A
Turnout 5,62931.7
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Pollards Hill (3) [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Cole* 1,248 61.3 -0.4
Labour Russell Makin 1,065 52.4 -10.0
Labour Mohammad Syed 1,026 50.4 -1.9
Conservative Pauline Blythe55227.1+2.9
Conservative Jason Garbutt41820.5-2.0
Conservative Harris Chong31715.6-5.0
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Wren20410.0-5.8
Liberal Democrats Paul Whitehead1919.4N/A
Green Keith O'Neill1306.4N/A
Turnout 5,15133.7
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Ravensbury (3) [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Philip Jones* 1,294 55.9 -8.2
Labour Peter Smith* 1,229 52.3 -10.3
Labour Peter McCabe* 1,215 51.7 -10.8
Conservative Thelma Earnshaw56023.8+4.2
Conservative Roderick McLeod50821.6+3.2
Conservative Cyril Mitchell47920.4+3.6
Liberal Democrats Violet Jennings33014.0+1.6
Independent Terence Sullivan2058.7+5.9
Green Nicholas Miskin1436.1-0.5
BNP Ian Dell883.7N/A
Turnout 6,05136.2
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Raynes Park (3) [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Margaret Brierly* 1,375 44.1 -2.2
Conservative Robert Bell* 1,310 42.0 -2.1
Conservative Neville Beddoe 1,272 40.8 -2.4
Liberal Democrats David Hurst96530.9+11.3
Liberal Democrats Gail Moss92229.6+8.5
Liberal Democrats Louise Pugh91529.3+9.9
Labour Shoshana Foster72523.2-10.1
Labour Anne Taulbut66221.2-8.9
Labour Haribhai Patel58018.6-11.2
Green Brian Parkin1916.1-1.0
Turnout 8,89043.4
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
St. Helier (3) [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Dennis Pearce 1,178 52.3 -10.0
Labour Eunice Martin 1,083 48.1 -10.0
Labour Michael Spacey* 1,025 45.5 -10.7
Conservative Keith Guy69630.9+7.6
Conservative Gordon Raymond56625.1+2.7
Conservative Anne Williams56525.1+4.8
Liberal Democrats Caroline Plessier34615.4+4.6
Green Susan Boulding23310.3+5.0
BNP Robert Andrews1285.7N/A
Turnout 5,80635.6
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Trinity (3) [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Vivien Guy 1,082 46.0 +1.7
Labour Kingsley Abrams* 1,061 45.1 -1.8
Labour Paul Barasi* 981 41.7 -2.4
Conservative Dorothy Kilsby69629.6-0.7
Conservative Nicholas Brewer68929.3+0.2
Conservative Alan Hogg65727.9-1.2
Liberal Democrats Peter Hutchison41117.5-0.7
Liberal Democrats Neil Rennie36815.6-1.1
Liberal Democrats Bonita Ralph36015.3-1.5
Green Stephen Gardiner2309.8+2.8
Turnout 6,53537.8
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Village (3) [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Allan Jones* 1,337 57.8 +1.4
Conservative Samantha George 1,330 57.5 -0.8
Conservative Christopher Houseden 1,328 57.4 -0.6
Labour Martin Holman53423.1+4.9
Labour Denise Leggett49421.4+2.8
Labour Kenneth Wilshire46720.2+3.4
Liberal Democrats Philip Rumney31713.7-8.2
Liberal Democrats Anthony Dix30013.0-6.4
Liberal Democrats Richard Tibbetts29812.9-5.1
Green Ernest Dennis1918.3+1.9
Turnout 6,59636.4
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
West Barnes (3) [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jennifer Willott 1,360 42.4 +5.9
Liberal Democrats Iain Dysart* 1,317 41.1 +6.1
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Harris* 1,251 39.0 +5.4
Labour Barry Edwards91628.6+0.1
Labour Stephen Nixon88227.5±0.0
Labour Patrick Loughran85526.7-2.1
Conservative Linda Batchelor81625.4-2.7
Conservative David Jessop79924.9-2.8
Conservative Roderick Scott78024.3-2.7
Green Julian Davidson1454.5-0.8
Turnout 9,12146.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

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