1998 Newham London Borough Council election

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1998 Newham Council election
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All 60 council seats to Newham London Borough Council
31 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
 
Party Labour Liberal Democrats
Last election59 seats1 seats
Seats won600
Seat changeIncrease2.svg1Decrease2.svg1
Percentage56.08.1
Swing-0.6-3.4
Council control before election


Labour

Council control after election


Labour

The 1998 Newham London Borough election for the Newham London Borough Council was held on 7 May 1998. The whole council was up for election. Turnout was 28.4%. Labour won every seat for the second time since the councils formation.

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Election result

Newham Local Election Result 1998 [1] [2]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 6010+1100.056.0-0.6
  Liberal Democrats 001-10.08.1-3.4
  Conservative 000±0.00.017.1-3.0

Background

A total of 138 candidates stood in the election for the 60 seats being contested across 24 wards. Candidates included a full slate from the Labour Party, whilst the Conservative Party ran 31 candidates and the Liberal Democrats ran 11 candidates. In both cases this was a lot less than 4 years before. Other candidates running were 8 Socialist Labour, 2 National Democrats, 11 BNP, 1 Monster Raving Looney and 14 Independents. [1]

Results by ward

Beckton

Beckton (2) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Maureen Knight 688 67.2 +25.1
Labour Sarah J. Ruiz 461 N/A
BNP Peter Hart16816.4-13.4
Conservative Nigel Lucker16816.4-2.5
Turnout 95525.2-14.8
Registered electors 3,796
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Bemersyde

Bemersyde (2) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Victor F. Turner 898 72.9 +25.2
Labour Gregory J. Vincent 815 N/A
Independent Malcolm Williamson33427.1N/A
Turnout 1,27031.6-12.2
Registered electors 4,015
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Canning Town & Grange

Canning Town & Grange (2) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Clive W. Furness 797 59.4 +6.1
Labour Robert A. Wales 617 N/A
Conservative Brendan M. Morley19114.2-32.5
BNP Michael Davidson18613.9N/A
Liberal Democrats Kathleen A. Chater16712.5N/A
Conservative Simon N. C. Pearce145N/A
Turnout 1,25022.8-11.3
Registered electors 5,483
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Castle

Castle (2) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David P. McGladdery 1,096 71.1 +10.4
Labour Mahmood Ahmad 914 N/A
Conservative Karen Ullger44528.9+11.5
Turnout 1,55231.0-6.4
Registered electors 5,002
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Central

Central (2) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour June E. D. Leitch 992 55.4 -18.2
Labour Mary M. A. Skyers 945 N/A
Socialist Labour Imran Khan47826.7N/A
Conservative Leslie A. Smith32117.9+5.3
Turnout 1,68733.1-5.0
Registered electors 5,086
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Custom House & Silvertown

Custom House & Silvertown (3) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour William A. Chapman 1,022 46.4 +4.4
Labour Lyn C. Brown 1,012 N/A
Labour Christopher T. Rackley 916 N/A
Conservative David C. Gladstone52423.8+1.5
Conservative Christopher P. Boden479N/A
Conservative Ann L. Lewis440N/A
BNP John Kitchener25411.5-9.5
BNP Mathew Marion232N/A
BNP Brian Reeves220N/A
Independent Colin J. Brown2029.2N/A
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Laird2029.2N/A
Turnout 1,98023.2-16.1
Registered electors 8,537
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Forest Gate

Forest Gate (3) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Paul M. Brickell 1,260 47.5 -8.3
Labour Conor M. McAuley 1,051 N/A
Labour Shama Ahmad 1,045 N/A
Socialist Labour Anne E. J. Brook55320.9N/A
Liberal Democrats John Gray46917.7+1.3
Conservative Armyn Hennesy36913.9-0.3
Turnout 1,98829.6-8.5
Registered electors 6,740
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Greatfield

Greatfield (3) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kevin J. Jenkins 1,274 49.6 +10.3
Labour Ian K. Corbett 1,138 N/A
Labour Valerie M. J. Fone 1,046 N/A
Independent Frederick C. Jones40815.9N/A
Independent Lillian A. Hopes380N/A
Conservative Caroline Costantino37214.5-7.9
Independent Terence C. Macdonald370N/A
Liberal Democrats Kathleen V. King33212.9-9.2
Turnout 2,10828.9-16.8
Registered electors 7,296
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Hudsons

Hudsons (3) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Bryan A. Collier 1,130 64.4 +13.2
Labour Graham J. Lane 1,015 N/A
Labour Neil J. Wilsom 997 N/A
Conservative Jeffrey Spencer32218.3-17.2
Liberal Democrats Stephen J. Hunt30317.3N/A
Turnout 1,61826.2-12.7
Registered electors 6,209
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Kensington

Kensington (2) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sukhdev S. Marway 1,288 80.8 +23.0
Labour Sardar Ali 1,189 N/A
Conservative Barbara M. Postles30719.2+11.3
Turnout 1,73133.7-12.2
Registered electors 5,121
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Little Ilford

Little Ilford (3) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Andrew R. E. Baikie 1,106 71.8 +14.3
Labour Richard J. Crawford 1,098 N/A
Labour Joseph Ejiofor 946 N/A
Independent Brian W. Berry453N/A
Socialist Labour Malkjit S. Natt38715.3N/A
Conservative Kenneth J. Ready24613.8+3.1
Independent Josephine Phillips228N/A
Turnout 1,82426.4-19.5
Registered electors 6,866
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Manor Park

Manor Park (3) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Gilles 1,220 42.3 -27.2
Labour Amarjit Singh 1,119 N/A
Labour Qaisra E. Khan 1,047 N/A
Socialist Labour Tawfique A. Choudhury75826.3N/A
Conservative Susan M. Craig46916.3+1.1
Liberal Democrats William A. Robinson43715.2N/A
Turnout 2,06328.2-11.1
Registered electors 7,324
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Monega

Monega (2) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour William H. Brown 1,415 69.5 -6.6
Labour Lester T. Hudson 1,036 N/A
Conservative Graham E. Postles21910.8-2.9
Liberal Democrats Jean M. Tee21110.4N/A
Socialist Labour Theresa J. Gerald1909.3N/A
Turnout 1,84534.5-7.3
Registered electors 5,220
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

New Town

New Town (2) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Anthony B. McAlmont 715 59.2 -10.3
Labour Winston Vaughan 760 N/A
Conservative Elizabeth Gibb26321.8+3.4
Independent Lagaya Stewart23019.0N/A
Conservative Danuta A. Gradosielska141N/A
Turnout 1,13825.2-7.0
Registered electors 4,523
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Ordnance

Ordnance (2) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Marie S. Collier 475 41.7 -4.0
Labour Megan Harris 407 N/A
Independent Alan Craig31127.3N/A
Independent Benjamin Stafford225N/A
Liberal Democrats Peter R. W. Guest17515.4+3.4
BNP Kenneth F. Francis1018.9N/A
Conservative Geraldine M. Alden786.8-8.1
Conservative Richard J. Arnopp67N/A
Turnout 1,05830.8-2.8
Registered electors 3,493
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Park

Park (3) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alan Griffiths 1,193 60.0 -19.1
Labour Akbar A. Chaudhary 1,171 N/A
Labour John E. Saunders 1,072 N/A
Liberal Democrats Richard Fox-Davies44922.6N/A
Conservative Brian I. Maze34517.4-3.5
Turnout 1,79728.1-5.8
Registered electors 6,422
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Plaistow

Plaistow (3) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Frederick Warwick 1,083 70.7 +16.8
Labour Riaz Ahmed 1,011 N/A
Labour Joy Laguda 1,008 N/A
Conservative Eva Blint44929.3+10.3
Turnout 1,61926.5-7.8
Registered electors 6,158
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Plashet

Plashet (3) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John P. Thorne 1,231 57.8 -5.1
Labour Rupinder Nandra 1,192 N/A
Labour Harbans S. Jabbal 1,175 N/A
Conservative Nafis Rafiq60028.2+8.2
Conservative Josephine M. Child482N/A
Conservative Barry W. Roberts402N/A
Socialist Labour Paul S. J. Sandford30014.1N/A
Turnout 2,18530.3-5.1
Registered electors 7,219
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

St Stephens

St Stephens (2) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Unmesh Desai 1,038 58.9 -29.1
Labour Abdul Shakoor 933 N/A
Socialist Labour Yasmin A. Ali30217.1N/A
Independent Balakrishnan S. Balakrishnan23113.1N/A
Conservative Stewart Lindsay19210.9-11.1
Turnout 1,67634.8-1.6
Registered electors 4,822
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

South

South (3) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alec J. Kellaway 1,930 54.0 +20.6
Labour Quintin Peppiatt 1,763 N/A
Labour Christopher J. Seddan 1,703 N/A
Liberal Democrats Stephen T. Bell59516.6-20.3
Conservative Glyn A. Weare57015.9-3.2
Conservative Antony M. Costantino539N/A
BNP Caroline E. Lee2837.9N/A
BNP Colin Smith240N/A
BNP Jay Lee224N/A
National Democrats Ian H. M. Anderson1965.5N/A
Turnout 3,04724.5-12.9
Registered electors 12,446
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Stratford

Stratford (2) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour James C. Riley 770 65.3 +11.8
Labour James G. Newstead 699 N/A
Independent Alan H. Stewart19216.3N/A
Independent Conor J. Loughlan146N/A
Conservative Nigel R. Nadolski14212.0-1.0
Monster Raving Loony Lord T. Jug766.4N/A
Turnout 1,21127.2-7.3
Registered electors 4,449
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Upton

Upton (3) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Nurul H. Ali 0 N/AN/A
Labour Abdul K. Sheikh 0 N/AN/A
Labour Harvinder S. Virdee 0 N/AN/A
Turnout 0N/AN/A
Registered electors 6,832
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Wall End

Wall End (3) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Edward H. Sparrowhawk 1,267 46.9 +1.0
Labour Paul D. Sathianesan 1,252 N/A
Labour Kulwant S. Mangat 1,081 N/A
Conservative Jeannette A. Worth63323.4+6.9
Independent Terence J. Aird59422.0N/A
Conservative Zubaida N. Hashmi51316.5-10.3
Independent Bashir-UI Hafeez505N/A
Socialist Labour Carolyn M. Sikorski2067.6N/A
Turnout 2,65834.2-3.0
Registered electors 7,779
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

West Ham

West Ham (2) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ronald N. Manley 949 71.0 -4.9
Labour Graeme M. Cambage 775 N/A
Conservative Charles R.P.G. Neaby22216.6-7.5
BNP Paul Borg1657.9N/A
Conservative Khatija S. B. Meaby112N/A
Turnout 1,29024.5-4.7
Registered electors 5,267
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

By-elections between 1998 and 2002

Custom House and Silvertown

Custom House and Silvertown by-election, 23 July 1998 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Patricia M. Holland 526 55.2 +9.8
Conservative Christopher P. Boden14915.6-8.2
BNP Paul Borg11211.7+0.2
Newham Independent Colin J. Brown11011.6+2.4
UKIP Raymond P. Hollands565.9N/A
Majority37739.6N/A
Turnout 11.3-11.9
Registered electors
Labour hold Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. William A. Chapman.

Plashet

Plashet by-election, 24 February 2000 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Regina T. Williams 826 53.4 -4.4
Conservative Reza A. S. Choudhury58537.9+9.7
Newham Independent Swaminathan Balakrishnan1358.7N/A
Majority24115.5N/A
Turnout 21.3-7.0
Registered electors
Labour hold Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Harbans S. Jabbal.

Stratford

Stratford by-election, 19 October 2000 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Judith Garfield 465 58.5 -6.8
Conservative Douglas Taylor27034.0+22.0
Socialist Alliance Paul Phillips607.5N/A
Majority19524.5N/A
Turnout 16.8-10.4
Registered electors
Labour hold Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. James G. Newstead.

Custom House and Silvertown

Custom House and Silvertown by-election, 7 December 2000 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Pinder 578 60.0 +13.6
Conservative Paul Maynard 32934.3+10.4
Socialist Alliance Maureen Stephenson555.7N/A
Majority24925.7N/A
Turnout 10.6-12.6
Registered electors
Labour hold Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Christopher T. Rackley.

Beckton

Beckton by-election, 29 March 2001 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alan Taylor 384 37.6 -29.6
Independent Alan Craig 37636.8N/A
BNP Michael Davidson16315.9-0.5
Conservative Paul Maynard 999.7-6.7
Majority80.8N/A
Turnout 24.4-0.8
Registered electors
Labour hold Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Maureen Knight.

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