1998 Redbridge London Borough Council election

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1998 Redbridge London Borough Council election
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  1994 7 May 1998 (1998-05-07) 2002  

All 62 seats up for election to Redbridge London Borough Council
32 seats needed for a majority
Registered173,873 [1]
Turnout62,050, 35.69% (Decrease2.svg 13.62) [1]
 First partySecond partyThird party
  No image wide.svg No image wide.svg No image wide.svg
LeaderElizabeth A. PearceUnknownUnknown
Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats
Leader since1994UnknownUnknown
Leader's seat Seven Kings UnknownUnknown
Last election29 seats, 39.41%24 seats, 38.48%9 seats, 21.75%
Seats won30239
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 1Steady2.svg
Popular vote69,97965,57433,457
Percentage41.21%38.62%19.71%
SwingIncrease2.svg 1.80Increase2.svg 0.14Decrease2.svg 2.04

Council control before election


No Overall Control

Council control after election


No Overall Control

The 1998 Redbridge Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Redbridge London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the council stayed in no overall control. [2]

Contents

Background

Election result

1998 Redbridge London Borough Council local elections [3] [4]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 3032Increase2.svg 148.3941.2169,979Increase2.svg 1.80
  Conservative 2323Decrease2.svg 137.1038.6265,574Increase2.svg 0.14
  Liberal Democrats 900Steady2.svg14.5119.7133,457Decrease2.svg 2.04
  Independent 000Steady2.svg0.000.25429Decrease2.svg 0.01
  Green 000Steady2.svg0.000.11183New
  Socialist Labour 000Steady2.svg0.000.10173New
Total62 169,795

Ward results

(*) - indicates an incumbent candidate

(†) - indicates an incumbent candidate standing in a different ward

Aldborough

Aldborough (3) [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John P. Coombes* [n 1] 1,453 55.48 Increase2.svg 8.95
Labour Desmon M. Thuriby* 1,346
Labour Kenneth M. Turner* 1,285
Conservative Vanessa C. Cole92737.24Decrease2.svg 4.39
Conservative William G. McIntyre914
Conservative Faith P. Watts900
Liberal Democrats John O. Barmby1967.28Decrease2.svg 4.56
Liberal Democrats Michael Dommett170
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth A. Yeoman170
Registered electors 6,720Increase2.svg 79
Turnout 2,65239.46Decrease2.svg12.88
Rejected ballots120.45Increase2.svg 0.36
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Barkingside

Barkingside (3) [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Keith E. Axon* 1,636 47.24 Increase2.svg 0.46
Conservative Graham F. Borrott* [n 2] 1,629
Conservative Roy W. Brunnen* 1,592
Labour Norman A. Hilton [n 3] 1,54843.91Increase2.svg 7.00
Labour Raj K. Chanan1,494
Labour Edward G. Skelton1,472
Liberal Democrats Valerie M. Taylor3068.85Decrease2.svg 7.46
Liberal Democrats Anne J. Peterson305
Liberal Democrats Albert Williamson299
Registered electors 9,828Increase2.svg 366
Turnout 3,66637.30Decrease2.svg 8.55
Rejected ballots140.38Increase2.svg 0.29
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Bridge

Bridge (3) [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Lawrence* 1,463 45.34 Increase2.svg 3.23
Conservative Claire Cooper 1,382
Conservative Morris Hickey* 1,360
Labour Barbara J. Cohen1,24137.94Decrease2.svg 3.25
Labour Maureen E. Lambert1,212
Labour Mohammed I. Sheikh1,066
Liberal Democrats Colin D. Daren35711.13Decrease2.svg 5.57
Liberal Democrats Madeline M. Sinclair341
Liberal Democrats Nicolette A. Pashby331
Socialist Labour Nicola J. Hoarau1735.59New
Registered electors 9,389Increase2.svg1,010
Turnout 3,28434.98Decrease2.svg14.32
Rejected ballots130.40Increase2.svg 0.28
Conservative gain from Labour
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Chadwell

Chadwell (3) [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Gary P. Staight* 2,304 62.65 Increase2.svg15.
Liberal Democrats John Tyne 2,050
Liberal Democrats Ralph J. Scott* 2,048
Labour Andrew J. Walker74618.27Decrease2.svg 4.64
Conservative Beatrice B. Corfield72219.07Decrease2.svg10.85
Conservative Stewart Spivack636
Conservative Maria I. Mbonye591
Labour Ranjit S. Mudhar561
Labour Bharat Pathak560
Registered electors 9,696Increase2.svg 629
Turnout 3,70438.20Decrease2.svg16.91
Rejected ballots70.19Increase2.svg 0.11
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Church End

Church End (3) [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Richard H. Hoskins* 1,836 63.60 Increase2.svg 3.45
Liberal Democrats Hugh R. Cleaver* 1,810
Liberal Democrats Maureen J. Hoskins* 1,763
Conservative Christopher M. G. Cummins67723.05Decrease2.svg 3.70
Conservative Joy Debenham-Burton673
Conservative John B. M. Steinberg610
Labour David J. Pearce41213.35Increase2.svg 0.25
Labour John A. Ubsdell370
Labour Saied Siddiqi353
Registered electors 7,978Increase2.svg 487
Turnout 3,02537.92Decrease2.svg14.33
Rejected ballots160.53Increase2.svg 0.40
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Clayhall

Clayhall (3) [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alan E. Weinberg* 1,639 54.69 Increase2.svg 0.74
Conservative Ronald I. Barden* 1,612
Conservative John R. Lovell* 1,564
Labour Sylvia A. Crockford1,11135.97Increase2.svg 3.19
Labour Mary E. Tuffin1,050
Labour Hafiz Majid1,006
Liberal Democrats Barbara Robertson3119.34Decrease2.svg 3.93
Liberal Democrats Alison E. McBrayne261
Liberal Democrats Valmar Stevens250
Registered electors 10,059Increase2.svg 504
Turnout 3,16331.44Decrease2.svg15.85
Rejected ballots140.44Increase2.svg 0.20
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Clementswood

Clementswood (3) [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Falz A. Noor* 1,463 53.20 Decrease2.svg 6.44
Labour Simon Green* 1,438
Labour Peter J. Laugharne* 1,310
Conservative Surendra Patel99633.35Increase2.svg 4.80
Conservative Mohammed A. Inayat888
Conservative Satish C. Gautum756
Liberal Democrats John M. Collis40113.45Increase2.svg 1.64
Liberal Democrats Leslie P. Hutchines334
Liberal Democrats Helen F. Glanfield330
Registered electors 8,638Increase2.svg 772
Turnout 3,02234.98Decrease2.svg11.18
Rejected ballots220.73Increase2.svg 0.65
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Cranbrook

Cranbrook (3) [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Charles Elliman* 1,521 47.58 Increase2.svg 4.97
Conservative Glenn C. Corfield 1,421
Conservative Asaf B. Mirza* 1,421
Labour Michael Fitzmaurice1,34642.90Increase2.svg 2.27
Labour Munawar Hussain1,316
Labour Gary D. Scottow1,272
Liberal Democrats Saroj C. Sharma3049.52Decrease2.svg 7.94
Liberal Democrats Stephen H. Simons298
Liberal Democrats Rochelle L. Markovitch271
Registered electors 8,222Increase2.svg 469
Turnout 3,36240.89Decrease2.svg15.40
Rejected ballots190.57Increase2.svg 0.46
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Fairlop

Fairlop (3) [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Joyce E. Ryan* 1,385 46.16 Increase2.svg 4.45
Labour Royston F. Emmett [n 4] 1,307 44.88 Increase2.svg 4.20
Conservative Lee Scott 1,280
Labour Ronald W. Wyatt1,270
Conservative Robert A. Cole1,265
Labour Mary T. Lambert*1,244
Liberal Democrats Graham A. Harvey3178.95Decrease2.svg 8.66
Liberal Democrats Peter W. Briggs226
Liberal Democrats Joan E. Moody219
Registered electors 8,292Increase2.svg 31
Turnout 3,00536.24Decrease2.svg11.72
Rejected ballots120.40Increase2.svg 0.37
Conservative hold
Labour hold
Conservative gain from Labour

Fullwell

Fullwell (3) [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Harold W. Moth 1,358 51.51 Increase2.svg 1.67
Conservative Laurence N. Davies 1,333
Conservative Alan T. Hughes* 1,320
Labour Jeffrey Fox88930.59Decrease2.svg 4.12
Labour Joseph Hoedemaker809
Labour Kamal Qureshi684
Liberal Democrats Janice E. Cudmore48917.90Increase2.svg 2.45
Liberal Democrats Andrew P. Martin460
Liberal Democrats Dominic J. D. Black445
Registered electors 8,666Increase2.svg 134
Turnout 2,83632.73Decrease2.svg10.93
Rejected ballots190.67Increase2.svg 0.59
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Goodmayes

Goodmayes (2) [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sidney Middleburgh* 643 52.38 Increase2.svg 6.29
Labour David A. Radford 588
Conservative Keith R. Langford [n 5] 36929.49Decrease2.svg 5.25
Conservative Shahlab Baig324
Liberal Democrats Frank A. S. Marsh23318.13Increase2.svg 7.11
Liberal Democrats Narendra Dattani193
Registered electors 3,949Increase2.svg 491
Turnout 1,28432.51Decrease2.svg20.93
Rejected ballots131.01Increase2.svg 0.90
Labour hold
Labour hold

Hainault

Hainault (3) [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John W. Fairley-Churchill* 1,070 59.62 Increase2.svg 2.20
Labour Richard W. Newcombe* [n 6] 1,056
Labour Edmund R. B. Peake* 1,039
Conservative Sheila M. Moth53029.33Increase2.svg 1.24
Conservative Sonia J. Macdonald525
Conservative Barbara M. Wilson502
Liberal Democrats Kathleen M. Black22111.06Decrease2.svg 3.42
Liberal Democrats Robert J. Wright192
Liberal Democrats Peter L. Prager174
Registered electors 7,003Decrease2.svg 12
Turnout 1,89227.02Decrease2.svg18.64
Rejected ballots80.42Increase2.svg 0.30
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Loxford

Loxford (3) [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Muhammed Javed* 1,655 53.97 Decrease2.svg15.34
Labour Sharon Speller 1,417
Labour Faredoon K. Maravala* 1,296
Conservative Mohammed Zamir83224.02Increase2.svg 4.66
Conservative Pakizah B. Baig627
Conservative Alexei M. Hindoian485
Independent Sayeed Akhtar32912.19New
Liberal Democrats Peter R. Clack3099.82Decrease2.svg 1.51
Liberal Democrats Leslie M. Everest270
Liberal Democrats Jitendra K. Sahgal216
Registered electors 9,565Increase2.svg1,383
Turnout 2,89630.28Decrease2.svg14.37
Rejected ballots331.14Increase2.svg 0.87
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Mayfield

Mayfield (3) [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Lesley R. Hilton* 1,567 54.44 Increase2.svg 3.93
Labour Reginald Golding [n 7] 1,547
Labour Ayodhiya Parkash 1,528
Conservative David R. Clarke1,22536.85Increase2.svg 2.11
Conservative Arthur L. G. Leggatt1,011
Conservative Mohammed A. Shaikh906
Liberal Democrats Eric N. G. Papworth3148.71Decrease2.svg 6.04
Liberal Democrats Edwin D. Potkins216
Liberal Democrats Richard S. Torney213
Registered electors 9,271Increase2.svg 739
Turnout 3,20334.55Decrease2.svg15.60
Rejected ballots120.37Increase2.svg 0.21
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Monkhams

Monkhams (3) [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Linda A. Huggett 1,795 62.26 Increase2.svg 1.08
Conservative Michael J. Stark* 1,795
Conservative James P. O'Shea 1,789
Liberal Democrats Michael J. McElarney62620.43Decrease2.svg 2.54
Liberal Democrats Geoffrey M. Seeff589
Liberal Democrats Percy W. C. Lomax550
Labour Daniel J. Douglas51917.31Increase2.svg 1.46
Labour Nicholas W. Hayes514
Labour Georgina J. Lynch463
Registered electors 8,213Increase2.svg 563
Turnout 3,03536.95Decrease2.svg 9.95
Rejected ballots110.36Increase2.svg 0.14
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Newbury

Newbury (3) [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Gayle E. Evans 1,744 62.95 Increase2.svg10.67
Labour Greer C. Nicholson* [n 8] 1,704
Labour Dev R. Sharma* 1,688
Conservative Darshan K. Sharma74626.29Decrease2.svg10.71
Conservative Mohammad Bashir713
Conservative Shatrugham S. Parmar686
Liberal Democrats Amelia M. Olive37710.76Increase2.svg 0.04
Liberal Democrats Walter L. Staight276
Liberal Democrats Deanna Seef225
Registered electors 8,518Increase2.svg 535
Turnout 3,03235.60Decrease2.svg17.38
Rejected ballots371.22Increase2.svg 0.98
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Roding

Roding (3) [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Ian G. Bond* 1,776 51.70 Decrease2.svg 4.78
Liberal Democrats Felicity A. Banks 1,721
Liberal Democrats Anthony G. Boyland 1,664
Conservative Anthony J. Loffhagen96428.05Decrease2.svg 2.28
Conservative Paul J. Chapman951
Conservative Fatema P. Hussain885
Labour Henry J. Garratt58217.24Increase2.svg 4.68
Labour John G. Cullen574
Labour Martin D. Chew565
Independent Martin Levin1003.01New
Registered electors 8,682Increase2.svg 572
Turnout 3,44439.67Decrease2.svg13.67
Rejected ballots100.29Increase2.svg 0.04
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Seven Kings

Seven Kings (3) [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Elizabeth A. Pearce* 1,343 52.77 Decrease2.svg 3.23
Labour Maganbhai G. Patel* 1,317
Labour Robert C. Littlewood* [n 9] 1,245
Conservative Rajinder S. Athwal96936.76Increase2.svg 5.12
Conservative Ashok Kumar908
Conservative Beryl F. Waghorn843
Liberal Democrats Ian H. Ward31410.47Decrease2.svg 1.89
Liberal Democrats Francis M. Macdonald276
Liberal Democrats Dawood Dhooma185
Registered electors 7,838Increase2.svg 239
Turnout 2,76235.24Decrease2.svg 9.15
Rejected ballots180.65Increase2.svg 0.41
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Snaresbrook

Snaresbrook (3) [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Gregor J. Eglin 1,492 44.71 Increase2.svg 3.02
Conservative Peter R. Goody* 1,411 44.37 Decrease2.svg 0.69
Conservative Suzanne M. Nolan 1,366
Labour Lucille Manning1,354
Conservative Anthony Lenaghan1,335
Labour Samuel D. Morgan1,298
Liberal Democrats William C. Madge35310.92Decrease2.svg 2.33
Liberal Democrats Ralph N. Stevens337
Liberal Democrats John P. Swallow322
Registered electors 7,928Increase2.svg 640
Turnout 3,24840.97Decrease2.svg10.39
Rejected ballots40.12Increase2.svg 0.09
Labour gain from Conservative
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Valentines

Valentines (3) [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John D. Brindley* 1,198 51.52 Increase2.svg10.69
Labour Elaine Norman* 1,071
Labour Virendra K. Tewari* 1,011
Conservative Stephanie Burtt62927.47Decrease2.svg 0.91
Conservative Shaheen Yasin576
Conservative Tarlochan Sian544
Liberal Democrats George G. Hogarth32112.39Decrease2.svg 1.45
Liberal Democrats Allan M. Wright236
Liberal Democrats Susan D. Hamlyn232
Green Brian J. Curtis1838.62New
Registered electors 7,560Increase2.svg 596
Turnout 2,19729.06Decrease2.svg19.83
Rejected ballots100.46Increase2.svg 0.34
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Wanstead

Wanstead (3) [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Gordon T. George 1,461 45.08 Increase2.svg 9.19
Labour Jeffery Edelman 1,450
Conservative Allan C. Burgess* 1,413 40.90 Decrease2.svg 1.33
Labour Allan W. Tuffin1,346
Conservative Thomas C. W. Howl*1,232
Conservative Michael J. Borrott*1,217
Liberal Democrats Janet M. Cornish53614.02Decrease2.svg 7.86
Liberal Democrats Pamela A. Winborne419
Liberal Democrats James M. Swallow369
Registered electors 7,858Increase2.svg 269
Turnout 3,33842.48Decrease2.svg 8.44
Rejected ballots100.30Decrease2.svg 0.11
Labour gain from Conservative
Labour gain from Conservative
Conservative hold

Notes

  1. Coombes replaced Cllr Raymond A. Ward after his resignation in 1994 [5]
  2. Borrott replaced Cllr. Thomas F. Cobb after her resignation in 1996 [5]
  3. Hilton was a sitting councillor representing the Newbury ward
  4. Emmett was a sitting councillor representing the Loxford ward
  5. Lanford was a sitting councillor representing the Cranbrook ward
  6. Newcombe replaced Cllr. Linda Perham after her resignation in 1997 [5]
  7. Golding was a sitting councillor representing the Goodmayes ward
  8. Nicolson replaced Cllr. Brian R. Myers after his death in 1996 [5]
  9. Littlewood replaced Cllr. David A. Masters after his resignation in 1996 [5]

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