1998 Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council election

1998 Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council election

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All 52 seats up for election to Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council 27 seats needed for a majority
Registered	124,207 [1]
Turnout	55,933, 45.03% ( 10.55) [1]
First party Second party Third party   Leader David R. Williams Tony Arbour Unknown Party Liberal Democrats Conservative Labour Leader since 3 Mar 1988 1996 Unknown Leader's seat Ham and Petersham Hampton Wick Unknown Last election 43 seats, 46.78% 7 seats, 35.24% 2 seats, 17.91% Seats before 43 5 2 Seats won 34 14 4 Seat change 10 7 2 Popular vote 64,273 54,090 30,585 Percentage 43.01% 36.20% 20.47% Swing 3.77 0.96 2.56
Council control before election Liberal Democrats Council control after election Liberal Democrats

The 1998 Richmond upon Thames Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats stayed in overall control of the council. ^{[2] [3]}

Background

In between the 1994 election and this election there were a total of 4 by-elections to replace councillors who resigned from their seats, 2 of which resulted in seats changing hands. However as these 2 seats changing hands were from Conservative to Lib Dem and from Lib Dem to Conservative there was no change in the composition of the council as a result of this. ^[4] The only other change in between these elections were 2 Conservative Party seats that became vacant just before the election without enough time to hold a separate by-election to fill them. As a result of this the composition of the council just before the election was as follows: ^[5]

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2	43	5	2
Labour	Liberal Democrats	Conservative	Vacant

Election results

1998 Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council elections ^{[6] [7]}

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Liberal Democrats	34	1	10	9	62.96	43.01	64,273	3.77
	Conservative	14	8	1	7	26.92	36.20	54,090	0.96
	Labour	4	2	0	2	7.69	20.47	30,585	2.56
	Ind. Residents	0	0	0		0.00	0.27	403	New
	Socialist Labour	0	0	0		0.00	0.05	70	New
Total		52						149,421

After the election the composition of the council was as follows:

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4	34	14
Labour	Liberal Democrats	Conservative

Ward results

(*) - Indicates an incumbent candidate

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

Barnes

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Catharine S. F. Gent*	1,722	48.65	0.24
	Liberal Democrats	Barbara Westmorland*	1,616
	Liberal Democrats	Angela Style*	1,584
	Conservative	John C. Yandle	1,430	41.48	0.76
	Conservative	John S. Ross	1,406
	Conservative	Michael P. Burton-Prateley	1,361
	Labour	Laurence A. Frisby	356	9.87	0.52
	Labour	Ann F. Neimer	346
	Labour	Ronald H. Lumborg	297
Registered electors			7,031		726
Turnout			3,516	50.01	10.67
Rejected ballots			16	0.46	0.33
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Central Twickenham

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David R. Porter	937	35.93	3.03
	Conservative	Simon Lamb	927
	Liberal Democrats	John W.G. Coombs* [n 1]	894	33.71	2.90
	Liberal Democrats	Carol M. Golder	855
	Labour	Graham R. Nixon	810	30.36	5.93
	Labour	Dean P. Rogers	765
Registered electors			5,655		665
Turnout			2,718	48.06	7.65
Rejected ballots			17	0.63	0.52
	Conservative hold
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats

East Sheen

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Nicholas E. True	1,167	53.96	2.75
	Conservative	Maria H. L. M. Flemington	1,128
	Liberal Democrats	Philip A. C. Morris	700	32.80	5.78
	Liberal Democrats	Raymond A. Perrin	695
	Labour	Penelope A. R. Curtis	299	13.24	3.03
	Labour	John S. Fowler	264
Registered electors			4,783		449
Turnout			2,209	46.18	14.57
Rejected ballots			4	0.18	0.12
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

East Twickenham

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Laurence N. Mann*	1,595	45.99	0.17
	Liberal Democrats	David C. Cornwell*	1,558
	Liberal Democrats	John T. D. Whittall	1,475
	Labour	Feola E. Choat	1,056	29.42	2.86
	Labour	Agostino F. De Marco	974
	Labour	Ian A. Rapley	931
	Conservative	Pamela J. Poyser	842	24.59	3.03
	Conservative	David J. Chamberlain	826
	Conservative	Therese Sparrow	807
Registered electors			8,815		701
Turnout			3,509	39.81	13.79
Rejected ballots			21	0.60	0.46
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Ham and Petersham

Ham and Petersham (3) ^{[6] [7]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Susan E. Jones*	1,528	58.10	1.61
	Liberal Democrats	David R. Williams*	1,487
	Liberal Democrats	Brian P. Miller† [n 2]	1,437
	Conservative	David G. Sparrow	735	28.20	1.93
	Conservative	Ronald F. Proctor	725
	Conservative	Derek K. Britto	701
	Labour	Audrey M. Hunt	382	13.70	0.32
	Labour	Pamela J. Risner	340
	Labour	Derek G. Somers	328
Registered electors			5,952		158
Turnout			2,697	45.31	12.99
Rejected ballots			12	0.44	0.32
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Hampton

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Anne Woodward	1,287	43.54	8.58
	Conservative	Jean M. Matthews	1,227
	Liberal Democrats	Bryan Woodriff*	1,225	40.10	8.31
	Conservative	Richard C. Mundy	1,215
	Liberal Democrats	Marshall C. Lees† [n 3]	1,109
	Liberal Democrats	Sandra J. Fayle	1,101
	Labour	Christine Cross	492	16.36	0.27
	Labour	Camela M. R. Carrier	463
	Labour	Louisa M. Spawls	446
Registered electors			6,758		325
Turnout			3,012	44.57	8.38
Rejected ballots			14	0.46	0.23
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats
	Liberal Democrats hold

Hampton Hill

Hampton Hill (3) ^{[6] [7]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Geoffrey J. Samuel* [n 4]	1,390	41.51	1.44
	Liberal Democrats	Barbara A. Alexander*	1,379	39.97	2.21
	Conservative	Mark A. P. Kreling	1,361
	Conservative	Patricia E. M. Pipe	1,340
	Liberal Democrats	John R. Gossage	1,327
	Liberal Democrats	Geoffrey L. Stone	1,233
	Labour	Brian T. Firth	639	18.52	0.77
	Labour	Roger B. Goodier	615
	Labour	Kevin A. Gilligan	571
Registered electors			6,811		150
Turnout			3,413	50.11	6.12
Rejected ballots			8	0.23	0.01
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
	Conservative hold

Hampton Nursery

Hampton Nursery (2) ^{[6] [7]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Maureen J. M. Woodriff*	745	41.21	6.70
	Liberal Democrats	Jonathan M. Cardy	662
	Conservative	Margaret C. Williams	586	34.01	3.19
	Conservative	June M. Cape	575
	Labour	Sean M. Beaty	450	24.78	3.51
	Labour	Muhammad N. Yusuf	396
Registered electors			5,019		210
Turnout			1,830	36.46	11.57
Rejected ballots			10	0.55	0.33
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Hampton Wick

Hampton Wick (3) ^{[6] [7]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Tony Arbour*	1,600	43.89	3.42
	Liberal Democrats	Gita M. Rae*	1,477	41.51	0.71
	Conservative	Elizabeth L. P. Parsons	1,446
	Conservative	Bradley S. Rogers	1,385
	Liberal Democrats	Jane E. Tresise	1,369
	Liberal Democrats	Malcom H. McDougall*	1,344
	Labour	Harold A. Mackinlay	527	14.60	2.71
	Labour	Derek J. A. Tutchell	482
	Labour	Jenifer M. Wyatt	465
Registered electors			7,671		431
Turnout			3,555	46.34	5.27
Rejected ballots			10	0.28	0.12
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Conservative hold

Heathfield

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Robert J. King*	1,315	44.43	4.65
	Liberal Democrats	Michael L. Jones*	1,255
	Liberal Democrats	William F. Treble	1,174
	Conservative	Brian A. Miles	961	33.20	0.17
	Conservative	Kevin A. Ross	935
	Conservative	Stuart N. Leamy	902
	Labour	Stephen J. Hanlon	646	22.37	4.82
	Labour	Stephen J. Guichard	631
	Labour	Howard Marchant	608
Registered electors			7,452		291
Turnout			2,991	40.14	15.01
Rejected ballots			9	0.30	0.10
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Kew

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Alexander S. Lourie*	1,618	47.14	0.48
	Liberal Democrats	Jill A. Miller*	1,603
	Liberal Democrats	Anthony J. Barnett*	1,558
	Conservative	Robin A. Jowit	1,295	37.93	2.39
	Conservative	Susan Britto	1,284
	Conservative	John A. T. Saywell	1,266
	Labour	Neil G. Cobbett	548	14.93	0.09
	Labour	Pamela L. Marder	502
	Labour	Amanda L. Villanueva	464
Registered electors			7,508		569
Turnout			3,521	46.90	12.40
Rejected ballots			3	0.09	0.06
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Mortlake

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Eleanor M. Stanier* [n 5]	1,048	38.63	13.77
	Labour	Barry F. Langford	1,014	38.93	21.74
	Labour	Brian J. Matthews	1,004
	Labour	Barnaby J. L. Marder	979
	Liberal Democrats	Julian D. Rudd	975
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen J. Vernon	951
	Conservative	Carolyn F. Hoy	593	22.44	7.97
	Conservative	Malcom K. McAlister	575
	Conservative	John Y. J. Earl	559
Registered electors			6,020		196
Turnout			2,749	45.66	8.08
Rejected ballots			13	0.47	0.18
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats

Palewell

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Josephine A. Summers*	1,459	45.04	1.82
	Liberal Democrats	Michael J. Daglish	1,387
	Conservative	Helen Blake	1,315	42.57	1.09
	Liberal Democrats	Anthony L. Manners*	1,313
	Conservative	Nicola M. Urquhart	1,310
	Conservative	John L. Saunders	1,306
	Labour	William A. Genders	386	12.39	0.73
	Labour	Kevin P. Creighan	383
	Labour	Maureen Metzger	375
Registered electors			6,361		467
Turnout			3,213	50.51	10.04
Rejected ballots			12	0.37	0.23
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats

Richmond Hill

Richmond Hill (3) ^{[6] [7]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Mary E. Weber*	1,287	48.10	3.81
	Liberal Democrats	Penelope A. Lee	1,261
	Liberal Democrats	Anthony G. Mollett	1,220
	Conservative	George R. Gray	993	36.72	3.57
	Conservative	Carolann Van Dinter	949
	Conservative	Marcus G. Marsh	934
	Labour	Martin Geoffrey	418	15.18	0.24
	Labour	Alan D. Laird	413
	Labour	Matthew Syed	358
Registered electors			6,576		591
Turnout			2,725	41.44	14.50
Rejected ballots			19	0.70	0.52
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Richmond Town

Richmond Town (2) ^{[6] [7]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Alison M. Cornish*	960	50.33	0.06
	Liberal Democrats	Nicholas Carthew*	926
	Conservative	Rodney M. D. Bennett	609	31.79	2.72
	Conservative	Ian F. Watts	582
	Labour	Patrick C. Dunne	353	17.88	2.78
	Labour	Kevin J. Monks	317
Registered electors			4,748		348
Turnout			1,959	41.26	17.67
Rejected ballots			4	0.20	0.05
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

South Twickenham

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Douglas Orchard*	1,381	35.38	2.35
	Conservative	Alan D. Butler	1,246
	Conservative	Nicholas J. F. Lait	1,243
	Liberal Democrats	Geoffrey R. Pope*	1,142	27.63	12.03
	Labour	Fraser Cullen	992	25.94	3.33
	Liberal Democrats	Mary D. C. Carr*	989
	Labour	Ann Mayer	958
	Liberal Democrats	Steven J. Topol	891
	Labour	Nicholas J. G. C. Butters	888
	Ind. Residents	John C. H. Armstrong	403	11.05	New
Registered electors			7,499		292
Turnout			3,527	47.03	4.99
Rejected ballots			9	0.26	0.13
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats
	Conservative hold

Teddington

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Martin D. Elengorn*	1,603	48.59	4.92
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen J. Knight	1,502
	Liberal Democrats	James P. J. S. Mumford	1,495
	Conservative	Peter J. Temlett	1,044	31.97	3.37
	Conservative	Kenneth J. A. Maxwell	995
	Conservative	Joe J. Broughton	987
	Labour	Christopher J. Boaler	623	19.44	1.55
	Labour	Penelope J. Banaji	613
	Labour	Nuala Orton	604
Registered electors			7,644		351
Turnout			3,303	43.21	11.31
Rejected ballots			22	0.67	0.49
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

West Twickenham

West Twickenham (2) ^{[6] [7]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Michael D. Gold*	1,028	48.76	7.50
	Labour	Elizabeth G. Mackenzie*	982
	Liberal Democrats	Piers R. Allen	620	29.50	8.28
	Liberal Democrats	Rebecca Knight	596
	Conservative	Penelope-Jane Hollis	379	18.34	2.62
	Conservative	Richard E. Hollis	377
	Socialist Labour	Amanda Rose	70	3.40	New
Registered electors			4,797		123
Turnout			2,117	44.13	13.27
Rejected ballots			3	0.14	0.08
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Whitton

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Georgina Mackinney*	1,357	42.29	4.96
	Liberal Democrats	Keith Mackinney*	1,343
	Liberal Democrats	Keith R. H. Warren*	1,308
	Conservative	Godfrey A. Jezzard	1,270	38.68	3.49
	Conservative	Terence Pearce	1,201
	Conservative	Michael C. Pearce	1,195
	Labour	Sally A. Lupton	619	19.03	1.47
	Labour	Daniel P. Harry	594
	Labour	Jacqueline L. Morgan	591
Registered electors			7,107		208
Turnout			3,369	47.40	6.59
Rejected ballots			19	0.56	0.37
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Notes

1. Coombs was elected in a by-election triggered by the resignation of Cllr. Philip A. Northey in 1996 ^[4]
2. Miller was a sitting councillor representing the Richmond Hill ward
3. Lees was a sitting councillor representing the Hampton ward
4. Samuel was elected in a by-election triggered by the resignation of Cllr. David A.R. Martin in 1996 ^[4]
5. Stanier was elected in a by-election triggered by the resignation of Cllr. Susan E. Fenwick in 1997 ^[4]

References

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2. "Policy and politics: Local Elections: Analysis: Council poll results". The Guardian . 19 May 1998. p. 16.
3. "Richmond-upon-Thames Borough Council Elections" (PDF). Richmond-upon-Thames Borough Council. Richmond-upon-Thames Borough Council. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
4. Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis. "London Borough Council Elections - 7 May 1998 - including the Greater London Authority referendum results - By-elections" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. p. 150. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
5. Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis. "London Borough Council Elections - 7 May 1998 - including the Greater London Authority referendum results - By-elections" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. p. 146. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
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