1998 Westminster City Council election

1998 Westminster City Council election

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All 60 council seats up for election to the Westminster City Council 31 seats needed for a majority
Registered	126,280 [1]
Turnout	40,398, 31.99% ( 14.11) [1]
First party Second party Third party   Leader Melvyn B. Caplan Alan G. Lazarus Unknown Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats Leader since 1995 1 May 1997 (acting) [2] July 1997 (offficially) [2] Unknown Leader's seat Little Venice Harrow Road N/A [n 1] Last election 52.02%, 45 seats 37.30, 15 seats 9.84%, 0 seats Seats won 47 13 0 Seat change 3 2 Popular vote 57,067 35,059 9,362 Percentage 55.02% 33.80% 9.03% Swing 3.00 3.50 0.81
Council control before election Conservative Subsequent council control Conservative

The 1998 Westminster Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Westminster City Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council. ^[3]

Election result

1998 Westminster City Council local elections ^{[4] [5]}

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	47	2	0	2	78.33	55.02	57,067	3.00
	Labour	13	0	0		21.67	33.80	35,059	3.50
	Liberal Democrats	0	0	0		0.00	9.03	9,362	0.81
	Residents	0	0	0		0.00	1.12	1,165	New
	Independent	0	0	0		0.00	0.62	638	New
	Green	0	0	0		0.00	0.30	313	New
	Liberal	0	0	0		0.00	0.11	117	New
Total		60						103,721

Ward results

(*) - Indicates an incumbent candidate

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

Baker Street

Baker Street (2) ^{[4] [5]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Angela M. Hooper*	581	67.93	2.30
	Conservative	Ian G. Wilder*	563
	Labour	Derek J. Buckland	182	19.42	0.83
	Labour	Theresa U. Nnaji	145
	Liberal Democrats	Rosalind Oakley	117	12.65	0.14
	Liberal Democrats	Sara A. Coakley	96
Registered electors			3,430		514
Turnout			868	25.31	15.67
Rejected ballots			5	0.58	0.41
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Bayswater

Bayswater (3) ^{[4] [5]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Anne E. Barns*	1,142	49.57	0.78
	Conservative	Michael C. Brahams*	1,060
	Conservative	Frixos G. Tombolis	1,011
	Labour	Michael D. Katz	782	35.46	7.61
	Labour	Generoso Alcantara	768
	Labour	Charles E. Payne	748
	Liberal Democrats	Susan M. Barring	235	8.72	2.14
	Liberal Democrats	Jennifer S. Coleman	168
	Liberal Democrats	Doreen Kearney	162
	Green	Angela V. Georgievski	135	6.25	New
Registered electors			6,559
Turnout			2,194	33.45	19.91
Rejected ballots			8	0.04	0.06
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Belgrave

Belgrave (2) ^{[4] [5]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Elizabeth F. M. Blois*	941	77.73	1.57
	Conservative	Catherine Longworth*	919
	Labour	Peter Cavalla	163	13.50	0.11
	Labour	Angela Forrester	160
	Liberal Democrats	Raymond C. Roberts	119	8.78	1.67
	Liberal Democrats	Angela M. Whitelegge	91
Registered electors			4,050		665
Turnout			1,254	30.96	11.31
Rejected ballots			6	0.48	0.01
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Bryanston

Bryanston (2) ^{[4] [5]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jennifer Bianco*	700	68.31	3.34
	Conservative	John Bull*	673
	Labour	Pamela N. Hurtt	215	20.00	8.35
	Labour	Tony S. Rea	187
	Liberal Democrats	Colin J. Bell	126	11.69	New
	Liberal Democrats	Nikhil Seth	109
Registered electors			3,403		710
Turnout			1,015	29.83	13.02
Rejected ballots			7	0.69	0.26
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Cavendish

Cavendish (3) ^{[4] [5]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Andrew H. Allum	1,294	65.60	8.61
	Conservative	Harvey C. J. Marshall*	1,285
	Conservative	Mark L. Page	1,203
	Labour	Brenda J. Buxton	539	26.33	7.18
	Labour	William M. Beckett	533
	Labour	Francis M. Prideaux	446
	Liberal Democrats	Nicholas F. R. Hole	170	8.07	1.43
	Liberal Democrats	Michael J. Pepperrell	169
	Liberal Democrats	Colin E. Wing	126
Registered electors			6,160		1,089
Turnout			2,049	33.26	15.84
Rejected ballots			24	1.25	1.05
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Church Street

Church Street (3) ^{[4] [5]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Barbara J. Grahame*	990	60.77	7.56
	Labour	Ron M. Harley*	968
	Labour	Murad Qureshi	896
	Conservative	Jonathan S. A. O'Brien	464	28.39	6.06
	Conservative	William T. Diffey	444
	Conservative	Julian S. Smith	425
	Liberal Democrats	Robert E. Bell	178	10.84	1.10
	Liberal Democrats	Jose da Silva Veiga	174
	Liberal Democrats	Martin A. Thompson	157
Registered electors			6,826		617
Turnout			1,719	25.18	19.95
Rejected ballots			19	1.10	0.85
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Churchill

Churchill (3) ^{[4] [5]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Carol A. Bailey*	1,760	58.86	7.98
	Conservative	Garry Walsh	1,672
	Conservative	John C. de M. Cronin	1,652
	Labour	Margaret M. Cavalla	953	32.15	6.80
	Labour	Josephine Abercrombie	912
	Labour	David Boothroyd	912
	Liberal Democrats	Anthony T. Brett-Jones	200	6.41	3.76
	Liberal Democrats	Rhoda M. Torres	178
	Liberal Democrats	Michael D. Holmans	176
	Independent	Gordon C. Webster	74	2.57	New
Registered electors			6,659		233
Turnout			3,017	45.31	17.22
Rejected ballots			21	0.70	0.53
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Hamilton Terrace

Hamilton Terrace (2) ^{[4] [5]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Judith A. Warner*	754	67.92	1.63
	Conservative	Roderick C. Nye	726
	Labour	Margaret I. Barton	211	19.27	4.84
	Labour	Margherita N. Rendel	209
	Liberal Democrats	Frances S. Franklin	147	12.80	0.43
	Liberal Democrats	Gertrude E. Haywood	132
Registered electors			3,881		277
Turnout			1,187	30.58	14.62
Rejected ballots			7	0.59	0.53
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Harrow Road

Harrow Road (3) ^{[4] [5]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Alan G. Lazarus*	1,189	65.79	1.36
	Labour	Jillian A. Selbourne*	1,162
	Labour	Gary P. Martin	1,115
	Conservative	Patrick J. O'Sullivan	435	22.85	3.60
	Conservative	Daniel P. Astaire	411
	Conservative	Timothy J. H. Slotover	358
	Liberal Democrats	Donald McLachlan	225	11.35	2.24
	Liberal Democrats	John D. Brown	193
	Liberal Democrats	Kathleen J. Hobbins	180
Registered electors			7,402		1,027
Turnout			1,913	25.84	16.25
Rejected ballots			25	1.31	1.12
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Hyde Park

Hyde Park (3) ^{[4] [5]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Pamela J. J. Batty*	971	68.24	3.19
	Conservative	Anne M. Mallinson*	940
	Conservative	Edmund A. Lazarus*	910
	Labour	Angela M. Graham	224	15.21	1.92
	Labour	Louis Al-Dhahir	207
	Labour	Joseph G. Ogden	198
	Liberal Democrats	Zoe P. Goldstein	151	9.51	1.93
	Liberal Democrats	Giles H. Crown	134
	Liberal Democrats	Derek Marshall	108
	Green	Marlene Hayter	97	7.04	New
Registered electors			5,357		824
Turnout			1,388	25.91	12.23
Rejected ballots			4	0.29	0.23
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Knightsbridge

Knightsbridge (2) ^{[4] [5]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John C. L. Cox	725	72.59	3.55
	Conservative	Gillian Rees-Mogg	721
	Labour	Sarah E. Beal	154	13.65	2.32
	Liberal Democrats	Tania T. Chislett	148	13.76	5.97
	Liberal Democrats	Elizabeth M. Mackeith	126
	Labour	Alen J. Mathewson	118
Registered electors			3,811		573
Turnout			1,047	27.47	5.35
Rejected ballots			13	1.24	1.05
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Lancaster Gate

Lancaster Gate (3) ^{[4] [5]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Richard G. Tallboys	956	66.97	4.78
	Conservative	Robert J. Davis*	949
	Conservative	Simon H. Milton*	925
	Labour	Patricia M. Parsons	331	22.43	3.66
	Labour	Spencer Livermore	315
	Labour	Andrew N. Somerville	302
	Liberal Democrats	Sheila Kaye	178	10.60	1.12
	Liberal Democrats	Johannes A. Venmans	138
	Liberal Democrats	John F. Abrams	132
Registered electors			5,607		805
Turnout			1,469	26.20	11.89
Rejected ballots			13	0.88	0.55
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Little Venice

Little Venice (3) ^{[4] [5]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Melvyn B. Caplan*	1,352	61.32	7.41
	Conservative	Barbara J. Schmeling	1,318
	Conservative	Jonathan G. C. Lord*	1,317
	Labour	Joseph Hegarty	689	30.54	7.91
	Labour	Guthrie K. McKie	655
	Labour	David E. R. Obaze	642
	Liberal Democrats	Ruth D. Simms	199	8.14	0.50
	Liberal Democrats	David R. Brewin	166
	Liberal Democrats	Philip J. Wardle	164
Registered electors			6,098		794
Turnout			2,293	37.60	17.91
Rejected ballots			19	0.83	0.45
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Lord's

Lord's (2) ^{[4] [5]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Cyril Nemeth*	853	67.87	2.51
	Conservative	Kevin A. Gardner*	839
	Labour	Katharine M. Hoskyns	276	21.10	0.55
	Labour	Phillida R. Inman	250
	Liberal Democrats	Richard J. de Ste Croix	157	11.03	2.24
	Liberal Democrats	Herbert R. R. Hartwell	118
Registered electors			4,241		311
Turnout			1,304	30.75	9.84
Rejected ballots			8	0.61	0.30
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Maida Vale

Maida Vale (2) ^{[4] [5]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Susie M. Burbridge	1,430	56.92	8.05
	Conservative	Janet M. Prendergast*	1,409
	Conservative	Ronald C. M. Raymond-Cox*	1,401
	Labour	Vinod R. d'Cruz	951	36.02	8.51
	Labour	Antony G. Mothersdale	868
	Labour	David Worton	864
	Liberal Democrats	Anne Couchman	203	7.06	0.46
	Liberal Democrats	Martin C. Horwood	183
	Liberal Democrats	Zena S. Lutrin	140
Registered electors			6,724		667
Turnout			2,611	38.83	14.58
Rejected ballots			19	0.73	0.70
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Millbank

Millbank (3) ^{[4] [5]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Duncan J. W. Sandys	1,144	47.53	7.95
	Conservative	Justin D. Powell-Tuck	1,123
	Labour	Peter D. Wright*	1,119	45.72	4.22
	Labour	Mair E. Garside* [n 2]	1,112
	Conservative	Alastair M. Moss	996
	Labour	Simon J. Winters*	996
	Liberal Democrats	Margaret Lang	185	6.74	1.74
	Liberal Democrats	Timothy S. Green	165
	Liberal Democrats	Robin C. Metzner	126
Registered electors			5,809		212
Turnout			2,579	44.40	9.00
Rejected ballots			21	0.81	0.61
	Conservative gain from Labour
	Conservative gain from Labour
	Labour hold

Queen's Park

Queen's Park (3) ^{[4] [5]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Barrie K. Taylor*	914	51.81	7.56
	Labour	Paul H. Dimoldberg* [n 3]	846
	Labour	Mushtaq Qureshi*	841
	Residents	Mary W. Nicholas	443	23.21	New
	Residents	Mary German	383
	Residents	Emmanuel V. Anfu	339
	Conservative	Richard H. W. N. Phibbs	289	16.30	13.97
	Conservative	Andrew R. Reid	272
	Conservative	Richard L. Tray	257
	Green	Peter Budge	81	4.84	New
	Liberal Democrats	Peter M. Crystal	81	3.84	1.85
	Liberal Democrats	David N. J. Hall-Matthews	56
	Liberal Democrats	Anthony P. Williams	56
Registered electors			6,276		765
Turnout			1,755	27.96	16.79
Rejected ballots			27	1.54	1.03
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Regent's Park

Regent's Park (3) ^{[4] [5]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jonathan S. Djanogly*	1,381	67.92	0.20
	Conservative	Timothy M. Joiner† [n 4]	1,357
	Conservative	Louise V. St. John Howe	1,350
	Labour	Linda C. Hardman	481	22.81	1.46
	Labour	John A. Edwards	455
	Labour	Richard H. Nicholls	437
	Liberal Democrats	Patricia C. McCarthy	220	9.27	0.31
	Liberal Democrats	Ian R. Sutherland	181
	Liberal Democrats	Alan W. Thompson	157
Registered electors			6,114		123
Turnout			2,089	34.17	8.26
Rejected ballots			12	0.57	0.45
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

St George's

St George's (3) ^{[4] [5]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Alan Bradley*	1,808	69.61	4.35
	Conservative	Christopher L. Malthouse	1,732
	Conservative	Benjamin A. Segal*	1,728
	Labour	Isobel M. W. Bowler	541	20.24	0.36
	Labour	David M. Blackall	500
	Labour	Manuela Sykes	491
	Liberal Democrats	Janice Taverne	271	10.15	2.52
	Liberal Democrats	Miranda K. Green	264
	Liberal Democrats	Gwenda M. Wood	233
Registered electors			7,878		1,170
Turnout			2,620	33.26	13.16
Rejected ballots			14	0.53	0.14
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

St James's

St James's (2) ^{[4] [5]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Louise R. Hyams	742	64.83	7.32
	Conservative	Alexander J. McD. Nicoll*	714
	Labour	David C. Propert	405	35.17	1.86
	Labour	James A. Sheward	385
Registered electors			3,547		287
Turnout			1,189	33.52	11.82
Rejected ballots			18	1.51	1.31
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Victoria

Victoria (2) ^{[4] [5]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David J. Harvey*	934	64.31	0.11
	Conservative	Timothy J. Mitchell	900
	Labour	Ingrid T. Gibson	355	24.79	1.98
	Labour	Steven T. Burgess	352
	Liberal Democrats	Josephine M. Hayes	167	10.90	1.10
	Liberal Democrats	Simon N. Turner	144
Registered electors			4,236		787
Turnout			1,471	34.73	14.15
Rejected ballots			9	0.61	0.49
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Westbourne

Westbourne (3) ^{[4] [5]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Andrew J. Whitley* [n 5]	1,041	55.17	1.88
	Labour	Nicola Russell	974
	Labour	Katherine H. Thorne	952
	Conservative	Clive L. Collins	529	26.74	4.64
	Conservative	Michael A. R. Bullen	506
	Conservative	Iheoma E. U. Oteh	403
	Liberal Democrats	Morag G. Beattie	249	11.57
	Liberal Democrats	Vera G. Williams	198
	Liberal Democrats	Alison C. Dash	175
	Liberal	Jonathan Frame	117	6.53	New
Registered electors			7,396		868
Turnout			1,879	25.41	16.81
Rejected ballots			27	1.44	1.11
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

West End

West End (2) ^{[4] [5]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Nicholas E. C. Boles	739	40.74	19.06
	Conservative	Richard A. Stirling-Gibb	582
	Independent	Peter J. Martindale	564	34.78	New
	Labour	David Beida	273	13.35	3.57
	Liberal Democrats	Richard O'Brien	208	11.13	12.15
	Labour	Wing K. Ho	160
	Liberal Democrats	Bernard Silver	153
Registered electors			4,816		728
Turnout			1,488	30.90	6.60
Rejected ballots			4	0.27	0.20
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Notes

1. No Liberal Democrats had a seat on the council before or after the election
2. Garside replaced Cllr. Peter C. S. Bradley after his resignation in 1996 ^[4]
3. Dimoldberg replaced Cllr. Karen P. Buck after her resignation in 1997 ^[4]
4. Joiner was a sitting councillor representing the Bayswater ward
5. Whitley replaced Cllr Andrew H. Dismore after his resignation in 1997 ^[4]

References

1. Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis. "London Borough Council Elections - 7 May 1998 - including the Greater London Authority referendum results - Ward Voting Statistics" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. p. 218. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
2. "No More Dismore". Marylebone Mercury. 24 July 1997. Retrieved 11 November 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
3. "London Borough Council Elections 7 May 1998 including the Greater London Authority Referendum results" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
4. 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. 182–185, 218–219. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
5. Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Westminster City Council Election Results 1964-2010" (PDF). Elections Centre. -Plymouth University. pp. 10–11. Retrieved 8 November 2024.