1998 Westminster City Council election

1998 local election in England, UK

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7 May 1998

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All 60 council seats of the Westminster City Council
31 seats needed for a majority

	First party	Second party	Third party

Party	Conservative	Labour	Liberal Democrats
Last election	45	15	0
Seats won	47	13	0
Seat change	3	2	0
Percentage	55.1%	32.1%	9.0

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.^[1]

Election result


Party	Seats	Change	Percent
Conservatives	47	3	55.1%
Labour	13	2	32.1%
Liberal Democrats	0	0	9.0%
Resident's Association	0	0	3.8%
Green	0	0	3.8%

Ward results

Baker Street

Candidate^[1]	Party	Votes	Percent
Angela Hooper	Conservative	581	67.9%
Ian Wilder	Conservative	563	67.9%
Derek Buckland	Labour	182	19.4%
Theresa Nnaji	Labour	145	19.4%
Rosalind Oakley	Liberal Democrats	117	12.6%
Sara Coakley	Liberal Democrats	96	12.6%
Total Voters		868

Bayswater

Bayswater (3)
Candidate	Party	Votes	Percent
Anne Barns	Conservative	1,142	51.7%
Michael Brahams		1,060
Frixos Tombolis		1,011
Michael Katz	Labour	782	37.0%
Generoso Alcantara		768
Charles Payne		748
Susan Banng	Liberal Democrats	235	9.1%
Jennifer Coleman		168
Doreen Kearney		162
Angela Georgievski	Green	135	2.2%
Total Voters		2,194

Belgrave

Belgrave (2)
Candidate	Party	Votes	Percent
Elizabeth Blois	Conservative	941	77.7%
Catherine Longworth	Conservative	919	77.7%
Peter Cavalla	Labour	163	13.5%
Angela Forrester	Labour	160	13.5%
Raymond Roberts	Liberal Democrats	119	8.8%
Angela Whitelegge	Liberal Democrats	91	8.8%
Total Voters		1,254

Bryanston

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percent
Jennifer Bianco	Conservative	700	68.3%
John Bull	Conservative	673	68.3%
Pamela Hurtt	Labour	215	20.0%
Tony Rea	Labour	187	20.0%
Colin Bell	Liberal Democrats	126	11.7%
Nikhil Seth	Liberal Democrats	109	11.7%
Total Voters		1,015

Cavendish

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percent
Andrew Allum	Conservative	1,294	65.6%
Harvey Marshall		1,285
Mark Page		1,203
Brenda Buxton	Labour	539	26.3%
William Beckett		533
Francis Prideaux		446
Nicholas Hole	Liberal Democrats	170	8.1%
Michael Pepperrell		169
Colin Wing		126
Total Voters		2,049

Church Street

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percent
Barbara Grahame	Labour	990	60.8%
Ron Harley		968
Murad Qureshi		896
Jonathan O'Brien	Conservative	464	28.4%
William Diffey		444
Julian Smith		425
Robert Bell	Liberal Democrats	178	10.8%
Jose da Silva Veiga		174
Martin Thompson		157
Total Voters		1,719

Churchill

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percent
Carol Bailey	Conservative	1,760	59.9%
Garry Walsh		1,672
John Cronin		1,652
Margaret Cavalla	Labour	953	32.7%
Josephine Abercrombie		912
David Boothroyd		912
Anthony Brett-Jones	Liberal Democrats	200	6.5%
Rhoda Torres		178
Michael Holmans		176
Gordon Webster	Independent	74	0.9%
Total Voters		3,017

Hamilton Terrace

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percent
Judith Warner	Conservative	754	67.9%
Roderick Nye	Conservative	726	67.9%
Margaret Barton	Labour	211	19.3%
Margherita Rendel	Labour	209	19.3%
Frances Franklin	Liberal Democrats	147	12.8%
Gertrude Haywood	Liberal Democrats	132	12.8%
Total Voters		1,187

Harrow Road

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percent
Alan Lazarus	Labour	1,189	65.8%
Jillian Selbourne		1,162
Gary Martin		1,115
Patrick O'Sullivan	Conservative	435	22.9%
Daniel Astaire		411
Timothy Slotover		358
Donald McLachlan	Liberal Democrats	225	11.4%
John Brown		193
Kathleen Hobbins		180
Total Voters		1,913

Hyde Park

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percent
Pamela Batty	Conservative	971	71.6%
Anne Mallinson		940
Edmund Lazarus		910
Angela Graham	Labour	224	16.0%
Louis Al-Dhahir		207
Joseph Ogden		198
Zoe Goldstein	Liberal Democrats	151	10.0%
Giles Crown		134
Derek Marshall		108
Marlene Hayter	Green	97	2.5%
Total Voters		1,388

Knightsbridge

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percent
John Cox	Conservative	725	72.6%
Gillian Rees-Mogg	Conservative	721	72.6%
Sarah Beal	Labour	154	13.7%
Tania Chislett	Liberal Democrats	148	13.8%
Elizabeth Mackeith	Liberal Democrats	126	13.8%
Alen Matthewson	Labour	118
Total Voters		1,047

Lancaster Gate

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percent
Richard Tallboys	Conservative	956	67.0%
Robert Davis		949
Simon Milton		925
Patricia Parsons	Labour	331	22.4%
Spencer Livermore		315
Andrew Somerville		302
Sheila Kaye	Liberal Democrats	178	10.6%
Johannes Venmans		138
John Abrams		132
Total Voters		1,469

Little Venice

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percent
Melvyn Caplan	Conservative	1,352	61.3%
Barba Schmeling		1,318
Johnathan Lord		1,317
Joseph Hagarty	Labour	689	30.5%
Guthrie McKie		655
David Obaze		642
Ruth Simms	Liberal Democrats	199	8.1%
David Brewin		166
Philip Wardle		164
Total Voters		2,293

Lord's

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percent
Cyril Nemeth	Conservative	853	67.9%
Kevin Gardner	Conservative	839	67.9%
Katharine Hoskyns	Labour	276	21.1%
Phillida Inman	Labour	250	21.1%
Richard de Ste Croix	Liberal Democrats	157	11.0%
Herbert Hartwell	Liberal Democrats	118	11.0%
Total Voters		1,304

Maida Vale

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percent
Susie Burbridge	Conservative	1,430	56.9%
Janet Prendergast		1,409
Ronald Raymond-Cox		1,401
Vinod d'Cruz	Labour	951	36.0%
Antony Mothersdale		868
David Worton		864
Anne Couchman	Liberal Democrats	203	7.1%
Martin Horwood		183
Zena Lutrin		140
Total Voters		2,611

Millbank

In Millbank, there were two Conservative gains from Labour.

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percent
Duncan Sandys	Conservative	1,144	47.5%
Justin Powell-Tuck	Conservative	1,123	47.5%
Peter Wright	Labour	1,119	45.7%
Mair Garside	Labour	1,112	45.7%
Alastair Moss	Conservative	1,088
Simon Winters	Labour	996
Margaret Lang	Liberal Democrats	185	6.7%
Timothy Green		165
Robin Metzner		126
Total Voters		2,570

Queen's Park

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percent
Barrie Taylor	Labour	914	53.5%
Paul Dimoldenberg		846
Mushtaq Qureshi		841
Mary Nicholas	Resident's Association	443	24.0%
Mary Germain		383
Emmanuel Anfu		339
Richard Phibbs	Conservatives	289	16.8%
Andrew Reid		272
Richard Tray		257
Peter Budge	Green	81	1.7%
Peter Crystal	Liberal Democrats	81	3.8%
David Hall-Matthews		56
Anthony Williams		56
Total Voters		1,755

Regent's Park

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percent
Johnathan Djanogly	Conservative	1,381	67.9%
Timothy Joiner		1,357
Louise St. John Howe		1,350
Linda Hardman	Labour	481	22.8%
John Edwards		455
Richard Nicholls		437
Patricia McCarthy	Liberal Democrats	220	9.3%
Ian Sutherland		181
Alan Thompson		157
Total Voters		2,089

St George's

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percent
Alan Bradley	Conservative	1,808	69.6%
Christopher Malthouse		1,732
Benjamin Segal		1,728
Isobel Bowler	Labour	541	20.2%
David Blackall		500
Manuela Sykes		491
Janice Taverne	Liberal Democrats	271	10.1%
Miranda Green		264
Gwenda Wood		233
Total Voters		2,620

St James's

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percent
Louise Hyams	Conservative	742	64.8%
Alexander Nicoll	Conservative	714	64.8%
David Propert	Labour	405	35.2%
James Sheward	Labour	385	35.2%
Total Voters		1,189

Victoria

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percent
David Harvey	Conservative	934	64.3%
Timothy Mitchell	Conservative	900	64.3%
Ingrid Gibson	Labour	355	24.8%
Steven Burgess	Labour	352	24.8%
Josephine Hayes	Liberal Democrats	167	10.9%
Simon Turner	Liberal Democrats	144	10.9%
Total Voters		1,471

West End

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percent
Andrew Whitney	Labour	1,041	57.7%
Nicola Russell		974
Katherine Thorne		952
Clive Collins	Conservative	529	22.0%
Michael Bullen		506
Iheoma Oteh		403
Morag Beattie	Liberal Democrats	249	12.1%
Vera Williams		198
Alison Dash		175
Johnathan Frame	Liberals	117	2.3%
Total Voters		1,879

Westbourne

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percent
Nicholas Boles	Conservative	739	49.3%
Richard Stirling-Gibb	Conservative	582	49.3%
Peter Martindale	Independent	564	21.1%
David Beida	Labour	273	16.2%
Richard O'Brien	Liberal Democrats	208	13.5%
Wing Ho	Labour	160
Bernard Silver	Liberal Democrats	153
Total Voters		1,488

References

^ ^a ^b "London Borough Council Elections 7 May 1998 including the Greater London Authority Referendum results" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 29 March 2015.

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