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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.
Election results
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 |
4 | 34 | 14 |
Labour | Liberal Democrats | Conservative |
Ward results
(*) - Indicates an incumbent candidate
Barnes
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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David R. Porter | 937 | 35.93 | 3.03 | |
Conservative | Simon Lamb | 927 | |||
Liberal Democrats | John W. G. Coombs* | 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
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
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
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 | 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
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 | 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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Geoffrey J. Samuel* | 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
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
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
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
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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Eleanor M. Stanier* | 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
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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
- Coombs replaced Cllr. Philip A. Northey after his resignation in 1996
- Samuel replaced Cllr. David A. R. Martin after his resignation in 1996
- Stanier replaced Cllr. Susan E. Fenwick after her resignation in 1997
References
- ^ 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. 212. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
- "Policy and politics: Local Elections: Analysis: Council poll results". The Guardian. 19 May 1998. p. 16.
- "Richmond-upon-Thames Borough Council Elections" (PDF). Richmond-upon-Thames Borough Council. Richmond-upon-Thames Borough Council. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- ^ 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. 148–150, 212–213. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
- ^ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "London Borough of Richmond Upon Thames Election Results 1964-2010" (PDF). Elections Centre. Plymouth University. pp. 10–11. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
- ^ 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 25 November 2024.
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