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1998 Waltham Forest London Borough Council election

1998 Waltham Forest London Borough Council election
← 1994 7 May 1998 (1998-05-07) 2002 →
57 seats up for election to Waltham Forest London Borough Council
29 seats needed for a majority
Registered156,186[1]
Turnout53,404, 34.19% (Decrease 10.46)[1]
  First party Second party Third party
  Blank Blank Blank
Leader Huw Morgan-Thomas Unknown Unknown
Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats
Leader since 1994 Unknown Unknown
Leader's seat Leytonstone Unknown Unknown
Last election 27 seats, 42.83% 16 seats, 23.34% 14 seats, 31.99%
Seats before 28 16 13
Seats won 30 15 12
Seat change Increase 2 Decrease 1 Decrease 1
Popular vote 60,808 32,979 44,195
Percentage 43.08% 23.36% 31.31
Swing Decrease 4.29 Decrease 4.71 Decrease 0.68
Council control before election


No Overall Control

Council control after election


Labour

The 1998 Election to Waltham Forest Council, a borough in London. England was held in May 1998. The whole council was up for election for the first time since the 1994 election.

Waltham Forest local elections are held every four years, with the next due and held in 2002. The Labour Party won majority control of the council.

Election result

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Waltham Forest Local Election Result 1998[2][3]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 30 3 1 Increase 2 52.63 43.08 60,808 Decrease 4.29
  Conservative 15 0 1 Decrease 1 26.32 23.36 32,979 Decrease 4.71
  Liberal Democrats 12 1 2 Decrease 1 21.05 31.31 44,195 Decrease 0.68
  Green 0 0 0 Steady 0.00 1.70 2,408 Increase 0.63
  Ind. Residents 0 0 0 Steady 0.00 0.19 267 New
  BNP 0 0 0 Steady 0.00 0.14 197 New
  Independent 0 0 0 Steady 0.00 0.12 171 Decrease 0.43
  Socialist (GB) 0 0 0 Steady 0.00 0.10 135 New
Total 57 141,160

Ward results

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(*) - Indicates an incumbent candidate

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

Cann Hall

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Cann Hall (3)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Clyde Kitson* 1,741 64.26 Increase10.37
Liberal Democrats Keith A. Rayner* 1,652
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth J. Phillips* 1,651
Labour Jahungir Khan 855 31.81 Decrease 9.02
Labour Ian Leslie 847
Labour John J. Walsh 795
Conservative Mary Neilson-Hansen 114 3.93 Decrease 1.35
Conservative Adrian Fannon 98
Conservative David W. J. Hemsted 96
Registered electors 7,538 Decrease 287
Turnout 2,847 37.77 Decrease12.13
Rejected ballots 18 0.63 Increase 0.55
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Cathall

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Cathall (3)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Milton Martin 1,143 62.17 Decrease 3.49
Labour Shameem K. A. Highfield 1,086
Labour Terence V. Wheeler* 1,071
Liberal Democrats Abdul K. Mian 321 17.46 Increase 1.70
Liberal Democrats Mark B. Southall 318
Liberal Democrats Angela J. Wait 288
Green Stephen J. Clough 193 10.91 New
Conservative Roger W. Hemsted 175 9.46 Decrease 0.98
Conservative Margery Williams 165
Conservative Edward H. Robinson 162
Registered electors 7,412 Decrease 754
Turnout 1,818 24.53 Decrease12.13
Rejected ballots 10 0.55 Increase 0.25
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Chapel End

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Chapel End (3)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Patricia A. Atherton* 1,402 47.68 Decrease 4.73
Liberal Democrats Robert D. Belam* 1,395
Liberal Democrats Graham A. Woolnough* 1,354
Labour Jack Kaye 949 30.14 Increase 4.01
Labour Richard C. Sweden 855
Labour Mahesh Laheru 820
Conservative Christopher A. McMurray 504 18.21 Increase 1.86
Conservative Eric V. Edis 502
Conservative Richard Y. McCauley 502
BNP Alan Gould 141 5.11 New
Registered electors 7,825 Decrease 92
Turnout 3,003 38.38 Decrease11.80
Rejected ballots 15 0.50 Increase 0.42
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Chingford Green

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Chingford Green (3)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Michael C. Fish* 1,846 58.20 Increase 8.18
Conservative Derek B. Arnold* 1,815
Conservative Michael J. Lewis* 1,721
Liberal Democrats Henry A. Boyle 719 21.56 Decrease 7.48
Liberal Democrats Ian A. Paterson 677
Labour Elizabeth J. Lee 663 20.23 Increase 1.80
Labour Richard W. Davies 618
Liberal Democrats Christopher Mullington 598
Labour Rita O'Reilly 590
Registered electors 8,934 Decrease 103
Turnout 3,295 36.88 Increase10.87
Rejected ballots 11 0.33 Increase 0.26
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Endlebury

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Endlebury (2)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter V. Herrington 1,311 62.26 Increase 4.62
Conservative Mladen Jovcic* 1,271
Labour Stephen J. Pierpoint 403 17.43 Decrease 1.95
Liberal Democrats Kathleen G. Mudie 325 14.76 Decrease 8.22
Labour Krit G. S. Serai 320
Liberal Democrats Monica Phemister 287
Green Joan Allen 115 5.55 New
Registered electors 6,269 Increase 15
Turnout 2,185 34.85 Decrease 9.49
Rejected ballots 9 0.41 Increase 0.16
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Forest

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Forest (3)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mohammed F. Rahman* 1,691 53.95 Increase 6.09
Labour Kabal S. Dhillon* 1,479
Labour Simon P. Tucker 1,453
Liberal Democrats Mohammed Shafiq 1,078 36.96 Decrease 7.97
Liberal Democrats Patrick C. Smith 1,066
Liberal Democrats Peter A. Strachan 1,023
Conservative Thomas Kelly 285 9.09 Increase 1.88
Conservative David Evans 268
Conservative Nicholas J. Purkis 226
Registered electors 7,752 Decrease 151
Turnout 3,025 39.02 Decrease11.53
Rejected ballots 35 1.16 Increase 0.89
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Grove Green

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Grove Green (3)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Tarsem S. Bhogal* 1,203 47.89 Decrease 7.21
Labour Jane A. Duran 1,133
Labour Andrew J. Lock* 1,108
Liberal Democrats Nazir A. Butt 821 32.30 Increase 6.30
Liberal Democrats Mohamed H. Bagas 772
Liberal Democrats Jeniffer E. Sullivan 730
Green William J. Measure 277 11.56 Increase 3.37
Conservative Rosemary A. Holman 226 8.25 Decrease 2.46
Conservative Barbara I. Martin 193
Conservative Pamela A. Jovcic 173
Registered electors 7,782 Decrease 209
Turnout 2,439 31.34 Decrease11.31
Rejected ballots 31 1.27 Increase 1.09
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Hale End

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Hale End (2)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Douglas A. Norman* 850 37.18 Decrease 0.14
Conservative Lesley A. Finlayson* 833
Liberal Democrats Joan M. Carder 723 31.92 Increase 1.34
Liberal Democrats John D. Beanse 722
Labour Martin J. Dore 597 26.09 Increase 1.39
Labour Jennifer A. Williams†[n 1] 584
Green Michael P. Farrell 109 4.82 Decrease 2.58
Registered electors 5,487 Increase 131
Turnout 2,336 42.57 Decrease10.94
Rejected ballots 8 0.34 Increase 0.27
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Hatch Lane

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Hatch Lane (3)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Geoffrey A. Walker* 1,297 43.73 Decrease 4.68
Conservative Marion J. Fitzgerald 1,287
Conservative Laurie Braham* 1,232
Labour Stewart B. Blackledge 1,121 37.06 Increase 8.13
Labour David G. Hayes 1,072
Labour Gerard A. Lyons 1,041
Liberal Democrats Frank Brown 371 11.79 Decrease10.87
Liberal Democrats Janet R. Hoskins 341
Liberal Democrats John G. Smith-Pryor 317
Green Robert F. Tatam 216 7.43 New
Registered electors 8,253 Decrease 38
Turnout 2,946 35.70 Decrease 8.70
Rejected ballots 13 0.44 Increase 0.25
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

High Street

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High Street (3)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Liaquat Ali* 1,402 47.68 Decrease 6.34
Labour David M. S. Blunt 1,351
Liberal Democrats Robert Wheatley†[n 2] 1,321 42.91 Increase12.45
Labour Aktar Beg* 1,199
Liberal Democrats Mohammad S. Diwan 1,144
Liberal Democrats Franklyn E. Georges 1.091
Conservative Fiona J. Buchanan 288 9.41 Decrease 6.12
Conservative Robert J. Brock 267
Conservative Riaz A. Butt 225
Registered electors 7,974 Decrease 124
Turnout 3,086 38.70 Decrease 6.08
Rejected ballots 22 0.71 Increase 0.49
Labour hold
Labour hold
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour

Higham Hill

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Higham Hill (2)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Robert A. Carey* 781 44.70 Decrease22.06
Liberal Democrats Peter D. Woolcott 679
Labour Peter J. Barnett 599 35.15 Increase 9.98
Labour Karen E. Dunphie 549
Ind. Residents David R. W. Bracegirdle 152 8.18 New
Conservative Douglas Buchanan 149 8.54 Increase 0.43
Conservative Philip M. Hallsworth 130
Ind. Residents Reginald F. Reed 115
BNP Terence R. Cooper 56 3.43 New
Registered electors 4,882 Decrease 156
Turnout 1,756 35.97 Decrease14.59
Rejected ballots 5 0.28 Increase 0.08
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Hoe Street

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Hoe Street (3)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sylvia A. Poulsen* 1,504 51.33 Decrease 1.18
Labour Eric G. Sizer* 1,461
Labour Mohammed N. Nasim* 1,328
Conservative Jenny Buzzard 501 17.14 Decrease 3.18
Conservative Paul J. Buzzard 497
Liberal Democrats Patricia I. Wardell 483 14.28 Decrease 1.02
Green Stephen W. Lambert 481 17.25 Increase 5.38
Conservative Khan Mehboob 435
Liberal Democrats Mohammed Aslam 366
Liberal Democrats Liaquat Ali 345
Registered electors 9,001 Decrease 245
Turnout 2,803 31.14 Decrease12.87
Rejected ballots 21 0.75 Increase 0.50
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Larkswood

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Larkswood (3)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John F. Walter* 1,482 51.71 Increase 0.46
Conservative Michael Thompson* 1,445
Conservative Eric G. Williams* 1,400
Labour Carolyn M. Brown 949 33.28 Increase 4.94
Labour David Evans 930
Labour Patricia A. Evans 906
Liberal Democrats Violet P. Wells 445 15.01 Decrease 5.40
Liberal Democrats Geraldine F. McElarney 409
Liberal Democrats Keith J. Wanden 402
Registered electors 10,086 Increase 245
Turnout 3,048 30.22 Decrease12.60
Rejected ballots 12 0.39 Increase 0.08
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Lea Bridge

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Lea Bridge (3)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Anthony J. Buckley* 1,226 54.63 Decrease 8.23
Labour Sarah A. Buckley* 1,206
Labour Roberto Bruni 1,062
Liberal Democrats Mehor Khan 628 28.33 Increase12.87
Liberal Democrats Kay-Lorraine Andrews 607
Liberal Democrats Mashoodul F. Qureshi 577
Conservative Barbara E. Strank 377 17.04 Decrease 1.41
Conservative Susan F. Webb 362
Conservative John T. Strank 351
Registered electors 7,818 Decrease 323
Turnout 2,410 30.83 Decrease 7.00
Rejected ballots 20 0.83 Increase 0.51
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Leyton

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Leyton (3)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Robert F. Sullivan* 1,636 49.60 Decrease 3.03
Liberal Democrats Loretta Hodges* 1,615
Liberal Democrats Charles H. Tuckey* 1,549
Labour Christopher A. Robbins 1,306 39.58 Decrease 7.78
Labour Paul E. Redcliffe†[n 3] 1,272
Labour Clive W. Morton 1,253
Socialist (GB) Louise H. Thompson 135 4.18 New
Green David I. Smith 117 3.63 New
Conservative Geoffrey G. Carr 105 3.01 New
Conservative Victor G. Thompson 97
Conservative Nicola J. Thompson 89
Registered electors 7,845 Decrease 499
Turnout 3,343 42.61 Decrease 6.11
Rejected ballots 16 0.48 Increase 0.18
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Leytonstone

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Leytonstone (3)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jennifer C. Gray* 1,398 47.53 Decrease 4.02
Labour Huw M. Morgan-Thomas* 1,268
Labour Clyde W. Loakes 1,237
Liberal Democrats John C. Howard 808 29.11 Increase 4.28
Liberal Democrats Shahnaz S. Malik 807
Liberal Democrats Antony W. Gammage 775
Green Maureen C. C. Measure 246 8.99 Decrease 1.02
Conservative Amanda Comber 235 8.12 Decrease 5.49
Conservative Sylvia M. Herrington 216
Conservative Michael E. Williams 216
Independent Roderick M. Milroy 171 6.25 New
Registered electors 7,531 Decrease 723
Turnout 2,643 35.09 Decrease 7.77
Rejected ballots 12 0.45 Increase 0.22
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Lloyd Park

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Lloyd Park (3)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Evan M. Jones* 1,149 58.38 Increase 8.57
Labour Martin J. O'Connor 1,129
Labour Narinder S. Matharoo* 983
Liberal Democrats Stanley D. Forecast 417 22.32 Increase 2.48
Liberal Democrats Peter H. S. Hatton 416
Liberal Democrats Michael Hopkins 414
Conservative Cuthbert Brewster 371 19.30 Decrease 0.10
Conservative Carolyn E. Edis 360
Conservative Andrew P. J. Hemsted 347
Registered electors 7,563 Decrease 694
Turnout 2,114 27.95 Decrease12.90
Rejected ballots 21 0.99 Increase 0.84
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

St James Street

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St James Street (3)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Diana S. Murray* 1,245 49.83 Increase 4.85
Labour Tahir Kamal 1,162
Labour Graham Smith 1,153
Conservative Ashgar Ali 693 22.86 Increase10.11
Conservative Christine L. Pollinger 470
Conservative David H. Webb 470
Liberal Democrats Yousaff Khan 452 15.05 Increase 3.29
Liberal Democrats Mohammed Younis 351
Green Thomas Ruxton 292 12.26 Increase 4.30
Liberal Democrats Mohammed S. Sheikh 272
Registered electors 9,392 Decrease 327
Turnout 2,539 27.03 Decrease11.83
Rejected ballots 17 0.67 Increase 0.54
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Valley

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Valley (3)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John M. Gover* 1,080 45.52 Increase 2.50
Labour Margaret L. Broadley 1,022 41.62 Increase13.40
Conservative Jeremy R. Evans* 1,018
Conservative Nial Finlayson* 997
Labour Michael P. Jeremiah 917
Labour Nicholas L. Russell 891
Liberal Democrats David A. Young 325 12.85 Decrease 8.47
Liberal Democrats Keith A. Hardy 286
Liberal Democrats Jane A. Croucher 263
Registered electors 8,254 Decrease 141
Turnout 2,453 29.72 Decrease 8.67
Rejected ballots 18 0.73 Increase 0.48
Conservative hold
Labour gain from Conservative
Conservative hold

Wood Street

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Wood Street (3)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Angela M. Bean*[n 4] 1,522 41.15 Increase 0.59
Labour Chris Dunn 1,367
Labour Peter J. Dawe 1,365
Liberal Democrats Peter L. Leighton* 1,316 37.14 Decrease 8.48
Liberal Democrats Robert S. Meadowcroft 1,275
Liberal Democrats Sean Meiszner* 1,248
Conservative Michael J. Caplan 394 11.20 Decrease 2.62
Conservative Tina McMurray 389
Conservative Jude T. Lobendham 375
Green Christine J. Olende 362 10.51 New
Registered electors 8,588 Decrease 192
Turnout 3,315 38.60 Decrease11.19
Rejected ballots 14 0.42 Increase 0.35
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats
Labour hold
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats

Notes

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  1. ^ Williams was a sitting councillor representing the High Street ward
  2. ^ Wheatley was a sitting councillor representing the Higham Hill ward
  3. ^ Redcliffe was a sitting councillor representing the Grove Green ward
  4. ^ Bean replaced Cllr. Neal A. Chubb after his resignation in 1997[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b 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. 216. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u 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. 172–174, 216–217. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "London Borough of Waltham Forest Election Results 1964-2010" (PDF). Elections Centre. Plymouth University. pp. 10–11. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
  4. ^ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis. "London Borough Council Elections - 7 May 1998 - Including the Greater London Authority referendum results - By-election" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. p. 174. Retrieved 15 November 2024.