1998 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election
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The 1998 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council.[1][2][3]
Background
[edit]The election saw the Conservative Party only put up five candidates in the election,[4] and they failed to win any seats on the council.[5] The Labour leader of the council, George Brooker, stood down at the election after 51 years.[6] He opposed the Greater London Authority referendum that took place at the same time as the election, however Barking and Dagenham saw 73.49% vote in favour and 26.51% against.[6][7] Overall turnout in the election was 25.41%.[2]
Election result
[edit]Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 47 | 0 | 0 | ±0.0 | 92.2 | 67.2 | -4.1% | ||
Chadwell Heath Residents Association | 3 | 0 | 0 | ±0.0 | 5.8 | ||||
Liberal Democrats | 1 | 0 | 0 | ±0.0 | 2.0 | 23.2 | +3.9% |
Ward results
[edit]Abbey
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jeannette Alexander | 1,223 | 71.2 | +9.9 | |
Labour | Graham Bramley | 1,054 | |||
Labour | Mohammed Fani | 976 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Brian Beadle | 495 | 28.8 | +26.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Sheila Clay | 453 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Siobhan Jebb | 349 | |||
Turnout | 1,901 | 27.3 | +12.4 | ||
Registered electors | 6,958 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Alibon
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Terence Wade | 727 | 72.7 | −11.7 | |
Labour | Ernest White | 678 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Catherine Kelly | 141 | 14.1 | −1.5 | |
Conservative | Malcolm Beatty | 132 | 13.2 | N/A | |
Turnout | 996 | 24.5 | −12.4 | ||
Registered electors | 4,135 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Becontree
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Edith Bradley | 754 | 75.8 | −5.4 | |
Labour | John Wainwright | 610 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Anthony Stepton | 241 | 24.2 | +5.6 | |
Turnout | 1,027 | 19.8 | −14.1 | ||
Registered electors | 5,190 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Cambell
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Joan Rawlinson | 1,074 | 78.8 | +4.3 | |
Labour | Jeffrey Porter | 1,047 | |||
Labour | June Van Roten | 1,041 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Michael Mailey | 289 | 21.2 | +5.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Kelly | 250 | |||
Turnout | 1,510 | 23.4 | −13.9 | ||
Registered electors | 6,459 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Chadwell Heath
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Residents | Ronald Curtis | 1,347 | 62.2 | +13.7 | |
Residents | Albert Gibbs | 1,344 | |||
Residents | Robert Jeyes | 1,287 | |||
Labour | Donna Beckett | 619 | 28.6 | −10.1 | |
Labour | Peter Metia | 593 | |||
Labour | Nana-Aba Andah | 537 | |||
Conservative | Mary Justice | 201 | 9.3 | +2.4 | |
Turnout | 2,136 | 31.7 | −8.9 | ||
Registered electors | 6,738 | ||||
Residents hold | Swing | ||||
Residents hold | Swing | ||||
Residents hold | Swing |
Eastbrook
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Lawrence Bunn | 1,238 | 73.6 | −8.5 | |
Labour | Leonard A. Collins | 1,089 | |||
Labour | Sidney Summerfield | 1,077 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Graham E. Churchman | 444 | 26.4 | −8.5 | |
Turnout | 1,646 | 25.1 | −10.0 | ||
Registered electors | 6,551 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Eastbury
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Stephen Churchman | 870 | 51.1 | +1.1 | |
Labour | Patrick Manley | 833 | 48.9 | −1.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Daniel Felton | 668 | |||
Labour | David Miles | 607 | |||
Turnout | 1,679 | 40.1 | −16.0 | ||
Registered electors | 4,190 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Fanshawe
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Frederick Jones | 1,092 | 73.7 | −9.2 | |
Labour | Herbert Collins | 1,065 | |||
Labour | Raymond Parkin | 927 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Winifred Chapman | 390 | 26.3 | +9.2 | |
Turnout | 1,521 | 24.7 | −12.1 | ||
Registered electors | 6,153 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Gascoigne
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Kathleen Flint | 958 | 77.3 | +15.8 | |
Labour | Valerie Rush | 851 | |||
Labour | Milton McKenzie | 800 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Claire Stepton | 282 | 22.7 | −15.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Bryan Tester | 238 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Robert Pembroke | 229 | |||
Turnout | 1,277 | 23.4 | −11.1 | ||
Registered electors | 5,451 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Goresbrook
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Terence Power | 805 | 66.1 | −17.7 | |
Labour | Alan Thomas | 723 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Liam Smith | 413 | 33.9 | +17.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Peter Downs | 344 | |||
Turnout | 1,291 | 24.5 | +13.8 | ||
Registered electors | 5,265 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Heath
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Charles Fairbrass | 1,150 | 69.0 | −21.3 | |
Labour | Sidney Kallar | 1,075 | |||
Labour | John Lawrence | 1,002 | |||
Conservative | Linda Hallewell | 265 | 15.9 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Alison South | 251 | 15.1 | +5.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Margaret Tester | 197 | |||
Turnout | 1,553 | 23.7 | −13.1 | ||
Registered electors | 6,556 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Longbridge
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Madeleine Baker | 1,074 | 57.7 | +8.7 | |
Labour | Susan Bramley | 1,069 | |||
Labour | Nirmal Gill | 870 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Alan Cooper | 786 | 42.3 | −16.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jayne Cooper | 778 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Edith Downs | 713 | |||
Turnout | 2,023 | 30.2 | −15.1 | ||
Registered electors | 6,707 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Manor
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | June Conyard | 803 | 77.5 | −3.2 | |
Labour | Rita Hannah-Rogers | 753 | |||
Liberal Democrats | David Boorman | 233 | 22.5 | +3.2 | |
Turnout | 1,080 | 22.9 | −15.4 | ||
Registered electors | 4,710 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Marks Gate
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Maureen Worby | 651 | 79.6 | +1.6 | |
Labour | Colin Pond | 524 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Anthony Pace | 167 | 20.4 | −1.6 | |
Turnout | 896 | 25.0 | −12.4 | ||
Registered electors | 3,580 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Parsloes
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jean Blake | 763 | 77.2 | −0.8 | |
Labour | Steven Gill | 700 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Emma Smith | 225 | 22.8 | +0.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Wendy Churchman | 220 | |||
Turnout | 1,091 | 23.5 | −15.3 | ||
Registered electors | 4,641 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
River
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Patricia Twomey | 768 | 75.9 | −2.4 | |
Labour | Inder Jamu | 597 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Hayley Downs | 244 | 24.1 | +2.4 | |
Turnout | 985 | 20.7 | −12.9 | ||
Registered electors | 4,754 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Thames
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | George Shaw | 941 | 72.5 | −4.4 | |
Labour | Royston Patient | 914 | |||
Thames View Environmental and Residents Association | Edward Mussett | 287 | 22.1 | N/A | |
Thames View Environmental and Residents Association | Charles Lambert | 285 | |||
Liberal Democrats | David Oram | 70 | 5.4 | −4.9 | |
Turnout | 1,345 | 30.8 | −15.7 | ||
Registered electors | 4,458 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Triptons
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Davis | 1,167 | 79.7 | −3.6 | |
Labour | Margaret West | 1,011 | |||
Labour | Cameron Geddes | 920 | |||
Liberal Democrats | June Griffin | 297 | 20.3 | +3.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Paul South | 275 | |||
Turnout | 1,521 | 23.7 | +12.1 | ||
Registered electors | 6,414 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Valence
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Bryan Osborn | 939 | 74.6 | −5.9 | |
Labour | Jean Bruce | 915 | |||
Labour | Vera Cridland | 902 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Sally Storer | 320 | 25.4 | +5.9 | |
Turnout | 1,400 | 22.2 | −16.2 | ||
Registered electors | 6,298 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Village
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Katherine Golden | 1,146 | 70.1 | −8.8 | |
Labour | Darrin Best | 1,112 | |||
Labour | William Dale | 1,041 | |||
Conservative | Kenneth Coombs | 280 | 17.1 | +7.1 | |
Conservative | Susan Hallewell | 262 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Anthony Pickford | 209 | 12.8 | +1.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Trevor Johnson | 184 | |||
Turnout | 1,681 | 23.5 | −13.4 | ||
Registered electors | 7,166 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
By-elections between 1998 and 2002
[edit]Goresbrook
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Liam A. Smith | 834 | 56.3 | +22.4 | |
Labour | William F. L. Barns | 646 | 43.7 | −22.4 | |
Majority | 188 | 12.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,485 | 27.8 | +3.3 | ||
Registered electors | 5,333 | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Terence P. Power.
Eastbury
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Alan H. G. Cooper | 949 | 70.8 | +19.7 | |
Labour | David S. Miles | 342 | 25.5 | −23.4 | |
Conservative | Brian Cook | 50 | 3.7 | +3.7 | |
Majority | 607 | 55.3 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,345 | 31.8 | −8.3 | ||
Registered electors | 4,226 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Stephen W. Churchman.
Marks Gate
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Michael A. McCarthy | 443 | 56.6 | +23.0 | |
Conservative | Terence J. Justice | 290 | 37.0 | +37.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jonathan M. Lopez-Real | 27 | 3.4 | −17.0 | |
Green | Geoffrey A. Hunwicks | 23 | 2.9 | +2.9 | |
Majority | 153 | 19.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 20.0 | −5.0 | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Colin T. W. Pond.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Local Elections results". The Times. 9 May 1998. p. 46.
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- ^ Waugh, Paul (15 April 1998). "Tories write off London no go areas". Evening Standard. p. 6.
- ^ "Policy and politics: Local Elections: Analysis: Council poll results". The Guardian. 9 May 1998. p. 16.
- ^ a b Barker, Paul (3 May 1998). "Enough to make a cat laugh". The Sunday Times. p. 8.
- ^ "London referendum". The Daily Mirror. 8 May 1998. p. 2.
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