1998 Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council election

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.[1][2]

Election result

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Party Votes Seats
Liberal Democrats 24,018 (42.93%)
Decrease 3.44 34 (65.4%)
34 / 52
Decrease 9
Conservative Party 19,814 (35.42%)
Increase 0.42 14 (26.92%)
14 / 52
Increase 7
Labour Party 11,638 (20.80%)
Increase 2.36 4 (7.7%)
4 / 52
Increase 2
Independent Resident 403 (0.72%)
N/A 0 (0.0%)
0 / 52
N/A
Socialist Labour 70 (0.13%)
N/A 0 (0.0%)
0 / 52
N/A
4 34 14
Labour Liberal Democrats Conservative

Ward results

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Barnes (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Gent C. Ms. 1722 49.1 −0.2
Liberal Democrats Westmorland B. Ms. 1616
Liberal Democrats Style A. Ms. 1584
Conservative Yandle J. 1430 40.8 +0.4
Conservative Ross J. 1406
Conservative Burton-Prateley M. 1361
Labour Frisby L. 356 10.1 −0.2
Labour Neimer A. Ms. 346
Labour Lumborg R. 297
Turnout 50.0 −9.3
Central Twickenham (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Porter D. 937 35.5 −3.4
Conservative Lamb S. 927
Liberal Democrats Coombs J. 894 33.9 −2.8
Liberal Democrats Golder C. Ms. 855
Labour Nixon G. 810 30.7 +6.3
Labour Rogers D. 765
Turnout 48.1 −7.0
East Sheen (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative True N. 1167 53.9 +2.9
Conservative Flemington M. Ms. 1128
Liberal Democrats Morris P. 700 32.3 −5.8
Liberal Democrats Perrin R. 695
Labour Curtis P. Ms. 299 13.8 +2.8
Labour Fowler J. 264
Turnout 46.2 −13.4
East Twickenham (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Mann L. 1595 45.7 −0.6
Liberal Democrats Cornwell D. 1558
Liberal Democrats Whittall J. 1475
Labour Choat F. Ms. 1056 30.2 +4.1
Labour De Marco A. 974
Labour Rapley I. 931
Conservative Poyser P. Ms. 842 24.1 −3.5
Conservative Chamberlain D. 826
Conservative Sparrow T. Ms. 807
Turnout 39.9 −12.7
Ham & Petersham (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Jones S. Ms. 1528 57.8 −1.2
Liberal Democrats Williams D. 1487
Liberal Democrats Miller B. 1437
Conservative Sparrow D. 735 27.8 +1.7
Conservative Proctor R. 725
Conservative Britto D. 701
Labour Hunt A. Ms. 382 14.4 −0.4
Labour Risner P. Ms. 340
Labour Somers D. 328
Turnout 45.3 −12.0
Hampton (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Woodward A. Ms. 1287 42.8 +8.2
Conservative Matthews J. Ms. 1227
Liberal Democrats Woodriff B. 1569 40.8 −7.1
Conservative Mundy R. 1215
Liberal Democrats Lees M. 1109
Liberal Democrats Fayle S. Ms. 1101
Labour Cross C. Ms. 492 16.4 −1.1
Labour Carrier C. Ms. 463
Labour Spawls L. Ms. 446
Turnout 44.6 −7.6
Hampton Hill (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Samuel G. 1390 40.8 +0.4
Liberal Democrats Alexander B. Ms. 1379 40.5 −1.3
Conservative Kreling M. 1361
Conservative Pipe P. Ms. 1340
Liberal Democrats Gossage J. 1327
Liberal Democrats Stone G. 1233
Labour Firth B. 639 18.8 +1.0
Labour Goodier R. 615
Labour Gilligan K. 571
Turnout 50.1 −5.7
Hampton Nursery (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Woodriff M. Ms. 745 41.8 −6.1
Liberal Democrats Cardy J. 662
Conservative Williams M. Ms. 586 32.9 +2.4
Conservative Cape J. Ms. 575
Labour Beaty S. 450 25.3 +3.7
Labour Yusuf M. 396
Turnout 36.5 −11.2
Hampton Wick (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Arbour T. 1600 44.4 +3.8
Liberal Democrats Rae G. Ms. 1477 41.0 −1.0
Conservative Parsons E. Ms. 1446
Conservative Rogers B. 1385
Liberal Democrats Tresise J. Ms. 1369
Liberal Democrats McDougall M. 1344
Labour Mackinlay H. 527 14.6 −2.8
Labour Tutchell D. 482
Labour Wyatt J. Ms. 465
Turnout 46.3 −4.5
Heathfield (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats King R. 1315 45.0 −3.8
Liberal Democrats Jones M. 1255
Liberal Democrats Treble W. 1174
Conservative Miles B. 961 32.6 −0.4
Conservative Ross K. 935
Conservative Leamy S. 902
Labour Hanlon S. 646 22.1 +3.9
Labour Guichard S. 631
Labour Marchant H. 608
Turnout 40.1 −14.5
Kew (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Lourie A. 1618 46.7 +0.9
Liberal Democrats Miller J. Ms. 1603
Liberal Democrats Barnett A. 1558
Conservative Jowit R. 1295 37.4 +2.3
Conservative Britto S. Ms. 1284
Conservative Saywell J. 1266
Labour Cobbett N. 548 15.8 +1.0
Labour Marder P. Ms. 502
Labour Villanueva A. Ms. 464
Turnout 46.9 −11.5
Mortlake (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Stanier E. Ms. 1048 39.5 −13.1
Labour Langford B. 1014 38.2 +20.8
Labour Matthews B. 1004
Labour Marder B. 979
Liberal Democrats Rudd J. 975
Liberal Democrats Vernon S. 951
Conservative Hoy C. Ms. 593 22.3 −7.7
Conservative McAlister M. 575
Conservative Earl J. 559
Turnout 45.7 −7.5
Palewell (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Summers J. Ms. 1459 46.2 −0.4
Liberal Democrats Daglish M. 1387
Conservative Blake H. Ms. 1315 41.6 +0.1
Liberal Democrats Manners A. 1313
Conservative Urquhart N. Ms. 1310
Conservative Saunders J. 1306
Labour Genders W. 386 12.2 +0.3
Labour Creighan K. 383
Labour Metzger M. Ms. 375
Turnout 50.5 −9.4
Richmond Hill (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Weber M. Ms. 1287 47.7 +3.9
Liberal Democrats Lee P. Ms. 1261
Liberal Democrats Mollett A. 1220
Conservative Gray G. 993 36.8 −2.9
Conservative Van Dinter C. Ms. 949
Conservative Marsh M. 934
Labour Martin G. 418 15.5 −1.1
Labour Laird A. 413
Labour Syed M. 358
Turnout 41.5 −13.2
Richmond Town (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Cornish A. Ms. 960 49.9 −1.1
Liberal Democrats Carthew N. 926
Conservative Bennett R. 609 31.7 −2.3
Conservative Watts I. 582
Labour Dunne P. 353 18.4 +3.5
Labour Monks K. 317
Turnout 41.3 −15.9
South Twickenham (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Orchard D. 1381 35.2 −1.2
Conservative Butler A. 1246
Conservative Lait N. 1243
Liberal Democrats Pope G. 1142 29.1 −12.2
Labour Cullen F. 992 25.3 +3.0
Liberal Democrats Carr M. Ms. 989
Labour Mayer A. Ms. 958
Liberal Democrats Topol S. 891
Labour Butters N. 888
Independent Resident Armstrong J. 403 10.3 N/A
Turnout 47.1 −4.1
Teddington (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Elengorn M. 1603 49.0 −4.4
Liberal Democrats Knight S. 1502
Liberal Democrats Mumford J. 1495
Conservative Temlett P. 1044 31.9 +3.3
Conservative Maxwell K. 995
Conservative Broughton J. 987
Labour Boaler C. 623 19.1 +1.0
Labour Banaji P. Ms. 613
Labour Orton N. Ms. 604
Turnout 43.2 −10.2
West Twickenham (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Gold M. 1028 49.0 +7.3
Labour Mackenzie E. Ms. 982
Liberal Democrats Allen P. 620 29.6 −7.9
Liberal Democrats Knight R. Ms. 596
Conservative Hollis P-J. Ms. 379 18.1 −2.6
Conservative Hollis R. 377
Socialist Labour Rose A. Ms. 70 3.3 N/A
Turnout 44.1 −12.7
Whitton (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Mackinney G. Ms. 1357 41.8 −5.4
Liberal Democrats Mackinney K. 1343
Liberal Democrats Warren K. 1308
Conservative Jezzard G. 1270 39.1 +4.2
Conservative Pearce T. 1201
Conservative Pearce M. 1195
Labour Lupton S. Ms. 619 19.1 +1.2
Labour Harry D. 594
Labour Morgan J. Ms. 591
Turnout 47.4 −6.1

References

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  1. ^ "Policy and politics: Local Elections: Analysis: Council poll results". The Guardian. 19 May 1998. p. 16.
  2. ^ "Richmond-upon-Thames Borough Council Elections" (PDF). Richmond-upon-Thames Borough Council. Richmond-upon-Thames Borough Council. Retrieved 20 January 2016.