1998 Havering London Borough Council election

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1998 Havering London Borough Council election
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All 63 seats up for election to Havering London Borough Council
32 seats needed for a majority
Registered177,509[1]
Turnout60,891, 34.30% (Decrease 11.64)[1]
  First party Second party
  Blank Blank
Leader Wilfred C. Mills Unknown
Party Labour Residents
Leader since 1997 Unknown
Leader's seat Hilldene Unknown
Last election 31 seats, 43.87% 17 seats, 18.18%
Seats before 27 21
Seats won 29 17
Seat change Decrease 2 Steady
Popular vote 55,964 37,407
Percentage 38.55% 25.77%
Swing Decrease 5.32 Increase 7.59
  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader Unknown Unknown
Party Conservative Liberal Democrats
Leader since Unknown Unknown
Leader's seat Unknown Unknown
Last election 11 seats, 25.02% 4 seats, 11.65%
Seats before 12 2
Seats won 14 3
Seat change Increase 3 Decrease 1
Popular vote 40,493 8,139
Percentage 27.90% 5.61%
Swing Increase 2.88 Decrease 6.04
Council control before election


No Overall Control

Council control after election


No Overall Control

The 1998 Havering London Borough Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Havering London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the council stayed in no overall control.

Electoral arrangements

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63 councillors were elected from 25 wards. Each ward returned two or three councillors. The 1998 election was the last to use the wards established in 1978 (and subject to minor revision in 1994) with new boundaries in use for the next election in 2002. Councillors were elected for a four-year term.

Polling took place on 7 May 1998.

Results

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Labour remained the largest group on the council, losing two seats to become three short of a majority.[2][3][4] The Labour Party lost two seats to the Conservatives in Collier Row ward, two seats to the Liberal Democrats in Oldchurch ward and one to the Residents Association in St Andrew's ward. Two seats were gained by Labour from the Liberal Democrats in Harold Wood ward. The Conservatives gained one seat from the Liberal Democrats in St Edward's ward.

1998 Havering London Borough Council election[5][6]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 29 3 5 Decrease 2 46.03 38.55 55,964 Decrease 5.32
  Residents 17 1 1 Steady 26.98 25.77 37,407 Increase 7.59
  Conservative 14 3 0 Increase 3 22.22 27.90 40,493 Increase 2.88
  Liberal Democrats 3 2 3 Decrease 1 4.76 5.61 8,139 Decrease 6.04
  Ind. Residents 0 0 0 Steady 0.00 1.58 2,302 New
  Third Way 0 0 0 Steady 0.00 0.59 851 Increase 0.12
Total 63 145,156

Ward results

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(*) - Indicates an incumbent candidate

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

Airfield

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Airfield (3)[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Raymond Emmett* 1,172 44.35 Decrease 18.66
Labour Christopher Purnell* 1,093
Labour Benjamin Norwin 991
Residents Dorothy Gray 636 25.98 New
Conservative John Carter 482 18.52 Decrease 1.95
Conservative Charles Morris 454
Conservative Nicholas Hughes 424
Third Way Jeannie Trueman 273 11.15 Increase 6.63
Registered electors 7,325 Decrease 174
Turnout 2,080 28.40 Decrease 14.94
Rejected ballots 6 0.29 Increase 0.26
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Ardleigh Green

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Ardleigh Green (2)[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Edward Cahill 867 39.99 Increase 0.43
Conservative Mark Gadd 779
Ind. Residents Keith Donovan 605 27.65 New
Labour Janet Fisher 555 25.92 Decrease 2.33
Ind. Residents Richard Arnold 533
Labour David Harding 512
Liberal Democrats Peter Spence 145 6.44 Decrease 25.75
Liberal Democrats Helen Tegg 120
Registered electors 6,229 Decrease 23
Turnout 2,187 35.11 Decrease 10.44
Rejected ballots 7 0.32 Increase 0.18
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Brooklands

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Brooklands (2)[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Eamonn Mahon 750 44.62 Decrease 9.37
Labour Jeffery Stafford 663
Residents Charles Fancourt 406 25.39 Increase 13.57
Residents Carole Burnie 398
Conservative Henry Tebbutt 398 22.20 Decrease 11.99
Conservative David Hayhow 305
Liberal Democrats Peter Davies 126 7.80 New
Liberal Democrats John Deeks 121
Registered electors 5,594 Decrease 11
Turnout 1,685 30.12 Decrease 19.62
Rejected ballots 6 0.36 Increase 0.25
Labour hold
Labour hold

Chase Cross

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Chase Cross (2)[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Andrew Rosindell* 2,067 81.03 Increase 19.99
Conservative Henry Tebbutt 1,730
Labour Paul Stygal 462 18.97 Decrease 19.99
Labour Frederick Symes 427
Registered electors 5,484 Decrease 18
Turnout 2,587 47.17 Decrease 5.34
Rejected ballots 11 0.43 Increase 0.19
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Collier Row

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Collier Row (2)[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Andrew Curtin 883 51.58 Increase 14.79
Conservative Geoffrey Starns 828
Labour Patrick Ridley* 820 48.42 Decrease 14.79
Labour Comfort Usukumah 786
Registered electors 5,498 Decrease 93
Turnout 1,817 33.05 Decrease 12.25
Rejected ballots 9 0.88 Increase 0.56
Conservative gain from Labour
Conservative gain from Labour

Cranham East

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Cranham East (2)[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Residents Jean Mitchell* 1,570 69.15 Increase 5.92
Residents Geoffrey Lewis* 1,465
Labour Anthony Gibbs 410 18.23 Decrease 4.75
Labour John McKernan 390
Conservative Terence Lewis 251 9.32 Decrease 4.46
Conservative Christine Scott 158
Liberal Democrats David Bowman 75 3.30 New
Liberal Democrats Thomas Hall 70
Registered electors 5,410 Decrease 10
Turnout 2,309 42.68 Decrease 8.15
Rejected ballots 7 0.30 Increase 0.19
Residents hold
Residents hold

Cranham West

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Cranham West (2)[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Residents Louisa Sinclair* 2,095 77.60 Increase 7.12
Residents Joan Lewis* 1,997
Labour Tom Horlock 325 12.21 Decrease 1.12
Labour Henry Miller 319
Conservative Jean Curtin 248 9.24 Decrease 6.95
Conservative Patrick Curtin 239
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Thomas 34 0.95 New
Liberal Democrats Michael Thomas 16
Registered electors 5,467 Decrease 24
Turnout 2,692 49.24 Decrease 6.11
Rejected ballots 4 0.15 Increase 0.12
Residents hold
Residents hold

Elm Park

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Elm Park (3)[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ray Harris 1,640 50.22 Increase 2.70
Labour Jack Hopelman* 1,638
Labour Janet Davis 1,592
Conservative Ronald Clifford 1,143 31.90 Increase 8.53
Conservative Norman Forster 1,054
Conservative David Lel 896
Third Way Graham Williamson 578 17.88 Increase 0.76
Registered electors 8,786 Decrease 173
Turnout 3,154 35.90 Decrease 13.29
Rejected ballots 24 0.76 Increase 0.69
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Emerson Park

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Emerson Park (2)[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Gardner†[n 1] 1,019 43.23 Decrease 8.10
Conservative Paul Rochford 981
Labour Maureen Scott 594 23.78 Decrease 2.79
Ind. Residents Anthony Benton 591 25.16 New
Ind. Residents James Saunders 573
Labour Ronald Whitworth 506
Liberal Democrats Graham Watkins 184 7.83 Decrease 14.27
Liberal Democrats Garry White 178
Registered electors 7,226 Increase 57
Turnout 2,442 33.79 Decrease 10.46
Rejected ballots 11 0.45 Increase 0.32
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Gidea Park

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Gidea Park (2)[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Residents Valerie Evans* 1,010 44.36 Increase 3.45
Residents Ian Wilkes* 995
Conservative Edward Eden 896 38.34 Increase 0.47
Conservative Robert Whitton 837
Labour Francis Bland 403 17.30 Decrease 3.92
Labour John Daly 379
Registered electors 5,644 Decrease 17
Turnout 2,366 41.92 Decrease 6.27
Rejected ballots 7 0.30 Increase 0.23
Residents hold
Residents hold

Gooshays

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Gooshays (3)[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Kevin Robinson 1,118 58.13 Decrease 10.48
Labour William Harrison* 1,070
Labour Yvonne Cornell 1,067
Conservative Margaret Gardner 337 17.22 Decrease 2.14
Residents Eric Staggs 331 15.63 New
Residents Ian Stocker 318
Conservative Eileen Rosindell 306
Residents Joan Street 226
Liberal Democrats Geoffrey Coles 185 9.02 Decrease 3.01
Liberal Democrats Rosina Martin 174
Liberal Democrats John Porter 146
Registered electors 7,643 Decrease 132
Turnout 1,979 25.89 Decrease 16.77
Rejected ballots 4 0.20 Increase 0.20
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Hacton

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Hacton (3)[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Residents Barbara Reith* 1,544 53.22 Increase 5.00
Residents Eileen Cameron 1,522
Residents Ivor Cameron* 1,517
Labour Susan Jiggens 849 29.12 Decrease 6.52
Labour Richard Harradine 836
Labour Bryan Vincent 823
Conservative Sidney Ball 537 17.66 Increase 1.52
Conservative Maureen Carter 494
Conservative Donald Cawthorne 490
Registered electors 8,802 Increase 245
Turnout 3,066 34.83 Decrease 17.03
Rejected ballots 2 0.07 Decrease 0.25
Residents hold
Residents hold
Residents hold

Harold Wood

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Harold Wood (3)[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Coles* 1,079 31.96 Decrease 9.20
Labour Brian Eagling 1,061 34.16 Increase 2.46
Labour Caroline Wood 1,054
Labour Neil Stanton 999
Liberal Democrats Ian Sanderson 947
Liberal Democrats Keith Taffs 888
Conservative Edward Bates 693 22.03 Decrease 5.11
Conservative Malcolm Brace 679
Conservative Georgina Galpin 637
Residents Jeffrey 397 11.85 New
Residents Patrick Curtis 358
Residents Martin Davin 325
Registered electors 8,377 Increase 245
Turnout 3,167 37.81 Decrease 9.94
Rejected ballots 7 0.22 Increase 0.07
Liberal Democrats hold
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats

Heath Park

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Heath Park (2)[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Eric Munday* 1,270 57.12 Decrease 9.96
Conservative Michael White†[n 2] 1,212
Labour John McCole 701 31.00 Decrease 1.33
Labour Richard Packer 646
Liberal Democrats Caroline Turner 279 11.88 Decrease 8.63
Liberal Democrats Madge Mulliner 237
Registered electors 6,563 Increase 57
Turnout 2,303 35.09 Decrease 8.30
Rejected ballots 8 0.35 Increase 0.21
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Heaton

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Heaton (3)[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ken Clark 1,159 62.09 Decrease 6.67
Labour Ruby Latham* 1,149
Labour Denis O'Flynn* 1,143
Conservative Richard Wilson 392 19.00 Decrease 0.57
Residents Winifred Davies 361 18.91 New
Residents David Evans 357
Conservative David Eden 343
Residents Peter Galloway 333
Conservative Jeanne Eden 321
Registered electors 8,287 Decrease 196
Turnout 2,046 24.69 Decrease 11.69
Rejected ballots 11 0.54 Increase 0.41
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Hilldene

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Hilldene (3)[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Wilfrid Mills* 1,088 73.20 Increase 1.93
Labour David Hill 1,085
Labour Ann Roberts 1,042
Conservative John Neill 442 26.80 Increase 8.32
Conservative Cornelius Desmond 372
Conservative Andrew Everett 363
Registered electors 6,043 Decrease 255
Turnout 1,647 27.25 Decrease 15.29
Rejected ballots 11 0.67 Increase 0.63
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Hylands

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Hylands (3)[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Raymond Shaw* 1,393 50.64 Decrease 11.15
Labour May Whitelock†[n 3] 1,371
Labour Michael Wood* 1,296
Conservative Martin Sinclair 1,064 38.44 Increase 16.16
Conservative Anthony Fawcett 1,019
Conservative John Ross 999
Liberal Democrats David Bruck 298 10.93 Increase 0.97
Liberal Democrats Reginald Leavens 291
Liberal Democrats Albert Rabone 287
Registered electors 9,149 Increase 199
Turnout 2,823 30.86 Decrease 13.22
Rejected ballots 11 0.39 Increase 0.34
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Mawney

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Mawney (3)[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Pamela Craig 1,389 57.10 Increase 4.03
Labour Sheila McCole* 1,316
Labour Robert Kilbey* 1,242
Conservative Derek Price 1,081 42.90 Increase 10.31
Conservative Martin Smith 1,037
Conservative Jamsheed Khan 847
Registered electors 8,469 Decrease 29
Turnout 2,594 30.63 Decrease 13.98
Rejected ballots 10 0.39 Increase 0.34
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Oldchurch

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Oldchurch (2)[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Nigel Meyer 723 50.30 New
Liberal Democrats Malcolm Zetter 679
Labour Tony Gordon* 523 33.37 Decrease 34.91
Labour Tony Rew* 407
Conservative Keith Prince 245 16.33 Decrease 15.39
Conservative Frederick Thompson 210
Registered electors 5,131 Increase 208
Turnout 1,490 29.04 Decrease 6.14
Rejected ballots 3 0.20 Increase 0.49
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour

Rainham

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Rainham (3)[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Anthony Ellis* 1,742 54.34 Decrease 10.96
Labour Harry Webb* 1,657
Labour Brian Kent* 1,569
Residents Malvin Brown 956 31.37 New
Conservative Nicola Everett 480 14.29 Decrease 20.41
Conservative Coral Sinclair 415
Conservative Geoffrey Woods 412
Registered electors 9,410 Decrease 1
Turnout 2,886 30.67 Decrease 9.29
Rejected ballots 5 0.17 Decrease 0.20
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Rise Park

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Rise Park (2)[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Norman Symonds* 1,025 44.88 Increase 2.00
Conservative Joseph Webster 920
Residents John Shrimpton 706 32.49 New
Residents Michael Winter 702
Labour Alan Fenn 516 22.63 Decrease 16.11
Labour Joseph Macveigh 465
Registered electors 5,881 Increase 32
Turnout 2,244 38.16 Decrease 9.26
Rejected ballots 7 0.31 Decrease 0.09
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

St Andrew's

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St Andrew's (3)[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Residents Christopher Oliver* 1,423 45.76 Increase 19.86
Residents John Mylod* 1,416
Residents Michael Winter 1,272
Labour Georgina Carr 960 31.18 Decrease 10.48
Labour Graham Carr* 948
Labour Terence Matthews 893
Conservative Pauline Orrin 711 23.06 Decrease 9.38
Conservative Thomas Orrin 703
Conservative Richard Strauss 657
Registered electors 8,867 Increase 112
Turnout 3,148 35.50 Decrease 11.26
Rejected ballots 4 0.13 Decrease 0.04
Residents hold
Residents hold
Residents gain from Labour

St Edward's

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St Edward's (2)[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Raymond Connelly 560 29.77 Decrease 5.68
Conservative Wendy Thompson 526
Residents George Montgomery 447 22.62 New
Labour George Taylor†[n 4] 445 24.12 Decrease 4.36
Liberal Democrats Eden Mulliner 436 23.49 Decrease 12.58
Labour Caroline Warren 435
Liberal Democrats David Williams 421
Residents Pamela Wilkes 378
Registered electors 5,215 Increase 140
Turnout 1,918 36.78 Decrease 9.78
Rejected ballots 2 0.10 Decrease 0.11
Conservative hold
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats

South Hornchurch

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South Hornchurch (3)[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Residents Leonard Long* 1,134 44.76 Decrease 10.14
Residents Reginald Whitney* 1,012
Labour Thomas Binding 964 40.22 Increase 4.60
Residents Wendy Clark 951
Labour Leslie Reid 927
Labour David Burn 892
Conservative Dennis Bull 391 15.02 Increase 5.54
Conservative Guy Gower 331
Conservative Iris Cotier 317
Registered electors 8,476 Decrease 42
Turnout 2,450 28.91 Decrease 25.62
Rejected ballots 4 0.16 Decrease 0.03
Residents hold
Residents hold
Labour gain from Residents

Upminster

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Upminster (3)[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Residents Linda Hawthorn* 3,012 78.87 Increase 10.49
Residents Owen Ware* 2,935
Residents Muriel Mylod* 2,902
Labour Patricia Brown 480 11.56 Decrease 0.30
Labour David Scott 412
Labour Renato Martins 405
Conservative Patricia Jones 372 9.57 Decrease 10.19
Conservative Carol Roberts 344
Registered electors 8,533 Increase 74
Turnout 3,811 44.66 Decrease 10.25
Rejected ballots 5 0.13 Decrease 0.02
Residents hold
Residents hold
Residents hold

Notes

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  1. ^ Gardner was a sitting councillor representing the Ardleigh Green ward
  2. ^ White was a sitting councillor representing the Chase Cross ward
  3. ^ Whitelock was a sitting councillor representing the Airfield ward
  4. ^ Taylor was a sitting councillor representing the Brooklands ward

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" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. p. 202. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  2. ^ "London Borough Council Elections 7 May 1998 including the Greater London Authority Referendum results" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2015. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  3. ^ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "London Borough of Havering Election Results 1964-2010" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  4. ^ "1998 London Borough of Havering local election results". Havering Council. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z 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. 86–89, 202–203. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2015. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "London Borough of Havering Election Results 1964-2010" (PDF). Elections Centre. Plymouth University. pp. 10–12. Retrieved 28 May 2025.