1998 Lambeth London Borough Council election

1998 Lambeth London Borough Council election
7 May 1998 (1998-05-07)
All 64 seats up for election to Lambeth London Borough Council; 33 seats needed for a majority
Registered	183,447
Turnout	58,937, 32.13% ( 10.88)
Council control before election; ; Labour	Council control after election ; ; Labour

Elections to Lambeth London Borough Council were held on 7 May 1998. The whole council was up for election and the Labour Party took overall control of the council.^[2]^[3]

Election result

Lambeth local election result 1998^[2]^[4]^[5]
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	41	18	0	18	64.06	45.35	71,112	8.98
	Liberal Democrats	18	3	10	7	28.13	31.16	48,857	2.35
	Conservative	5	0	10	10	7.81	18.40	28,855	7.95
	Green	0	0	0		0.00	3.42	5,357	1.80
	Independent Democrat	0	0	0		0.00	0.67	1,058	0.77
	Independent	0	0	1	1	0.00	0.52	821	0.31
	Socialist Alliance	0	0	0		0.00	0.24	373	New
	Socialist (GB)	0	0	0		0.00	0.11	166	New
	Tenants and Residents	0	0	0		0.00	0.09	144	New
	Communist	0	0	0		0.00	0.04	59	0.02
Total		64						156,802

Ward results

(*) - Indicates an incumbent candidate

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

Angell

Angell (3)^[4]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ambrose Hogan	946	48.43	3.64
	Labour	Donatus Anyanwu	906
	Labour	Simon Stevens	887
	Independent Democrat	Thomas Butler	315	15.74	7.14
	Independent Democrat	Raymond Woolford	301
	Independent Democrat	Andrew Morris	274
	Liberal Democrats	Alan Bevan^†^{[n 1]}	229	10.63	8.35
	Green	Albere Hanna	197	10.45	2.73
	Liberal Democrats	Manjula Roy	194
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Laming	178
	Conservative	Michael Angel	134
	Conservative	Sheila Angel	134	6.58	0.95
	Conservative	Robert Angel	104
	Independent	Alexander Owolade	95	5.04	New
	Communist	Peter Clifford	59	3.13	New
Registered electors			7,553		172
Turnout			1,869	24.75	11.37
Rejected ballots			18	0.96	0.73
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Bishop's

Bishop's (3)^[4]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Truesdale*	1,033	38.81	18.13
	Labour	Leslie Boodram	1,011	38.93	5.14
	Labour	Stephen Terence	1,011
	Liberal Democrats	Catriona Moore	977
	Liberal Democrats	Gilbert Williams*	941
	Labour	David Smith	938
	Green	Vahe Bastajian	175	6.90	New
	Conservative	Barbara Winbourne	151	5.58	0.82
	Tenants and Residents	John Howard	144	5.68	New
	Conservative	Kenneth Graham	140
	Conservative	Avril Firman	133
	Independent	Nigelle de Bar	58	2.29	New
	Independent	Simeon Fuller	46	1.81	New
Registered electors			7,889		700
Turnout			2,462	31.21	11.87
Rejected ballots			13	0.53	0.47
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats

Clapham Park

Clapham Park (3)^[4]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ruth Ling*	1,527	44.55	6.01
	Labour	Roland Doven	1,392
	Labour	Martin McEwan	1,378
	Liberal Democrats	Darren Sanders	1,154	34.00	9.77
	Liberal Democrats	Matthew Bryant	1,120
	Liberal Democrats	Clive Gross	1,005
	Conservative	Richard Bassett	698	21.45	15.79
	Conservative	Gianfranco Letizia	691
	Conservative	Richard Forsdyke	680
Registered electors			9,585		665
Turnout			3,506	36.58	7.95
Rejected ballots			38	1.08	1.03
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Clapham Town

Clapham Town (3)^[4]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Christopher Henley	1,382	41.33	4.46
	Labour	Michael English*	1,268
	Labour	Claudette Hewitt	1,240
	Conservative	Bernard Gentry*	1,194	34.47	1.59
	Conservative	John Swannick	1,026
	Conservative	David Green	1,025
	Green	Ben Hardy	430	13.70	New
	Liberal Democrats	Maria Gardner-Brown	395	10.50	16.58
	Liberal Democrats	Malcolm Baines	310
	Liberal Democrats	Maureen Mele	283
Registered electors			8,863		678
Turnout			3,076	34.71	11.26
Rejected ballots			8	0.26	0.13
	Labour hold
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Labour hold

Ferndale

Ferndale (3)^[4]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Richard Jarman	1,176	53.83	2.54
	Labour	*Mohammed Abu-Bakr^{[n 2]}**	1,153
	Labour	Paul McGlone	1,115
	Liberal Democrats	Patrick Mitchell	357	14.66	9.00
	Green	Penelope Shepherd	302	14.16	3.41
	Liberal Democrats	John Medway	294
	Liberal Democrats	Pavel Pinkava	287
	Conservative	Alison Davis	244	9.47	1.50
	Conservative	Andrew Calder	181
	Conservative	Sheila Calder	181
	Independent Democrat	Earl Simms	168	7.88	4.55
Registered electors			9,451		818
Turnout			2,084	22.05	11.06
Rejected ballots			43	2.06	1.85
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Gipsy Hill

Gipsy Hill (3)^[4]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Janet Grigg*	1,525	46.04	4.56
	Conservative	Russell A'Court	1,338
	Conservative	Gareth Compton	1,330
	Labour	John Fraser	1,311	38.23	3.78
	Labour	Neil Semple	1,110
	Labour	Philip Smith	1,061
	Green	David Goodman	265	8.73	2.21
	Liberal Democrats	Timothy Evans	234	7.00	11.02
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Thurburn	212
	Liberal Democrats	Roger Stewart	191
Registered electors			8,760		64
Turnout			3,133	35.76	8.59
Rejected ballots			15	0.48	0.45
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Herne Hill

Herne Hill (3)^[4]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	James Dickson*	1,415	48.48	4.75
	Labour	Kirsty McHugh	1,359
	Labour	Peter O'Connell*	1,170
	Conservative	Evan Davies	564	18.72	14.28
	Conservative	Lewis Robinson	500
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Bennett	464	13.33	1.09
	Conservative	Shah Isfahan	459
	Green	Timothy Mather	387	14.27	4.94
	Liberal Democrats	Diane Grigsby	344
	Liberal Democrats	Dave Raval	276
	Socialist Alliance	William Hynes	141	5.20	New
Registered electors			8,376		684
Turnout			2,546	30.40	16.05
Rejected ballots			19	0.75	0.55
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Knight's Hill

Knight's Hill (3)^[4]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Paul Connolly	1,554	41.09	7.81
	Labour	Colin Crooks	1,275
	Liberal Democrats	*Robert McConnell^{[n 3]}**	1,238	35.24	13.24
	Labour	Netti Williams	1,180
	Liberal Democrats	Morris Martin	1,128
	Liberal Democrats	Joel Robinson	1,072
	Conservative	Nathalie Ray	602	17.95	26.78
	Conservative	Thomas Shaw	581
	Conservative	Graeme Tennyson	568
	Green	John Parham	186	5.72	New
Registered electors			9,278		121
Turnout			3,447	37.15	5.06
Rejected ballots			15	0.44	0.28
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Liberal Democrats hold

Larkhall

Larkhall (3)^[4]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	*Kevin Craig^{[n 4]}**	1,357	41.75	4.13
	Labour	Rupert Bawden	1,252
	Labour	Esther Green	1,112
	Liberal Democrats	Clive Parry	970	29.44	13.24
	Liberal Democrats	Shane Redfearn-Sinclair	872
	Liberal Democrats	George Watson	782
	Independent	Elizabeth Tapsell*^{[n 5]}	413	13.90	New
	Green	Henry Bewley	207	6.97	New
	Conservative	Penelope Sinclair	206	5.18	4.34
	Conservative	Helen Gentry	135
	Conservative	William Trelawney	121
	Independent	Joseph Desouza	82	2.76	New
Registered electors			8,670		472
Turnout			2,767	31.91	3.22
Rejected ballots			10	0.36	0.12
	Labour hold
	Labour gain from Independent
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats

Oval

Oval (3)^[4]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Marietta Crichton-Stuart*	1,412	48.82	1.06
	Liberal Democrats	John Feenan	1,267
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Sawdon*	1,261
	Labour	Elizabeth Atkinson	1,053	34.80	6.36
	Labour	Stephen Beer	925
	Labour	John Hayes	831
	Conservative	John Taylor	404	10.21	2.91
	Conservative	Christopher Sinclair	230
	Conservative	Robert Halfon	190
	Socialist (GB)	Anne Hollifield	166	6.17	New
Registered electors			8,733		754
Turnout			2,769	31.71	13.36
Rejected ballots			5	0.18	0.07
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Prince's

Prince's (3)^[4]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Tuffrey*	1,204	54.05	8.18
	Liberal Democrats	Keith Fitchett*	1,134
	Liberal Democrats	*Sandra Lawman^{[n 6]}**	1,095
	Labour	Matthew Clifton	757	33.93	5.10
	Labour	Alistair Fletcher	725
	Labour	David Salisbury-Jones^†^{[n 7]}	673
	Conservative	Stephen Collier	235	10.42	3.32
	Conservative	Andrew Hayes	218
	Conservative	Jane Wright	209
	Independent	James Wood	34	1.60	New
Registered electors			6,282		143
Turnout			2,295	36.53	11.56
Rejected ballots			7	0.31	0.17
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

St Leonard's

St Leonard's (3)^[4]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Clive Bennett	1,162	42.85	8.75
	Liberal Democrats	Brian Palmer	1,103
	Liberal Democrats	Roger Giess	1,092
	Labour	Sally Bowdery	727	26.29	4.18
	Labour	Roger Bowdery	703
	Labour	Brycchan Carey	630
	Conservative	Joanna Barker	618	22.70	21.09
	Conservative	Andrew Burkinshaw	580
	Conservative	Glyn Kyle	580
	Green	Hugh Fraser	213	8.16	New
Registered electors			8,296		362
Turnout			2,660	32.06	12.07
Rejected ballots			7	0.26	0.03
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

St Martin's

St Martin's (3)^[4]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Judith Brodie	1,189	55.29	17.33
	Labour	Thomas Franklin*	1,138
	Labour	Toren Smith*	1,049
	Conservative	Claire Baker	451	18.74	18.31
	Conservative	Michael Lawson	363
	Conservative	Carolyn Young	330
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Alman	296	13.54	3.08
	Liberal Democrats	Philip Marshall	284
	Green	Maureen Owens	253	12.43	New
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Russell	247
Registered electors			7,798		339
Turnout			2,083	26.71	16.62
Rejected ballots			6	0.29	0.23
	Labour hold
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Labour hold

Stockwell

Stockwell (3)^[4]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Anthony Bottrall*	1,043	41.54	6.70
	Labour	Hugh David	1,020	41.51	9.28
	Labour	Abigail Melville	917
	Liberal Democrats	Catherine Cumberbatch-Barnett	884
	Liberal Democrats	Emma Must	844
	Labour	Kamal Paul	832
	Green	James Fraser	207	9.31	5.37
	Conservative	Keith Best	202	7.63	6.42
	Conservative	Virginia Taylor	167
	Conservative	Elizabeth Gibson	140
Registered electors			7,842		593
Turnout			2,357	30.06	15.28
Rejected ballots			27	1.15	1.03
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats

Streatham Hill

Streatham Hill (3)^[4]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	June Fewtrell	1,513	50.33	4.11
	Liberal Democrats	Roger O'Brien	1,483
	Liberal Democrats	Ashley Lumsden	1,413
	Labour	John Ohen	865	27.79	7.49
	Labour	Syed Islam	832
	Labour	Daniel Sabbagh	737
	Conservative	Roger Bennett	302	9.73	9.88
	Conservative	Anna Hunter	276
	Green	Sheila Freeman	275	9.42	3.77
	Conservative	David Stephens	274
	Socialist Alliance	Sally Coombs	80	2.74	New
Registered electors			9,213		245
Turnout			2,933	31.84	12.46
Rejected ballots			5	0.17	0.04
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Streatham South

Streatham South (3)^[4]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Alan White	1,804	56.69	22.52
	Labour	John Kazantzis	1,738
	Labour	Timothy Sargeant	1,674
	Conservative	Fiona Bulmer	1,130	35.81	13.02
	Conservative	Anthony Bays*	1,104
	Conservative	Caroline King	1,061
	Liberal Democrats	Lesley Trott	249	7.50	9.49
	Liberal Democrats	David Trott	236
	Liberal Democrats	Allen Pitt	205
Registered electors			8,442		315
Turnout			3,459	40.97	8.73
Rejected ballots			20	0.58	0.46
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Labour gain from Conservative

Streatham Wells

Streatham Wells (3)^[4]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Julian Heather*	1,556	51.45	5.40
	Liberal Democrats	Sheila Clarke	1,467
	Liberal Democrats	Daphne Hayes-Mojon*	1,419
	Labour	Robert Hill	964	30.24	10.70
	Labour	Janet Poole	850
	Labour	Gordon Poole	797
	Conservative	Anthony Liell	311	9.49	19.11
	Conservative	Lisabeth Liell	261
	Green	Michael O'Gara	254	8.82	3.02
	Conservative	Richard Patient	247
Registered electors			9,842		223
Turnout			2,966	30.14	14.76
Rejected ballots			22	0.74	0.51
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Thornton

Thornton (2)^[4]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Anthony Hewitt	1,178	46.21	12.95
	Labour	Julie Minns	1,129
	Liberal Democrats	John Pindar*^{[n 8]}	1,080	42.47	3.21
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Doyle	1,040
	Conservative	Claude Randall	170	6.43	15.57
	Conservative	Mark Kotecha	151
	Green	Lee Allane	122	4.89	New
Registered electors			6,131		245
Turnout			2,610	42.57	11.83
Rejected ballots			31	1.19	0.94
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats

Thurlow Park

Thurlow Park (2)^[4]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Clare Whelan*	1,146	50.20	5.52
	Conservative	John Whelan*	1,138
	Liberal Democrats	Charlotte Barraclough	669	28.24	4.51
	Liberal Democrats	Tom Cornwall	616
	Labour	Ann Fraser	415	16.59	3.96
	Labour	Paul Wilson	340
	Green	Matthew Rhys-Roberts	113	4.97	New
Registered electors			5,560		185
Turnout			2,322	41.76	7.77
Rejected ballots			10	0.43	0.24
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Town Hall

Town Hall (3)^[4]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Geraldine Curtis*	1,432	50.67	3.22
	Labour	Steven Reed	1,311
	Labour	Christopher Cattermole*	1,294
	Green	Roger Baker	535	20.14	6.80
	Liberal Democrats	Elsie Binder	441	14.39	3.79
	Liberal Democrats	Rosaleen Mansfield	361
	Liberal Democrats	Duncan Brack	345
	Conservative	Alexander Mackenzie-Smith	254	9.07	11.96
	Conservative	Amanda Hodgkinson	249
	Conservative	Katherine Tack	220
	Socialist Alliance	Lawrence Coombs	152	5.72	New
Registered electors			9,065		12
Turnout			2,447	26.99	12.01
Rejected ballots			37	1.51	1.43
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Tulse Hill

Tulse Hill (3)^[4]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Teifion Goddard	1,663	64.38	19.36
	Labour	Jacqueline Meldrum	1,326
	Labour	Johanna Sherrington	1,245
	Green	William Collins	360	14.92	5.33
	Green	Catherine Mukhopadhyay	338
	Liberal Democrats	Winifred Hayes	319	13.29	0.99
	Liberal Democrats	Laura Morland	313
	Green	Sam WIld	276
	Liberal Democrats	Charles Manfield	236
	Conservative	Michael Adkin	172	7.41	2.73
	Conservative	John Prior	172
	Conservative	Graham Pycock	140
Registered electors			8,335		244
Turnout			2,266	27.19	11.62
Rejected ballots			17	0.75	0.43
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Vassall

Vassall (3)^[4]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Kitty Ussher	1,299	45.60	9.47
	Labour	Michael Cruickshanks	1,298
	Labour	Alexander McKenna	1,266
	Liberal Democrats	Adeline Aina	1,030	35.75	7.52
	Liberal Democrats	Geoffrey Bowring*	1,017
	Liberal Democrats	John Denny*	981
	Green	Peter Crush	262	9.28	1.37
	Conservative	Nicholas Gibbon	179	6.08	2.53
	Conservative	Anthony Shakespeare	168
	Conservative	Martin Taylor	168
	Independent	Michael Garry	93	3.29	New
Registered electors			9,513		615
Turnout			2,880	30.27	5.95
Rejected ballots			49	1.70	1.64
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats

Notes

^ Bevan was a sitting councillor representing the Stockwell ward
^ Abu-Bakr was elected in a by-election triggered by the resignations of Cllrs Cooper-King and Harrison in 1995. He was elected alongside Simon Adams who did not stand for re-election.^[6]
^ McConnell was elected in a by-election triggered by the resignation of Cllr Evans in 1996^[6]
^ Craig was elected in a by-election triggered by the resignation of Cllr Jones in 1997^[6]
^ Tapsell was originally elected as a Labour Councillor but she decided to run as an independent
^ Lawman was elected in a by-election triggered by the resignation of Cllr Liddle in 1995^[6]
^ Salisbury-Jones was a sitting councillor representing the Tulse Hill ward
^ The incumbents middle name was john, but he decided to only use his middle name this election

References

^ 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. 208. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
^ a b "Local Elections results". The Times. 9 May 1998. p. 46.
^ "Councillors – a Freedom of Information request to Lambeth Borough Council" (PDF). 27 April 2010.
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w 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. 118–121, 208–209. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2015. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "London Borough of Lambeth Election Results 1964-2010" (PDF). Elections Centre. Plymouth University. pp. 11–12. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
^ a b c d Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis. "London Borough Council Elections - 7 May 1998 - Including Greater London Council referendum results" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. p. 122. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2025.

[6] Bevan was a sitting councillor representing the Stockwell ward

[8] Abu-Bakr was elected in a by-election triggered by the resignations of Cllrs Cooper-King and Harrison in 1995. He was elected alongside Simon Adams who did not stand for re-election.^[6]

[9] McConnell was elected in a by-election triggered by the resignation of Cllr Evans in 1996^[6]

[10] Craig was elected in a by-election triggered by the resignation of Cllr Jones in 1997^[6]

[11] Tapsell was originally elected as a Labour Councillor but she decided to run as an independent

[12] Lawman was elected in a by-election triggered by the resignation of Cllr Liddle in 1995^[6]

[13] Salisbury-Jones was a sitting councillor representing the Tulse Hill ward

[14] The incumbents middle name was john, but he decided to only use his middle name this election

[turnout-1] 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. 208. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2025.

[results-2] "Local Elections results". The Times. 9 May 1998. p. 46.

[3] "Councillors – a Freedom of Information request to Lambeth Borough Council" (PDF). 27 April 2010.

[electionResults-4] ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w 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. 118–121, 208–209. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2015. Retrieved 16 May 2025.

[electionsCentre-5] ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "London Borough of Lambeth Election Results 1964-2010" (PDF). Elections Centre. Plymouth University. pp. 11–12. Retrieved 16 May 2024.

[byelections-7] Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis. "London Borough Council Elections - 7 May 1998 - Including Greater London Council referendum results" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. p. 122. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2025.