1998_Newham_London_Borough_Council_election
1998 Newham London Borough Council election
1998 local election in England, UK
The 1998 Newham London Borough election for the Newham London Borough Council was held on 7 May 1998. The whole council was up for election. Turnout was 28.4%. Labour won every seat for the second time since the councils formation.
Quick Facts All 60 council seats to Newham London Borough Council 31 seats needed for a majority, First party ...
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More information Party, Seats ...
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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| Labour | 60 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.0 | 56.0 | -0.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0.0 | 8.1 | -3.4 | ||
| Conservative | 0 | 0 | 0 | ±0.0 | 0.0 | 17.1 | -3.0 | ||
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A total of 138 candidates stood in the election for the 60 seats being contested across 24 wards. Candidates included a full slate from the Labour Party, whilst the Conservative Party ran 31 candidates and the Liberal Democrats ran 11 candidates. In both cases this was a lot less than 4 years before. Other candidates running were 8 Socialist Labour, 2 National Democrats, 11 BNP, 1 Monster Raving Looney and 14 Independents.[1]
Beckton
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Maureen Knight | 688 | 67.2 | +25.1 | |
| Labour | Sarah J. Ruiz | 461 | N/A | ||
| BNP | Peter Hart | 168 | 16.4 | -13.4 | |
| Conservative | Nigel Lucker | 168 | 16.4 | -2.5 | |
| Turnout | 955 | 25.2 | -14.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 3,796 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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Bemersyde
Canning Town & Grange
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Clive W. Furness | 797 | 59.4 | +6.1 | |
| Labour | Robert A. Wales | 617 | N/A | ||
| Conservative | Brendan M. Morley | 191 | 14.2 | -32.5 | |
| BNP | Michael Davidson | 186 | 13.9 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Kathleen A. Chater | 167 | 12.5 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Simon N. C. Pearce | 145 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 1,250 | 22.8 | -11.3 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,483 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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Castle
Central
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | June E. D. Leitch | 992 | 55.4 | -18.2 | |
| Labour | Mary M. A. Skyers | 945 | N/A | ||
| Socialist Labour | Imran Khan | 478 | 26.7 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Leslie A. Smith | 321 | 17.9 | +5.3 | |
| Turnout | 1,687 | 33.1 | -5.0 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,086 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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Custom House & Silvertown
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | William A. Chapman | 1,022 | 46.4 | +4.4 | |
| Labour | Lyn C. Brown | 1,012 | N/A | ||
| Labour | Christopher T. Rackley | 916 | N/A | ||
| Conservative | David C. Gladstone | 524 | 23.8 | +1.5 | |
| Conservative | Christopher P. Boden | 479 | N/A | ||
| Conservative | Ann L. Lewis | 440 | N/A | ||
| BNP | John Kitchener | 254 | 11.5 | -9.5 | |
| BNP | Mathew Marion | 232 | N/A | ||
| BNP | Brian Reeves | 220 | N/A | ||
| Independent | Colin J. Brown | 202 | 9.2 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Laird | 202 | 9.2 | N/A | |
| Turnout | 1,980 | 23.2 | -16.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 8,537 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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Forest Gate
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Paul M. Brickell | 1,260 | 47.5 | -8.3 | |
| Labour | Conor M. McAuley | 1,051 | N/A | ||
| Labour | Shama Ahmad | 1,045 | N/A | ||
| Socialist Labour | Anne E. J. Brook | 553 | 20.9 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | John Gray | 469 | 17.7 | +1.3 | |
| Conservative | Armyn Hennesy | 369 | 13.9 | -0.3 | |
| Turnout | 1,988 | 29.6 | -8.5 | ||
| Registered electors | 6,740 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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Greatfield
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Kevin J. Jenkins | 1,274 | 49.6 | +10.3 | |
| Labour | Ian K. Corbett | 1,138 | N/A | ||
| Labour | Valerie M. J. Fone | 1,046 | N/A | ||
| Independent | Frederick C. Jones | 408 | 15.9 | N/A | |
| Independent | Lillian A. Hopes | 380 | N/A | ||
| Conservative | Caroline Costantino | 372 | 14.5 | -7.9 | |
| Independent | Terence C. Macdonald | 370 | N/A | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Kathleen V. King | 332 | 12.9 | -9.2 | |
| Turnout | 2,108 | 28.9 | -16.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 7,296 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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Hudsons
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Bryan A. Collier | 1,130 | 64.4 | +13.2 | |
| Labour | Graham J. Lane | 1,015 | N/A | ||
| Labour | Neil J. Wilsom | 997 | N/A | ||
| Conservative | Jeffrey Spencer | 322 | 18.3 | -17.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen J. Hunt | 303 | 17.3 | N/A | |
| Turnout | 1,618 | 26.2 | -12.7 | ||
| Registered electors | 6,209 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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Kensington
Little Ilford
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Andrew R. E. Baikie | 1,106 | 71.8 | +14.3 | |
| Labour | Richard J. Crawford | 1,098 | N/A | ||
| Labour | Joseph Ejiofor | 946 | N/A | ||
| Independent | Brian W. Berry | 453 | N/A | ||
| Socialist Labour | Malkjit S. Natt | 387 | 15.3 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Kenneth J. Ready | 246 | 13.8 | +3.1 | |
| Independent | Josephine Phillips | 228 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 1,824 | 26.4 | -19.5 | ||
| Registered electors | 6,866 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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Manor Park
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | David Gilles | 1,220 | 42.3 | -27.2 | |
| Labour | Amarjit Singh | 1,119 | N/A | ||
| Labour | Qaisra E. Khan | 1,047 | N/A | ||
| Socialist Labour | Tawfique A. Choudhury | 758 | 26.3 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Susan M. Craig | 469 | 16.3 | +1.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | William A. Robinson | 437 | 15.2 | N/A | |
| Turnout | 2,063 | 28.2 | -11.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 7,324 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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Monega
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | William H. Brown | 1,415 | 69.5 | -6.6 | |
| Labour | Lester T. Hudson | 1,036 | N/A | ||
| Conservative | Graham E. Postles | 219 | 10.8 | -2.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jean M. Tee | 211 | 10.4 | N/A | |
| Socialist Labour | Theresa J. Gerald | 190 | 9.3 | N/A | |
| Turnout | 1,845 | 34.5 | -7.3 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,220 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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New Town
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Anthony B. McAlmont | 715 | 59.2 | -10.3 | |
| Labour | Winston Vaughan | 760 | N/A | ||
| Conservative | Elizabeth Gibb | 263 | 21.8 | +3.4 | |
| Independent | Lagaya Stewart | 230 | 19.0 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Danuta A. Gradosielska | 141 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 1,138 | 25.2 | -7.0 | ||
| Registered electors | 4,523 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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Ordnance
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Marie S. Collier | 475 | 41.7 | -4.0 | |
| Labour | Megan Harris | 407 | N/A | ||
| Independent | Alan Craig | 311 | 27.3 | N/A | |
| Independent | Benjamin Stafford | 225 | N/A | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Peter R. W. Guest | 175 | 15.4 | +3.4 | |
| BNP | Kenneth F. Francis | 101 | 8.9 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Geraldine M. Alden | 78 | 6.8 | -8.1 | |
| Conservative | Richard J. Arnopp | 67 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 1,058 | 30.8 | -2.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 3,493 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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Park
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Alan Griffiths | 1,193 | 60.0 | -19.1 | |
| Labour | Akbar A. Chaudhary | 1,171 | N/A | ||
| Labour | John E. Saunders | 1,072 | N/A | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Fox-Davies | 449 | 22.6 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Brian I. Maze | 345 | 17.4 | -3.5 | |
| Turnout | 1,797 | 28.1 | -5.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 6,422 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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Plaistow
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Frederick Warwick | 1,083 | 70.7 | +16.8 | |
| Labour | Riaz Ahmed | 1,011 | N/A | ||
| Labour | Joy Laguda | 1,008 | N/A | ||
| Conservative | Eva Blint | 449 | 29.3 | +10.3 | |
| Turnout | 1,619 | 26.5 | -7.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 6,158 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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Plashet
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | John P. Thorne | 1,231 | 57.8 | -5.1 | |
| Labour | Rupinder Nandra | 1,192 | N/A | ||
| Labour | Harbans S. Jabbal | 1,175 | N/A | ||
| Conservative | Nafis Rafiq | 600 | 28.2 | +8.2 | |
| Conservative | Josephine M. Child | 482 | N/A | ||
| Conservative | Barry W. Roberts | 402 | N/A | ||
| Socialist Labour | Paul S. J. Sandford | 300 | 14.1 | N/A | |
| Turnout | 2,185 | 30.3 | -5.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 7,219 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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St Stephens
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | Unmesh Desai | 1,038 | 58.9 | -29.1 | |
| Labour | Abdul Shakoor | 933 | N/A | ||
| Socialist Labour | Yasmin A. Ali | 302 | 17.1 | N/A | |
| Independent | Balakrishnan S. Balakrishnan | 231 | 13.1 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Stewart Lindsay | 192 | 10.9 | -11.1 | |
| Turnout | 1,676 | 34.8 | -1.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 4,822 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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South
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Alec J. Kellaway | 1,930 | 54.0 | +20.6 | |
| Labour | Quintin Peppiatt | 1,763 | N/A | ||
| Labour | Christopher J. Seddan | 1,703 | N/A | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen T. Bell | 595 | 16.6 | -20.3 | |
| Conservative | Glyn A. Weare | 570 | 15.9 | -3.2 | |
| Conservative | Antony M. Costantino | 539 | N/A | ||
| BNP | Caroline E. Lee | 283 | 7.9 | N/A | |
| BNP | Colin Smith | 240 | N/A | ||
| BNP | Jay Lee | 224 | N/A | ||
| National Democrats | Ian H. M. Anderson | 196 | 5.5 | N/A | |
| Turnout | 3,047 | 24.5 | -12.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 12,446 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
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Stratford
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | James C. Riley | 770 | 65.3 | +11.8 | |
| Labour | James G. Newstead | 699 | N/A | ||
| Independent | Alan H. Stewart | 192 | 16.3 | N/A | |
| Independent | Conor J. Loughlan | 146 | N/A | ||
| Conservative | Nigel R. Nadolski | 142 | 12.0 | -1.0 | |
| Monster Raving Loony | Lord T. Jug | 76 | 6.4 | N/A | |
| Turnout | 1,211 | 27.2 | -7.3 | ||
| Registered electors | 4,449 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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Upton
Wall End
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | Edward H. Sparrowhawk | 1,267 | 46.9 | +1.0 | |
| Labour | Paul D. Sathianesan | 1,252 | N/A | ||
| Labour | Kulwant S. Mangat | 1,081 | N/A | ||
| Conservative | Jeannette A. Worth | 633 | 23.4 | +6.9 | |
| Independent | Terence J. Aird | 594 | 22.0 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Zubaida N. Hashmi | 513 | 16.5 | -10.3 | |
| Independent | Bashir-UI Hafeez | 505 | N/A | ||
| Socialist Labour | Carolyn M. Sikorski | 206 | 7.6 | N/A | |
| Turnout | 2,658 | 34.2 | -3.0 | ||
| Registered electors | 7,779 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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West Ham
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | Ronald N. Manley | 949 | 71.0 | -4.9 | |
| Labour | Graeme M. Cambage | 775 | N/A | ||
| Conservative | Charles R.P.G. Neaby | 222 | 16.6 | -7.5 | |
| BNP | Paul Borg | 165 | 7.9 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Khatija S. B. Meaby | 112 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 1,290 | 24.5 | -4.7 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,267 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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Custom House and Silvertown
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Patricia M. Holland | 526 | 55.2 | +9.8 | |
| Conservative | Christopher P. Boden | 149 | 15.6 | -8.2 | |
| BNP | Paul Borg | 112 | 11.7 | +0.2 | |
| Newham Independent | Colin J. Brown | 110 | 11.6 | +2.4 | |
| UKIP | Raymond P. Hollands | 56 | 5.9 | N/A | |
| Majority | 377 | 39.6 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 11.3 | -11.9 | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. William A. Chapman.
Plashet
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | Regina T. Williams | 826 | 53.4 | -4.4 | |
| Conservative | Reza A. S. Choudhury | 585 | 37.9 | +9.7 | |
| Newham Independent | Swaminathan Balakrishnan | 135 | 8.7 | N/A | |
| Majority | 241 | 15.5 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 21.3 | -7.0 | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Harbans S. Jabbal.
Stratford
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | Judith Garfield | 465 | 58.5 | -6.8 | |
| Conservative | Douglas Taylor | 270 | 34.0 | +22.0 | |
| Socialist Alliance | Paul Phillips | 60 | 7.5 | N/A | |
| Majority | 195 | 24.5 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 16.8 | -10.4 | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. James G. Newstead.
Custom House and Silvertown
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | David Pinder | 578 | 60.0 | +13.6 | |
| Conservative | Paul Maynard | 329 | 34.3 | +10.4 | |
| Socialist Alliance | Maureen Stephenson | 55 | 5.7 | N/A | |
| Majority | 249 | 25.7 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 10.6 | -12.6 | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Christopher T. Rackley.
Beckton
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | Alan Taylor | 384 | 37.6 | -29.6 | |
| Independent | Alan Craig | 376 | 36.8 | N/A | |
| BNP | Michael Davidson | 163 | 15.9 | -0.5 | |
| Conservative | Paul Maynard | 99 | 9.7 | -6.7 | |
| Majority | 8 | 0.8 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 24.4 | -0.8 | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Maureen Knight.
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- "London Borough of Newham Election Results 1964-2010" (PDF). Elections Centre. Plymouth University. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- "London Borough Council Elections 2 May 2002" (PDF). London Datastore. London Residuary Body. Retrieved 3 November 2019.