1998 Enfield London Borough Council election

1998 Enfield London Borough Council election
7 May 1998 (1998-05-07)
All 66 seats up for election to Enfield London Borough Council
34 seats needed for a majority
Registered200,913[1]
Turnout66,903, 33.30% ( 13.83)[1]
  First party Second party
 
Leader Jeffrey L. Rodin Unknown
Party Labour Conservative
Leader since 1994 Unknown
Leader's seat Bowes Unknown
Last election 41 seats, 47.56% 25 seats, 39.44%
Seats before 38 26
Seats won 43 23
Seat change 2 2
Popular vote 58,663 48,649
Percentage 47.89% 37.92%
Swing 0.33 0.28
  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader Unknown N/A
Party Liberal Democrats Independent
Leader since Unknown N/A
Leader's seat Unknown N/A
Last election 0 seats, 12.52% 0 seats, 0.23%
Seats before 0 2
Seats won 0 0
Seat change
Popular vote 13,671 652
Percentage 11.16% 0.53%
Swing 1.36 0.30
Council control before election


Labour

Council control after election


Labour

The 1998 Enfield Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Enfield London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council.[2] This was the first time that Labour were re-elected for a second term in Enfield. They later won a historic third term in 2018 after winning again in Enfield in 2010 and 2014.

Background

In the years since the last election, Labour lost 3 councillors. 2 of these defected to either be independents or smaller parties and 1 seat was lost to the Conservatives in a by-election held in 1997.

Just before the election the composition of the council was a follows:[3]

↓
38 26 2
Labour Conservative Independent

Election result

At the same as the election Enfield saw 67.2% vote in favour of the 1998 Greater London Authority referendum and 32.8% against, on a 32.8% turnout.[4] Overall turnout at the election was 33.26%.[5]

Enfield local election result 1998[5][6][7][8]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 43 4 2 2 65.15 47.89 58,663 0.33
  Conservative 23 2 4 2 34.85 39.72 48,649 0.28
  Liberal Democrats 0 0 0 0.00 11.16 13,671 1.36
  Independent Labour 0 0 0 0.00 0.64 782 New
  Independent 0 0 0 0.00 0.53 652 0.30
  Green 0 0 0 0.00 0.06 74 0.12
Total 66 122,491

Ward results

(*) - Indicates an incumbent candidate

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

Angel Road

Angel Road (2)[6][7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Connew* 846 67.69 2.07
Labour Elizabeth Costello†[n 1] 669
Conservative Jean Cannell 285 24.62 2.30
Conservative Andrena Smith 266
Liberal Democrats Margaret Schofield 86 7.69 0.23
Registered electors 4,695 113
Turnout 1,250 26.62 15.43
Rejected ballots 9 0.72 0.52
Labour hold
Labour hold

Arnos

Arnos (2)[6][7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Yasmine Brett* 989 56.58 3.24
Labour Ian Borkett†[n 2] 958
Conservative David Conway†[n 3] 241 13.89 15.88
Conservative Lulu Bernard 237
Independent Richard Course 203 11.80 New
Independent Patrick Cunneen†[n 4] 178 10.35 New
Liberal Democrats David Osman 129 7.38 3.03
Liberal Democrats Stanley Summerfield 125
Registered electors 5,613 286
Turnout 1,673 29.81 14.00
Rejected ballots 38 2.27 2.01
Labour hold
Labour hold

Bowes

Bowes (2)[6][7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Archilleas Georgiou* 1,122 70.50 8.58
Labour Jeffrey Rodin* 1,110
Conservative Malcom Tyndall 309 19.14 7.86
Conservative Lionel Zetter 297
Liberal Democrats Glenton Haddock 185 10.36 0.72
Liberal Democrats Mohammed Alam 143
Registered electors 6,066 422
Turnout 1,742 28.72 17.01
Rejected ballots 8 0.46 0.27
Labour hold
Labour hold

Bullsmoor

Bullsmoor (2)[6][7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Gorton†[n 5] 985 53.66 3.49
Labour Danny Neary 982
Conservative Annette Dreblow 726 39.14 3.71
Conservative Eric Jukes 709
Liberal Democrats Jean Digby 140 7.20 New
Liberal Democrats Thomas Digby 124
Registered electors 6,008 39
Turnout 1,964 32.69 17.88
Rejected ballots 8 0.41 0.08
Labour hold
Labour hold

Chase

Chase (2)[6][7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peggy Ford 922 45.56 1.48
Conservative John Yates* 858
Labour George Reeve 858 41.68 6.75
Labour Paul Renny 811
Liberal Democrats Angus Macleod 264 12.76 5.27
Liberal Democrats Margaret Marchant 247
Registered electors 6,001 99
Turnout 2,020 33.66 15.68
Rejected ballots 5 0.25 0.12
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Craig Park

Craig Park (2)[6][7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mark Fenton* 871 66.53 4.50
Labour Alexander Mattingly* 723
Conservative Michael Harding 333 26.63 6.52
Conservative Florence Seaman 305
Liberal Democrats Philip Broadbent 82 6.84 2.02
Registered electors 5,455 121
Turnout 1,333 24.44 11.41
Rejected ballots 20 1.50 1.29
Labour hold
Labour hold

Enfield Park

Enfield Lock (2)[6][7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bernadette Lappage 1,204 51.70 3.56
Labour Mark Sutters 1,059
Conservative James Lee 894 39.25 5.49
Conservative James Steven 824
Liberal Democrats Timothy Hoof 200 9.05 New
Liberal Democrats Jacqueline Stone 196
Registered electors 6,997 155
Turnout 2,403 34.34 12.15
Rejected ballots 13 0.54 0.23
Labour hold
Labour hold

Enfield Wash

Enfield Wash (2)[6][7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Roger Buckley* 819 59.92 1.88
Labour Brian Grayston 758
Conservative Gillian Shadbolt 434 32.10 6.10
Conservative John Boast 411
Liberal Democrats Tina Macintosh 107 7.98 New
Liberal Democrats Simon Price 103
Registered electors 5,759 102
Turnout 1,455 25.26 15.68
Rejected ballots 3 0.21 0.39
Labour hold
Labour hold

Grange

Grange (2)[6][7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nigel Gilmore 1,633 62.95 12.29
Conservative Glynis Vince* 1,605
Labour Hazel Kinsler 669 25.06 8.35
Labour Gladys Stanbridge 620
Liberal Democrats Michael Steel 313 11.99 17.71
Liberal Democrats Robert Martin 304
Registered electors 6,893 415
Turnout 2,728 39.58 14.94
Rejected ballots 10 0.37 0.20
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Green Street

Green Street (2)[6][7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Douglas Taylor 1,037 55.26 2.60
Labour Ayfer Orhan 1,010
Conservative Bill Price 769 39.93 2.21
Conservative Mary Gosnell 710
Liberal Democrats George Hollis 107 4.81 New
Liberal Democrats Wendy Zlotnick 71
Registered electors 5,670 2
Turnout 2,039 35.96 11.71
Rejected ballots 11 0.54 0.10
Labour hold
Labour hold

Grovelands

Grovelands (2)[6][7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Rust* 932 41.81 3.70
Conservative Jonathan French 921
Labour Stephen Mann 744 32.99 0.69
Labour Mary Wright 718
Liberal Democrats David Schofield 564 25.20 3.01
Liberal Democrats Androulla Morphakis 553
Registered electors 6,261 692
Turnout 2,408 38.46 8.51
Rejected ballots 18 0.75 0.48
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Highfield

Highfield (2)[6][7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Christopher Cole* 881 43.77 9.32
Conservative Alan Barker 739 38.15 0.68
Labour George Watts 652
Conservative Raymond McCully 597
Independent Labour Philomena Cosgrove 215 9.65 New
Liberal Democrats Helen Osmen 192 8.42 0.34
Independent Labour Frances Cunneen 123
Liberal Democrats Ivor Zeitman 103
Registered electors 5,861 245
Turnout 1,923 32.81 17.51
Rejected ballots 18 0.94 0.69
Labour hold
Conservative gain from Labour

Hoe Lane

Hoe Lane (2)[6][7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Verna Horridge* 802 58.18 2.77
Labour Geoffrey Southwell* 698
Conservative Helen Reid 442 32.74 1.68
Conservative Anthony Phelan 402
Liberal Democrats Eileen Robeson 129 9.08 1.08
Liberal Democrats Neil Savage 105
Registered electors 6,153 71
Turnout 1,460 23.73 21.80
Rejected ballots 10 0.68 0.64
Labour hold
Labour hold

Huxley

Huxley (2)[6][7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour George Savva* 1,346 73.83 10.71
Labour Brian Barford* 1,246
Conservative Mark Jackson 414 21.45 6.71
Conservative George Paleologos 339
Liberal Democrats Janet Arend 92 4.73 3.99
Liberal Democrats John Arend 74
Registered electors 5,883 100
Turnout 2,009 34.15 11.93
Rejected ballots 16 0.80 0.57
Labour hold
Labour hold

Jubilee

Jubilee (2)[6][7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Rita Smythe* 1,064 60.83 1.48
Labour Derek Goddard†[n 6] 1,029
Conservative Patricia Dawson†[n 7] 509 29.41 2.53
Conservative Peter Hicks 503
Liberal Democrats David Peters 168 9.76 1.04
Registered electors 6,110 374
Turnout 1,828 29.92 17.51
Rejected ballots 6 0.33 0.22
Labour hold
Labour hold

Latymer

Latymer (2)[6][7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Andrew Stafford†[n 8] 864 68.98 3.97
Labour Phillip Sowter* 833
Conservative Joan Scrine 272 21.06 1.43
Conservative Ahmet Mustafa 246
Liberal Democrats Robert Clark 131 9.96 1.13
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Hicks 114
Registered electors 5,417 140
Turnout 1,364 25.18 17.29
Rejected ballots 8 0.59 0.32
Labour hold
Labour hold

Merryhills

Merryhills (2)[6][7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Dogan Delman 1,185 55.33 0.21
Conservative Edward Smith 1,124
Labour Anthony Cleary 678 30.60 3.29
Labour Vasilios Sotiriou 599
Liberal Democrats Linda Wilkinson 309 14.07 3.50
Liberal Democrats Terence McGee 278
Registered electors 6,236 1,018
Turnout 2,280 36.56 13.17
Rejected ballots 15 0.66 0.43
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Oakwood

Oakwood (2)[6][7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Lynette Romain 828 43.01 8.20
Conservative Michael Lavender 799 43.31 4.99
Conservative Inese Aivars 749
Labour Surinder Attariwala 709
Liberal Democrats Stephen Williams 258 13.68 3.21
Liberal Democrats John Hill 231
Registered electors 5,545 196
Turnout 1,949 35.15 8.54
Rejected ballots 4 0.21 0.13
Labour gain from Conservative
Conservative hold

Palmers Green

Palmers Green (2)[6][7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Neil Aves* 1,101 46.30 6.69
Labour Charalambos Charalambous* 1,095
Conservative Erdogan Dervish 782 32.70 0.82
Conservative Anthony Wright†[n 9] 769
Liberal Democrats Ian Swinton 273 9.57 5.56
Independent Andrew Malakouna 271 11.43 New
Liberal Democrats David Rebak 181
Registered electors 6,641 269
Turnout 2,499 37.63 13.12
Rejected ballots 5 0.20 0.17
Labour hold
Labour hold

Ponders End

Ponders End (2)[6][7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Forston Fairclough 821 53.55 16.16
Labour Christopher Bond†[n 10] 809
Conservative Frank Thacker 346 21.68 8.61
Conservative Stephen Wortley†[n 11] 314
Independent Labour Raja Ali 255 14.59 New
Independent Labour Kaya Hafil 189
Liberal Democrats Patricia Belton 165 10.18 New
Liberal Democrats Jean Butterworth 145
Registered electors 6,372 805
Turnout 1,685 26.44 13.64
Rejected ballots 20 1.19 0.92
Labour hold
Labour hold

Raglan

Raglan (2)[6][7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Tobias Simon 1,309 49.45 7.54
Labour Mark Walton 1,165
Conservative Celia Gooch* 1,090 41.81 4.91
Conservative Terence Smith 1,002
Liberal Democrats Michael Spinks 239 8.73 2.63
Liberal Democrats Boris Whycer 198
Registered electors 7,120 354
Turnout 2,669 37.49 11.18
Rejected ballots 1 0.04 0.14
Labour gain from Conservative
Labour gain from Conservative

St Alphege

St Alphege (2)[6][7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Clive Morrison 1,054 68.29 6.22
Labour Christopher Murphy 927
Conservative Audrey Stacey 358 23.71 4.85
Conservative Roger Vince 330
Liberal Democrats Harold Nelson 117 8.00 1.37
Liberal Democrats Brendan Malone 115
Registered electors 6,063 94
Turnout 1,624 26.79 15.70
Rejected ballots 11 0.68 0.60
Labour hold
Labour hold

St Marks

St Marks (2)[6][7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Wendell Daniel 1,100 54.93 0.23
Labour Ivor Wiggett†[n 12] 905
Conservative Celia McNeice 695 35.21 1.32
Conservative Lefteris Sawa 590
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Lea 180 9.86 1.09
Registered electors 5,162 158
Turnout 1,960 37.97 18.48
Rejected ballots 14 0.71 0.53
Labour hold
Labour hold

St Peters

St Peters (2)[6][7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Colin Robb* 898 63.38 1.87
Labour Eric Smythe* 857
Conservative Anne Davis 352 24.34 0.31
Conservative Lawrence Davis 322
Liberal Democrats Robert Curry 109 6.94 3.79
Liberal Democrats Penelope Marno 83
Green Joanna Steranka 74 5.34 New
Registered electors 5,835 144
Turnout 1,551 26.58 14.63
Rejected ballots 16 1.03 0.94
Labour hold
Labour hold

Southbury

Southbury (2)[6][7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Stanley Catyer* 1,175 49.92 1.20
Labour Irene Richards 1,155
Conservative Oliver Grigg 932 39.62 1.15
Conservative Lee Chamberlain 917
Liberal Democrats Kenneth Keen 270 10.46 2.35
Liberal Democrats Alfrida Lee 218
Registered electors 7,028 581
Turnout 2,518 35.83 16.27
Rejected ballots 13 0.52 0.46
Labour hold
Labour hold

Southgate Green

Southgate Green (2)[6][7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Daniel Anderson 920 43.34 11.05
Conservative Pamela Adams* 917 43.39 3.27
Conservative Mark Babington 833
Labour Josepha Scotney 828
Liberal Democrats Alan Stainer 281 13.27 7.78
Liberal Democrats Lorice Stainer 254
Registered electors 6,115 431
Turnout 2,195 35.90 6.99
Rejected ballots 21 0.96 0.84
Labour gain from Conservative
Conservative hold

Town

Town (2)[6][7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Egan 1,180 51.74 2.81
Conservative Alasdair Macphail 1,091
Labour Laurane Morris 825 34.75 0.99
Labour Rupert Price 700
Liberal Democrats Sheila Macleod 338 13.51 3.80
Liberal Democrats Robin Lambie 255
Registered electors 5,892 242
Turnout 2,307 39.15 16.00
Rejected ballots 6 0.26
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Trent

Trent (2)[6][7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Burrowes* 1,277 60.08 1.03
Conservative Anne Pearce* 1,230
Labour Richard Barnes 496 22.98 3.16
Labour Timothy Leaver 463
Liberal Democrats Susan Finlay 381 16.94 2.13
Liberal Democrats Michael Orsulik 326
Registered electors 6,813 202
Turnout 2,241 32.89 10.34
Rejected ballots 7 0.31 0.03
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Village

Village (2)[6][7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Jackson* 1,311 55.00 2.21
Conservative John Wyatt* 1,229
Labour Peter King 802 34.11 1.58
Labour Emine Ali 773
Liberal Democrats Andrew Macintosh 261 10.89 3.79
Liberal Democrats Stephen Savva 242
Registered electors 6,582 361
Turnout 2,442 37.10 12.39
Rejected ballots 5 0.20 0.10
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Weir Hall

Weir Hall (2)[6][7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Andreas Constantinides* 934 60.87 1.37
Labour Joanne McCartney 911
Conservative Victor James†[n 13] 434 28.51 1.41
Conservative Yunus Kemal 430
Liberal Democrats David Lambdon 161 10.62 2.78
Registered electors 6,056 313
Turnout 1,669 27.56 15.17
Rejected ballots 6 0.36 0.16
Labour hold
Labour hold

Willow

Willow (2)[6][7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Graham Eustance* 1,241 45.88 5.05
Conservative Michael Rye* 1,150
Liberal Democrats Christopher Jephcott 909 32.62 2.50
Liberal Democrats Trevor Stone 791
Labour Ian Hamilton 586 21.49 2.55
Labour Sylvester Pais 534
Registered electors 6,189 123
Turnout 2,781 44.93 11.61
Rejected ballots 9 0.32 0.20
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Winchmore Hill

Winchmore Hill (2)[6][7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Dennis Keighley 1,136 48.50 11.22
Conservative Terence Neville* 1,097
Labour Rebecca Harvey 952 39.44 12.79
Labour Constantinos Lemonides 864
Liberal Democrats Stuart McGowan 293 12.05 2.45
Liberal Democrats Margaret Steel 262
Registered electors 5,882 161
Turnout 2,477 42.11 4.05
Rejected ballots 14 0.57 0.49
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Worcesters

Worcesters (2)[6][7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Anthony Dey*[n 14] 1,203 50.45 6.79
Conservative Austin Spreadbury*[n 14] 1,150
Labour William Byrne 960 41.04 3.19
Labour Thomas Evans 954
Liberal Democrats Joan Bell 217 8.51 3.60
Liberal Democrats Fiona Macleod 180
Registered electors 6,540 256
Turnout 2,457 37.57 17.36
Rejected ballots 5 0.20
Conservative hold
Conservative gain from Labour

Notes

  1. ^ Costello was a sitting councillor representing the Ponders End ward
  2. ^ Borkett was a sitting councillor representing the Highfield ward
  3. ^ Conway was a sitting councillor representing the Oakwood ward
  4. ^ Cunneen was a sitting councillor representing the Bullsmoor ward
  5. ^ Gorton was a sitting councillor representing the Enfield Lock ward. He was elected in a by-election triggered by the death of Cllr Patrick Horridge in 1995[9]
  6. ^ Goddard was a sitting councillor representing the St Alphege ward. He was elected in a by-election triggered by the death of Cllr Leonard Nicholls in 1996[9]
  7. ^ Dawson was a sitting councillor representing the Oakwood ward
  8. ^ Stafford was a sitting councillor representing the St Marks ward
  9. ^ Wright was a sitting councillor representing the Grovelands ward
  10. ^ Bond was a sitting councillor representing the Enfield Lock ward
  11. ^ Wortley was a sitting councillor representing the Town ward
  12. ^ Wiggett was a sitting councillor representing the Ponders End ward
  13. ^ James was a sitting councillor representing the Merryhills ward
  14. ^ a b Dey and Spreadbury were elected in a by-election triggered by the resignations of Cllrs William Chapman and Mark Evans in 1997[9]

References

  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. 196. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
  2. ^ "Policy and politics: Local Elections: Analysis: Council poll results". The Guardian. 9 May 1998. p. 16.
  3. ^ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis. "London Borough Council Election - 7 May 1998 - including the Greater London Authority referendum results" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. p. 47. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
  4. ^ "Policy and politics: Local elections: How London voted for a mayor". The Guardian. 9 May 1998. p. 16.
  5. ^ a b "Results At A Glance". Enfield Council. Archived from the original on 1 December 1998. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
  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 aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah "Local Elections results". The Times. 9 May 1998. p. 46.
  7. ^ 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 aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis. "London Borough Council Elections - 7 May 1998 - including the Greater London Authority referendum results" (PDF). London Research Centre. pp. 49–52, 194, 196–197. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  8. ^ 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 aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "London Borough of Enfield Election Results 1964-2010" (PDF). Elections Centre. Plymouth University. pp. 13–14. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  9. ^ a b c 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. 53. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
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