1998 Newham London Borough Council election

1998 Newham London Borough Council elections
7 May 1998
All 60 council seats to Newham London Borough Council
31 seats needed for a majority
Registered139,273[1]
Turnout39,550, 28.40% ( 9.20)[1]
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Robert A. Wales Unknown Unknown
Party Labour Liberal Democrats Conservative
Leader since 1995 Unknown Unknown
Leader's seat Canning Town and Grange Unknown Unknown
Last election 59 seats, 59.02% 1 seat, 11.76% 0 seats, 20.51%
Seats before 60 0 0
Seats won 60 0 0
Seat change 1 1
Popular vote 59,146 2,745 10,767
Percentage 74.29% 3.45% 13.52%
Swing 15.27 8.31 6.99
Council control before election


Labour

Council control after election


Labour

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.

Background

In between the 1994 election and this election there were a total of 7 by-elections to replace councillors who resigned from their seat, however none of these by-elections resulted in the seat changing parties.[2] As well as these by-elections there was 1 defection of the only Lib Dem councillor to the Labour Party, which meant the composition of the council just before the election was as follows:[3]

↓
60
Labour

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.[4]

Election results

Newham local election result 1998[4][5]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 60 1 0 1 100.00 74.29 59,146 15.27
  Conservative 0 0 0 0.00 13.52 10,767 6.99
  Liberal Democrats 0 0 1 1 0.00 3.45 2,745 8.31
  Newham Independents 0 0 0 0.00 3.13 2,490 New
  BNP 0 0 0 0.00 2.60 2,073 0.18
  Independent 0 0 0 0.00 1.53 1,220 1.07
  Residents 0 0 0 0.00 1.38 1,099 New
  Monster Raving Loony 0 0 0 0.00 0.10 76 New
Total 60 79,616

After the election the composition of the council was as follows:

↓
60
Labour

Ward results

(*) - Indicates an incumbent candidate

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

Beckton

Beckton (2)[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Maureen Knight* 688 63.10 23.11
Labour Sarah Ruiz†[n 1] 461
BNP Peter Hart 168 18.45 12.85
Conservative Nigel Lucker 168 18.45 0.55
Registered electors 3,796 124
Turnout 955 25.16 14.79
Rejected ballots 3 0.31 0.26
Labour hold
Labour hold

Bemersyde

Bemersyde (2)[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Victor Turner* 898 71.94 23.20
Labour Gregory Vincent 815
Newham Independent Donald Freeman 334 28.06 New
Registered electors 4,015 218
Turnout 1,270 31.63 12.19
Rejected ballots 23 1.81 1.06
Labour hold
Labour hold

Canning Town and Grange

Canning Town and Grange (2)[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Clive Furness*[n 2] 797 57.57 5.64
Labour Robin Wales†[n 3] 617
Conservative Brendan Morley 191 13.68 34.39
BNP Michael Davidson 186 15.15 New
Liberal Democrats Kathleen Chater 167 13.60 New
Conservative Simon Pearce 145
Registered electors 5,483 225
Turnout 1,250 22.80 11.29
Rejected ballots 11 0.88 0.73
Labour hold
Labour hold

Castle

Castle (2)[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David McGladdery* 1,096 69.31 8.66
Labour Mahmood Ahmad* 914
Conservative Karen Ullger 445 30.69 14.55
Registered electors 5,002 306
Turnout 1,552 31.03 7.08
Rejected ballots 19 1.22 0.87
Labour hold
Labour hold

Central

Central (2)[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour June Leitch 992 54.80 18.81
Labour Mary Skyers 945
Socialist Labour Imran Khan 478 27.04 New
Conservative Leslie Smith 321 18.16 5.55
Registered electors 5,086 222
Turnout 1,687 33.17 4.94
Rejected ballots 9 0.53 0.18
Labour hold
Labour hold

Custom House & Silvertown

Custom House and Silvertown (3)[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour William Chapman* 1,022 46.74 3.69
Labour Lyn Brown* 1,012
Labour Christopher Rackley†[n 4] 916
Conservative David Gladstone 524 22.87 3.37
Conservative Christopher Boden 479
Conservative Ann Lewis 440
BNP John Kitchener 254 11.19 10.39
BNP Mathew Marion 232
BNP Brian Reeves 220
Newham Independents Colin Brown 202 9.60 6.28
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Laird 202 9.60 New
Registered electors 8,537 119
Turnout 1,980 23.19 16.05
Rejected ballots 15 0.76 0.50
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Forest Gate

Forest Gate (3)[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Paul Brickell 1,260 44.57 11.36
Labour Conor McAuley* 1,051
Labour Shama Ahmad* 1,045
Socialist Labour Anne Brook 553 22.04 New
Liberal Democrats John Gray 469 18.69 4.49
Conservative Armyn Hennesy 369 14.70
Registered electors 6,740 525
Turnout 1,988 29.50 8.59
Rejected ballots 22 1.11 0.86
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Greatfield

Greatfield (3)[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Kevin Jenkins* 1,274 51.40 12.30
Labour Ian Corbett* 1,138
Labour Valerie Fone* 1,046
Newham Independents Frederick Jones 408 17.21 New
Newham Independents Lilian Hopes 380
Conservative Caroline Costantino 372 16.59 6.42
Newham Independents Terence Macdonald 370
Liberal Democrats Kathleen King 332 14.80 8.06
Registered electors 7,296 585
Turnout 2,108 28.89 16.83
Rejected ballots 7 0.33 0.02
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Hudsons

Hudsons (3)[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bryan Collier* 1,130 62.63 9.21
Labour Graham Lane* 1,015
Labour Neil Wilson* 997
Conservative Jeffrey Spencer 322 19.25 27.33
Liberal Democrats Stephen Hunt 303 18.12 New
Registered electors 6,209 602
Turnout 1,618 26.06 12.83
Rejected ballots 12 0.74 0.59
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Kensington

Kensington (2)[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sukhdev Marway 1,288 80.14 21.63
Labour Sardar Ali†[n 5] 1,189
Conservative Barbara Postles 307 19.86 11.91
Registered electors 5,121 116
Turnout 1,731 33.80 12.12
Rejected ballots 19 1.10 0.60
Labour hold
Labour hold

Little Ilford

Little Ilford (3)[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Andrew Baikie* 1,106 44.42 26.64
Labour Richard Crawford 1,098
Labour Joseph Ejiofor*[n 6] 946
Independent Brian Berry 453 19.16 New
Socialist Labour Malkjit Natt 387 16.37 New
Conservative Kenneth Ready 246 10.41 3.20
Newham Independents Josephine Phillips 228 9.64 New
Registered electors 6,866 576
Turnout 1,824 26.57 9.87
Rejected ballots 18 0.99 0.58
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Manor Park

Manor Park (3)[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Gilles 1,220 40.42 29.25
Labour Amarjit Singh* 1,119
Labour Qaisra Khan†[n 7] 1,047
Socialist Labour Tawfique Choudhury 758 27.14 New
Conservative Susan Craig 469 16.79 1.19
Liberal Democrats William Robinson 437 15.65 New
Registered electors 7,324 628
Turnout 2,063 28.17 11.08
Rejected ballots 13 0.63 0.31
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Monega

Monega (2)[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour William Brown* 1,415 66.40 1.02
Labour Lester Hudson†[n 8] 1,036
Conservative Graham Postles 219 11.87 2.20
Liberal Democrats Jean Tee 211 11.43 New
Socialist Labour Theresa Gerald 190 10.30 New
Registered electors 5,220 68
Turnout 1,845 35.34 6.47
Rejected ballots 12 0.65 0.24
Labour hold
Labour hold

New Town

New Town (2)[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Anthony McAlmont 715 61.41 5.91
Labour Winston Vaughan 660
Conservative Elizabeth Gibb 263 18.04 1.48
Newham Independents Stewart Ligaya 230 20.54 New
Conservative Danuta Gradosielska 141
Registered electors 4,523 593
Turnout 1,138 25.16 7.03
Rejected ballots 19 1.67 1.18
Labour hold
Labour hold

Ordnance

Ordnance (2)[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Marie Collier 475 33.27 0.19
Labour Megan Harris*†[n 9] 407
Independent Alan Craig 311 23.46 New
Independent Benjamin Stafford 225 16.97 New
Liberal Democrats Peter Guest 175 13.20 1.12
BNP Kenneth Francis 101 7.62 New
Conservative Geraldine Alden 78 5.47 10.09
Conservative Richard Arnopp 67
Registered electors 3,493 416
Turnout 1,058 30.29 2.79
Rejected ballots 3 0.28 0.65
Labour hold
Labour hold

Park

Park (3)[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alan Griffiths* 1,193 59.06 20.97
Labour Akbar Chaudhary* 1,171
Labour John Saunders* 1,072
Liberal Democrats Richard Fox-Davies 449 23.15 New
Conservative Brian Maze 345 17.79 2.18
Registered electors 6,422 290
Turnout 1,797 27.98 5.87
Rejected ballots 29 1.61 1.26
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Plaistow

Plaistow (3)[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Frederick Warwick* 1,083 69.72 15.00
Labour Riaz Ahmed* 1,011
Labour Joy Laguda 1,008
Conservative Eva Blint 449 30.28 10.96
Registered electors 6,158 50
Turnout 1,619 26.29 8.01
Rejected ballots 30 1.85 1.56
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Plashet

Plashet (3)[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Thorne* 1,231 60.15 1.32
Labour Rupinder Nandra 1,192
Labour Harbans Jabbal 1,175
Conservative Nafis Rafiq 600 24.81 4.52
Conservative Josephine Child 482
Conservative Barry Roberts 402
Socialist Labour Paul Sandford 300 15.05 New
Registered electors 7,219 378
Turnout 2,185 30.27 5.10
Rejected ballots 27 1.24 0.94
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

St Stephens

St Stephens (2)[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Unmesh Desai 1,038 57.61 20.70
Labour Abdul Shakoor 933
Socialist Labour Yasmin Ali 302 17.66 New
Independent Balakrishnan Balakrishnan 231 13.51 New
Conservative Stewart Lindsay 192 11.22 10.47
Registered electors 4,822 172
Turnout 1,676 34.76 1.62
Rejected ballots 19 1.13 0.41
Labour hold
Labour hold

South

South (3)[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alec Kellaway*[n 10] 1,930 53.01 17.68
Labour Quintin Peppiatt*[n 11] 1,763
Labour Christopher Seddan 1,703
Liberal Democrats Stephen Bell 595 17.53 12.40
Conservative Glyn Weare 570 16.34 3.81
Conservative Antony Costantino 539
BNP Caroline Lee 283 7.34 New
BNP Colin Smith 240
BNP Jay Lee 224
National Democrats Ian Anderson 196 5.78 New
Registered electors 12,446 946
Turnout 3,047 24.48 12.88
Rejected ballots 14 0.46 0.34
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats

Stratford

Stratford (2)[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour James Riley* 770 65.49 6.17
Labour James Newstead* 699
Newham Independents Alan Stewart 192 15.07 New
Newham Independent Conor Loughran 146
Conservative Nigel Nadolski 142 12.66 1.16
Monster Raving Loony Lord Toby Jug 76 6.78 New
Registered electors 4,449 119
Turnout 1,211 27.22 7.26
Rejected ballots 20 1.65 1.14
Labour hold
Labour hold

Upton

Upton (3)[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Nurul Ali Unopposed
Labour Abdul Sheikh†[n 12] Unopposed
Labour Harvinder Virdee Unopposed
Registered electors 6,832 9
Turnout 0 N/A N/A
Rejected ballots 0 N/A N/A
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Wall End

Wall End (3)[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Edward Sparrowhawk* 1,267 47.46 1.30
Labour Paul Sathianesan 1,252
Labour Kulwant Mangat* 1,081
Conservative Jeannette Worth 633 22.66 9.11
Residents Terence Aird 594 21.73 New
Conservative Zubaida Hashmi 513
Residents Bashir-UI Hafeez 505
Socialist Labour Carolyn Sikorski 206 8.15 New
Registered electors 7,779 309
Turnout 2,658 34.17 2.97
Rejected ballots 16 0.60 0.33
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

West Ham

West Ham (2)[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ronald Manley* 949 72.19 2.99
Labour Graeme Cambage†[n 13] 775
Conservative Charles Neaby 222 13.99 10.83
BNP Paul Borg 165 13.82 New
Conservative Khatija Meaby 112
Registered electors 5,267 330
Turnout 1,290 24.49 4.70
Rejected ballots 3 0.23 0.63
Labour hold
Labour hold

Notes

  1. ^ Ruiz was originally a councillor representing the South ward. She was elected in a by-election triggered by the death of Cllr Thomas Jenkinson in 1995[2]
  2. ^ Furness was elected in a by-election triggered by the resignation of Cllr Dennis Horwood in 1997[2]
  3. ^ Wales was a sitting councillor representing the Manor Park ward
  4. ^ Rackley was a sitting councillor representing the Bemersyde ward
  5. ^ Ali was a sitting councillor representing the Central ward. He was elected in a by-election following the resignation of Cllr Christopher Allen in 1996[2]
  6. ^ Ejiofor was elected in a by-election triggered by the resignation of Cllr Stephen Timms in 1997[2]
  7. ^ Khan was a sitting councillor representing the Plashet ward
  8. ^ Hudson was a sitting councillor representing the Kensington ward
  9. ^ Harris was elected in a by-election triggered by the resignation of Cllr Judith Jorsling in 1997[2]
  10. ^ Kellaway was originally elected as a Liberal Democrat but changed party sometime between 1994 and 1998
  11. ^ Peppiatt was elected in a by-election triggered by the death of councillor in Cllr Theodore Etherden in 1997[2]
  12. ^ Sheikh was a sitting councillor representing the St Stephens ward
  13. ^ Cambage was a sitting councillor representing the Forest Gate ward. They were elected in a by-election triggered by the resignation of Cllr Glynis Carpenter in 1996[2]

References

  1. ^ 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. 210. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2015. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis. "London Borough Council Elections - 7 May 1998 - including the Greater London Authority referendum results - By-elections" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. pp. 138–139. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
  3. ^ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis. "London Borough Council Elections - 7 May 1998 - including the Greater London Authority referendum results - Changes 1994-98" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. p. 134. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
  4. ^ 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 "London Borough Council Elections 7 May 1998" (PDF). London Datastore. London County Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  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 "London Borough of Newham Election Results 1964-2010" (PDF). Elections Centre. Plymouth University. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
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