1998 Westminster City Council election

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1998 Westminster City Council election
  1994 7 May 1998 2002  

All 60 council seats of the Westminster City Council
31 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats
Last election45150
Seats won47130
Seat changeIncrease2.svg3Decrease2.svg2Steady2.svg0
Percentage55.1%32.1%9.0

Council control before election


Conservative

Subsequent council control


Conservative

The 1998 Westminster Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Westminster City Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council. [1]

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Election result

PartySeatsChangePercent
Conservatives 47Increase2.svg355.1%
Labour 13Decrease2.svg232.1%
Liberal Democrats 0Steady2.svg09.0%
Resident's Association0Steady2.svg03.8%
Green 0Steady2.svg0

Ward results

Baker Street [1]

CandidatePartyVotesPercent
Angela HooperConservative58167.9%
Ian Wilder563
Derek BucklandLabour18219.4%
Theresa Nnaji145
Rosalind OakleyLiberal Democrats11712.6%
Sara Coakley96
Total Voters868

Bayswater

Bayswater (3)
CandidatePartyVotesPercent
Anne BarnsConservative1,14251.7%
Michael Brahams1,060
Frixos Tombolis1,011
Michael KatzLabour78237.0%
Generoso Alcantara768
Charles Payne748
Susan BanngLiberal Democrats2359.1%
Jennifer Coleman168
Doreen Kearney162
Angela GeorgievskiGreen1352.2%
Total Voters2,194

Belgrave

Belgrave (2)
CandidatePartyVotesPercent
Elizabeth BloisConservative94177.7%
Catherine Longworth919
Peter CavallaLabour16313.5%
Angela Forrester160
Raymond RobertsLiberal Democrats1198.8%
Angela Whitelegge91
Total Voters1,254

Bryanston

CandidatePartyVotesPercent
Jennifer BiancoConservative70068.3%
John Bull673
Pamela HurttLabour21520.0%
Tony Rea187
Colin BellLiberal Democrats12611.7%
Nikhil Seth109
Total Voters1,015

Cavendish

CandidatePartyVotesPercent
Andrew AllumConservative1,29465.6%
Harvey Marshall1,285
Mark Page1,203
Brenda BuxtonLabour53926.3%
William Beckett533
Francis Prideaux446
Nicholas HoleLiberal Democrats1708.1%
Michael Pepperrell169
Colin Wing126
Total Voters2,049

Church Street

CandidatePartyVotesPercent
Barbara GrahameLabour99060.8%
Ron Harley968
Murad Qureshi896
Jonathan O'BrienConservative46428.4%
William Diffey444
Julian Smith425
Robert BellLiberal Democrats17810.8%
Jose da Silva Veiga174
Martin Thompson157
Total Voters1,719

Churchill

CandidatePartyVotesPercent
Carol BaileyConservative1,76059.9%
Garry Walsh1,672
John Cronin1,652
Margaret CavallaLabour95332.7%
Josephine Abercrombie912
David Boothroyd912
Anthony Brett-JonesLiberal Democrats2006.5%
Rhoda Torres178
Michael Holmans176
Gordon WebsterIndependent740.9%
Total Voters3,017

Hamilton Terrace

CandidatePartyVotesPercent
Judith WarnerConservative75467.9%
Roderick Nye726
Margaret BartonLabour21119.3%
Margherita Rendel209
Frances FranklinLiberal Democrats14712.8%
Gertrude Haywood132
Total Voters1,187

Harrow Road

CandidatePartyVotesPercent
Alan LazarusLabour1,18965.8%
Jillian Selbourne1,162
Gary Martin1,115
Patrick O'SullivanConservative43522.9%
Daniel Astaire411
Timothy Slotover358
Donald McLachlanLiberal Democrats22511.4%
John Brown193
Kathleen Hobbins180
Total Voters1,913

Hyde Park

CandidatePartyVotesPercent
Pamela BattyConservative97171.6%
Anne Mallinson940
Edmund Lazarus910
Angela GrahamLabour22416.0%
Louis Al-Dhahir207
Joseph Ogden198
Zoe GoldsteinLiberal Democrats15110.0%
Giles Crown134
Derek Marshall108
Marlene HayterGreen972.5%
Total Voters1,388

Knightsbridge

CandidatePartyVotesPercent
John CoxConservative72572.6%
Gillian Rees-Mogg721
Sarah BealLabour15413.7%
Tania ChislettLiberal Democrats14813.8%
Elizabeth Mackeith126
Alen MatthewsonLabour118
Total Voters1,047

Lancaster Gate

CandidatePartyVotesPercent
Richard TallboysConservative95667.0%
Robert Davis949
Simon Milton925
Patricia ParsonsLabour33122.4%
Spencer Livermore315
Andrew Somerville302
Sheila KayeLiberal Democrats17810.6%
Johannes Venmans138
John Abrams132
Total Voters1,469

Little Venice

CandidatePartyVotesPercent
Melvyn CaplanConservative1,35261.3%
Barba Schmeling1,318
Johnathan Lord1,317
Joseph HagartyLabour68930.5%
Guthrie McKie655
David Obaze642
Ruth SimmsLiberal Democrats1998.1%
David Brewin166
Philip Wardle164
Total Voters2,293

Lord's

CandidatePartyVotesPercent
Cyril NemethConservative85367.9%
Kevin Gardner839
Katharine HoskynsLabour27621.1%
Phillida Inman250
Richard de Ste CroixLiberal Democrats15711.0%
Herbert Hartwell118
Total Voters1,304

Maida Vale

CandidatePartyVotesPercent
Susie BurbridgeConservative1,43056.9%
Janet Prendergast1,409
Ronald Raymond-Cox1,401
Vinod d'CruzLabour95136.0%
Antony Mothersdale868
David Worton864
Anne CouchmanLiberal Democrats2037.1%
Martin Horwood183
Zena Lutrin140
Total Voters2,611

Millbank

In Millbank, there were two Conservative gains from Labour.

CandidatePartyVotesPercent
Duncan SandysConservative1,14447.5%
Justin Powell-Tuck1,123
Peter WrightLabour1,11945.7%
Mair Garside1,112
Alastair MossConservative1,088
Simon WintersLabour996
Margaret LangLiberal Democrats1856.7%
Timothy Green165
Robin Metzner126
Total Voters2,570

Queen's Park

CandidatePartyVotesPercent
Barrie TaylorLabour91453.5%
Paul Dimoldenberg846
Mushtaq Qureshi841
Mary NicholasResident's Association44324.0%
Mary Germain383
Emmanuel Anfu339
Richard PhibbsConservatives28916.8%
Andrew Reid272
Richard Tray257
Peter BudgeGreen811.7%
Peter CrystalLiberal Democrats813.8%
David Hall-Matthews56
Anthony Williams56
Total Voters1,755

Regent's Park

CandidatePartyVotesPercent
Johnathan DjanoglyConservative1,38167.9%
Timothy Joiner1,357
Louise St. John Howe1,350
Linda HardmanLabour48122.8%
John Edwards455
Richard Nicholls437
Patricia McCarthyLiberal Democrats2209.3%
Ian Sutherland181
Alan Thompson157
Total Voters2,089

St George's

CandidatePartyVotesPercent
Alan BradleyConservative1,80869.6%
Christopher Malthouse1,732
Benjamin Segal1,728
Isobel BowlerLabour54120.2%
David Blackall500
Manuela Sykes491
Janice TaverneLiberal Democrats27110.1%
Miranda Green264
Gwenda Wood233
Total Voters2,620

St James's

CandidatePartyVotesPercent
Louise HyamsConservative74264.8%
Alexander Nicoll714
David PropertLabour40535.2%
James Sheward385
Total Voters1,189

Victoria

CandidatePartyVotesPercent
David HarveyConservative93464.3%
Timothy Mitchell900
Ingrid GibsonLabour35524.8%
Steven Burgess352
Josephine HayesLiberal Democrats16710.9%
Simon Turner144
Total Voters1,471

West End

CandidatePartyVotesPercent
Andrew WhitneyLabour1,04157.7%
Nicola Russell974
Katherine Thorne952
Clive CollinsConservative52922.0%
Michael Bullen506
Iheoma Oteh403
Morag BeattieLiberal Democrats24912.1%
Vera Williams198
Alison Dash175
Johnathan FrameLiberals1172.3%
Total Voters1,879

Westbourne

CandidatePartyVotesPercent
Nicholas BolesConservative73949.3%
Richard Stirling-Gibb582
Peter MartindaleIndependent56421.1%
David BeidaLabour27316.2%
Richard O'BrienLiberal Democrats20813.5%
Wing HoLabour160
Bernard SilverLiberal Democrats153
Total Voters1,488

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References

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