- Merton Council election, 1998
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The 1998 Merton Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Merton London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.[1]
At the same as the election Merton saw 72.2% vote in favour of the 1998 Greater London Authority referendum and 27.8% against, on a 37.6% turnout.[2]
Election result
Merton Local Election Result 1998[3] Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/- Labour 39 0 68.4 44.2 57,753 Conservative 12 +2 21.1 32.9 43,021 Liberal Democrat 3 0 5.3 14.4 18,881 Independent Resident 3 -1 5.3 3.4 4,415 Green 0 0 0 4.8 6,301 BNP 0 0 0 0.2 216 Independent 0 -1 0 0.2 205 Ward results
Abbey (3)[4] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Susan Assinen 1,162 Labour John Carter 1,138 Labour Mohammad Karim 1,101 Conservative Margaret Connon 578 Conservative Andrew Leek 535 Conservative James Holmes 523 Liberal Democrat Elizabeth Barker 478 Liberal Democrat Michael Roe 349 Liberal Democrat John Houlihan 319 Green Jacqueline Barrow 265 Green Mark Coxon 223 Green Syed Naqvi 156 Turnout 6,827 34.2 Cannon Hill (3)[4] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Michael Mannion 1,354 Labour Brian White 1,308 Labour Charles Lucas 1,269 Conservative Michael Grundy 1,090 Conservative David Gillmor 1,088 Conservative Joan Pethen 1,060 Liberal Democrat Peter Larkin 459 Liberal Democrat Christopher Oxford 352 Liberal Democrat Mark Surey 329 Green John Barker 166 Turnout 8,475 45.7 Colliers Wood (3)[4] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Sheila Knight 1,298 Labour George Reynolds 1,293 Labour Adrian Holt 1,099 Green Thomas Walsh 960 Green Jacqueline Ward 597 Green Lois Walters 567 Conservative Margaret Ali 324 Conservative Andrea Grabham 319 Conservative Kenneth Butt 315 Liberal Democrat Laura Kirwan 288 Liberal Democrat Marek Siemaszko 161 Turnout 7,221 36.8 Dumsford (2)[4] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Joyce Paton 813 Labour Mark Thompson 805 Conservative Elisabeth Mitchell 668 Conservative Tariq Ahmad 635 Liberal Democrat Sally Harlow 280 Liberal Democrat Stephen Harbron 193 Green John Garrett 119 Turnout 2,878 43.3 Dundonald (3)[4] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Barbara Bampton 1,233 Labour Michael Brunt 1,128 Labour John Pickover 1,000 Conservative John Elvidge 661 Conservative David Daly 609 Conservative Andrew Hall 587 Green David Bezkorowajny 446 Liberal Democrat Jennifer Taylor 388 Liberal Democrat Blaise Eglington 369 Liberal Democrat Rosamund Packer 364 Green Jennifer Barrow 285 Green Christina Langley 240 Turnout 7,310 41.2 Figge's Marsh (3)[4] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Geraldine Stanford 1,396 Labour Daniel Connelian 1,298 Labour Andrew Judge 1,285 Conservative Richard Aitken-Davies 596 Conservative Kathleen Lewis 526 Conservative Mohammed Qureshi 450 Liberal Democrat Malcolm Geldart 339 Green Francis Cluer 172 Turnout 6,062 31.1 Graveney (2)[4] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Linda Kirby 908 Labour Joseph Abrams 898 Conservative Maureen Jewson 240 Conservative Anton Nadarajah 229 Liberal Democrat James McKenna 194 Liberal Democrat Marc Plessier 120 Green Emma-Ruth Crowhurst 77 Turnout 2,666 33.7 Hillside (3)[4] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Richard Harwood 1,254 Conservative David Williams 1,222 Conservative Christopher Grayling 1,194 Labour Christine Bickerstaff 804 Labour Brian Luff 683 Labour Laurence North 649 Liberal Democrat Carmel Fowler 521 Liberal Democrat Joan Pyke-Lees 479 Liberal Democrat Kamaljit Sood 377 Green Margaret Garrett 231 Turnout 7,414 36.9 Lavender (2)[4] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Edith Macauley 971 Labour Malcolm Searle 862 Conservative John Jewson 302 Conservative Michael Miles 264 Liberal Democrat Bernard Conway 242 Green Sarah Miskin 139 Turnout 2,780 28.8 Longthornton (3)[4] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour John Cairns 1,371 Labour Abdus Chaudhry 1,314 Labour Karen Livingstone 1,279 Conservative David Jeffreys 910 Conservative Geraldine Kirby 843 Conservative Ramdehol Dookhie 790 Liberal Democrat Tariq Ahmad 318 Liberal Democrat Dean Juster 298 Liberal Democrat Heather Hurst 297 Turnout 7,420 37.4 Lower Morden (3)[4] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Terence Daniels 1,424 Conservative Janet Jones 1,397 Conservative Peter Morse 1,310 Labour Cyril Gallant 1,051 Labour Nicholas Draper 1,012 Labour Anna Monks 973 Liberal Democrat Patricia Pearce 357 Liberal Democrat David Holloway 357 Liberal Democrat Graham Stacey 268 Green Stephen Boulding 137 Turnout 8,286 45.0 Merton Park (3)[4] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Independent Resident Desmonde Child 1,506 Independent Resident Bridget Smith 1,496 Independent Resident John Nelson-Jones 1,413 Conservative Mark Coote 811 Conservative Ronald Cox 775 Conservative Gavin Muncey 739 Labour Michael Fitzgerald 531 Labour Aejaz Khan-Zada 473 Labour Roger Stephens 468 Liberal Democrat John O'Boyle 202 Turnout 8,414 43.0 Phipps Bridge (3)[4] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Thomas Munn 1,386 Labour Paul Harper 1,362 Labour Judith Saunders 1,176 Conservative Sally Lundie 598 Conservative Barbara Mansfield 584 Conservative Roger Farrance 521 Liberal Democrat Nicholas Pizey 328 Green Robin Bannister 258 Turnout 5,629 31.7 Pollards Hill (3)[4] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour John Cole 1,248 Labour Russell Makin 1,065 Labour Mohammad Syed 1,026 Conservative Pauline Blythe 552 Conservative Jason Garbutt 418 Conservative Harris Chong 317 Liberal Democrat Nicholas Wren 204 Liberal Democrat Paul Whitehead 191 Green Keith O'Neill 130 Turnout 5,151 33.7 Ravensbury (3)[4] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Philip Jones 1,294 Labour Peter Smith 1,229 Labour Peter McCabe 1,215 Conservative Thelma Earnshaw 560 Conservative Roderick McLeod 508 Conservative Cyril Mitchell 479 Liberal Democrat Violet Jennings 330 Independent Terence Sullivan 205 Green Nicholas Miskin 143 BNP Ian Dell 88 Turnout 6,051 36.2 Raynes Park (3)[4] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Margaret Brierly 1,375 Conservative Robert Bell 1,310 Conservative Neville Beddoe 1,272 Liberal Democrat David Hurst 965 Liberal Democrat Gail Moss 922 Liberal Democrat Louise Pugh 915 Labour Shoshana Foster 725 Labour Anne Taulbut 662 Labour Haribhai Patel 580 Green Brian Parkin 191 Turnout 8,890 43.4 St. Helier (3)[4] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Dennis Pearce 1,178 Labour Eunice Martin 1,083 Labour Michael Spacey 1,025 Conservative Keith Guy 696 Conservative Gordon Raymond 566 Conservative Anne Williams 565 Liberal Democrat Caroline Plessier 346 Green Susan Boulding 233 BNP Robert Andrews 128 Turnout 5,806 35.6 Trinity (3)[4] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Vivien Guy 1,082 Labour Kingsley Abrams 1,061 Labour Paul Barasi 981 Conservative Dorothy Kilsby 696 Conservative Nicholas Brewer 689 Conservative Alan Hogg 657 Liberal Democrat Peter Hutchison 411 Liberal Democrat Neil Rennie 368 Liberal Democrat Bonita Ralph 360 Green Stephen Gardiner 230 Turnout 6,535 37.8 Village (3)[4] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Allan Jones 1,337 Conservative Samantha George 1,330 Conservative Christopher Houseden 1,328 Labour Martin Holman 534 Labour Denise Leggett 494 Labour Kenneth Wilshire 467 Liberal Democrat Philip Rumney 317 Liberal Democrat Anthony Dix 300 Liberal Democrat Richard Tibbetts 298 Green Ernest Dennis 191 Turnout 6,596 36.4 West Barnes (3)[4] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrat Jennifer Willott 1,360 Liberal Democrat Iain Dysart 1,317 Liberal Democrat Nicholas Harris 1,251 Labour Barry Edwards 916 Labour Stephen Nixon 882 Labour Patrick Loughran 855 Conservative Linda Batchelor 816 Conservative David Jessop 799 Conservative Roderick Scott 780 Green Julian Davidson 145 Turnout 9,121 46.0 References
- ^ "Policy and politics: Local Elections: Analysis: Council poll results". The Guardian. 1998-05-09. p. 16.
- ^ "Policy and politics: Local elections: How London voted for a mayor". The Guardian. 1998-05-09. p. 16.
- ^ "Local Elections results". The Times. 1998-05-09. p. 46.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t "Borough council election". London Borough of Merton. http://www.merton.gov.uk/council/voting/elections/electionresults/elections-may1998.pdf. Retrieved 2009-09-18.
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