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1998 local election in England, UK
1998 Westminster City Council election
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]
Election result
Ward results
Baker Street
Candidate[ 1]
Party
Votes
Percent
Angela Hooper
Conservative
581
67.9%
Ian Wilder
563
Derek Buckland
Labour
182
19.4%
Theresa Nnaji
145
Rosalind Oakley
Liberal Democrats
117
12.6%
Sara Coakley
96
Total Voters
868
Bayswater
Bayswater (3)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Percent
Anne Barns
Conservative
1,142
51.7%
Michael Brahams
1,060
Frixos Tombolis
1,011
Michael Katz
Labour
782
37.0%
Generoso Alcantara
768
Charles Payne
748
Susan Banng
Liberal Democrats
235
9.1%
Jennifer Coleman
168
Doreen Kearney
162
Angela Georgievski
Green
135
2.2%
Total Voters
2,194
Belgrave
Belgrave (2)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Percent
Elizabeth Blois
Conservative
941
77.7%
Catherine Longworth
919
Peter Cavalla
Labour
163
13.5%
Angela Forrester
160
Raymond Roberts
Liberal Democrats
119
8.8%
Angela Whitelegge
91
Total Voters
1,254
Bryanston
Candidate
Party
Votes
Percent
Jennifer Bianco
Conservative
700
68.3%
John Bull
673
Pamela Hurtt
Labour
215
20.0%
Tony Rea
187
Colin Bell
Liberal Democrats
126
11.7%
Nikhil Seth
109
Total Voters
1,015
Cavendish
Candidate
Party
Votes
Percent
Andrew Allum
Conservative
1,294
65.6%
Harvey Marshall
1,285
Mark Page
1,203
Brenda Buxton
Labour
539
26.3%
William Beckett
533
Francis Prideaux
446
Nicholas Hole
Liberal Democrats
170
8.1%
Michael Pepperrell
169
Colin Wing
126
Total Voters
2,049
Church Street
Candidate
Party
Votes
Percent
Barbara Grahame
Labour
990
60.8%
Ron Harley
968
Murad Qureshi
896
Jonathan O'Brien
Conservative
464
28.4%
William Diffey
444
Julian Smith
425
Robert Bell
Liberal Democrats
178
10.8%
Jose da Silva Veiga
174
Martin Thompson
157
Total Voters
1,719
Churchill
Candidate
Party
Votes
Percent
Carol Bailey
Conservative
1,760
59.9%
Garry Walsh
1,672
John Cronin
1,652
Margaret Cavalla
Labour
953
32.7%
Josephine Abercrombie
912
David Boothroyd
912
Anthony Brett-Jones
Liberal Democrats
200
6.5%
Rhoda Torres
178
Michael Holmans
176
Gordon Webster
Independent
74
0.9%
Total Voters
3,017
Hamilton Terrace
Candidate
Party
Votes
Percent
Judith Warner
Conservative
754
67.9%
Roderick Nye
726
Margaret Barton
Labour
211
19.3%
Margherita Rendel
209
Frances Franklin
Liberal Democrats
147
12.8%
Gertrude Haywood
132
Total Voters
1,187
Harrow Road
Candidate
Party
Votes
Percent
Alan Lazarus
Labour
1,189
65.8%
Jillian Selbourne
1,162
Gary Martin
1,115
Patrick O'Sullivan
Conservative
435
22.9%
Daniel Astaire
411
Timothy Slotover
358
Donald McLachlan
Liberal Democrats
225
11.4%
John Brown
193
Kathleen Hobbins
180
Total Voters
1,913
Hyde Park
Candidate
Party
Votes
Percent
Pamela Batty
Conservative
971
71.6%
Anne Mallinson
940
Edmund Lazarus
910
Angela Graham
Labour
224
16.0%
Louis Al-Dhahir
207
Joseph Ogden
198
Zoe Goldstein
Liberal Democrats
151
10.0%
Giles Crown
134
Derek Marshall
108
Marlene Hayter
Green
97
2.5%
Total Voters
1,388
Knightsbridge
Candidate
Party
Votes
Percent
John Cox
Conservative
725
72.6%
Gillian Rees-Mogg
721
Sarah Beal
Labour
154
13.7%
Tania Chislett
Liberal Democrats
148
13.8%
Elizabeth Mackeith
126
Alen Matthewson
Labour
118
Total Voters
1,047
Lancaster Gate
Candidate
Party
Votes
Percent
Richard Tallboys
Conservative
956
67.0%
Robert Davis
949
Simon Milton
925
Patricia Parsons
Labour
331
22.4%
Spencer Livermore
315
Andrew Somerville
302
Sheila Kaye
Liberal Democrats
178
10.6%
Johannes Venmans
138
John Abrams
132
Total Voters
1,469
Little Venice
Candidate
Party
Votes
Percent
Melvyn Caplan
Conservative
1,352
61.3%
Barba Schmeling
1,318
Johnathan Lord
1,317
Joseph Hagarty
Labour
689
30.5%
Guthrie McKie
655
David Obaze
642
Ruth Simms
Liberal Democrats
199
8.1%
David Brewin
166
Philip Wardle
164
Total Voters
2,293
Lord's
Candidate
Party
Votes
Percent
Cyril Nemeth
Conservative
853
67.9%
Kevin Gardner
839
Katharine Hoskyns
Labour
276
21.1%
Phillida Inman
250
Richard de Ste Croix
Liberal Democrats
157
11.0%
Herbert Hartwell
118
Total Voters
1,304
Maida Vale
Candidate
Party
Votes
Percent
Susie Burbridge
Conservative
1,430
56.9%
Janet Prendergast
1,409
Ronald Raymond-Cox
1,401
Vinod d'Cruz
Labour
951
36.0%
Antony Mothersdale
868
David Worton
864
Anne Couchman
Liberal Democrats
203
7.1%
Martin Horwood
183
Zena Lutrin
140
Total Voters
2,611
Millbank
In Millbank, there were two Conservative gains from Labour.
Candidate
Party
Votes
Percent
Duncan Sandys
Conservative
1,144
47.5%
Justin Powell-Tuck
1,123
Peter Wright
Labour
1,119
45.7%
Mair Garside
1,112
Alastair Moss
Conservative
1,088
Simon Winters
Labour
996
Margaret Lang
Liberal Democrats
185
6.7%
Timothy Green
165
Robin Metzner
126
Total Voters
2,570
Queen's Park
Candidate
Party
Votes
Percent
Barrie Taylor
Labour
914
53.5%
Paul Dimoldenberg
846
Mushtaq Qureshi
841
Mary Nicholas
Resident's Association
443
24.0%
Mary Germain
383
Emmanuel Anfu
339
Richard Phibbs
Conservatives
289
16.8%
Andrew Reid
272
Richard Tray
257
Peter Budge
Green
81
1.7%
Peter Crystal
Liberal Democrats
81
3.8%
David Hall-Matthews
56
Anthony Williams
56
Total Voters
1,755
Regent's Park
Candidate
Party
Votes
Percent
Johnathan Djanogly
Conservative
1,381
67.9%
Timothy Joiner
1,357
Louise St. John Howe
1,350
Linda Hardman
Labour
481
22.8%
John Edwards
455
Richard Nicholls
437
Patricia McCarthy
Liberal Democrats
220
9.3%
Ian Sutherland
181
Alan Thompson
157
Total Voters
2,089
St George's
Candidate
Party
Votes
Percent
Alan Bradley
Conservative
1,808
69.6%
Christopher Malthouse
1,732
Benjamin Segal
1,728
Isobel Bowler
Labour
541
20.2%
David Blackall
500
Manuela Sykes
491
Janice Taverne
Liberal Democrats
271
10.1%
Miranda Green
264
Gwenda Wood
233
Total Voters
2,620
St James's
Candidate
Party
Votes
Percent
Louise Hyams
Conservative
742
64.8%
Alexander Nicoll
714
David Propert
Labour
405
35.2%
James Sheward
385
Total Voters
1,189
Victoria
Candidate
Party
Votes
Percent
David Harvey
Conservative
934
64.3%
Timothy Mitchell
900
Ingrid Gibson
Labour
355
24.8%
Steven Burgess
352
Josephine Hayes
Liberal Democrats
167
10.9%
Simon Turner
144
Total Voters
1,471
West End
Candidate
Party
Votes
Percent
Andrew Whitney
Labour
1,041
57.7%
Nicola Russell
974
Katherine Thorne
952
Clive Collins
Conservative
529
22.0%
Michael Bullen
506
Iheoma Oteh
403
Morag Beattie
Liberal Democrats
249
12.1%
Vera Williams
198
Alison Dash
175
Johnathan Frame
Liberals
117
2.3%
Total Voters
1,879
Westbourne
Candidate
Party
Votes
Percent
Nicholas Boles
Conservative
739
49.3%
Richard Stirling-Gibb
582
Peter Martindale
Independent
564
21.1%
David Beida
Labour
273
16.2%
Richard O'Brien
Liberal Democrats
208
13.5%
Wing Ho
Labour
160
Bernard Silver
Liberal Democrats
153
Total Voters
1,488
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