# 1998 Barnet London Borough Council election

The 1998 Barnet Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Barnet London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.
Following the elections, the Labour-Liberal Democrat coalition that had governed since 1994 continued in office.

## Election result

Overall turnout in the election was 35.9%.
Barnet Local Election Result 1998 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % |
| Conservative | 28 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 46.7 | 38.5 |
| Labour | 26 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 43.3 | 40.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 16.3 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Natural Law | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |

## Ward results
### Arkley

Arkley (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Anita Campbell* | 2,288 | 48.2 | −1.7 |
| | Labour | Pamela Coleman | 2,075 | 43.8 | −3.4 |
| | Labour | Pauline V. M. Coakley-Webb | 2,072 | 43.7 | −1.3 |
| | Conservative | Mark Johnson | 1,907 | 40.2 | +7.8 |
| | Conservative | Andrew W. Knight | 1,795 | 37.9 | +5.8 |
| | Conservative | Tony Mirza | 1,724 | 36.4 | +5.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Victor F. Godman | 470 | 9.9 | −5.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nicholas O. Sullivan | 460 | 9.7 | −7.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael M. Cole | 441 | 9.3 | −5.9 |
| | Green | Aniel Paranjpe | 186 | 3.9 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,754 | 39.4 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Brunswick Park

Brunswick Park (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Geoffrey N. Cooke | 1,826 | 44.0 | +8.3 |
| | Conservative | Andreas Tambourides | 1,781 | 42.9 | −2.0 |
| | Conservative | Lynne Hillan | 1,774 | 42.7 | +1.2 |
| | Labour | Paul G. Rogers | 1,700 | 40.9 | −3.2 |
| | Labour | Michael J. P. Marshall | 1,689 | 40.7 | −2.6 |
| | Conservative | Arik Yacobi | 1,653 | 39.8 | −1.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter J. Finlayson | 446 | 10.7 | −7.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter D. Watkins | 383 | 9.2 | −7.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Charles E. Wicksteed | 341 | 8.2 | −7.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,164 | 38.4 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Burnt Oak

Burnt Oak (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Allan J. Turner* | 1,844 | 70.1 | +3.1 |
| | Labour | Alan J. Williams* | 1,830 | 69.6 | +2.2 |
| | Labour | Linda R. McFadyen | 1,615 | 61.4 | −6.8 |
| | Conservative | Peter J. P. Edwards | 430 | 16.3 | +3.8 |
| | Conservative | Urmil K. Bhatt | 317 | 12.1 | +0.2 |
| | Conservative | Keith F. Dyall | 316 | 12.0 | −1.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Packer | 289 | 11.0 | +2.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Karen S. Hatchett | 215 | 8.2 | +0.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Henryk P. Feszczur | 159 | 6.0 | −1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,649 | 27.4 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Childs Hill

Childs Hill (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jack B. Cohen* | 1,422 | 41.3 | −9.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Monroe E. Palmer | 1,407 | 40.9 | −4.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Susette S. Palmer* | 1,380 | 40.1 | −8.6 |
| | Labour | Lorna Noble | 1,047 | 30.4 | +10.8 |
| | Labour | Clare Fitzpatrick | 1,015 | 29.5 | +10.6 |
| | Labour | Keith T. Priddle | 953 | 27.7 | +9.4 |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Miller | 872 | 25.4 | −4.8 |
| | Conservative | Peter M. Sugarman | 872 | 25.4 | ±0.0 |
| | Conservative | Marc A. Shaw | 790 | 23.0 | −2.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,461 | 35.6 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Colindale

Colindale (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Danish Chopra* | 1,715 | 61.6 | −1.6 |
| | Labour | Gillian W. Sargeant* | 1,589 | 57.0 | −2.8 |
| | Labour | Nathaniel D. Rudolf | 1,464 | 52.5 | −9.8 |
| | Conservative | Robert B. Linton | 485 | 17.4 | +0.6 |
| | Conservative | Kirit K. Patel | 452 | 16.2 | −2.0 |
| | Conservative | Yvonne W. Prentice | 437 | 15.7 | −1.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Arthur J. Roycroft | 337 | 12.1 | +2.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Guy J. Patton | 332 | 11.9 | +1.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael C. Roberts | 315 | 11.3 | +2.3 |
| | Green | Ketan K. Majmudar | 159 | 5.7 | −1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,799 | 23.1 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### East Barnet

East Barnet (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Elizabeth A. T. Jarvis* | 2,041 | 43.9 | +0.5 |
| | Labour | Usha K. Chopra* | 1,962 | 42.2 | +0.8 |
| | Conservative | Olwen M. Evans | 1,942 | 41.8 | +5.7 |
| | Conservative | Zoe Ford | 1,914 | 41.2 | +8.1 |
| | Labour | Brenda E. A. Sandford | 1,914 | 41.2 | +0.7 |
| | Conservative | James E. Hawthorn | 1,873 | 40.3 | +7.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David J. Keech | 432 | 9.3 | −11.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth R. Wardle | 423 | 9.1 | −9.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Renee L. Wheeler | 351 | 7.6 | −9.6 |
| | Green | Raymond White | 256 | 5.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,657 | 40.8 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### East Finchley

East Finchley (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Helen E. Gordon* | 2,750 | 60.9 | +1.3 |
| | Labour | Alison Moore | 2,547 | 56.4 | −4.6 |
| | Labour | Philip R. Yeoman | 2,529 | 56.0 | −1.2 |
| | Conservative | Barry P. Neville | 850 | 18.8 | −2.4 |
| | Conservative | Michael W. Freer | 822 | 18.2 | −2.1 |
| | Conservative | Graham D. Old | 786 | 17.4 | −2.5 |
| | Green | Noel T. Lynch | 577 | 12.8 | +1.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joyce M. Arram | 458 | 10.1 | −0.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Elinor T. Edwards | 358 | 7.9 | −2.5 |
| | Green | Sally M. Rose | 355 | 7.9 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Thomas G. Darrer | 334 | 7.4 | −2.1 |
| | Green | Denis E. Vigay | 237 | 5.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,542 | 38.8 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Edgware

Edgware (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Anthony P. Spencer* | 1,642 | 49.1 | +1.3 |
| | Conservative | Malcolm E. Lester* | 1,592 | 47.6 | +2.3 |
| | Conservative | Joan Scannell* | 1,532 | 45.8 | +1.7 |
| | Labour | Maree G. Glass | 1,206 | 36.0 | +5.4 |
| | Labour | Harold Waterman | 1,148 | 34.3 | +3.8 |
| | Labour | Alan M. Sloam | 1,120 | 33.5 | +0.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Barbara A. Farbey | 324 | 9.7 | −7.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | June D. Burton | 323 | 9.7 | −7.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Diana C. Iwi | 247 | 7.4 | −8.1 |
| | Green | Jonathan D. Mulberg | 141 | 4.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,382 | 28.9 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Finchley

Finchley (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Eva Greenspan* | 1,973 | 48.3 | −1.8 |
| | Conservative | Leslie Sussman* | 1,882 | 46.0 | −1.7 |
| | Conservative | Barbara I. Langstone* | 1,829 | 44.8 | −2.3 |
| | Labour | Clare Furniss | 1,523 | 37.3 | +7.0 |
| | Labour | Ilan A. Jacobs | 1,441 | 35.3 | +5.3 |
| | Labour | Mary P. McGuirk | 1,425 | 34.9 | +5.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Malcolm B. Davis | 501 | 12.3 | −3.5 |
| | Green | Ashley Gunstock | 365 | 8.9 | +2.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rita D. Druiff | 346 | 8.5 | −6.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Millicent J. Watkins | 332 | 8.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,105 | 38.8 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Friern Barnet

Friern Barnet (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | James J. Chapman | 2,107 | 50.9 | +6.0 |
| | Conservative | Brian L. Salinger* | 1,966 | 47.5 | +3.5 |
| | Conservative | John C. Tiplady* | 1,924 | 46.5 | +2.9 |
| | Labour | Ross S. Houston | 1,407 | 34.0 | −2.7 |
| | Labour | Timothy J. K. Roberts | 1,372 | 33.1 | −1.8 |
| | Labour | Dilip K. Mitra | 1,310 | 31.6 | −0.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Neil A. McL. Ferguson | 446 | 10.8 | −5.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tanya G. Jordan | 426 | 10.3 | −5.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Yvonne Wicksteed | 388 | 9.4 | −5.8 |
| | Green | Miranda J. Dunn | 238 | 5.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,153 | 37.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Garden Suburb

Garden Suburb (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John L. Marshall | 2,649 | 61.7 | +19.1 |
| | Conservative | Peter J. Skolar | 2,073 | 48.3 | +6.3 |
| | Conservative | Yasman Naghar | 2,024 | 47.2 | +6.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Marjorie A. Harris | 1,312 | 30.6 | −9.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steven Hajioff | 1,229 | 28.6 | −9.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steven J. Deller | 1,068 | 24.9 | −12.1 |
| | Labour | Carol A. Kohli | 531 | 12.4 | −3.0 |
| | Labour | Anthony G. J. Hulstrom | 450 | 10.5 | −5.8 |
| | Labour | Polly A. Napper | 443 | 10.3 | −5.5 |
| | Green | Louise E. Gunstock | 256 | 6.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,314 | 42.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Golders Green

Golders Green (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Melvin Cohen* | 1,946 | 47.3 | +4.0 |
| | Conservative | Abraham M. Dunner | 1,946 | 47.3 | +10.5 |
| | Conservative | Christopher G. S. Harris | 1,762 | 42.8 | +7.9 |
| | Labour | David G. Robinson | 1,617 | 39.3 | +9.3 |
| | Labour | Alan Schneiderman | 1,579 | 38.4 | +10.4 |
| | Labour | Matthew G. B. Staples | 1,533 | 37.2 | +10.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Olive V. Ellner | 397 | 9.6 | −17.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter A. Lusher | 344 | 8.4 | −16.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon V. Kovar | 338 | 8.2 | −15.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,139 | 38.4 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Hadley

Hadley (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Katia David | 2,674 | 47.9 | +10.1 |
| | Conservative | Hazel E. Mammatt* | 2,654 | 47.6 | +10.4 |
| | Conservative | Kantilal S. Patel* | 2,456 | 44.0 | +11.6 |
| | Labour | Michael B. Campbell | 1,984 | 35.6 | +4.4 |
| | Labour | Marianne Haylett | 1,791 | 32.1 | +1.7 |
| | Labour | Lawrence E. Williams | 1,746 | 31.3 | +1.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ronald Marsh | 785 | 14.1 | −10.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David A. Nowell | 725 | 13.0 | −10.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brigid M. Povah | 594 | 10.6 | −9.5 |
| | Green | Timothy Riley | 408 | 7.3 | −2.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,611 | 39.5 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Hale

Hale (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Steven E. Blomer | 1,523 | 42.0 | +2.7 |
| | Labour | Ruth J. Nyman | 1,498 | 41.3 | +4.6 |
| | Conservative | Brian C. Gordon | 1,393 | 38.4 | −2.9 |
| | Labour | Julian E. Stern | 1,379 | 38.0 | +2.3 |
| | Conservative | Michael Slipman | 1,253 | 34.5 | −5.7 |
| | Conservative | Prafulla C. Patel | 1,201 | 33.1 | −4.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James M. Creighton | 658 | 18.1 | +1.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Geoffrey A. Jacobs | 557 | 15.4 | −0.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jeremy R. Pattison | 532 | 14.7 | −1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,655 | 34.8 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Hendon

Hendon (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Anthony H. Finn* | 1,487 | 38.6 | −7.2 |
| | Conservative | Maureen Braun | 1,349 | 35.0 | −6.0 |
| | Conservative | Andrew M. Sherling* | 1,293 | 33.5 | −6.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Susan J. Palin | 1,226 | 31.8 | +12.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jonathan M. Davies | 1,164 | 30.2 | +11.6 |
| | Labour | Aubrey E. Ross | 1,105 | 28.6 | −4.3 |
| | Labour | Francis Deutsch | 1,022 | 26.5 | −2.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sean J. Hooker | 977 | 25.3 | +9.6 |
| | Labour | Margaret C. Onokah | 912 | 23.6 | −4.7 |
| | Green | Georgia Theodorou | 200 | 5.2 | −2.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,867 | 31.5 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Mill Hill

Mill Hill (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Wayne J. Casey* | 2,469 | 57.7 | +19.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roger L. Axworthy | 2,348 | 54.9 | +16.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jeremy E. Davies* | 2,339 | 54.6 | +16.0 |
| | Conservative | Mary P. Gallagher | 1,083 | 25.3 | −12.5 |
| | Conservative | Richard W. J. Martyn | 1,053 | 24.6 | −12.9 |
| | Conservative | Leslie J. Pym | 1,040 | 24.3 | −11.5 |
| | Labour | William J. Parnaby | 652 | 15.2 | −4.6 |
| | Labour | Pijushkanti Bhattacharyya | 622 | 14.5 | −5.0 |
| | Labour | Mohan R. Samarasinhe | 535 | 12.5 | −6.7 |
| | Green | Gillian L. Dunne | 152 | 3.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,289 | 37.2 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### St Paul's

St Paul's (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Kitty Lyons* | 2,332 | 52.9 | +7.8 |
| | Labour | Katherine M. McGuirk* | 2,214 | 50.3 | +6.6 |
| | Labour | James B. Tierney* | 2,182 | 49.5 | +6.6 |
| | Conservative | Mary Phillips | 1,427 | 32.4 | −5.2 |
| | Conservative | Ida Westbrook | 1,359 | 30.9 | −7.0 |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Z. Shrank | 1,308 | 29.7 | −8.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joan S. Beales | 421 | 9.6 | +0.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Hugh S. L'Estrange | 362 | 8.2 | −0.7 |
| | Green | Edelgard Vaswani | 343 | 7.8 | +2.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | lngeborg Graber | 336 | 7.6 | −0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,423 | 41.2 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Totteridge

Totteridge (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Victor Lyon* | 2,472 | 55.4 | +8.5 |
| | Conservative | Brian J. Coleman | 2,457 | 55.0 | +9.0 |
| | Conservative | Kevin D. Edson* | 2,415 | 54.1 | +8.8 |
| | Labour | Katherine Rounce | 1,273 | 28.5 | −2.5 |
| | Labour | Michael A. J. O'Donnell | 1,246 | 27.9 | −2.0 |
| | Labour | Victoria M. Spawls | 1,171 | 26.2 | −3.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Irene Brewer | 518 | 11.6 | −6.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anthony D. Wildsmith | 450 | 10.1 | −7.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gavin A. Jordan | 439 | 9.8 | −7.9 |
| | Green | Joy H. Boustred | 268 | 6.0 | N/A |
| | Natural Law | Diane Derksen | 41 | 0.9 | −1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,483 | 38.6 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### West Hendon

West Hendon (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Agnes C. Slocombe* | 1,408 | 46.4 | −3.5 |
| | Labour | Arun C. Ghosh | 1,407 | 46.4 | −4.5 |
| | Labour | Ansuya V. Sodha | 1,215 | 40.0 | −9.2 |
| | Conservative | James G. Fluss | 979 | 32.3 | +5.2 |
| | Conservative | Angela Shine | 978 | 32.2 | +6.8 |
| | Conservative | Rene A. Braun | 954 | 31.4 | +7.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard J. Coward | 344 | 11.3 | −1.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mary Dodd | 302 | 10.0 | −2.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Shirley J. Rodwell | 299 | 9.9 | −1.6 |
| | Green | Christine Antoniou | 171 | 5.6 | −1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,057 | 28.6 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Woodhouse

Woodhouse (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Stanley J. Cross* | 2,521 | 55.6 | +6.7 |
| | Labour | Beverley A. Pearce | 2,358 | 52.0 | +5.5 |
| | Labour | Barry J. Rawlings | 2,288 | 50.5 | +4.2 |
| | Conservative | Mary E. J. M. Russell | 1,236 | 27.3 | −5.0 |
| | Conservative | Roy Treeby | 1,209 | 26.7 | −6.5 |
| | Conservative | Peter Yallouros | 1,160 | 25.6 | −5.9 |
| | Green | Solomon O. Natelson | 435 | 9.6 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | David H. Ive | 413 | 9.1 | −1.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Barrie R. Manson | 407 | 9.0 | −0.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joy R. Manson | 407 | 9.0 | −0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,555 | 37.5 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

## By-elections between 1998 and 2002
### Woodhouse

Woodhouse by-election, 10 December 1998 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Paul G. Rogers | 1,481 | 49.4 | −5.3 |
| | Conservative | Roy Treeby | 1,098 | 36.6 | +9.8 |
| | Green | Solomon O. Natelson | 234 | 7.8 | −1.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sean J. Hooker | 184 | 6.1 | −2.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 383 | 12.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,997 | 24.6 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Stanley J. Cross.

### Garden Suburb

Garden Suburb by-election, 23 November 2000 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Vanessa R. Gearson | 1,162 | 47.1 | −8.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Marjorie A. Harris | 811 | 32.9 | +5.3 |
| | Labour | Alan Schneiderman | 427 | 17.3 | +6.1 |
| | Green | Miranda J. Dunn | 67 | 2.7 | −2.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 351 | 14.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,467 | 24.1 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Peter J. Skolar.

### Hadley

Hadley by-election, 23 November 2000 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Yvonne W. Prentice | 1,743 | 58.5 | +12.8 |
| | Labour | Anthonakis N. Vourou | 738 | 24.7 | −9.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David A. G. Nowell | 357 | 12.0 | −1.3 |
| | Green | Edelgard Vaswani | 144 | 2.7 | −2.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,005 | 33.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,982 | 21.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Hazel E. Mammatt.

### Mill Hill

Mill Hill by-election, 23 November 2000 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sean J. Hooker | 1,496 | 54.6 | −2.1 |
| | Conservative | John R. Hart | 809 | 29.5 | +4.6 |
| | Labour | Zakia Zubairi | 385 | 14.1 | −0.9 |
| | Green | Donald E. Lyven | 49 | 1.7 | −1.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 687 | 25.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,739 | 24.1 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Roger L. Axworthy.

### Finchley

Finchley by-election, 15 March 2001 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael W. Freer | 1,409 | 54.0 | +8.8 |
| | Labour | Christopher P. Underwood | 862 | 33.0 | −1.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Karen S. Hatchett | 245 | 9.4 | −2.1 |
| | Green | Edelgard Vaswani | 95 | 3.7 | −4.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 547 | 19.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,611 | 24.4 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Barbara I. Langstone.