# 1998 Greenwich London Borough Council election

The 1998 Greenwich Borough Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Greenwich Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council.
The election saw a number of independent candidates contest seats and the election saw candidates standing as Greens against the Millennium Dome, Conservatives Against Town Hall Corruption, Populist Keep Our Pound and the Corrective Party. However the Labour party was always seen as highly likely to remain in control of the council.
At the same as the election Greenwich saw 74.8% vote in favour of the 1998 Greater London Authority referendum and 25.2% against, on a 32.4% turnout.

## Election result

Greenwich Local Election Result 1998 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Labour | 52 | | | +4 | 83.9 | 57.9 | 46,910 |
| Conservative | 8 | | | -1 | 12.9 | 27.8 | 22,509 |
| Liberal Democrats | 2 | | | -1 | 3.2 | 12.2 | 9,893 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 412 |
| Fellowship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 375 |
| Liberal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 307 |
| Pensioners | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 198 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 164 |
| Ind. Conservative | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 146 |
| Corrective | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 74 |
| The Populist Party - see Populist Alliance | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 60 |
| SDP | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0.0 | N/A | 0 |

## Ward results

Abbey Wood (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Clive Mardner | 979 |
| | Labour | Derek Steedman | 888 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Scales | 292 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Graciella Grigg | 276 |
| | Conservative | Kenneth Bailey | 230 |
| | Conservative | Gillian Thomas | 187 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,852 |
Arsenal :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Brian O'Sullivan | 398 | 87.1 |
| | Conservative | Norman Gough | 59 | 12.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 339 | 74.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 457 | |
Avery Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Pattenden | 564 | 53.2 |
| | Labour | John Littlefield | 364 | 34.3 |
| | Conservative | Brian Weller | 132 | 12.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 200 | 18.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,060 | |
Blackheath (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Geoffrey Brighty | 1,099 |
| | Conservative | Rhodri Harris | 1,017 |
| | Labour | Mary Mills | 860 |
| | Labour | Nigel Cairns | 844 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Smart | 348 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Gerrard | 323 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,491 |
Burrage :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Len Duvall | 471 | 76.6 |
| | Conservative | Norah Mandeville | 76 | 12.4 |
| | Pensioners | Richard Newton | 68 | 11.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 395 | 64.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 615 | |
Charlton (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | David Grant | 1,020 |
| | Labour | Sajid Jawaid | 909 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anthony Smith | 236 |
| | Conservative | Patricia Rabbitt | 184 |
| | Conservative | John Kelk | 141 |
| | Corrective | Lindi St Clair | 74 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,564 |
Coldharbour (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Jacques Devaux | 1,075 |
| | Labour | John Kelly | 873 |
| | Conservative | Philip Dean | 572 |
| | Conservative | Frank Hodgson | 509 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,029 |
Deansfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Alec Miles | 569 | 49.9 |
| | Labour | Arthur Bonner | 452 | 39.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Barbara Woodcraft | 120 | 10.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 117 | 10.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,141 | |
Eltham Park (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Dermot Poston | 1,295 |
| | Conservative | Michael Simpson | 1,141 |
| | Labour | David Coleman | 1,000 |
| | Labour | Martin Roffe | 898 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Hagyard | 405 |
| | Populist Party (UK) | Russell White | 60 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,807 |
Eynsham (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Barrie Groves | 680 |
| | Labour | Ismail Danesi | 668 |
| | Conservative | Pierre Cope | 180 |
| | Conservative | Harry Barnes | 165 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bonnie Soanes | 140 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alexander Grigg | 131 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,964 |
Ferrier (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Mavis Best | 678 |
| | Labour | Deborah Smith | 641 |
| | Conservative | Valerie Antcliffe | 279 |
| | Conservative | Margaret Campbell-Smith | 272 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,870 |
Glyndon (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Donald Austin | 907 |
| | Labour | John Wakefield | 740 |
| | Conservative | Jean Cooper | 215 |
| | Conservative | Dorothy Withers | 143 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,005 |
Herbert (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Beverley Jones | 753 |
| | Labour | Rajwant Sidhu | 594 |
| | Conservative | Samuel Coker | 488 |
| | Conservative | Catherine McGonagle | 382 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Edward Ottery | 240 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,457 |
Hornfair (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Janet Gilman | 1,029 |
| | Labour | Robert Lewis | 849 |
| | Conservative | Sheila Stirling | 298 |
| | Conservative | Susan Swann | 251 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,427 |
Kidbrooke (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Norman Adams | 741 |
| | Labour | John Cove | 712 |
| | Conservative | Daniel Cocker | 596 |
| | Conservative | Stephen Landeryou | 554 |
| | Fellowship | Ronald Mallone | 375 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,978 |
Lakedale (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Carl Boothe | 671 |
| | Labour | Barbara Barwick | 629 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Payne | 164 |
| | Independent | Sidney Stacey | 164 |
| | Conservative | Joan Harvey-Bailey | 133 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Judith Pinnington | 113 |
| | Green | James Otter | 100 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,974 |
Middle Park (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Robert Harris | 974 |
| | Labour | Barry Taylor | 860 |
| | Conservative | Dingle Clark | 238 |
| | Conservative | Margaret Joel | 204 |
| | Ind. Conservative | Andrew Graham | 146 |
| | Liberal Democrats | William Hewer | 124 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Harry Potter | 114 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,660 |
New Eltham (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Dorothy Mepsted | 1,019 |
| | Conservative | Sidney Nicholson | 942 |
| | Labour | Peter May | 938 |
| | Labour | Maresa Kingston | 843 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Lewis | 235 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Churchill | 203 |
| | Pensioners | Julius Cortes | 64 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,244 |
Nightingale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Keith Scott | 344 | 72.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Diplock | 79 | 16.7 |
| | Conservative | Elsie Drew | 49 | 10.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 265 | 56.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 472 | |
Palace :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Peter King | 515 | 44.4 |
| | Labour | Andrew Thompson | 475 | 40.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Helen Blackburn | 171 | 14.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 40 | 3.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,161 | |
Plumstead Common :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Vicky Morse | 528 | 65.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paula Mitchell | 133 | 16.5 |
| | Conservative | Vera Dempsey | 97 | 12.0 |
| | Green | David Harbud | 47 | 5.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 395 | 49.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 805 | |
Rectory Field (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Angela Cornforth | 796 |
| | Labour | Gary Parker | 744 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Walter Mayhew | 286 |
| | Conservative | John Day | 226 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lez Stonnard | 203 |
| | Conservative | Maureen Robinson | 201 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,456 |
St Alfege (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Chris Roberts | 683 |
| | Labour | Kantabi Patel | 625 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Edward Hill | 550 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Daphne Stevens | 512 |
| | Conservative | Brian Buckley | 362 |
| | Conservative | Hugh O'Leary | 328 |
| | Green | Gary Holden | 168 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,228 |
St Mary's (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Nicholas McShee | 658 |
| | Labour | John Fahy | 654 |
| | Conservative | Gbola Oba | 318 |
| | Conservative | Chris Phillips | 300 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,930 |
St Nicholas (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Alistair Macrae | 656 |
| | Labour | Claudia Slee | 635 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sylvia Derrick-Reeve | 204 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Jenkins | 204 |
| | Conservative | Elisabeth Maisey | 188 |
| | Conservative | Cecelia Meers | 175 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,062 |
Sherard (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Michael Hayes | 897 |
| | Labour | Quentin Marsh | 858 |
| | Conservative | Lynda Craker | 324 |
| | Conservative | Charles Joel | 303 |
| | Green | Terence Liddle | 97 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,479 |
Shrewsbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Michael Hayes | 621 | 52.8 |
| | Conservative | Lewis Sergeant | 489 | 41.6 |
| | Pensioners | Gerald Sizer | 66 | 5.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 132 | 11.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,176 | |
Slade (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Peter Challis | 976 |
| | Labour | Ann Hutchinson | 874 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Woodhead | 725 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Thomas Headon | 671 |
| | Conservative | Emily Head | 195 |
| | Conservative | Joyce Bowe | 163 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,604 |
Sutcliffe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian Woodcraft | 672 | 55.9 |
| | Labour | Mary Peltier | 332 | 27.6 |
| | Conservative | Steven Coules | 183 | 15.2 |
| | Liberal | Henry Middleton | 15 | 1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 340 | 28.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,202 | |
Tarn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Terence Malone | 477 | 48.4 |
| | Conservative | Derek Richards | 432 | 43.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Catherine Hewer | 76 | 7.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 45 | 4.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 985 | |
Thamesmead Moorings (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Peter Brooks | 648 |
| | Labour | Peter Kotz | 551 |
| | Conservative | Laura Murphy | 138 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anthony Durham | 124 |
| | Conservative | Ray Maisey | 122 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,583 |
Trafalgar (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Marian Moseley | 911 |
| | Labour | James Gillman | 907 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Briscoe | 290 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anthony Renouf | 226 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Growden | 176 |
| | Conservative | Jenny Jones | 151 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,661 |
Vanbrugh (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Alex Grant | 979 |
| | Labour | David Picton | 899 |
| | Conservative | Douglas Ellison | 537 |
| | Conservative | Elizabeth Truss | 495 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Shirley Broad | 311 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Richardson | 230 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,451 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
Well Hall (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | William Freeman | 1,220 |
| | Labour | Raymond Walker | 1,188 |
| | Conservative | Albert Hills | 865 |
| | Conservative | Sarah McAllister | 859 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,132 |
West (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Maureen O'Mara | 771 |
| | Labour | Jaghir Sekhon | 595 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anthony Lloyd | 275 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Smith | 215 |
| | Conservative | Sarah Phillips | 160 |
| | Conservative | Richard Thwaites | 107 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,123 |
Woolwich Common (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Gurdip Dhillon | 754 |
| | Labour | Terry Hales | 716 |
| | Conservative | Guy Hatch | 244 |
| | Conservative | Elizabeth Harris | 237 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,951 |