# 1998 Kingston upon Thames London Borough Council election

The 1998 Kingston upon Thames Council election was held on 7 May 1998. The whole council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats lost overall control of the council to a Conservative led minority administration.

## Election result

| Party | Votes | Votes | Seats | Seats | Seats |
| Conservative Party | 38,697 (37.60%) | 4.53 | 21 (42.0%) | 21 / 50 | 3 |
| Liberal Democrats | 36,159 (35.14%) | 8.34 | 19 (38.0%) | 19 / 50 | 7 |
| Labour Party | 26,872 (26.11%) | 4.31 | 10 (20.0%) | 10 / 50 | 4 |
| Green Party | 899 (0.87%) | 0.78 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 50 | |
| Poplar | 223 (0.22%) | | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 50 | |
| Socialist Labour | 63 (0.06%) | | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 50 | |
| 19 | 10 | 21 |
| Liberal Democrats | Labour | Conservative |

## Ward results

Berrylands (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Joanne Patricia AGNEW | 560 |
| | Conservative | Timothy David BROWN | 1528 |
| | Labour | Joan Heather BULLEY | 532 |
| | Conservative | Leslie George Poingdestre DALE | 1519 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anthony John DAVIS | 596 |
| | Conservative | Kevin John DAVIS | 1456 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert William EYRE-BROOK | 478 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ashley William STANBROOK | 484 |
| | Green | David Owen STIMSON | 160 |
| | Labour | Amanda Jane THIRSK | 485 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
Burlington (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Adam George BRADFORD | 482 |
| | Labour | Joseph Robert FREEDMAN | 395 |
| | Conservative | John Steven GODDEN | 500 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Adrian Jonathan MCLEAY | 912 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Derek Richard OSBOURNE | 942 |
| | Labour | Sharon WAUGH | 343 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
Cambridge (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Charles Geoffrey COX | 918 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Julie Haines | 1063 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John HEAMON | 996 |
| | Labour | Molly Eileen KELLY | 378 |
| | Conservative | Charles Albert KRIEG | 856 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian MANDERS | 1014 |
| | Conservative | Jeffrey Allan REARDON | 927 |
| | Labour | Marion RICHARDSON | 379 |
| | Labour | Sally RICHARDSON | 384 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
Canbury (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Morris COOPER | 516 |
| | Conservative | Quentin Rupert EDGINGTON | 479 |
| | Labour | John Michael ELLIN | 1011 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dan FALCHIKOV | 891 |
| | Conservative | Shaun FRIEND | 468 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard George LILLICRAP | 948 |
| | Labour | Wendy MALSEED | 1017 |
| | Poplar | Jeremy St.John MIDDLETON | 121 |
| | Labour | Christopher Robert PRIEST | 962 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John TILLEY | 935 |
| | Poplar | Jean VIDLER | 111 |
| | Poplar | Nicholas Andrew YELLAND | 91 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
Chessington North (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian Martin BENNETT | 881 |
| | Conservative | Marion Jane EVANS | 287 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Vicki Constance HARRIS | 899 |
| | Labour | Pauline KEARNEY | 192 |
| | Conservative | David John SALUSBURY | 274 |
| | Labour | John Brereton WOODMAN | 180 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
Chessington South (3) :
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Coombe (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Robin Codd | 790 |
| | Conservative | Peter Crerar | 714 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Grender | 223 |
| | Labour | Noel Hamel | 211 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Knowles | 209 |
| | Labour | Shaun McLoughlin | 175 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
Grove (3) :
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Hill (2) :
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Norbiton (3) :
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Norbiton Park (2) :
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St James (3) :
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Tolworth East (2) :
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Tolworth South (2) :
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