# 1998 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election

The 1998 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council.

## Background

The election saw the Conservative Party only put up five candidates in the election, and they failed to win any seats on the council. The Labour leader of the council, George Brooker, stood down at the election after 51 years. He opposed the Greater London Authority referendum that took place at the same time as the election, however Barking and Dagenham saw 73.49% vote in favour and 26.51% against. Overall turnout in the election was 25.41%.

## Election result

Barking and Dagenham Local Election Result 1998 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | +/− |
| Labour | 47 | 0 | 0 | ±0.0 | 92.2 | 67.2 | -4.1% |
| Chadwell Heath Residents Association | 3 | 0 | 0 | ±0.0 | 5.8 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | 0 | 0 | ±0.0 | 2.0 | 23.2 | +3.9% |

## Ward results
### Abbey

Abbey (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jeannette Alexander | 1,223 | 71.2 | +9.9 |
| | Labour | Graham Bramley | 1,054 | | |
| | Labour | Mohammed Fani | 976 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian Beadle | 495 | 28.8 | +26.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sheila Clay | 453 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Siobhan Jebb | 349 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,901 | 27.3 | +12.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,958 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Alibon

Alibon (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Terence Wade | 727 | 72.7 | −11.7 |
| | Labour | Ernest White | 678 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Catherine Kelly | 141 | 14.1 | −1.5 |
| | Conservative | Malcolm Beatty | 132 | 13.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 996 | 24.5 | −12.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,135 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Becontree

Becontree (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Edith Bradley | 754 | 75.8 | −5.4 |
| | Labour | John Wainwright | 610 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anthony Stepton | 241 | 24.2 | +5.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,027 | 19.8 | −14.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,190 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Cambell

Cambell (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Joan Rawlinson | 1,074 | 78.8 | +4.3 |
| | Labour | Jeffrey Porter | 1,047 | | |
| | Labour | June Van Roten | 1,041 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Mailey | 289 | 21.2 | +5.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Kelly | 250 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,510 | 23.4 | −13.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,459 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Chadwell Heath

Chadwell Heath (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Residents | Ronald Curtis | 1,347 | 62.2 | +13.7 |
| | Residents | Albert Gibbs | 1,344 | | |
| | Residents | Robert Jeyes | 1,287 | | |
| | Labour | Donna Beckett | 619 | 28.6 | −10.1 |
| | Labour | Peter Metia | 593 | | |
| | Labour | Nana-Aba Andah | 537 | | |
| | Conservative | Mary Justice | 201 | 9.3 | +2.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,136 | 31.7 | −8.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,738 | | |
| | Residents hold | Residents hold | Swing | | |
| | Residents hold | Residents hold | Swing | | |
| | Residents hold | Residents hold | Swing | | |

### Eastbrook

Eastbrook (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Lawrence Bunn | 1,238 | 73.6 | −8.5 |
| | Labour | Leonard A. Collins | 1,089 | | |
| | Labour | Sidney Summerfield | 1,077 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Graham E. Churchman | 444 | 26.4 | −8.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,646 | 25.1 | −10.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,551 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Eastbury

Eastbury (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Churchman | 870 | 51.1 | +1.1 |
| | Labour | Patrick Manley | 833 | 48.9 | −1.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Daniel Felton | 668 | | |
| | Labour | David Miles | 607 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,679 | 40.1 | −16.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,190 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Fanshawe

Fanshawe (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Frederick Jones | 1,092 | 73.7 | −9.2 |
| | Labour | Herbert Collins | 1,065 | | |
| | Labour | Raymond Parkin | 927 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Winifred Chapman | 390 | 26.3 | +9.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,521 | 24.7 | −12.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,153 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Gascoigne

Gascoigne (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Kathleen Flint | 958 | 77.3 | +15.8 |
| | Labour | Valerie Rush | 851 | | |
| | Labour | Milton McKenzie | 800 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Claire Stepton | 282 | 22.7 | −15.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bryan Tester | 238 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Pembroke | 229 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,277 | 23.4 | −11.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,451 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Goresbrook

Goresbrook (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Terence Power | 805 | 66.1 | −17.7 |
| | Labour | Alan Thomas | 723 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Liam Smith | 413 | 33.9 | +17.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Downs | 344 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,291 | 24.5 | +13.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,265 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Heath

Heath (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Charles Fairbrass | 1,150 | 69.0 | −21.3 |
| | Labour | Sidney Kallar | 1,075 | | |
| | Labour | John Lawrence | 1,002 | | |
| | Conservative | Linda Hallewell | 265 | 15.9 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alison South | 251 | 15.1 | +5.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Margaret Tester | 197 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,553 | 23.7 | −13.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,556 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Longbridge

Longbridge (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Madeleine Baker | 1,074 | 57.7 | +8.7 |
| | Labour | Susan Bramley | 1,069 | | |
| | Labour | Nirmal Gill | 870 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Cooper | 786 | 42.3 | −16.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jayne Cooper | 778 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Edith Downs | 713 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,023 | 30.2 | −15.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,707 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Manor

Manor (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | June Conyard | 803 | 77.5 | −3.2 |
| | Labour | Rita Hannah-Rogers | 753 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Boorman | 233 | 22.5 | +3.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,080 | 22.9 | −15.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,710 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Marks Gate

Marks Gate (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Maureen Worby | 651 | 79.6 | +1.6 |
| | Labour | Colin Pond | 524 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anthony Pace | 167 | 20.4 | −1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 896 | 25.0 | −12.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,580 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Parsloes

Parsloes (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jean Blake | 763 | 77.2 | −0.8 |
| | Labour | Steven Gill | 700 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Emma Smith | 225 | 22.8 | +0.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Wendy Churchman | 220 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,091 | 23.5 | −15.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,641 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### River

River (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Patricia Twomey | 768 | 75.9 | −2.4 |
| | Labour | Inder Jamu | 597 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Hayley Downs | 244 | 24.1 | +2.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 985 | 20.7 | −12.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,754 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Thames

Thames (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | George Shaw | 941 | 72.5 | −4.4 |
| | Labour | Royston Patient | 914 | | |
| | Thames View Environmental and Residents Association | Edward Mussett | 287 | 22.1 | N/A |
| | Thames View Environmental and Residents Association | Charles Lambert | 285 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Oram | 70 | 5.4 | −4.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,345 | 30.8 | −15.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,458 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Triptons

Triptons (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Davis | 1,167 | 79.7 | −3.6 |
| | Labour | Margaret West | 1,011 | | |
| | Labour | Cameron Geddes | 920 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | June Griffin | 297 | 20.3 | +3.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul South | 275 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,521 | 23.7 | +12.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,414 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Valence

Valence (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Bryan Osborn | 939 | 74.6 | −5.9 |
| | Labour | Jean Bruce | 915 | | |
| | Labour | Vera Cridland | 902 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sally Storer | 320 | 25.4 | +5.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,400 | 22.2 | −16.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,298 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Village

Village (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Katherine Golden | 1,146 | 70.1 | −8.8 |
| | Labour | Darrin Best | 1,112 | | |
| | Labour | William Dale | 1,041 | | |
| | Conservative | Kenneth Coombs | 280 | 17.1 | +7.1 |
| | Conservative | Susan Hallewell | 262 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anthony Pickford | 209 | 12.8 | +1.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Trevor Johnson | 184 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,681 | 23.5 | −13.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,166 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

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

Goresbrook by-election, 13 May 1999 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Liam Smith | 834 | 56.3 | +22.4 |
| | Labour | William Barns | 646 | 43.7 | −22.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 188 | 12.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,485 | 27.8 | +3.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,333 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Terence Power.

### Eastbury

Eastbury by-election, 14 October 1999 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Cooper | 949 | 70.8 | +19.7 |
| | Labour | David Miles | 342 | 25.5 | −23.4 |
| | Conservative | Brian Cook | 50 | 3.7 | +3.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 607 | 55.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,345 | 31.8 | −8.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,226 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Stephen Churchman.

### Marks Gate

Marks Gate by-election, 27 September 2001 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Michael McCarthy | 443 | 56.6 | +23.0 |
| | Conservative | Terence Justice | 290 | 37.0 | +37.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Lopez-Real | 27 | 3.4 | −17.0 |
| | Green | Geoffrey Hunwicks | 23 | 2.9 | +2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 153 | 19.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 20.0 | −5.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Colin Pond.