# 1998 Havering London Borough Council election

The 1998 Havering London Borough Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Havering London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the council stayed in no overall control.

## Electoral arrangements

63 councillors were elected from 25 wards. Each ward returned two or three councillors. The 1998 election was the last to use the wards established in 1978 (and subject to minor revision in 1994) with new boundaries in use for the next election in 2002. Councillors were elected for a four-year term.
Polling took place on 7 May 1998.

## Results

Labour remained the largest group on the council, losing two seats to become three short of a majority. The Labour Party lost two seats to the Conservatives in Collier Row ward, two seats to the Liberal Democrats in Oldchurch ward and one to the Residents Association in St Andrew's ward. Two seats were gained by Labour from the Liberal Democrats in Harold Wood ward. The Conservatives gained one seat from the Liberal Democrats in St Edward's ward.

## Ward results
### Airfield

Airfield (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Raymond Emmett | 1,172 |
| | Labour | Christopher Purnell | 1,093 |
| | Labour | Benjamin Norwin | 991 |
| | Residents | Dorothy Gray | 636 |
| | Conservative | John Carter | 482 |
| | Conservative | Charles Morris | 454 |
| | Conservative | Nicholas Hughes | 424 |
| | Third Way | Jeannie Trueman | 273 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Ardleigh Green

Ardleigh Green (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Edward Cahill | 867 |
| | Conservative | Mark Gadd | 779 |
| | Ind. Residents | Keith Donovan | 605 |
| | Labour | Janet Fisher | 555 |
| | Ind. Residents | Richard Arnold | 533 |
| | Labour | David Harding | 512 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Spence | 145 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Helen Tegg | 120 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Brooklands

Brooklands (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Eamonn Mahon | 750 | | |
| | Labour | Jeffery Stafford | 663 | | |
| | Residents | Charles Fancourt | 406 | | |
| | Residents | Carole Burnie | 398 | | |
| | Conservative | Henry Tebbutt | 398 | | |
| | Conservative | David Hayhow | 305 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Davies | 126 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Deeks | 121 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Chase Cross

Chase Cross (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Andrew Rosindell | 2,067 | | |
| | Conservative | Henry Tebbutt | 1,730 | | |
| | Labour | Paul Stygal | 462 | | |
| | Labour | Frederick Symes | 427 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Collier Row

Collier Row (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Andrew Curtin | 883 |
| | Conservative | Geoffrey Starns | 828 |
| | Labour | Pat Ridley | 820 |
| | Labour | Comfort Usukumah | 786 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |

### Cranham East

Cranham East (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Residents | Jean Mitchell | 1,570 |
| | Residents | Geoffrey Lewis | 1,465 |
| | Labour | Anthony Gibbs | 410 |
| | Labour | John McKernan | 390 |
| | Conservative | Terence Lewis | 251 |
| | Conservative | Christine Scott | 158 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Bowman | 75 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Thomas Hall | 70 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Residents hold | Residents hold | Swing |
| | Residents hold | Residents hold | Swing |

### Cranham West

Cranham West (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Residents | Louisa Sinclair | 2,095 |
| | Residents | Joan Lewis | 1,997 |
| | Labour | Tom Horlock | 325 |
| | Labour | Henry Miller | 319 |
| | Conservative | Jean Curtin | 248 |
| | Conservative | Patrick Curtin | 239 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Thomas | 34 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Thomas | 16 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Residents hold | Residents hold | Swing |
| | Residents hold | Residents hold | Swing |

### Elm Park

Elm Park (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Ray Harris | 1,640 |
| | Labour | Jack Hopelman | 1,638 |
| | Labour | Janet Davis | 1,592 |
| | Conservative | Ronald Clifford | 1,143 |
| | Conservative | Norman Forster | 1,054 |
| | Conservative | David Lel | 896 |
| | Third Way | Graham Williamson | 578 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Emerson Park

Emerson Park (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Gardner | 1,019 | | |
| | Conservative | Paul Rochford | 981 | | |
| | Labour | Maureen Scott | 594 | | |
| | Ind. Residents | Anthony Benton | 591 | | |
| | Ind. Residents | James Saunders | 573 | | |
| | Labour | Ronald Whitworth | 506 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Graham Watkins | 184 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Garry White | 178 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Gidea Park

Gidea Park (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Residents | Valerie Evans | 1,010 |
| | Residents | Ian Wilkes | 995 |
| | Conservative | Edward Eden | 896 |
| | Conservative | Robert Whitton | 837 |
| | Labour | Francis Bland | 403 |
| | Labour | John Daly | 379 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Residents hold | Residents hold | Swing |
| | Residents hold | Residents hold | Swing |

### Gooshays

Gooshays (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Kevin Robinson | 1,118 |
| | Labour | William Harrison | 1,070 |
| | Labour | Yvonne Cornell | 1,067 |
| | Conservative | Margaret Gardner | 337 |
| | Residents | Eric Staggs | 331 |
| | Residents | Ian Stocker | 318 |
| | Conservative | Eileen Rosindell | 306 |
| | Residents | Joan Street | 226 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Geoffrey Coles | 185 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rosina Martin | 174 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Porter | 146 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Hacton

Hacton (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Residents | Barbara Reith | 1,544 |
| | Residents | Eileen Cameron | 1,522 |
| | Residents | Ivor Cameron | 1,517 |
| | Labour | Susan Jiggens | 849 |
| | Labour | Richard Harradine | 836 |
| | Labour | Bryan Vincent | 823 |
| | Conservative | Sidney Ball | 537 |
| | Conservative | Maureen Carter | 494 |
| | Conservative | Donald Cawthorne | 490 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Residents hold | Residents hold | Swing |
| | Residents hold | Residents hold | Swing |
| | Residents hold | Residents hold | Swing |

### Harold Wood

Harold Wood (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Coles | 1,079 |
| | Labour | Brian Eagling | 1,061 |
| | Labour | Caroline Wood | 1,054 |
| | Labour | Neil Stanton | 999 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Sanderson | 947 |
| | Conservative | Keith Taffs | 888 |
| | Conservative | Edward Bates | 693 |
| | Conservative | Malcolm Brace | 679 |
| | Conservative | Georgina Galpin | 637 |
| | Residents | Jeffrey Brockelbank | 397 |
| | Residents | Patrick Curtis | 358 |
| | Residents | Martin Davin | 325 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |

### Heath Park

Heath Park (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Eric Munday | 1,270 |
| | Conservative | Michael White | 1,212 |
| | Labour | John McCole | 701 |
| | Labour | Richard Packer | 646 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Caroline Turner | 279 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Madge Mulliner | 237 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Heaton

Heaton (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Ken Clark | 1,159 |
| | Labour | Ruby Latham | 1,149 |
| | Labour | Denis O'Flynn | 1,143 |
| | Conservative | Richard Wilson | 392 |
| | Residents | Winifred Davies | 361 |
| | Residents | David Evans | 357 |
| | Conservative | David Eden | 343 |
| | Residents | Peter Galloway | 333 |
| | Conservative | Jeanne Eden | 321 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Hilldene

Hilldene (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Wilf Mills | 1,088 |
| | Labour | David Hill | 1,085 |
| | Labour | Ann Roberts | 1,042 |
| | Conservative | John Neill | 442 |
| | Conservative | Cornelius Desmond | 372 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Everett | 363 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Hylands

Hylands (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Raymond Shaw | 1,393 |
| | Labour | May Whitelock | 1,371 |
| | Labour | Michael Wood | 1,296 |
| | Conservative | Martin Sinclair | 1,064 |
| | Conservative | Anthony Fawcett | 1,019 |
| | Conservative | John Ross | 999 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Bruck | 298 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Reginald Leavens | 291 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Albert Rabone | 287 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Mawney

Mawney (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Pamela Craig | 1,389 |
| | Labour | Sheila McCole | 1,316 |
| | Labour | Robert Kilbey | 1,242 |
| | Conservative | Derek Price | 1,081 |
| | Conservative | Martin Smith | 1,037 |
| | Conservative | Jamsheed Khan | 847 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Oldchurch

Oldchurch (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nigel Meyer | 723 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Malcolm Zetter | 679 |
| | Labour | Tony Gordon | 523 |
| | Labour | Tony Rew | 407 |
| | Conservative | Keith Prince | 245 |
| | Conservative | Frederick Thompson | 210 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing |

### Rainham

Rainham (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Anthony Ellis | 1,742 |
| | Labour | Harry Webb | 1,657 |
| | Labour | Brian Kent | 1,569 |
| | Residents | Malvin Brown | 956 |
| | Conservative | Nicola Everett | 480 |
| | Conservative | Coral Sinclair | 415 |
| | Conservative | Geoffrey Woods | 412 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Rise Park

Rise Park (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Norman Symonds | 1,025 |
| | Conservative | Joseph Webster | 920 |
| | Residents | John Shrimpton | 706 |
| | Residents | Michael Winter | 702 |
| | Labour | Alan Fenn | 516 |
| | Labour | Joseph Macveigh | 465 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### St Andrew's

St Andrew's (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Residents | Christopher Oliver | 1,423 |
| | Residents | John Mylod | 1,416 |
| | Residents | Michael Winter | 1,272 |
| | Labour | Georgina Carr | 960 |
| | Labour | Graham Carr | 948 |
| | Labour | Terence Matthews | 893 |
| | Conservative | Pauline Orrin | 711 |
| | Conservative | Thomas Orrin | 703 |
| | Conservative | Richard Strauss | 657 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Residents hold | Residents hold | Swing |
| | Residents hold | Residents hold | Swing |
| | Residents gain from Labour | Residents gain from Labour | Swing |

### St Edward's

St Edward's (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Raymond Connelly | 560 |
| | Conservative | Wendy Thompson | 526 |
| | Residents | George Montgomery | 447 |
| | Labour | George Taylor | 445 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Eden Mulliner | 436 |
| | Labour | Caroline Warren | 435 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Williams | 421 |
| | Residents | Pamela Wilkes | 378 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |

### South Hornchurch

South Hornchurch (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Residents | Leonard Long | 1,134 |
| | Residents | Reginald Whitney | 1,012 |
| | Labour | Thomas Binding | 964 |
| | Residents | Wendy Clark | 951 |
| | Labour | Leslie Reid | 927 |
| | Labour | David Burn | 892 |
| | Conservative | Dennis Bull | 391 |
| | Conservative | Guy Gower | 331 |
| | Conservative | Iris Cotier | 317 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Residents hold | Residents hold | Swing |
| | Residents hold | Residents hold | Swing |
| | Labour gain from Residents | Labour gain from Residents | Swing |

### Upminster

Upminster (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Residents | Linda Hawthorn | 3,012 |
| | Residents | Owen Ware | 2,935 |
| | Residents | Muriel Mylod | 2,902 |
| | Labour | Patricia Brown | 480 |
| | Labour | David Scott | 412 |
| | Labour | Renata Martins | 405 |
| | Conservative | Patricia Jones | 372 |
| | Conservative | Carol Roberts | 344 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Residents hold | Residents hold | Swing |
| | Residents hold | Residents hold | Swing |
| | Residents hold | Residents hold | Swing |

## By-elections

The following by-elections took place between the 1998 and 2002 elections:
* 2000 Rise Park by-election
* 2001 Heaton (Havering) by-election