The 1998 Westminster Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Westminster City Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.[1]
Quick Facts All 60 council seats of the Westminster City Council 31 seats needed for a majority, First party ...
1998 Westminster City Council election|
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Baker Street
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Candidate[1] |
Party |
Votes |
Percent |
Angela Hooper |
Conservative |
581 |
67.9% |
Ian Wilder |
563 |
Derek Buckland |
Labour |
182 |
19.4% |
Theresa Nnaji |
145 |
Rosalind Oakley |
Liberal Democrats |
117 |
12.6% |
Sara Coakley |
96 |
Total Voters |
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868 |
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Bayswater
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Bayswater (3)
Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
Percent |
Anne Barns |
Conservative |
1,142 |
51.7% |
Michael Brahams |
1,060 |
Frixos Tombolis |
1,011 |
Michael Katz |
Labour |
782 |
37.0% |
Generoso Alcantara |
768 |
Charles Payne |
748 |
Susan Banng |
Liberal Democrats |
235 |
9.1% |
Jennifer Coleman |
168 |
Doreen Kearney |
162 |
Angela Georgievski |
Green |
135 |
2.2% |
Total Voters |
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2,194 |
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Belgrave
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Belgrave (2)
Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
Percent |
Elizabeth Blois |
Conservative |
941 |
77.7% |
Catherine Longworth |
919 |
Peter Cavalla |
Labour |
163 |
13.5% |
Angela Forrester |
160 |
Raymond Roberts |
Liberal Democrats |
119 |
8.8% |
Angela Whitelegge |
91 |
Total Voters |
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1,254 |
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Bryanston
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Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
Percent |
Jennifer Bianco |
Conservative |
700 |
68.3% |
John Bull |
673 |
Pamela Hurtt |
Labour |
215 |
20.0% |
Tony Rea |
187 |
Colin Bell |
Liberal Democrats |
126 |
11.7% |
Nikhil Seth |
109 |
Total Voters |
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1,015 |
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Cavendish
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Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
Percent |
Andrew Allum |
Conservative |
1,294 |
65.6% |
Harvey Marshall |
1,285 |
Mark Page |
1,203 |
Brenda Buxton |
Labour |
539 |
26.3% |
William Beckett |
533 |
Francis Prideaux |
446 |
Nicholas Hole |
Liberal Democrats |
170 |
8.1% |
Michael Pepperrell |
169 |
Colin Wing |
126 |
Total Voters |
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2,049 |
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Church Street
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Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
Percent |
Barbara Grahame |
Labour |
990 |
60.8% |
Ron Harley |
968 |
Murad Qureshi |
896 |
Jonathan O'Brien |
Conservative |
464 |
28.4% |
William Diffey |
444 |
Julian Smith |
425 |
Robert Bell |
Liberal Democrats |
178 |
10.8% |
Jose da Silva Veiga |
174 |
Martin Thompson |
157 |
Total Voters |
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1,719 |
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Churchill
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Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
Percent |
Carol Bailey |
Conservative |
1,760 |
59.9% |
Garry Walsh |
1,672 |
John Cronin |
1,652 |
Margaret Cavalla |
Labour |
953 |
32.7% |
Josephine Abercrombie |
912 |
David Boothroyd |
912 |
Anthony Brett-Jones |
Liberal Democrats |
200 |
6.5% |
Rhoda Torres |
178 |
Michael Holmans |
176 |
Gordon Webster |
Independent |
74 |
0.9% |
Total Voters |
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3,017 |
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Hamilton Terrace
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Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
Percent |
Judith Warner |
Conservative |
754 |
67.9% |
Roderick Nye |
726 |
Margaret Barton |
Labour |
211 |
19.3% |
Margherita Rendel |
209 |
Frances Franklin |
Liberal Democrats |
147 |
12.8% |
Gertrude Haywood |
132 |
Total Voters |
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1,187 |
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Harrow Road
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Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
Percent |
Alan Lazarus |
Labour |
1,189 |
65.8% |
Jillian Selbourne |
1,162 |
Gary Martin |
1,115 |
Patrick O'Sullivan |
Conservative |
435 |
22.9% |
Daniel Astaire |
411 |
Timothy Slotover |
358 |
Donald McLachlan |
Liberal Democrats |
225 |
11.4% |
John Brown |
193 |
Kathleen Hobbins |
180 |
Total Voters |
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1,913 |
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Hyde Park
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Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
Percent |
Pamela Batty |
Conservative |
971 |
71.6% |
Anne Mallinson |
940 |
Edmund Lazarus |
910 |
Angela Graham |
Labour |
224 |
16.0% |
Louis Al-Dhahir |
207 |
Joseph Ogden |
198 |
Zoe Goldstein |
Liberal Democrats |
151 |
10.0% |
Giles Crown |
134 |
Derek Marshall |
108 |
Marlene Hayter |
Green |
97 |
2.5% |
Total Voters |
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1,388 |
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Knightsbridge
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Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
Percent |
John Cox |
Conservative |
725 |
72.6% |
Gillian Rees-Mogg |
721 |
Sarah Beal |
Labour |
154 |
13.7% |
Tania Chislett |
Liberal Democrats |
148 |
13.8% |
Elizabeth Mackeith |
126 |
Alen Matthewson |
Labour |
118 |
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Total Voters |
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1,047 |
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Lancaster Gate
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Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
Percent |
Richard Tallboys |
Conservative |
956 |
67.0% |
Robert Davis |
949 |
Simon Milton |
925 |
Patricia Parsons |
Labour |
331 |
22.4% |
Spencer Livermore |
315 |
Andrew Somerville |
302 |
Sheila Kaye |
Liberal Democrats |
178 |
10.6% |
Johannes Venmans |
138 |
John Abrams |
132 |
Total Voters |
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1,469 |
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Little Venice
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Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
Percent |
Melvyn Caplan |
Conservative |
1,352 |
61.3% |
Barba Schmeling |
1,318 |
Johnathan Lord |
1,317 |
Joseph Hagarty |
Labour |
689 |
30.5% |
Guthrie McKie |
655 |
David Obaze |
642 |
Ruth Simms |
Liberal Democrats |
199 |
8.1% |
David Brewin |
166 |
Philip Wardle |
164 |
Total Voters |
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2,293 |
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Lord's
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Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
Percent |
Cyril Nemeth |
Conservative |
853 |
67.9% |
Kevin Gardner |
839 |
Katharine Hoskyns |
Labour |
276 |
21.1% |
Phillida Inman |
250 |
Richard de Ste Croix |
Liberal Democrats |
157 |
11.0% |
Herbert Hartwell |
118 |
Total Voters |
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1,304 |
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Maida Vale
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Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
Percent |
Susie Burbridge |
Conservative |
1,430 |
56.9% |
Janet Prendergast |
1,409 |
Ronald Raymond-Cox |
1,401 |
Vinod d'Cruz |
Labour |
951 |
36.0% |
Antony Mothersdale |
868 |
David Worton |
864 |
Anne Couchman |
Liberal Democrats |
203 |
7.1% |
Martin Horwood |
183 |
Zena Lutrin |
140 |
Total Voters |
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2,611 |
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Millbank
In Millbank, there were two Conservative gains from Labour.
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Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
Percent |
Duncan Sandys |
Conservative |
1,144 |
47.5% |
Justin Powell-Tuck |
1,123 |
Peter Wright |
Labour |
1,119 |
45.7% |
Mair Garside |
1,112 |
Alastair Moss |
Conservative |
1,088 |
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Simon Winters |
Labour |
996 |
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Margaret Lang |
Liberal Democrats |
185 |
6.7% |
Timothy Green |
165 |
Robin Metzner |
126 |
Total Voters |
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2,570 |
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Queen's Park
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Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
Percent |
Barrie Taylor |
Labour |
914 |
53.5% |
Paul Dimoldenberg |
846 |
Mushtaq Qureshi |
841 |
Mary Nicholas |
Resident's Association |
443 |
24.0% |
Mary Germain |
383 |
Emmanuel Anfu |
339 |
Richard Phibbs |
Conservatives |
289 |
16.8% |
Andrew Reid |
272 |
Richard Tray |
257 |
Peter Budge |
Green |
81 |
1.7% |
Peter Crystal |
Liberal Democrats |
81 |
3.8% |
David Hall-Matthews |
56 |
Anthony Williams |
56 |
Total Voters |
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1,755 |
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Regent's Park
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Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
Percent |
Johnathan Djanogly |
Conservative |
1,381 |
67.9% |
Timothy Joiner |
1,357 |
Louise St. John Howe |
1,350 |
Linda Hardman |
Labour |
481 |
22.8% |
John Edwards |
455 |
Richard Nicholls |
437 |
Patricia McCarthy |
Liberal Democrats |
220 |
9.3% |
Ian Sutherland |
181 |
Alan Thompson |
157 |
Total Voters |
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2,089 |
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St George's
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Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
Percent |
Alan Bradley |
Conservative |
1,808 |
69.6% |
Christopher Malthouse |
1,732 |
Benjamin Segal |
1,728 |
Isobel Bowler |
Labour |
541 |
20.2% |
David Blackall |
500 |
Manuela Sykes |
491 |
Janice Taverne |
Liberal Democrats |
271 |
10.1% |
Miranda Green |
264 |
Gwenda Wood |
233 |
Total Voters |
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2,620 |
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St James's
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Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
Percent |
Louise Hyams |
Conservative |
742 |
64.8% |
Alexander Nicoll |
714 |
David Propert |
Labour |
405 |
35.2% |
James Sheward |
385 |
Total Voters |
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1,189 |
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Victoria
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Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
Percent |
David Harvey |
Conservative |
934 |
64.3% |
Timothy Mitchell |
900 |
Ingrid Gibson |
Labour |
355 |
24.8% |
Steven Burgess |
352 |
Josephine Hayes |
Liberal Democrats |
167 |
10.9% |
Simon Turner |
144 |
Total Voters |
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1,471 |
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West End
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Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
Percent |
Andrew Whitney |
Labour |
1,041 |
57.7% |
Nicola Russell |
974 |
Katherine Thorne |
952 |
Clive Collins |
Conservative |
529 |
22.0% |
Michael Bullen |
506 |
Iheoma Oteh |
403 |
Morag Beattie |
Liberal Democrats |
249 |
12.1% |
Vera Williams |
198 |
Alison Dash |
175 |
Johnathan Frame |
Liberals |
117 |
2.3% |
Total Voters |
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1,879 |
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Westbourne
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Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
Percent |
Nicholas Boles |
Conservative |
739 |
49.3% |
Richard Stirling-Gibb |
582 |
Peter Martindale |
Independent |
564 |
21.1% |
David Beida |
Labour |
273 |
16.2% |
Richard O'Brien |
Liberal Democrats |
208 |
13.5% |
Wing Ho |
Labour |
160 |
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Bernard Silver |
Liberal Democrats |
153 |
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Total Voters |
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1,488 |
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