1998 Croydon London Borough Council election

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Croydon Council Election, 1998
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All 70 seats to Croydon London Borough Council
36 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Valerie Shawcross Unknown Unknown
Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats
Leader's seat New Addington
Last election 40 seats 30 seats 0 seats
Seats before 40
Seats won 38 31 1
Seat change Decrease 2 Increase 1 Increase 1
Percentage 38.2% 47.5% 12.1%
Croydon London UK local election 1998 map.svg
Map of the results of the 1998 Croydon Council election. Conservatives in blue and Labour in red.
Leader of the Council before election

Valerie Shawcross
Labour

Elected Leader

Valerie Shawcross
Labour

Elections to Croydon Council in London, England were held on 7 May 1998. The whole council was up for election and the Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council.[1] For the first time in a local election two polling stations were situated in supermarkets.[2]

Before the election the council had been seen as a top target for the Conservatives who only needed a small swing of 2 percent to take control.[3] The Labour party had taken control of the council for the first time in the council's history in the previous election in 1994.[4] The removal of mounted patrols from parks and an increase in nursery places were seen as important issues in the election.[5] Both main parties concentrated on trying to get their vote out and were targeting several key wards.[4]

Election result[]

Croydon Local Election Result 1998[6]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 38 0 2 -2 54.3 38.2
  Conservative 31 2 1 +1 44.3 47.5
  Liberal Democrats 1 1 0 +1 1.4 12.1
↓
38 1 31
Labour LD Con

Ward results[]

Addiscombe[]

Addiscombe (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jeremy P. Fitzpatrick 1,943
Labour Amanda N. Campbell 1,703
Labour Sean E. Fitzsimons 1,686
Conservative Richard D. Barwell 1,393
Conservative Richard R. Chatterjee 1,306
Conservative Hella P.H. El-Drouble 1,222
Independent Resident Stephen P. Collins 533
Liberal Democrats Melanie L. Barlow 391
Liberal Democrats George W. Schlich 314
Liberal Democrats Kay L. Schlich 289
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Ashburton[]

Ashburton (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Edwin S. Arram 1,417
Conservative Avril E.M. Slipper 1,355
Labour Michael J. Phelan 1,055
Labour Neva Sequeira 1,055
Liberal Democrats Charles Ashworth 343
Liberal Democrats Paul F. West 255
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Bensham Manor[]

Bensham Manor (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alexander J. Burridge 1,766
Labour Paula M. Shaw 1,697
Labour Paul R. Mee 1,668
Conservative Brenda Pullen 645
Conservative Sujata I. Bakrania 613
Conservative Maureen B. Whiting 596
Liberal Democrats John Fraser 336
Liberal Democrats Peter Facey 252
UKIP James R. Feisenberger 125
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Beulah[]

Beulah (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Roy A. Grantham 1,368
Labour Hugh D. Malyan 1,330
Conservative Jonathan Bearman 1,131
Conservative Gloria J. Hutchens 1,087
Liberal Democrats Jonathan R. Cope 240
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Broad Green[]

Broad Green (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Rodney G. Matlock 1,395
Labour Stuart Collins 1,331
Labour Peter L. Spalding 1,253
Conservative Ian J. Parker 612
Conservative Jill Thomas 553
Conservative Keith B. Pearson 532
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Coulsdon East[]

Coulsdon East (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Christopher Wright 2,234
Liberal Democrats Ian R. Atkins 2,122
Conservative Jason S. Perry 2,112
Conservative Brian A. Udell 2,106
Liberal Democrats Michael T.A. Bishopp 1,935
Liberal Democrats Mark B. Goodrich 1,867
Labour Maggie Conway 474
Labour Charles King 431
Labour Michael T. Ryan 410
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Croham[]

Croham (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nicholas S. P-J. Keable 2,223
Conservative Paul J. McCombie 2,206
Conservative Mark B. Stockwell 2,127
Labour Alison J. Butler 1,060
Labour Beatrice A. Pollard 1,011
Labour Peter N. Horah 980
Liberal Democrats Sylvia W. Bishopp 611
Liberal Democrats Joan H. Leck 530
Liberal Democrats Geoffrey V. Gauge 526
Independent Graham Johnson 129
Independent Mark R.L. Samuel 84
Majority
Turnout 4,052 40.0
Registered electors 10,140
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Fairfield[]

Fairfield (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert W. Coatman 2,189
Conservative Patricia F.L. Knight 2,120
Conservative Michael D. Wunn 2,034
Labour Dominic G. O’Donnell 1,390
Labour Neil McN. Jackson 1,335
Labour Paul W. Scott 1,260
Liberal Democrats Anthony J. Moss 556
Liberal Democrats Mahetabel Hay-Davies 487
Liberal Democrats Carl P. Muller 439
Monster Raving Loony John S. Cartwright 114
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Fieldway[]

Fieldway (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour James L. Walker 851
Labour Mary M. Walker 819
Conservative Madeleine T. Brundle 294
Conservative Richard F. Brundle 281
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Heathfield[]

Heathfield (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Andrew Pelling 2,328
Conservative Mary M.H. Horden 2,284
Conservative Margaret V. Mead 2,283
Labour Jeffrey R. Primm 880
Labour Lydia E. Sookias 776
Labour Mohammed Aslam 758
Liberal Democrats Peter S. Ladanyi 429
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Kenley[]

Kenley (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Janice A. Buttinger 1,500
Conservative Steven L.V. Hollands 1,445
Labour Julie A. Candy 465
Labour Michael A. Rosenbloom 401
Liberal Democrats Jeremy A. Hargreaves 339
Liberal Democrats Robert Beadle 325
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Monks Orchard[]

Monks Orchard (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter J. Campbell 2,132
Conservative Derek R. Loughborough 2,116
Labour David L. Davies 880
Labour Joseph D. Assanah 677
Liberal Democrats David G. Golding 342
Liberal Democrats Patricia F. West 297
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

New Addington[]

New Addington (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Christopher Ward 1,076
Labour Trevor J. Laffin 1,023
Labour Valerie Shawcross 981
Conservative John R. Miller 669
Conservative Robin Sullivan 627
Conservative Roy T. Miller 619
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Norbury[]

Norbury (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Margaret R. Mansell 1,858
Labour Peter W. Hopson 1,796
Labour Shafi Khan 1,793
Conservative Bryan J. Kendall 1,651
Conservative Alan G.E. Mason 1,548
Conservative Madeleine B. Marvier 1,516
Liberal Democrats David Armer 397
Liberal Democrats Peter B. Scott 358
Liberal Democrats Robert G. Silver 241
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Purley[]

Purley (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Liberal Democrats
Labour
Liberal Democrats
Liberal Democrats
UKIP
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Rylands[]

Rylands (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour
Labour
Conservative
Conservative
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Sanderstead[]

Sanderstead (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Liberal Democrats
Liberal Democrats
Labour
Independent Resident
Independent Resident
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Selsdon[]

Selsdon (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Liberal Democrats
Liberal Democrats
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

South Norwood[]

South Norwood (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour
Labour
Labour
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Liberal Democrats
Liberal Democrats
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Spring Park[]

Spring Park (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Independent Green
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Thornton Heath[]

Thornton Heath (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour
Labour
Labour
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Liberal Democrats
Liberal Democrats
Liberal Democrats
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Upper Norwood[]

Upper Norwood (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour
Labour
Conservative
Conservative
Liberal Democrats
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Waddon[]

Waddon (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Rex A.J. Calvert 1,610
Conservative Graham T. Dare 1,556
Labour Charles E. Burling 1,528
Conservative Philip P. Gamble 1490
Labour Timothy Godfrey 1298
Labour Bernardette Khan 1268
Liberal Democrats Steven H. Gauge 363
Liberal Democrats Henry J. Norton 338
Liberal Democrats Helen Hadjicharalambous 299
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Labour hold Swing

West Thornton[]

West Thornton (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour
Labour
Labour
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Whitehorse Manor[]

Whitehorse Manor (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour
Labour
Labour
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Woodcote & Coulsdon West[]

Woodcote & Coulsdon West (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Liberal Democrats
Labour
Liberal Democrats
Labour
Liberal Democrats
Independent
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Woodside[]

Woodside (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour
Labour
Conservative
Conservative
Liberal Democrats
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

References[]

  1. ^ Riddell, Peter (9 May 1998). "Apathy the winner in struggle between new and old Labour". The Times. p. 46.
  2. ^ Travis, Alan (8 May 1998). "London leans to independent mayor improving life in the capital". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 April 2009.
  3. ^ "Labour's first big test approaches". BBC Online. 3 May 1998. Retrieved 26 April 2009.
  4. ^ a b Ward, Lucy (4 May 1998). "When sofa apathy is party enemy No.1, it's all down to swinging the key wards Local elections: In Croydon both sides are concentrating on where they hope it will do most good. Lucy Ward reports". The Guardian. p. 4.
  5. ^ "Councils of war: the 12 key town halls they're fighting for". Evening Standard. 6 May 1998. p. 19.
  6. ^ "Local Elections results". The Times. 9 May 1998. p. 46.
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