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1998 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election
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7 May 1998 (1998-05-07)
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All 50 seats up for election to Tower Hamlets London Borough Council
26 seats needed for a majority
Registered123,433[1]
Turnout44,521, 36.07% (Decrease 17.98)[1]
  First party Second party
  Blank Blank
Leader Michael J. Keith Unknown
Party Labour Liberal Democrats
Leader since 1997 Unknown
Leader's seat Shadwell Unknown
Last election 43 seats, 55.42% 7 seats, 27.24%
Seats before 42 7
Seats won 41 9
Seat change Decrease 2 Increase 2
Popular vote 56,488 26,689
Percentage 54.47% 25.74%
Swing Decrease 0.95 Decrease 1.50
  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader Unknown N/A
Party Conservative Independent
Leader since Unknown N/A
Leader's seat Unknown N/A
Last election 0 seats, 3.57% 0 seats, 0.74%
Seats before 0 1
Seats won 0 0
Seat change Steady Decrease 1
Popular vote 10,671 3,432
Percentage 10.29% 3.31%
Swing Increase 6.72 Increase 2.57
Council control before election


Labour

Council control after election


Labour

Elections to Tower Hamlets London Borough Council were held on 7 May 1998. The whole council was up for election and the Labour Party kept overall control of the council.

Background

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In the years between the 1994 election and this election there were a total of 5 by-elections organised to replace councillors who either resigned from their seat or died while in office, these by-election however did not result in seats changing parties.[2] During the same period there was also a defection of a Labour councillor to a third party, which meant that the composition of the council just before the election was as follows:[3]

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42 7 1
Labour Lib Dem Other

Election result

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1998 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council local elections[4][5]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 41[n 1] 0 2 Decrease 2 82.00 54.47 56,488 Decrease 0.95
  Liberal Democrats 9 2 0 Increase 2 18.00 25.74 26,689 Decrease 1.50
  Conservative 0 0 0 Steady 0.00 10.29 10,671 Increase 6.72
  Ind. Lib Dem 0 0 0 Steady 0.00 3.62 3,758 Decrease 1.46
  Independent 0 0 1 Decrease 1 0.00 3.31 3,432 Increase 2.57
  BNP 0 0 0 Steady 0.00 2.31 2,391 Decrease 3.99
  National Front 0 0 0 Steady 0.00 0.26 270 New
Total 50 103,699

After the election the composition of the council was as follows:

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41 9
Labour Lib Dem

Ward results

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(*) - Indicates an incumbent candidate

(†) - Indicates an incumbent candidate standing in a different ward

Blackwall

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Blackwall (2)[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Stephen L. Wright 701 64.56 Decrease 6.42
Labour Khan A. Murshid 691
Liberal Democrats Jane M. Jackson 287 24.54 Increase 3.62
Liberal Democrats Patricia A. Ramsay 242
Conservative Crispin B. Hayhoe 128 10.90 Increase 2.80
Conservative Sarah Hoile 107
Registered electors 3,669 Increase 537
Turnout 1,256 34.23 Decrease 18.69
Rejected ballots 32 2.55 Increase 1.46
Labour hold
Labour hold

Bow

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Bow (3)[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Raymond G. Gipson* 1,138 52.87 Decrease 0.71
Liberal Democrats Terry J. Stacy 1,063
Liberal Democrats Marian Williams 1,010
Labour Arthur W. Downes 797 37.64 Decrease 2.53
Labour Arun K. Chattopadhyay 793
Labour Benjamin Leapman 696
Conservative Tafique A. Chowdhury 246 9.48 Increase 3.23
Conservative Simon M. Gordon-Clark 138
Registered electors 6,452 Increase 326
Turnout 2,222 34.44 Decrease 9.80
Rejected ballots 15 0.68 Decrease 0.17
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Bromley

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Bromley (3)[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Arthur W. Downes* 2,040 62.22 Decrease 6.22
Labour Carol M. Hinvest* 1,293
Labour Betheline Chattopadhyay 1.116
Liberal Democrats Bernard Cameron 666 28.51 Increase 10.15
Liberal Democrats Rosemarie Peters 580
Liberal Democrats Ron Converson 547
Conservative John S. Livingstone 239 9.27 Increase 4.72
Conservative Barbara J. Perrott 187
Conservative Gregory M. Price 157
Registered electors 7,225 Increase 1,005
Turnout 2,645 36.61 Decrease 13.21
Rejected ballots 36 1.36 Increase 0.81
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

East India

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East India (2)[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Brian J. Son 826 61.28 Increase 3.20
Labour Rajib Ahmed 790
Liberal Democrats Nigel P. Huxted 432 28.93 Decrease 8.98
Liberal Democrats Annabelle J. Steggles 331
Conservative Nathaniel Cross 129 9.78 Increase 5.77
Registered electors 4,606 Increase 352
Turnout 1,480 32.13 Decrease 24.45
Rejected ballots 17 1.15 Increase 0.28
Labour hold
Labour hold

Grove

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Grove (2)[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Janet Ludlow* 874 52.20 Increase 1.05
Liberal Democrats Frederick C. Hunn* 848
Labour Olwen M. Jacobs 704 40.95 Increase 2.33
Labour Jonathan Swain 674
Conservative Syed E. Hoque 113 6.85 Increase 2.88
Registered electors 4,183 Increase 226
Turnout 1,770 42.31 Decrease 8.94
Rejected ballots 15 0.85 Increase 0.41
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Holy Trinity

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Holy Trinity (3)[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Albert J. Snooks 1,358 44.11 Increase 20.34
Liberal Democrats Barrie C. Duffey 1,342
Labour Salim Ullah 1,314 40.56 Increase 5.52
Liberal Democrats Rosina S. Tucker 1,270
Labour Judith A. Gardiner†[n 2] 1,181
Labour Anthony J. Sharpe 1,156
Conservative Mustak Syed 313 10.43 New
BNP Paul Costello 147 4.90 Decrease 14.58
Registered electors 7,483 Decrease 1,216
Turnout 2,992 39.98 Decrease 18.28
Rejected ballots 21 0.70 Increase 0.40
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour
Labour hold

Lansbury

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Lansbury (3)[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Diana R. Johnson* 1,082 40.75 Decrease 4.84
Labour Michael C. Keating*[n 3] 1,023
Labour Kevin V. Morton* 964
Liberal Democrats Barry A. Blandford 692 23.95 Decrease 12.07
Liberal Democrats Peter Carlin 604
Liberal Democrats Russell P. Neale 508
Independent David A. Hemingway 499 19.88 Increase 4.38
National Front Lynda Miller 270 10.76 New
Conservative Harry C. Benham 137 4.66 Increase 1.77
Conservative Sharon Jones 107
Conservative James Mclachlan 107
Registered electors 6,255 Increase 484
Turnout 2,548 40.74 Decrease 16.01
Rejected ballots 30 1.18 Increase 0.72
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Limehouse

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Limehouse (3)[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Helal U. Abbas 928 26.35 Decrease 32.51
Labour David J. Edgar* 778
Labour Soyful Alom* 771
Independent William E. Wakefield*[n 4] 520 16.59 New
Liberal Democrats Timothy J. McNally 443 13.54 Decrease 20.59
Independent Maurice Caplan 441 14.07 New
Liberal Democrats Stewart G. Rayment 431
Independent Abu H. M. E. Hossain 425 13.56 New
Independent Parvin Begum 402 12.83 New
Liberal Democrats Martin J. Pantling 399
Independent Derek England 388 12.38 New
Conservative Motiur Rahman 260 4.73 Increase 1.39
Conservative Pamela Drew 101
Conservative Paul A. Goodman 84
Registered electors 6,175 Increase 984
Turnout 2,406 38.96 Decrease 15.73
Rejected ballots 27 1.12 Increase 0.42
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Millwall

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Millwall (3)[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Julia Mainwaring* 2,315 61.18 Increase 10.84
Labour Martin F. Young* 2,315
Labour Stephen J. Molyneaux* 2,279
BNP David J. Hill 665 16.89 Decrease 9.77
BNP Gordon F. Callow 637
BNP Steven R. Harrington 606
Conservative Philip W. Groves 495 12.86 Increase 9.24
Conservative Jennifer Kendall-Tobias 489
Conservative William G. D. Norton 468
Liberal Democrats Richard D. Flowers 371 9.07 Decrease 2.94
Liberal Democrats Alexander I. M. C. Wilcock 335
Liberal Democrats Linda C. Hunn 318
Registered electors 12,191 Increase 1,659
Turnout 4,130 33.88 Decrease 32.62
Rejected ballots 21 0.51 Increase 0.35
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Park

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Park (2)[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Baunton* 1,076 71.52 Increase 12.80
Liberal Democrats Derek Charles 958
Labour Alan T. Amos 418 28.48 Decrease 8.50
Labour Philip N. Royal 392
Registered electors 4,067 Increase 202
Turnout 1,603 39.41 Decrease 10.06
Rejected ballots 16 1.00 Increase 0.22
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Redcoat

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Redcoat (2)[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ataur Rahman†[n 5] 922 55.04 Decrease 2.88
Labour David P. Bayat 906
Liberal Democrats James Lanagan 636 37.19 Decrease 1.45
Liberal Democrats Josephine G. Harriott 599
Conservative Bob Neill 129 7.77 Increase 4.33
Registered electors 4,639 Increase 54
Turnout 1,793 38.65 Decrease 18.10
Rejected ballots 14 0.78 Decrease 0.57
Labour hold
Labour hold

St Dunstan's

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St Dunstan's (3)[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John R. Biggs* 1,412 68.14 Decrease 3.59
Labour Shahab U. Ahmed 1,231
Labour Mohammed S. Uddin* 1,220
Conservative Edna Hill 602 31.86 New
Registered electors 6,224 Decrease 6
Turnout 2,077 33.37 Decrease 18.86
Rejected ballots 42 2.02 Increase 0.27
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

St James'

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St James' (2)[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mark E. Taylor* 941 45.39 Decrease 2.41
Labour Lorraine K. Melvin* 889
Liberal Democrats Barrie P. Martin 847 41.87 Increase 11.62
Liberal Democrats John D. M. Griffiths 841
BNP Paul Maxwell 168 8.33 Decrease 13.62
BNP Paul E. McHale 168
Conservative Mohammed H. Ullah 89 4.41 New
Registered electors 5,234 Increase 409
Turnout 2,136 40.81 Decrease 20.08
Rejected ballots 23 1.08 Increase 0.67
Labour hold
Labour hold

St Katharines

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St Katharines (3)[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Denise Jones* 1,582 46.33 Increase 0.72
Labour Abdul Asad* 1,496
Labour Anamul Hoque 1,333
Conservative Jane E. Emmerson 1,206 36.05 Increase 28.60
Conservative Mostofa Miah 1,082
Liberal Democrats Gyles R. Glover 610 17.62 Decrease 7.77
Liberal Democrats Hilal Miah 540
Liberal Democrats Patricia Snooks 528
Registered electors 10,689 Increase 1,507
Turnout 3,469 32.45 Decrease 15.35
Rejected ballots 42 1.21 Increase 0.79
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

St Mary's

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St Mary's (2)[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Motin Uz-Zaman 826 69.67 Increase 2.99
Labour Co-op Alexander K. Heslop 819
Conservative Habibur R. Choudhury 358 30.33 Increase25.97
Registered electors 4,360 Increase 28
Turnout 1,312 30.09 Decrease25.02
Rejected ballots 42 3.20 Increase 2.44
Labour hold
Labour Co-op hold

St Peter's

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St Peter's (3)[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jusna Begum 1,405 46.71 Increase 1.86
Labour Raja Miah 1,223
Labour Raymond V. Marney* 1,218
Liberal Democrats Mohammed J. U. Chowdhury 802 20.68 Increase 7.45
Ind. Lib Dem Kathleen E. Cook 798 23.97 Increase 4.97
Ind. Lib Dem Brian K. Lafferty 590
Ind. Lib Dem Betty Wright 586
Liberal Democrats Timothy O'Flaherty 460
Liberal Democrats Michael Elston 441
Conservative Joy M. Tarbey 237 8.63 Increase 5.42
Registered electors 8,260 Increase 150
Turnout 3,036 36.76 Decrease 16.33
Rejected ballots 23 0.76 Increase 0.46
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Shadwell

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Shadwell (3)[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Michael J. Keith*[n 6] 1,346 48.62 Decrease 2.76
Labour Bodrul M. Alom†[n 7] 1,229
Labour Abdus Shukur* 1,112
Independent Abdul Malik 757 29.94 New
Conservative Richard H. Powell 589 21.44 Increase12.65
Conservative Paul W. E. Ingham 547
Conservative Lawrence Ailreu-Thomas 490
Registered electors 8,014 Increase1,182
Turnout 2,552 31.84 Decrease19.54
Rejected ballots 41 1.61 Increase 0.76
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Spitalfields

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Spitalfields (3)[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Syed A. Mizan* 1,454 70.39 Increase 22.89
Labour Ghulam Mortuza* 1,435
Labour Ala Uddin†[n 8] 1,316
Conservative Eaoyor Shaikh 621 29.61 Increase 20.82
Conservative David Webb 558
Registered electors 6,451 Decrease 381
Turnout 2,183 33.84 Decrease 17.54
Rejected ballots 46 2.11 Increase 1.26
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Weavers

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Weavers (3)[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mohammed Ali*[n 9] 1,229 40.96 Decrease 2.72
Labour Christopher G. Creegan 985
Labour Catherine Tuitt 922
Liberal Democrats Kofi B. Appiah 776 29.55 Increase 3.11
Ind. Lib Dem Terry B. Milson 770 23.30 Decrease 7.58
Liberal Democrats Abdul M. Khan 748
Liberal Democrats Jonathan P. Mathews 738
Ind. Lib Dem Kathleen Caulfield 705
Ind. Lib Dem Justin Sillman 309
Conservative Mohammed S. Uddin 158 6.19 New
Registered electors 7,256 Increase 511
Turnout 2,911 40.12 Increase 12.96
Rejected ballots 31 1.06 Decrease 0.52
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Notes

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  1. ^ Results include those from a St Mary's ward councillor standing under the Labour and Co-operative Party banner
  2. ^ Gardiner was a sitting Councillor representing the St Mary's ward. She was elected in a by-election triggered by the resignation of Cllr. Amanda Linton in 1996[2]
  3. ^ Keating was elected in a by-election triggered by the resignation of Cllr. Eric A. Commons in 1994[2]
  4. ^ Wakefield was elected in a by-election triggered by the resignation of Cllr. John P. Ryan in 1995. Wakefield was elected as a Labour councillor but was not selected to represent Labour in this election[2]
  5. ^ Rahman was a sitting councillor representing the Spitalfields ward
  6. ^ Keith was elected in a by-election triggered by the death of Cllr. Lilley Albert in 1994[2]
  7. ^ Alom was a sitting councillor representing the St Mary's ward
  8. ^ Uddin was a sitting councillor representing the St Peter's ward
  9. ^ Ali was ekected in a by-election triggered by the resignation of Cllr. Vanessa L. Peters in 1995[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis. "London Borough Council Elections - 7 May 1998 - Including the Greater London Authority referendum results - Ward voting statistics" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. p. 216. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis. "London Borough Council Elections - 7 May 1998 - including the Greater London Authority referendum results - By-elections" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. p. 169. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  3. ^ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis. "London Borough Council Elections - 7 May 1998 - including the Greater London Authority referendum results - Changes 1994-98" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. p. 165. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis. "London Borough Council Elections - 7 May 1998 - Including the Greater London Authority referendum results" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. pp. 167–169, 214, 216–217. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "London Borough of Tower Hamlets Election Results 1964-2010" (PDF). Elections Centre. Plymouth University. pp. 8–9. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
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