1998 Redbridge London Borough Council election

{{Infobox election

| election_date = {{Start date|1998|05|07|df=yes}}

| election_name = 1998 Redbridge London Borough Council election

| country = London

| type = parliamentary

| previous_election = 1994 Redbridge London Borough Council election

| previous_year = 1994

| next_election = 2002 Redbridge London Borough Council election

| next_year = 2002

| seats_for_election = All 62 seats up for election to Redbridge London Borough Council

| majority_seats = 32

| registered = 173,873{{cite web|url=https://londondatastore-upload.s3.amazonaws.com/docs/LBCE_1998-5-7.pdf|title=London Borough Council Elections - 7 May 1998 - including the Greater London Authority Referendum results - Ward Voting Statistics|access-date=27 Nov 2024|publisher=London Research Centre|website=London Datastore|first1=Michael|last1=Minors|first2=Dennis|last2=Grenham|page=212}}

| turnout = 62,050, 35.69% ({{decrease}} 13.62)

| image1 = File:No image wide.svg

| image2 = File:No image wide.svg

| image3 = File:No image wide.svg

| leader1 = Elizabeth A. Pearce

| party1 = Labour Party (UK)

| leader_since1 = 1994

| leaders_seat1 = Seven Kings

| last_election1 = 29 seats, 39.41%

| seats1 = 30

| seat_change1 = {{increase}} 1

| swing1 = {{increase}} 1.80

| percentage1 = 41.21%

| popular_vote1 = 69,979

| leader2 = Unknown

| party2 = Conservative Party (UK)

| leader_since2 = Unknown

| leaders_seat2 = Unknown

| last_election2 = 24 seats, 38.48%

| seats2 = 23

| seat_change2 = {{decrease}} 1

| popular_vote2 = 65,574

| percentage2 = 38.62%

| swing2 = {{increase}} 0.14

| title = Council control

| before_election =

| before_party = No Overall Control

| posttitle = Council control after election

| after_party = No Overall Control

| after_election =

| leader3 = Unknown

| leader_since3 = Unknown

| leaders_seat3 = Unknown

| party3 = Liberal Democrats (UK)

| last_election3 = 9 seats, 21.75%

| seats3 = 9

| seat_change3 = {{steady}}

| popular_vote3 = 33,457

| percentage3 = 19.71%

| swing3 = {{decrease}} 2.04

}}

The 1998 Redbridge Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Redbridge London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the council stayed in no overall control.{{cite web|title= London Borough Council Elections 7 May 1998 including the Greater London Authority Referendum results|url=https://londondatastore-upload.s3.amazonaws.com/docs/LBCE_1998-5-7.pdf|website=London Datastore|publisher=London Research Centre|access-date=29 March 2015}}

Background

Election result

{{Election summary begin|title=1998 Redbridge London Borough Council local elections{{cite web|url=https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Redbridge-1964-2010.pdf|title=London Borough Council Elections - 7 May 1998 - including the Greater London Authority Referendum results|access-date=26 Nov 2024|publisher=London Research Centre|website=London Datastore|first1=Michael|last1=Minors|first2=Dennis|last2=Grenham|pages=142-144, 212-213}}{{cite web|url=https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Redbridge-1964-2010.pdf|title=London Borough of Redbridge Election Results 1964-2010|access-date=26 Nov 2024|publisher=Plymouth University|website=Elections Centre|first1=Colin|last1=Rallings|first2=Michael|last2=Thrasher|pages=11-12}}}}

{{Election summary party|party=Labour Party (UK)|seats=30|gain=3|loss=2|net={{increase}} 1|seats %=48.39|votes %=41.21|votes=69,979|plus/minus={{increase}} 1.80}}{{Election summary party|party=Conservative Party (UK)|seats=23|gain=2|loss=3|net={{decrease}} 1|seats %=37.10|votes %=38.62|votes=65,574|plus/minus={{increase}} 0.14}}{{Election summary party|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|seats=9|gain=0|loss=0|net={{steady}}|seats %=14.51|votes %=19.71|votes=33,457|plus/minus={{decrease}} 2.04}}{{Election summary party|party=Independent politician|seats=0|gain=0|loss=0|net={{steady}}|seats %=0.00|votes %=0.25|votes=429|plus/minus={{decrease}} 0.01}}{{Election summary party|party=Green Party of England and Wales|seats=0|gain=0|loss=0|net={{steady}}|seats %=0.00|votes %=0.11|votes=183|plus/minus=New}}{{Election summary party|party=Socialist Labour Party (UK)|seats=0|gain=0|loss=0|net={{steady}}|seats %=0.00|votes %=0.10|votes=173|plus/minus=New}}{{election summary total|seats=62|votes=169,795 }}

Ward results

(*) - indicates an incumbent candidate

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

= Aldborough =

{{Election box begin | title= Aldborough (3)}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=John P. Coombes*{{refn|group=n|Coombes replaced Cllr Raymond A. Ward after his resignation in 1994{{cite web|url=https://londondatastore-upload.s3.amazonaws.com/docs/LBCE_1998-5-7.pdf|title=London Borough Council Elections - 7 May 1998 - including the Greater London Authority Referendum results - By-elections|access-date=26 Nov 2024|publisher=London Research Centre|website=London Datastore|first1=Michael|last1=Minors|first2=Dennis|last2=Grenham|page=145}}}}|votes=1,453|percentage=55.48|change={{increase}} 8.95}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Desmon M. Thuriby*|votes=1,346|percentage=|change=}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Kenneth M. Turner*|votes=1,285|percentage=|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Vanessa C. Cole|votes=927|percentage=37.24|change={{decrease}} 4.39}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=William G. McIntyre|votes=914|percentage=|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Faith P. Watts|votes=900|percentage=|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=John O. Barmby|votes=196|percentage=7.28|change={{decrease}} 4.56}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Michael Dommett|votes=170|percentage=|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Elizabeth A. Yeoman|votes=170|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box registered electors|reg. electors=6,720|change={{increase}} 79}}{{Election box turnout|votes=2,652|percentage=39.46|change={{decrease}}12.88}}{{Election box rejected|votes=12|percentage=0.45|change={{increase}} 0.36}}{{Election box hold with party link no swing|winner=Labour Party (UK)}}{{Election box hold with party link no swing|winner=Labour Party (UK)}}{{Election box hold with party link no swing|winner=Labour Party (UK)}}{{Election box end}}

= Barkingside =

{{Election box begin | title= Barkingside (3)}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Keith E. Axon*|votes=1,636|percentage=47.24|change={{increase}} 0.46}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Graham F. Borrott*{{refn|group=n|Borrott replaced Cllr. Thomas F. Cobb after her resignation in 1996}}|votes=1,629|percentage=|change=}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Roy W. Brunnen*|votes=1,592|percentage=|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Norman A. Hilton{{superscript|†}}{{refn|group=n|Hilton was a sitting councillor representing the Newbury ward}}|votes=1,548|percentage=43.91|change={{increase}} 7.00}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Raj K. Chanan|votes=1,494|percentage=|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Edward G. Skelton|votes=1,472|percentage=|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Valerie M. Taylor|votes=306|percentage=8.85|change={{decrease}} 7.46}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Anne J. Peterson|votes=305|percentage=|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Albert Williamson|votes=299|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box registered electors|reg. electors=9,828|change={{increase}} 366}}{{Election box turnout|votes=3,666|percentage=37.30|change={{decrease}} 8.55}}{{Election box rejected|votes=14|percentage=0.38|change={{increase}} 0.29}}{{Election box hold with party link no swing|winner=Conservative Party (UK)}}{{Election box hold with party link no swing|winner=Conservative Party (UK)}}{{Election box hold with party link no swing|winner=Conservative Party (UK)}}{{Election box end}}

= Bridge =

{{Election box begin | title= Bridge (3)}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Peter Lawrence*|votes=1,463|percentage=45.34|change={{increase}} 3.23}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Claire Cooper|votes=1,382|percentage=|change=}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Morris Hickey*|votes=1,360|percentage=|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Barbara J. Cohen|votes=1,241|percentage=37.94|change={{decrease}} 3.25}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Maureen E. Lambert|votes=1,212|percentage=|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Mohammed I. Sheikh|votes=1,066|percentage=|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Colin D. Daren|votes=357|percentage=11.13|change={{decrease}} 5.57}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Madeline M. Sinclair|votes=341|percentage=|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Nicolette A. Pashby|votes=331|percentage=|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Socialist Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Nicola J. Hoarau|votes=173|percentage=5.59|change=New}}

{{Election box registered electors|reg. electors=9,389|change={{increase}}1,010}}{{Election box turnout|votes=3,284|percentage=34.98|change={{decrease}}14.32}}{{Election box rejected|votes=13|percentage=0.40|change={{increase}} 0.28}}{{Election box gain with party link no swing|winner=Conservative Party (UK)|loser=Labour Party (UK)}}{{Election box hold with party link no swing|winner=Conservative Party (UK)}}{{Election box hold with party link no swing|winner=Conservative Party (UK)}}{{Election box end}}

= Chadwell =

{{Election box begin | title= Chadwell (3)}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Gary P. Staight*|votes=2,304|percentage=62.65|change={{increase}}15.}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=John Tyne|votes=2,050|percentage=|change=}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Ralph J. Scott*|votes=2,048|percentage=|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Andrew J. Walker|votes=746|percentage=18.27|change={{decrease}} 4.64}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Beatrice B. Corfield|votes=722|percentage=19.07|change={{decrease}}10.85}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Stewart Spivack|votes=636|percentage=|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Maria I. Mbonye|votes=591|percentage=|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Ranjit S. Mudhar|votes=561|percentage=|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Bharat Pathak|votes=560|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box registered electors|reg. electors=9,696|change={{increase}} 629}}{{Election box turnout|votes=3,704|percentage=38.20|change={{decrease}}16.91}}{{Election box rejected|votes=7|percentage=0.19|change={{increase}} 0.11}}{{Election box hold with party link no swing|winner=Liberal Democrats (UK)}}{{Election box hold with party link no swing|winner=Liberal Democrats (UK)}}{{Election box hold with party link no swing|winner=Liberal Democrats (UK)}}{{Election box end}}

= Church End =

{{Election box begin | title= Church End (3)}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Richard H. Hoskins*|votes=1,836|percentage=63.60|change={{increase}} 3.45}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Hugh R. Cleaver*|votes=1,810|percentage=|change=}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Maureen J. Hoskins*|votes=1,763|percentage=|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Christopher M. G. Cummins|votes=677|percentage=23.05|change={{decrease}} 3.70}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Joy Debenham-Burton|votes=673|percentage=|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=John B. M. Steinberg|votes=610|percentage=|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=David J. Pearce|votes=412|percentage=13.35|change={{increase}} 0.25}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=John A. Ubsdell|votes=370|percentage=|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Saied Siddiqi|votes=353|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box registered electors|reg. electors=7,978|change={{increase}} 487}}{{Election box turnout|votes=3,025|percentage=37.92|change={{decrease}}14.33}}{{Election box rejected|votes=16|percentage=0.53|change={{increase}} 0.40}}{{Election box hold with party link no swing|winner=Liberal Democrats (UK)}}{{Election box hold with party link no swing|winner=Liberal Democrats (UK)}}{{Election box hold with party link no swing|winner=Liberal Democrats (UK)}}{{Election box end}}

= Clayhall =

{{Election box begin | title= Clayhall (3)}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Alan E. Weinberg*|votes=1,639|percentage=54.69|change={{increase}} 0.74}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Ronald I. Barden*|votes=1,612|percentage=|change=}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=John R. Lovell*|votes=1,564|percentage=|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Sylvia A. Crockford|votes=1,111|percentage=35.97|change={{increase}} 3.19}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Mary E. Tuffin|votes=1,050|percentage=|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Hafiz Majid|votes=1,006|percentage=|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Barbara Robertson|votes=311|percentage=9.34|change={{decrease}} 3.93}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Alison E. McBrayne|votes=261|percentage=|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Valmar Stevens|votes=250|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box registered electors|reg. electors=10,059|change={{increase}} 504}}{{Election box turnout|votes=3,163|percentage=31.44|change={{decrease}}15.85}}{{Election box rejected|votes=14|percentage=0.44|change={{increase}} 0.20}}{{Election box hold with party link no swing|winner=Conservative Party (UK)}}{{Election box hold with party link no swing|winner=Conservative Party (UK)}}{{Election box hold with party link no swing|winner=Conservative Party (UK)}}{{Election box end}}

= Clementswood =

{{Election box begin | title= Clementswood (3)}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Falz A. Noor*|votes=1,463|percentage=53.20|change={{decrease}} 6.44}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Simon Green*|votes=1,438|percentage=|change=}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Peter J. Laugharne*|votes=1,310|percentage=|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Surendra Patel|votes=996|percentage=33.35|change={{increase}} 4.80}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Mohammed A. Inayat|votes=888|percentage=|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Satish C. Gautum|votes=756|percentage=|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=John M. Collis|votes=401|percentage=13.45|change={{increase}} 1.64}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Leslie P. Hutchines|votes=334|percentage=|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Helen F. Glanfield|votes=330|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box registered electors|reg. electors=8,638|change={{increase}} 772}}{{Election box turnout|votes=3,022|percentage=34.98|change={{decrease}}11.18}}{{Election box rejected|votes=22|percentage=0.73|change={{increase}} 0.65}}{{Election box hold with party link no swing|winner=Labour Party (UK)}}{{Election box hold with party link no swing|winner=Labour Party (UK)}}{{Election box hold with party link no swing|winner=Labour Party (UK)}}{{Election box end}}

= Cranbrook =

{{Election box begin | title= Cranbrook (3)}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Charles Elliman*|votes=1,521|percentage=47.58|change={{increase}} 4.97}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Glenn C. Corfield|votes=1,421|percentage=|change=}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Asaf B. Mirza*|votes=1,421|percentage=|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Michael Fitzmaurice|votes=1,346|percentage=42.90|change={{increase}} 2.27}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Munawar Hussain|votes=1,316|percentage=|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Gary D. Scottow|votes=1,272|percentage=|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Saroj C. Sharma|votes=304|percentage=9.52|change={{decrease}} 7.94}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Stephen H. Simons|votes=298|percentage=|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Rochelle L. Markovitch|votes=271|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box registered electors|reg. electors=8,222|change={{increase}} 469}}{{Election box turnout|votes=3,362|percentage=40.89|change={{decrease}}15.40}}{{Election box rejected|votes=19|percentage=0.57|change={{increase}} 0.46}}{{Election box hold with party link no swing|winner=Conservative Party (UK)}}{{Election box hold with party link no swing|winner=Conservative Party (UK)}}{{Election box hold with party link no swing|winner=Conservative Party (UK)}}{{Election box end}}

= Fairlop =

{{Election box begin | title= Fairlop (3)}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link|change={{increase}} 4.45|percentage=46.16|votes=1,385|candidate=Joyce E. Ryan*|party=Conservative Party (UK)}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link|change={{increase}} 4.20|percentage=44.88|votes=1,307|candidate=Royston F. Emmett{{superscript|†}}{{refn|group=n|Emmett was a sitting councillor representing the Loxford ward}}|party=Labour Party (UK)}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link|change=|percentage=|votes=1,280|candidate=Lee Scott|party=Conservative Party (UK)}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Ronald W. Wyatt|votes=1,270|percentage=|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Robert A. Cole|votes=1,265|percentage=|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Mary T. Lambert*|votes=1,244|percentage=|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Graham A. Harvey|votes=317|percentage=8.95|change={{decrease}} 8.66}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Peter W. Briggs|votes=226|percentage=|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Joan E. Moody|votes=219|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box registered electors|reg. electors=8,292|change={{increase}} 31}}{{Election box turnout|votes=3,005|percentage=36.24|change={{decrease}}11.72}}{{Election box rejected|votes=12|percentage=0.40|change={{increase}} 0.37}}{{Election box hold with party link no swing|winner=Conservative Party (UK)}}{{Election box hold with party link no swing|winner=Labour Party (UK)}}{{Election box gain with party link no swing|winner=Conservative Party (UK)|loser=Labour Party (UK)}}{{Election box end}}

= Fullwell =

{{Election box begin | title= Fullwell (3)}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Harold W. Moth|votes=1,358|percentage=51.51|change={{increase}} 1.67}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Laurence N. Davies|votes=1,333|percentage=|change=}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Alan T. Hughes*|votes=1,320|percentage=|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Jeffrey Fox|votes=889|percentage=30.59|change={{decrease}} 4.12}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Joseph Hoedemaker|votes=809|percentage=|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Kamal Qureshi|votes=684|percentage=|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Janice E. Cudmore|votes=489|percentage=17.90|change={{increase}} 2.45}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Andrew P. Martin|votes=460|percentage=|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Dominic J. D. Black|votes=445|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box registered electors|reg. electors=8,666|change={{increase}} 134}}{{Election box turnout|votes=2,836|percentage=32.73|change={{decrease}}10.93}}{{Election box rejected|votes=19|percentage=0.67|change={{increase}} 0.59}}{{Election box hold with party link no swing|winner=Conservative Party (UK)}}{{Election box hold with party link no swing|winner=Conservative Party (UK)}}{{Election box hold with party link no swing|winner=Conservative Party (UK)}}{{Election box end}}

= Goodmayes =

{{Election box begin | title= Goodmayes (2)}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Sidney Middleburgh*|votes=643|percentage=52.38|change={{increase}} 6.29}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=David A. Radford|votes=588|percentage=|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Keith R. Langford{{superscript|†}}{{refn|group=n|Lanford was a sitting councillor representing the Cranbrook ward}}|votes=369|percentage=29.49|change={{decrease}} 5.25}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Shahlab Baig|votes=324|percentage=|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Frank A. S. Marsh|votes=233|percentage=18.13|change={{increase}} 7.11}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Narendra Dattani|votes=193|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box registered electors|reg. electors=3,949|change={{increase}} 491}}{{Election box turnout|votes=1,284|percentage=32.51|change={{decrease}}20.93}}{{Election box rejected|votes=13|percentage=1.01|change={{increase}} 0.90}}{{Election box hold with party link no swing|winner=Labour Party (UK)}}{{Election box hold with party link no swing|winner=Labour Party (UK)}}{{Election box end}}

= Hainault =

{{Election box begin | title= Hainault (3)}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=John W. Fairley-Churchill*|votes=1,070|percentage=59.62|change={{increase}} 2.20}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Richard W. Newcombe*{{refn|group=n|Newcombe replaced Cllr. Linda Perham after her resignation in 1997}}|votes=1,056|percentage=|change=}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Edmund R. B. Peake*|votes=1,039|percentage=|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Sheila M. Moth|votes=530|percentage=29.33|change={{increase}} 1.24}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Sonia J. Macdonald|votes=525|percentage=|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Barbara M. Wilson|votes=502|percentage=|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Kathleen M. Black|votes=221|percentage=11.06|change={{decrease}} 3.42}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Robert J. Wright|votes=192|percentage=|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Peter L. Prager|votes=174|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box registered electors|reg. electors=7,003|change={{decrease}} 12}}{{Election box turnout|votes=1,892|percentage=27.02|change={{decrease}}18.64}}{{Election box rejected|votes=8|percentage=0.42|change={{increase}} 0.30}}{{Election box hold with party link no swing|winner=Labour Party (UK)}}{{Election box hold with party link no swing|winner=Labour Party (UK)}}{{Election box hold with party link no swing|winner=Labour Party (UK)}}{{Election box end}}

= Loxford =

{{Election box begin | title= Loxford (3)}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Muhammed Javed*|votes=1,655|percentage=53.97|change={{decrease}}15.34}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Sharon Speller|votes=1,417|percentage=|change=}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Faredoon K. Maravala*|votes=1,296|percentage=|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Mohammed Zamir|votes=832|percentage=24.02|change={{increase}} 4.66}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Pakizah B. Baig|votes=627|percentage=|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Alexei M. Hindoian|votes=485|percentage=|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Sayeed Akhtar|votes=329|percentage=12.19|change=New}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Peter R. Clack|votes=309|percentage=9.82|change={{decrease}} 1.51}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Leslie M. Everest|votes=270|percentage=|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Jitendra K. Sahgal|votes=216|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box registered electors|reg. electors=9,565|change={{increase}}1,383}}{{Election box turnout|votes=2,896|percentage=30.28|change={{decrease}}14.37}}{{Election box rejected|votes=33|percentage=1.14|change={{increase}} 0.87}}{{Election box hold with party link no swing|winner=Labour Party (UK)}}{{Election box hold with party link no swing|winner=Labour Party (UK)}}{{Election box hold with party link no swing|winner=Labour Party (UK)}}{{Election box end}}

= Mayfield =

{{Election box begin | title= Mayfield (3)}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Lesley R. Hilton*|votes=1,567|percentage=54.44|change={{increase}} 3.93}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Reginald Golding{{superscript|†}}{{refn|group=n|Golding was a sitting councillor representing the Goodmayes ward}}|votes=1,547|percentage=|change=}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Ayodhiya Parkash|votes=1,528|percentage=|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=David R. Clarke|votes=1,225|percentage=36.85|change={{increase}} 2.11}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Arthur L. G. Leggatt|votes=1,011|percentage=|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Mohammed A. Shaikh|votes=906|percentage=|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Eric N. G. Papworth|votes=314|percentage=8.71|change={{decrease}} 6.04}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Edwin D. Potkins|votes=216|percentage=|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Richard S. Torney|votes=213|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box registered electors|reg. electors=9,271|change={{increase}} 739}}{{Election box turnout|votes=3,203|percentage=34.55|change={{decrease}}15.60}}{{Election box rejected|votes=12|percentage=0.37|change={{increase}} 0.21}}{{Election box hold with party link no swing|winner=Labour Party (UK)}}{{Election box hold with party link no swing|winner=Labour Party (UK)}}{{Election box hold with party link no swing|winner=Labour Party (UK)}}{{Election box end}}

= Monkhams =

{{Election box begin | title= Monkhams (3)}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Linda A. Huggett|votes=1,795|percentage=62.26|change={{increase}} 1.08}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Michael J. Stark*|votes=1,795|percentage=|change=}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=James P. O'Shea|votes=1,789|percentage=|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Michael J. McElarney|votes=626|percentage=20.43|change={{decrease}} 2.54}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Geoffrey M. Seeff|votes=589|percentage=|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Percy W. C. Lomax|votes=550|percentage=|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Daniel J. Douglas|votes=519|percentage=17.31|change={{increase}} 1.46}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Nicholas W. Hayes|votes=514|percentage=|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Georgina J. Lynch|votes=463|percentage=|change=}}{{Election box registered electors|reg. electors=8,213|change={{increase}} 563}}{{Election box turnout|votes=3,035|percentage=36.95|change={{decrease}} 9.95}}{{Election box rejected|votes=11|percentage=0.36|change={{increase}} 0.14}}{{Election box hold with party link no swing|winner=Conservative Party (UK)}}{{Election box hold with party link no swing|winner=Conservative Party (UK)}}{{Election box hold with party link no swing|winner=Conservative Party (UK)}}{{Election box end}}

= Newbury =

{{Election box begin | title= Newbury (3)}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Gayle E. Evans|votes=1,744|percentage=62.95|change={{increase}}10.67}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Greer C. Nicholson*{{refn|group=n|Nicolson replaced Cllr. Brian R. Myers after his death in 1996}}|votes=1,704|percentage=|change=}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Dev R. Sharma*|votes=1,688|percentage=|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Darshan K. Sharma|votes=746|percentage=26.29|change={{decrease}}10.71}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Mohammad Bashir|votes=713|percentage=|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Shatrugham S. Parmar|votes=686|percentage=|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Amelia M. Olive|votes=377|percentage=10.76|change={{increase}} 0.04}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Walter L. Staight|votes=276|percentage=|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Deanna Seef|votes=225|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box registered electors|reg. electors=8,518|change={{increase}} 535}}{{Election box turnout|votes=3,032|percentage=35.60|change={{decrease}}17.38}}{{Election box rejected|votes=37|percentage=1.22|change={{increase}} 0.98}}{{Election box hold with party link no swing|winner=Labour Party (UK)}}{{Election box hold with party link no swing|winner=Labour Party (UK)}}{{Election box hold with party link no swing|winner=Labour Party (UK)}}{{Election box end}}

= Roding =

{{Election box begin | title= Roding (3)}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Ian G. Bond*|votes=1,776|percentage=51.70|change={{decrease}} 4.78}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Felicity A. Banks|votes=1,721|percentage=|change=}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Anthony G. Boyland|votes=1,664|percentage=|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Anthony J. Loffhagen|votes=964|percentage=28.05|change={{decrease}} 2.28}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Paul J. Chapman|votes=951|percentage=|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Fatema P. Hussain|votes=885|percentage=|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Henry J. Garratt|votes=582|percentage=17.24|change={{increase}} 4.68}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=John G. Cullen|votes=574|percentage=|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Martin D. Chew|votes=565|percentage=|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Martin Levin|votes=100|percentage=3.01|change=New}}

{{Election box registered electors|reg. electors=8,682|change={{increase}} 572}}{{Election box turnout|votes=3,444|percentage=39.67|change={{decrease}}13.67}}{{Election box rejected|votes=10|percentage=0.29|change={{increase}} 0.04}}{{Election box hold with party link no swing|winner=Liberal Democrats (UK)}}{{Election box hold with party link no swing|winner=Liberal Democrats (UK)}}{{Election box hold with party link no swing|winner=Liberal Democrats (UK)}}{{Election box end}}

= Seven Kings =

{{Election box begin | title= Seven Kings (3)}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Elizabeth A. Pearce*|votes=1,343|percentage=52.77|change={{decrease}} 3.23}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Maganbhai G. Patel*|votes=1,317|percentage=|change=}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Robert C. Littlewood*{{refn|group=n|Littlewood replaced Cllr. David A. Masters after his resignation in 1996}}|votes=1,245|percentage=|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Rajinder S. Athwal|votes=969|percentage=36.76|change={{increase}} 5.12}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Ashok Kumar|votes=908|percentage=|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Beryl F. Waghorn|votes=843|percentage=|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Ian H. Ward|votes=314|percentage=10.47|change={{decrease}} 1.89}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Francis M. Macdonald|votes=276|percentage=|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Dawood Dhooma|votes=185|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box registered electors|reg. electors=7,838|change={{increase}} 239}}{{Election box turnout|votes=2,762|percentage=35.24|change={{decrease}} 9.15}}{{Election box rejected|votes=18|percentage=0.65|change={{increase}} 0.41}}{{Election box hold with party link no swing|winner=Labour Party (UK)}}{{Election box hold with party link no swing|winner=Labour Party (UK)}}{{Election box hold with party link no swing|winner=Labour Party (UK)}}{{Election box end}}

= Snaresbrook =

{{Election box begin | title= Snaresbrook (3)}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Gregor J. Eglin|votes=1,492|percentage=44.71|change={{increase}} 3.02}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Peter R. Goody*|votes=1,411|percentage=44.37|change={{decrease}} 0.69}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Suzanne M. Nolan|votes=1,366|percentage=|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Lucille Manning|votes=1,354|percentage=|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Anthony Lenaghan|votes=1,335|percentage=|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Samuel D. Morgan|votes=1,298|percentage=|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=William C. Madge|votes=353|percentage=10.92|change={{decrease}} 2.33}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Ralph N. Stevens|votes=337|percentage=|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=John P. Swallow|votes=322|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box registered electors|reg. electors=7,928|change={{increase}} 640}}{{Election box turnout|votes=3,248|percentage=40.97|change={{decrease}}10.39}}{{Election box rejected|votes=4|percentage=0.12|change={{increase}} 0.09}}{{Election box gain with party link no swing|winner=Labour Party (UK)|loser=Conservative Party (UK)}}{{Election box hold with party link no swing|winner=Conservative Party (UK)}}{{Election box hold with party link no swing|winner=Conservative Party (UK)}}{{Election box end}}

= Valentines =

{{Election box begin | title= Valentines (3)}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=John D. Brindley*|votes=1,198|percentage=51.52|change={{increase}}10.69}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Elaine Norman*|votes=1,071|percentage=|change=}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Virendra K. Tewari*|votes=1,011|percentage=|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Stephanie Burtt|votes=629|percentage=27.47|change={{decrease}} 0.91}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Shaheen Yasin|votes=576|percentage=|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Tarlochan Sian|votes=544|percentage=|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=George G. Hogarth|votes=321|percentage=12.39|change={{decrease}} 1.45}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Allan M. Wright|votes=236|percentage=|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Susan D. Hamlyn|votes=232|percentage=|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Green Party of England and Wales|candidate=Brian J. Curtis|votes=183|percentage=8.62|change=New}}

{{Election box registered electors|reg. electors=7,560|change={{increase}} 596}}{{Election box turnout|votes=2,197|percentage=29.06|change={{decrease}}19.83}}{{Election box rejected|votes=10|percentage=0.46|change={{increase}} 0.34}}{{Election box hold with party link no swing|winner=Labour Party (UK)}}{{Election box hold with party link no swing|winner=Labour Party (UK)}}{{Election box hold with party link no swing|winner=Labour Party (UK)}}{{Election box end}}

= Wanstead =

{{Election box begin | title= Wanstead (3)}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Gordon T. George|votes=1,461|percentage=45.08|change={{increase}} 9.19}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Jeffery Edelman|votes=1,450|percentage=|change=}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Allan C. Burgess*|votes=1,413|percentage=40.90|change={{decrease}} 1.33}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Allan W. Tuffin|votes=1,346|percentage=|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Thomas C. W. Howl*|votes=1,232|percentage=|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Michael J. Borrott*|votes=1,217|percentage=|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Janet M. Cornish|votes=536|percentage=14.02|change={{decrease}} 7.86}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Pamela A. Winborne|votes=419|percentage=|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=James M. Swallow|votes=369|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box registered electors|reg. electors=7,858|change={{increase}} 269}}{{Election box turnout|votes=3,338|percentage=42.48|change={{decrease}} 8.44}}{{Election box rejected|votes=10|percentage=0.30|change={{decrease}} 0.11}}{{Election box gain with party link no swing|winner=Labour Party (UK)|loser=Conservative Party (UK)}}{{Election box gain with party link no swing|winner=Labour Party (UK)|loser=Conservative Party (UK)}}{{Election box hold with party link no swing|winner=Conservative Party (UK)}}{{Election box end}}

By-elections

The following by-elections took place between the 1998 and 2002 elections:

1998 Aldborough by-election

Notes

References

1998

Category:1998 London Borough council elections