1998 Croydon London Borough Council election
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]
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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
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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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 |
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Labour | LD | Con |
Ward results
Addiscombe
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Labour Co-op | Jeremy P. Fitzpatrick | 1,943 | |||
Labour Co-op | Amanda N. Campbell | 1,703 | |||
Labour Co-op | 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 | |||
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Ashburton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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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 | |||
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Bensham Manor
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Beulah
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Coulsdon East
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Croham
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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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 | |||
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Turnout | 4,052 | 40.0 | |||
Registered electors | 10,140 | ||||
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Fieldway
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Kenley
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Monks Orchard
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New Addington
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Norbury
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Rylands
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Sanderstead
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Selsdon
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Spring Park
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Waddon
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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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 | |||
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Whitehorse Manor
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References
- Riddell, Peter (9 May 1998). "Apathy the winner in struggle between new and old Labour". The Times. p. 46.
- Travis, Alan (8 May 1998). "London leans to independent mayor improving life in the capital". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 April 2009.
- "Labour's first big test approaches". BBC Online. 3 May 1998. Retrieved 26 April 2009.
- 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.
- "Councils of war: the 12 key town halls they're fighting for". Evening Standard. 6 May 1998. p. 19.
- "Local Elections results". The Times. 9 May 1998. p. 46.