1998 Bexley London Borough Council election

Elections to Bexley London Borough Council were held on 7 May 1998. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative Party gained control of the council from no overall control.^[1]^[2] The electoral system used was the "first past the post", meaning that each seat was given to the candidate with the most votes.

Election result

Bexley local election result 1998^[3]
	Seats	Net gain/loss	Seats %
Conservative	32	+9	51.6
Labour	24	0	38.7
Liberal Democrats	6	-8	9.7
Independent	0	-1	0.0

Ward results

Barnehurst (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Richard Gillespie	977	52.0	−7.4
	Conservative	Mark Brooks	971
	Labour	Matthew Murphy	706	37.2	+2.7
	Labour	Leslie White	664
	Liberal Democrats	Ann Atkins	183	9.8	−10.2
	Liberal Democrats	Mary Cooke	179
Turnout			3680	41.2	−10.1
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Barnehurst North (1)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Elizabeth French	681	46.6	+3.7
	Conservative	John Bowes	642	43.9	+3.0
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Stanley	139	9.5	−10.2
Turnout			1462	46.5	−16.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

Belvedere (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Richard Lucas	1,325	52.6	+5.1%
	Labour	Peter Hollamby	1,321
	Labour	Doreen Cameron	1,291
	Conservative	John Mankerty	842	33.0	−3.8
	Conservative	Patricia Bowes	834
	Conservative	Shirley Vick	791
	Liberal Democrats	Philip Codd	385	14.4	−1.4
	Liberal Democrats	William Shrimpton	349
	Liberal Democrats	Benjamin Hepworth	340
Turnout			7478	29.3	−18.4
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Blackfen (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Margaret Cammish	760	40.3	+3.2
	Conservative	Christopher Garland	736
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Hurren	615	32.0	−8.4
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Scopes	575
	Labour	Nina Justham	558	27.7	+5.2
	Labour	John Pegg	471
Turnout			3715	38.7	−14.4
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Blendon & Penhill (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Beatrice Antenbring	1,709	54.7	−0.3
	Conservative	Neil Sayers	1,668
	Conservative	Ann Partington	1,658
	Labour	Catherine Deadman	957	30.4	+4.3
	Labour	David Prior	933
	Labour	Gerda Slater	907
	Liberal Democrats	Peggy Wagstaff	393	12.4	−6.5
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Hurren	383
	Liberal Democrats	Colin Wright	365
	BNP	Colin Smith	80	4.1	New
	BNP	Pauline Smith	75
	BNP	Susan Turner	73
Turnout			9201	43.0	−3.0
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bostall (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Brampton (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Christchurch (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Cray (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Crayford (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Danson (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

East Wickham (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Erith (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Falconwood (1)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Lamorbey (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

North End (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Northumberland Heath (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

St Mary's (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

St Michael's (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Sidcup East (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Sidcup West (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Thamesmead East (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Upton (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

References

^ "Policy and politics: Local Elections: Analysis: Council poll results". The Guardian. 9 May 1998. p. 16.
^ "Elections – London Datastore". Retrieved 12 April 2025.
^ "Local Elections results". The Times. 9 May 1998. p. 46.

[anaylsis-1] "Policy and politics: Local Elections: Analysis: Council poll results". The Guardian. 9 May 1998. p. 16.

[2] "Elections – London Datastore". Retrieved 12 April 2025.

[results-3] "Local Elections results". The Times. 9 May 1998. p. 46.

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