1998 Lambeth London Borough Council election

Elections to Lambeth London Borough Council were held on 7 May 1998. The whole council was up for election and the Labour Party took overall control of the council.^[1]^[2]

Election result

Lambeth Local Election Result 1998^[1]^[3]^[4]
	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	+/−
Labour	41			+19	64.1	42.1	+7.5
Liberal Democrats	18			-7	28.1	29.3	-2.8
Conservative	5			-9	7.8	17.5	-8.0
Independent	0	0	3	-3	0.0

Ward results

(*) - Indicates an incumbent candidate

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

Angell

Angell (3)^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ambrose D. Hogan	946	48.43	3.64
	Labour	Donatus Anyanwu	906
	Labour	Simon Stevens	887
	Independent Democrat	Thomas C. Butler	315	15.74	7.14
	Independent Democrat	Raymond D. Woolford	301
	Independent Democrat	Andrew R. Morris	274
	Liberal Democrats	Alan W. Bevan	229	10.63	8.35
	Green	Albere Hanna	197	10.45	2.73
	Liberal Democrats	Manjula Roy	194
	Liberal Democrats	Richard A.C. Laming	178
	Conservative	Michael E. Angel	134
	Conservative	Sheila M. Angel	134	6.58	0.95
	Conservative	Robert D. Angel	104
	Independent	Alexander Owolade	95	5.04	New
	Communist	Peter Clifford	59	3.13	New
Registered electors			7,553		172
Turnout			1,869	24.75	11.37
Rejected ballots			18	0.96	0.73
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Bishop's

Bishop's (3)^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Peter J. Truesdale*	1,033	38.81	18.13
	Labour	Leslie D. Boodram	1,011	38.93	5.14
	Labour	Stephen T. Terence	1,011
	Liberal Democrats	Catriona M. Moore	977
	Liberal Democrats	Gilbert E. Williams	941
	Labour	David M.A. Smith	938
	Green	Vahe Bastajian	175	6.90	New
	Conservative	Barbara Winbourne	151	5.58	0.82
	Tenants and Residents	John Howard	144	5.68	New
	Conservative	Kenneth E.J. Graham	140
	Conservative	Avril Firman	133
	Independent	Nigelle P. de Bar	58	2.29	New
	Independent	Simeon J. Fuller	46	1.81	New
Registered electors			7,889		700
Turnout			2,462	31.21	11.87
Rejected ballots			13	0.53	0.47
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats

Clapham Park

Clapham Park (3)^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Clapham Town

Clapham Town (3)^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Ferndale

Ferndale (3)^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Gipsy Hill

Gipsy Hill (3)^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Herne Hill

Herne Hill (3)^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Knight's Hill

Knight's Hill (3)^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Larkhall

Larkhall (3)^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Oval

Oval (3)^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Prince's

Prince's (3)^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

St Leonard's

St Leonard's (3)^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal Democrats	Clive Bennett	1,162
	Liberal Democrats	Brian Palmer	1,103
	Liberal Democrats	Roger Giess	1,092
	Labour	Sally A Bowdery	727
	Labour	Roger C J Bowdery	703
	Labour	Brycchan Carey	630
	Conservative	Joanna M Barker	618
	Conservative	Andrew W Burkinshaw	580
	Conservative	Glyn M Kyle	580
	Green	Hugh R Fraser	213
Turnout
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

St Martin's

St Martin's (3)^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Stockwell

Stockwell (3)^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Anthony Bottrall *	1,043	42.2
	Labour	H David	1,020	41.3
	Labour	A Melville	917
	Liberal Democrats	C Cumberbatch-Barnett	884
	Liberal Democrats	E Must	844
	Labour	K Paul	832
	Green	J Fraser	207	8.4
	Conservative	K Best	202	8.2
	Conservative	V Taylor	167
	Conservative	E Gibson	140
Turnout				30.1
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats

Streatham Hill

Streatham Hill (3)^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Streatham South

Streatham South (3)^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Streatham Wells

Streatham Wells (3)^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Thornton

Thornton (2)^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Thurlow Park

Thurlow Park (2)^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Town Hall

Town Hall (3)^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Tulse Hill

Tulse Hill (3)^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Vassall

Vassall (3)^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

References

^ ^a ^b "Local Elections results". The Times. 9 May 1998. p. 46.
^ "Councillors – a Freedom of Information request to Lambeth Borough Council" (PDF). 27 April 2010.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w 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. 118–121, 208–209. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "London Borough of Lambeth Election Results 1964-2010" (PDF). Elections Centre. Plymouth University. pp. 11–12. Retrieved 16 May 2024.

[results-1] "Local Elections results". The Times. 9 May 1998. p. 46.

[2] "Councillors – a Freedom of Information request to Lambeth Borough Council" (PDF). 27 April 2010.

[electionResults-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w 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. 118–121, 208–209. Retrieved 16 May 2025.

[electionsCentre-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "London Borough of Lambeth Election Results 1964-2010" (PDF). Elections Centre. Plymouth University. pp. 11–12. Retrieved 16 May 2024.

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