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1998 Merton London Borough Council election
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All 57 council seats on
Merton London Borough Council
Turnout38.0% (Decrease11.5%)[1]
  First party Second party
 
Party Labour Conservative
Last election 40 seats, 50.3% 10 seats, 31.3%
Seats won 39 12
Seat change Decrease1 Increase2
Popular vote 57,753 43,021
Percentage 44.2% 32.9%
Swing Decrease6.1% Increase1.6%
  Third party Fourth party
 
Party Liberal Democrats Merton Park Residents
Last election 3 seats, 12.5% 3 seats, 3.6%
Seats won 3 3
Seat change Steady0 Steady0
Popular vote 18,881 4,415
Percentage 14.4% 3.4%
Swing Increase1.9% Decrease0.2%
Council leader before election

Mike Brunt
Labour

Council leader after election

Mike Brunt
Labour

Elections for the London Borough of Merton were held on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Merton London Borough Council in London, England. This was on the same day as other local elections in England and a referendum on the Greater London Authority; in the latter, Merton voted in favour of creating the Greater London Authority by 72.2% on a 37.6% turnout.[2]

The whole council was up for election and the Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council, despite losing one seat.[3]

There were some minor ward boundary changes which came into effect in December 1994; these affected Merton's boundaries with Sutton and Croydon.[4] However, the number of council seats remained at fifty-seven. This would be the last election under these boundaries: in 2002, the number of seats was increased by 3 and all ward boundaries were redrawn.[5]

Results

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The incumbent Labour majority administration lost two seats to the Conservatives and gained one seat from Longthornton and Tamworth Residents Association, whose last councillor was elected in 1994 and no longer sat for the party; the party did not contest the election.[5][6]

Merton Park Ward Residents Association and the Liberal Democrats maintained their three seats each in Merton Park and West Barnes respectively.[5]

Merton Local Election Result 1998[7][8][9]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 39 1 2 Decrease1 68.4 44.2 57,753 Decrease6.1
  Conservative 12 2 0 Increase2 21.1 32.9 43,021 Increase1.6
  Liberal Democrats 3 0 0 0 5.3 14.4 18,881 Increase1.9
  Merton Park Residents 3 0 0 0 5.3 3.4 4,415 Decrease0.2
  Green 0 0 0 0 0.0 4.8 6,301 Increase2.3
  BNP 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.2 216 New
  Independent 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.2 205 N/A

Ward results

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(*) - Indicates an incumbent candidate

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

Abbey

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Abbey (3)[8][9][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Susan Assinen* 1,162 49.82 Increase 5.45
Labour John K. Carter 1,138
Labour Mohammad A. Karim 1,101
Conservative Margaret A. Connon 578 23.96 Increase 2.62
Conservative Andrew M.A. Leek 535
Conservative James D.R. Holmes 523
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth J. Barker 478 16.79 Increase 8.09
Liberal Democrats Michael C. Roe 349
Liberal Democrats John P. Houlihan 319
Green Jacqueline L. Barrow 265 9.43 Decrease 6.44
Green Mark A. Coxon 223
Green Syed A.A. Naqvi 156
Registered electors 7,317 Increase 373
Turnout 2,505 34.24 Decrease12.81
Rejected ballots 11 0.44 Increase 0.32
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Cannon Hill

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Cannon Hill (3)[8][9][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Michael J. Mannion* 1,354 44.64 Decrease 1.71
Labour Brian White* 1,308
Labour Charles Lucas* 1,269
Conservative Michael A. Grundy 1,090 36.77 Increase 3.61
Conservative David W. Gillmor 1,088
Conservative Joan Pethen 1,060
Liberal Democrats Peter Larkin 459 12.94 Decrease 2.25
Liberal Democrats Christopher A. Oxford 352
Liberal Democrats Mark C. Surey 329
Green John R. Barker 166 5.65 Increase 0.35
Registered electors 6,669 Increase 39
Turnout 3,047 45.69 Decrease 7.81
Rejected ballots 4 0.13 Increase 0.05
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Colliers Wood

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Colliers Wood (3)[8][9][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sheila Knight* 1,298 49.56 Decrease 2.60
Labour George D. Reynolds 1,293
Labour Adrian P. Holt†[n 1] 1,099
Green Thomas J. Walsh 960 28.53 Increase 5.35
Green Jacqueline L. Ward 597
Green Lois Walters 567
Conservative Margaret K. Ali 324 12.87 Decrease 1.00
Conservative Andrea J. Graham 319
Conservative Kenneth M. Butt 315
Liberal Democrats Laura A. Kirwan 288 9.05 Decrease 1.74
Liberal Democrats Marek Siemaszko 161
Registered electors 7,399 Decrease 185
Turnout 2,723 36.80 Decrease 8.48
Rejected ballots 16 0.59 Increase 0.36
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Dundonald

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Dundonald (3)[8][9][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Barbara M. Bampton 1,233 45.98 Decrease 3.62
Labour Michael A. Brunt* 1,128
Labour John S. Pickover* 1,000
Conservative John A. Elvidge 661 25.40 Decrease 3.00
Conservative David T.P. Daly 609
Conservative Andrew W. Hall 587
Green David T. Bezkorowajny 446 13.28 Increase 3.15
Liberal Democrats Jennifer C. Taylor 388 15.34 Increase 3.47
Liberal Democrats Blaise C. Eglington 369
Liberal Democrats Rosamund A. Packer 364
Green Jennifer H. Barrow 285
Green Christina Langley 240
Registered electors 6,302 Increase 167
Turnout 2,593 41.15 Decrease14.87
Rejected ballots 15 0.58 Increase 0.43
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Durnsford

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Durnsford (2)[8][9][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Joyce G. Paton*[n 2] 813 44.55 Decrease 0.48
Labour Mark A. Thompson 805
Conservative Elisabeth I. Mitchell 668 35.88 Increase 0.24
Conservative Tariq M. Ahmad 635
Liberal Democrats Sally A. Harlow 280 13.02 Decrease 0.43
Liberal Democrats Stephen K. Harbron 193
Green John a. Garrett 119 6.55 Increase 0.67
Registered electors 4,361 Increase 78
Turnout 1,890 43.34 Decrease11.50
Rejected ballots 13 0.69 Increase 0.52
Labour hold
Labour hold

Figge's March

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Figge's Marsh (3)[8][9][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Geraldine P. Stanford* 1,396 56.17 Increase 0.94
Labour Daniel F. Connellan* 1,298
Labour Andrew J. Judge*[n 3] 1,285
Conservative Richard Aitken-Davies 596 22.19 Decrease 7.04
Conservative Kathleen A. Lewis 526
Conservative Mohammed Y. Qureshi 450
Liberal Democrats Malcolm T. Geldart 339 14.36 Increase 4.86
Green Francis E.R. Cluer 172 7.28 Increase 1.24
Registered electors 7,598 Increase 251
Turnout 2,359 31.05 Decrease17.61
Rejected ballots 18 0.76 Increase 0.56
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Graveney

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Graveney (2)[8][9][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Linda C. Kirby* 908 65.84 Increase 1.18
Labour Joseph B. Abrams* 898
Conservative Maureen G. Jewson 240 17.10 Decrease 3.74
Conservative Anton I. Nadarajah 229
Liberal Democrats James J. McKenna 194 11.45 Increase 0.73
Liberal Democrats Marc J-Y. Plessier 120
Green Emma-Ruth Crowhurst 77 5.61 Increase 1.82
Registered electors 4,356 Increase 111
Turnout 1,468 33.70 Decrease16.22
Rejected ballots 9 0.61 Increase 0.19
Labour hold
Labour hold

Hillside

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Hillside (3)[8][9][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard J. Harwood 1,254 46.60 Increase 0.89
Conservative David T. Williams* 1,222
Conservative Christopher S. Grayling 1,194
Labour Christine M. Bickerstaff 804 27.12 Decrease 1.51
Labour Brian A. Luff 683
Labour Laurence G. North 649
Liberal Democrats Carmel A. Fowler 521 17.48 Decrease 0.75
Liberal Democrats Joan W. Pyke-Lees 479
Liberal Democrats Kamaljit S. Sood 377
Green Margaret A. Garrett 231 8.80 Increase 1.37
Registered electors 7,202 Increase 519
Turnout 2,655 36.86 Decrease 7.07
Rejected ballots 27 1.02 Increase 0.85
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Lavender

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Lavender (2)[8][9][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Edith Macauley 971 57.99 Decrease10.89
Labour Malcolm Searle* 862
Conservative John Jewson 302 17.91 Decrease 0.92
Conservative Michael Miles 264
Liberal Democrats Bernard Conway 242 15.31 Increase 3.02
Green Sarah Miskin 139 8.79 New
Registered electors 5,450 Increase 383
Turnout 1,569 28.79 Decrease17.11
Rejected ballots 10 0.64 Increase 0.34
Labour hold
Labour hold

Longthornton

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Longthornton (3)[8][9][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John D. Cairns 1,371 53.42 Increase14.18
Labour Abdus S. Chaudhry 1,314
Labour Karen F. Livingstone 1,279
Conservative David P. Jeffreys 910 34.27 Increase19.84
Conservative Geraldine V.M. Kirby 843
Conservative Ramdehol Dookhie 790
Liberal Democrats Tariq Ahmad 318 12.30 Increase 5.74
Liberal Democrats Dean R. Juster 298
Liberal Democrats Heather M. Hurst 297
Registered electors 7,320 Increase 68
Turnout 2,737 37.39 Decrease13.75
Rejected ballots 15 0.55 Increase 0.42
Labour hold
Labour gain from Longthornton and Tamworth Residents
Labour hold

Lower Morden

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Lower Morden (3)[8][9][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Terence J. Daniels 1,424 48.26 Increase10.82
Conservative Janet Jones* 1,397
Conservative Peter J. Morss 1,310
Labour Cyril I. Gallant* 1,051 35.47 Decrease 3.66
Labour Nicholas G. Draper* 1,012
Labour Anna M. Monks 973
Liberal Democrats Patricia E. Pearce 357 11.47 Decrease 3.70
Liberal Democrats David M. Holloway 357
Liberal Democrats Graham L. Stacey 268
Green Stephen C. Boulding 137 4.80 Decrease 3.46
Registered electors 6,712 Increase 50
Turnout 3,020 44.99 Decrease 4.78
Rejected ballots 7 0.23 Increase 0.17
Conservative gain from Labour
Conservative gain from Labour
Conservative hold

Merton Park

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Merton Park (3)[8][9][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Merton Park Residents Desmonde E.T. Child* 1,506 50.07 Decrease 7.35
Merton Park Residents Bridget G. Smith* 1,496
Merton Park Residents John A. Nelson-Jones 1,413
Conservative Mark S. Coote 811 26.37 Increase 7.46
Conservative Ronald Cox 775
Conservative Gavin J. Muncey 739
Labour Michael A. Fitzgerald 531 16.69 Decrease 2.33
Labour Aejaz A. Khan-Zada 473
Labour Roger A. Stephens 468
Liberal Democrats John A. O'Boyle 202 6.87 Increase 2.22
Registered electors 6,819 Increase 341
Turnout 2,929 42.95 Decrease 9.89
Rejected ballots 8 0.27 Increase 0.15
Merton Park Residents hold
Merton Park Residents hold
Merton Park Residents hold

Phipps Bridge

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Phipps Bridge (3)[8][9][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Thomas I. Munn* 1,386 53.14 Decrease 6.47
Labour Paul Harper* 1,362
Labour Judith C. Saunders* 1,176
Conservative Sally Lundie 598 23.06 Increase 2.22
Conservative Barbara J. Mansfield 584
Conservative Roger A. Farrance 521
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Pizey 328 13.32 Increase 3.65
Green Robin Bannister 258 10.48 New
Registered electors 7,682 Decrease 49
Turnout 2,433 31.67 Decrease12.99
Rejected ballots 15 0.62 Increase 0.48
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Pollards Hill

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Pollards Hill (3)[8][9][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John H. Cole* 1,248 59.54 Decrease 1.01
Labour Russell J. Makin 1,065
Labour Mohammad A. Syed 1,026
Conservative Pauline Blythe 552 22.95 Decrease 0.20
Conservative Jason R. Garbutt 418
Conservative Harris Y. Chong 317
Liberal Democrats Nicholas R.G. Wren 204 10.56 Decrease 5.74
Liberal Democrats Paul M. Whitehead 191
Green Keith R. O'Neill 130 6.95 New
Registered electors 6,074 Decrease 129
Turnout 2,047 33.70 Decrease15.16
Rejected ballots 12 0.59 Increase 0.29
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Ravensbury

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Ravensbury (3)[8][9][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Philip M. Jones* 1,294 49.29 Decrease10.75
Labour Peter J. Smith* 1,229
Labour Peter J. McCabe* 1,215
Conservative Thelma T. Earnshaw 560 20.40 Increase 3.01
Conservative Roderick W. McLeod 508
Conservative Cyril J. Mitchell 479
Liberal Democrats Violet Jennings 330 13.06 Increase 1.30
Independent Terence J. Sullivan 205 8.11 Increase 5.48
Green Nicholas F.G. Miskin 143 5.66 Decrease 0.63
BNP Ian B. Dell 88 3.48 New
Registered electors 6,517 Decrease 19
Turnout 2,360 36.21 Decrease12.55
Rejected ballots 8 0.34 Increase 0.15
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Raynes Park

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Raynes Park (3)[8][9][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Margaret A. Brierly* 1,375 42.92 Decrease 0.21
Conservative Robert S.K. Bell* 1,310
Conservative Neville E. Beddoe†[n 4] 1,272
Liberal Democrats David P. Hurst 965 30.40 Increase10.73
Liberal Democrats Gail Moss 922
Liberal Democrats Louise N. Pugh 915
Labour Shoshana Foster 725 21.34 Decrease 8.74
Labour Anne E. Taulbut 662
Labour Haribhai C. Patel 580
Green Brian Parkin 164 5.34 Decrease 1.77
Registered electors 7,207 Increase 77
Turnout 3,130 43.43 Decrease 2.91
Rejected ballots 10 0.32 Increase 0.14
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

St. Helier

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St. Helier (3)[8][9][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Dennis Pearce 1,178 45.42 Decrease15.93
Labour Eunice M. Martin 1,083
Labour Michael A. Spacey* 1,025
Conservative Keith W.A. Guy 696 25.26 Increase 2.34
Conservative Gordon H. Raymond 566
Conservative Anne M. Williams 565
Liberal Democrats Caroline A. Plessier 346 14.35 Increase 4.19
Green Susan Boulding 233 9.66 Decrease 4.09
BNP Robert Andrews 128 5.31 New
Registered electors 6,351 Decrease 30
Turnout 2,259 35.57 Decrease14.61
Rejected ballots 7 0.31 Increase 0.25
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Trinity

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Trinity (3)[8][9][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Vivien R. Guy 1,082 44.66 Increase 0.93
Labour Kingsley J. Abrams* 1,061
Labour Paul Barasi* 981
Conservative Dorothy R.Kilsby 696 29.19 Increase 0.59
Conservative Nicholas E. Brewer 689
Conservative Alan R. Hogg 657
Liberal Democrats Peter J. Hutchison 411 16.28 Decrease 0.43
Liberal Democrats Neil R. Rennie 368
Liberal Democrats Bonita Ralph 360
Green Stephen P. Gardiner 230 9.87 Increase 3.10
Registered electors 6,249 Increase 561
Turnout 2,361 37.78 Increase19.16
Rejected ballots 7 0.30 Increase 0.21
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Village

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Village (3)[8][9][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Allan H. Jones* 1,337 57.25 Increase 0.59
Conservative Samantha L. George 1,330
Conservative Christopher G. Housden 1,328
Labour Martin M.D. Holman 534 21.42 Increase 3.85
Labour Denise M. Leggett 494
Labour Kenneth J. Wilshire 467
Liberal Democrats Philip C. Rumney 317 13.11 Decrease 6.34
Liberal Democrats Anthony A.W. Dix 300
Liberal Democrats Richard K. Tibbetts 298
Green Ernest D. Dennis 191 8.21 Increase 1.89
Registered electors 6,058 Increase 129
Turnout 2,325 38.38 Decrease 6.53
Rejected ballots 12 0.52 Increase 0.48
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

West Barnes

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West Barnes (3)[8][9][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Jennifer N. Willott 1,360 41.74 Increase 7.98
Liberal Democrats Iain D. StC. Dysart* 1,317
Liberal Democrats Nicholas P. Harris* 1,251
Labour Barry L.T. Edwards 916 28.19 Increase 0.96
Labour Stephen K. Nixon 882
Labour Patrick J. Loughran 855
Conservative Linda Batchelor 816 25.45 Decrease 1.15
Conservative David Jessop 799
Conservative Roderick F. Scott 780
Green Julian Davidson 145 4.62 Decrease 0.53
Registered electors 7,013 Increase 37
Turnout 3,223 45.96 Decrease 8.57
Rejected ballots 15 0.47 Increase 0.36
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Notes

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  1. ^ Holt was a sitting councillor representing the Abbey ward
  2. ^ Paton replaced Cllr. Arthur M. Kennedy in a by-election following his death in 1995[11]
  3. ^ Judge replaced Cllr. David B. Proctor in a by-election triggered by his death in 1995[11]
  4. ^ Beddoe was a sitting councillor representing the Merton Park ward for the Merton Park Residents Association before at some point defecting to Labour

References

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  1. ^ "London Borough of Merton Election Results – May 1998" (PDF). Merton Council. May 1998. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 December 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Policy and politics: Local elections: How London voted for a mayor". The Guardian. 9 May 1998. p. 16.
  3. ^ "Policy and politics: Local Elections: Analysis: Council poll results". The Guardian. 9 May 1998. p. 16.
  4. ^ "The Croydon, Merton and Sutton (London Borough Boundaries) Order 1993". legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  5. ^ a b c "London Borough of Merton Election Results – May 2002" (PDF). Merton Council. May 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 December 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  6. ^ "London Borough of Merton Election Results – May 1998" (PDF). Merton Council. May 1998. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 December 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  7. ^ "Local Elections results". The Times. 9 May 1998. p. 46.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u 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. 131–133, 210–211. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "London Borough of Merton Election Results 1964-2010" (PDF). Elections Centre. Plymouth University. pp. 9–10. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
  10. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t "Borough council election" (PDF). London Borough of Merton. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2009.
  11. ^ a b 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. 133. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
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