1998 Croydon London Borough Council election

Croydon Council Election, 1998
All 70 seats to Croydon London Borough Council; 36 seats needed for a majority
	Map of the results of the 1998 Croydon Council election. Conservatives in blue and Labour in red.
Leader of the Council before election; Valerie Shawcross; Labour	Elected Leader ; Valerie Shawcross; Labour

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]

Before the election the council had been seen as a top target for the Conservatives who only needed a small swing of 2 per cent 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

Croydon Local Election Result 1998^[6]
	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %
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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38	1	31
Labour	LD	Con

Ward results

Addiscombe

Addiscombe (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	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
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing

Ashburton

Ashburton (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	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
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bensham Manor

Bensham Manor (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Alexander J. Burridge	1,766
	Labour	Paula M. Shaw	1,697
	Labour	Paul R. Mee	1,668
	Conservative	Brenda Pullen	645
	Conservative	Sujata I. Bakrania	613
	Conservative	Maureen B. Whiting	596
	Liberal Democrats	John Fraser	336
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Facey	252
	UKIP	James R. Feisenberger	125
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Beulah

Beulah (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Roy A. Grantham	1,368
	Labour	Hugh D. Malyan	1,330
	Conservative	Jonathan Bearman	1,131
	Conservative	Gloria J. Hutchens	1,087
	Liberal Democrats	Jonathan R. Cope	240
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Broad Green

Broad Green (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Rodney G. Matlock	1,395
	Labour	Stuart Collins	1,331
	Labour	Peter L. Spalding	1,253
	Conservative	Ian J. Parker	612
	Conservative	Jill Thomas	553
	Conservative	Keith B. Pearson	532
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Coulsdon East

Coulsdon East (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Christopher Wright	2,234
	Liberal Democrats	Ian R. Atkins	2,122
	Conservative	Jason S. Perry	2,112
	Conservative	Brian A. Udell	2,106
	Liberal Democrats	Michael T.A. Bishopp	1,935
	Liberal Democrats	Mark B. Goodrich	1,867
	Labour	Maggie Conway	474
	Labour	Charles King	431
	Labour	Michael T. Ryan	410
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Croham

Croham (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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
Majority
Turnout			4,052	40.0
Registered electors			10,140
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Fairfield

Fairfield (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Robert W. Coatman	2,189
	Conservative	Patricia F.L. Knight	2,120
	Conservative	Michael D. Wunn	2,034
	Labour	Dominic G. O’Donnell	1,390
	Labour	Neil McN. Jackson	1,335
	Labour	Paul W. Scott	1,260
	Liberal Democrats	Anthony J. Moss	556
	Liberal Democrats	Mahetabel Hay-Davies	487
	Liberal Democrats	Carl P. Muller	439
	Monster Raving Loony	John S. Cartwright	114
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Fieldway

Fieldway (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour Co-op	James L. Walker	851
	Labour Co-op	Mary M. Walker	819
	Conservative	Madeleine T. Brundle	294
	Conservative	Richard F. Brundle	281
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Heathfield

Heathfield (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Andrew Pelling	2,328
	Conservative	Mary M.H. Horden	2,284
	Conservative	Margaret V. Mead	2,283
	Labour	Jeffrey R. Primm	880
	Labour	Lydia E. Sookias	776
	Labour	Mohammed Aslam	758
	Liberal Democrats	Peter S. Ladanyi	429
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Kenley

Kenley (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Janice A. Buttinger	1,500
	Conservative	Steven L.V. Hollands	1,445
	Labour	Julie A. Candy	465
	Labour	Michael A. Rosenbloom	401
	Liberal Democrats	Jeremy A. Hargreaves	339
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Beadle	325
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Monks Orchard

Monks Orchard (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Peter J. Campbell	2,132
	Conservative	Derek R. Loughborough	2,116
	Labour	David L. Davies	880
	Labour	Joseph D. Assanah	677
	Liberal Democrats	David G. Golding	342
	Liberal Democrats	Patricia F. West	297
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

New Addington

New Addington (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Christopher Ward	1,076
	Labour	Trevor J. Laffin	1,023
	Labour	Valerie Shawcross	981
	Conservative	John R. Miller	669
	Conservative	Robin Sullivan	627
	Conservative	Roy T. Miller	619
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Norbury

Norbury (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Margaret R. Mansell	1,858
	Labour	Peter W. Hopson	1,796
	Labour	Shafi Khan	1,793
	Conservative	Bryan J. Kendall	1,651
	Conservative	Alan G.E. Mason	1,548
	Conservative	Madeleine B. Marvier	1,516
	Liberal Democrats	David Armer	397
	Liberal Democrats	Peter B. Scott	358
	Liberal Democrats	Robert G. Silver	241
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Purley

Purley (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Graham J. Bass	2,367
	Conservative	Derek G. Millard	2,351
	Conservative	Phillip J. Thomas	2,170
	Labour	Ian J. Smith	811
	Labour	Douglas M. Mantell	782
	Liberal Democrats	Sarah J. Newton	782
	Labour	Kandaswami Parameswaran	759
	Liberal Democrats	Pamela A. Randall	739
	Liberal Democrats	Jenefer G.A. Riley	716
	UKIP	Kathleen Serter	126
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Rylands

Rylands (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Karen A. Jewitt	1,323
	Labour	Louisa P. Woodley	1,115
	Conservative	Colin S. Gamage	656
	Conservative	Joan M. North	605
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Sanderstead

Sanderstead (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Eric Shaw	2,183
	Conservative	Lynne C. Hale	2,130
	Labour	Ronald W. Fisher	628
	Liberal Democrats	Spencer A. Grady	470
	Liberal Democrats	Gavin T. Howard-Jones	440
	Labour	Paul J. Smith	432
	Independent Resident	Sheila Lee	41
	Independent Resident	David Lee	26
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Selsdon

Selsdon (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Richard H.R. Adamson	2,277
	Conservative	Dudley S. Mead	2,129
	Labour	Barry P. Buttigieg	559
	Labour	John C. Simkins	508
	Liberal Democrats	Barbara B. Cook	420
	Liberal Democrats	John M. Jefkins	405
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

South Norwood

South Norwood (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Jane Avis	1,587
	Labour	Clive B. Fraser	1,519
	Labour	Michael Jewitt	1,484
	Conservative	George A. Filbey	1,078
	Conservative	Pauline Miles	1,054
	Conservative	John L. Tooze	957
	Liberal Democrats	Julie Hardy-McBride	357
	Liberal Democrats	Jan Perry	336
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Spring Park

Spring Park (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Janet A. Marshall	2,051
	Conservative	Michael D. Fisher	1,916
	Labour	Sarah A. Jones	1,089
	Labour	Mary Whitby	993
	Independent Green	Karl R. Williams	273
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Thornton Heath

Thornton Heath (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Patricia Clouder	1,682
	Labour	Adrian S. Dennis	1,595
	Labour	Wallace W. Garratt	1,571
	Conservative	Peter C.D. Davis	694
	Conservative	Andrew C.G. Millard	638
	Conservative	Jane Parker	638
	Liberal Democrats	John Cornell	331
	Liberal Democrats	Geoffrey Morley	309
	Liberal Democrats	Beryl R. Pocock	307
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Upper Norwood

Upper Norwood (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour Co-op	Patrick T. Ryan	1,440
	Labour Co-op	Ian G. Payne	1,187
	Conservative	Phillip T. Kenny	1,047
	Conservative	Martin C. Shaw	1,000
	Liberal Democrats	Leo C.E. Held	247
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing

Waddon

Waddon (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Rex A.J. Calvert	1,610
	Conservative	Graham T. Dare	1,556
	Labour	Charles E. Burling	1,528
	Conservative	Philip P. Gamble	1,490
	Labour	Timothy Godfrey	1,298
	Labour	Bernardette Khan	1,268
	Liberal Democrats	Steven H. Gauge	363
	Liberal Democrats	Henry J. Norton	338
	Liberal Democrats	Helen Hadjicharalambous	299
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

West Thornton

West Thornton (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Clarence A. McKenzie	1,449
	Labour	Gwendolyn E. Bernard	1,408
	Labour	Raj Chandarana	1,363
	Conservative	Roger C. Taylor	913
	Conservative	Parshotam L. Bhagat	868
	Conservative	Vinita Bearman	815
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Whitehorse Manor

Whitehorse Manor (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Toni E. Letts	1,400
	Labour	Gerry M. Ryan	1,284
	Labour	Martin A. Tiedemann	1,266
	Conservative	Quentin J. Hawkins	709
	Conservative	Barbara Colliver	677
	Conservative	Sheila E.E. Willis	596
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Woodcote & Coulsdon West

Woodcote & Coulsdon West (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	David J. Osland	2,163
	Conservative	Anna Hawkins	2,161
	Conservative	Gavin L. Barwell	2,009
	Labour	James P.C. Darville	807
	Liberal Democrats	John P. Callen	777
	Labour	Ronald E. Rowland	768
	Liberal Democrats	Patricia Gauge	697
	Labour	Aslam M. Hoda	687
	Liberal Democrats	Keith C. Jacobs	666
	Independent	Owen Kelly	441
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Woodside

Woodside (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour Co-op	Brian P. Finegan	1,183
	Labour Co-op	Anthony J. Newman	1,121
	Conservative	Benjamin W. Grainger	637
	Conservative	Derek W. Dorey	615
	Liberal Democrats	Hilary J. Waterhouse	415
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing

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.
^ ^a ^b 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.

[winner-1] Riddell, Peter (9 May 1998). "Apathy the winner in struggle between new and old Labour". The Times. p. 46.

[independent-2] Travis, Alan (8 May 1998). "London leans to independent mayor improving life in the capital". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 April 2009.

[test-3] "Labour's first big test approaches". BBC Online. 3 May 1998. Retrieved 26 April 2009.

[apathy-4] 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.

[key-5] "Councils of war: the 12 key town halls they're fighting for". Evening Standard. 6 May 1998. p. 19.

[results-6] "Local Elections results". The Times. 9 May 1998. p. 46.

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