The 1998 Westminster Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Westminster City Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.[1]
In Millbank, there were two Conservative gains from Labour.
Candidate
Party
Votes
Percent
Duncan Sandys
Conservative
1,144
47.5%
Justin Powell-Tuck
1,123
Peter Wright
Labour
1,119
45.7%
Mair Garside
1,112
Alastair Moss
Conservative
1,088
Simon Winters
Labour
996
Margaret Lang
Liberal Democrats
185
6.7%
Timothy Green
165
Robin Metzner
126
Total Voters
2,570
Queen's Park
Candidate
Party
Votes
Percent
Barrie Taylor
Labour
914
53.5%
Paul Dimoldenberg
846
Mushtaq Qureshi
841
Mary Nicholas
Resident's Association
443
24.0%
Mary Germain
383
Emmanuel Anfu
339
Richard Phibbs
Conservatives
289
16.8%
Andrew Reid
272
Richard Tray
257
Peter Budge
Green
81
1.7%
Peter Crystal
Liberal Democrats
81
3.8%
David Hall-Matthews
56
Anthony Williams
56
Total Voters
1,755
Regent's Park
Candidate
Party
Votes
Percent
Johnathan Djanogly
Conservative
1,381
67.9%
Timothy Joiner
1,357
Louise St. John Howe
1,350
Linda Hardman
Labour
481
22.8%
John Edwards
455
Richard Nicholls
437
Patricia McCarthy
Liberal Democrats
220
9.3%
Ian Sutherland
181
Alan Thompson
157
Total Voters
2,089
St George's
Candidate
Party
Votes
Percent
Alan Bradley
Conservative
1,808
69.6%
Christopher Malthouse
1,732
Benjamin Segal
1,728
Isobel Bowler
Labour
541
20.2%
David Blackall
500
Manuela Sykes
491
Janice Taverne
Liberal Democrats
271
10.1%
Miranda Green
264
Gwenda Wood
233
Total Voters
2,620
St James's
Candidate
Party
Votes
Percent
Louise Hyams
Conservative
742
64.8%
Alexander Nicoll
714
David Propert
Labour
405
35.2%
James Sheward
385
Total Voters
1,189
Victoria
Candidate
Party
Votes
Percent
David Harvey
Conservative
934
64.3%
Timothy Mitchell
900
Ingrid Gibson
Labour
355
24.8%
Steven Burgess
352
Josephine Hayes
Liberal Democrats
167
10.9%
Simon Turner
144
Total Voters
1,471
West End
Candidate
Party
Votes
Percent
Andrew Whitney
Labour
1,041
57.7%
Nicola Russell
974
Katherine Thorne
952
Clive Collins
Conservative
529
22.0%
Michael Bullen
506
Iheoma Oteh
403
Morag Beattie
Liberal Democrats
249
12.1%
Vera Williams
198
Alison Dash
175
Johnathan Frame
Liberals
117
2.3%
Total Voters
1,879
Westbourne
Candidate
Party
Votes
Percent
Nicholas Boles
Conservative
739
49.3%
Richard Stirling-Gibb
582
Peter Martindale
Independent
564
21.1%
David Beida
Labour
273
16.2%
Richard O'Brien
Liberal Democrats
208
13.5%
Wing Ho
Labour
160
Bernard Silver
Liberal Democrats
153
Total Voters
1,488
References
^ a b"London Borough Council Elections 7 May 1998 including the Greater London Authority Referendum results" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 29 March 2015.