1998 Kingston upon Thames London Borough Council election

The 1998 Kingston upon Thames Council election was held on 7 May 1998. The whole council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats lost overall control of the council^[1] to a Conservative led minority administration.

Election result

Party	Votes		Seats
Conservative Party	38,697 (37.60%)	4.53	21 (42.0%)	21 / 50	3
Liberal Democrats	36,159 (35.14%)	8.34	19 (38.0%)	19 / 50	7
Labour Party	26,872 (26.11%)	4.31	10 (20.0%)	10 / 50	4
Green Party	899 (0.87%)	0.78	0 (0.0%)	0 / 50
Poplar	223 (0.22%)		0 (0.0%)	0 / 50
Socialist Labour	63 (0.06%)		0 (0.0%)	0 / 50

↓
19	10	21
Liberal Democrats	Labour	Conservative

Ward results

Berrylands (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Joanne Patricia AGNEW	560
	Conservative	Timothy David BROWN	1528
	Labour	Joan Heather BULLEY	532
	Conservative	Leslie George Poingdestre DALE	1519
	Liberal Democrats	Anthony John DAVIS	596
	Conservative	Kevin John DAVIS	1456
	Liberal Democrats	Robert William EYRE-BROOK	478
	Liberal Democrats	Ashley William STANBROOK	484
	Green	David Owen STIMSON	160
	Labour	Amanda Jane THIRSK	485
Turnout

Burlington (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Adam George BRADFORD	482
	Labour	Joseph Robert FREEDMAN	395
	Conservative	John Steven GODDEN	500
	Liberal Democrats	Adrian Jonathan MCLEAY	912
	Liberal Democrats	Derek Richard OSBOURNE	942
	Labour	Sharon WAUGH	343
Turnout

Cambridge (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Charles Geoffrey COX	918
	Liberal Democrats	Julie Haines	1063
	Liberal Democrats	John HEAMON	996
	Labour	Molly Eileen KELLY	378
	Conservative	Charles Albert KRIEG	856
	Liberal Democrats	Ian MANDERS	1014
	Conservative	Jeffrey Allan REARDON	927
	Labour	Marion RICHARDSON	379
	Labour	Sally RICHARDSON	384
Turnout

Canbury (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Jonathan Morris COOPER	516
	Conservative	Quentin Rupert EDGINGTON	479
	Labour	John Michael ELLIN	1011
	Liberal Democrats	Dan FALCHIKOV	891
	Conservative	Shaun FRIEND	468
	Liberal Democrats	Richard George LILLICRAP	948
	Labour	Wendy MALSEED	1017
	Poplar	Jeremy St.John MIDDLETON	121
	Labour	Christopher Robert PRIEST	962
	Liberal Democrats	John TILLEY	935
	Poplar	Jean VIDLER	111
	Poplar	Nicholas Andrew YELLAND	91
Turnout

Chessington North (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal Democrats	Brian Martin BENNETT	881
	Conservative	Marion Jane EVANS	287
	Liberal Democrats	Vicki Constance HARRIS	899
	Labour	Pauline KEARNEY	192
	Conservative	David John SALUSBURY	274
	Labour	John Brereton WOODMAN	180
Turnout

Chessington South (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Coombe (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Robin Codd	790
	Conservative	Peter Crerar	714
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Grender	223
	Labour	Noel Hamel	211
	Liberal Democrats	David Knowles	209
	Labour	Shaun McLoughlin	175
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Grove (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Hill (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Hook (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Malden Manor (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Norbiton (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Norbiton Park (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

St James (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

St Marks (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Surbiton Hill (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Tolworth East (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Tolworth South (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Tolworth West (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Tudor (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

References

^ "Local Elections results". The Times. 9 May 1998. p. 46.

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