Greater London Authority referendum, 1998
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Are you in favour of the Government's proposals for a Greater London Authority, made up of an elected mayor and a separately elected assembly? |
Results |
Yes or no |
Votes |
Percentage |
Yes |
1,230,759 |
7001720100000000000♠72.01% |
No |
478,413 |
7001279900000099999♠27.99% |
Valid votes |
1,709,172 |
7001984900000000000♠98.49% |
Invalid or blank votes |
26,178 |
7000151000000000000♠1.51% |
Total votes |
1,735,350 |
100.00% |
Voter turnout |
7001346000000000000♠34.6% |
Electorate |
5,016,064 |
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Results by Borough |
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Referendum held: 7 May 1998 |
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The Greater London Authority referendum of 1998 was a referendum held in Greater London on 7 May 1998 asking whether there was support for the creation of a Greater London Authority, composed of a directly elected Mayor of London, and a London Assembly to scrutinise the Mayor's actions. Voter turnout for the referendum was 34.1%.[1]
Results
The referendum asked voters the question:
- Are you in favour of the Government's proposals for a Greater London Authority, made up of an elected mayor and a separately elected assembly?*
Agree : 1,230,759 (72.0%) |
Disagree : 478,413 (28.0%) |
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Results by Borough
Local authority | Yes | No | Yes % | No % | Turnout* |
City of London | 977 | 574 | 63.0 | 37.0 | 30.6 |
Barking & Dagenham | 20,534 | 7,406 | 73.5 | 26.5 | 24.9 |
Barnet | 55,487 | 24,210 | 69.6 | 26.5 | 30.4 |
Bexley | 36,527 | 21,195 | 63.3 | 36.7 | 34.7 |
Brent | 47,309 | 13,050 | 78.4 | 21.6 | 35.6 |
Bromley | 51,410 | 38,662 | 57.1 | 42.9 | 40.2 |
Camden | 36,007 | 8,348 | 81.2 | 18.8 | 32.8 |
Croydon | 53,863 | 29,368 | 64.7 | 35.3 | 37.2 |
Ealing | 52,348 | 16,092 | 76.5 | 23.5 | 37.8 |
Enfield | 44,297 | 21,639 | 67.2 | 32.8 | 32.8 |
Greenwich | 36,756 | 12,356 | 74.8 | 25.2 | 32.4 |
Hackney | 31,956 | 7,195 | 81.6 | 18.4 | 33.8 |
Hammersmith & Fulham | 29,171 | 8,255 | 77.9 | 22.1 | 33.6 |
Haringey | 36,296 | 7,038 | 83.8 | 16.2 | 29.9 |
Harrow | 38,412 | 17,407 | 68.8 | 31.2 | 36.0 |
Havering | 36,390 | 23,788 | 60.5 | 39.5 | 33.8 |
Hillingdon | 38,518 | 22,523 | 63.1 | 36.9 | 34.4 |
Hounslow | 36,957 | 12,554 | 74.6 | 25.4 | 31.9 |
Islington | 32,826 | 7,428 | 81.6 | 18.5 | 34.2 |
Kensington & Chelsea | 20,064 | 8,469 | 70.3 | 29.7 | 27.9 |
Kingston-upon-Thames | 28,621 | 13,043 | 68.7 | 31.3 | 41.1 |
Lambeth | 47,391 | 10,544 | 81.8 | 18.2 | 31.7 |
Lewisham | 40,188 | 11,060 | 78.4 | 21.6 | 29.3 |
Merton | 35,418 | 13,635 | 72.2 | 27.8 | 37.6 |
Newham | 33,084 | 7,575 | 81.4 | 18.6 | 27.9 |
Redbridge | 42,547 | 18,098 | 70.2 | 29.8 | 34.9 |
Richmond-upon-Thames | 39,115 | 16,135 | 70.8 | 29.2 | 44.5 |
Southwark | 42,196 | 10,089 | 80.7 | 19.3 | 32.7 |
Sutton | 29,653 | 16,091 | 64.8 | 35.2 | 34.9 |
Tower Hamlets | 32,630 | 9,467 | 77.5 | 22.5 | 34.2 |
Waltham Forest | 38,344 | 14,090 | 73.1 | 26.9 | 33.6 |
Wandsworth | 57,010 | 19,695 | 74.3 | 25.7 | 38.7 |
Westminster | 28,413 | 11,334 | 71.5 | 28.5 | 31.8 |
Totals | 1,230,759 | 478,413 | 72.01 | 27.99 | 34.1% |
Source: The Independent |
The 'Yes' vote won in every London Borough. There was generally more support in the Inner London Boroughs than the Outer London ones. The lowest support figures were 60.5% in Havering and 57.1% in Bromley; the greatest were 83.8% in Haringey and 81.8% in Lambeth.
Aftermath
The government passed the Greater London Authority Act 1999, creating the Greater London Authority. Elections for the Mayor of London and the London Assembly were held in May 2000.
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