The 'Yes' vote won in every London Borough, though support was generally larger in Inner London than in Outer London. 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. The income level of boroughs was an even greater factor affecting the outcome.
^Assiner, Nick (8 May 1998). "Overwhelming vote for mayor". BBC News.
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1998, greater, london, authority, referendum, greater, london, authority, referendum, 1998, held, greater, london, 1998, asking, whether, there, support, creating, greater, london, authority, composed, directly, elected, mayor, london, london, assembly, scruti. The Greater London Authority referendum of 1998 was held in Greater London on 7 May 1998 asking whether there was support for creating a Greater London Authority composed of a directly elected Mayor of London and a London Assembly to scrutinise the Mayor s actions Voter turnout was low at just 34 1 1 The referendum was held under the Greater London Authority Referendum Act 1998 provisions 1998 Greater London Authority referendum7 May 1998 1998 05 07 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 ResultsChoice Votes Yes 1 230 759 72 01 No 478 413 27 99 Valid votes 1 709 172 98 49 Invalid or blank votes 26 178 1 51 Total votes 1 735 350 100 00 Registered voters turnout 5 016 064 34 6 Results by borough Contents 1 Referendum question 2 Result 2 1 Results by borough 3 Aftermath 4 References 5 External linksReferendum question editThe question that appeared on ballot papers in the referendum before the electorate was 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 permitting a simple YES NO answer Result editGreater London Authority referendum 1998 ResultChoice Votes Yes 1 230 739 72 01 No 478 413 27 99 Valid votes 1 709 172 98 49 Invalid or blank votes 26 178 1 51 Total votes 1 735 350 100 00 Registered voters and turnout 5 016 064 34 60 Referendum results excluding invalid votes Yes1 230 759 72 No478 413 28 50 Results by borough edit Local authority Votes Proportion of votes Turnout Agree Disagree Agree DisagreeCity of London 977 574 63 0 37 0 30 6Barking and Dagenham 20 534 7 406 73 5 26 5 24 9Barnet 55 487 24 210 69 6 30 4 35 3Bexley 36 527 21 195 63 3 36 7 34 7Brent 47 309 13 050 78 4 21 6 35 6Bromley 51 410 38 662 57 1 42 9 40 2Camden 36 007 8 348 81 2 18 8 32 8Croydon 53 863 29 368 64 7 35 3 37 2Ealing 52 348 16 092 76 5 23 5 37 8Enfield 44 297 21 639 67 2 32 8 32 8Greenwich 36 756 12 356 74 8 25 2 32 4Hackney 31 956 7 195 81 6 18 4 33 8Hammersmith and Fulham 29 171 8 255 77 9 22 1 33 6Haringey 36 296 7 038 83 8 16 2 29 9Harrow 38 412 17 407 68 8 31 2 36 0Havering 36 390 23 788 60 5 39 5 33 8Hillingdon 38 518 22 523 63 1 36 9 34 4Hounslow 36 957 12 554 74 6 25 4 31 9Islington 32 826 7 428 81 6 18 5 34 2Kensington and Chelsea 20 064 8 469 70 3 29 7 27 9Kingston upon Thames 28 621 13 043 68 7 31 3 41 1Lambeth 47 391 10 544 81 8 18 2 31 7Lewisham 40 188 11 060 78 4 21 6 29 3Merton 35 418 13 635 72 2 27 8 37 6Newham 33 084 7 575 81 4 18 6 27 9Redbridge 42 547 18 098 70 2 29 8 34 9Richmond upon Thames 39 115 16 135 70 8 29 2 44 5Southwark 42 196 10 089 80 7 19 3 32 7Sutton 29 653 16 091 64 8 35 2 34 9Tower Hamlets 32 630 9 467 77 5 22 5 34 2Waltham Forest 38 344 14 090 73 1 26 9 33 6Wandsworth 57 010 19 695 74 3 25 7 38 7Westminster 28 413 11 334 71 5 28 5 31 8Totals 1 230 759 478 413 72 01 27 99 34 1 Source The IndependentThe Yes vote won in every London Borough though support was generally larger in Inner London than in Outer London 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 The income level of boroughs was an even greater factor affecting the outcome Aftermath editThe 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 References edit Assiner Nick 8 May 1998 Overwhelming vote for mayor BBC News External links editMayorWatch London Elections Guide Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1998 Greater London Authority referendum amp oldid 1187769290, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
