1990 Lambeth London Borough Council election

Elections to Lambeth London Borough Council were held in May 1990. The whole council was up for election. Turnout was 42.3%.

1990 Lambeth London Borough Council election

← 1986 May 3, 1990 (1990-05-03) 1994 →

All 64 seats up for election to Lambeth London Borough Council
33 seats needed for a majority
Registered176,913|[1]
Turnout81,180, 45.89%[1]
  First party Second party Third party
  Blank Blank Blank
Leader Joan K. Twelves Unknown Unknown
Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats
Leader since 1989 Unknown Unknown
Leader's seat Larkhall Unknown Unknown
Seats before 40 21 3
Seats won 40 20 4[n 1]
Seat change Steady Decrease 1 Increase 1
Popular vote 105,258 77,854 24,758
Percentage 48.30% 35.72% 11.36%

Council Control before election


Labour

Council Control after election


Labour

Election result

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Lambeth Local Election Result 1990[2][3][4]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 40 2 2   62.50 48.30 105,258
  Conservative 20 2 3   1 31.25 35.72 77,854
  Liberal Democrats 4[n 1] 2 1   1 6.25 11.36 24,758
  Green 0 0 0   0.00 4.14 9,020
  SDP 0 0 0   0.00 0.32 709
  Communist 0 0 0   0.00 0.11 232
  Independent 0 0 0   0.00 0.05 107
Total 64 217,938

Ward results

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(*) - Indicates an incumbent candidate

(†) - Indicates an incumbent candidate standing in different ward

Angell

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Angell (3)[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Stephen French* 1,857 66.67
Labour Lesley Hammond* 1,752
Labour John Tuite 1,664
Conservative Stewart Cowell 490 18.01
Conservative Tracy A. Fawthrop 488
Conservative Mark R.B. Pugh 446
Green David M. Lovatt 404 15.32
Registered electors 7,655
Turnout 2,683 35.05
Rejected ballots 5 0.19
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Bishop's

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Bishop's (3)[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Catherine Ashley 1,764 56.13
Labour Marilyn Evers[n 2] 1,672
Labour Graham P. Nicholas* 1,671
Conservative Paul H. Giles 702 22.59
Conservative Amanda G. Hodgkinson 680
Conservative William B. Kendall 674
Liberal Democrats William J. Calder-Hamilton 399 12.37
Liberal Democrats Lindsay Avebury 386
Liberal Democrats Andrew J. Sawdon 341
Green Alan Daly 270 8.91
Registered electors 7,540
Turnout 3,084 40.90
Rejected ballots 4 0.13
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Clapham Park

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Clapham Park (3)[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Rodney A. Shakespeare* 1,888 43.48
Conservative Rodney K. Parker* 1,837
Conservative Amrita Parker 1,791
Labour Colin G. Bryant 1,573 35.60
Labour Christopher N. Cattermole 1,517
Labour Suhail Aziz 1,429
Green David Kemball-Cook 556 13.14
Liberal Democrats Ann F. Watson 358 7.78
Liberal Democrats Simon D. Wales 327
Liberal Democrats Andrew M. Loader 303
Registered electors 8,808
Turnout 4,208 47.77
Rejected ballots 9 0.21
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Clapham Town

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Clapham Town (3)[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Patrick J. Callinan 1,853 45.31
Labour Michael English 1,718
Labour Desmond K. Hall 1,708
Conservative Simon R.M. Baynes 1,445 36.46
Conservative Caroline R. Chambers 1,438
Conservative Bernard A.R. Gentry 1,366
Green Clare Smith 420 10.81
Liberal Democrats Marietta F. Crichton Stuart 312 7.42
Liberal Democrats Andraea E. Dawson-Shepherd 279
Liberal Democrats Anthony J, McIsaac 274
Registered electors 7,824
Turnout 3,845 49.14
Rejected ballots 7 0.18
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Ferndale

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Ferndale (3)[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Denis E. Cooper-King 2,045 59.95
Labour Julian T. Lewis* 2,025
Labour Abayomi Buraimoh-Igbo 1,996
Conservative Peter W.G. Griffiths 606 17.73
Conservative Michael G. Dawson 595
Conservative Andrew R. Hayes 592
Green Jane A. Jenkins 410 12.16
Liberal Democrats Geoffrey P. Bowring 358 10.17
Liberal Democrats Henry R. Ward 351
Liberal Democrats John R. Medway 321
Registered electors 8,480
Turnout 3,270 38.56
Rejected ballots 5 0.15
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Gipsy Hill

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Gipsy Hill (3)[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour George T. Huish* 2,014 42.48
Labour Stewart A. Hunter* 2,014
Labour Rachael T.S. Webb[n 3] 1,849
Conservative Anthony R. Green 1,797 38.44
Conservative James M. Collins 1,787
Conservative David E.E. Green 1,734
Green Iain S. McNaughton 452 9.80
Liberal Democrats Malcolm M. Noble 448 9.28
Liberal Democrats Gregory M. Drozdz 408
Registered electors 8,899
Turnout 4,540 51.02
Rejected ballots 8 0.18
Labour gain from Conservative
Labour hold
Labour hold

Herne Hill

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Herne Hill (3)[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Amanda J.D. Waring 1,940 45.50
Labour Stephen P. Whaley* 1,849
Labour James R.C. Dickson 1,822
Conservative Anthony E. Jones 1,332 32.07
Conservative Simon P. Williams 1,319
Conservative Anthony P. Mathews 1,302
Green David Brett 571 13.89
Liberal Democrats Philip M. Heath 351 8.54
Registered electors 7,914
Turnout 3,822 48.29
Rejected ballots 4 0.10
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Knight's Hill

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Knight's Hill (3)[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Simon H. Fawthrop* 1,944 41.20
Conservative Peter J. Evans*[n 4] 1,936
Conservative John R. Pinniger* 1,847
Labour Barry Gray 1,745 37.36
Labour Margaret Nicol 1,728
Labour Harold M. Frawley 1,720
Green William S.B. Collins 565 12.20
Liberal Democrats Roderick N. Murrey 462 9.24
Liberal Democrats Andrew J. Thurburn 393
Registered electors 9,111
Turnout 4,497 49.36
Rejected ballots 5 0.11
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Larkhall

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Larkhall (3)[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Elizabeth A. Tapsell 2,086 57.76
Labour Gregory S. Tucker* 1,975
Labour Joan K. Twelves[n 5] 1,966
Conservative Hikmet H. Bayram 792 22.05
Conservative Robert Chambers 785
Conservative John Swannick 723
Green Patrick J. Stern 411 11.82
Liberal Democrats Frances E. Crichton Stuart 303 8.37
Liberal Democrats Patrick R. Mitchell 288
Liberal Democrats Timothy S. Pitt-Payne 281
Registered electors 9,028
Turnout 3,567 39.51
Rejected ballots 10 0.28
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Oval

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Oval (3)[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Janet C. Crook* 1,790 47.18
Labour Alison J. Higgs[n 6] 1,718
Labour Joseph Singh 1,564
Conservative John M. Pattman 873 23.72
Conservative Clifford M. Grantham 870
Conservative Renee M. Straker 807
Green Henry J. Bewley 420 11.72
SDP David Chamberlain 358 9.90
SDP Raymond D. Woolford 351
Liberal Democrats Susan Bussell 304 7.48
Liberal Democrats Richard F.P. Hardman 270
Liberal Democrats Suresh Patel 231
Registered electors 8,203
Turnout 3,444 41.98
Rejected ballots 5 0.15
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Prince's

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Prince's (3)[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Lib Dem Focus Team Michael W. Tuffrey 1,552 44.90
Lib Dem Focus Team Keith E. Fitchett 1,434
Lib Dem Focus Team Sandra J. Lawman 1,413
Labour Alan D. Hennessey 1,125 32.56
Labour David R. Jarvis 1,067
Labour Madge A. McGhie 997
Conservative Mary Becker 455 13.57
Conservative Nicholas H. Edwards 453
Conservative Anne E. Taute 420
Green Jason H. Evers 186 5.70
Independent John Howard 107 3.28
Registered electors 6,269
Turnout 3,265 52.08
Rejected ballots 5 0.15
Lib Dem Focus Team hold
Lib Dem Focus Team gain from Labour
Lib Dem Focus Team hold

St Leonard's

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St Leonard's (3)[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative David G. Griffiths 1,740 48.96
Conservative Mary D. Leigh* 1,726
Conservative Hugh B.N. Jones* 1,670
Labour Robert A.P. Ballard 1,208 33.11
Labour Barbara J. Cawdron 1,163
Labour Roger Marshall 1,103
Green Thomas H. Bewley 339 9.69
Liberal Democrats Sheila Clarke 318 8.24
Liberal Democrats Pearl S. Balachandran 277
Liberal Democrats Duncan M.R. Brack 269
Registered electors 7,880
Turnout 3,555 45.11
Rejected ballots 7 0.20
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

St Martin's

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St Martin's (3)
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour John E. Harrison* 1,662 43.30
Labour Dennis R. Houghting* 1,519
Labour Susan T.B. Smith 1,473
Conservative Michael Lawson 1,377 37.60
Conservative Derek Laud 1,346
Conservative Charles M. Liddell-Grainger 1,317
Liberal Democrats David C. Stimpson 376 9.58
Green Catherine M. Thorogood 341 9.52
Liberal Democrats Colin L. Kolb 334
Liberal Democrats Rajnikant R. Patel 320
Registered electors 8,046
Turnout 3,648 45.34
Rejected ballots 7 0.20
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Stockwell

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Stockwell (3)[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Joshua Arnold-Forster 1,708 52.78
Labour John G. McCay 1,664
Labour Ian R. Mallett 1,606
Conservative Ann E. Bozman 918 27.97
Conservative Andrew J. Elliott 874
Conservative Henrietta S. Royle 846
Green Giles J. Collins 354 11.26
Liberal Democrats Christopher D. Jeffrey 311 7.99
Liberal Democrats Clive H. Pritchard 240
Liberal Democrats Peter J. Truesdale 202
Registered electors 7,204
Turnout 3,157 43.82
Rejected ballots 4 0.13
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Streatham Hill

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Streatham Hill (3)[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Gloria Hutchens* 1,964 42.83
Conservative Colin Mason 1,958
Conservative Kenneth J. Sharvill 1,868
Labour David Parkin 1,580 33.27
Labour Greta C. Akepeneye 1,498
Labour Joshua K. Anim 1,420
Liberal Democrats Ewan R. Cameron 602 12.89
Liberal Democrats Clive S. Gross 579
Liberal Democrats Martin C. Horwood 561
Green Penelope A. Shepherd 496 11.01
Registered electors 9,047
Turnout 4,531 50.08
Rejected ballots 8 0.18
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Streatham South

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Streatham South (3)[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Edward M. Castle 2,015 48.31
Conservative Anthony W. Bays* 1,988
Conservative Simon M. Hooberman* 1,950
Labour Michael G. Fisher 1,506 35.62
Labour David N. Salisbury Jones 1,451
Labour Trevor K. Hill 1,432
Liberal Democrats Michael J. Flindall 381 8.57
Liberal Democrats Joyce E. Young 357
Liberal Democrats Andrew H. McClorry 318
Green Colin McInnes 308 7.50
Registered electors 8,190
Rejected ballots 4,201 51.29
Turnout 9 0.21
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Streatham Wells

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Streatham Wells (3)[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Hugh D.B. Chambers* 1,587 32.05
Lib Dem Focus Team Julian P. Heather 1,557 31.36
Conservative Robert E.G. Greenwood* 1,547
Lib Dem Focus Team Robert J. Doyle 1,501
Conservative William D. Westover 1,466
Lib Dem Focus Team Maltby J. Pindar 1,441
Labour Robert M. Hill 1,417 28.50
Labour Stephen J. Glazier 1,358
Labour Alexander McKenna 1,315
Green Belinda J. Walker 387 8.09
Registered electors 9,591
Turnout 4,780 49.84
Rejected ballots 3 0.06
Conservative hold
Lib Dem Focus Team gain from Conservative
Conservative hold

Thornton

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Thornton (2)[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Ronald C. Bird* 1,385 43.62
Labour Rudolp A. Daley* 1,360 42.40
Conservative Roger M. Bennett 1,341
Labour David G. Davis 1,290
Green Susan P. Bradley 254 8.13
Liberal Democrats Celia M. Thomas 194 5.86
Liberal Democrats Arthur W.R. Capel 171
Registered electors 5,746
Turnout 3,179 55.33
Rejected ballots 5 0.16
Conservative hold
Labour hold

Thurlow Park

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Thurlow Park (2)[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Clare R. Whelan 1,587 53.28
Conservative John A. Whelan 1,548
Labour Lesley C. Day 863 27.62
Labour John L. Leary 762
Liberal Democrats Jeremy J. Baker 340 10.43
Liberal Democrats Brian R. Seymour 273
Green Katherine M. Frigerio 255 8.67
Registered electors 5,473
Turnout 2,949 53.88
Rejected ballots 3 0.10
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Town Hall

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Town Hall (3)[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Roger A. Roach 2,064 49.94
Labour Geoffrey Wilkinson 1,967
Labour Dick J.F. Sorabji* 1,957
Conservative Egbert G. Christie 1,148 28.32
Conservative Stephen E. Green 1,133
Conservative Peter R.H. Turvey 1,114
Green Roger C.L. Baker 606 15.16
Liberal Democrats Elsie Binder 300 6.58
Liberal Democrats Irene M. Yarwood 264
Liberal Democrats Henry J.M. Young 224
Registered electors 8,993
Turnout 4,064 45.19
Rejected ballots 10 0.25
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Tulse Hill

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Tulse Hill (3)[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Suzanne Roxby 1,986 53.29
Labour Anne E. Hollifield 1,981
Labour Marion M.T. Schumann 1,883
Conservative Lesley K. Bone 596 15.30
Green Susan A. Whall 593 16.21
Conservative Christopher I. Ogg 558
Conservative Graham H. Pycock 526
Liberal Democrats Laura Morland 324 8.86
Communist Teresa M. McNeil 232 6.34
Registered electors 7,801
Turnout 3,315 42.49
Rejected ballots 6 0.18
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Vassall

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Vassall (3)[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Jacqueline A. Lake 2,072 57.13
Labour Peter A. Mountford-Smith[n 7] 1,897
Labour Pauline A. Watson[n 7] 1,880
Conservative John C.S. Blevins 872 24.88
Conservative Judith M. Pattman 848
Conservative Peter K. Wilde 827
Green Tean J. Mitchell 422 12.36
Liberal Democrats Monica R. Armitage-Smith 226 5.63
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Scarlett 179
Liberal Democrats Hilary P. Hunt 172
Registered electors 9,211
Turnout 3,576 38.82
Rejected ballots 2 0.06
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Notes

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  1. ^ a b includes results from candidates that ran under the name 'Liberal Democratic Focus Team'
  2. ^ Evers was a sitting councillor representing the Oval ward
  3. ^ Webb was a sitting councillor representing Ferndale ward
  4. ^ Evans replaced Cllr. Ronald Pugh after his resignation in 1988
  5. ^ Twelves was a sitting council representing the Bishop's ward
  6. ^ Higgs was a sitting councillor representing Larkhall ward
  7. ^ a b Mountford and Watson were sitting councillors representing the Clapham Town ward

References

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  1. ^ a b Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis. "London Borough Council Elections - 3rd May 1990 - Summary of voting statistics by ward - Continued" (PDF). p. 128. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  2. ^ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael (1993). Local Elections in Britain: A Statistical Digest. Plymouth: Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v "London Borough Council Elections - 3rd May 1990" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. pp. 58–60, 128–129. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v "London Borough of Lambeth Election Results 1964-2010" (PDF). Elections Centre. Plymouth University. pp. 8–9. Retrieved 4 March 2024.