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1990 Merton London Borough Council election

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Elections for the London Borough of Merton were held on 3 May 1990 to elect members of Merton London Borough Council in London, England. This was on the same day as other local elections in England and Scotland.

1990 Merton London Borough Council election
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All 57 council seats up for election
to Merton London Borough Council
29 seats needed for a majority
Registered126,284[1]
Turnout67,764, 53.66%[1]
  First party Second party
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Party Labour Conservative
Seats before 25 27
Seats won 29[2] 22
Seat change Increase 4 Decrease 7
Popular vote 76,583 74,857
Percentage 42.22% 41.27%
  Third party Fourth party
  Blank Blank
Party Merton Park Residents Longthornton and Tamworth Residents
Seats before 0 3
Seats won 3 3
Seat change Increase 3 Steady
Popular vote 5,567 3,822
Percentage 3.07% 2.11%
  Fifth party
  Blank
Party Liberal Democrats
Seats before 0
Seats won 0
Seat change Steady
Popular vote 11,741
Percentage 6.47%
Council leader before election

John Elvidge
Conservative

Council leader after election

Geoff Smith
Labour

The whole council was up for election and the Labour Party gained overall control of the council from the Conservatives with a majority of one seat.[3][4]

Background

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See also: Merton local elections § 1986-1990

At the last election, the Conservatives had gained a majority of one seat. In October 1989, they lost a by-election in Merton Park to Bridget Smith of the Merton Park Ward Residents Association, which had contested the by-election in opposition to the proposed extension of the A24 relief road.[5][6] This by-election result hung the council, but the Conservatives continued to govern Merton as a minority administration.[6]

This was the first whole council election which was contested by the MPWRA.

Results

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The Conservatives lost their one-seat overall majority of the council to Labour, who themselves gained a one-seat overall majority of the council. The Merton Park Ward Residents Association won all three seats in Merton Park from the Conservatives; they have since maintained these seats in subsequent elections.[4]

Merton Local Election Result 1990[7][8][n 1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 29 4 0  4 50.88 42.22 76,583
  Conservative 22 0 7   7 38.60 41.27 74,857
  Merton Park Residents 3 3 0   3 5.26 3.07 5,567
  Longthornton and Tamworth Residents 3 0 0   5.26 2.11 3,822
  Liberal Democrats 0 0 0   0.00 6.47 11,741
  Green 0 0 0   0.00 2.82 5,106
  West Barnes Independent Residents 0 0 0   0.00 1.53 2,781
  Independent 0 0 0   0.00 0.51 932
Total 57 181,389

In Durnsford, incumbent Conservative councillor and future Conservative Prime Minister Theresa May topped the poll. This was the last election she contested in Merton.

Ward Results

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Abbey

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Abbey (3)[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Marie-Louise de Villiers* 1,769 46.92
Labour Geoffrey Martin* 1,665
Labour Ian Scott* 1,620
Conservative Diana Harris 1,216 32.75
Conservative Kenneth Butt 1,195
Conservative Philip Thorley 1,116
Liberal Democrats Pauline Barry 391 9.39
Green Wendy Flood 320 8.91
Liberal Democrats Leonard Harvey 315
Liberal Democrats Jean Spencer-Phillips 304
Independent Grace Giddins 73 2.03
Registered electors 6,914
Turnout 3,556 51.43
Rejected ballots 5 0.14
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Cannon Hill

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Cannon Hill (3)[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Thelma Earnshaw* 1,900 49.03
Conservative Joan Pethen* 1,880
Conservative Colin McCaul 1,834
Labour David Chapman 1,448 37.37
Labour Geoffrey Lightfoot 1,447
Labour Brian White 1,382
Liberal Democrats Peter Larkin 563 13.60
Liberal Democrats Patricia Pearce 504
Liberal Democrats Stephen van Dulken 490
Registered electors 6,688
Turnout 3,990 59.66
Rejected ballots 7 0.18
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Colliers Wood

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Colliers Wood (3)[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Siobhain McDonagh* 2,079 54.91
Labour Sheila Knight* 1,834
Labour Reginald Flegg 1,694
Conservative Maureen Petty 922 24.65
Conservative Marcus Money-Chappelle 871
Conservative Babubhai Patel 725
Green Thomas Walsh 696 20.45
Registered electors 7,449
Turnout 3,410 45.78
Rejected ballots 9 0.26
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Dundonald

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Dundonald (3)[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Sandra Cowling* 1,649 39.16
Labour Michael Brunt 1,516
Conservative John Elvidge* 1,424 34.96
Labour Charles Lucas 1,373
Conservative Christopher Grayling 1,354
Conservative Julian Samways 1,275
Green David Bezkorowajny 643 16.64
Liberal Democrats Richard Ladmore 363 9.24
Liberal Democrats John Houlihan 355
Liberal Democrats Stephen Katz 353
Registered electors 6,115
Turnout 3,653 59.74
Rejected ballots 7 0.19
Labour hold
Labour gain from Conservative
Conservative hold

Durnsford

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Durnsford (2)[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Theresa May* 1,063 43.87
Conservative Barry Edwards 1,049
Labour Arthur Kennedy 913 36.64
Labour Nina Scowen 852
Liberal Democrats Susan Knibbs 317 11.72
Liberal Democrats Philip Rumney 246
Green Keith Parke 187 7.77
Registered electors 4,065
Turnout 2,424 59.63
Rejected ballots 3 0.12
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Figge's Marsh

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Figge's Marsh (3)[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour David Proctor 1,930 51.28
Labour Daniel Connellan* 1,892
Labour Geraldine Stanford 1,864
Conservative David Lincoln 1,470 38.19
Conservative Lisa Preuveneers 1,424
Conservative Gladys Viola 1,338
Green Julie Gates 389 10.53
Registered electors 7,191
Turnout 3,903 54.28
Rejected ballots 6 0.15
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour gain from Conservative

Graveney

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Graveney (2)[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Linda Kirby* 1,399 69.91
Labour Joseph Abrams* 1,328
Conservative David Woodhouse 607 30.09
Conservative Angela Scantlebury 567
Registered electors 4,266
Turnout 2,157 50.56
Rejected ballots 13 0.60
Labour hold
Labour hold

Hillside

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Hillside (3)[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Stephen Ashcroft* 1,875 51.44
Conservative Ralph Kenber 1,799
Conservative David Williams 1,788
Labour Christine Bickerstaff 771 20.28
Labour William Bailey 718
Labour Laurence North 666
Green Richard Miller 533 15.06
Liberal Democrats George Greene 518 13.22
Liberal Democrats Maja Katz 455
Liberal Democrats Andrew Watson 430
Registered electors 6,452
Turnout 3,339 51.75
Rejected ballots 0 0.00
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Lavender

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Lavender (2)[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Anthony Colman 1,327 71.95
Labour Nathan Lee 1,324
Conservative John Ratcliffe 561 28.05
Conservative Keith Whipp 472
Registered electors 3,986
Turnout 2,015 50.55
Rejected ballots 2 0.10
Labour hold
Labour hold

Longthornton

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Longthornton (3)[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Longthornton and Tamworth Residents Robert Elgin* 1,315 39.18
Longthornton and Tamworth Residents Malcolm Searle* 1,260
Longthornton and Tamworth Residents Gillian Elgin 1,247
Labour Cyril Gallant 1,101 32.72
Labour Ronald Spurway 1,080
Labour Sheila Spurway 1,010
Conservative Pauline Blythe 981 28.10
Conservative Douglas Grahame 881
Conservative Renee Donnelly 880
Registered electors 7,296
Turnout 3,540 48.52
Rejected ballots 5 0.14
Longthornton and Tamworth Residents hold
Longthornton and Tamworth Residents hold
Longthornton and Tamworth Residents hold

Lower Morden

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Lower Morden (3)[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative William Welsh 1,967 51.28
Conservative Janet Jones* 1,945
Conservative Peter Morss 1,864
Labour Eric Blackmore 1,447 36.76
Labour John Holland 1,390
Labour William Maguire 1,303
Green Robert Burrows 449 11.96
Registered electors 6,712
Turnout 3,867 57.61
Rejected ballots 11 0.28
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Merton Park

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Merton Park (3)[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Merton Park Residents Bridget Smith* 1,947 51.07
Merton Park Residents Desmonde Child 1,815
Merton Park Residents Neville Beddoe 1,805
Conservative Harold Turner* 1,181 32.06
Conservative Anne Sparrow 1,174
Conservative John Day 1,141
Labour Patrick O'Sullivan 625 16.87
Labour Edmond Ceci 619
Labour Nicholas Morgan 594
Registered electors 6,365
Turnout 3,777 59.34
Rejected ballots 2 0.05
Merton Park Residents gain from Conservative
Merton Park Residents gain from Conservative
Merton Park Residents gain from Conservative

Phipps Bridge

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Phipps Bridge (3)[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Paul Harper* 1,798 50.58
Labour Keith Harris 1,778
Labour Gerard Harkin 1,671
Conservative Paul Nash 1,124 30.48
Conservative Michael Miles 1,071
Conservative Barry Theobald-Hicks 966
Liberal Democrats Stephan Brocklesby 375 9.72
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Snelling 352
Independent Richard Law 319 9.22
Liberal Democrats Marek Siemaszko 281
Registered electors 7,681
Turnout 3,619 47.12
Rejected ballots 7 0.19
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Pollards Hill

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Pollards Hill (3)[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Frederick Flatt 1,651 45.77
Labour Maria Dingwall 1,582
Conservative Barbara Mansfield* 1,352 38.04
Labour Mohammad Syed 1,349
Conservative William Hall 1,290
Conservative David Justice 1,166
Independent John Cole* 540 16.19
Registered electors 6,434
Turnout 3,438 53.43
Rejected ballots 9 0.26
Labour gain from Conservative
Labour gain from Conservative
Conservative hold

Ravensbury

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Ravensbury (3)[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour David Cowling 1,982 57.97
Labour Philip Jones* 1,941
Labour Peter McCabe* 1,914
Conservative Alfred Atkins 990 28.77
Conservative Janette Williams 964
Conservative Keith Guy 945
Liberal Democrats Philip Knight 268 7.60
Liberal Democrats Susan Simmonds 254
Liberal Democrats Anthony Dix 242
Green Helen Willis 190 5.66
Registered electors 6,586
Turnout 3,539 53.74
Rejected ballots 4 0.11
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Raynes Park

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Raynes Park (3)[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Richard Aitken-Davies* 2,062 51.09
Conservative Andrew Chamberlain* 2,010
Conservative Kathleen Lewis 1,973
Labour David Herbert 1,087 25.71
Labour David Heaton 980
Labour Alison Morgan 975
Green Ian Funnell 496 12.58
Liberal Democrats Richard Tibbetts 429 10.62
Liberal Democrats David Whiting 422
Liberal Democrats Samantha Vanes 407
Registered electors 6,976
Turnout 3,784 54.24
Rejected ballots 2 0.05
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

St. Helier

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St Helier (3)[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Alec Leaver* 1,980 56.41
Labour Geoffrey Smith* 1,879
Labour Andrew Vail 1,831
Conservative Donald Carr 1,123 32.80
Conservative Gordon Mackay 1,100
Conservative Peter Reid 1,086
Green Stephen Boulding 363 10.79
Registered electors 6,525
Turnout 3,528 54.07
Rejected ballots 6 0.17
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Trinity

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Trinity (3)[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Kingsley Abrams* 1,254 37.41
Labour Mazhar-Ul Khan 1,165
Labour Christopher Watson 1,157
Conservative Ian Mortimer 1,009 30.48
Conservative Hugh Treseder 954
Conservative Brian Terrett 951
Liberal Democrats Neil Rennie 658 19.90
Liberal Democrats Deborah Richardson 649
Liberal Democrats Alison Willott 594
Green Keith O'Neill 389 12.21
Registered electors 5,732
Turnout 3,105 54.17
Rejected ballots 1 0.03
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Village

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Village (3)[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Dirk Hazell* 1,958 58.48
Conservative Allan Jones* 1,915
Conservative John Watson* 1,888
Labour Nicholas Draper 522 15.54
Labour Denise Leggett 520
Labour John Gumbley 489
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Robins 479 12.24
Green Vaughan Flood 451 13.74
Liberal Democrats John Field 378
Liberal Democrats Marilyn Rumney 349
Registered electors 5,910
Turnout 3,130 52.96
Rejected ballots 4 0.07
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

West Barnes

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West Barnes (3)[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Dorothy Truman* 1,792 45.58
Conservative Percy Marchant 1,731
Conservative Michael Menhinick 1,698
Labour Nigel Duncan 1,217 30.13
Labour Barry Edwards 1,144
Labour Laurence Naylor 1,088
West Barnes Independent Residents Roger Logan 961 24.29
West Barnes Independent Residents Brian Parkin 918
West Barnes Independent Residents John Nicholson 902
Registered electors 6,941
Turnout 3,990 57.49
Rejected ballots 3 0.08
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Notes and references

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Notes

  1. ^ The Liberal Democrat vote count includes three candidates who stood in Phipps Bridge under the description of "Liberal Democrat Focus Team".

References

  1. ^ a b Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis. "London Borugh Council Elections - 3 May 1990 - Summary of voting statistics by ward - continued" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. p. 130. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Merton Council Elections 2002" (PDF). Merton Electoral Services. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 December 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  3. ^ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis. London Borough Council Elections 3rd May 1990 (PDF). London Research Centre. ISBN 1852611154. Retrieved 29 March 2015. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  4. ^ a b "Merton Council Election Results 1964-2012" (PDF). Merton Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 December 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  5. ^ "Merton Park Ward Residents Association". mertonpark.org.uk. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  6. ^ a b "Forum Issue No. 40" (PDF). Autumn 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis. "London Borough Council Elections - 3rd May 1990" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. pp. 63–64, 130–131. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "London Borough of Merton Election Results 1964-2010" (PDF). Elections Centre. Plymouth University. pp. 7–8. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
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