1990 Sutton London Borough Council election

The 1990 Sutton Council election took place on 3 May 1990 to elect members of Sutton London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats kept overall control of the council.

1990 Sutton London Borough Council election

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All 56 seats up for election to Sutton London Borough Council
29 seats needed for a majority
Registered125,474[1]
Turnout69,572, 55.45%[1]
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Graham Tope Unknown Unknown
Party Liberal Democrats Conservative Labour
Leader since 1986 Unknown Unknown
Leader's seat Sutton Central Unknown Unknown
Seats before 29 21 6
Seats won 31 18 7
Seat change Increase 2 Decrease 3 Increase 1
Popular vote 65,303 58,723 27,402
Percentage 42.05% 37.81% 17.65%

Council control before election


Liberal Democrats

Council control after election


Liberal Democrats

Background

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Election result

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1990 Sutton London Borough Council elections[2][3]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Liberal Democrats 31 3 1   2 55.4 42.05 65,303
  Conservative 18 0 3   3 32.1 37.81 58,723
  Labour 7 1 0   1 12.5 17.65 27,402
  Green 0 0 0   0.0 1.73 2,692
  SDP 0 0 0   0.0 0.48 740
  Raving Loony Green Giant 0 0 0   0.0 0.28 435
Total 56 155,295

Ward results

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(*) - Indicates an incumbent candidate

Beddington North

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Beddington North (2)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats Joan A. Dutton* 1,495 50.07
Liberal Democrats Daphne A. Gvozdenovic 1,386
Conservative Moira J. Butt 1,066 36.48
Conservative Martin Riley 1,033
Labour John Bray 268 8.90
Labour Michael J. Radburn 244
Green Peter T. Rudkin 131 4.55
Registered electors 4,701
Turnout 2,899 61.67
Rejected ballots 0 0.00
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Beddington South

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Beddington South (3)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats Colleen Saunders* 1,539 43.16
Liberal Democrats Robert J. Irving 1,453
Liberal Democrats Alan R. Chewter 1,414
Conservative Peter Coulson 942 27.23
Labour Philip J. Bassett 940 25.91
Conservative John E. Ford 923
Conservative George A. Godyn 916
Labour Nigel P. Bond 896
Labour Violet J. Scotter 811
Raving Loony Green Giant Ian Butcher 126 3.70
Registered electors 6,558
Turnout 3,547 54.09
Rejected ballots 6 0.17
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Belmont

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Belmont (2)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Lesley D. Barber* 1,496 58.55
Conservative Joyce K.M. Bowley* 1,483
Liberal Democrats Gundred E. Heap 636 24.09
Liberal Democrats Lesley J. Snelling 589
Labour David Banks 300 11.04
Labour John A. Clay 261
Green James Duffy 161 6.33
Registered electors 5,113
Turnout 2,574 50.34
Rejected ballots 3 0.12
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Carshalton Beeches

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Carshalton Beeches (3)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Mavis Peart* 1,935 48.40
Conservative Edward J. Crowley* 1,933
Conservative Keith J. Martin* 1,861
Liberal Democrats Laurence C. Smith 996 24.76
Liberal Democrats John A. Phillimore 972
Liberal Democrats Gary M. Miles 963
Labour Douglas J. Banks 457 10.39
Labour David N. Murray 401
Labour Patrick O'Keeffe 373
SDP Michael G. Lyon 351 8.90
Green Nick McDonagh-Greaves 298 7.55
Registered electors 6,664
Turnout 3,703 55.57
Rejected ballots 2 0.05
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Carshalton Central

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Carshalton Central (2)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats Hamish J.C. Pollock 1,302 46.43
Liberal Democrats Roger G.A. Thistle 1,270
Conservative Peter N. Baggott* 1,094 38.63
Conservative Michael L. Gosling 1,046
Labour Pamela L. Selous Hodges 245 8.77
Labour Dawn R. Lever 240
Green Susan E. Riddlestone 156 5.56
Green Gay H. McDonagh-Greaves 151
Raving Loony Green Giant Neil A. Kearns 17 0.61
Registered electors 4,675
Turnout 2,818 60.28
Rejected ballots 4 0.14
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

Carshalton North

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Carshalton North (2)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats Thomase E. Dutton* 1,632 55.36
Liberal Democrats Michael A. Cooper* 1,612
Conservative Teresa Munro 866 29.52
Conservative Harry Rogers 863
Labour Sarah Weir 338 10.85
Labour Kevin J. Willsher 298
Green Neil J. Hornsby 125 4.27
Registered electors 5,143
Turnout 2,988 58.10
Rejected ballots 3 0.10
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Cheam South

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Cheam South (2)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Lynette G. Ranson* 1,771 71.46
Conservative Edward G. Trevor* 1,705
Liberal Democrats Jean F. Lewis 428 17.31
Liberal Democrats Patricia J. Roberts 414
Green Peter F. Ticher 152 6.25
Labour David Jarman 129 4.98
Labour Peter J. Henshall 112
Registered electors 4,372
Turnout 2,446 55.95
Rejected ballots 1 0.04
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Cheam West

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Cheam West (2)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth M. Sharp 1,237 46.02
Liberal Democrats Frank W. Sharp 1,181
Conservative Keith R. Dodwell 1,169 44.39
Conservative Christopher Heaton-Harris 1,162
Labour Christopher J. Dixon 183 6.17
Labour Herbert J. Smith 140
Green Peter H. Hickson 90 3.43
Registered electors 4,296
Turnout 2,673 62.22
Rejected ballots 0 0.00
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

Clockhouse

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Clockhouse (1)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Malcolm P. Garner* 559 55.57
Liberal Democrats Catherine R. Brown 236 23.46
Labour Patrick R. Imrie 211 20.97
Registered electors 1,560
Turnout 1,006 64.49
Rejected ballots 0 0.00
Conservative hold

North Cheam

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North Cheam (2)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats Carol M. Campbell 1,728 62.40
Liberal Democrats Valerie R. Price* 1,723
Conservative Clifford C.G. Carter 840 29.47
Conservative Terence L. Reddin 789
Labour Patricia M. Brown 237 8.13
Labour Mark R. Green 213
Registered electors 4,806
Turnout 2,867 59.65
Rejected ballots 1 0.04
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Rosehill

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Rosehill (2)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats Paul K. Burstow* 1,555 59.98
Liberal Democrats Stephen J. Penneck* 1,553
Conservative Denis Kerslake 822 30.99
Conservative Lorna M.A. Rayne 783
Labour John M. Bloom 252
Labour Maurice M. Slattery 216 9.03
Registered electors 4,411
Turnout 2,679 60.73
Rejected ballots 1 0.04
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

St Helier North

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St Helier North (3)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Albert G.A. Dyson* 1,634 58.40
Labour Patrick B. Kane* 1,613
Labour Donald B. Hopkins* 1,558
Liberal Democrats Gillian M. Brennan 669 22.79
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Cull 616
Liberal Democrats Stella M. Franklin 589
Conservative Hilda M. Harding 475 16.77
Conservative Brian W.M. Keynes 461
Conservative Alison J. Pike 444
Raving Loony Green Giant Colin O'B. Ross 56 2.04
Registered electors 6,230
Turnout 2,938 47.16
Rejected ballots 4 0.14
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

St Helier South

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St Helier South (2)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Charles J. Mansell* 1,137 63.66
Labour John A.S. Weir* 1,053
Liberal Democrats Barry F. Reed 358 20.06
Liberal Democrats Catherine M. Reed 331
Conservative Jeffrey E. Gregory 232 12.97
Conservative Angela M. Roberts 213
Raving Loony Green Giant Jason P. Bamford 57 3.31
Registered electors 3,854
Turnout 1,795 46.57
Rejected ballots 6 0.33
Labour hold
Labour hold

Sutton Central

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Sutton Central (2)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats Keith J.S.M. Pitkin 1,423 59.06
Liberal Democrats Graham N. Tope* 1,404
Conservative Keith R. Taylor 575 23.81
Conservative Edward V. New 564
Labour Denise E. Dixon 357 14.83
Labour Peter C. Randall 353
Raving Loony Green Giant Richard Bick 55 2.30
Registered electors 4,835
Turnout 2,526 52.24
Rejected ballots 4 0.16
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Sutton Common

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Sutton Common (2)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats Lesley F. O'Connell* 1,669 65.06
Liberal Democrats Richard F. Broadbent 1,653
Conservative Jayne Y. Carlow 682 26.52
Conservative Jessica M. Dodwell 671
Labour Anthony J. Barnes 243 8.42
Labour Donald M. Selous Hodges 186
Registered electors 4,390
Turnout 2,637 60.07
Rejected ballots 1 0.04
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Sutton East

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Sutton East (3)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats John F. Brennan* 1,440 49.54
Liberal Democrats Neil Frater* 1,402
Liberal Democrats Terry A. Woods* 1,368
Conservative Michael P. Adams 880 29.77
Conservative Peter N. Fowler 825
Conservative Gary Eales 823
Labour Antony C. Dyson 614 20.69
Labour Robert Gill 575
Labour Andrew C. Theobald 570
Registered electors 5,604
Turnout 2,984 53.25
Rejected ballots 7 0.23
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Sutton South

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Sutton South (3)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Richard T. Barber* 1,948 51.62
Conservative Jean Brisley 1,938
Conservative Peter H. Geiringer* 1,864
Liberal Democrats James G. Rae 1,054 27.81
Liberal Democrats Andrew J. Snelling 1,044
Liberal Democrats Cicely J. Willis 1,000
Labour Geoffrey Brennan 520 13.09
Labour Brian D. Dougherty 485
Labour David C. Fleming 454
Green Ian Moore 278 7.48
Registered electors 7,534
Turnout 3,674 48.77
Rejected ballots 6 0.16
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Sutton West

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Sutton West (2)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats Lynette R.M. Gleeson 1,617 63.91
Liberal Democrats Timothy J. Lockington 1,557
Conservative Douglas A. James 760 29.20
Conservative Tamjid H. Basunia 690
Labour Alison Henshall 173 6.89
Labour Ronald S. Williams 169
Registered electors 4,299
Turnout 2,573 59.85
Rejected ballots 2 0.08
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Wallington North

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Wallington North (3)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Jack L. Izard* 1,617 43.75
Conservative Joan W. Quattrucci* 1,569
Conservative Craydon R. Care 1,456
Liberal Democrats Joseph P. Farrelly 1,136 30.46
Liberal Democrats Obhijit Chatterjee 1,050
Liberal Democrats Stanley A.G. Theed 1,044
Labour Susanne F. Imrie 687 18.52
Labour Susan F. Mansell 658
Labour Anne Towner 620
Green Karin C.V. Andrews 274 7.27
Green John R. Cooper 239
Registered electors 7,153
Turnout 3,685 51.52
Rejected ballots 0 0.00
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Wallington South

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Wallington South (3)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Frederick L. Townsend* 1,709 41.93
Conservative Michael V. Pike 1,697
Conservative David P. Waterman* 1,620
Liberal Democrats Sarah M. Hickman 999 24.08
Liberal Democrats John W.E. Leach 999
Liberal Democrats Trevor C. Cartmel 887
Labour Johanna G. Baker 599 13.64
Labour Michael J. McLoughlin 556
Labour Clive S. Poge 481
SDP Richard H. Sammons 389 9.74
Green Maria E. Andrews 290 7.26
Raving Loony Green Giant Danny J. Bamford 134 3.35
Registered electors 6,969
Turnout 3,697 53.05
Rejected ballots 0 0.00
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Wandle Valley

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Wandle Valley (2)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Michael R. Woolley* 877 43.22
Liberal Democrats Matthew R. Bishop 869 42.36
Labour Garry M. Brennan 849
Liberal Democrats John W. Drage 823
Conservative Peter A. Forrestier-Smith 294 14.42
Conservative Peter Fruin 281
Registered electors 3,674
Turnout 2,077 56.53
Rejected ballots 1 0.05
Labour hold
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats

Woodcote

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Woodcote (1)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Graham G. Whitham* 1,025 71.18
Liberal Democrats Hazel A. Leach 283 19.65
Labour Ann K. Poge 132 9.17
Registered electors 2,645
Turnout 1,445 54.63
Rejected ballots 5 0.35
Conservative hold

Worcester Park North

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Worcester Park North (3)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats Ruth M. Shaw* 1,820 47.94
Liberal Democrats Gareth W. Campbell* 1,800
Liberal Democrats Vinod Sharma 1,780
Conservative David J.H. Trafford 1,433 37.82
Conservative Peter A.C. Woolley 1,427
Conservative Janet S. Woolley 1,401
Labour David M. Roberts 376 9.53
Labour Susanne J. Mitchell 354
Labour David R. Jones 343
Green Mark A. Brett 177 4.71
Registered electors 6,413
Turnout 3,656 57.01
Rejected ballots 4 0.11
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Worcester Park South

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Worcester Park South (2)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats Roger D.C. Roberts* 1,422 52.84
Liberal Democrats David M. Little 1,401
Conservative William Carruthers 1,063 39.15
Conservative David P. Lindfield 1,029
Labour John K. Evers 214 8.01
Labour Judith A. Evers 213
Registered electors 4,383
Turnout 2,750 62.74
Rejected ballots 4 0.15
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Wrythe Green

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Wrythe Green (2)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats Sheila C. Siggins 1,412 47.43
Liberal Democrats Susan M. Stears 1,306
Conservative Patricia Shaw-Davis 853 29.46
Conservative Nicholas W.J. Kendall 834
Labour Richard T. Mackie 501 17.17
Labour Anthony R. Thorpe 483
Green William E. Fuller 170 5.93
Registered electors 5,192
Turnout 2,935 56.53
Rejected ballots 5 0.17
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold


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). London Datastore. London Research Centre. p. 136. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z "London Borough Council Elections - 3rd May 1990" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. pp. 74–76, 136–137. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z "London Borough of Sutton Election Results 1964-2010" (PDF). Elections Centre. Plymouth University. pp. 8–9. Retrieved 21 February 2024.