1986 Haringey London Borough Council election

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The 1986 Haringey Council election took place on 8 May 1986 to elect members of Haringey London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour party retained overall control of the council. [1]

Contents

Background

Election result

Haringey local election result 1986
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 42134+9
  Conservative 16313-10
  Alliance 110+1
  Green 000±0
 United Independent Group000±0
  Humanist 000±0
  Communist 000±0
  Independent 000±0

Ward results

Alexandra

Alexandra (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Pauline Crossan 1,480 34.2 +6.5
Labour Peter Kane 1,431 33.1 +5.9
Labour Brendan McGinley 1,383 32.0 +5.2
Alliance (Liberal)Paul Lucraft1,30730.2+4.0
Conservative Lynn Driscoll1,29830.0−12.0
Conservative Guy Esnouf1,28229.6−12.3
Alliance (SDP)Derek Pollard1,25329.0+2.9
Conservative Wayne Lewis1,25228.9−12.7
Alliance (Liberal)Stuart Sime1,22128.2+2.3
Green Joycelyn Cunningham2926.7N/A
Turnout 4,32759.1+7.3
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Archway

Archway (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Nicky Gavron 1,045 37.2 +10.1
Conservative Ronald Embleton 986 35.1 −8.4
Labour Stephen Mackey97234.6+8.4
Conservative Sarah Whitby*95133.8−8.9
Alliance (SDP)Roger Mothersdale59521.2−4.1
Alliance (Liberal)Jonathan Hobbs59221.1−2.9
Green Paul Butler1675.9+2.8
Turnout 2,81052.3−1.4
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Bowes Park

Bowes Park (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Pat Craig-Jones 1,811 39.5 +5.0
Labour Kevin Hargreaves 1,738 37.9 +3.0
Conservative Amory Toogood 1,645 35.9 −5.4
Conservative Geoffrey Davis1,63435.6−5.4
Conservative Margaret Reid1,63235.6−4.6
Labour Dave Perkin1,61235.1+1.9
Alliance (Liberal)David Green83918.3−1.4
Alliance (SDP)John Warren79617.4−1.6
Alliance (SDP)David Beacham74316.2−1.9
Green Simon Cowell-Parker1813.9N/A
United Independent GroupPeter Diacopoulos671.5N/A
Turnout 4,58752.1+5.8
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Bruce Grove

Bruce Grove (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Bernie Grant* 1,748 43.7 −8.3
Labour Vince Gillespie 1,728 43.2 −7.4
Labour Martha Osamor 1,673 41.8 −8.6
Conservative Bryan Morris**1,06626.6+6.7
Conservative Joseph Smith1,01725.4+5.5
Conservative Joseph Tadrous87721.9+2.5
Alliance (Liberal)John Hammond78819.7−2.8
Alliance (Liberal)Yasmin Ahmed77419.3−1.6
Alliance (SDP)Stuart Maxwell73918.5−2.4
Green Donald Nicholls2526.3N/A
United Independent GroupWalter Hurry962.4N/A
Turnout 4,00348.1+12.6
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Bryan Morris was a sitting councillor for Highgate ward.

Coleraine

Coleraine (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Alexander L'Estrange 1,656 38.4 +19.8
Labour Stephen Banerji* 1,587 36.8 −4.7
Labour Beth Simons* 1,566 36.3 −1.1
Labour Patrick Tonge*1,51035.0−1.4
Alliance (Liberal)Susan Curtis1,39832.4+13.8
Alliance (Liberal)Attila Borzak1,38332.1+14.1
Conservative Patrick Callan69516.1−17.3
Conservative Mary Callan68916.0−16.8
Independent Edward Sambridge47211.0N/A
Green Nina Armstrong1062.5N/A
Turnout 4,30952.1+13.2
Liberal gain from Labour Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Crouch End

Crouch End (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Paul Loach** 1,385 34.9 +4.1
Labour Davina Cooper 1,345 33.9 +3.1
Labour Mary Neuner 1,329 33.5 +3.3
Conservative Ronald Aitken1,30732.9−6.5
Conservative Iain Dewar1,25631.6−6.8
Conservative Edward Webb1,22230.8−7.1
Alliance (SDP)Colin Croly88022.2−0.9
Alliance (SDP)Melvyn Kaufman87822.1+0.1
Alliance (SDP)Colin Martin84821.3±0.0
Green David Burns40710.2+5.1
Humanist Jon Swinden761.9N/A
Turnout 3,97255.8+4.1
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Paul Loach was a sitting councillor for Seven Sisters ward.

Fortis Green

Fortis Green (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Roger Dix 1,680 43.1 −3.6
Conservative Jeffrey Lotery* 1,680 43.1 −1.6
Conservative Gerard Tyler 1,588 40.7 −3.4
Labour Petrina Williams1,06127.2+2.8
Labour Robert Monroe1,05827.1+3.4
Labour Richard Heffernan1,05527.0+4.5
Alliance (SDP)Robert Andrewes89723.0−1.7
Alliance (Liberal)Philip Lewis87422.4−1.8
Alliance (SDP)Thomas Munch-Petersen85021.8−1.1
Green Doris Binyon2937.5N/A
Turnout 3,90152.2−2.4
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Green Lanes

Green Lanes (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Anne Douglas 1,488 57.9 +2.4
Labour Andreas Mikkides* 1,462 56.9 +1.3
Conservative Asma Siwani63324.6−0.2
Conservative Sushil Vig62924.5+2.6
Alliance (SDP)Jill Adler27010.5−5.6
Alliance (Liberal)Ann Savage25610.0−4.2
United Independent GroupDemetrious Paulou512.0N/A
Turnout 2,56943.2+7.2
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Harringay

Harringay (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ronald Blanchard* 1,827 54.7 +0.3
Labour Sharon Lawrence** 1,799 53.9 −3.9
Labour Chris Zissimos* 1,651 49.4 −4.8
Conservative Christine Sampson76622.9+1.8
Conservative Ines Demopoulos69620.8−0.1
Conservative Zerin Ahmed68820.6−0.1
Alliance (SDP)Pamela Sweeney38411.5−4.1
Alliance (SDP)Wendy Beauchamp-Ward37711.3−2.9
Alliance (SDP)David Withey3299.9−3.3
Green David Crucefix1996.0N/A
Communist Francis Carr1935.8−0.2
United Independent GroupThemis Demetriou1053.1N/A
Humanist Brian Easton471.4N/A
Turnout 3,34041.3−1.1
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Sharon Lawrence was a sitting councillor for Alexandra ward.

High Cross

High Cross (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Robert Harris** 1,138 47.0 −3.4
Labour Kenneth Layne 1,081 44.6 −1.1
Conservative Frederick Gray62625.8+2.4
Conservative Mary Raleigh55823.0+0.3
Alliance (Liberal)Stephen Holdstock54322.4+0.9
Alliance (Liberal)Elizabeth Mould52021.5+3.0
Turnout 2,42247.5+8.6
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Robert Harris was a sitting councillor for Bruce Grove ward.

Highgate

Highgate (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Andrew Mitchell* 1,429 58.2 +2.0
Conservative William Blackburne 1,380 56.2 +1.2
Labour Dennis Bradley48819.9+8.8
Alliance (Liberal)Francis Coleman43817.8−8.1
Alliance (SDP)Clare Croly42317.2−7.6
Labour Danny Nicol42217.2+6.2
Green Miriam Kennet1154.7N/A
Turnout 2,45448.9−5.6
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Hornsey Central

Hornsey Central (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Toby Harris* 1,178 39.5 −2.2
Labour Diana Minns 1,086 36.4 −8.5
Conservative Gareth Hughes85428.6−5.3
Conservative Robert Crossman83628.0−4.2
Alliance (SDP)Michael Garton-Sprenger51917.4+1.0
Alliance (SDP)Claire Kaufman51317.2+1.3
Green Maureen Cantwell2418.1+5.4
Independent Brian Bullard*2217.4−37.5
United Independent GroupPearl Hurry**903.0N/A
Turnout 2,98155.4+1.5
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Pearl Hurry was a sitting councillor for the Bowes Park ward. She was originally elected as a Conservative. Brian Bullard was originally elected for the Labour Party.

Hornsey Vale

Hornsey Vale (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Steve King* 1,319 51.4 +12.2
Labour Craig Brewin 1,284 50.0 +6.4
Conservative Peter Gilbert68626.7−7.0
Conservative Paul Walker65525.5−7.9
Alliance (SDP)Alfred White29811.6−4.4
Alliance (Liberal)Joan Booth28911.3−3.7
Green Dennis Bury1967.6N/A
Turnout 2,56752.6+5.8
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Muswell Hill

Muswell Hill (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Benjamin Hall* 1,876 41.1 −5.9
Conservative Blair Greaves 1,827 40.0 −5.8
Conservative Aeronwy Harris* 1,807 39.5 −6.4
Labour Michael Ellman1,40430.7+6.7
Labour Andrew Krokou1,27127.8+4.1
Labour Nigel Willmott1,23026.9+3.4
Alliance (Liberal)Anne Williams1,01922.3−4.0
Alliance (SDP)Jonathan Popper98721.6−4.0
Alliance (SDP)Ralph Shafran98221.5−3.4
Green Jennifer Burns47210.3N/A
Humanist Roger Park651.4N/A
Turnout 4,57054.4−1.4
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Noel Park

Noel Park (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Brennan* 1,760 39.2 −3.3
Labour Nigel Knowles* 1,747 38.9 −1.6
Labour Narendra Makanji* 1,650 36.7 −3.0
Conservative William Golden1,64136.5−0.5
Conservative Mary Poole-Wilson1,54234.3−2.5
Conservative Sybil Silver1,52133.9−2.2
Alliance (SDP)Edward Young76016.9+1.7
Alliance (SDP)John Fakes75816.9+1.8
Alliance (Liberal)Deborah Aleksander68115.2+1.2
Green Claire Lewis1473.3N/A
United Independent GroupJohn Edwards771.7N/A
Turnout 4,49253.3+8.3
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Park

Park (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Eileen Garwood* 1,128 47.5 −2.4
Labour Peter Clarke 1,031 43.4 −2.1
Conservative Brian Boyle85435.9+3.4
Conservative Margaret Carr81734.4+2.7
Alliance (Liberal)Alfred White29612.5−1.8
Alliance (SDP)Joan Booth27011.4−2.6
Turnout 2,37744.9+6.0
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Seven Sisters

Seven Sisters (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Frederick Knight* 1,145 57.0 −4.3
Labour Vernon King 1,030 51.2 −3.3
Conservative Lawrence Allright50625.2+4.8
Conservative Francis Wanwingkai42421.1+2.3
Alliance (Liberal)Edmund Green26713.3−4.0
Alliance (SDP)John Gray24712.3−3.9
Turnout 2,01041.3+6.1
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

South Hornsey

South Hornsey (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Philip Jones* 1,404 53.9 +8.0
Labour Eddie Griffith 1,317 50.6 +8.5
Conservative Ian Morrison66625.6−7.3
Conservative Christopher Stone58622.5−9.4
Alliance (SDP)Anne Manger31312.0−3.0
Alliance (Liberal)Valerie Silbiger2499.6−5.3
Green Verity Smith1666.4N/A
Turnout 2,60452.1−0.1
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

South Tottenham

South Tottenham (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Harry Lister 1,379 48.2 +9.5
Labour Viv Fenwick** 1,354 47.3 +9.1
Conservative Michael Coney*1,15640.4−4.7
Conservative Walter Taylor**1,01535.5−2.5
Alliance (Liberal)Anthony Barter1976.9−5.4
Alliance (SDP)John Siraut1655.8−5.8
Green Lee Williams1003.5N/A
Turnout 2,86351.3+4.0
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour hold Swing

Viv Fenwick was a sitting councillor for Hornsey Vale ward. Walter Taylor was a sitting councillor for West Green ward.

Tottenham Central

Tottenham Central (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Roger Harris 1,685 45.1 −7.8
Labour David McCulloch* 1,675 44.9 −7.6
Labour John Moore 1,577 42.2 −9.2
Conservative John Lee89023.8−1.7
Alliance (SDP)Philip Hawker85723.0+8.8
Conservative Grace Middleton85122.8−2.2
Alliance (SDP)Anthony Rigby75820.3+7.5
Alliance (SDP)Margaret Simon74219.9+12.0
Conservative Monica White70318.8−5.9
Green Jon White1624.3N/A
Turnout 3,73346.6+10.8
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

West Green

West Green (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ronald Bell 1,854 43.3 +2.4
Labour Peter Chalk 1,786 41.7 +4.3
Conservative Mary Salim* 1,786 41.7 +1.4
Labour Ray Dodds1,74040.7+5.9
Conservative William Band1,73540.5−0.3
Labour Peter Hall1,70139.7+6.4
Alliance (SDP)Tony Clark44010.3−8.8
Alliance (Liberal)Joanna Cooke4049.4−7.2
Alliance (SDP)Kevin Twaite3327.8−8.3
Green Richard Warren2004.7N/A
Turnout 4,28050.3+5.8
Conservative hold Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Conservative hold Swing

White Hart Lane

White Hart Lane (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Murphy 1,827 47.6 +13.1
Conservative Diane Harwood 1,783 46.4 +12.3
Conservative Donald Shirley 1,764 45.9 +13.2
Labour Vic Butler*1,30033.8−10.3
Labour Maureen Dewar*1,17830.7−12.0
Labour Max Morris*1,14229.7−11.1
Alliance (SDP)Kenneth Shepherd52313.6−1.7
Alliance (SDP)Dean Overton44111.5−2.9
Alliance (SDP)Marc Bernstein43111.2−3.1
Turnout 3,84251.7+12.1
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Woodside

Woodside (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Bernard Dehnel* 1,758 41.9 −1.1
Labour Jim Gardner* 1,739 41.4 +4.9
Labour Peter Doble 1,670 39.8 +4.5
Labour Adelaide Leslie1,61738.5+3.3
Conservative Irma Rupe1,54636.8−4.9
Conservative Ivars Svillis1,53736.6−4.9
Alliance (SDP)Jane Greig53212.7−4.4
Alliance (SDP)Leonard Schmid46811.1−4.6
Alliance (Liberal)Nicholas Aleksander3558.5−6.0
United Independent GroupAndras Chrysostomou842.0N/A
Turnout 4,19855.1+11.9
Conservative hold Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

References

  1. "London Borough Council Elections 8 May 1986" (PDF). London Datastore. London Residuary Body. Retrieved 29 March 2015.