1986 Newham London Borough Council election

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The 1986 Newham London Borough Council election for the Newham London Borough Council was held on 8 May 1986. The whole council was up for election. Turnout was 30.7%. Labour, for the first time, won all 60 seats.

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Election result

Newham Local Election Result 1986 [1] [2] [3]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 6060+610060.7
  Conservative 00000.016.5
  Alliance 006-60.021.7
  Other parties 00000.01.1

Background

A total of 184 candidates stood in the election for the 60 seats being contested across 24 wards. Candidates included a full slate from the Labour party, whilst the Conservative party stood 51 candidates. The Liberal and SDP parties ran 37 joint candidates whilst the Liberal party also ran 11 candidates under the Liberal Alliance Focus Team banner. Other candidates included 12 Independents, 8 Green, 1 Communist, 2 Revolutionary Communist and 2 National Front.

Results by ward

Beckton

Beckton (2) [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Maureen Knight 693 70.4 -2.8
Labour Derek A. Whitbread 637 N/A
Alliance Suzan E. Statter15816.0-10.8
Conservative Gladys V. Smith13426.8N/A
Alliance Louis Pampouris119N/A
Turnout 22.5+0.9
Registered electors 4,219
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Bemersyde

Bemersyde (2) [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John P. Lang 806 47.5 -9.4
Labour Peter E. Landman 770 N/A
Alliance Adrian G. Cole59234.9-8.2
Alliance Lee Reeves59N/A
Conservative Ian R. Martin29817.6N/A
Conservative Susan G. Martin254N/A
Turnout 38.3+8.9
Registered electors 4,616
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Canning Town & Grange

Canning Town & Grange (2) [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jack A. Hart 1,058 67.5 -6.6
Labour Charles Whincup 1,022 N/A
Alliance Mark H. Harrington36721.1-11.4
Conservative Peter J. Doe25614.7N/A
Independent (Newham Broad Alliance)Mohanlal D. Chouhan563.2N/A
Turnout 26.5-4.4
Registered electors 5,847
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Castle

Castle (2) [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Edwin R. Mann 1,224 58.7 -3.7
Labour Sarah L. M. Murray 1,207 N/A
Alliance Peter Bragg56627.2-10.4
Alliance Lamont M. Moyer439N/A
Conservative Helena D. Bernstein29414.1N/A
Turnout 39.1+8.4
Registered electors 5,589
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Central

Central (2) [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Gordon T. George 1,257 54.0 +0.9
Labour Stanley Hopwood 1,219 N/A
Alliance Harbans S. Jabbal36936.3-20.2
Conservative Lesley M. Fitzgerald36015.7N/A
Independent (Newham Broad Alliance)Mohammad Sarawar30213.2N/A
Turnout 38.0+1.3
Registered electors 5,475
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Custom House & Silvertown

Custom House & Silvertown (3) [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour William A. Chapman 1,350 64.8 +3.0
Labour Julia C. I. Garfield 1,334 N/A
Labour Judith A. Jorsling-Thomas 1,221 N/A
Alliance Elizabeth Campion39418.9-19.3
Alliance David J. Richardson390N/A
Alliance Sandra Y. Richardson383N/A
Conservative June P. L. Colton33816.2N/A
Conservative June M. Eason334N/A
Conservative Erica H. Privett319N/A
Turnout 27.2+3.5
Registered electors 8,285
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Forest Gate

Forest Gate (3) [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Margaret P. Olley 1,566 55.0 +15.0
Labour Conor M. McAuley 1,550 N/A
Labour Ronald G. Augley 1,524 N/A
Conservative Richard J. Arnopp66923.5-0.8
Conservative Robin D. Atter659N/A
Conservative John B. M. Steinberg575N/A
Lib Dem Focus Team David C. Powell28610.0-22.7
Lib Dem Focus Team Anne Butcher277N/A
Lib Dem Focus Team Mark A. Tavener256N/A
Green Varyah A. de Grandis-Harrison2007.0N/A
Revolutionary Communist Alex Farrell662.3N/A
Communist John G. Grahl602.1N/A
Turnout 37.4+8.7
Registered electors 7,603
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Greatfield

Greatfield (3) [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jeffrey Crooks 1,410 39.8 -1.2
Labour Kevin J. Jenkins 1,322 N/A
Labour Martin J Watkinson 1,258 N/A
Alliance Neal A. Chubb1,02228.9-30.1
Alliance David Gotobe1,019N/A
Alliance Leslie E. Groombridge878N/A
Conservative Robert J. Vinter81022.9N/A
Conservative Steven P. Nash790N/A
Conservative Rosa E. Gurney781N/A
National Front Michael B. Hipperson1995.6N/A
National Front Peter J. Turpin153N/A
Green Ian C. Macdonald992.8N/A
Turnout 41.1+8.4
Registered electors 8,545
Labour gain from Alliance Swing
Labour gain from Alliance Swing
Labour gain from Alliance Swing

Hudsons

Hudsons (3) [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Frederick C. Jones 1,173 57.1 -3.9
Labour Margaret D. Brown 1,035 N/A
Labour Graham J. Lane 992 N/A
Alliance Stephen T. Bell48123.4-5.3
Alliance Martin J. Lammin410N/A
Conservative Josephine M. Child40119.5-0.1
Alliance Ann C. Winfield60N/A
Conservative Alexander G. Hope-Thompson360N/A
Conservative Leslie A. Smith350N/A
Turnout 28.7+2.0
Registered electors 7,527
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Kensington

Kensington (2) [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kenneth C. R. Massey 1,705 68.1 +8.7
Labour Harmegh S. Rattan 1,576 N/A
Lib Dem Focus Team Eric P. Laws55522.2N/A
Lib Dem Focus Team Sylvia E. Neal443N/A
Conservative Doris E. McWilton1877.5N/A
Green Rosalind M. Shanley Jordaan552.2N/A
Turnout 44.0+2.2
Registered electors 5,690
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Little Ilford

Little Ilford (3) [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Colin M. Copus 2,117 54.4 +11.7
Labour Stephen C. Timms 1,021 N/A
Labour Patricia A. Heron 931 N/A
Lib Dem Focus Team Rif Winfield1,47738.0-16.0
Lib Dem Focus Team Thomas J. Humfrey1,317N/A
Lib Dem Focus Team Clefene Skyers1,291N/A
Conservative Roy A. Bull2967.6N/A
Conservative Gillian M. Stannett275N/A
Conservative Mark W. Money255N/A
Turnout 47.9+15.7
Registered electors 8,217
Labour gain from Lib Dem Focus Team Swing
Labour gain from Lib Dem Focus Team Swing
Labour gain from Lib Dem Focus Team Swing

Manor Park

Manor Park (3) [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Amarjit Singh 1,665 54.9 +5.3
Labour James A. Parnell 1,651 N/A
Labour Elizabeth C. Fullick 1,651 N/A
Lib Dem Focus Team June M. Gasper82527.2N/A
Lib Dem Focus Team Philip C. Wainewright716N/A
Lib Dem Focus Team Mohammed A. Siddiqui674N/A
Conservative Douglas E. G. Webb54117.8-10.8
Conservative Martin Bayes528N/A
Conservative Mary M. King524N/A
Turnout 40.1+3.8
Registered electors 8,164
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Monega

Monega (2) [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Lewis E. Boyce 1,355 61.1 +3.1
Labour Frederick E. York 1,266 N/A
Independent (Newham Broad Alliance)Manoj K. Mann57325.9N/A
Independent (Newham Broad Alliance)Javad Rahman486N/A
Conservative Wendy N. Blanchard28813.0N/A
Turnout 38.5+3.2
Registered electors 5,722
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

New Town

New Town (2) [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Henry C. Cleghorn 921 66.9 +18.3
Labour Peter J. Pendle 895 N/A
Conservative David Knight23917.4-4.9
Conservative Florence Jackson215N/A
Alliance Elizabeth Barker15911.6-17.5
Alliance Davinder S. Sagoo127N/A
Green Paramjit S. Bahra574.1N/A
Turnout 29.5+1.0
Registered electors 5,123
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Ordnance

Ordnance (2) [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Charles A. Flemwell 734 73.3 +1.5
Labour Anne King 662 N/A
Alliance Jennifer Sutherland15815.8-12.4
Alliance Francis J. Rowden148N/A
Conservative Roger J. L. Ham11011.0N/A
Turnout 26.2+5.1
Registered electors 4,148
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Park

Park (3) [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Michael Brown 1,368 56.3 +6.0
Labour John Lock 1,364 N/A
Labour John Plant 1,239 N/A
Alliance Andrew J. Bolton43718.0-10.6
Alliance Frances L. Bolton436N/A
Alliance Mohammed T. Jawed434N/A
Conservative Roger M. Barker-Green40816.8-4.3
Conservative Simon N. C. Pearce405N/A
Conservative Richard C. Strauss362N/A
Green Leo M. Fletcher2158.9N/A
Turnout 32.8+2.0
Registered electors 7,990
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Plaistow

Plaistow (3) [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Christine Shepherd 1,118 63.1 -13.7
Labour Alexander Thomson 1,047 N/A
Labour Anand N. Patil 1,022 N/A
Alliance Bridget A. Watts35520.0+1.6
Conservative Derek S. Vivash29816.8N/A
Alliance Ian W. F. Macfadyen297N/A
Conservative Mary M. Vivash256N/A
Alliance Mohammed Sarwar228N/A
Turnout 28.6-1.1
Registered electors 6,795
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Plashet

Plashet (3) [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Maganbhal G. Patel 1,442 40.1 +10.8
Labour Jan Tallis 1,410 N/A
Labour Joseph C. Sambrano 1,282 N/A
Conservative Barry W. Roberts52018.3-12.1
Conservative Vera E. Ingleby506N/A
Conservative Brendan M. Morley485N/A
Alliance Terence R. J. Wells47216.6-0.5
Alliance Belboda J. B. Cooke455N/A
Independent (Newham Broad Alliance)Abdul K. Sheikh40114.1N/A
Turnout 33.4-4.5
Registered electors 8,412
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

St Stephens

St Stephens (2) [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Thomas Nolan 1,279 67.1 +5.0
Labour Linda A. Jordan 1,030 N/A
Independent (Newham Broad Alliance)Ahmed S. Motala36018.9N/A
Independent (Newham Broad Alliance)Bahadur S. Gahir321N/A
Conservative Barbara M. Sutton26814.1N/A
Turnout 37.4-3.0
Registered electors 5,298
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

South

South (3) [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Edward F. Corbett 1,269 44.7 -5.4
Labour Thomas A. Jenkinson 1,215 N/A
Labour John Wilson 1,103 N/A
Conservative Sean Cadogan87630.9+2.9
Conservative Craig J. P. Hands874N/A
Conservative Damian P. J. Sutton836N/A
Alliance James C. Evans69324.4+2.5
Alliance Alec J. Kellaway659N/A
Alliance William A. Robinson619N/A
Turnout 33.7+4.8
Registered electors 9,175
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Stratford

Stratford (2) [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour James C. Riley 769 61.5 +4.3
Labour James C. Goldsmith 733 N/A
Conservative William G. Flynn22818.2-0.1
Alliance Michael J. Hogan20316.2-8.2
Conservative Antoinette Tuthill174N/A
Alliance Charmaine C. Pierre167N/A
Green Paul Bridewell Mason504.0N/A
Turnout 26.6+3.0
Registered electors 5,977
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Upton

Upton (3) [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John R. Clow 1,915 60.3 +1.7
Labour Muhammad Aslam 1,710 N/A
Labour Pamela Furness 1,695 N/A
Independent (Newham Broad Alliance)Dilip Rana58518.4N/A
Independent (Newham Broad Alliance)Ahmed Din569N/A
Independent (Newham Broad Alliance)Bhikhu B. Vara417N/A
Conservative Marilyn Barker-Green41513.1+2.1
Conservative Anna Z. McWilton324N/A
Conservative Kelvin C. V. McWilton324N/A
Green Arthur L. Taylor1885.9N/A
Revolutionary Communist Kenan Malik742.3N/A
Turnout 37.2+2.6
Registered electors 8,273
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Wall End

Wall End (3) [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Theodore L. Etherden 1,568 47.5 +0.2
Labour Sarah J. Reeves 1,552 N/A
Labour Bashirul Hafeez 1,523 N/A
Conservative Diane E. Harley1,00330.4+0.9
Conservative John P. R. Colthurst988N/A
Conservative Anthony G. Moran878N/A
Alliance Richard H. Lomas43113.0-10.3
Independent (Newham Broad Alliance)Piara Mehtab3029.1N/A
Independent (Newham Broad Alliance)Leon Netto293N/A
Turnout 39.5+4.9
Registered electors 8,498
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

West Ham

West Ham (2) [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ronald N. Manley 1,176 64.8 +10.4
Labour John Isted 1,061 N/A
Conservative Dennis F. Privett32818.1-3.6
Conservative Georgina Williams258N/A
Alliance Victor Schofield24813.7-10.2
Alliance Leslie Sutherland201N/A
Green Amanda J. Sandford643.5N/A
Turnout 30.9+2.7
Registered electors 6,248
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

By-elections between 1986 and 1990

South

South by-election, 5 February 1987 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Alliance Alec J. Kellaway 1,000 37.8 +13.4
Labour Doris A. Maxwell80530.5-14.2
Conservative Damian P. J. Sutton76929.1-1.8
Green Terence C. J. Macdonald682.6N/A
Majority1957.3N/A
Turnout 28.7-5.0
Registered electors 9,240
Alliance gain from Labour Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation death of Cllr. John Wilson.

Little Ilford

Little Ilford by-election, 13 October 1988 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Lyn C. Brown 1,027 50.9 -3.5
Liberal Democrats Leslie E. Groombridge61430.4-7.6
Conservative John P. R. Colthurst32416.0+8.4
Independent Dexter H. Hanoomansingh542.7N/A
Majority41320.5N/A
Turnout 24.9-23.0
Registered electors 8,112
Labour hold Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Colin M. Copus.

St Stephens

St Stephens by-election, 13 October 1988 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Catherine J. Parry 704 53.0 -14.1
Conservative Charles R. P. G. Meaby21916.5+2.4
Independent Labour Baldev Barrah21416.1N/A
SDP Peter Bragg14310.7N/A
Liberal Democrats Matthew M. Huntbach493.7-20.7
Majority48536.5N/A
Turnout 24.8-12.6
Registered electors 5,365
Labour hold Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Thomas Nolan.

Plashet

Plashet by-election, 30 November 1989 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mohammad K. Khawaja 801 52.0 +1.1
Conservative Barry W. Roberts38525.0+6.7
Green Amanda J. Sandford20513.3N/A
Liberal Democrats Mohammed A. Siddiqui1499.7-14.7
Majority41627.0N/A
Turnout 18.8-14.6
Registered electors 8,215
Labour hold Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Joseph C. Sambrano.

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