1990 Bexley London Borough Council election

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1990 Bexley London Borough Council election
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All 62 council seats
32 seats needed for a majority
Registered167,570
Turnout83,902, 50.07%
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Con Lab Lib Dem
Seats before361511
Seats after35189
Seat changeDecrease2.svg1Increase2.svg 3Decrease2.svg 2 [1]
Popular vote105,67182,13826,715
Percentage48.05%37.35%12.15%
Council control before election

Len Newton
Conservative

Council control after election

Len Newton
Conservative

The 1990 Bexley Council election took place on 3 May 1990 to elect members of Bexley London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council. [2]

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Election result

1990 Bexley London Borough Council election [2] [3]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 3523Decrease2.svg156.4548.05105,671
  Labour 1830Increase2.svg 329.0337.3582,138
  Liberal Democrats 902Decrease2.svg 2 [1] 14.5212.1526,715
  SDP 000Steady2.svg 0 [4] 0.002.164,760
 Independents against Poll Tax000Steady2.svg 00.000.30656
Total62 219,940

Ward results

(*) - Indicates that the candidate is an incumbent councillor for that ward

(†) - Indicates a councillor who changed wards in between their last election and the current election

Barnehurst

Barnehurst (2) [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Richard M. Gillespie 1,334 55.9
Conservative Ronald R. Barman* 1,273
Labour Kathleen M. Allen76229.0
Labour Charan S. Athwal591
Liberal Democrats John C. Cudmore38115.0
Liberal Democrats Joan I. Longman320
Registered electors 4,838 [5]
Turnout 2,50751.82
Rejected ballots30.12
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Barnehurst North

Barnehurst North (1) [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative John V. Bowes* 817 40.4
Labour Trevor V. Perrin66833.0
Lib Dem Focus Team Michael J. Longman53826.6
Registered electors 3,135 [5]
Turnout 2,02564.59
Rejected ballots20.10
Conservative hold

Belvedere

Belvedere (3) [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Daniel J. Delaney* 2,489 57.2
Labour Richard Lucas 2,167
Labour Geoffrey S. Dixon* 2,141
Conservative Hazel M. Adhihetty1,73942.8
Conservative John Mankerty1,678
Conservative Terence K. Connor1,662
Registered electors 9,637 [5]
Turnout 4,49946.68
Rejected ballots240.53
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Blackfen

Blackfen (2) [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Barry Howard* 1,233 49.7
Conservative Margaret Passey* 1,212
Liberal Democrats Thomas G. Burnham63825.7
Labour Bernard G. Laker63724.6
Liberal Democrats Stephen J. Matthews629
Labour Ernest G. Smith575
Registered electors 5,273 [5]
Turnout 2,60349.36
Rejected ballots00.00
Conservative hold
Conservative gain from Alliance

Blendon and Penhill

Blendon and Penhill (3) [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Beatrice J. Antenbring* 2,257 64.3
Conservative Joan W. Stewart* 2.226
Conservative Edward Warbey* 2,177
Labour Ronnald J. Brown87124.9
Labour John Taylor866
Labour Alan H. Griffiths845
Liberal Democrats Angela D. Nurse41010.8
Liberal Democrats Margaret A. Shrimpton366
Liberal Democrats Gillian Sathyamoorthy338
Registered electors 7,467 [5]
Turnout 3,65648.96
Rejected ballots10.03
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Bostall

Bostall (3) [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Alfred H. Charlton* 2,174 53.9
Conservative Rita M. Sams* 2,003
Conservative John P. Wilkinson* 1,995
Labour Michael A. Barrett1,25530.8
Labour Ronald C.H. Perrin1,164
Labour Elizabeth Rhodes1,104
SDP Gordon L. Roberts4179.6
SDP Philip Satoor345
SDP David M. Smith337
Independents against Poll TaxMalcolm Macdonald2525.7
Independents against Poll TaxThomas W. Johnson207
Independents against Poll TaxDerek Rance197
Registered electors 7,505 [5]
Turnout 4,04560.03
Rejected ballots40.10
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Brampton

Brampton (3) [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Stanley J. Carter* 2,273 51.4
Conservative John B. Raggett* 2,192
Conservative Peter F. Smith 2,096
Labour Jonathan M. Ashby1,39131.9
Labour Catherine A. Deadman1,343
Labour Olive E. Squire1,337
Lib Dem Focus Team Neil J. Arklie60813.4
Lib Dem Focus Team Doreen V. La Roche553
Lib Dem Focus Team Stuart A. White547
Independent William E. Turner1393.3
Registered electors 8,021 [5]
Turnout 4,32153.87
Rejected ballots30.07
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Christchurch

Christchurch (3) [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Linda J. Bailey* 1,996 54.8
Conservative Valerie C. Clark 1,936
Conservative Kenneth L. Rider* 1,838
Labour Patricia M. Cooper1,19431.8
Labour Kenneth R.A. Duckworth1,166
Labour Alan Scutt990
Liberal Democrats Benjamin M. Hepworth50013.4
Liberal Democrats Nigel A. Jackson458
Liberal Democrats Betty M. Lockington449
Registered electors 7,927 [5]
Turnout 3,78247.71
Rejected ballots10.03
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Cray

Cray (2) [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative John N. Harrington* 1,118 52.57
Conservative Charlotte R. Brewster 1,073
Labour Annie Bramley1,02147.43
Labour Richard J. Justham957
Registered electors 4,179 [5]
Turnout 2,23153.39
Rejected ballots90.40
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Crayford

Crayford (3) [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Raymond C. Allen* 2,123 51.18
Labour John D. Shepheard* 1,991
Labour June McKay* 1,913
Conservative Maureen A. Wiltshire1,53538.14
Conservative Dudley W. French1,491
Conservative Daisy E.L. Clement1,466
SDP Pamela Holman41910.68
Registered electors 8,904 [5]
Turnout 4,20947.27
Rejected ballots30.07
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Danson

Danson (3) [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Lib Dem Focus Team Barry C. Standen* 1,756 47.11
Lib Dem Focus Team Susan Hall* 1,741
Lib Dem Focus Team Edward J. Shrimpton* 1,683
Conservative Jasonn M. Haddon1,33335.00
Conservative Richard A.Suchorzewski1,264
Conservative Clinton F. Welch1,251
Labour Peter C. Ashlee69417.89
Labour David A. Prior641
Labour Hilary E. Perrin633
Registered electors 7,378 [5]
Turnout 3,88852.70
Rejected ballots20.05
Lib Dem Focus Team gain from Alliance
Lib Dem Focus Team gain from Alliance
Lib Dem Focus Team gain from Alliance

East Wickham

East Wickham (3) [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Lib Dem Focus Team John B. La Roche* 1,849 40.39
Lib Dem Focus Team Keith A. Le Pla* 1,831
Lib Dem Focus Team Colin E. Wright* 1,753
Conservative Tindall Pamela1,47031.56
Conservative Bryon S. Huson1,402
Conservative John Waters1,372
Labour John H.J. Barnshaw1,27928.06
Labour David W. Hammond1,261
Labour Robert W. Grant1,235
Registered electors 8,538 [5]
Turnout 4,72255.31
Rejected ballots40.08
Lib Dem Focus Team gain from Alliance
Lib Dem Focus Team gain from Alliance
Lib Dem Focus Team gain from Alliance

Erith

Erith (3) [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Valentine A.M. Morgan* 2,017 55.12
Labour Ronald J. Browning* 1,989
Labour Singh Harbhajan* 1,836
Conservative Barry J. Chapman1,32235.28
Conservative Margaret Reeve1,208
Conservative Carol Wilkinson1,207
SDP Frederick C. Plank3399.60
Registered electors 8,062 [5]
Turnout 3,68345.68
Rejected ballots50.14
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Falconwood

Falconwood (1) [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Nigel G. Betts 699 42.03
Lib Dem Focus Team Roger K. Pryor*68040.89
Labour Gerda Slater28417.08
Registered electors 2,756 [5]
Turnout 1,66560.41
Rejected ballots10.06
Conservative gain from Alliance

Lamorbey

Lamorbey (3) [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Alice M. Brewster* 2,257 57.12
Conservative Graham R. Holland* 2,212
Conservative Ronald J. Passey* 2,097
Labour Timothy P. Drury1,01425.13
Labour John T.A. Hall948
Labour Ernest Simpson926
SDP Colin A. Brown69517.75
SDP Rosemary A. Gardner679
SDP Theodora B.A. Plank667
Registered electors 7,655 [5]
Turnout 4,09453.48
Rejected ballots70.17
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

North End

North End (3) [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour John W. Eastaugh* 2,296 67.04
Labour Colin F. Hargrave* 2,274
Labour David N. Ives* 2,187
Conservative David C. Cook88324.91
Conservative Marie K.B. Dwyer874
Conservative David J. Wright802
SDP Brian E. Reeves3209.34
Registered electors 8,362 [5]
Turnout 3,73644.68
Rejected ballots140.37
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Northumberland Heath

Northumberland Heath (3) [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Derek T. Enticknap†1,987 52.56
Labour Shirley E. Gadson 1,880
Labour Ann F. Wheelock 1,865
Conservative Eric V. Reid1,74547.44
Conservative Philip D. Read1,729
Conservative Robert F. Parish1,702
Registered electors 7,787 [5]
Turnout 4,03751.84
Rejected ballots130.32
Labour gain from Conservative
Labour gain from Conservative
Labour gain from Conservative

St Mary's

St Mary's (3) [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Colin E. Campbell 2,998 64.51
Conservative Alfred W. Catterall* 2,917
Conservative Colin L. Tandy* 2,853
Labour Harold K. Davis1,09423.53
Labour David A. Hinds1,076
Labour Sylvia Malt1,029
SDP Michael J. Gardner54211.96
Registered electors 8,585 [5]
Turnout 4,50552.48
Rejected ballots80.18
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

St Michael's

St Michael's (3) [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Lib Dem Focus Team Beryl Brand* 1,600 36.87
Lib Dem Focus Team Eileen S. Wetheridge 1,436
Lib Dem Focus Team Steven R. Levine 1,430
Conservative Irmgard H. Hall1,40834.27
Conservative Neil G. Sayers1,389
Conservative Andrew Wicks1,356
Labour Doreen A. Cameron1,19328.87
Labour Alan Deadman1,166
Labour James C. Love1,138
Registered electors 7,776 [5]
Turnout 4,27855.02
Rejected ballots30.07
Lib Dem Focus Team gain from Alliance
Lib Dem Focus Team gain from Alliance
Lib Dem Focus Team gain from Alliance

Sidcup East

Sidcup East (3) [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative June E. Slaughter* 2,252 54.69
Conservative Margaret E. Flint* 2,240
Conservative Michael A. Slaughter* 2,214
Labour Carol R. Richardson1,37633.30
Labour Margaret A O'Neill1,359
Labour Margaret A. Gostelow1,348
Liberal Democrats Ann C. Atkins51012.01
Liberal Democrats Dennis W. King496
Liberal Democrats Patrick N. Spurge466
Registered electors 8,468 [5]
Turnout 4,27250.45
Rejected ballots40.09
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Sidcup West

Sidcup West (3) [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Malcolm Ketley* 2,450 64.55
Conservative Peter E.M. Hadley 2,425
Conservative Kenneth McAndrew* 2,336
Labour Ian E. McGill86322.15
Labour Peter H. Leaver811
Labour Brian F. Preston800
Liberal Democrats Angela S. Hamill55413.29
Liberal Democrats Gillian V. Scott483
Liberal Democrats Helen Mabbs449
Registered electors 7,866 [5]
Turnout 3,90349.62
Rejected ballots60.15
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Thamesmead East

Thamesmead East (3) [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Donna Brierly* 2,101 63.56
Labour Frank J. Barratt 2,014
Labour Ronald E. Brierly 1,903
Conservative Michael Crouch1,19836.44
Conservative Andrew B. Murray1,168
Conservative Eric N. Wilcox1,084
Registered electors 9,617 [5]
Turnout 3,20533.33
Rejected ballots140.44
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Upton

Upton (3) [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Roy F. Ashmole* 1,999 51.98
Conservative Leonard S. Newton* 1,909
Conservative Brian A. Sams* 1,852
Labour William J. Beazley1,40336.63
Labour Selwyn J. Cooper1,395
Labour James R. Sharp1,262
Liberal Democrats Margaret J. Davey43111.40
Liberal Democrats Frances E.S. Moore424
Liberal Democrats Barbara A. Peters408
Registered electors 7,834 [5]
Turnout 3,98650.88
Rejected ballots20.05
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

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  3. ↑ Liberal Democratic Focus Team is not legally distinct from Liberal Democrats so will be included in their seat count
  4. ↑ Split off from SDP when it merged into the Liberal Democrats in 1988
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 "Table 5 Summary of voting statistics by ward" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. pp. 110–111. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
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