1990 Croydon London Borough Council election

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Croydon Council Election, 1990
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3 May 1990 (1990-05-03)
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All 70 seats up for election to Croydon London Borough Council
36 seats needed for a majority
Registered232,371 [1]
Turnout106,375, 45.78% [1]
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Leader Peter Bowness UnknownUnknown
Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats
Leader since1976N/AN/A
Leader's seat Croham N/AN/A
Seats before44260
Seats won4129 [n 1] 0 [n 2]
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 3Increase2.svg 3Steady2.svg
Popular vote132,46299,63923,982
Percentage50.16%37.73%9.08%
Croydon London UK local election 1990 map.svg
Map of the results of the 1990 Croydon Council election.
Council control before election


Conservative

Council control after election


Conservative

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

Contents

Background

Election result

1990 Croydon Council election results [2] [3]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 4114Decrease2.svg 358.5750.16132,462
  Labour 29 [n 1] 41Increase2.svg 341.4337.7399,639
  Liberal Democrats 0 [n 2] 00Steady2.svg0.009.0823,982
  Green 000Steady2.svg0.002.155,679
  Residents 000Steady2.svg0.000.661,745
  SDP 000Steady2.svg0.000.19501
 Peoples Choice000Steady2.svg0.000.0379
Total70 264,087
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4129
ConLabour


Ward results

(*) - indicates an incumbent candidate

(†) - Indicates an incumbent candidate that is standing in a different ward

Addiscombe

Addiscombe (3) [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Co-op Jeremy Fitzpatrick* 2,241 43.08
Labour Co-op Nancy Irwin* 2,219
Conservative Richard Billington 2,088 39.81
Labour Co-op Martin Walker*2,073
Conservative Desmond Wright2,009
Conservative Robert Vaudry1,941
Green Patricia Matthews4788.92
Green Christopher Reeves424
Liberal Democrats Patricia West4148.19
Registered electors 10,073
Turnout 4,96749.31
Rejected ballots90.18
Labour Co-op hold
Labour Co-op hold
Conservative gain from Labour Co-op

Ashburton

Ashburton (2) [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Edwin Arram* 1,640 46.28
Conservative April Slipper 1,529
Labour Richard Plackett1,15733.20
Labour Brendan Dooley1,117
Green Betty Browning37110.83
Liberal Democrats Paul West3329.69
Registered electors 6,625
Turnout 330849.93
Rejected ballots50.15
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Bensham Manor

Bensham Manor (3) [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Co-op Paul Mee* 2,569 64.34
Labour Co-op Helen Salmon* [n 3] 2,566
Labour Co-op Alison Roberts† [n 4] 2,556
Conservative Roger Taylor1,50535.66
Conservative Brian Shackle1,422
Conservative Antony Youd1,337
Registered electors 9,888
Turnout 444044.90
Rejected ballots200.45
Labour Co-op hold
Labour Co-op hold
Labour Co-op hold

Beulah

Beulah (2) [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Michael Fisher 1,442 45.23
Conservative Steven Hollands 1,413
Labour Ruth McNerney* [n 5] 1,34239.91
Labour David Turner1,177
Liberal Democrats Leo Held2447.73
Green Laura Hooton2257.13
Registered electors 6,477
Turnout 314648.57
Rejected ballots40.13
Conservative hold
Conservative gain from Labour

Broad Green

Broad Green (3) [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Co-op Rodney Matlock 2,019 69.26
Labour Co-op Anthony Slatcher* [n 6] 1,926
Labour Co-op Peter Spalding* [n 6] 1,896
Conservative Kelly Ellender1,00430.74
Conservative Mohammed Khokhar804
Conservative Yvonne Singh785
Registered electors 8,864
Turnout 367741.48
Rejected ballots160.44
Labour Co-op hold
Labour Co-op hold
Labour Co-op hold

Coulsdon East

Coulsdon East (3) [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Christopher Wright 2,562 53.76
Conservative Susan Taylor* [n 7] 2,512
Conservative Andrew Pelling* 2,478
Liberal Democrats Ian Atkins1,18524.14
Liberal Democrats John Callen1,114
Liberal Democrats Hugh Pierce1,091
Labour Sandra Connelly64113.28
Labour Margaret Conway625
Labour Ian Payne600
Green Angela Marshall4138.82
Registered electors 9,424
Turnout 462749.10
Rejected ballots40.09
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Croham

Croham (3) [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Ian Croft* 2,813 52.76
Conservative Peter Bowness* 2,750
Conservative John Hecks* 2,656
Lib Dem Focus Team Michael Bishopp1,39626.11
Lib Dem Focus Team Christopher Peacock1,351
Lib Dem Focus Team Roger George1,322
Labour Patrick Holt72712.54
Labour Lydia Sookias613
Labour Michael Ryan612
Green Michael Spencer-Bowdage3677.07
Peoples ChoiceMark Samuel791.52
Registered electors 10,055
Turnout 5,10350.75
Rejected ballots70.14
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Fairfield

Fairfield (3) [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative John Aston* 2,943 53.13
Conservative Robert Coatman* 2,848
Conservative Michael Wunn* 2,677
Labour Maria Dennis1,36524.99
Labour Joanna Moriarty1,328
Labour John Golden1,292
Green William Matthews5149.67
Liberal Democrats Philip Barron4817.49
Liberal Democrats John Jefkins361
Liberal Democrats Roger Stephens351
SDP Norman Harris2574.72
SDP Ian Dixie244
Registered electors 11,526
Turnout 513344.53
Rejected ballots80.16
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Fieldway

Fieldway (2) [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Co-op James Walker* 1,558 73.57
Labour Co-op Mary Walker* 1,397
Conservative John Miller56426.43
Conservative Roy Miller498
Registered electors 6,293
Turnout 222135.29
Rejected ballots90.41
Labour Co-op hold
Labour Co-op hold

Heathfield

Heathfield (3) [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Mary Horden* 2,854 65.13
Conservative Margaret Mead 2,787
Conservative Nicholas Perry* 2,780
Labour Mark Chapman99021.90
Labour Leslie Campion966
Labour Nicholas Waters876
Green Jennifer Hayward55912.97
Registered electors 9,290
Turnout 267028.74
Rejected ballots70.26
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Kenley

Kenley (2) [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Alan Carey* 1,902 62.60
Conservative Brian Smith* 1,753
Liberal Democrats Leonard Wright47115.48
Liberal Democrats William Brewer432
Labour David Price41714.15
Labour David Evans 408
Green Hazel Veeder2277.77
Registered electors 6,842
Turnout 297643.50
Rejected ballots30.10
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Monks Orchard

Monks Orchard (2) [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Audrey Cutbill* [n 8] 2,710 65.49
Conservative Derek Loughborough* 2,629
Labour David Davis1,06025.07
Labour Marie Henderson984
Green John Lilly3859.44
Registered electors 7,897
Turnout 415952.67
Rejected ballots20.05
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

New Addington

New Addington (3) [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Brenda Kirkby* 2,068 69.00
Labour Co-op Roger Burgess* 1,809
Labour Co-op Geraint Davies* 1,707
Conservative Maurice Piper89031.00
Conservative Alison Davis845
Conservative Jeremy Williams773
Registered electors 8,400
Turnout 327238.95
Rejected ballots190.58
Labour hold
Labour Co-op hold
Labour Co-op hold

Norbury

Norbury (3) [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Lindsay Hodges* 2,162 46.23
Conservative Colin Johnston* 2,157
Conservative Bryan Kendall* 2,127
Labour Nicholas Barnes2,08143.31
Labour Stuart Collins2,070
Labour Michael Petrou1,888
Liberal Democrats David Armer49110.46
Liberal Democrats Pamela Freeman480
Registered electors 9,316
Turnout 485052.06
Rejected ballots110.23
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Purley

Purley (3) [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Peter Macdonald* 2,869 50.96
Conservative Derek Millard* [n 9] 2,831
Conservative David Congdon* 2,812
Liberal Democrats Pamela Randall87714.21
Liberal Democrats Graham Wickham802
Residents Cathryn Sansom79714.32
Labour Stephen Baister72512.38
Liberal Democrats Mark Steward695
Labour Patricia Waters689
Labour William Richardson654
Green Bhavani Chellappah4538.14
Registered electors 10,941
Turnout 504746.13
Rejected ballots50.10
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Rylands

Rylands (2) [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Alan Buckfield 1,488 54.15
Labour David Petherbridge 1,408
Conservative Guy Harding*1,27945.85
Conservative Ethel Mann1,172
Registered electors 5,784
Turnout 288049.79
Rejected ballots140.49
Labour gain from Conservative
Labour gain from Conservative

Sanderstead

Sanderstead (2) [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Bruce Marshall* 2,534 66.53
Conservative Graham Speed 2,331
Liberal Democrats Margaret Burnett70318.29
Liberal Democrats John Hatherley634
Labour Robert Irwin57415.18
Labour Michael Phelan535
Registered electors 7,460
Turnout 383451.39
Rejected ballots40.10
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Selsdon

Selsdon (2) [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Richard Adamson 2,584 68.60
Conservative Dudley Mead* 2,553
Liberal Democrats Gloria Truscott64216.50
Liberal Democrats Trevor Barker593
Labour Philip Roberts58214.90
Labour Christine Patrick534
Registered electors 7,552
Turnout 390951.76
Rejected ballots20.05
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

South Norwood

South Norwood (3) [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative David Lipman* 1,747 41.23
Conservative Eric Kings 1,681
Conservative Beryl Saunders* 1,639
Labour Michael Jewitt1,61338.94
Labour Ben Earnshaw-Mansell1,612
Labour Clive Fraser1,560
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Cope47410.72
Liberal Democrats James Borkoles430
Liberal Democrats Christopher Pocock413
Green Christine Roberts3739.11
Registered electors 9,105
Turnout 409044.92
Rejected ballots60.15
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Spring Park

Spring Park (2) [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Janet Marshall* 2,654 68.65
Conservative Denis Perry* 2,632
Labour Stephen Moyse1,22631.35
Labour Sandra Wilde1,188
Registered electors 7,711
Turnout 407752.87
Rejected ballots180.44
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Thornton Heath

Thornton Heath (3) [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Adrian Dennis* 2,146 49.21
Labour Wallace Garratt* 2,013
Labour Trevor Laffin 1,882
Conservative Eric Howell1,40032.71
Conservative Bernard Ampaw1,336
Conservative Catherine Wunn1,282
Green Andrew Ellis41410.12
Liberal Democrats Helen Wallace3397.96
Liberal Democrats Julie Hardy-McBride327
Liberal Democrats Beryl Pocock313
Registered electors 9,507
Turnout 412643.40
Rejected ballots80.19
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Upper Norwood

Upper Norwood (2) [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Margaret Parfitt* 1,581 50.35
Conservative John Yaxley 1,408
Labour Patrick Ryan1,28240.79
Labour Co-op Michael Anteney1,140
Liberal Democrats Graem Peters2638.86
Registered electors 6,121
Turnout 310350.69
Rejected ballots60.19
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Waddon

Waddon (3) [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Christopher Allen* 2,484 49.45
Labour Ann Allan 2,401
Labour Marilyn Allen 2,322
Conservative James Nea*2,19743.59
Conservative Reginald Kent*2,101
Conservative Beverley Winborn2,054
Liberal Democrats Joy Prince3876.96
Liberal Democrats Charles Burling350
Liberal Democrats Mahmood Bhamji276
Registered electors 10,272
Turnout 518150.44
Rejected ballots120.23
Labour gain from Conservative
Labour gain from Conservative
Labour hold

West Thornton

West Thornton (3) [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Gwendolyn Bernard* 2,246 51.38
Labour Clarence McKenzie 2,145
Labour Co-op Elaine Gibbon 1,809
Conservative Alan Aylmer1,44532.94
Conservative Sarah Pelling1,306
Conservative Yvonne Stewart1,225
Liberal Democrats Simon Held63115.68
Registered electors 9,972
Turnout 425342.65
Rejected ballots110.26
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour Co-op hold

Whitehorse Manor

Whitehorse Manor (3) [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Co-op Peter Champion* [n 10] 2,108 56.92
Labour Co-op Toni Letts† [n 11] 1,915
Labour Co-op Nuala O'Neill 1,889
Conservative Alexandra Burke1,18331.50
Conservative Daphne Read1,083
Conservative Connell Stunell1,007
Liberal Democrats David Holmes40111.58
Registered electors 9,447
Turnout 364538.58
Rejected ballots50.14
Labour Co-op hold
Labour Co-op hold
Labour Co-op hold

Woodcote and Coulsdon West

Woodcote and Coulsdon West (3) [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Maurice Fowler* 2,585 45.59
Conservative Anna Hawkins 2,513
Conservative Samuel Moore* 2,494
Liberal Democrats Margaret Billenness1,10517.51
Residents Clare Shallcross94817.07
Liberal Democrats Trevor Austin934
Liberal Democrats Keith Jacobs877
Labour Albert Attwood70911.26
Labour Monica Ryan609
Labour Mohammad Hoda558
Green Stephen Lawlor4768.57
Registered electors 11,032
Turnout 494444.82
Rejected ballots30.06
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Woodside

Woodside (2) [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Co-op John Barlow 1,338 52.97
Labour David Trendell 1,315
Conservative Peter Campbell1,23347.03
Conservative Stephen Ghero1,122
Registered electors 6,497
Turnout 273742.13
Rejected ballots150.55
Labour Co-op hold
Labour hold

Notes

  1. 1 2 Results include those from candidates running under the Labour and Co-operative Party name
  2. 1 2 Results include those from 3 candidates in Croham ward running under the name Liberal Democratic Focus Team
  3. ↑ Salmon replaced Cllr Key after their resignation in 1988
  4. ↑ Roberts was a sitting councillor representing the Whitehorse Manor ward
  5. ↑ McNerney replaced Cllr Zdanowicz after he resigned in 1989
  6. 1 2 Slatcher and Spalding replaced Cllrs Jarrold their resignations in 1988
  7. ↑ Taylor replaced Cllr Barber after their resignation in 1987
  8. ↑ Cutbill replaced Cllr Elliot after their death in 1987
  9. ↑ Millard replaced Cllr Smith after his death in 1986
  10. ↑ Champion replaced Cllr Smedley after his resignation in 1978
  11. ↑ Letts was a sitting councillor representing the Woodside ward

References

  1. 1 2 Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis. "1990 London Borough Council Elections -3rd May 1990 - Summary of voting statistics by ward - continued" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. p. 114. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 January 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis. "London Borough Council Elections - 3rd May 1990" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. pp. 23–25, 114–115. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 January 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "London Borough of Croydon Election Results 1964-2010" (PDF). Elections Centre. Plymouth University. pp. 9–10. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
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