1990 Havering London Borough Council election

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1990 Havering London Borough Council election
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All 63 Havering London Borough Council seats
32 seats needed for a majority
Registered180,143 [1]
Turnout88,523, 49.14% [1]
 First partySecond party
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Party Labour Conservative
Seats before2426
Seats won25 [n 1] 19
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 7
Popular vote90,30375,762
Percentage41.71%34.99%
 Third partyFourth party
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Party Residents Liberal Democrats
Seats before103
Seats won136 [n 2]
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 3Increase2.svg 3
Popular vote28,24416,634
Percentage13.05%7.68%
Council control before election


No Overall Control

Council control after election


No Overall Control

The 1990 Havering Council election took place on 3 May 1990 to elect members of Havering London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the council stayed in no overall control.

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Electoral arrangements

The 1990 election used the ward boundaries established in 1978 for the fourth time. 63 councillors were elected from 25 wards. Each ward returned two or three councillors.

Polling took place on 3 May 1990. [2]

Results

Labour replaced the Conservatives as the largest group on the council, six seats short of a majority. The Conservatives gained two seats from the Liberal Democrats in Chase Cross ward and three seats went the other way in Harold Wood. Labour gained two seats from the Conservatives in Collier Row, two seats in Hylands and one seat in Oldchurch. Residents gained three seats in Upminster from the Conservatives. This gave the Labour Party 25 councillors, the Conservative Party 19, the Residents Association 13 and the Liberal Democrats 6 councillors.

The council remained in no overall control. [2]

1990 Havering London Borough Council election [3] [4]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 25 [n 1] 54Increase2.svg 139.6841.7190,303
  Conservative 19411Decrease2.svg 730.1634.9975,762
  Residents 1330Increase2.svg 320.6413.0528,244
  Liberal Democrats 6 [n 2] 30Increase2.svg 39.527.6816,634
  SDP 000Steady2.svg0.01.152,492
  Independent 000Steady2.svg0.00.761,640
  Green 000Steady2.svg0.00.36785
  Ind. Conservative 000Steady2.svg0.00.17374
 Friends of Rainham Marshes000Steady2.svg0.00.13271
Total63 216,505

Ward results

(*) - Indicates an incumbent candidate

(†) - Indicates an incumbent candidate who is running in a different ward

Airfield

Airfield (3) [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Raymond F. Emmett* 2,056 58.31
Labour Christopher W. Purnell 1,978
Labour May Whitelock 1,913
Conservative Patricia A. Dregent1,08830.92
Conservative Peter B. McComish1,035
Conservative Dominic N. Swan1,031
Lib Dem Hotline Team Maureen Little38510.77
Lib Dem Hotline Team Carol A. Gaspard371
Lib Dem Hotline Team Bernadette A. Oddy342
Registered electors 7,728
Turnout 3,61346.75
Rejected ballots40.11
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Ardleigh Green

Ardleigh Green (2) [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Peter C. Gardner* 1,549 55.52
Conservative Ronald F. Latchford* 1,517
Labour Robert C. Kirchner88430.93
Labour Kevin R. Robinson823
Liberal Democrats John E. Hewitt40413.55
Liberal Democrats Helen J. Tegg344
Registered electors 6,363
Turnout 2,90345.62
Rejected ballots80.28
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Brooklands

Brooklands (2) [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Arthur Latham* 1,415 43.24
Conservative Henry A. Tebbutt Snr.* 1,404 45.16
Conservative Michael J. White1,320
Labour Co-op Sheila A. McCole1,193
Green Anthony J. Edwards35011.60
Registered electors 5,731
Turnout 2,98752.12
Rejected ballots50.17
Labour gain from Conservative
Conservative gain from Labour

Chase Cross

Chase Cross (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Andrew Rosindell 1,472 46.98
Conservative Cyril North 1,375
Labour Pauline Koseda94931.11
Labour Dennis Cook937
Liberal Democrats Paul Einchcomb* [n 3] 68321.91
Liberal Democrats Terry Hurlstone645
Registered electors 5,670
Turnout 3,15955.71
Rejected ballots40.13
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Collier Row

Collier Row (2) [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Stefan F. Koseda 1,406 50.77
Labour Patrick D. Ridley 1,374
Conservative Robin Adaire*1,37349.23
Conservative Patrick C. Curtin*1,322
Registered electors 5,805
Turnout 2,88249.65
Rejected ballots120.42
Labour gain from Conservative
Labour gain from Conservative

Cranham East

Cranham East (2) [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Residents Rowland J.C. Knell* 1,489 48.51
Residents William A. Remfry* 1,320
Labour Arthur T. Booton92630.77
Labour Colin Lowry855
Conservative Grace C. Cudby65220.72
Conservative Doris Hullyer547
Registered electors 5,723
Turnout 3,08353.87
Rejected ballots10.03
Residents hold
Residents hold

Cranham West

Cranham West (2) [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Residents Louisa G. Sinclair* 1,953 60.11
Residents Diane E. Jenkin 1,862
Conservative Frank C. Hullyer74223.13
Conservative David R.A. Perreira725
Labour Thomas G. Horlock57216.76
Labour George W. Saunders492
Registered electors 5,637
Turnout 3,26557.92
Rejected ballots20.06
Residents hold
Residents hold

Elm Park

Elm Park (3) [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Jack Hoepelman† [n 4] 2,592 50.93
Labour Michael J. Lucas* 2,588
Labour Howard P. Moss 2,348
Conservative Derrick E. Weaver1,50429.78
Conservative Patricia Field1,469
Conservative Ronald E.C. Woods1,429
Independent Graham K. Williamson95019.29
Registered electors 9,096
Turnout 4,70051.67
Rejected ballots200.43
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Emerson Park

Emerson Park (2) [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Roger E. Ramsey* 2,119 62.27
Conservative Kenneth W. Roe* 1,947
Labour Joseph T. Moore86526.19
Labour Gordon V.E. Thompson845
Liberal Democrats Albert E. Rabone37911.55
Liberal Democrats John C. Porter375
Registered electors 7,105
Turnout 3,42348.18
Rejected ballots100.29
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Gidea Park

Gidea Park (2) [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Alice E. Smith* 1,519 51.08
Conservative Keith A. Prince 1,508
Labour Francis E. Bland78525.64
Labour Martin G. O'Donnell734
Independent Ian H. Wilkes69023.28
Registered electors 5,695
Turnout 2,83849.83
Rejected ballots20.07
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Gooshays

Gooshays (3) [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Sean L. Willis 2,440 71.96
Labour William G. Harrison 2,418
Labour Michael P. Davis† [n 5] 2,401
Conservative Martin Davis1,03628.04
Conservative Eileen Rosindell903
Conservative Jacqueline Tebbutt890
Registered electors 8,029
Turnout 3,78347.12
Rejected ballots230.61
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Hacton

Hacton (3) [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Residents Barbara Reith* 1,755 41.33
Residents Ivor J. Cameron 1,713
Residents Kevin V. Walland 1,629
Labour William Howard1,41934.10
Labour David C. Burn1,413
Labour Ernest J. Rawlins1,375
Conservative Kathleen W. Jewell1,02824.57
Conservative Eric W. Nicholls1,026
Conservative Edwin C. Singleton976
Registered electors 8,558
Turnout 4,37251.09
Rejected ballots10.02
Residents hold
Residents hold
Residents hold

Harold Wood

Harold Wood (3) [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Lib Dem Focus Team John K. Wilson 2,049 46.27
Lib Dem Focus Team Mark G. Wilson 2,041
Lib Dem Focus Team Kevyn M. Jones 1,974
Conservative Pamela M. Light*1,32429.23
Conservative Godfrey J. Webster1,260
Conservative Marjorie F. Ramsey1,247
Labour Jennifer G. Hague1,09524.50
Labour Dereck A. Smith1,064
Labour Barry L. Nottage1,052
Registered electors 8,009
Turnout 4,53356.60
Rejected ballots30.07
Lib Dem Focus Team gain from Conservative
Lib Dem Focus Team gain from Conservative
Lib Dem Focus Team gain from Conservative

Heath Park

Heath Park (2) [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Mary Edwards* 1,767 60.68
Conservative Eric A. Munday* 1,721
Labour Diane Tomlinson1,17339.32
Labour Co-op Jeannette M. Bowyer1,086
Registered electors 6,565
Turnout 3,07846.88
Rejected ballots180.58
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Heaton

Heaton (3) [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Ruby M. Latham* 2,529 73.35
Labour Denis R. O'Flynn* 2,465
Labour Geoffrey E. Otter* 2,380
Conservative David Ratcliffe92826.65
Conservative Clive J. Milton922
Conservative Dirk P. Russell828
Registered electors 8,862
Turnout 3,75042.32
Rejected ballots180.48
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Hilldene

Hilldene (3) [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Mark A. Flewitt 2,178 73.88
Labour Wilfrid C. Mills† [n 6] 2,154
Labour Anthony M. Hunt 2,151
Conservative Henry A. Tebbutt Jnr77426.12
Conservative David Lel766
Conservative Roy White751
Registered electors 6,533
Turnout 3,07547.07
Rejected ballots200.65
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Hylands

Hylands (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Graham Carr 1,838 44.06
Labour Michael Flynn 1,816
Labour Raymond Shaw 1,776
Conservative Stephen Evans1,61638.39
Conservative Olive Baruch1,588
Conservative William Jones1,528
SDP Margery Ford4668.45
SDP Terence Matthews466
Ind. Conservative Alan Cash3749.10
SDP Alan Ryan108
Registered electors 8,808
Turnout 4,15947.22
Rejected ballots50.12
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Mawney

Mawney (3) [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Robert S. Kilbey 1,915 43.40
Labour Lorna McLeish 1,909
Conservative Cyril Field* 1,833 39.48
Labour Paul F. Stygal1,825
Conservative Dennis S. Holmes1,703
Conservative Michael J. Robinson1,602
SDP Geoffrey A. Howard57311.15
SDP Pamela Offen466
SDP Francis W. Thompson413
Green Kevin J. Osborne2595.97
Registered electors 8,746
Turnout 4,38150.09
Rejected ballots30.07
Labour gain from Conservative
Labour hold
Conservative gain from Labour

Oldchurch

Oldchurch (2) [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Tony L. Gordon 1,110 48.96
Labour Co-op Tony Rew* 919
Conservative Derek G. Price*73533.38
Conservative Ralph Pritty649
Residents Michael A. Winter36617.66
Registered electors 5,001
Turnout 2,09041.79
Rejected ballots10.05
Labour hold
Labour Co-op gain from Conservative

Rainham

Rainham (3) [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Lib Dem Hotline Team Brian F. Kent* [n 7] 1,976 45.98
Lib Dem Hotline Team Barry J. Oddy* [n 7] 1,965
Lib Dem Hotline Team Thomas Parker 1,887
Labour Patricia A. Emmitt1,52234.82
Labour Harry A. Webb1,464
Labour Christine A. Watson1,428
Conservative Janet Prince51011.81
Conservative Hazel Tebbutt494
Conservative Linda White494
Green Frederick J. Gibson1764.17
Friends of Rainham MarshesRosalyn J. Jenkins1523.22
Friends of Rainham MarshesRaymond S. Purse119
Registered electors 9,253
Turnout 4,24345.86
Rejected ballots20.05
Lib Dem Hotline Team hold
Lib Dem Hotline Team hold
Lib Dem Hotline Team hold

Rise Park

Rise Park (2) [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Christopher J. Kemp* 1,394 50.42
Conservative Norman F. Symonds* 1,394
Labour Neil W. Brindley98334.86
Labour Pamela J. Craig945
Liberal Democrats John F. Deeks40714.72
Liberal Democrats Rosalyn J. Einchcomb407
Registered electors 5,968
Turnout 2,91248.79
Rejected ballots20.07
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

St Andrew's

St Andrew's (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Dennis Bull 1,555
Conservative Pauline Orrin 1,459
Conservative Thomas Orrin 1,440
Residents Cynthia Matthews1,328
Residents Ian Grimble1,320
Labour Georgina Carr1,294
Residents Graham Watkins1,276
Labour Keith Dutton1,254
Labour Benjamin Norwin1,184
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

St Edward's

St Edward's (2) [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Lydia S.E. Hutton* 1,272 57.77
Conservative Ann E. Cockerton* 1,225
Labour Michael P. Hann94042.23
Labour Co-op John M. Bowyer885
Registered electors 5,075
Turnout 2,34346.17
Rejected ballots170.73
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

South Hornchurch

South Hornchurch (3) [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Residents Leonard F. Long* 2,227 51.31
Residents Roger W. Newnham* 2,016
Residents Reginald Whitney* 1,939
Labour Alan Fenn1,33232.21
Labour Sylvia J. Harrison1,293
Labour Linda M. Pearce1,257
Conservative Leslie F. Adler66216.48
Registered electors 8,746
Turnout 3,95745.24
Rejected ballots70.18
Residents hold
Residents hold
Residents hold

Upminster

Upminster (3) [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Residents Owen H.I. Ware 2,076 43.36
Residents Linda R. Hawthorn 1,999
Residents Muriel P. Mylod 1,976
Conservative Frank J. Everett1,94741.66
Conservative Bruce Gordon-Picking*1,937
Conservative Norman F. Kemble*1,931
Labour Stuart Brittain71914.98
Labour Keith E. Darvill705
Labour Margaret Hoepelman667
Registered electors 8,443
Turnout 4,76856.47
Rejected ballots80.17
Residents gain from Conservative
Residents gain from Conservative
Residents gain from Conservative

By-elections

The following by-elections took place between the 1990 and 1994 elections:

Notes

  1. 1 2 Results include those from candidates listed under the Labour and Co-operative Party
  2. 1 2 Results include those from candidates listed under Liberal Democratic Focus Team and Liberal Democratic Hotline Team designations
  3. ↑ replaced Eric Freeman as councillor after his death in 1988
  4. ↑ Jack was originally a councillor for the Airfield ward
  5. ↑ Michael was originally a councillor for the Mawney ward
  6. ↑ Wilfrid was originally a councillor representing the Gooshays ward
  7. 1 2 These two councillors replaced Cllr. Mary Ball and Cllr. Laraine S. Saunders after their resignations in 1989

References

  1. 1 2 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. 122. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  2. 1 2 "London Borough Council Elections 3rd May 1990" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 "1990 London Borough Council Elections - 3rd May 1990" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. pp. 44–46, 122–123. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 "London Borough of Havering Election Results 1964-2010" (PDF). Elections Centre. Plymouth University. pp. 8–9. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
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