1990 Lambeth London Borough Council election

1990 Lambeth London Borough Council election

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All 64 seats up for election to Lambeth London Borough Council 33 seats needed for a majority
Registered	176,913| [1]
Turnout	81,180, 45.89% [1]
First party Second party Third party   Leader Joan K. Twelves Unknown Unknown Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats Leader since 1989 Unknown Unknown Leader's seat Larkhall Unknown Unknown Seats before 40 21 3 Seats won 40 20 4 [n 1] Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 105,258 77,854 24,758 Percentage 48.30% 35.72% 11.36%
Council Control before election Labour Council Control after election Labour

Elections to Lambeth London Borough Council were held in May 1990. The whole council was up for election. Turnout was 42.3%.

Election result

Lambeth Local Election Result 1990 ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	40	2	2		62.50	48.30	105,258
	Conservative	20	2	3	1	31.25	35.72	77,854
	Liberal Democrats	4 [n 1]	2	1	1	6.25	11.36	24,758
	Green	0	0	0		0.00	4.14	9,020
	SDP	0	0	0		0.00	0.32	709
	Communist	0	0	0		0.00	0.11	232
	Independent	0	0	0		0.00	0.05	107
Total		64						217,938

Ward results

(*) - Indicates an incumbent candidate

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

Angell

Angell (3) ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Stephen French*	1,857	66.67
	Labour	Lesley Hammond*	1,752
	Labour	John Tuite	1,664
	Conservative	Stewart Cowell	490	18.01
	Conservative	Tracy A. Fawthrop	488
	Conservative	Mark R.B. Pugh	446
	Green	David M. Lovatt	404	15.32
Registered electors			7,655
Turnout			2,683	35.05
Rejected ballots			5	0.19
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Bishop's

Bishop's (3) ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Catherine Ashley	1,764	56.13
	Labour	Marilyn Evers† [n 2]	1,672
	Labour	Graham P. Nicholas*	1,671
	Conservative	Paul H. Giles	702	22.59
	Conservative	Amanda G. Hodgkinson	680
	Conservative	William B. Kendall	674
	Liberal Democrats	William J. Calder-Hamilton	399	12.37
	Liberal Democrats	Lindsay Avebury	386
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew J. Sawdon	341
	Green	Alan Daly	270	8.91
Registered electors			7,540
Turnout			3,084	40.90
Rejected ballots			4	0.13
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Clapham Park

Clapham Park (3) ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Rodney A. Shakespeare*	1,888	43.48
	Conservative	Rodney K. Parker*	1,837
	Conservative	Amrita Parker	1,791
	Labour	Colin G. Bryant	1,573	35.60
	Labour	Christopher N. Cattermole	1,517
	Labour	Suhail Aziz	1,429
	Green	David Kemball-Cook	556	13.14
	Liberal Democrats	Ann F. Watson	358	7.78
	Liberal Democrats	Simon D. Wales	327
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew M. Loader	303
Registered electors			8,808
Turnout			4,208	47.77
Rejected ballots			9	0.21
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Clapham Town

Clapham Town (3) ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Patrick J. Callinan	1,853	45.31
	Labour	Michael English	1,718
	Labour	Desmond K. Hall	1,708
	Conservative	Simon R.M. Baynes	1,445	36.46
	Conservative	Caroline R. Chambers	1,438
	Conservative	Bernard A.R. Gentry	1,366
	Green	Clare Smith	420	10.81
	Liberal Democrats	Marietta F. Crichton Stuart	312	7.42
	Liberal Democrats	Andraea E. Dawson-Shepherd	279
	Liberal Democrats	Anthony J, McIsaac	274
Registered electors			7,824
Turnout			3,845	49.14
Rejected ballots			7	0.18
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Ferndale

Ferndale (3) ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Denis E. Cooper-King	2,045	59.95
	Labour	Julian T. Lewis*	2,025
	Labour	Abayomi Buraimoh-Igbo	1,996
	Conservative	Peter W.G. Griffiths	606	17.73
	Conservative	Michael G. Dawson	595
	Conservative	Andrew R. Hayes	592
	Green	Jane A. Jenkins	410	12.16
	Liberal Democrats	Geoffrey P. Bowring	358	10.17
	Liberal Democrats	Henry R. Ward	351
	Liberal Democrats	John R. Medway	321
Registered electors			8,480
Turnout			3,270	38.56
Rejected ballots			5	0.15
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Gipsy Hill

Gipsy Hill (3) ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	George T. Huish*	2,014	42.48
	Labour	Stewart A. Hunter*	2,014
	Labour	Rachael T.S. Webb† [n 3]	1,849
	Conservative	Anthony R. Green	1,797	38.44
	Conservative	James M. Collins	1,787
	Conservative	David E.E. Green	1,734
	Green	Iain S. McNaughton	452	9.80
	Liberal Democrats	Malcolm M. Noble	448	9.28
	Liberal Democrats	Gregory M. Drozdz	408
Registered electors			8,899
Turnout			4,540	51.02
Rejected ballots			8	0.18
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Herne Hill

Herne Hill (3) ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Amanda J.D. Waring	1,940	45.50
	Labour	Stephen P. Whaley*	1,849
	Labour	James R.C. Dickson	1,822
	Conservative	Anthony E. Jones	1,332	32.07
	Conservative	Simon P. Williams	1,319
	Conservative	Anthony P. Mathews	1,302
	Green	David Brett	571	13.89
	Liberal Democrats	Philip M. Heath	351	8.54
Registered electors			7,914
Turnout			3,822	48.29
Rejected ballots			4	0.10
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Knight's Hill

Knight's Hill (3) ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Simon H. Fawthrop*	1,944	41.20
	Conservative	Peter J. Evans* [n 4]	1,936
	Conservative	John R. Pinniger*	1,847
	Labour	Barry Gray	1,745	37.36
	Labour	Margaret Nicol	1,728
	Labour	Harold M. Frawley	1,720
	Green	William S.B. Collins	565	12.20
	Liberal Democrats	Roderick N. Murrey	462	9.24
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew J. Thurburn	393
Registered electors			9,111
Turnout			4,497	49.36
Rejected ballots			5	0.11
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Larkhall

Larkhall (3) ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Elizabeth A. Tapsell	2,086	57.76
	Labour	Gregory S. Tucker*	1,975
	Labour	Joan K. Twelves† [n 5]	1,966
	Conservative	Hikmet H. Bayram	792	22.05
	Conservative	Robert Chambers	785
	Conservative	John Swannick	723
	Green	Patrick J. Stern	411	11.82
	Liberal Democrats	Frances E. Crichton Stuart	303	8.37
	Liberal Democrats	Patrick R. Mitchell	288
	Liberal Democrats	Timothy S. Pitt-Payne	281
Registered electors			9,028
Turnout			3,567	39.51
Rejected ballots			10	0.28
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Oval

Oval (3) ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Janet C. Crook*	1,790	47.18
	Labour	Alison J. Higgs† [n 6]	1,718
	Labour	Joseph Singh	1,564
	Conservative	John M. Pattman	873	23.72
	Conservative	Clifford M. Grantham	870
	Conservative	Renee M. Straker	807
	Green	Henry J. Bewley	420	11.72
	SDP	David Chamberlain	358	9.90
	SDP	Raymond D. Woolford	351
	Liberal Democrats	Susan Bussell	304	7.48
	Liberal Democrats	Richard F.P. Hardman	270
	Liberal Democrats	Suresh Patel	231
Registered electors			8,203
Turnout			3,444	41.98
Rejected ballots			5	0.15
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Prince's

Prince's (3) ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Lib Dem Focus Team	Michael W. Tuffrey	1,552	44.90
	Lib Dem Focus Team	Keith E. Fitchett	1,434
	Lib Dem Focus Team	Sandra J. Lawman	1,413
	Labour	Alan D. Hennessey	1,125	32.56
	Labour	David R. Jarvis	1,067
	Labour	Madge A. McGhie	997
	Conservative	Mary Becker	455	13.57
	Conservative	Nicholas H. Edwards	453
	Conservative	Anne E. Taute	420
	Green	Jason H. Evers	186	5.70
	Independent	John Howard	107	3.28
Registered electors			6,269
Turnout			3,265	52.08
Rejected ballots			5	0.15
	Lib Dem Focus Team hold
	Lib Dem Focus Team gain from Labour
	Lib Dem Focus Team hold

St Leonard's

St Leonard's (3) ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	David G. Griffiths	1,740	48.96
	Conservative	Mary D. Leigh*	1,726
	Conservative	Hugh B.N. Jones*	1,670
	Labour	Robert A.P. Ballard	1,208	33.11
	Labour	Barbara J. Cawdron	1,163
	Labour	Roger Marshall	1,103
	Green	Thomas H. Bewley	339	9.69
	Liberal Democrats	Sheila Clarke	318	8.24
	Liberal Democrats	Pearl S. Balachandran	277
	Liberal Democrats	Duncan M.R. Brack	269
Registered electors			7,880
Turnout			3,555	45.11
Rejected ballots			7	0.20
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

St Martin's

St Martin's (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	John E. Harrison*	1,662	43.30
	Labour	Dennis R. Houghting*	1,519
	Labour	Susan T.B. Smith	1,473
	Conservative	Michael Lawson	1,377	37.60
	Conservative	Derek Laud	1,346
	Conservative	Charles M. Liddell-Grainger	1,317
	Liberal Democrats	David C. Stimpson	376	9.58
	Green	Catherine M. Thorogood	341	9.52
	Liberal Democrats	Colin L. Kolb	334
	Liberal Democrats	Rajnikant R. Patel	320
Registered electors			8,046
Turnout			3,648	45.34
Rejected ballots			7	0.20
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Stockwell

Stockwell (3) ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Joshua Arnold-Forster	1,708	52.78
	Labour	John G. McCay	1,664
	Labour	Ian R. Mallett	1,606
	Conservative	Ann E. Bozman	918	27.97
	Conservative	Andrew J. Elliott	874
	Conservative	Henrietta S. Royle	846
	Green	Giles J. Collins	354	11.26
	Liberal Democrats	Christopher D. Jeffrey	311	7.99
	Liberal Democrats	Clive H. Pritchard	240
	Liberal Democrats	Peter J. Truesdale	202
Registered electors			7,204
Turnout			3,157	43.82
Rejected ballots			4	0.13
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Streatham Hill

Streatham Hill (3) ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Gloria Hutchens*	1,964	42.83
	Conservative	Colin Mason	1,958
	Conservative	Kenneth J. Sharvill	1,868
	Labour	David Parkin	1,580	33.27
	Labour	Greta C. Akepeneye	1,498
	Labour	Joshua K. Anim	1,420
	Liberal Democrats	Ewan R. Cameron	602	12.89
	Liberal Democrats	Clive S. Gross	579
	Liberal Democrats	Martin C. Horwood	561
	Green	Penelope A. Shepherd	496	11.01
Registered electors			9,047
Turnout			4,531	50.08
Rejected ballots			8	0.18
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Streatham South

Streatham South (3) ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Edward M. Castle	2,015	48.31
	Conservative	Anthony W. Bays*	1,988
	Conservative	Simon M. Hooberman*	1,950
	Labour	Michael G. Fisher	1,506	35.62
	Labour	David N. Salisbury Jones	1,451
	Labour	Trevor K. Hill	1,432
	Liberal Democrats	Michael J. Flindall	381	8.57
	Liberal Democrats	Joyce E. Young	357
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew H. McClorry	318
	Green	Colin McInnes	308	7.50
Registered electors			8,190
Rejected ballots			4,201	51.29
Turnout			9	0.21
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Streatham Wells

Streatham Wells (3) ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Hugh D.B. Chambers*	1,587	32.05
	Lib Dem Focus Team	Julian P. Heather	1,557	31.36
	Conservative	Robert E.G. Greenwood*	1,547
	Lib Dem Focus Team	Robert J. Doyle	1,501
	Conservative	William D. Westover	1,466
	Lib Dem Focus Team	Maltby J. Pindar	1,441
	Labour	Robert M. Hill	1,417	28.50
	Labour	Stephen J. Glazier	1,358
	Labour	Alexander McKenna	1,315
	Green	Belinda J. Walker	387	8.09
Registered electors			9,591
Turnout			4,780	49.84
Rejected ballots			3	0.06
	Conservative hold
	Lib Dem Focus Team gain from Conservative
	Conservative hold

Thornton

Thornton (2) ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Ronald C. Bird*	1,385	43.62
	Labour	Rudolp A. Daley*	1,360	42.40
	Conservative	Roger M. Bennett	1,341
	Labour	David G. Davis	1,290
	Green	Susan P. Bradley	254	8.13
	Liberal Democrats	Celia M. Thomas	194	5.86
	Liberal Democrats	Arthur W.R. Capel	171
Registered electors			5,746
Turnout			3,179	55.33
Rejected ballots			5	0.16
	Conservative hold
	Labour hold

Thurlow Park

Thurlow Park (2) ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Clare R. Whelan	1,587	53.28
	Conservative	John A. Whelan	1,548
	Labour	Lesley C. Day	863	27.62
	Labour	John L. Leary	762
	Liberal Democrats	Jeremy J. Baker	340	10.43
	Liberal Democrats	Brian R. Seymour	273
	Green	Katherine M. Frigerio	255	8.67
Registered electors			5,473
Turnout			2,949	53.88
Rejected ballots			3	0.10
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Town Hall

Town Hall (3) ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Roger A. Roach	2,064	49.94
	Labour	Geoffrey Wilkinson	1,967
	Labour	Dick J.F. Sorabji*	1,957
	Conservative	Egbert G. Christie	1,148	28.32
	Conservative	Stephen E. Green	1,133
	Conservative	Peter R.H. Turvey	1,114
	Green	Roger C.L. Baker	606	15.16
	Liberal Democrats	Elsie Binder	300	6.58
	Liberal Democrats	Irene M. Yarwood	264
	Liberal Democrats	Henry J.M. Young	224
Registered electors			8,993
Turnout			4,064	45.19
Rejected ballots			10	0.25
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Tulse Hill

Tulse Hill (3) ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Suzanne Roxby	1,986	53.29
	Labour	Anne E. Hollifield	1,981
	Labour	Marion M.T. Schumann	1,883
	Conservative	Lesley K. Bone	596	15.30
	Green	Susan A. Whall	593	16.21
	Conservative	Christopher I. Ogg	558
	Conservative	Graham H. Pycock	526
	Liberal Democrats	Laura Morland	324	8.86
	Communist	Teresa M. McNeil	232	6.34
Registered electors			7,801
Turnout			3,315	42.49
Rejected ballots			6	0.18
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Vassall

Vassall (3) ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Jacqueline A. Lake	2,072	57.13
	Labour	Peter A. Mountford-Smith† [n 7]	1,897
	Labour	Pauline A. Watson† [n 7]	1,880
	Conservative	John C.S. Blevins	872	24.88
	Conservative	Judith M. Pattman	848
	Conservative	Peter K. Wilde	827
	Green	Tean J. Mitchell	422	12.36
	Liberal Democrats	Monica R. Armitage-Smith	226	5.63
	Liberal Democrats	Elizabeth Scarlett	179
	Liberal Democrats	Hilary P. Hunt	172
Registered electors			9,211
Turnout			3,576	38.82
Rejected ballots			2	0.06
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Notes

1. includes results from candidates that ran under the name 'Liberal Democratic Focus Team'
2. Evers was a sitting councillor representing the Oval ward
3. Webb was a sitting councillor representing Ferndale ward
4. Evans replaced Cllr. Ronald Pugh after his resignation in 1988
5. Twelves was a sitting council representing the Bisop's ward
6. Higgs was a sitting councillor representing Larkhall ward
7. Mountford and Watson were sitting councillors representing the Clapham Town ward

References

1. Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis. "London Borough Council Elections - 3rd May 1990 - Summary of voting statistics by ward - Continued" (PDF). p. 128. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
2. Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael (1993). Local Elections in Britain: A Statistical Digest. Plymouth: Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre.
3. "London Borough Council Elections - 3rd May 1990" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. pp. 58–60, 128–129. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
4. "London Borough of Lambeth Election Results 1964-2010" (PDF). Elections Centre. Plymouth University. pp. 8–9. Retrieved 4 March 2024.