1990 Merton London Borough Council election

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1990 Merton London Borough Council election
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All 57 council seats up for election
to Merton London Borough Council
29 seats needed for a majority
Registered126,284 [1]
Turnout67,764, 53.66% [1]
 First partySecond party
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Party Labour Conservative
Seats before2527
Seats won29 [2] 22
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 4Decrease2.svg 7
Popular vote76,58374,857
Percentage42.22%41.27%
 Third partyFourth party
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Party Merton Park Residents Longthornton and Tamworth Residents
Seats before03
Seats won33
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 3Steady2.svg
Popular vote5,5673,822
Percentage3.07%2.11%
 Fifth party
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Party Liberal Democrats
Seats before0
Seats won0
Seat changeSteady2.svg
Popular vote11,741
Percentage6.47%
Council leader before election

John Elvidge
Conservative

Council leader after election

Geoff Smith
Labour

Elections for the London Borough of Merton were held on 3 May 1990 to elect members of Merton London Borough Council in London, England. This was on the same day as other local elections in England and Scotland.

Contents

The whole council was up for election and the Labour Party gained overall control of the council from the Conservatives with a majority of one seat. [3] [4]

Background

At the last election, the Conservatives had gained a majority of one seat. In October 1989, they lost a by-election in Merton Park to Bridget Smith of the Merton Park Ward Residents Association, which had contested the by-election in opposition to the proposed extension of the A24 relief road. [5] [6] This by-election result hung the council, but the Conservatives continued to govern Merton as a minority administration. [6]

This was the first whole council election which was contested by the MPWRA.

Results

The Conservatives lost their one-seat overall majority of the council to Labour, who themselves gained a one-seat overall majority of the council. The Merton Park Ward Residents Association won all three seats in Merton Park from the Conservatives; they have since maintained these seats in subsequent elections. [4]

Merton Local Election Result 1990 [7] [8] [n 1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 2940Increase2.svg450.8842.2276,583
  Conservative 2207Decrease2.svg 738.6041.2774,857
  Merton Park Residents 330Increase2.svg 35.263.075,567
  Longthornton and Tamworth Residents 300Steady2.svg5.262.113,822
  Liberal Democrats 000Steady2.svg0.006.4711,741
  Green 000Steady2.svg0.002.825,106
  West Barnes Independent Residents 000Steady2.svg0.001.532,781
  Independent 000Steady2.svg0.000.51932
Total57 181,389

In Durnsford, incumbent Conservative councillor and future Conservative Prime Minister Theresa May topped the poll. This was the last election she contested in Merton.

Ward Results

Abbey

Abbey (3) [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Marie-Louise de Villiers* 1,769 46.92
Labour Geoffrey Martin* 1,665
Labour Ian Scott* 1,620
Conservative Diana Harris1,21632.75
Conservative Kenneth Butt1,195
Conservative Philip Thorley1,116
Liberal Democrats Pauline Barry3919.39
Green Wendy Flood3208.91
Liberal Democrats Leonard Harvey315
Liberal Democrats Jean Spencer-Phillips304
Independent Grace Giddins732.03
Registered electors 6,914
Turnout 3,55651.43
Rejected ballots50.14
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Cannon Hill

Cannon Hill (3) [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Thelma Earnshaw* 1,900 49.03
Conservative Joan Pethen* 1,880
Conservative Colin McCaul 1,834
Labour David Chapman1,44837.37
Labour Geoffrey Lightfoot1,447
Labour Brian White1,382
Liberal Democrats Peter Larkin56313.60
Liberal Democrats Patricia Pearce504
Liberal Democrats Stephen van Dulken490
Registered electors 6,688
Turnout 3,99059.66
Rejected ballots70.18
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Colliers Wood

Colliers Wood (3) [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Siobhain McDonagh* 2,079 54.91
Labour Sheila Knight* 1,834
Labour Reginald Flegg 1,694
Conservative Maureen Petty92224.65
Conservative Marcus Money-Chappelle871
Conservative Babubhai Patel725
Green Thomas Walsh69620.45
Registered electors 7,449
Turnout 3,41045.78
Rejected ballots90.26
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Dundonald

Dundonald (3) [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Sandra Cowling* 1,649 39.16
Labour Michael Brunt 1,516
Conservative John Elvidge* 1,424 34.96
Labour Charles Lucas1,373
Conservative Christopher Grayling 1,354
Conservative Julian Samways1,275
Green David Bezkorowajny64316.64
Liberal Democrats Richard Ladmore3639.24
Liberal Democrats John Houlihan355
Liberal Democrats Stephen Katz353
Registered electors 6,115
Turnout 3,65359.74
Rejected ballots70.19
Labour hold
Labour gain from Conservative
Conservative hold

Durnsford

Durnsford (2) [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Theresa May* 1,063 43.87
Conservative Barry Edwards 1,049
Labour Arthur Kennedy91336.64
Labour Nina Scowen852
Liberal Democrats Susan Knibbs31711.72
Liberal Democrats Philip Rumney246
Green Keith Parke1877.77
Registered electors 4,065
Turnout 2,42459.63
Rejected ballots30.12
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Figge's Marsh

Figge's Marsh (3) [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour David Proctor 1,930 51.28
Labour Daniel Connellan* 1,892
Labour Geraldine Stanford 1,864
Conservative David Lincoln1,47038.19
Conservative Lisa Preuveneers1,424
Conservative Gladys Viola1,338
Green Julie Gates38910.53
Registered electors 7,191
Turnout 3,90354.28
Rejected ballots60.15
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour gain from Conservative

Graveney

Graveney (2) [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Linda Kirby* 1,399 69.91
Labour Joseph Abrams* 1,328
Conservative David Woodhouse60730.09
Conservative Angela Scantlebury567
Registered electors 4,266
Turnout 2,15750.56
Rejected ballots130.60
Labour hold
Labour hold

Hillside

Hillside (3) [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Stephen Ashcroft* 1,875 51.44
Conservative Ralph Kenber 1,799
Conservative David Williams 1,788
Labour Christine Bickerstaff77120.28
Labour William Bailey718
Labour Laurence North666
Green Richard Miller53315.06
Liberal Democrats George Greene51813.22
Liberal Democrats Maja Katz455
Liberal Democrats Andrew Watson430
Registered electors 6,452
Turnout 3,33951.75
Rejected ballots00.00
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Lavender

Lavender (2) [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Anthony Colman 1,327 71.95
Labour Nathan Lee 1,324
Conservative John Ratcliffe56128.05
Conservative Keith Whipp472
Registered electors 3,986
Turnout 2,01550.55
Rejected ballots20.10
Labour hold
Labour hold

Longthornton

Longthornton (3) [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Longthornton and Tamworth Residents Robert Elgin* 1,315 39.18
Longthornton and Tamworth Residents Malcolm Searle* 1,260
Longthornton and Tamworth Residents Gillian Elgin 1,247
Labour Cyril Gallant1,10132.72
Labour Ronald Spurway1,080
Labour Sheila Spurway1,010
Conservative Pauline Blythe98128.10
Conservative Douglas Grahame881
Conservative Renee Donnelly880
Registered electors 7,296
Turnout 3,54048.52
Rejected ballots50.14
Longthornton and Tamworth Residents hold
Longthornton and Tamworth Residents hold
Longthornton and Tamworth Residents hold

Lower Morden

Lower Morden (3) [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative William Welsh 1,967 51.28
Conservative Janet Jones* 1,945
Conservative Peter Morss 1,864
Labour Eric Blackmore1,44736.76
Labour John Holland1,390
Labour William Maguire1,303
Green Robert Burrows44911.96
Registered electors 6,712
Turnout 3,86757.61
Rejected ballots110.28
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Merton Park

Merton Park (3) [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Merton Park Residents Bridget Smith* 1,947 51.07
Merton Park Residents Desmonde Child 1,815
Merton Park Residents Neville Beddoe 1,805
Conservative Harold Turner*1,18132.06
Conservative Anne Sparrow1,174
Conservative John Day1,141
Labour Patrick O'Sullivan62516.87
Labour Edmond Ceci619
Labour Nicholas Morgan594
Registered electors 6,365
Turnout 3,77759.34
Rejected ballots20.05
Merton Park Residents gain from Conservative
Merton Park Residents gain from Conservative
Merton Park Residents gain from Conservative

Phipps Bridge

Phipps Bridge (3) [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Paul Harper* 1,798 50.58
Labour Keith Harris 1,778
Labour Gerard Harkin 1,671
Conservative Paul Nash1,12430.48
Conservative Michael Miles1,071
Conservative Barry Theobald-Hicks966
Liberal Democrats Stephan Brocklesby3759.72
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Snelling352
Independent Richard Law3199.22
Liberal Democrats Marek Siemaszko281
Registered electors 7,681
Turnout 3,61947.12
Rejected ballots70.19
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Pollards Hill

Pollards Hill (3) [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Frederick Flatt 1,651 45.77
Labour Maria Dingwall 1,582
Conservative Barbara Mansfield* 1,352 38.04
Labour Mohammad Syed1,349
Conservative William Hall1,290
Conservative David Justice1,166
Independent John Cole*54016.19
Registered electors 6,434
Turnout 3,43853.43
Rejected ballots90.26
Labour gain from Conservative
Labour gain from Conservative
Conservative hold

Ravensbury

Ravensbury (3) [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour David Cowling 1,982 57.97
Labour Philip Jones* 1,941
Labour Peter McCabe* 1,914
Conservative Alfred Atkins99028.77
Conservative Janette Williams964
Conservative Keith Guy945
Liberal Democrats Philip Knight2687.60
Liberal Democrats Susan Simmonds254
Liberal Democrats Anthony Dix242
Green Helen Willis1905.66
Registered electors 6,586
Turnout 3,53953.74
Rejected ballots40.11
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Raynes Park

Raynes Park (3) [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Richard Aitken-Davies* 2,062 51.09
Conservative Andrew Chamberlain* 2,010
Conservative Kathleen Lewis 1,973
Labour David Herbert1,08725.71
Labour David Heaton980
Labour Alison Morgan975
Green Ian Funnell49612.58
Liberal Democrats Richard Tibbetts42910.62
Liberal Democrats David Whiting422
Liberal Democrats Samantha Vanes407
Registered electors 6,976
Turnout 3,78454.24
Rejected ballots20.05
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

St. Helier

St Helier (3) [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Alec Leaver* 1,980 56.41
Labour Geoffrey Smith* 1,879
Labour Andrew Vail 1,831
Conservative Donald Carr1,12332.80
Conservative Gordon Mackay1,100
Conservative Peter Reid1,086
Green Stephen Boulding36310.79
Registered electors 6,525
Turnout 3,52854.07
Rejected ballots60.17
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Trinity

Trinity (3) [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Kingsley Abrams* 1,254 37.41
Labour Mazhar-Ul Khan 1,165
Labour Christopher Watson 1,157
Conservative Ian Mortimer1,00930.48
Conservative Hugh Treseder954
Conservative Brian Terrett951
Liberal Democrats Neil Rennie65819.90
Liberal Democrats Deborah Richardson649
Liberal Democrats Alison Willott594
Green Keith O'Neill38912.21
Registered electors 5,732
Turnout 3,10554.17
Rejected ballots10.03
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Village

Village (3) [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Dirk Hazell* 1,958 58.48
Conservative Allan Jones* 1,915
Conservative John Watson* 1,888
Labour Nicholas Draper52215.54
Labour Denise Leggett520
Labour John Gumbley489
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Robins47912.24
Green Vaughan Flood45113.74
Liberal Democrats John Field378
Liberal Democrats Marilyn Rumney349
Registered electors 5,910
Turnout 3,13052.96
Rejected ballots40.07
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

West Barnes

West Barnes (3) [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Dorothy Truman* 1,792 45.58
Conservative Percy Marchant 1,731
Conservative Michael Menhinick 1,698
Labour Nigel Duncan1,21730.13
Labour Barry Edwards1,144
Labour Laurence Naylor1,088
West Barnes Independent ResidentsRoger Logan96124.29
West Barnes Independent ResidentsBrian Parkin918
West Barnes Independent ResidentsJohn Nicholson902
Registered electors 6,941
Turnout 3,99057.49
Rejected ballots30.08
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Notes and references

Notes

  1. ↑ The Liberal Democrat vote count includes three candidates who stood in Phipps Bridge under the description of "Liberal Democrat Focus Team".

References

  1. 1 2 Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis. "London Borugh Council Elections - 3 May 1990 - Summary of voting statistics by ward - continued" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. p. 130. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  2. ↑ "Merton Council Elections 2002" (PDF). Merton Electoral Services. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 December 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  3. ↑ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis. London Borough Council Elections 3rd May 1990 (PDF). London Research Centre. ISBN   1852611154 . Retrieved 29 March 2015.{{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  4. 1 2 "Merton Council Election Results 1964-2012" (PDF). Merton Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 December 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  5. ↑ "Merton Park Ward Residents Association". mertonpark.org.uk. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  6. 1 2 "Forum Issue No. 40" (PDF). Autumn 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis. "London Borough Council Elections - 3rd May 1990" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. pp. 63–64, 130–131. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "London Borough of Merton Election Results 1964-2010" (PDF). Elections Centre. Plymouth University. pp. 7–8. Retrieved 16 April 2024.

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