1990 Waltham Forest London Borough Council election

1990 Waltham Forest London Borough Council election

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57 seats for election to Waltham Forest London Borough Council 29 seats needed for a majority
Registered	161,922 [1]
Turnout	82,268, 50.81% [1]
First party Second party Third party   Leader Clive Morton Unknown Unknown Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats Leader since 3 May 1990 Unknown Unknown Leader's seat Lea Bridge Unknown Unknown Seats before 31 16 10 Seats won 30 16 11 [n 1] Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 86,093 77,003 52,308 Percentage 38.84% 34.74% 23.60%
Council control before election Labour Council control after election Labour

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

Election result

1990 Waltham Forest London Borough Council election ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	30	3	4	1	57.89	38.84	86,093
	Conservative	16	0	0		22.81	34.74	77,003
	Liberal Democrats	11 [n 1]	4	3	1	19.30	23.60	52,308
	Green	0	0	0		0.00	2.42	5,377
	Democrats and Commonwealth Party	0	0	0		0.00	0.25	549
	Independent	0	0	0		0.00	0.08	172
	Communist	0	0	0		0.00	0.07	166
Total		57						221,668

Ward results

Cann Hall

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Lib Dem Focus Team	Clyde Kitson*	2,175	51.94
	Lib Dem Focus Team	Christopher Millington*	2,058
	Lib Dem Focus Team	Keith A. Rayner	2,007
	Labour	William J. Dennis	1,713	41.22
	Labour	Rita O'Reilly	1,661
	Labour	Simon P. Tucker	1,578
	Conservative	Mary I. Neilson-Hansen	291	6.84
	Conservative	Robert F. Pringle	279
	Conservative	Joan E. Smith	251
Registered electors			7,828
Turnout			4,165	53.21
Rejected ballots			5	0.12
	Lib Dem Focus Team hold
	Lib Dem Focus Team hold
	Lib Dem Focus Team hold

Cathall

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	John J. Walsh*	2,217	61.30
	Labour	David J. Lee	2,142
	Labour	Terence V. Wheeler*	2,062
	Conservative	Kenneth C. Lovell	532	14.30
	Conservative	Julia M.C. Coltelli	487
	Conservative	Paul Stafford	478
	Lib Dem Focus Team	Lorraine Benstead	458	12.26
	Lib Dem Focus Team	Geraldine Shelley	415
	Lib Dem Focus Team	Peter J.W. Mason	410
	Green	Catherine L. Towers	330	9.45
	Communist	Eleanror D. Cowley	94	2.69
Registered electors			8,280
Turnout			3,443	41.58
Rejected ballots			6	0.17
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Chapel End

Chapel End (3) ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Lucille D. Wells*	1,756	37.75
	Liberal Democrats	Robert D. Belam	1,716
	Liberal Democrats	Graham A. Woolnough*	1,690
	Conservative	Joyce Q.L. Unwin	1,477	32.07
	Conservative	Anita L. Owen	1,475
	Conservative	Steven Strum	1,434
	Labour	Michael McD. Cummins	1,127	22.85
	Labour	Iain R. McWhinnie	1,002
	Labour	Neville Stephenson	996
	Green	David Downing	334	7.33
Registered electors			8,224
Turnout			4,591	55.82
Rejected ballots			2	0.04
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Chingford Green

Chingford Green (3) ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Michael C. Fish*	3,135	58.07
	Conservative	Michael J. Lewis*	3,062
	Conservative	Derek B. Arnold*	3,060
	Liberal Democrats	John D. Beanse	1,209	22.04
	Liberal Democrats	Cyril G. Abley	1,173
	Liberal Democrats	Keith J. Wenden	1,131
	Labour	Elizabeth J. Lee	694	12.40
	Labour	William J. Bayliss	689
	Labour	Richard C. Sweden	593
	Green	Peter A. Chipperfield	366	6.89
	Independent	Christine M. Yianni	32	0.60
Registered electors			8,875
Turnout			5,228	58.91
Rejected ballots			6	0.11
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Endlebury

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Mladen Jovcic*	2,333	66.76
	Conservative	Waldemar T. Neilson-Hansen*	2,145
	Labour	Paul H. Connell	509	12.85
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew J. Crossley	433	12.70
	Liberal Democrats	Ian A. Paterson	418
	Labour	Mary J. Davey	352
	Green	John E. Morgan	258	7.69
Registered electors			6,264
Turnout			3,456	55.17
Rejected ballots			4	0.12
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Forest

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Denis Liunberg*	1,599	39.27
	Lib Dem Focus Team	Simon G. Banks	1,589	38.89
	Labour	Shameem K.A. Mahmood	1,562
	Lib Dem Focus Team	Caroline A. Tynan	1,559
	Labour	Mohammad A. Chughtai	1,521
	Lib Dem Focus Team	James V. Tynan	1,489
	Conservative	George F. Ames	600	14.52
	Conservative	David A. Harris	571
	Conservative	Jean Wilkins	559
	Green	Hamish Macallion	291	7.32
Registered electors			8,110
Turnout			4,071	50.20
Rejected ballots			10	0.25
	Labour hold
	Lib Dem Focus Team gain from Labour
	Labour hold

Grove Green

Grove Green (3) ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Tarsem S. Bhogal*	2,022	48.11
	Labour	Brett Haran*	1,993
	Labour	Paul E. Redcliffe*	1,936
	Lib Dem Focus Team	Cameron M. Black	1,230	29.32
	Lib Dem Focus Team	Nazir A. Butt	1,210
	Lib Dem Focus Team	Daniel McCormick	1,187
	Conservative	Irene Carter	593	14.06
	Conservative	Lesley Hope	583
	Conservative	David Hoey	564
	Green	Jacky Carpenter	351	8.51
Registered electors			8,231
Turnout			4,136	50.25
Rejected ballots			8	0.19
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Hale End

Hale End (2) ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Lesley A. Finlayson	1,738	54.96
	Conservative	Douglas A. Norman	1,731
	Labour	Patrick R. Hart	750	23.12
	Labour	Sally L. Odde	709
	Liberal Democrats	Sylvia A. Bird	440	10.71
	Green	Robert F. Tatam	354	11.21
	Liberal Democrats	Syed Hashmi	235
Registered electors			5,511
Turnout			3,186	57.81
Rejected ballots			5	0.16
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Hatch Lane

Hatch Lane (3) ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Laurie Braham*	2,484	53.90
	Conservative	Jane Watts*	2,458
	Conservative	Dennis W. Sullivan*	2,418
	Labour	Jeffrey G. Blay	1,225	25.97
	Labour	Donald W. Henry	1,210
	Labour	Sadie P. Shinkins	1,110
	Liberal Democrats	Edna Harper	588	11.63
	Liberal Democrats	Kathleen G. Mudie	512
	Liberal Democrats	Arthur J. Wright	488
	Green	Richard D. Barton	387	8.50
Registered electors			8,582
Turnout			4,613	53.75
Rejected ballots			6	0.13
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

High Street

High Street (3) ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	John W. Wylie	1,855	47.00
	Labour	Mohammed F. Rahman*	1,791
	Labour	Aktar Beg	1,766
	Conservative	Jacqueline A. Bates	1,153	29.26
	Conservative	Frederick J. Page	1,113
	Conservative	Thomas H. Kelly	1,102
	Lib Dem Focus Team	Derek John	903	21.71
	Lib Dem Focus Team	Peter L. Leighton	873
	Lib Dem Focus Team	Abu Y.M. Abdul Wadud	722
	Democrats and Commonwealth	Nasri Islam	84	2.03
	Democrats and Commonwealth	Ishaq Masih	72
Registered electors			8,082
Turnout			4,108	50.83
Rejected ballots			8	0.19
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Higham Hill

Higham Hill (2) ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Lib Dem Focus Team	Robert J. Carey	1,571	58.33
	Lib Dem Focus Team	Robert A. Carey	1,441
	Labour	Robert T. Robson	677	25.95
	Labour	Kenneth R. Sanders	662
	Conservative	James P. Ryan	410	15.72
	Conservative	Malcolm G.N. Fordyce	402
Registered electors			4,999
Turnout			2,744	54.89
Rejected ballots			3	0.11
	Lib Dem Focus Team gain from Labour
	Lib Dem Focus Team gain from Labour

Hoe Street

Hoe Street (3) ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Sylvia A. Poulsen	2,632	50.18
	Labour	Eric G. Sizer*	2,294
	Labour	Crispin R. St Hill	2,105
	Conservative	Iain C. Dale	1,231	25.46
	Conservative	Doris V. Agass	1,195
	Conservative	Geoffrey Chinosky	1,141
	Green	Stephen W. Lambert	606	12.97
	Lib Dem Focus Team	Frank Blewett	472	9.40
	Lib Dem Focus Team	Michael T. Tall	428
	Lib Dem Focus Team	Norman F. Enders	418
	Democrats and Commonwealth	Mukhtar Ahmed	103	1.99
	Democrats and Commonwealth	Anwar-ul-Mulk Chaudhry	83
Registered electors			9,044
Turnout			4,532	50.11
Rejected ballots			10	0.22
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Larkswood

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Eric G. Williams	3,044	59.69
	Conservative	William J. Emmins	2,954
	Conservative	Michael E. Saile	2,949
	Labour	Georgina E. Day	1,087	20.73
	Labour	Ian Etherington	1,015
	Labour	Christopher P. Duran	1,005
	Liberal Democrats	Cynthia J. Wenden	542	10.73
	Liberal Democrats	Monica Phemister	539
	Liberal Democrats	Michael R. Foulds	528
	Green	David J. Bates	442	8.85
Registered electors			9,736
Turnout			5,083	52.21
Rejected ballots			2	0.04
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Lea Bridge

Lea Bridge (3) ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Erdine L. King	1,888	53.22
	Labour	Clive W. Morton*	1,872
	Labour	Meher Khan	1,814
	Conservative	Irene M. Mayo	1,025	29.08
	Conservative	Edward C. Smith	1,023
	Conservative	John William Fosh	996
	Lib Dem Focus Team	Jennifer A. Ford	520	13.69
	Lib Dem Focus Team	Jennifer E. Sullivan	457
	Lib Dem Focus Team	Mariette T. Mason	456
	Independent	George D. Kennington	140	4.01
Registered electors			8,216
Turnout			3,670	44.67
Rejected ballots			9	0.25
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Leyton

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Lib Dem Focus Team	Robert F. Sullivan	1,892	46.38
	Lib Dem Focus Team	David H. Worsfold	1,832
	Labour	Denis K. Gray	1,831	44.64
	Lib Dem Focus Team	Angela J. Wait	1,810
	Labour	Jennifer Gray	1,773
	Labour	Jonathan Wray	1,723
	Conservative	David M. Evans	328	7.52
	Conservative	Iain J. Mackie	287
	Conservative	Roger W. Hemsted	282
	Democrats and Commonwealth	Hafeez-ul-Haque	58	1.46
Registered electors			8,384
Turnout			4,219	50.32
Rejected ballots			10	0.24
	Lib Dem Focus Team gain from Labour
	Lib Dem Focus Team hold
	Labour gain from Lib Dem Focus Team

Leytonstone

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Eva E. Edworthy*	2,274	54.05
	Labour	Patrick J. Hayes	2,153
	Labour	Huw M. Morgan-Thomas	2,002
	Conservative	Nial Finlayson	904	22.17
	Conservative	Raymond E. Luker	896
	Conservative	Roger Kapur	836
	Green	Catherine E. Girvan	549	13.85
	Lib Dem Focus Team	Christopher Gould	450	9.94
	Lib Dem Focus Team	Dennis Hallam	369
	Lib Dem Focus Team	Huw G. Jenkins	364
Registered electors			8,224
Turnout			3,834	46.62
Rejected ballots			6	0.16
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Lloyd Park

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Evan M. Jones	1,823	42.05
	Labour	John M. Pearson	1,735
	Labour	Narinder S. Matheroo*	1,581
	Conservative	Gillian S. Langford	1,444	34.66
	Conservative	Jacqueline A. Middlemiss	1,404
	Conservative	Susan F. Webb	1,388
	Lib Dem Focus Team	James A. Kingsland	487	11.66
	Green	Thomas H. Cole	474	11.63
	Lib Dem Focus Team	David R.W. Bracegirdle	470
	Lib Dem Focus Team	Jeremy R. Dauncey	469
Registered electors			8,251
Turnout			4,078	49.42
Rejected ballots			6	0.15
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

St James Street

St James Street (3) ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Franklyn E. Georges	1,952	45.53
	Labour	Sylbert Rudder	1,918
	Labour	Amarjit S. Devgun	1,912
	Conservative	Robert W. Bates	1,187	25.95
	Conservative	Chris J. Galley	1,117
	Conservative	Nerea N. Osore	991
	Green	Angela V. Osore	635	15.01
	Lib Dem Focus Team	Farid Ahmed	428	10.04
	Lib Dem Focus Team	Jonathan Myall	424
	Lib Dem Focus Team	Richard L. Tidmarsh	423
	Democrats and Commonwealth	Imtiaz Qadir	80	1.77
	Communist	Gerald W. Pocock	72	1.70
	Democrats and Commonwealth	Munir Ullah	69
Registered electors			9,732
Turnout			4,132	42.46
Rejected ballots			7	0.17
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Valley

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Stanley D. Pay	2,476	63.25
	Conservative	Jeremy R. Evans	2,346
	Conservative	Christine Smith	2,339
	Labour	Terence J. Donovan	960	24.19
	Labour	Jonathan E. Brind	901
	Labour	John R. Holmes	877
	Liberal Democrats	Henry A. Boyle	491	12.56
	Liberal Democrats	Joylon W. Walker	475
	Liberal Democrats	Joan M. Carder	457
Registered electors			8,411
Turnout			4,121	49.00
Rejected ballots			11	0.27
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Wood Street

Wood Street (3) ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	William G. Anstey	1,870	38.31
	Labour	Jack Kaye	1,711
	Labour	William D. Shepherd	1,662
	Conservative	Deborah M. Dobinson	1,522	32.32
	Conservative	Jonathan P. Dobinson	1,484
	Lib Dem Focus Team	Patricia A. Atherton	1,448	29.37
	Conservative	Graham F. Sinclair	1,418
	Lib Dem Focus Team	Terence C. Messenger	1,316
	Lib Dem Focus Team	Angela M. Tall	1,257
Registered electors			8,938
Turnout			4,858	54.35
Rejected ballots			7	0.14
	Labour hold
	Labour gain from Lib Dem Focus Team
	Labour gain from Lib Dem Focus Team

Notes

1. includes results from Lib Dem Focus Team candidates

References

1. Minors, Micheal; Grenham, Dennis. "London Borough Council Elections - 3rd May 1990 - Summary of voting statistics by ward - continued" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. p. 138. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
2. "London Borough Council Elections 3rd May 1990" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
3. "London Borough Council Elections - 3rd May 1990" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. pp. 79–81, 138–139.
4. "London Borough of Waltham Forest Election Results 1964-2010" (PDF). Elections Centre. Plymouth University. pp. 8–9.