1994 Bexley London Borough Council election

1994 Bexley London Borough Council election

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62 seats up for election to Bexley London Borough Council 32 seats needed for a majority
Registered	165,450 [1]
Turnout	82,116, 49.63% ( 0.44) [1]
First party Second party Third party   Leader Len Newton Donna Briant Unknown Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats Leader since 1977 Unknown Unknown Leader's seat Upton Thameshead East Unknown Seats before 34 19 9 Seats won 24 24 14 Seat change 10 5 5 Popular vote 79,619 78,584 52,943 Percentage 37.40% 36.92% 24.61%
Council control before election Conservative Council control after election No Overall Control

The 1994 Bexley Council election took place on 5 May 1994 to elect members of Bexley London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the council went in no overall control. ^[2]

Election result

1994 Bexley London Borough Council local elections ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	24	0	10	10	38.71	37.40	79,619	10.45
	Labour	24	5	0	5	38.71	36.92	78,584	0.43
	Liberal Democrats	14	5	0	5	22.58	24.61	52,943	12.46
	Independent	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.77	1,658	New
	Natural Law Party	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.03	59	New
Total		62						215,137

Ward results

Barnehurst

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Richard M. Gillespie*	1,051	45.47	10.45
	Conservative	Ronald R. Barman*	1,018
	Labour	Kathleen M. Allen	820	34.49	5.46
	Labour	Leslie J. White	750
	Liberal Democrats	Peter L. W. Davey	504	20.03	4.98
	Liberal Democrats	Brian Toward	408
Registered electors			4,805		33
Turnout			2,467	51.34	0.48
Rejected ballots			4	0.16	0.04
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Barnehurst North

Barnehurst North (1) ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Trevor V. Perrin	852	42.86	9.84
	Conservative	John V. Bowes*	813	40.90	0.41
	Liberal Democrats	Neil J. Arklie	323	16.25	10.34
Registered electors			3,157		22
Turnout			1,990	63.03	1.56
Rejected ballots			2	0.10
	Labour gain from Conservative

Belvedere

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Peter Hollamby	1,985	47.46	9.78
	Labour	Richard Lucas*	1,918
	Labour	Brionie L. Huish	1,856
	Conservative	Mark J. Brooks	1,568	36.75	6.01
	Conservative	Hazel M. Adhihetty	1,451
	Conservative	John Mankerty	1,441
	Liberal Democrats	Florence M. Jamieson	736	15.79	New
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen D. Pamphilon	599
	Liberal Democrats	Ricky Richardson	581
Registered electors			9,393		244
Turnout			4,484	47.74	1.06
Rejected ballots			7	0.16	0.37
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Blackfen

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Paul W. Hurren	1,071	40.46	14.73
	Liberal Democrats	Peter G. Scopes	1,018
	Conservative	Barry Howard*	959	37.07	12.60
	Conservative	Margaret Passey*	955
	Labour	Timothy P. Drury	631	22.47	2.14
	Labour	Norman F. Robbins	529
Registered electors			5,167		106
Turnout			2,745	53.13	3.77
Rejected ballots			1	0.04	0.04
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

Blendon and Penhill

Blendon and Penhill (3) ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Beatrice J. Antenbring*	1,780	55.01	9.30
	Conservative	Joan W. Stewart*	1,757
	Conservative	Edward Warbey*	1,716
	Labour	William Gilkison	860	26.14	1.20
	Labour	David A. Hinds	849
	Labour	John R. Pegg	787
	Liberal Democrats	Roman E. Gregory	613	18.85	8.10
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen J. Matthews	613
	Liberal Democrats	Doreen V. La Roche	574
Registered electors			7,379		88
Turnout			3,391	45.95	3.01
Rejected ballots			4	0.12	0.09
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Bostall

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Alfred H. Charlton*	1,854	44.69	9.21
	Conservative	Rita M. Sams*	1,669
	Conservative	John P. Wilkinson*	1,616
	Labour	Michael A. Barrett	1,301	32.06	1.29
	Labour	Graeme N.C. Etheridge	1,243
	Labour	Peter R. F. H. Oakley	1,142
	Liberal Democrats	Donald A.G. McLaren	933	23.25	New
	Liberal Democrats	Francoise J. Montford	872
	Liberal Democrats	Ramon F. Lee	868
Registered electors			7,364		141
Turnout			4,121	55.96	4.07
Rejected ballots			2	0.05	0.05
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Brampton

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Stanley J. Carter*	1,749	44.19	7.25
	Conservative	Ronald H. French	1,684
	Conservative	John B. Raggett*	1,654
	Labour	Margaret A. Gostelow	1,427	35.85	3.94
	Labour	Teresa Pearce	1,370
	Labour	Ian W. Rashbrook	1,330
	Liberal Democrats	Heather M. Arklie	784	19.96	6.58
	Liberal Democrats	Mary Cooke	783
	Liberal Democrats	Betty M. Lockington	731
Registered electors			7,830		191
Turnout			4,090	52.23	1.64
Rejected ballots			10	0.24	0.17
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Christchurch

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Margaret J. Davey	1,600	42.21	28.84
	Liberal Democrats	Janice L. Purssey	1,584
	Liberal Democrats	Peter B. Smith	1,525
	Conservative	Linda J. Bailey*	1,361	35.39	19.41
	Conservative	Valerie C. Clark*	1,318
	Conservative	Kenneth L. Rider*	1,269
	Labour	Steven D. Boxall	876	22.40	9.43
	Labour	Kirsten J. Gibbs	826
	Labour	Alan Scutt	797
Registered electors			7,822		105
Turnout			3,933	50.28	2.57
Rejected ballots			7	0.18	0.15
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

Cray

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Joel R. Briant	1,125	51.61	4.18
	Labour	Richard J. Justham	1,069
	Conservative	John N. Harrington*	812	37.00	15.57
	Conservative	John R. Hanson	761
	Liberal Democrats	Kenneth W. Bishop	251	11.39	New
	Liberal Democrats	Lesley D. Dyball	233
Registered electors			4,103		76
Turnout			2,274	55.42	2.03
Rejected ballots			6	0.26	0.14
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Labour gain from Conservative

Crayford

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Raymond C. Allen*	2,093	54.51	3.33
	Labour	John D. Shepheard*	2,055
	Labour	June Wood	1,896
	Conservative	David K. Gleed	1,197	29.64	8.50
	Conservative	Shirley J. Vick	1,053
	Conservative	Rosemary W. White	1,037
	Liberal Democrats	Roger K. Pryor	624	15.85	New
	Liberal Democrats	Benjamin M. Hepworth	601
	Liberal Democrats	Agnes Rigby	532
Registered electors			8,638		266
Turnout			4,072	47.14	0.13
Rejected ballots			6	0.15	0.08
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Danson

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Susan Hall*	1,984	57.15	10.04
	Liberal Democrats	Barry C. Standen*	1,923
	Liberal Democrats	Edward J. Shrimpton*	1,913
	Conservative	Gareth A. Johnson	775	22.12	12.88
	Conservative	Sharon M. Massey	767
	Labour	Peter C. Ashlee	730	20.73	2.84
	Conservative	Ennis M. Smith	711
	Labour	Stephen E. Perfect	706
	Labour	Jean R. Robertson	675
Registered electors			7,151		227
Turnout			3,608	50.45	2.25
Rejected ballots			0	0.00	0.05
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

East Wickham

East Wickham (3) ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Janette D. Codd* [n 1]	1,749	42.62	2.23
	Liberal Democrats	Colin E. Wright*	1,671
	Liberal Democrats	Brian W. Oliver	1,648
	Labour	Albert L. M. Aitkenhead	1,394	34.29	6.23
	Labour	Gerda Slater	1,348
	Labour	Stuart R. Slater	1,335
	Conservative	Michael Crouch	943	23.09	8.47
	Conservative	Neil G. Sayers	907
	Conservative	John Waters	896
Registered electors			8,227		311
Turnout			4,197	51.01	4.30
Rejected ballots			7	0.17	0.09
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Erith

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ronald J. Browning*	1,776	53.53	1.59
	Labour	Valentine A.M. Morgan*	1,750
	Labour	Margaret A. O'Neill	1,659
	Conservative	Patricia A. Bowes	1,130	33.06	2.22
	Conservative	Carol Wilkinson	1,072
	Conservative	Marilyn Parra	1,000
	Liberal Democrats	Philip G. Codd	443	13.40	New
	Liberal Democrats	John E. Brand	441
	Liberal Democrats	Margaret A. Shrimpton	414
Registered electors			8,040		428
Turnout			3,561	44.29	6.16
Rejected ballots			4	0.11	0.02
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Falconwood

Falconwood (1) ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Nigel P. Betts*	815	44.17	2.14
	Liberal Democrats	Eileen S. Wetheridge	780	42.28	1.39
	Labour	Patrizia Astonn	250	13.55	3.53
Registered electors			2,975		219
Turnout			1,846	62.05	1.64
Rejected ballots			1	0.05	0.01
	Conservative hold

Lamorbey

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Graham R. Holland*	2,124	53.72	3.40
	Conservative	Alice M. Brewster*	2,071
	Conservative	Ronald J. Passey*	1,932
	Labour	Bernard G. Laker	1,036	26.40	1.27
	Labour	Robert C. Justham	995
	Labour	Graeme N. Kinnaird	977
	Liberal Democrats	Thomas G. Burnham	802	19.88	New
	Liberal Democrats	Angela S. Hamill	769
	Liberal Democrats	Michael R. Jaques	697
Registered electors			7,927		272
Turnout			4,130	52.10	1.38
Rejected ballots			4	0.10	0.07
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

North End

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John W. Eastaugh*	2,230	64.44	2.60
	Labour	David N. Ives*	2,158
	Labour	Colin F. Hargrave*	2,096
	Conservative	Marie K. Dwyer	819	22.88	2.03
	Conservative	Dianne M.T. Joyce	760
	Conservative	Derek J. Hopper	723
	Liberal Democrats	Marie F. Edmead	441	12.68	New
	Liberal Democrats	Alan J. Wakeman	419
	Liberal Democrats	Ethel M. Hepworth	416
Registered electors			8,385		23
Turnout			3,743	44.64	0.04
Rejected ballots			7	0.19	0.18
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Northumberland Heath

Northumberland Heath (3) ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Derek T. Enticknap*	1,902	52.02	0.54
	Labour	Shirley E. Gadson*	1,796
	Labour	Ann F. Wheelock*	1,753
	Conservative	Eric V. Reid	1,192	33.87	13.57
	Conservative	Margaret Reeve	1,188
	Conservative	Daisy E.L. Clement	1,169
	Liberal Democrats	Kathleen M. Cavalli	509	14.11	New
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Mendes	495
	Liberal Democrats	John D. Williams	474
Registered electors			7,626		161
Turnout			3,799	49.82	2.02
Rejected ballots			5	0.13	0.19
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

St Mary's

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Colin E. Campbell*	2,308	57.33	7.18
	Conservative	Alfred W. Catterall*	2,233
	Conservative	Colin L. Tandy*	2,159
	Labour	John Hayward	874	21.47	2.06
	Liberal Democrats	Angela D. Nurse	840	21.20	New
	Liberal Democrats	David J. Nicolle	829
	Labour	Bernard C. Justham	824
	Labour	Anthony P. Oates	811
	Liberal Democrats	George E.H. Mabbs	808
Registered electors			8,625		40
Turnout			4,141	48.01	4.47
Rejected ballots			4	0.10	0.08
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

St Michael's

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Beryl Brand*	1,727	42.49	5.63
	Liberal Democrats	Peter G.J. Weston	1,606
	Liberal Democrats	Steven R. Levine*	1,597
	Labour	Christopher Ball	1,349	34.40	5.53
	Labour	David C. Aston	1,341
	Labour	Doreen A. Cameron	1,301
	Conservative	Sylvia A.E. Cassells	919	23.11	11.16
	Conservative	Paul Herbert	892
	Conservative	Andrew Wicks	870
Registered electors			7,606		170
Turnout			4,139	54.42	0.60
Rejected ballots			9	0.22	0.15
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Sidcup East

Sidcup East (3) ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	June E. Slaughter*	1,767	43.93	10.76
	Conservative	Michael A. Slaughter*	1,751
	Conservative	Margaret E. Flint*	1,709
	Labour	Annie Bramley	1,067	26.48	6.82
	Labour	John H.J.	1,057
	Labour	Paul W. Greening	1,027
	Liberal Democrats	Christopher W. Eady	589	14.16	2.15
	Independent	Andrew R. Banks	583	13.94	New
	Independent	Robert C. Griffiths	579
	Liberal Democrats	Gillian V. Scott	561
	Liberal Democrats	Jeremy Cotton	535
	Independent	Laurence Williams	496
	Natural Law Party	Robert T. Stephens	59	1.49	New
Registered electors			8,356		112
Turnout			4,119	49.29	1.16
Rejected ballots			3	0.07	0.02
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Sidcup West

Sidcup West (3) ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Malcolm Ketley*	1,921	52.14	12.41
	Conservative	Peter E.M. Hadley*	1,877
	Conservative	Kenneth McAndrew*	1,800
	Liberal Democrats	Ann C. Atkins	917	23.38	9.91
	Labour	Michelle L. Blackner	910	24.48	2.33
	Labour	Elizabeth Rhodes	873
	Labour	David A. Prior	845
	Liberal Democrats	John B. La Roche	804
	Liberal Democrats	Jonathan R. Coninx	789
Registered electors			7,831		35
Turnout			3,805	48.59	1.03
Rejected ballots			5	0.13	0.02
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Thamesmead East

Thamesmead East (3) ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Frank J. Barratt*	1,770	57.50	6.06
	Labour	Donna Briant	1,731
	Labour	Ronald E. Brierly*	1,669
	Conservative	Leo W. Belcham	811	25.72	10.72
	Conservative	Philip D. Read	770
	Conservative	Peter R.M. Reader	731
	Liberal Democrats	Christopher J. Eyre	515	16.78	New
	Liberal Democrats	Ronald Higginson	498
	Liberal Democrats	Hannah F. Williams	496
Registered electors			9,279		338
Turnout			3,314	35.72	2.39
Rejected ballots			4	0.12	0.32
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Upton

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Malt Sylvia* [n 2]	1,647	39.56	2.93
	Labour	Harold K. Davis	1,553
	Labour	Kathryn A. Smith	1,511
	Conservative	Roy F. Ashmole*	1,446	36.23	15.74
	Conservative	Leonard S. Newton*	1,444
	Conservative	William Flint	1,425
	Liberal Democrats	Roy A. Allsopp	1,033	24.21	13.19
	Liberal Democrats	Doreen D.C. Gregory	937
	Liberal Democrats	Stuart A. White	913
Registered electors			7,764		70
Turnout			4,147	53.41	2.53
Rejected ballots			0	0.00	0.05
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Labour hold

Notes

1. Codd replaced Cllr. Keith A. Le Pla after his resignation in 1992 ^[5]
2. Sylvia replaced Cllr. Brian A. Sams following his death in 1993 ^[5]

References

1. Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis. "London Borough Council Elections - 5 May 1994 - Including Results from the European Elections - Ward Voting Statistics" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. p. 192. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
2. "London Borough Council Elections 5 May 1994 including Results from the European Elections" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
3. Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis. "London Borough Council Elections - 5 May 1994 - Including Results from the European Elections" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. pp. 14–17, 190–193. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
4. Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "London Borough of Bexley Election Results 1964-2010" (PDF). pp. 9–10.
5. Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis; Vaid, Lovedeep. "London Borough Council By-elections - May 1990 to May 1994" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. p. 14. Retrieved 6 November 2024.