1994 Greenwich London Borough Council election

1994 Greenwich London Borough Council election

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All 62 seats up for election to Greenwich London Borough Council 32 seats needed for a majority
Registered	147,274 [1]
Turnout	70,108, 47.60% ( 3.55) [1]
First party Second party   Party Labour Conservative Last election 44 seats, 43.60% 12 seats, 20.95% Seats won 47 8 Seat change 3 4 Popular vote 64,388 26,049 Percentage 55.39% 22.41% Swing 11.79 1.46   Third party Fourth party   Party SDP Liberal Democrats Last election 4 seats, 15.44% [n 1] 2 seats, 4.66% Seats won 4 3 Seat change 1 Popular vote 5,541 17,589 Percentage 4.76% 15.13% Swing 10.68 10.47
Council control before election Labour Council control after election Labour

The 1994 Greenwich Council election took place on 5 May 1994 to elect members of Greenwich London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.

Election result

1994 Greenwich London Borough Council elections ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	47 [n 2]	4	1	3	75.81	55.39	64,388	11.79
	Conservative	8	0	4	4	12.90	22.41	26,049	1.46
	SDP	4	0	0		6.45	4.76	5,541	10.68
	Liberal Democrats	3	1	0	1	4.84	15.13	17,589	10.47
	Green	0	0	0		0.00	1.41	1,635	1.79
	Fellowship	0	0	0		0.00	0.40	468	0.10
	BNP	0	0	0		0.00	0.28	324	New
	Independent	0	0	0		0.00	0.22	250	0.55
Total		62						116,244

Ward results

(*) - Indicates an incumbent candidate

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

Abbey Wood

Abbey Wood (2) ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SDP	David Lewis*	1,569	58.96	10.32
	SDP	Terence A.J. Malone*	1,528
	Labour	John Cove	1,007	37.84	4.15
	Labour	Philip Graham† [n 3]	980
	Liberal Democrats	Anthony Durham	90	3.20	New
	Liberal Democrats	Simon Phillips	78
Registered electors			5,125		488
Turnout			2,713	52.94	1.31
Rejected ballots			8	0.29	0.07
	SDP hold
	SDP hold

Arsenal

Arsenal (1) ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Justin W. Pierce	712	76.72	22.83
	Liberal Democrats	Trevor Wilkins	149	16.06	11.12
	Conservative	Elsie Frost	67	7.22	New
Registered electors			2,440		336
Turnout			930	38.11	0.47
Rejected ballots			2	0.22	0.25
	Labour hold

Avery Hill

Avery Hill (1) ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Edward J. Randall*	930	68.43	6.03
	Labour	David Clark	260	19.13	0.93
	Conservative	Anthony Mitchell	169	12.44	1.69
Registered electors			2,515		123
Turnout			1,362	54.16	9.30
Rejected ballots			3	0.22	0.02
	Liberal Democrats hold

Blackheath

Blackheath (2) ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Geoffrey E. Brighty*	1,096	42.60	3.83
	Conservative	Christopher W.S. Phillips	1,016
	Labour	Maureen O'Mara	891	35.74	13.28
	Labour	Harold Cirullo	880
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Smart	473	17.99	New
	Liberal Democrats	Trevor Smith	419
	Green	Darren Johnson	103	3.67	9.53
	Green	Dean Walton	79
Registered electors			4,965		103
Turnout			2,575	51.86	3.86
Rejected ballots			5	0.19	0.08
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Burrage

Burrage (1) ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Leonard Duvall*	743	73.35	14.63
	Liberal Democrats	Helen Wilkins	161	15.89	New
	Conservative	Victor Walden	109	10.76	New
Registered electors			2,449		241
Turnout			1,018	41.57	2.78
Rejected ballots			5	0.49	0.01
	Labour Co-op hold

Charlton

Charlton (2) ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David J.G. Picton*	1,337	67.92	18.23
	Labour	Sukhdev S. Sanghara*	1,224
	Liberal Democrats	Anthony Smith	350	18.29	New
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Westcombe	339
	Conservative	Angela Evans	276	13.79	0.88
	Conservative	Angela Evans	243
Registered electors			4,505		225
Turnout			2,064	45.82	7.82
Rejected ballots			5	0.24	0.20
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Coldharbour

Coldharbour (2) ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Peter M. Challis*	1,300	56.13	13.96
	Labour	Jacques E. Devaux	1,218
	Conservative	Thomas Power	703	31.21	5.29
	Conservative	John Smith	696
	Liberal Democrats	Doris Charlton	312	12.66	2.27
	Liberal Democrats	Bernadette Vizena	256
Registered electors			4,567		248
Turnout			2,425	53.10	3.78
Rejected ballots			14	0.58	0.47
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Deansfield

Deansfield (1) ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Alec G. Miles*	719	47.65	0.38
	Labour	Billy Corbett	538	35.65	3.59
	Liberal Democrats	Mark Payne	252	16.70	7.33
Registered electors			2,575		26
Turnout			1,514	58.80	0.91
Rejected ballots			5	0.33	0.19
	Conservative hold

Eltham Park

Eltham Park (2) ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Dermot D. Poston* [n 4]	1,327	43.43	6.12
	Conservative	James M.W. Simpson	1,179
	Labour	Iris Bydawell	1,070	34.38	8.59
	Labour	John Kell	913
	Liberal Democrats	Kelly John	640	22.18	12.87
Registered electors			4,765		507
Turnout			2,864	60.10	1.51
Rejected ballots			4	0.14	0.04
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Eynsham

Eynsham (2) ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SDP	John W. Rastall*	1,239	58.95	13.90
	SDP	Barrie Groves*	1,205
	Labour	Edward Fitzpatrick	877	41.05	2.71
	Labour	Edward Claridge† [n 5]	824
Registered electors			4,268		572
Turnout			2,185	51.19	0.57
Rejected ballots			3	0.14	0.06
	SDP hold
	SDP hold

Ferrier

Ferrier (2) ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Deborah L. Smith† [n 6]	1,108	61.90	15.98
	Labour	Michael A. Yates	972
	Liberal Democrats	Yvonne Bonavia	331	19.70	New
	Conservative	Valerie Antcliffe	326	18.39	2.18
	Conservative	Margaret Campbell-Smith	291
Registered electors			4,160		342
Turnout			1,744	41.92	0.49
Rejected ballots			7	0.40	0.19
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Glyndon

Glyndon (2) ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Donald J. Austen	1,464	82.18	37.55
	Labour	John R. Wakefield	1,183
	Conservative	Joyce Bowe	314	17.82	6.58
	Conservative	Jean Cooper	259
Registered electors			5,035		705
Turnout			1,966	39.05	3.60
Rejected ballots			25	1.27	1.15
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Herbert

Herbert (2) ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Samuel Coker*	1,073	46.42	2.07
	Labour	Simon J.S. Oelman	882
	Conservative	James O'Connor	608	26.58	0.72
	Conservative	Wendy Richards	511
	Liberal Democrats	Christopher Ring	342	16.23	5.85
	Green	Jan Ryan	227	10.77	2.69
Registered electors			4,930		241
Turnout			2,088	42.35	5.32
Rejected ballots			8	0.38	0.10
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Hornfair

Hornfair (2) ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Janet M. Gillman	1,377	65.07	17.93
	Labour	Robert E. Lewis*	1,309
	Liberal Democrats	Walter Mayhew	417	20.20	New
	Conservative	Elizabeth Maisey	327	14.73	2.08
	Conservative	Jeffrey Upward	281
Registered electors			4,564		410
Turnout			2,170	47.55	8.14
Rejected ballots			8	0.37	0.15
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Kidbrooke

Kidbrooke (2) ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Norman R. Adams† [n 7]	1,051	39.30	3.94
	Labour	Sabiha Shahzad† [n 8]	814
	Conservative	Raymond Maisey	660	26.45	3.54
	Conservative	Michael Vickery	596
	Fellowship	Ronald Mallone	468	19.71	6.99
	Liberal Democrats	Alfred Andrews	396	14.53	New
	Liberal Democrats	Janet Cave-Browne-Cave	294
Registered electors			4,587		305
Turnout			2,236	48.75	11.65
Rejected ballots			4	0.18	0.09
	Labour hold
	Labour gain from Conservative

Lakedale

Lakedale (2) ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Adele Gordon-Peiniger† [n 9]	1,122	65.60	16.59
	Labour	Sajid Jawaid*	1,090
	Liberal Democrats	Judith Pinnington	362	21.47	New
	Conservative	Julia Beaman	223	12.93	2.25
	Conservative	Frances Stephens	213
Registered electors			4,442		354
Turnout			1,836	41.33	4.50
Rejected ballots			6	0.33	0.10
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Middle Park

Middle Park (2) ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Robert C. Harris*	1,431	59.95	0.90
	Labour	Barry I. Taylor	1,256
	Conservative	Zita Wiltshire	488	21.19	New
	Conservative	Paul Stephens	461
	Liberal Democrats	Deana Jobling	308	13.74	5.27
	Independent	Andrew Graham	115	5.13	New
Registered electors			4,969		348
Turnout			2,340	47.09	1.22
Rejected ballots			7	0.30	1.52
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

New Eltham

New Eltham (2) ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Dorothy O. Mepsted*	1,149	42.28	4.26
	Labour	Peter R. May	1,132	40.37	11.63
	Conservative	Martin Gooding*	1,073
	Labour	Patrick Pridham	990
	Liberal Democrats	Kathleen Hannigan	458	17.35	7.77
	Liberal Democrats	John Slater	454
Registered electors			5,078		463
Turnout			2,808	55.30	2.23
Rejected ballots			3	0.11	0.27
	Conservative hold
	Labour gain from Conservative

Nightingale

Nightingale (1) ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Keith Scott	642	69.86	4.06
	Conservative	Sheila Mudie	171	18.61	6.47
	Liberal Democrats	Ronald Foster	106	11.53	2.28
Registered electors			2,439		53
Turnout			920	37.72	4.33
Rejected ballots			3	0.33	0.24
	Labour hold

Palace

Palace (1) ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Peter King*	644	44.91	2.85
	Labour	Terry Quinn	557	38.84	9.88
	Liberal Democrats	Peter J. Churchill	233	16.25	7.59
Registered electors			2,847		97
Turnout			1,436	50.44	0.87
Rejected ballots			2	0.14
	Conservative hold

Plumstead Common

Plumstead Common (1) ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Victoria E. Morse*	918	66.43	13.95
	Liberal Democrats	Paula Mitchell	291	21.06	New
	Conservative	Kenneth Bailey	173	12.52	2.70
Registered electors			2,653		136
Turnout			1,384	52.17	0.07
Rejected ballots			2	0.14	0.07
	Labour hold

Rectory Field

Rectory Field (2) ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Irene W. Hogben† [n 10]	1,152	55.01	11.77
	Labour	Derek C. Steedman	1,056
	Liberal Democrats	Alexander Grigg	365	18.19	New
	Green	David Sharman	291	14.50	6.29
	Conservative	Hugh Harris	248	12.31	2.79
	Conservative	Judith Vickery	245
Registered electors			4,313		423
Turnout			1,877	43.52	7.32
Rejected ballots			3	0.16	0.05
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

St Alfege

St Alfege (2) ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Christopher Roberts	1,055	49.04	7.51
	Labour	Kantabai M. Patel† [n 11]	934
	Liberal Democrats	Shirley Broad	474	20.96	New
	Liberal Democrats	Christopher McGinty	356
	Conservative	Geraldine Wintour Aust	325	16.06	6.37
	Conservative	Realph Norland	310
	Green	Clare Palmer	276	13.94	4.60
Registered electors			4,464		281
Turnout			2,030	45.47	3.97
Rejected ballots			3	0.15	0.11
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

St Mary's

St Mary's (2) ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Brian R. O'Sullivan*	1,047	68.13	16.40
	Labour	John Fahy*	996
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Nevin	261	17.40	New
	Conservative	Harry Barnes	231	14.47	New
	Conservative	John Harvey-Bailey	203
Registered electors			4,687		149
Turnout			1,609	34.33	5.19
Rejected ballots			8	0.50	0.23
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

St Nicholas

St Nicholas (2) ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Annette F. Barratt† [n 12]	1,240	63.15	20.33
	Labour	Claudia A. Slee	1,036
	Liberal Democrats	David Hall	468	24.03	New
	Liberal Democrats	Thomas Headon	398
	Conservative	Peter Manns	237	12.82	3.06
	Conservative	Stephen Tough	225
Registered electors			4,755		442
Turnout			2,028	42.65	5.17
Rejected ballots			7	0.35	0.15
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Sherard

Sherard (2) ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Michael R. Hayes	1,490	58.65	2.37
	Labour	Quentin Marsh*	1,445
	Conservative	Charles Joel	389	15.38	New
	Conservative	Hilda Smith	380
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Price	326	13.02	New
	BNP	William Hitches	324	12.94	New
Registered electors			5,116		391
Turnout			2,514	49.14	1.64
Rejected ballots			4	0.16	1.83
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Shrewsbury

Shrewsbury (1) ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Michael A. Hayes	701	49.16	24.84
	Conservative	Lewis Sergeant*	570	39.97	4.83
	Liberal Democrats	Edward Ottery	155	10.87	New
Registered electors			2,355		130
Turnout			1,428	60.64	3.42
Rejected ballots			2	0.14	0.08
	Labour gain from Conservative

Slade

Slade (2) ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Christopher W. Evans	1,321	45.43	7.96
	Liberal Democrats	David J. Woodhead	1,295	45.29	11.21
	Liberal Democrats	John Hagyard	1,232
	Labour	Joga Minhas	1,214
	Conservative	Gregory Beaman	273	9.28	9.03
	Conservative	Michael McGonagle	244
Registered electors			5,010		170
Turnout			2,976	59.40	1.10
Rejected ballots			4	0.13	0.03
	Labour hold
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour

Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe (1) ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Brian J. Woodcraft*	855	55.70	14.83
	Conservative	Katherine Robertson	375	24.43	7.77
	Labour	Stephen Brundish	305	19.87	3.05
Registered electors			2,678		14
Turnout			1,538	57.43	3.94
Rejected ballots			2	0.13	0.01
	Liberal Democrats hold

Tarn

Tarn (1) ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Derek M. Richards*	525	45.73	4.45
	Labour	Peter Willsman	415	36.15	4.85
	Liberal Democrats	Sara Churchill	208	18.12	9.62
Registered electors			2,440		140
Turnout			1,151	47.17	6.28
Rejected ballots			3	0.26	0.19
	Conservative hold

Thamesmead Moorings

Thamesmead Moorings (2) ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Claude D. Ramsey	1,015	61.23	16.88
	Labour	Peter Kotz	968
	Liberal Democrats	Barbara Crook	327	20.19	New
	Conservative	Emily King	174	10.25	2.18
	Conservative	Emily Bennett	157
	Independent	Sami Salih	135	8.33	New
Registered electors			4,815		182
Turnout			1,664	34.56	5.96
Rejected ballots			2	0.12	0.02
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Trafalgar

Trafalgar (2) ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Marian O. Moseley* [n 13]	1,289	63.67	14.26
	Labour	James J. Gillman† [n 14]	1,234
	Liberal Democrats	Anthony Renouf	323	16.30	12.08
	Liberal Democrats	John Stride	323
	Conservative	Patricia Rabbitt	209	9.79	3.76
	Green	Valerie Blomfield	203	10.24	2.05
	Conservative	Maureen Robinson	179
Registered electors			4,690		395
Turnout			2,090	44.56	4.33
Rejected ballots			2	0.10	0.06
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Vanburgh

Vanbrugh (2) ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Anthony M. Moon*	1,104	49.32	12.53
	Labour	Richard J.A. Rudkin	1,080
	Conservative	Stephanie Pugh	539	23.85	1.37
	Conservative	Jacqueline	517
	Liberal Democrats	Stuart Davis	426	17.61	11.63
	Liberal Democrats	Roderick Rhys Jones	354
	Green	Donald Nicholls	204	9.21	0.10
Registered electors			4,703		144
Turnout			2,236	47.54	6.29
Rejected ballots			5	0.22	0.14
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Well Hall

Well Hall (2) ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Clive S. Efford*	1,601	51.93	10.48
	Labour	Raymond G.A. Walker	1,461
	Conservative	Philip Dean*	1,095	35.55	4.79
	Conservative	Dingle Clark	1,000
	Liberal Democrats	Dennis Hawkes	369	12.52	5.10
Registered electors			5,039		23
Turnout			2,981	59.16	12.93
Rejected ballots			10	0.34
	Labour hold
	Labour gain from Conservative

West

West (2) ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	William F. Strong*	1,063	65.50	12.49
	Labour	Jagir Sekhon	923
	Liberal Democrats	Ricarda O'Driscoll	349	20.91	New
	Liberal Democrats	Frances Woodward	284
	Conservative	Roger Gough	206	13.59	0.75
	Conservative	Norman Gough	205
Registered electors			4,032		305
Turnout			1,699	42.14	12.41
Rejected ballots			2	0.12	0.15
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Woolwich Common

Woolwich Common (2) ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Henry Pike*	1,074	65.11	19.45
	Labour	Gurdip S. Dhillon*	1,024
	Conservative	Alan Reed	328	19.24	7.95
	Conservative	Daphnee Marshall	292
	Green	Elizabeth Angas	252	15.64	10.26
Registered electors			4,299		2,486
Turnout			1,709	39.75	5.25
Rejected ballots			7	0.41	0.24
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Notes

1. SDP was dissolved in 1990 by the national executive, this SDP was formed by members of the previous SDP who voted to continue the party
2. Results include those from Leonard Duvall, who ran under the Labour and Co-operative banner
3. Graham was a sitting councillor representing the Middle Park ward
4. Poston replaced Cllr. Kenneth L. Kear after his disqualification in 1992 ^[4]
5. Claridge was a sitting councillor representing the Thameshead Moorings
6. Smith was a sitting councillor representing the St Alfege
7. Adams was a sitting councillor representing the Rectory Field
8. Shahzad was a sitting councillor representing the West ward
9. Gordon-Peiniger was a sitting councillor representing the St Alfege ward
10. Hogben was a sitting councillor representing the Hornfair ward
11. Patel was a sitting councillor representing the Herbert
12. Barratt was a sitting councillor representing the Slade ward
13. Moseley replaced Cllr. Roger J. Taylor after his resignation in 1993 ^[4]
14. Gillman was a sitting councillor representing the Ferrier ward

References

1. Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis. "London Borough Council Elections - 5 May 1994 - Ward Voting Statistics" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. p. 200. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
2. Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis. "London Borough Council Elections - 5 May 1994" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. pp. 59–62, 198–201. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
3. Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "London Borough of Greenwich Election Results 1964-2010" (PDF). Elections Centre. Plymouth University. pp. 11–12. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
4. Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis. "London Borough Council By-elections- May 1990 to May 1994" (PDF). London Research Centre. London Research Centre. pp. 27–28. Retrieved 4 June 2024.