1994 Harrow London Borough Council election

1994 Harrow London Borough Council election

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All 63 seats up for election to Harrow London Borough Elections 32 seats needed for a majority
Registered	148,757 [1]
Turnout	72,708, 48.88% ( 2.24) [1]
First party Second party   Leader Christopher D. Noyce Donald Abbott Party Liberal Democrats Conservative Leader since 14 May 1993 [n 1] 21 Oct 1991 Leader's seat Rayners Lane Hatch End Last election 11 seats, 21.07% 36 seats, 47.91% Seats before 13 34 Seats won 29 17 Seat change 16 17 Popular vote 34.14% 69,075 Percentage 69,701 33.83% Swing 13.07 14.08   Third party Fourth party   Leader Albert K. Toms Unknown Party Labour Ind. Residents Leader since 8 May 1990 [n 2] Unknown Leader's seat Kenton East Unknown Last election 13 seats, 27.98% 3 seats, 2.08% Seats before 13 3 Seats won 14 3 Seat change 1 Popular vote 59,837 5,259 Percentage 29.31% 2.58% Swing 1.33 0.50
Council control before election Conservative Council control after election No Overall Control

The 1994 Harrow Council election took place on 5 May 1994 to elect members of Harrow London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the council went in no overall control. ^[4]

Election result

1994 Harrow London Borough Council elections ^{[5] [6]}

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Liberal Democrats	29	16	0	16	46.03	34.14	69,701	13.07
	Conservative	17	0	17	17	26.98	33.83	69,075	14.08
	Labour	14	4	3	1	22.22	29.31	59,837	1.33
	Ind. Residents	3	0	0		4.76	2.58	5,259	0.50
	Independent	0	0	0		0.00	0.14	289	0.46
Total		63						204,161

Ward results

(*) - Indicates an incumbent candidate

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

Canons

Canons (3) ^{[5] [6]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John H. Cowan*	1,551	52.68	15.75
	Conservative	Garry C. Leon* [n 3]	1,468
	Conservative	Richard D. Romain*	1,434
	Liberal Democrats	Philip R. Benjamin	1,007	34.65	25.72
	Liberal Democrats	Ronald D. Warshaw	982
	Liberal Democrats	Anthony J. Noakes	939
	Labour	Charles E. Blake	378	12.67	9.97
	Labour	Danielle E. Mercey	351
	Labour	David P. Rice	342
Registered electors			6,223		789
Turnout			3,012	48.40	0.12
Rejected ballots			5	0.17	0.04
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Centenary

Centenary (3) ^{[5] [6]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Paul E. Fox	1,409	45.92	5.16
	Labour	Daniel Redford	1,365
	Labour	Keekira A. Thammaiah	1,365
	Conservative	Robert E. Goodman	1,224	40.23	19.01
	Conservative	John Campbell*	1,208
	Conservative	Jayantha Amarasinghe	1,194
	Liberal Democrats	Oenone J. Cox	440	13.84	New
	Liberal Democrats	Valerie Baxter	413
	Liberal Democrats	Susan M. Bartrick	394
Registered electors			6,678		233
Turnout			3,260	48.82	5.52
Rejected ballots			15	0.46	0.12
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Labour gain from Conservative

Greenhill

Greenhill (3) ^{[5] [6]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Maureen de Beer* [n 4]	1,333	44.56	10.62
	Liberal Democrats	Peter D.J. Budden	1,184
	Liberal Democrats	Nahid Boethe	1,181
	Labour	Jeffrey A. Anderson	908	29.89	0.78
	Labour	Norman Campbell	802
	Labour	Mark V. Schuck	771
	Conservative	Anthony H. Seymour	716	25.55	11.40
	Conservative	Henry C. Paterson	715
	Conservative	Henry S.H. Venour	689
Registered electors			5,791		230
Turnout			2,960	51.11	1.47
Rejected ballots			10	0.34	0.11
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

Harrow on the Hill

Harrow on the Hill (3) ^{[5] [6]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Eileen M. Kinnear*	1,305	41.74	12.07
	Conservative	Duncan W. Rogers*	1,304
	Conservative	Cliver R. Scowen*	1,285
	Liberal Democrats	Philip E. Mellor	1,012	31.45	14.00
	Liberal Democrats	Adrien P. Smith	968
	Liberal Democrats	Peter A. Fletcher	954
	Labour	John M. Powell	712	21.96	3.26
	Labour	Gerald A. Stonehouse	683
	Labour	Alexander M. Webb	655
	Independent	Roy Edey	151	4.86	New
Registered electors			7,317		135
Turnout			3,229	44.13	3.67
Rejected ballots			7	0.22	0.16
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Harrow Weald

Harrow Weald (3) ^{[5] [6]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Brian G.T. Williams* [n 5]	2,052	60.07	15.06
	Liberal Democrats	Patricia M. Lyne*	2,023
	Liberal Democrats	Mary Graham	1,981
	Conservative	Thomas G. Brown	836	24.10	12.80
	Conservative	Trevor S. Goodman	818
	Conservative	Paul L.R. Stanley	777
	Labour	Colin S. Crouch	565	15.83	2.26
	Labour	Colin Gray	534
	Labour	Rajeshri N. Shah	496
Registered electors			7,494		283
Turnout			3,542	47.26	7.67
Rejected ballots			3	0.08	0.05
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Hatch End

Hatch End (3) ^{[5] [6]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Donald Abbott*	1,638	51.12	14.10
	Conservative	Mary H. John	1,570
	Conservative	Jean Lammiman	1,498
	Liberal Democrats	Geraldine Finch	912	28.74	13.92
	Liberal Democrats	James K. Jackson	870
	Liberal Democrats	John Gray	865
	Labour	Susan E. Anderson	641	20.14	0.18
	Labour	Ronald A. Fairhead	609
	Labour	John Solomon	605
Registered electors			6,945		98
Turnout			3,269	47.07	4.84
Rejected ballots			2	0.06	0.10
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Headstone North

Headstone North (3) ^{[5] [6]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	John W. Knight	1,761	44.39	19.57
	Liberal Democrats	Nicola J. Lane	1,746
	Liberal Democrats	Janet Skipworth	1,682
	Conservative	John W. Nickolay	1,609	40.16	17.07
	Conservative	Eric Silver*	1,547
	Conservative	Arthur B.C. Turner*	1,538
	Labour	Susan T. Gray	643	15.45	2.50
	Labour	Asoke K. Dutta	592
	Labour	Gary A. Simms	572
Registered electors			7,620		183
Turnout			4,097	53.77	1.33
Rejected ballots			4	0.10	0.16
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

Headstone South

Headstone South (3) ^{[5] [6]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Stepehen B.A.F.H. Giles-Medhurst*	1,567	47.05	6.74
	Liberal Democrats	John S.W. Branch*	1,475
	Liberal Democrats	Derek R. Wiseman*	1,455
	Labour	Margaret A. Davine	1,022	31.45	3.37
	Labour	Archie T. Foulds	996
	Labour	William Stephenson	987
	Conservative	Peter Hardy	576	17.17	7.53
	Conservative	Jean R. Keen	536
	Conservative	John C. Medcalf	529
	Independent	Colin R. Palmer	138	4.33	New
Registered electors			6,534		199
Turnout			3,293	50.40	1.11
Rejected ballots			4	0.12	0.06
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Kenton East

Kenton East (3) ^{[5] [6]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Cyril Davies*	1,849	61.85	7.57
	Labour	Navin F. Shah	1,813
	Labour	Albert K. Toms*	1,756
	Conservative	John T.G. Hall	795	24.52	12.54
	Conservative	Walter H.J. Harland	718
	Conservative	Jeremy S. Zeid	634
	Liberal Democrats	Karen A. Daniels	443	13.63	4.97
	Liberal Democrats	Charlotte B. Lambden	379
	Liberal Democrats	Mark J. Salter	371
Registered electors			7,302		19
Turnout			3,293	45.10	0.38
Rejected ballots			11	0.33	0.08
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Kenton West

Kenton West (3) ^{[5] [6]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Janet R. Cowan*	1,358	39.96	15.46
	Labour	Raymond J. Frogley	1,355	39.27	7.44
	Conservative	Joseph Grenfell	1,345
	Labour	Jack Gilbert	1,334
	Conservative	David M. Topper*	1,320
	Labour	John Rowe	1,265
	Liberal Democrats	Sally A. Harvey	754	20.77	8.02
	Liberal Democrats	Lala P. Das	673
	Liberal Democrats	Jean E. Macklin	664
Registered electors			7,685		42
Turnout			3,627	47.20	4.44
Rejected ballots			4	0.11	0.01
	Conservative hold
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Conservative hold

Marlborough

Marlborough (3) ^{[5] [6]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Veronica M. Chamberlain	1,258	40.92	5.06
	Labour	Ann T. Groves*	1,248	40.47	1.84
	Liberal Democrats	Brian K. Campbell	1,229
	Labour	Phillip W. O'Dell*	1,172
	Labour	Pravin Shah*	1,134
	Liberal Democrats	Baldev K. Sharma	1,107
	Conservative	Stephen A. Jobson	552	18.61	6.90
	Conservative	Stephen L. Bye	551
	Conservative	Dennis F. Orger	531
Registered electors			6,465		108
Turnout			3,141	48.58	1.15
Rejected ballots			4	0.13	0.05
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour
	Labour hold
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour

Pinner

Pinner (3) ^{[5] [6]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mavis L. Champagnie*	1,879	58.10	9.32
	Conservative	Andrew R. Olins*	1,826
	Conservative	Antony C. Cocksedge	1,813
	Liberal Democrats	David Crawford	759	21.93	11.33
	Liberal Democrats	Ian C. Green	708
	Labour	Frances M. Trott	665	19.97	6.41
	Labour	Sean G. White	643
	Liberal Democrats	Julia F. Todesco	615
	Labour	Ashok Kumar	589
Registered electors			7,399		134
Turnout			3,356	45.36	8.18
Rejected ballots			6	0.18	0.03
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Pinner West

Pinner West (3) ^{[5] [6]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Graham D. Finch	1,932	47.05	30.99
	Liberal Democrats	David J. Walster	1,785
	Liberal Democrats	John W. Tuck	1,728
	Conservative	Jean S. Clark*	1,720	41.16	24.10
	Conservative	Mark A. Mallon* [n 6]	1,560
	Conservative	Ernest J. Sailor† [n 7]	1,485
	Labour	Joseph T. Lilley	477	11.79	6.90
	Labour	Anthony D. Scott	451
	Labour	Phyllis M. Trott	437
Registered electors			7,126		38
Turnout			4,040	56.69	2.30
Rejected ballots			6	0.15	0.05
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

Rayners Lane

Rayners Lane (3) ^{[5] [6]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Christoper D. Noyce*	2,279	62.87	9.38
	Liberal Democrats	Alastair J.McL. Alexander	1,994
	Liberal Democrats	Prakash K. Nandhra*	1,994
	Conservative	Stephanie A. Goldman	809	23.32	8.20
	Conservative	John V. Probyn	763
	Conservative	Pesi K. Nanji	754
	Labour	David J. Barrett	494	13.81	1.18
	Labour	Donovan D. Reuben	451
	Labour	Ernest M. Selby	433
Registered electors			6,630		192
Turnout			3,529	53.23	3.42
Rejected ballots			5	0.14	0.01
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Ridgeway

Ridgeway (3) ^{[5] [6]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Herbert W. Crossman	1,483	42.44	10.12
	Liberal Democrats	Norah B. Murphy	1,470
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew D. Wiseman	1,456
	Conservative	Leonard G.C. Harsant*	1,194	33.11	7.15
	Conservative	Jane C.M. Swinton*	1,140
	Conservative	John B. Rennie	1,107
	Labour	Brian E. Gate	883	24.45	3.93
	Labour	Alex J. Bruce	840
	Labour	Kevin J. Gray	818
Registered electors			6,874		291
Turnout			3,629	52.79	4.89
Rejected ballots			2	0.06	0.06
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

Roxbourne

Roxbourne (3) ^{[5] [6]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Susan Boobis*	1,716	44.52	9.01
	Liberal Democrats	John C. Skipworth*	1,615
	Liberal Democrats	Robert G. Prowse	1,612
	Labour	Glyn Davies*	1,393	36.20	2.42
	Labour	Huw S. Davies	1,362
	Labour	Susan C. Thomason	1,265
	Conservative	Lily J. Nickolay	732	19.29	11.42
	Conservative	Stephen R. Dixon	720
	Conservative	Norman S. Stevenson	691
Registered electors			7,278		59
Turnout			3,870	53.17	1.98
Rejected ballots			5	0.13	0.02
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour

Roxeth

Roxeth (3) ^{[5] [6]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ind. Residents	Neville F. Hughes*	1,776	51.02	9.91
	Ind. Residents	John E. Cripps*	1,771
	Ind. Residents	Alan W. Hamlin*	1,712
	Labour	Jeremy J. Miles	1,235	33.67	0.42
	Labour	Jonathan R. Ransley	1,146
	Labour	Timothy Oelman	1,091
	Conservative	Raymond M. Arnold	538	15.31	9.49
	Conservative	Stephen W.J. Hall	529
	Conservative	Jeffrey Needham	512
Registered electors			7,346		60
Turnout			3,613	49.18	1.47
Rejected ballots			7	0.19	0.06
	Ind. Residents hold
	Ind. Residents hold
	Ind. Residents hold

Stanmore Park

Stanmore Park (3) ^{[5] [6]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Camilla M.A. Bath*	1,759	59.77	6.00
	Conservative	Christine A. Bednell*	1,716
	Conservative	Neil M. Whitfield	1,634
	Labour	Alfred H. Elderton	628	22.01	2.00
	Labour	Anthony Smith	628
	Labour	Lilu P. Elderton	624
	Liberal Democrats	Shirley Williams	545	18.22	9.14
	Liberal Democrats	Leslie N. Moss	518
	Liberal Democrats	Shanta L. Das	493
Registered electors			7,563		15
Turnout			3,080	40.72	5.99
Rejected ballots			4	0.13	0.07
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Stanmore South

Stanmore South (3) ^{[5] [6]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Simon Brown*	2,169	57.68	2.37
	Labour	Tony J. McNulty*	2,094
	Labour	Robert H. Lawrence*	2,049
	Conservative	Khalid Mahmood	1,201	31.03	5.91
	Conservative	Edward Kerr	1,168
	Conservative	David C. Wesley-Rogers	1,028
	Liberal Democrats	Stephani S. Bartrick	423	11.29	3.54
	Liberal Democrats	James E. Bartrick	421
	Liberal Democrats	Carol S. Prowse	392
Registered electors			8,593		1,858
Turnout			4,050	47.13	1.10
Rejected ballots			9	0.22	0.24
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Wealdstone

Wealdstone (3) ^{[5] [6]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ann L. Swaine*	1,582	54.23	6.42
	Labour	Robert W.F. Shannon*	1,536
	Labour	Gareth R. Thomas*	1,516
	Liberal Democrats	Delia D. Campbell	745	25.20	4.60
	Liberal Democrats	Norman Simmons	706
	Liberal Democrats	Yvonne Palmer	703
	Conservative	Anne M. Jobson	598	20.57	11.02
	Conservative	Jane E. Fitzgerald	582
	Conservative	Stewart E. Bolasco	579
Registered electors			6,531		185
Turnout			3,065	46.93	0.84
Rejected ballots			7	0.23	0.01
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Wemborough

Wemborough (3) ^{[5] [6]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Laurence J. Cox* [n 8]	1,919	52.15	New
	Liberal Democrats	Olga Abrahams	1,815
	Liberal Democrats	Anne D. Diamond	1,801
	Conservative	Jonathan J. Lemon† [n 9]	1,273	34.57	35.90
	Conservative	Marilyn Ashton	1,225
	Conservative	Paul L. Lennon	1,171
	Labour	Joyce Angeletta	480	13.28	16.25
	Labour	Howard S. Bluston	473
	Labour	William H. Spring	456
Registered electors			7,363		243
Turnout			3,753	50.97	2.88
Rejected ballots			7	0.19	0.13
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

Notes

1. Noyce replaced Howard Cooper after he resigned citing ill-health ^[2]
2. Toms was elected as leader at the local parties annual general meeting ^[3]
3. Leon replaced Cllr. Ronald P. Grant after his resignation in 1993 ^[7]
4. replaced Cllr. Leslie Nixon following their death in 1993 ^[7]
5. Williams replaced Cllr. Howard C. Cooper after his resignation ^[7]
6. Mallon replaced Cllr. Charles D. Green after his death in 1992 ^[7]
7. Sailor was a sitting councillor representing the Greenhill ward
8. Cox replaced Cllr. Richard J. Denney after his resignation in 1991 ^[7]
9. Lemon was a sitting councillor representing the Headstone North ward

References

1. Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis. "London Borough Council Elections - 5 May 1994" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. p. 204. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
2. "Illness forces Libe-Dem leader to quit council". Harrow Observer. 20 May 1993. p. 2. Retrieved 20 June 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
3. Gallagher, Ian (10 May 1990). "Labour leader ready to fight". Harrow Observer. p. 2. Retrieved 20 June 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
4. "London Borough Council Elections 5 May 1994 including Results from the European Elections" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
5. Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis. "London Borough Council Elections - 5 May 1994" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. pp. 82–84, 204–205. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
6. Rallings, Colin; Thasher, Michael. "London Borough of Harrow Election Results 1964-2010" (PDF). Elections Centre. Plymouth University. pp. 9–10. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
7. Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis; Vaid, Lovedeep. "London Borough Council By-elections - May 1990 to May 1994" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. pp. 38–39. Retrieved 16 June 2024.