1994 Islington London Borough Council election

1994 Islington London Borough Council election

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All 52 seats up for election to Islington London Borough Council 27 seats needed for a majority
Registered	113,589 [1]
Turnout	49,208, 43.32% ( 2.92) [1]
First party Second party Third party   Leader Derek Sawyer Steve Hitchins Clive Blackwood [n 1] Party Labour Liberal Democrats Conservative Last election 49 seats, 55.39% 3 seats, 7.61% 0 seats, 15.6% Seats before 47 4 1 Seats won 39 12 1 Seat change 8 8 Popular vote 63,475 35,232 15,083 Percentage 52.49% 29.14% 12.47%
Council control before election Labour Council control after election Alan Clinton Labour

The 1994 Islington Council election took place on 5 May 1994 to elect members of Islington 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

1994 Islington Borough Council election ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	39	0	8	8	75.00	52.49	63,475	2.90
	Liberal Democrats	12	0	8	8	23.08	29.14	35,232	21.53
	Conservative	1	0	0		1.92	12.47	15,083	4.90
	Green	0	0	0		0.00	3.06	3,697	3.74
	Tenants and Residents	0	0	0		0.00	2.17	2,624	4.08
	Independents	0	0	0		0.00	0.67	812	0.52
Total		52						120,923

Council Composition

Prior to the election the composition of the council was: ^[4]

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44	4	1	3
Labour	Lib Dem	Con	Vacant

After the election the composition of the council was

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39	12	1
Labour	Lib Dem	Con

Ward results

(*) - Indicates an incumbent candidate

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

Barnsbury

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Winston J. Winston	1,556	57.55	13.25
	Labour	Louisa J. Mallard	1,555
	Labour	Mark R. Stacey	1,487
	Liberal Democrats	Katherine F. Hall	669	24.06	New
	Liberal Democrats	Isobel J. Cox	638
	Liberal Democrats	Jonathan F. Wright	617
	Conservative	Aidan L. Langley	505	18.39	5.76
	Conservative	Charles J. Hoare	494
	Conservative	Martin R.C. Moyes	472
Registered electors			6,507		62
Turnout			2,869	44.09	4.82
Rejected ballots			14	0.49	0.39
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Bunhill

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Joseph R. Trotter	1,662	59.64	New
	Liberal Democrats	Rosetta E. Wooding	1,537
	Liberal Democrats	Ian L. Thorn	1,495
	Labour	Joan E. Herbert† [n 2]	933	34.76	4.59
	Labour	Terence J. Herbert*	924
	Labour	Anne H.D. Gilman† [n 3]	879
	Conservative	Richard W. Edwards	174	5.60	18.74
	Conservative	Alam-Zeb Khan	136
	Conservative	Hugo H.F. Summerson	130
Registered electors			5,837		1,022
Turnout			2,804	48.04	1.79
Rejected ballots			1	0.04	0.05
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour

Canonbury East

Canonbury East (2) ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Andrew Bosi*	847	36.41	1.25
	Labour	James M.D. Purnell	714
	Tenants and Residents	Ernest J.W. Bayliss	646	28.21	1.72
	Liberal Democrats	James A. Doyle	595	22.89	New
	Tenants and Residents	John E. Plummer	564
	Liberal Democrats	Jamshid Arfa	387
	Green	Susan Wilkinson	135	6.29	2.79
	Conservative	Alan Johnson	90	3.68	5.66
	Conservative	James A. Rooke	68
	Independent	Colin M. Dent	54	2.52	New
Registered electors			4,969		162
Turnout			2,249	45.26	4.33
Rejected ballots			4	0.18	0.11
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Canonbury West

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Caroline L. Baggs	878	50.26	5.29
	Labour	Thomas J. Simpson*	875
	Conservative	John E. Cable	429	23.90	2.85
	Conservative	Margaret D. Reese	405
	Liberal Democrats	Gerald Sattin	350	19.37	5.62
	Liberal Democrats	John Tasker	326
	Green	Adrian R. Williams	113	6.47	8.06
Registered electors			4,182		72
Turnout			1,824	43.62	5.53
Rejected ballots			4	0.22	0.07
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Clerkenwell

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Sarah A. Ludford* [n 4]	2,213	59.07	New
	Liberal Democrats	Bruce G. Neave	1,952
	Liberal Democrats	David V. Tibbs	1,805
	Labour	Joseph Harris	936	26.92	5.91
	Labour	Valda L. James	913
	Labour	Piers M. Herbert	871
	Tenants and Residents	Eileen E. O'Keefe	362	10.06	12.71
	Tenants and Residents	Helen	315
	Conservative	Jane C. Langley	136	3.95	6.37
	Conservative	Mark Eldridge	135
	Conservative	Reginald H. Brown	128
Registered electors			7,267		218
Turnout			3,474	47.81	2.21
Rejected ballots			13	0.37	0.28
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour

Gillespie

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jenette Golding	1,138	65.21	2.40
	Labour	Richard Greening	1,104
	Liberal Democrats	Philip D. Middleton	257	13.44	6.54
	Green	Sara Meidan	208	12.10	3.98
	Liberal Democrats	Philip G. Moss	205
	Conservative	Anthony N. Williamson	171	9.25	5.33
	Conservative	Mahendra Oza	146
Registered electors			4,018		49
Turnout			1,721	42.83	4.16
Rejected ballots			5	0.29	0.09
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Highbury

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Stewart Cross	1,318	43.56	2.71
	Labour	Milton K. Babulall*	1,213
	Labour	Ansar J. Khan	1,182
	Green	Christopher Ashby	759	26.71	2.64
	Liberal Democrats	Bridget C. Fox	399	12.63	5.67
	Liberal Democrats	Nicholas Carlisle	381
	Tenants and Residents	Edward G. Beford	349	8.66	0.44
	Liberal Democrats	Nigel J. Grinyer	297
	Conservative	Caroline R. Blackwood	266	8.44	5.16
	Conservative	Simon R. Matthews	234
	Conservative	Nicholas P. Canty	221
	Tenants and Residents	William A. Maffrett	214
	Tenants and Residents	Daniel McMillan	174
Registered electors			6,255		162
Turnout			2,572	41.12	5.27
Rejected ballots			4	0.16	0.14
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Highview

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Maureen Leigh*	1,077	69.62	5.31
	Labour	Robert A. Mowle*	967
	Conservative	Theresa J. Aldis	160	10.22	5.87
	Green	Timothy S. Weekes	150	10.22	9.38
	Liberal Democrats	Michael J.R. Verrier	148	9.95	New
	Liberal Democrats	Sheila Verrier	144
	Conservative	Barry J. Gibbs	140
Registered electors			3,753		157
Turnout			1,516	40.39	7.11
Rejected ballots			8	0.53
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Hillmarton

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Arthur L. Bell*	1,317	65.19	7.44
	Labour	Philip J. Kelly*	1,237
	Liberal Democrats	Tim Johnson	410	19.91	10.15
	Liberal Democrats	Martin Case-Jones	369
	Conservative	Martin O. Hutchinson	295	14.91	4.65
	Conservative	Roy P.C. Taft	288
Registered electors			5,135		435
Turnout			2,085	40.60	5.08
Rejected ballots			4	0.19	0.14
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Hillrise

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Alan M. Clinton*	1,631	61.99	3.34
	Labour	John J. Burke*	1,591
	Labour	Ruth N. Steigman	1,378
	Liberal Democrats	Penelope A. Aitken	436	15.08	5.67
	Liberal Democrats	Heather Eggins	372
	Liberal Democrats	James R.K. Upson	312
	Green	Judith E. Kleinman	232	9.38	8.90
	Conservative	Neil P. Taylor	202	7.89	5.77
	Conservative	Oriel S. Hutchinson	195
	Conservative	Jennifer Moody	189
	Residents	Derrick E. Heath	140	5.66	New
Registered electors			6,324		306
Turnout			2,419	38.25	6.08
Rejected ballots			6	0.25	0.06
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Holloway

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Margot J. Dunn	1,493	48.22	40.60
	Liberal Democrats	Douglas A. Taylor	1,344
	Liberal Democrats	Barry J. Kempton	1,316
	Labour	Edna Griffiths*	1,236	42.75	8.10
	Labour	Sheila A. Camp† [n 5]	1,235
	Labour	Leo J.C. McKinstry*	1,210
	Green	Charmaine S. Charrier	146	5.09	5.65
	Conservative	Evelyn Johnson	135	3.94	8.22
	Conservative	Alan J.M. Reese	107
	Conservative	Mark A.H. Rittner	96
Registered electors			6,055		193
Turnout			2,998	49.51	6.15
Rejected ballots			3	0.10	0.27
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour

Junction

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sandra Marks† [n 6]	1,656	62.34	3.54
	Labour	Taha T. Karim*	1,630
	Labour	Tal Michael	1,497
	Liberal Democrats	Jane Little	415	13.96	New
	Liberal Democrats	Pauline M. Callow	355
	Green	Angela Royston	338	13.22	10.30
	Liberal Democrats	Alford T. Reeves	300
	Conservative	Victoria H.C. Lloyd	280	10.48	7.19
	Conservative	Anthea D. Ward	268
	Conservative	Edward J. Scilloe	255
Registered electors			6,488		47
Turnout			2,584	39.83	5.69
Rejected ballots			12	0.46	0.22
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Mildmay

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Patrick E. Haynes*	1,595	51.67	0.61
	Labour	Michael Boye-Anawomah	1,468
	Labour	Neil S. Mercer	1,438
	Conservative	Simon N. Cooper	674	22.84	4.09
	Conservative	David M. Evans	669
	Conservative	Jose M. Chans	647
	Liberal Democrats	Anna Berent	423	13.37	2.12
	Liberal Democrats	Derek R. Jackson	404
	Green	Karen S. Stack	352	12.13	6.80
	Liberal Democrats	Adam A.R. Macgill	338
Registered electors			7,589		257
Turnout			2,914	38.40	5.75
Rejected ballots			7	0.24	0.02
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Quadrant

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Clive D. Blackwood* [n 7]	1,218	44.27	19.11
	Labour	David P. Barnes*	1,095	42.51	9.18
	Labour	Jennifer M. Sands	1,027
	Conservative	Christopher J. Pincher	992
	Liberal Democrats	Elizabeth J. Rorison	182	6.85	3.49
	Liberal Democrats	Raymond C. James	160
	Green	John H. Ackers	159	6.37	7.44
Registered electors			5,099		220
Turnout			2,573	50.46	3.52
Rejected ballots			9	0.35	0.13
	Conservative hold
	Labour hold

St George's

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Peter D. Chalk* [n 8]	1,528	49.50	6.56
	Labour	Claire R.J. Gontier	1,402
	Labour	Paul Munim	1,207
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Adonis	424	12.63	New
	Independent	John F. Gallagher	399	14.32	New
	Green	Mary H. Adshead	363	13.03	12.07
	Liberal Democrats	Helen J.L. Thorn	327
	Conservative	Andrew J. McHallam	316	10.52	8.32
	Liberal Democrats	Hilary M. Nimmo	305
	Conservative	Rifat Bairam	294
	Conservative	Charles J.R. Sharman	270
Registered electors			6,621		310
Turnout			2,574	38.88	4.49
Rejected ballots			3	0.12	0.06
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

St Mary

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Paul A. Jackson	1,195	52.14	4.30
	Labour	Clare E. Jeapes*	1,184
	Labour	Paul E. Convery*	1,171
	Conservative	Tracey A. Braddick	528	22.43	4.97
	Conservative	Alexandra C. Eldridge	500
	Conservative	Claire H. Denison	498
	Liberal Democrats	Nicola-Jane Taylor	421	17.32	New
	Liberal Democrats	David T. Sterrett	383
	Liberal Democrats	Sidney T. Kimbrough	374
	Green	Jeremy R. Monson	184	8.11	7.96
Registered electors			5,362		449
Turnout			2,336	43.57	2.94
Rejected ballots			6	0.26	0.05
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

St Peter

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Maria Powell*	1,891	62.13	17.77
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Hitchins*	1,826
	Liberal Democrats	Christopher J. Pryce*	1,807
	Labour	Lloyd G.T. Child	1,028	33.34	3.90
	Labour	Doreen Prichard	969
	Labour	Carol A. Rawlings	966
	Conservative	Thomas R.M. Duke	156	4.52	4.49
	Conservative	Stephen M. McMinnies	128
	Conservative	Barry F. Mason	119
Registered electors			6.407		93
Turnout			3,129	48.84	1.03
Rejected ballots			7	0.22	0.07
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Sussex

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Meg Hiller	1,160	56.96	9.60
	Labour	Stephen Twigg* [n 9]	1,156
	Liberal Democrats	Matthew T.M. Ryan	671	32.12	New
	Liberal Democrats	Sylvia A. Keenan	634
	Green	Paul j. Ward	127	6.25	12.23
	Conservative	Juliet Blick	103	4.67	10.29
	Conservative	Nigel V.A. Shervey	86
Registered electors			4,395		109
Turnout			2,123	48.31	2.88
Rejected ballots			8	0.38	0.13
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Thornhill

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ian P. Perry*	1,140	63.57	0.20
	Labour	Alan J. Laws*	1,132
	Liberal Democrats	Patricia M. Peel	319	16.45	New
	Liberal Democrats	Neil A. Buckley	268
	Conservative	Richard Campbell	259	12.53	5.43
	Conservative	David M. Pittaway	189
	Green	Robin W. Latimer	133	7.44	10.83
Registered electors			4,489		86
Turnout			1,913	42.62	0.55
Rejected ballots			6	0.31	0.11
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Tollington

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Elizabeth M. Davies*	1,644	58.25	1.61
	Labour	Roger A. McKenzie	1,606
	Labour	Derek A. Sawyer† [n 10]	1,379
	Independent	Michael J. Rosenbaum	354	13.36	New
	Liberal Democrats	Charles P. Cohen	353	11.02	4.68
	Liberal Democrats	Elizabeth J.F. Mayer	314
	Green	Judith Benli	298	11.25	5.50
	Liberal Democrats	Mark C. Thatcher	209
	Conservative	Raymond L.J. Muggeridge	192	6.12	4.29
	Conservative	Joseph D. Owino	151
	Conservative	Allan j. Saile	144
Registered electors			6,837		165
Turnout			2,531	37.02	6.09
Rejected ballots			8	0.32	0.55
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Notes

1. Leader by default as he is the only conservative councillor
2. Joan was a sitting councillor representing the Barnsbury ward
3. Gilman was a sitting councillor representing the Canonbury East ward
4. Ludford replaced Cllr. Paul A. Matthews after his death in 1991 ^[5]
5. Camp was a sitting councillor representing Mildmay ward
6. Marks was a sitting councillor representing St George's ward
7. Blackwood replaced Cllr. Jane Mackay after her resignation in 1992 ^[5]
8. Chalk replaced Cllr. Chris Adamson after his resignation in 1993 ^[5]
9. Twigg replaced Cllr. Christopher M.B. King after his resignation in 1992 ^[5]
10. Sawyer was a sitting councillor representing the Mildmay ward

References

1. Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis. "London Borough Council Elections - 5 May 1994 - Ward Votinh Statistics" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. p. 208. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
2. "London Borough Council Elections 5 May 1994 including Results from the European Elections" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. pp. 102–106, 208–209. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
3. Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "London Borough of Islington Election Results 1964-2010" (PDF). Elections Centre. Plymouth University. pp. 9–10. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
4. Labour had lost 2 seats to by-elections in between the 1990 and 1994 elections. A seat in Clerkenwell ward was lost to the Lib Dems in 1991 and another was lost in Quadrant to the Conservatives in 1992
5. Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis; Vaid, Lovedeep. "London Borough Council By-elections - May 1990 to May 1994" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. pp. 47–49. Retrieved 5 June 2024.