1994 Lambeth London Borough Council election

1994 Lambeth London Borough Council election

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All 64 council seats up for election to Lambeth London Borough Council 33 seats needed for a majority
Registered	174,828 [1]
Turnout	75,189, 43.01% ( 2.88) [1]
First party Second party   Leader Stephen P. Whaley Unknown Party Labour Liberal Democrats Leader since 1993 Unknown Leader's seat Henre Hill (lost) [n 1] Unknown Last election 40 seats, 48.30% 4 seats, 11.36% Seats before 36 [n 2] 9 Seats won 24 24 Seat change 12 15 Popular vote 72,736 67,009 Percentage 36.37% 33.51% Swing 11.93 22.15   Third party Fourth party   Leader Unknown N/A Party Conservative Independent Leader since Unknown N/A Leader's seat Unknown N/A Last election 20 seats, 35.72% 0 seats, 0.05% Seats before 17 [n 3] 1 Seats won 16 0 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 52,689 430 Percentage 26.35% 0.21% Swing 9.37 0.16
Council control before election No Overall Control Council control after election No Overall Control

Elections to Lambeth London Borough Council were held in May 1994. Turnout was 43.01%.

Election result

Lambeth Local Election Result 1994 ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	24	4	16	12	37.50	36.37	72,736	11.93
	Liberal Democrats	24	15	0	15	37.50	33.51	67,009	22.15
	Conservative	16	4	5	1	25.00	26.35	52,689	9.37
	Green	0	0	0		0.00	1.62	3,243	2.52
	Independent Democrat (UK)	0	0	1	1	0.00	1.44	2,882	New
	Militant Labour	0	0	0		0.00	0.48	957	New
	Independent	0	0	1	1	0.00	0.21	430	0.16
	Communist	0	0	0		0.00	0.02	47	0.09
Total		64						199,993

Ward results

Angell

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Catherine H. Ashley† [n 4]	1,188	44.79	11.88
	Labour	Charles E. Fairbank	1,079
	Labour	Stephen A. Cooley	1,075
	Independent Democrat (UK)	Raymond D. Woolford* [n 5]	673	22.88	New
	Independent Democrat (UK)	Angela Butler	528
	Independent Democrat (UK)	Thomas C. Butler	506
	Liberal Democrats	Sandra J. Lawman	506	18.98	New
	Liberal Democrats	Smarajit Roy	461
	Liberal Democrats	Marcus J. Czarnecki	449
	Green	Susan E. Black	192	7.72	7.60
	Conservative	Sheila Angel	165	5.63	12.38
	Conservative	Hector Helden	136
	Conservative	Barbara Winbourne	118
Registered electors			7,381		274
Turnout			2,666	36.12	1.07
Rejected ballots			6	0.23	0.04
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour gain from Independent Democrat (UK)

Bishop's

Bishop's (3) ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Sally Prentice* [n 6]	1,787	56.94	44.57
	Liberal Democrats	Peter J. Truesdale	1,599
	Liberal Democrats	Gilbert E. Williams	1,573
	Labour	Pauline M. Anderson	1,027	33.79	22.34
	Labour	Marilyn Evers*	961
	Labour	Amelia J. Brett	956
	Conservative	Charles P. Holt	144	4.76	17.83
	Conservative	William B. Kendall	144
	Conservative	Peter K. Wilde	127
	Independent Democrat (UK)	Linda C. Stacey	84	2.89	New
	Communist	Martin Marriott	47	1.62	New
Registered electors			7,189		351
Turnout			3,097	43.08	2.18
Rejected ballots			2	0.06	0.07
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour
	Liberal Democrats hold

Clapham Park

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ruth M. Ling	1,435	38.54	2.94
	Labour	Jonathan D.V. Roberts	1,394
	Labour	Shelagh O. Webb	1,357
	Conservative	Rodney K. Parker*	1,351	37.24	6.24
	Conservative	Amrita Parker*	1,348
	Conservative	Rodney A. Shakespeare*	1,346
	Liberal Democrats	Yvonne-Michelle James	938	24.23	16.45
	Liberal Democrats	Joyce E. Young	860
	Liberal Democrats	Colin L. Kolb	834
Registered electors			8,920		112
Turnout			3,972	44.53	3.19
Rejected ballots			2	0.05	0.16
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Labour gain from Conservative

Clapham Town

Clapham Town (3) ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Joseph Callinan*	1,327	36.87	8.44
	Conservative	Bernard A.R. Gentry	1,314	36.06	0.40
	Labour	Michael English*	1,251
	Labour	Desmond K. Hall*	1,240
	Conservative	Andrew R. Hayes	1,222
	Conservative	John Swannick	1,198
	Liberal Democrats	Jason S. Canty	967	27.08	19.66
	Liberal Democrats	Maria M. Gardner-Brown	938
	Liberal Democrats	James Manning	900
Registered electors			8,185		361
Turnout			3,763	45.97	3.17
Rejected ballots			5	0.13	0.05
	Labour hold
	Conservative gain from Labour
	Labour hold

Ferndale

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Denis E. Cooper-King*	1,453	51.29	8.66
	Labour	John E. Harrison† [n 7]	1,432
	Labour	Timothy P. Murnaghan	1,407
	Liberal Democrats	Lindsay J. Avebury	743	23.66	13.49
	Liberal Democrats	Pavel Pinkava	625
	Liberal Democrats	John J. Siraut	612
	Conservative	Alison J. Davis	353	10.97	6.76
	Green	Penelope A. Shepherd	300	10.75	1.41
	Conservative	Marc A. Longe	288
	Conservative	James H.G. Pollard	277
	Independent Democratic (UK)	Mary Clark	134	3.33	New
	Independent Democrat (UK)	Lesley Peters	83
	Independent Democrat (UK)	Phyllis Nono	61
Registered electors			8,633		153
Turnout			2,858	33.11	5.45
Rejected ballots			6	0.21	0.06
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Gipsy Hill

Gipsy Hill (3) ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Janet Grigg	1,551	41.48	3.04
	Conservative	David E. Green	1,540
	Conservative	Charles B.A. Elphicke	1,510
	Labour	Stephen P. Whaley† [n 8]	1,287	34.45	8.03
	Labour	Marion M-T. Schumann† [n 9]	1,268
	Labour	Peter A. Mountford-Smith† [n 10]	1,266
	Liberal Democrats	Margaret L.J. Pickstone	666	17.55	8.27
	Liberal Democrats	John R. Medway	648
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew G. McClorry	632
	Green	John E. Parham	241	6.52	3.28
Registered electors			8,696		203
Turnout			3,857	44.35	6.67
Rejected ballots			1	0.03	0.15
	Conservative gain from Labour
	Conservative gain from Labour
	Conservative gain from Labour

Herne Hill

Herne Hill (3) ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	James C. Dickinson*	1,649	43.73	1.77
	Labour	Andrew G. Roe	1,534
	Labour	Peter G. O'Connell	1,500
	Conservative	Russel J. A'Court	1,227	33.00	0.93
	Conservative	Laurence D. Smith	1,156
	Conservative	Graham H. Pycock	1,150
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Gifford	466	12.24	3.70
	Liberal Democrats	Emma M. Hewett	465
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew R. Truslove	381
	Green	Simon Grant	333	9.33	4.56
	Independent Democrat (UK)	Thomas S. Lackey	61	1.71	New
Registered electors			7,692		222
Turnout			3,573	46.45	1.84
Rejected ballots			7	0.20	0.10
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Knight's Hill

Knight's Hill (3) ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Peter J. Evans*	1,554	44.73	3.53
	Conservative	Hugh D.B. Chambers† [n 11]	1,547
	Conservative	Jonathan M. Driver	1,516
	Labour	William Hynes	1,222	33.28	4.08
	Labour	Lloyd A. Leon	1,136
	Labour	John C. Ohen	1,078
	Liberal Democrats	Helen C.J. Kemp	800	22.00	12.76
	Liberal Democrats	Malcolm I. Baines	783
	Liberal Democrats	Manjula Roy	687
Registered electors			9,157		46
Turnout			3,865	42.21	7.15
Rejected ballots			6	0.16	0.05
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Larkhall

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Margaret E. Jones	1,277	45.88	11.88
	Labour	Elizabeth A. Tapsell*	1,136
	Liberal Democrats	Maurice K. Cronly	1,121	42.68	34.31
	Labour	Joan K. Twelves*	1,115
	Liberal Democrats	Patrick R. Mitchell	1,088
	Liberal Democrats	Roger P.D. Stewart	1.074
	Conservative	Innes J. Fleming	261	9.52	12.53
	Conservative	Tanya L. Galbraith	236
	Conservative	John M. Pattman	234
	Independent Democrat (UK)	Jean Slatter	52	1.91	New
	Independent Democrat (UK)	Helen Thompson	48
	Independent Democrat (UK)	Mae D. Roxburgh	46
Registered electors			8,198		830
Turnout			2,880	35.13	4.38
Rejected ballots			7	0.24	0.04
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour

Oval

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Marietta F. Crichton Stuart* [n 12]	1,896	47.76	40.28
	Liberal Democrats	Adrian D. Hamilton Mayer	1,693
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew J. Sawdon	1,590
	Labour	Colin M. Adkins	1,064	28.44	18.74
	Labour	Rupert Bawden	1,054
	Labour	Ambrose D. Hogan	967
	Militant Labour	Steven P. Nally	310	8.58	New
	Conservative	Andrew E.A. Selous	279	7.30	16.42
	Conservative	Harriet V. Selous	260
	Conservative	Andrew P. Dunnett	254
	Green	Martin Wilks	236	6.53	5.19
	Independent Democrat (UK)	Ray Close	50	1.38	New
Registered electors			7,979		224
Turnout			3,596	45.07	3.99
Rejected ballots			4	0.11	0.04
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour

Prince's

Prince's (3) ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Michael W. Tuffrey*	1,782	62.23	17.33
	Liberal Democrats	Roger J. Liddle*	1,736
	Liberal Democrats	Keith E. Fitchett	1,663
	Labour	Peter E. Garvey	835	28.83	3.73
	Labour	Michael A.J. Leyland	794
	Labour	Raymond K. Chant	770
	Conservative	Paul H. Giles	204	7.10	6.47
	Conservative	Jeremy H. Galbraith	193
	Conservative	Elizabeth M. Gibson	193
	Independent Democrat (UK)	Anita Coleman	51	1.83	New
Registered electors			6,139		130
Turnout			2,952	48.09	3.99
Rejected ballots			4	0.14	0.01
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

St Leonard's

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David G. Griffiths*	1,448	43.79	5.17
	Conservative	Hugh B.N. Jones*	1,378
	Conservative	Nicholas J. McKay	1,339
	Liberal Democrats	Robert J. Doyle	1,142	34.10	25.86
	Liberal Democrats	Jeremy W. Halley	1,079
	Liberal Democrats	Rajnikant R. Patel	1,022
	Labour	Nicoal M. Billington	741	22.11	11.00
	Labour	Peter Simpson	700
	Labour	Mohammed Z. Abu-Bakr	663
Registered electors			7,934		54
Turnout			3,502	44.13	0.98
Rejected ballots			10	0.29	0.09
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

St Martin's

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Thomas G. Franklin	1,221	37.96	5.34
	Conservative	Anthony R. Green* [n 13]	1,179	37.05	0.55
	Labour	Toren J. Smith	1,168
	Conservative	Richard C.P. Coombs	1,143
	Labour	Donatus Anyanwu	1,133
	Conservative	Peter A. Cannon	1,117
	Liberal Democrats	Vivienne J. Baines	545	16.62	7.04
	Liberal Democrats	John P.T. Waite	504
	Liberal Democrats	Henry R. Ward	494
	Independent	David Gardiner	162	5.23	New
	Independent	Irene T. Hawkins	97	3.14	New
Registered electors			7,459		587
Turnout			3,232	43.33	2.01
Rejected ballots			2	0.06	0.14
	Labour hold
	Conservative hold
	Labour hold

Stockwell

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Christopher A.H. Barker	1,560	48.24	40.25
	Liberal Democrats	Alan W. Bevan	1,495
	Liberal Democrats	Anthony F. Bottrall	1,457
	Labour	Simon H. Adams* [n 14]	1,041	32.23	20.55
	Labour	Janet C. Crook† [n 15]	1,008
	Labour	John G. McCay*	967
	Conservative	Keith L. Best	492	14.05	13.92
	Conservative	Syed S. Kamall	424
	Conservative	Richard J. Patient	399
	Green	Peter J. Crush	123	3.94	8.02
	Independent Democrat (UK)	Mercy Afari	48	1.54	New
Registered electors			7,249		45
Turnout			3,287	45.34	1.52
Rejected ballots			4	0.12	0.01
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour

Streatham Hill

Streatham Hill (3) ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	John R. Badescu* [n 16]	2,087	54.44	41.55
	Liberal Democrats	Jeremy F. Coninx* [n 17]	2,079
	Liberal Democrats	David J. Trott	1,964
	Labour	Patrick D. Byrne	792	20.30	12.97
	Labour	Clare Moore	790
	Conservative	John B. Bloomfield	763	19.61	23.22
	Conservative	Kenneth E.H. Graham	726
	Conservative	Steven G. Stanbury	718
	Labour	Amanda J.D. Waring	703
	Green	Andrew Keen	212	5.65	5.36
Registered electors			8,968		79
Turnout			3,973	44.30	5.78
Rejected ballots			5	0.13	0.05
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Streatham South

Streatham South (3) ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Simon M. Hooberman*	1,834	48.83	0.52
	Conservative	Edward M. Castle*	1,822
	Conservative	Anthony W. Bays*	1,810
	Labour	Andrew D. Hill	1,330	34.17	1.45
	Labour	Amanda L. Morgan	1,251
	Labour	Michael C. Correa	1,244
	Liberal Democrats	Valerie A. Collins	687	16.99	8.42
	Liberal Democrats	Paul James	608
	Liberal Democrats	Irene M. Yarwood	608
Registered electors			8,127		53
Turnout			4,039	49.70	1.59
Rejected ballots			5	0.12	0.09
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Streatham Wells

Streatham Wells (3) ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Julian P. Heather*	1,972	46.05	14.69
	Liberal Democrats	Daphne K. Hayes-Mojon	1,877
	Liberal Democrats	Michael J. Young	1,842
	Conservative	Robert E.G. Greenwood*	1,214	28.60	3.45
	Conservative	Richard A. Hope	1,171
	Conservative	Gianfranco Letizia	1,149
	Labour	Robert Hill	836	19.54	8.96
	Labour	Shirley A. Hill	826
	Labour	Esme Hilliard	752
	Green	Richard P. Coles	239	5.80	2.29
Registered electors			9,619		28
Turnout			4,319	44.90	4.94
Rejected ballots			10	0.23	0.17
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

Thornton

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Maltby J. Pindar	1,244	39.26	33.40
	Liberal Democrats	David C. Warner	1,204
	Labour	Rudolph A. Daley*	1,065	33.26	9.14
	Labour	Ty Goddard	1,009
	Conservative	Roger M. Bennett	718	22.00	21.62
	Conservative	Oliver A.W. Lodge	653
	Independent	Ronald C. Bird*	171	5.48	New
Registered electors			5,886		140
Turnout			3,202	54.40	0.93
Rejected ballots			8	0.25	0.09
	Liberal Democrats gain from Independent
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour

Thurlow

Thurlow Park (2) ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Clare R. Whelan*	1,402	55.72	2.44
	Conservative	John A. Whelan*	1,364
	Liberal Democrats	Maureen A. Mele	593	23.73	13.30
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew J. Thurburn	585
	Labour	Ian J. Darby	524	20.55	7.07
	Labour	Noshirwan J. Patel	496
Registered electors			5,375		98
Turnout			2,662	49.53	4.35
Rejected ballots			5	0.19	0.09
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Town Hall

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Geraldine M. Curtis	1,647	47.45	2.49
	Labour	Geoffrey Wilkinson*	1,637
	Labour	Christopher N. Cattermole* [n 18]	1,623
	Conservative	Egbert G. Christie	736	21.03	7.29
	Conservative	John C. Baron	735
	Liberal Democrats	Elsie Binder	706	18.18	11.60
	Conservative	Roger D. Barnes	705
	Liberal Democrats	Duncan M.R. Brack	596
	Liberal Democrats	Henry J.M. Young	580
	Green	Rogert C.L. Baker	460	13.34	1.82
Registered electors			9,053		60
Turnout			3,531	39.00	6.19
Rejected ballots			3	0.08	0.17
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Tulse Hill

Tulse Hill (3) ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Daniel J. Hughes	1,651	45.02	8.27
	Labour	David N. Salisbury-Jones	1,525
	Labour	Pauline A. Watson† [n 19]	1,486
	Militant Labour	Anne E. Hollifield	647	18.74	New
	Liberal Democrats	Lucy U. Gilbert	513	14.28	5.42
	Liberal Democrats	Laura J. Morland	485
	Liberal Democrats	Timothy D.D. Evans	481
	Green	Paulka Watson	393	9.59	6.62
	Conservative	Anthony E. Jones	390	10.14	5.16
	Conservative	Deborah Green	347
	Conservative	Charles M. Lidell-Grainger	313
	Green	William S.B. Collins	268
	Independent Democrat (UK)	Catherine Valentine	77	2.23	New
Registered electors			8,091		290
Turnout			3,140	38.81	3.68
Rejected ballots			10	0.32	0.14
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Vassall

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	John F. Denny	1,375	43.27	37.64
	Liberal Democrats	Geoffrey P. Bowring	1,359
	Liberal Democrats	Brian D.T. Jennings	1,303
	Labour	Benn Eshun	1,195	36.13	21.00
	Labour	Stephen J. Glazier	1,113
	Labour	Alexander McKenna	1,065
	Conservative	Judith M. Pattman	274	8.61	16.27
	Conservative	Anthony J. Shakespeare	271
	Conservative	Henrietta S. Royle	259
	Green	Tean J. Mitchell	246	7.91	4.45
	Independent Democrat (UK)	Stephen R. Chamberlain	144	4.08	New
	Independent Democrat (UK)	James W. Diaper	124
	Independent Democrat (UK)	George Anagnos	112
Registered electors			8,898		313
Turnout			3,223	36.22	2.60
Rejected ballots			2	0.06
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour

Notes

1. swapped to contest the Gipsy Hill ward but lost that election
2. 9 members had the whip withdrawn but still vote with the group ^[2]
3. in February 1994, there were 18 Conservative councillors at the election but the conservative candidate that held the seat stood as an independent at the election ^[2]
4. Ashley was a sitting councillor representing the Bishop's ward
5. Woodford was originally elected as a Liberal Democrat to replace Cllr. John Tuite after his resignation in 1993. However he had the lib dem whip removed prior to the election ^[2]
6. Prentice replaced Cllr. Graham P. Nicholas after his death in 1993 ^[2]
7. Harrison was a sitting councillor representing the St Martin's ward
8. Whaley was a sitting councillor representing the Herne Hill ward
9. Schumann was a sitting councillor representing the Tulse Hill ward
10. Mountford-Smith was a sitting Councillor representing the Vassall ward
11. Chambers was a sitting councillor representing the Streatham Wells ward
12. Chrichton Stuart replaced Cllr. Joseph Singh after his resignation in 1993 ^[2]
13. Green replaced Cllr. Susan T.B. Smith after her resignation in 1991 ^[2]
14. Adams replaced Cllr. Ian R. Mallett after his resignation in 1992 ^[2]
15. Crook was a sitting councillor representing the Oval ward
16. Badescu replaced Cllr. Gloria Hutchens after her resignation in 1993 ^[2]
17. Coninx replaced Cllr. Kenneth J. Sharvill after his resignation in 1992 ^[2]
18. Cattermole replaced Cllr. Dick J. F. Sorabji after his resignation in 1991 ^[2]
19. Watson was a sitting councillor representing the Vassall ward

References

1. Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis. "London Borough Council Elections - 5 May 1994 - Ward Voting Statistics" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. p. 210. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
2. Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis; Vaid, Lovedeep. "London Borough Council By-elections - May 1990 to May 1994" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. pp. 53–56.
3. Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis. "London Borough Council Elections - 5 May 1994" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. pp. 120–123, 210–211. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
4. Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "London Borough of Lambeth Election Results 1964-2010" (PDF). Elections Centre. Plymouth University. pp. 9–11. Retrieved 28 May 2024.