1994 London local elections

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1994 London local elections
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All 1,917 on all 32 London boroughs
Turnout46.1% (Decrease2.svg2.1%)
 First partySecond partyThird party
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Leader John Smith John Major Paddy Ashdown
Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats
Leader since18 July 199228 November 199016 July 1988
Popular vote927,157696,087490,259
Percentage41.6%31.2%22.0%
SwingIncrease2.svg2.7%Decrease2.svg6.6%Increase2.svg7.8%
Councils1743
Councils +/–Increase2.svg3Decrease2.svg8Steady2.svg0
Councillors1,044519323
Councillors +/–Increase2.svg118Decrease2.svg211Increase2.svg96
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Results by Borough in 1994.

Local government elections took place in London, and some other parts of the United Kingdom on Thursday 5 May 1994. Ward changes took place in Barking and Dagenham and Ealing which increased the total number of councillors by 3 from 1,914 to 1,917.

Contents

All London borough council seats were up for election. The previous Borough elections in London were in 1990. [1]

The Labour Party under John Smith achieved its best result since 1974, gaining 119 councillors and control of 3 councils. The Conservatives saw heavy losses, losing 212 councillors and 8 councils; the Conservative collapse also benefited the Liberal Democrats, who recovered from their 1990 low point and gained 94 councillors.

Results summary

Party [2] Votes won % votesChangeSeats % seatsChangeCouncilsChange
Labour 927,15741.6+2.71,04454.5+11817+3
Conservative 696,08731.2-6.651927.1-2114-8
Liberal Democrats 490,25922.0+7.832316.8+963±0
Green 48,7982.2-3.700.0±00±0
Others65,8582.9-0.4311.6±00±0
No overall control n/an/an/an/an/an/a8+5

Council results

CouncilPrevious controlResultDetails
Barking and Dagenham Labour Labour Details
Barnet Conservative No overall control Details
Bexley Conservative No overall control Details
Brent No overall control No overall control Details
Bromley Conservative Conservative Details
Camden Labour Labour Details
Croydon Conservative Labour Details
Ealing Conservative Labour Details
Enfield Conservative Labour Details
Greenwich Labour Labour Details
Hackney Labour Labour Details
Hammersmith and Fulham Labour Labour Details
Haringey Labour Labour Details
Harrow Conservative No overall control Details
Havering No overall control No overall control Details
Hillingdon Conservative Labour Details
Hounslow Labour Labour Details
Islington Labour Labour Details
Kensington and Chelsea Conservative Conservative Details
Kingston upon Thames No overall control Liberal Democrats Details
Lambeth Labour No overall control Details
Lewisham Labour Labour Details
Merton Labour Labour Details
Newham Labour Labour Details
Redbridge Conservative No overall control Details
Richmond upon Thames Liberal Democrats Liberal Democrats Details
Southwark Labour Labour Details
Sutton Liberal Democrats Liberal Democrats Details
Tower Hamlets Liberal Democrats Labour Details
Waltham Forest Labour No overall control Details
Wandsworth Conservative Conservative Details
Westminster Conservative Conservative Details

Borough result maps

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References

  1. ↑ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis. "London Borough Council Elections 7 May 1998 including the Greater London Authority Referendum results" (PDF). Demographic and Statistical Studies. London Research Centre. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  2. ↑ "Year Tables". 19 December 2015.
  3. ↑ "London Borough Council Elections 5 May 1994 Including Results from the European Elections" (PDF). londondatastore-upload.s3.amazonaws.com. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 April 2015.
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