1994 Merton London Borough Council election

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1994 Merton London Borough Council election
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All 57 council seats on
Merton London Borough Council
Turnout49.5% (Decrease2.svg4.2%) [1] [2]
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats
Last election29 seats, 42.2%22 seats, 41.3%0 seats, 6.5%
Seats won40 [3] 103
Seat changeIncrease2.svg11Decrease2.svg12Increase2.svg3
Popular vote82,29451,15320,540
Percentage50.3%31.3%12.5%
SwingIncrease2.svg8.1%Decrease2.svg10.0%Increase2.svg6.0%
 Fourth partyFifth party
 
Party Merton Park Residents Longthornton and Tamworth Residents
Last election3 seats, 3.1%3 seats, 2.1%
Seats won31
Seat changeSteady2.svgDecrease2.svg2
Popular vote5,8604,308
Percentage3.6%2.6%
SwingIncrease2.svg0.5%Increase2.svg0.5%
Council leader before election

Tony Colman
Labour

Council leader after election

Tony Colman
Labour

Elections for the London Borough of Merton were held on 5 May 1994 to elect members of Merton London Borough Council in London, England. This was on the same day as other local elections in England. [4]

Contents

The whole council was up for election. As a result of changes in authority boundaries between Merton, Lambeth and Wandsworth, there were some minor ward boundary changes. [5]

Results

The Labour Party maintained its majority control of the council, increasing its majority from one seat to eleven seats. [6]

This was the first election in which the Liberal Democrats gained seats in Merton, winning all three seats on the ward of West Barnes from the Conservatives. [7] The Liberal Democrats had not stood in the ward in the last election, [2] and their predecessors, the SDP-Liberal Alliance, came last in the ward in the 1986 election, behind the Conservatives and Labour. [8]

This was also the last election which was contested by the Longthornton and Tamworth Residents Association, which lost two seats to Labour and whose only elected councillor no longer sat for the party by the time of the 1998 election. [6]

Merton Local Election Result 1994 [9]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 40110Increase2.svg1170.2%50.3%82,294Increase2.svg8.1%
  Conservative 10012Decrease2.svg1217.5%31.3%51,153Decrease2.svg10.0%
  Liberal Democrats 330Increase2.svg35.3%12.5%20,540Increase2.svg6.0%
  Merton Park Residents 30005.3%3.6%5,860Increase2.svg0.5%
  Longthornton and Tamworth Residents 102Decrease2.svg21.8%2.6%4,308Increase2.svg0.5%
  Green 000002.6%4,177Decrease2.svg0.2%
  Independent 000000.6914n/a
  West Barnes Independent Residents 000000.2286Decrease2.svg1.3%
  Monster Raving Loony 000000.063n/a

Results by Ward

Abbey (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Maria Dingwall 1,717 52.6 +2.8
Labour Susan Assinen 1,643 50.4 +3.5
Labour Adrian Holt 1,582 48.5 +2.9
Conservative Anne Bottell82025.1-9.1
Conservative Margaret Connon79524.4-9.3
Conservative Philip Thorley76123.3-8.1
Green Jacqueline Barrow58918.1+9.1
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Barker 38211.7+0.7
Liberal Democrats Gail Moss33110.1+1.2
Liberal Democrats Julian Rudd2577.9-0.7
Independent Monowara Ahmad1083.3N/A
Independent Grace Giddins973.0+0.9
Independent Muhammad Rahman802.5N/A
Independent Abdul Kalam762.3N/A
Turnout 3,26747.0-4.4
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Cannon Hill (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Michael Mannion 1,631 46.0 +9.6
Labour Charles Lucas 1,611 45.5 +9.2
Labour Brian White 1,608 45.4 +10.7
Conservative Thelma Earnshaw*1,19533.7-14.0
Conservative Joan Pethen*1,14632.3-14.9
Conservative Pauline Blythe1,13031.9-14.1
Liberal Democrats Peter Larkin55615.7+1.6
Liberal Democrats Anne-Marie Anderson53315.0+2.3
Liberal Democrats George Senior50214.2+1.9
Green Justin Craig1855.2N/A
Turnout 3,54753.5-6.2
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Colliers Wood (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Siobhain McDonagh* 2,202 64.3 +3.2
Labour Sheila Knight* 1,945 56.8 +2.9
Labour Reginald Flegg* 1,901 55.5 +5.7
Green Thomas Walsh89626.2+5.7
Conservative Christopher Grayling 56816.6-10.5
Conservative Margaret Ali55416.2-9.4
Conservative Shamima Hardcastle48614.2-7.1
Liberal Democrats Malcolm Geldart41712.2N/A
Turnout 3,43445.3-0.5
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Dundonald (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Michael Brunt* 1,822 53.1 +11.5
Labour Stephen Blann 1,808 52.7 +7.5
Labour John Pickover 1,599 46.6 +8.9
Conservative John Elvidge*1,04530.4-8.7
Conservative Samantha George99629.0-8.1
Conservative Robert Greenly95327.8-7.2
Liberal Democrats Matthew Griffiths44012.8+3.1
Liberal Democrats Richard Ladmore42012.2+2.2
Liberal Democrats Graham Stone39011.4+1.7
Green Christina Langley35610.4-7.2
Turnout 3,43756.0-3.7
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Durnsford (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Arthur Kennedy 1,055 45.0 +7.3
Labour Kevin Beale 1,027 43.8 +8.6
Conservative Robert Clark82435.1-8.8
Conservative Jean Fortescue82435.1-8.2
Liberal Democrats Philip Rumney31813.6+3.5
Liberal Democrats Barry Fairbank30312.9-0.2
Green Julia Garrett1365.8-1.9
Turnout 2,34954.8-4.8
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Figge's Marsh (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Proctor* 2,003 56.1 +6.6
Labour Daniel Connellan* 1,953 54.7 +6.1
Labour Geraldine Stanford* 1,938 54.3 +6.5
Conservative Nigel Dixon1,07530.1-7.6
Conservative Selvin Brown1,05429.5-7.0
Conservative Suresh Pandya99127.8-6.5
Liberal Democrats Antoinette McCabe3389.5N/A
Green Francis Cluer2156.0-4.0
Turnout 3,57548.7-5.6
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Graveney (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Linda Kirby* 1,331 63.1 -2.2
Labour Joseph Abrams* 1,262 59.8 -2.1
Conservative Hazel McDonald43920.8-7.5
Conservative Margaret Sheldrick39718.8-7.6
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Snelling23110.9N/A
Liberal Democrats Marc Plessier1999.4N/A
Green Mary Wensley763.6N/A
Turnout 2,11949.9-0.7
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Hillside (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Holmes 1,360 46.4 -9.8
Conservative Jason Garbutt 1,352 46.1 -7.8
Conservative David Williams* 1,350 46.1 -7.4
Labour Christine Bickerstaff87930.0+6.9
Labour William Bailey87129.7+8.2
Labour Laurence North79327.1+7.2
Liberal Democrats Louise Pugh55018.8+3.3
Liberal Democrats Blaise Eglington53918.4+4.8
Liberal Democrats Joan Pyke-Lees53018.1+5.2
Green Richard Miller2207.5-8.5
Turnout 2,93643.9-7.9
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Lavender (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Anthony Colman* 1,547 66.7 +0.8
Labour Malcolm Searle 1,401 60.4 -5.4
Conservative Gordon Raymond42418.3-9.6
Conservative Dorothy Truman38216.5+6.9
Liberal Democrats Wendy Taylor27511.9N/A
Liberal Democrats Patrick Macgabhann25110.8N/A
Turnout 2,32645.9-4.7
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Longthornton (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Patric Cunnane 1,474 39.8 +8.7
Longthornton and Tamworth Residents Robert Elgin* 1,450 39.1 +1.9
Labour Steven Holt 1,437 38.8 +8.2
Longthornton and Tamworth Residents Gillian Elgin*1,43038.6+3.3
Longthornton and Tamworth Residents Terry Ellis1,42838.6+3.0
Labour Mohammad Syed1,34136.2+7.6
Conservative Richard Gill57415.5-12.3
Conservative Ayman Akshar50013.5-11.4
Conservative Harris Yee-Chong48913.2-11.7
Liberal Democrats Caroline Plessier2376.4N/A
Turnout 3,70951.1+2.6
Labour gain from Longthornton and Tamworth Residents Swing
Longthornton and Tamworth Residents hold Swing
Labour gain from Longthornton and Tamworth Residents Swing
Lower Morden (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Cyril Gallant 1,417 42.8 +5.3
Labour Nicholas Draper 1,365 41.2 +5.2
Conservative Janet Jones* 1,351 40.8 -9.6
Conservative Terence Daniels1,34740.6-10.4
Labour Mark Springett1,31039.5+5.7
Conservative Peter Morss*1,21736.7-11.6
Liberal Democrats Patricia Pearce52916.0N/A
Green Susan Boulding2888.7-2.9
Turnout 3,31649.8-7.8
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Merton Park (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Merton Park Residents Neville Beddoe* 1,968 57.6 +9.8
Merton Park Residents Bridget Smith* 1,948 57.0 +8.9
Merton Park Residents Desmonde Child* 1,944 56.9 +8.8
Labour Edmond Ceci66719.5+3.1
Conservative John Day66419.4-10.8
Labour Alison Morgan64518.9+2.3
Conservative Christopher Dyson63318.5-12.8
Conservative Anne Sparrow63218.5-12.6
Labour Aeronwen Griffiths62818.4+2.7
Liberal Democrats William Prosser1584.6N/A
Turnout 3,42352.8-6.5
Merton Park Residents hold Swing
Merton Park Residents hold Swing
Merton Park Residents hold Swing
Phipps Bridge (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Thomas Munn 2,019 58.6 +9.4
Labour Paul Harper* 2,015 58.4 +8.6
Labour Judith Saunders 1,844 53.5 +7.2
Conservative Nicholas Brewer74021.5-9.6
Conservative Oliver Colvile67919.7-10.0
Conservative Vivianne Pallister63518.4-8.3
Liberal Democrats Lorraine Snelling37710.9+0.5
Independent Richard Law3259.4+0.6
Liberal Democrats Konrad Brodzinski2988.6-1.1
Liberal Democrats Marek Siemaszko2798.1+0.3
Turnout 3,45344.7-2.4
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Pollards Hill (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Frederick Flatt* 1,885 62.4 +14.3
Labour John Cole 1,864 61.7 +46.0
Labour Patrick Tiernan 1,579 52.3 +13.0
Conservative Beryl Akshar73124.2-15.2
Conservative Kevin Shinkwin68122.5-15.1
Conservative Abdul Kanso62420.6-13.4
Liberal Democrats Patrick Howard47815.8N/A
Turnout 3,03148.9-4.5
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Ravensbury (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Philip Jones* 2,040 64.1 +9.2
Labour Peter Smith 1,990 62.6 +6.5
Labour Peter McCabe* 1,987 62.5 +8.4
Conservative Stephen Ashcroft62319.6-8.4
Conservative Thomas Harris58518.4-8.9
Conservative Michael Troy53516.8-9.9
Liberal Democrats Philip Knight39312.4+4.8
Green Julian Davidson2106.6+1.2
Independent Terence Sullivan882.8N/A
Monster Raving Loony Doris Wright632.0N/A
Turnout 3,18748.8-4.9
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Raynes Park (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Margaret Brierly 1,482 46.3 -8.2
Conservative Robert Bell 1,411 44.1 -9.0
Conservative Michael Miles 1,383 43.2 -9.0
Labour Sandra Thorogood1,06733.3+4.6
Labour Michael Mroczek96230.1+4.2
Labour Mark Vines-Forman95429.8+4.0
Liberal Democrats Nicola Savile-Tucker66420.1+8.8
Liberal Democrats David Hurst64719.6+8.4
Liberal Democrats Kevin McGuinness63919.4+8.6
Green Andrew Taylor2357.1-6.0
Turnout 3,30446.3-7.9
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
St. Helier (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alec Leaver* 1,994 62.3 +6.1
Labour Steven Conquest 1,860 58.1 +4.7
Labour Michael Spacey 1,797 56.2 +4.2
Conservative Keith Guy74523.3-8.6
Conservative Michael McGrory71622.4-8.8
Conservative John Telford65020.3-10.5
Liberal Democrats Susan Simmonds34610.8N/A
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Wren3039.5N/A
Liberal Democrats Ademola Akinmade2889.0N/A
Green Stephen Boulding1715.3-5.0
Turnout 3,20250.2-3.9
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Trinity (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kingsley Abrams* 1,519 46.9 +6.5
Labour Patrick O'Sullivan 1,433 44.3 +6.8
Labour Paul Barasi 1,427 44.1 +6.8
Conservative Richard Aitken-Davies98130.3-2.2
Conservative Diana Harris94229.1-1.6
Conservative Simon Elliott94129.1-1.5
Liberal Democrats Suzanne Deeley59018.2-2.7
Liberal Democrats Anthony Dix54316.8-2.3
Liberal Democrats Neil Rennie54016.7-4.5
Green Sarah Miskin2267.0-5.5
Independent Mohammad Karim1404.3N/A
Turnout 3,23956.9+2.7
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Village (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Roger Farrance 1,551 58.3 -4.3
Conservative Sarah Newton 1,544 58.0 -2.4
Conservative Allan Jones* 1,502 56.4 -4.9
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Robins58321.9+6.6
Liberal Democrats Marilyn Rumney51619.4+8.2
Labour Denise Leggett49418.6+2.0
Labour Duncan Michael48518.2+1.5
Liberal Democrats Richard Tibbetts47918.0+5.9
Labour Sittampalam Balarajah44616.8+1.2
Green Margaret Garrett1716.4-8.0
Turnout 2,66344.9-8.1
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
West Barnes (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Alison Willott 1,386 36.5 N/A
Liberal Democrats Iain Dysart 1,330 35.0 N/A
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Harris 1,275 33.6 N/A
Labour Laurence Naylor1,09328.8+1.5
Labour Barry Edwards1,08328.5-0.2
Conservative Margaret Grant1,06628.1-16.8
Conservative Paul Hannan1,05227.7-15.7
Labour Stephen Nixon1,04427.5-3.0
Conservative Kenneth Butt1,02627.0-15.6
Independent Roger Logan2867.5-16.6
Green Jennifer Barrow2035.3N/A
Turnout 3,80454.5-3.0
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

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