1990 Westminster City Council election

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1990 Westminster City Council election
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All 60 council seats of the Westminster City Council
31 seats needed for a majority
Registered107,989 [1]
Turnout55,648, 51.53% [1]
 First partySecond partyThird party
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Leader Shirley Porter UnknownUnknown
Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats
Leader since1983UnknownUnknown
Leader's seat Hyde Park UnknownUnknown
Seats before32270
Seats won45150
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 13Decrease2.svg 12Steady2.svg
Popular vote77,05454,2297,894
Percentage53.99%37.99%5.53%
Council control before election


Conservative

Subsequent council control


Conservative

The 1990 Westminster Council election took place on 3 May 1990 to elect members of Westminster City Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council. [2]

Contents

Background

Election result

1990 Westminster City Council Election [3] [4]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 45130Increase2.svg 1370.0053.9977,054
  Labour 15012Decrease2.svg 1230.0037.9954,229
  Liberal Democrats 000Steady2.svg0.005.537,894
  Green 000Steady2.svg0.001.081,544
  Ind. Residents 001Decrease2.svg 10.000.70998
  Independent 000Steady2.svg0.000.62881
  SDP 000Steady2.svg0.000.09130
Total60 142,730

Ward results

(*) - Indicates an incumbent candidate

(†) - Indicates an incumbent councillor who is running in a different seat than the one they were elected

Baker Street

Baker Street (2) [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Angela M. Hooper* 862 70.31
Conservative Marie-Louise E. Rossi* 847
Labour Brenda J. Buxton28223.03
Labour Derek J. Buckland278
Liberal Democrats June C. Strick846.66
Liberal Democrats Michael D. Holmans78
Registered electors 2,794
Turnout 1,26445.24
Rejected ballots40.32
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Bayswater

Bayswater (3) [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Anne E. Barns 1,673 48.33
Conservative Michael C. Brahams 1,582
Conservative Bryony L.M. Griffiths 1,530
Labour Barrie K. Taylor*1,23535.67
Labour Christopher M. Ward1,148
Labour John B. Thirlwell*1,147
Green Annette L. Coward2557.73
Liberal Democrats Susan M. Baring2166.54
Independent Abdulla J. Dharamsi571.73
Registered electors 5,236
Turnout 3,12059.59
Rejected ballots90.29
Conservative gain from Labour
Conservative gain from Labour
Conservative gain from Labour

Belgrave

Belgrave (2) [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Elizabeth A. Flach* 1,265 84.01
Conservative Elizabeth F.M. Blois* 1,246
Labour Mair E. Garside20713.65
Labour Michael P. Gilgunn200
Liberal Democrats Helen Mann422.34
Liberal Democrats Angela M. Whitelegge27
Registered electors 3,604
Turnout 1,63445.34
Rejected ballots20.12
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Bryanston

Bryanston (2) [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Jennifer Bianco* 973 73.97
Conservative John Bull* 958
Labour Barbara A. Coates26819.83
Labour Robert B. Coates250
Liberal Democrats Marilyn Merryweather816.20
Registered electors 2,871
Turnout 1,33846.60
Rejected ballots50.37
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Cavendish

Cavendish (3) [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Harvey C.J. Marshall 1,521 53.99
Conservative David A. Berens 1,495
Conservative Nicholas F. Markham 1,489
Labour Paul H. Dimoldenberg99934.83
Labour Hilary L. Allen964
Labour Daniel J. Carlen943
Green Peta L. Masters2077.44
Liberal Democrats Roland S. Bond1103.74
Liberal Democrats Colin E. Wing97
Registered electors 5,283
Turnout 2,72551.58
Rejected ballots30.11
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Church Street

Church Street (3) [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Jennifer F. Edwards 1,795 66.92
Labour Gavin J Millar* 1,725
Labour Richard H. Nicholls* 1,723
Conservative Jean V. Morris87733.08
Conservative Laura S. Mendoza870
Conservative Simon R. Lapthorne846
Registered electors 5,818
Turnout 2,83048.64
Rejected ballots110.39
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Churchill

Churchill (3) [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Andreas N. Gledhill 1,758 41.25
Conservative Duncan J. Goldie-Scot 1,734
Conservative William A. Griffiths 1,722
Labour Margaret M Cavalla*1,35029.91
Labour Charles M. Phillipps1,224
Labour Ron M. Harley1,206
Lib Dem Focus Team Jane Smithard1,09725.78
Lib Dem Focus Team Alastair Bowman1,086
Lib Dem Focus Team Guy Halliwell1,076
Green Julia M. Ponsonby1293.06
Registered electors 6,341
Turnout 4,34168.46
Rejected ballots120.28
Conservative gain from Labour
Conservative gain from Labour
Conservative gain from Labour

Hamilton Terrace

Hamilton Terrace (2) [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Katherine P. Ivens 1,225 61.48
Conservative Judith A. Warner* 1,217
Lib Dem Focus Team Richard J. de Ste Croix47623.82
Lib Dem Focus Team Paul Strang469
Labour Edward C. Richards1939.62
Labour John J. Barry188
Green John Papworth1015.09
Registered electors 3,517
Turnout 2,00957.12
Rejected ballots20.10
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Harrow Road

Harrow Road (3) [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Joseph Glickman* 1,709 60.01
Labour Jillian A. Selbourne* 1,672
Labour Alan G. Lazarus 1,643
Conservative Douglas T. Jacobs90931.92
Conservative Alexander S. Aiken885
Conservative Peter D. Clarke879
Green William J. Welch2458.06
Green Philip S. Chetwode-Ram204
Registered electors 5,953
Turnout 2,95949.71
Rejected ballots20.07
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Hyde Park

Hyde Park (3) [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Shirley Porter* 1,281 68.29
Conservative Pamela J.J. Batty* 1,268
Conservative Anne M. Mallinson* 1,236
Labour Linda Julian†32016.83
Labour Jill B. Carlen314
Labour Peter J. Carlen299
Green Caroline M.G. Austin1679.04
Liberal Democrats Mura A. Blackburn1325.84
Liberal Democrats Matthew M. Lambert107
Liberal Democrats Rodney R.T. Smith86
Registered electors 4,242
Turnout 1,85743.78
Rejected ballots30.16
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Knightsbridge

Knightsbridge (2) [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Robert J. Moreland 857 61.42
Conservative Robert S.J. Michaels 852
Independent Peter J. Finley42029.60
Independent Christopher J. Owen404
Labour Una Cooze1006.25
Labour Ivy Searle74
Liberal Democrats Alison Bailey392.73
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Mackieth37
Registered electors 2,976
Turnout 1,41947.68
Rejected ballots20.14
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Lancaster Gate

Lancaster Gate (3) [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Olga Polizzi* 1,236 64.26
Conservative Robert J. Davis* 1,202
Conservative Simon H. Milton* 1,198
Labour Francis M. Prideaux47323.23
Labour Gerald Ramsbottom428
Labour Trevor G. Sheppard413
Green Sarah J. Buckmaster23612.51
Registered electors 4,475
Turnout 1,89542.35
Rejected ballots60.32
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Little Venice

Little Venice (3) [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Melvyn B. Caplan 1,704 53.74
Conservative Anthony P.R. Alford 1,680
Conservative Julia K. Hunt 1,680
Labour Isla Robertson*1,28540.47
Labour Linda C. Hardman1,274
Labour David E.R. Obaze*1,255
Liberal Democrats Paul E.M. Reynolds1825.79
Registered electors 5,298
Turnout 3,15059.46
Rejected ballots40.13
Conservative gain from Labour
Conservative gain from Labour
Conservative gain from Labour

Lord's

Lord's (2) [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Cyril H. Nemeth* 1,364 71.58
Conservative Kevin A. Gardner* 1,336
Labour Barbara J. Grahame46921.53
Labour Ramesh Shukla343
SDP Joe Aveline1306.89
Registered electors 3,880
Turnout 1,94850.21
Rejected ballots20.10
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Maida Vale

Maida Vale (3) [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Martin Jiggens 1,575 48.68
Conservative Ronald C.M. Raymond-Cox 1,574
Conservative James L. Thorley 1,541
Labour Denis N. Coleman*1,44944.69
Labour David J. Pitt-Watson*1,429
Labour Jacqueline M. Rosenberg*1,428
Liberal Democrats Edwena A. Couchman2136.63
Registered electors 5,376
Turnout 3,25460.53
Rejected ballots80.25
Conservative gain from Labour
Conservative gain from Labour
Conservative gain from Labour

Millbank

Millbank (3) [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Peter C.S. Bradley* 1,507 51.83
Labour Hugh G. Garside* 1,488
Labour Peter D. Wright* 1,468
Conservative Harry Haynes1,31742.84
Conservative Victoria L. Roberts1,207
Conservative Geeta G. Kaur-Sidhu1,166
Liberal Democrats Margaret Lang1695.33
Liberal Democrats Hugo D. Dixon161
Liberal Democrats Janice Taverne130
Registered electors 5,395
Turnout 3,08057.09
Rejected ballots50.16
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Queen's Park

Queen's Park (3) [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Margaret E. Cahill* 1,613 64.43
Labour Karen P. Buck 1,606
Labour Mary W. Nicholas* 1,569
Conservative David J. Brown72427.70
Conservative Sarah Livingstone721
Conservative Mark Prisk614
Liberal Democrats Gertrude E. Haywood1957.87
Registered electors 5,497
Turnout 2,65248.24
Rejected ballots140.53
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Regent's Park

Regent's Park (3) [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Reginald W. Forrester* 1,981 68.29
Conservative Roger J.L. Bramble* 1,932
Conservative Barry C. Legg* 1,878
Labour Sidney Norden65922.47
Labour Walter K. Philips639
Labour John A. Wilson608
Liberal Democrats Lewis J. Wigoder2619.24
Registered electors 5,782
Turnout 2,85349.34
Rejected ballots90.32
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

St George's

St George's (3) [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Alan Bradley* 2,251 73.31
Conservative Davd P. Weeks* 2,173
Conservative Benjamin A. Segal* 2,170
Labour Sir Ernest A. Bramall61619.65
Labour Angela Forrester590
Labour Maurice S. Miller562
Liberal Democrats John B.A. Barton2257.04
Liberal Democrats Maurice E. Coleman209
Liberal Democrats Evelyn S. Todman199
Registered electors 6,267
Turnout 3,03648.44
Rejected ballots60.20
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

St James's

St James's (2) [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Simon E. Brocklebank-Fowler 956 58.00
Conservative Carolyn R. Keen 913
Labour Arthur C. Smith60837.16
Labour Allan C. Wylie590
Liberal Democrats Nigel G. Bliss824.84
Liberal Democrats Josephine M. Hayes74
Registered electors 3,344
Turnout 1,68450.36
Rejected ballots00.00
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Victoria

Victoria (2) [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative David J. Harvey* 1,143 64.63
Conservative Peter M. Young* 1,123
Labour Martin H. Garside57431.09
Labour Simon J. Winters515
Liberal Democrats Caroline F. Shorten774.28
Liberal Democrats Josephine M. Hayes73
Registered electors 3,776
Turnout 1,89650.21
Rejected ballots30.16
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Westbourne

Westbourne (3) [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Vincent Allan* 1,688 56.07
Labour Joan B. Provost* 1,582
Labour Andrew H. Dismore* 1,581
Conservative Duncan R.L. Boyd1,01333.39
Conservative Richard Simmons975
Conservative Charles A.H. Villiers901
Liberal Democrats Morag G. Beattie30410.54
Registered electors 6,074
Turnout 2,90747.86
Rejected ballots50.17
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

West End

West End (2) [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative David J. Avery* 1,028 57.15
Conservative Peter J. Martindale 921
Independent Lois J. Peltz*56429.25
Independent Matthew Bennett434
Labour Paul M. Gamble23713.60
Labour Annette Pink227
Registered electors 4,190
Turnout 1,79742.89
Rejected ballots20.11
Conservative gain from Ind. Residents
Conservative hold

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