1994 Barnet London Borough Council election

1994 Barnet London Borough Council election

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All 60 seats to Barnet London Borough Council 31 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	50.0%
First party Second party Third party   Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats Seats before 39 18 3 Seats won 29 25 6 Seat change 10 7 3 Percentage 36.7% 40.1% 19.4%
Map of the results of the 1994 Barnet London Borough council election. Conservatives in blue, Labour in red and Liberal Democrats in yellow..
Council control before election Conservative Council control after election No overall control

The 1994 Barnet Council election took place on 5 May 1994 to elect members of Barnet London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the council went in no overall control.

Following the elections, a Labour-Liberal Democrat coalition was formed, replacing the previous Conservative majority. ^[1]

Election result

Overall turnout in the election was 45.4%.

Barnet Local Election Result 1994 ^[2]

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	29					36.7
	Labour	25					40.1
	Liberal Democrats	6					19.4

Ward results

Arkley

Arkley (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Anita Campbell*	2,852	49.9
	Labour	Pamela Coleman*	2,701	47.2
	Labour	Linda McFadyen	2,574	45.0
	Conservative	Jonathan Kay	1,854	32.4
	Conservative	Jeremy Cameron	1,838	32.1
	Conservative	Arik Yacobi	1,744	30.5
	Liberal Democrats	Mary Barnett	975	17.0
	Liberal Democrats	Victor Godman	869	15.2
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Cleal	867	15.2
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Brunswick Park

Brunswick Park (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Donald Goodman*	1,985	44.9	-9.0
	Conservative	Irene Palmer*	1,834	41.5	-9.6
	Conservative	John Rawles*	1,817	41.1	-9.7
	Labour	Jeffrey Cohen	1,576	35.7	+3.7
	Labour	Bridget Griffin	1,505	34.1	+4.1
	Labour	Ian Wallace	1,472	33.3	+3.6
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Finlayson	785	17.8	+7.5
	Liberal Democrats	Alwena Lillywhite	723	16.4	+6.0
	Liberal Democrats	Yvonne Wicksteed	688	15.6	+5.8
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Burnt Oak

Burnt Oak (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Rosemary Carney	2,754	68.2	+15.1
	Labour	Alan Williams*	2,722	67.4	+8.6
	Labour	Allan Turner*	2,703	67.0	+16.6
	Conservative	Keith Dyall	525	13.0	-24.1
	Conservative	Patricia Sparrow	504	12.5	-14.1
	Conservative	Alan Maund	481	11.9	-13.5
	Liberal Democrats	Barbara Farbey	340	8.4	+1.2
	Liberal Democrats	Cyril Harris	324	8.0	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Diana Pattison	301	7.5	N/A
	Green	Anne Doyle	225	5.6	-4.3
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Childs Hill

Childs Hill (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Jack Cohen*	1,986	51.2	+14.3
	Liberal Democrats	Susette Palmer	1,887	48.7	+7.1
	Liberal Democrats	Jonathan Davies	1,765	45.5	+9.9
	Conservative	Abraham Dunner	1,172	30.2	-1.8
	Conservative	Dineshwar Singh	986	25.4	-6.2
	Conservative	Robert Halfon	984	25.4	-5.8
	Labour	Anthony Hulstrom	760	19.6	-3.9
	Labour	Ghada Karmi	732	18.9	-2.9
	Labour	Bryan Reith	710	18.3	-2.3
Turnout
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Colindale

Colindale (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ellis Hillman*	2,588	63.2	+9.1
	Labour	David Williams*	2,553	62.3	+10.8
	Labour	Gillian Sargeant	2,450	59.8	+7.4
	Conservative	Alan Scott	747	18.2	-6.3
	Conservative	Philip Williams	690	16.8	N/A
	Conservative	Robert Linton	688	16.8	-7.9
	Liberal Democrats	Mary Dodd	430	10.5	+2.5
	Liberal Democrats	Arthur Roycroft	389	9.5	+2.1
	Liberal Democrats	David Keech	368	9.0	+2.6
	Green	Norman Crisp	273	6.7	-3.3
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

East Barnet

East Barnet (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Elizabeth Jarvis	2,331	43.4	+5.1
	Labour	Usha Chopra	2,222	41.4	+3.4
	Labour	Richard Soer	2,175	40.5	+3.7
	Conservative	Olwen Evans*	1,992	37.1	-8.3
	Conservative	Jihad Anani*	1,779	33.1	-7.6
	Conservative	Frixos Tombolis	1,740	32.4	-11.5
	Liberal Democrats	Margaret Neil	1,120	20.9	+9.5
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Watkins	1,010	18.8	+8.8
	Liberal Democrats	Charles Wicksteed	922	17.2	+7.6
Turnout
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

East Finchley

East Finchley (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Joan Ryan*	3,416	61.0	+2.6
	Labour	Helen Gordon	3,340	59.6	-3.6
	Labour	Rudi Vis*	3,203	57.2	+1.4
	Conservative	Daniel Finkelstein	1,187	21.2	-12.7
	Conservative	Barry Antoniou	1,138	20.3	-12.0
	Conservative	Marc Landsman	1,115	19.9	-10.8
	Green	Noel Lynch	624	11.1	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Elinor Edwards	595	10.6	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Diana Darrer	582	10.4	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Thomas Darrer	534	9.5	N/A
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Edgware

Edgware (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Julian Czarny*	2,098	47.8	-11.1
	Conservative	Malcolm Lester*	1,986	45.3	-12.4
	Conservative	Joan Scannell	1,934	44.1	-12.4
	Labour	Alan Sloam	1,430	32.6	+6.6
	Labour	Keith Hurcombe	1,387	31.6	+7.2
	Labour	Zena Sloam	1,336	30.5	+5.9
	Liberal Democrats	Susanne Gregory	754	17.2	+8.5
	Liberal Democrats	June Burton	741	16.9	+10.0
	Liberal Democrats	Kathleen Lamprell	681	15.5	+8.7
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Finchley

Finchley (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Eva Greenspan*	2,285	50.1	-7.2
	Conservative	Leslie Sussman*	2,176	47.7	-9.6
	Conservative	Barbara Langstone*	2,149	47.1	-9.9
	Labour	Denis Calnan	1,384	30.3	+1.6
	Labour	Josephine Cuttell	1,369	30.0	+1.7
	Labour	Mary McGuirk	1,337	29.3	-0.5
	Liberal Democrats	Malcolm Blount	721	15.8	+9.8
	Liberal Democrats	Jasbir Singh	664	14.5	+8.8
	Green	Gustav Clarkson	316	6.9	-2.2
	Green	Janet Strangeways	217	4.8	N/A
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Friern Barnet

Friern Barnet (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Thomas Carter	2,242	44.9	-4.6
	Conservative	Brian Salinger*	2,198	44.0	-5.5
	Conservative	John Tiplady*	2,179	43.6	-6.2
	Labour	Roger Chapman	1,835	36.7	+1.9
	Labour	Simon Montague	1,741	34.9	+0.3
	Labour	Michael Harris	1,617	32.4	-2.1
	Liberal Democrats	Matthew Harris	827	16.6	+6.7
	Liberal Democrats	Jonathan Griffiths	774	15.5	+6.0
	Liberal Democrats	Steven Deller	758	15.2	+5.9
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Garden Suburb

Garden Suburb (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Frank Davis*	1,748	42.6	-17.5
	Conservative	Roy Shutz*	1,724	42.0	-17.6
	Conservative	Mohammed Khamisa*	1,665	40.5	-18.4
	Liberal Democrats	Majorie Harris	1,645	40.1	+20.4
	Liberal Democrats	Millicent Watkins	1,552	37.8	+18.6
	Liberal Democrats	David Ive	1,520	37.0	+18.1
	Labour	Naomi Angell	668	16.3	+4.7
	Labour	Jula Westman	648	15.8	+4.2
	Labour	Carol Kohll	634	15.4	+4.6
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Golders Green

Golders Green (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Melvin Cohen*	1,758	43.3	+2.8
	Conservative	John Hedge*	1,495	36.8	+1.6
	Conservative	Michele Moulin	1,415	34.9	-3.2
	Labour	Michael Doyle	1,218	30.0	+2.2
	Labour	Montague Miller	1,137	28.0	+0.5
	Liberal Democrats	Barrie Manson	1,106	27.2	+0.3
	Labour	Dorothy Macedo	1,083	26.7	-0.8
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Green	1,009	24.9	-0.5
	Liberal Democrats	Rita Druiff	959	23.6	-1.7
	Green	Miranda Dunn	125	3.1	-3.4
	Green	Karen Lansdowne	97	2.4	N/A
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Hadley

Hadley (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mark Hayball	2,377	37.8	-11.1
	Conservative	Hazel Mammatt*	2,339	37.2	-5.2
	Conservative	Kantilal Patel	2,037	32.4	-12.5
	Labour	Michael Campbell	1,961	31.2	+6.1
	Labour	Jean Feldman	1,915	30.4	+8.2
	Labour	David Clarke	1,885	30.0	+4.7
	Liberal Democrats	Sean Hooker	1,523	24.2	+11.5
	Liberal Democrats	Trevor Orr	1,479	23.5	+11.8
	Liberal Democrats	Brigid Povah	1,263	20.1	+12.2
	Green	Timothy Riley	612	9.7	-1.6
	Independent	Christopher Johnson	406	6.5	N/A
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Hale

Hale (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Leslie Pym*	1,914	41.3	-9.3
	Conservative	Sheila Scott*	1,859	40.2	-8.9
	Labour	Andrew Dickie	1,820	39.3	+9.1
	Conservative	Graham Old	1,726	37.3	-11.0
	Labour	Janet Heathfield	1,701	36.7	+5.2
	Labour	William Parnaby	1,653	35.7	+6.3
	Liberal Democrats	James Creighton	788	17.0	+6.9
	Liberal Democrats	Guy Patton	730	15.8	+7.7
	Liberal Democrats	Geoffrey Jacobs	723	15.6	+6.7
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Hendon

Hendon (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Anthony Finn*	2,036	45.8	-9.5
	Conservative	Frederick Poole*	1,823	41.0	-11.3
	Conservative	Edward Bunn*	1,791	40.3	-13.0
	Labour	Colin Francombe	1,464	32.9	+2.8
	Labour	David Simons	1,302	29.3	-0.8
	Labour	Alan Killingback	1,260	28.3	-0.1
	Liberal Democrats	Fiona Palmer	852	19.2	+9.5
	Liberal Democrats	Harold Defries	825	18.6	+9.6
	Liberal Democrats	Martin Rodwell	700	15.7	+7.4
	Green	Graham White	325	7.3	N/A
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Mill Hill

Mill Hill (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Sheila Gottsche	1,836	38.7	+27.3
	Liberal Democrats	Jeremy Davies	1,830	38.6	+28.8
	Liberal Democrats	Wayne Casey	1,817	38.3	+28.9
	Conservative	John Hart*	1,795	37.8	-15.5
	Conservative	Jane Ellison*	1,781	37.5	-17.8
	Conservative	Peter Holland	1,701	35.8	-18.7
	Labour	Jean Smith	939	19.8	-7.0
	Labour	George Janeway	923	19.5	-5.0
	Labour	Michael Epstein	910	19.2	-4.1
Turnout
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

St Paul’s

St Paul’s (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Kitty Lyons	2,553	45.1	+5.6
	Labour	Katherine McGuirk	2,476	43.7	+2.7
	Labour	James Tierney	2,428	42.9	+5.1
	Conservative	Helena Hart*	2,148	37.9	-6.5
	Conservative	Mike Freer*	2,143	37.9	-6.3
	Conservative	Mary Phillips*	2,126	37.6	-3.9
	Liberal Democrats	Joan Beales	514	9.1	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	John Beales	503	8.9	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	David Loxton	473	8.4	N/A
	Green	Maureen Colmans	322	5.7	-8.7
	Green	Ashley Gunstock	314	5.5	N/A
	Green	Dennis Vigay	222	3.9	N/A
Turnout
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Totteridge

Totteridge (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Victor Lyon*	2,259	46.9	-7.7
	Conservative	Victor Usher*	2,218	46.0	-8.6
	Conservative	Kevin Edson	2,180	45.3	-9.3
	Labour	Timothy Roberts	1,492	31.0	+3.6
	Labour	David Saxon	1,441	29.9	+4.3
	Labour	Victoria Spawls	1,439	29.9	+5.1
	Liberal Democrats	Jennifer Keech	863	17.9	+8.6
	Liberal Democrats	Bernadette Cleal	853	17.7	+8.3
	Liberal Democrats	Nicholas Sullivan	853	17.7	+8.5
	Natural Law	Diane Derksen	120	2.5	N/A
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

West Hendon

West Hendon (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Gina Marks*	2,008	50.9	+4.9
	Labour	Agnes Slocombe*	1,968	49.9	+6.7
	Labour	Nicholas Kissen	1,941	49.2	+3.8
	Conservative	David Berens	1,070	27.1	-11.0
	Conservative	David Twomey	1,004	25.5	-12.5
	Conservative	Susan Twomey	957	24.3	-12.3
	Liberal Democrats	Erika Coward	500	12.7	+4.2
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Coward	500	12.7	+4.4
	Liberal Democrats	Shirley Rodwell	455	11.5	+4.6
	Green	Fiona Clode	268	6.8	N/A
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Woodhouse

Woodhouse (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Stanley Cross*	3,084	48.9	+1.3
	Labour	Melanie Packer	2,928	46.5	-0.9
	Labour	Joanna Salsbury	2,915	46.3	-0.9
	Conservative	Brian Coleman	2,093	33.2	-12.8
	Conservative	Mary Russell	2,036	32.3	-13.5
	Conservative	Peter Yallouros	1,986	31.5	-12.9
	Liberal Democrats	Rosalind Abrahams	666	10.6	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Geoffrey Lee	614	9.7	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Joy Manson	585	9.3	N/A
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

By-elections between 1994 and 1998

Colindale

Colindale by-election, 14 March 1996 ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Thomas A. McKendry	1,962	70.6
	Conservative	Alan R. Maund	425	15.3
	Liberal Democrats	Roger L. Axworthy	257	9.2
	Green	Norman D. Crisp	71	2.6
	UKIP	Bernard P. Wright	65	2.3
Majority			1,537	55.3
Turnout			2,780
	Labour hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Ellis S. Hillman.

Colindale

Colindale by-election, 14 November 1996 ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Danish Chopra	1,339	71.0	+0.4
	Conservative	Alan R. Maund	386	20.5	+5.2
	Liberal Democrats	Roger L. Axworthy	160	8.5	-0.7
Majority			953	50.5	-4.8
Turnout			1,885	16.8
	Labour hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Thomas A. McKendry.

Edgware

Edgware by-election, 14 November 1996 ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Anthony P. Spencer	1,189	48.4
	Labour	Alan M. Sloam	1,129	46.0
	Liberal Democrats	Geoffrey A. Jacobs	138	5.6
Majority			60	2.4
Turnout			2,456	21.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Julian D. Czarny.

Hendon

Hendon by-election, 14 November 1996 ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Andrew M. Sherling	970	36.2
	Labour	Colin S. Francome	885	33.1
	Liberal Democrats	Susan J. Palin	821	30.7
Majority			85	3.1
Turnout			2,676	22.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Edward P. Bunn.

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