The 1986 Haringey Council election took place on 8 May 1986 to elect members of Haringey London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour party retained overall control of the council.
Background
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Election result
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 42 | 13 | 4 | +9 | |||||
Conservative | 16 | 3 | 13 | -10 | |||||
Alliance | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | |||||
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | ±0 | |||||
United Independent Group | 0 | 0 | 0 | ±0 | |||||
Humanist | 0 | 0 | 0 | ±0 | |||||
Communist | 0 | 0 | 0 | ±0 | |||||
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | ±0 |
Ward results
Alexandra
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Pauline Crossan | 1,480 | 34.2 | +6.5 | |
Labour | Peter Kane | 1,431 | 33.1 | +5.9 | |
Labour | Brendan McGinley | 1,383 | 32.0 | +5.2 | |
Alliance (Liberal) | Paul Lucraft | 1,307 | 30.2 | +4.0 | |
Conservative | Lynn Driscoll | 1,298 | 30.0 | −12.0 | |
Conservative | Guy Esnouf | 1,282 | 29.6 | −12.3 | |
Alliance (SDP) | Derek Pollard | 1,253 | 29.0 | +2.9 | |
Conservative | Wayne Lewis | 1,252 | 28.9 | −12.7 | |
Alliance (Liberal) | Stuart Sime | 1,221 | 28.2 | +2.3 | |
Green | Joycelyn Cunningham | 292 | 6.7 | N/A | |
Turnout | 4,327 | 59.1 | +7.3 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Archway
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Nicky Gavron | 1,045 | 37.2 | +10.1 | |
Conservative | Ronald Embleton | 986 | 35.1 | −8.4 | |
Labour | Stephen Mackey | 972 | 34.6 | +8.4 | |
Conservative | Sarah Whitby* | 951 | 33.8 | −8.9 | |
Alliance (SDP) | Roger Mothersdale | 595 | 21.2 | −4.1 | |
Alliance (Liberal) | Jonathan Hobbs | 592 | 21.1 | −2.9 | |
Green | Paul Butler | 167 | 5.9 | +2.8 | |
Turnout | 2,810 | 52.3 | −1.4 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Bowes Park
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Pat Craig-Jones | 1,811 | 39.5 | +5.0 | |
Labour | Kevin Hargreaves | 1,738 | 37.9 | +3.0 | |
Conservative | Amory Toogood | 1,645 | 35.9 | −5.4 | |
Conservative | Geoffrey Davis | 1,634 | 35.6 | −5.4 | |
Conservative | Margaret Reid | 1,632 | 35.6 | −4.6 | |
Labour | Dave Perkin | 1,612 | 35.1 | +1.9 | |
Alliance (Liberal) | David Green | 839 | 18.3 | −1.4 | |
Alliance (SDP) | John Warren | 796 | 17.4 | −1.6 | |
Alliance (SDP) | David Beacham | 743 | 16.2 | −1.9 | |
Green | Simon Cowell-Parker | 181 | 3.9 | N/A | |
United Independent Group | Peter Diacopoulos | 67 | 1.5 | N/A | |
Turnout | 4,587 | 52.1 | +5.8 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Bruce Grove
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Bernie Grant* | 1,748 | 43.7 | −8.3 | |
Labour | Vince Gillespie | 1,728 | 43.2 | −7.4 | |
Labour | Martha Osamor | 1,673 | 41.8 | −8.6 | |
Conservative | Bryan Morris** | 1,066 | 26.6 | +6.7 | |
Conservative | Joseph Smith | 1,017 | 25.4 | +5.5 | |
Conservative | Joseph Tadrous | 877 | 21.9 | +2.5 | |
Alliance (Liberal) | John Hammond | 788 | 19.7 | −2.8 | |
Alliance (Liberal) | Yasmin Ahmed | 774 | 19.3 | −1.6 | |
Alliance (SDP) | Stuart Maxwell | 739 | 18.5 | −2.4 | |
Green | Donald Nicholls | 252 | 6.3 | N/A | |
United Independent Group | Walter Hurry | 96 | 2.4 | N/A | |
Turnout | 4,003 | 48.1 | +12.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Bryan Morris was a sitting councillor for Highgate ward.
Coleraine
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Alexander L'Estrange | 1,656 | 38.4 | +19.8 | |
Labour | Stephen Banerji* | 1,587 | 36.8 | −4.7 | |
Labour | Beth Simons* | 1,566 | 36.3 | −1.1 | |
Labour | Patrick Tonge* | 1,510 | 35.0 | −1.4 | |
Alliance (Liberal) | Susan Curtis | 1,398 | 32.4 | +13.8 | |
Alliance (Liberal) | Attila Borzak | 1,383 | 32.1 | +14.1 | |
Conservative | Patrick Callan | 695 | 16.1 | −17.3 | |
Conservative | Mary Callan | 689 | 16.0 | −16.8 | |
Independent | Edward Sambridge | 472 | 11.0 | N/A | |
Green | Nina Armstrong | 106 | 2.5 | N/A | |
Turnout | 4,309 | 52.1 | +13.2 | ||
Liberal gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Crouch End
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Paul Loach** | 1,385 | 34.9 | +4.1 | |
Labour | Davina Cooper | 1,345 | 33.9 | +3.1 | |
Labour | Mary Neuner | 1,329 | 33.5 | +3.3 | |
Conservative | Ronald Aitken | 1,307 | 32.9 | −6.5 | |
Conservative | Iain Dewar | 1,256 | 31.6 | −6.8 | |
Conservative | Edward Webb | 1,222 | 30.8 | −7.1 | |
Alliance (SDP) | Colin Croly | 880 | 22.2 | −0.9 | |
Alliance (SDP) | Melvyn Kaufman | 878 | 22.1 | +0.1 | |
Alliance (SDP) | Colin Martin | 848 | 21.3 | ±0.0 | |
Green | David Burns | 407 | 10.2 | +5.1 | |
Humanist | Jon Swinden | 76 | 1.9 | N/A | |
Turnout | 3,972 | 55.8 | +4.1 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Paul Loach was a sitting councillor for Seven Sisters ward.
Fortis Green
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Roger Dix | 1,680 | 43.1 | −3.6 | |
Conservative | Jeffrey Lotery* | 1,680 | 43.1 | −1.6 | |
Conservative | Gerard Tyler | 1,588 | 40.7 | −3.4 | |
Labour | Petrina Williams | 1,061 | 27.2 | +2.8 | |
Labour | Robert Monroe | 1,058 | 27.1 | +3.4 | |
Labour | Richard Heffernan | 1,055 | 27.0 | +4.5 | |
Alliance (SDP) | Robert Andrewes | 897 | 23.0 | −1.7 | |
Alliance (Liberal) | Philip Lewis | 874 | 22.4 | −1.8 | |
Alliance (SDP) | Thomas Munch-Petersen | 850 | 21.8 | −1.1 | |
Green | Doris Binyon | 293 | 7.5 | N/A | |
Turnout | 3,901 | 52.2 | −2.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Green Lanes
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Anne Douglas | 1,488 | 57.9 | +2.4 | |
Labour | Andreas Mikkides* | 1,462 | 56.9 | +1.3 | |
Conservative | Asma Siwani | 633 | 24.6 | −0.2 | |
Conservative | Sushil Vig | 629 | 24.5 | +2.6 | |
Alliance (SDP) | Jill Adler | 270 | 10.5 | −5.6 | |
Alliance (Liberal) | Ann Savage | 256 | 10.0 | −4.2 | |
United Independent Group | Demetrious Paulou | 51 | 2.0 | N/A | |
Turnout | 2,569 | 43.2 | +7.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Harringay
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ronald Blanchard* | 1,827 | 54.7 | +0.3 | |
Labour | Sharon Lawrence** | 1,799 | 53.9 | −3.9 | |
Labour | Chris Zissimos* | 1,651 | 49.4 | −4.8 | |
Conservative | Christine Sampson | 766 | 22.9 | +1.8 | |
Conservative | Ines Demopoulos | 696 | 20.8 | −0.1 | |
Conservative | Zerin Ahmed | 688 | 20.6 | −0.1 | |
Alliance (SDP) | Pamela Sweeney | 384 | 11.5 | −4.1 | |
Alliance (SDP) | Wendy Beauchamp-Ward | 377 | 11.3 | −2.9 | |
Alliance (SDP) | David Withey | 329 | 9.9 | −3.3 | |
Green | David Crucefix | 199 | 6.0 | N/A | |
Communist | Francis Carr | 193 | 5.8 | −0.2 | |
United Independent Group | Themis Demetriou | 105 | 3.1 | N/A | |
Humanist | Brian Easton | 47 | 1.4 | N/A | |
Turnout | 3,340 | 41.3 | −1.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Sharon Lawrence was a sitting councillor for Alexandra ward.
High Cross
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Robert Harris** | 1,138 | 47.0 | −3.4 | |
Labour | Kenneth Layne | 1,081 | 44.6 | −1.1 | |
Conservative | Frederick Gray | 626 | 25.8 | +2.4 | |
Conservative | Mary Raleigh | 558 | 23.0 | +0.3 | |
Alliance (Liberal) | Stephen Holdstock | 543 | 22.4 | +0.9 | |
Alliance (Liberal) | Elizabeth Mould | 520 | 21.5 | +3.0 | |
Turnout | 2,422 | 47.5 | +8.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Robert Harris was a sitting councillor for Bruce Grove ward.
Highgate
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Andrew Mitchell* | 1,429 | 58.2 | +2.0 | |
Conservative | William Blackburne | 1,380 | 56.2 | +1.2 | |
Labour | Dennis Bradley | 488 | 19.9 | +8.8 | |
Alliance (Liberal) | Francis Coleman | 438 | 17.8 | −8.1 | |
Alliance (SDP) | Clare Croly | 423 | 17.2 | −7.6 | |
Labour | Danny Nicol | 422 | 17.2 | +6.2 | |
Green | Miriam Kennet | 115 | 4.7 | N/A | |
Turnout | 2,454 | 48.9 | −5.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Hornsey Central
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Toby Harris* | 1,178 | 39.5 | −2.2 | |
Labour | Diana Minns | 1,086 | 36.4 | −8.5 | |
Conservative | Gareth Hughes | 854 | 28.6 | −5.3 | |
Conservative | Robert Crossman | 836 | 28.0 | −4.2 | |
Alliance (SDP) | Michael Garton-Sprenger | 519 | 17.4 | +1.0 | |
Alliance (SDP) | Claire Kaufman | 513 | 17.2 | +1.3 | |
Green | Maureen Cantwell | 241 | 8.1 | +5.4 | |
Independent | Brian Bullard* | 221 | 7.4 | −37.5 | |
United Independent Group | Pearl Hurry** | 90 | 3.0 | N/A | |
Turnout | 2,981 | 55.4 | +1.5 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Pearl Hurry was a sitting councillor for the Bowes Park ward. She, and Brian Bullard, were originally elected as Conservatives.
Hornsey Vale
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Steve King* | 1,319 | 51.4 | +12.2 | |
Labour | Craig Brewin | 1,284 | 50.0 | +6.4 | |
Conservative | Peter Gilbert | 686 | 26.7 | −7.0 | |
Conservative | Paul Walker | 655 | 25.5 | −7.9 | |
Alliance (SDP) | Alfred White | 298 | 11.6 | −4.4 | |
Alliance (Liberal) | Joan Booth | 289 | 11.3 | −3.7 | |
Green | Dennis Bury | 196 | 7.6 | N/A | |
Turnout | 2,567 | 52.6 | +5.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Muswell Hill
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Benjamin Hall* | 1,876 | 41.1 | −5.9 | |
Conservative | Blair Greaves | 1,827 | 40.0 | −5.8 | |
Conservative | Aeronwy Harris* | 1,807 | 39.5 | −6.4 | |
Labour | Michael Ellman | 1,404 | 30.7 | +6.7 | |
Labour | Andrew Krokou | 1,271 | 27.8 | +4.1 | |
Labour | Nigel Willmott | 1,230 | 26.9 | +3.4 | |
Alliance (Liberal) | Anne Williams | 1,019 | 22.3 | −4.0 | |
Alliance (SDP) | Jonathan Popper | 987 | 21.6 | −4.0 | |
Alliance (SDP) | Ralph Shafran | 982 | 21.5 | −3.4 | |
Green | Jennifer Burns | 472 | 10.3 | N/A | |
Humanist | Roger Park | 65 | 1.4 | N/A | |
Turnout | 4,570 | 54.4 | −1.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Noel Park
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Brennan* | 1,760 | 39.2 | −3.3 | |
Labour | Nigel Knowles* | 1,747 | 38.9 | −1.6 | |
Labour | Narendra Makanji* | 1,650 | 36.7 | −3.0 | |
Conservative | William Golden | 1,641 | 36.5 | −0.5 | |
Conservative | Mary Poole-Wilson | 1,542 | 34.3 | −2.5 | |
Conservative | Sybil Silver | 1,521 | 33.9 | −2.2 | |
Alliance (SDP) | Edward Young | 760 | 16.9 | +1.7 | |
Alliance (SDP) | John Fakes | 758 | 16.9 | +1.8 | |
Alliance (Liberal) | Deborah Aleksander | 681 | 15.2 | +1.2 | |
Green | Claire Lewis | 147 | 3.3 | N/A | |
United Independent Group | John Edwards | 77 | 1.7 | N/A | |
Turnout | 4,492 | 53.3 | +8.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Park
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Eileen Garwood* | 1,128 | 47.5 | −2.4 | |
Labour | Peter Clarke | 1,031 | 43.4 | −2.1 | |
Conservative | Brian Boyle | 854 | 35.9 | +3.4 | |
Conservative | Margaret Carr | 817 | 34.4 | +2.7 | |
Alliance (Liberal) | Alfred White | 296 | 12.5 | −1.8 | |
Alliance (SDP) | Joan Booth | 270 | 11.4 | −2.6 | |
Turnout | 2,377 | 44.9 | +6.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Seven Sisters
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Frederick Knight* | 1,145 | 57.0 | −4.3 | |
Labour | Vernon King | 1,030 | 51.2 | −3.3 | |
Conservative | Lawrence Allright | 506 | 25.2 | +4.8 | |
Conservative | Francis Wanwingkai | 424 | 21.1 | +2.3 | |
Alliance (Liberal) | Edmund Green | 267 | 13.3 | −4.0 | |
Alliance (SDP) | John Gray | 247 | 12.3 | −3.9 | |
Turnout | 2,010 | 41.3 | +6.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
South Hornsey
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Philip Jones* | 1,404 | 53.9 | +8.0 | |
Labour | Eddie Griffith | 1,317 | 50.6 | +8.5 | |
Conservative | Ian Morrison | 666 | 25.6 | −7.3 | |
Conservative | Christopher Stone | 586 | 22.5 | −9.4 | |
Alliance (SDP) | Anne Manger | 313 | 12.0 | −3.0 | |
Alliance (Liberal) | Valerie Silbiger | 249 | 9.6 | −5.3 | |
Green | Verity Smith | 166 | 6.4 | N/A | |
Turnout | 2,604 | 52.1 | −0.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
South Tottenham
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Harry Lister | 1,379 | 48.2 | +9.5 | |
Labour | Viv Fenwick** | 1,354 | 47.3 | +9.1 | |
Conservative | Michael Coney* | 1,156 | 40.4 | −4.7 | |
Conservative | Walter Taylor** | 1,015 | 35.5 | −2.5 | |
Alliance (Liberal) | Anthony Barter | 197 | 6.9 | −5.4 | |
Alliance (SDP) | John Siraut | 165 | 5.8 | −5.8 | |
Green | Lee Williams | 100 | 3.5 | N/A | |
Turnout | 2,863 | 51.3 | +4.0 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Viv Fenwick was a sitting councillor for Hornsey Vale ward. Walter Taylor was a sitting councillor for West Green ward.
Tottenham Central
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Roger Harris | 1,685 | 45.1 | −7.8 | |
Labour | David McCulloch* | 1,675 | 44.9 | −7.6 | |
Labour | John Moore | 1,577 | 42.2 | −9.2 | |
Conservative | John Lee | 890 | 23.8 | −1.7 | |
Alliance (SDP) | Philip Hawker | 857 | 23.0 | +8.8 | |
Conservative | Grace Middleton | 851 | 22.8 | −2.2 | |
Alliance (SDP) | Anthony Rigby | 758 | 20.3 | +7.5 | |
Alliance (SDP) | Margaret Simon | 742 | 19.9 | +12.0 | |
Conservative | Monica White | 703 | 18.8 | −5.9 | |
Green | Jon White | 162 | 4.3 | N/A | |
Turnout | 3,733 | 46.6 | +10.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
West Green
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ronald Bell | 1,854 | 43.3 | +2.4 | |
Labour | Peter Chalk | 1,786 | 41.7 | +4.3 | |
Conservative | Mary Salim* | 1,786 | 41.7 | +1.4 | |
Labour | Ray Dodds | 1,740 | 40.7 | +5.9 | |
Conservative | William Band | 1,735 | 40.5 | −0.3 | |
Labour | Peter Hall | 1,701 | 39.7 | +6.4 | |
Alliance (SDP) | Tony Clark | 440 | 10.3 | −8.8 | |
Alliance (Liberal) | Joanna Cooke | 404 | 9.4 | −7.2 | |
Alliance (SDP) | Kevin Twaite | 332 | 7.8 | −8.3 | |
Green | Richard Warren | 200 | 4.7 | N/A | |
Turnout | 4,280 | 50.3 | +5.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
White Hart Lane
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Murphy | 1,827 | 47.6 | +13.1 | |
Conservative | Diane Harwood | 1,783 | 46.4 | +12.3 | |
Conservative | Donald Shirley | 1,764 | 45.9 | +13.2 | |
Labour | Vic Butler* | 1,300 | 33.8 | −10.3 | |
Labour | Maureen Dewar* | 1,178 | 30.7 | −12.0 | |
Labour | Max Morris* | 1,142 | 29.7 | −11.1 | |
Alliance (SDP) | Kenneth Shepherd | 523 | 13.6 | −1.7 | |
Alliance (SDP) | Dean Overton | 441 | 11.5 | −2.9 | |
Alliance (SDP) | Marc Bernstein | 431 | 11.2 | −3.1 | |
Turnout | 3,842 | 51.7 | +12.1 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Woodside
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Bernard Dehnel* | 1,758 | 41.9 | −1.1 | |
Labour | Jim Gardner* | 1,739 | 41.4 | +4.9 | |
Labour | Peter Doble | 1,670 | 39.8 | +4.5 | |
Labour | Adelaide Leslie | 1,617 | 38.5 | +3.3 | |
Conservative | Irma Rupe | 1,546 | 36.8 | −4.9 | |
Conservative | Ivars Svillis | 1,537 | 36.6 | −4.9 | |
Alliance (SDP) | Jane Greig | 532 | 12.7 | −4.4 | |
Alliance (SDP) | Leonard Schmid | 468 | 11.1 | −4.6 | |
Alliance (Liberal) | Nicholas Aleksander | 355 | 8.5 | −6.0 | |
United Independent Group | Andras Chrysostomou | 84 | 2.0 | N/A | |
Turnout | 4,198 | 55.1 | +11.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
References
- "London Borough Council Elections 8 May 1986" (PDF). London Datastore. London Residuary Body. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
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