1990 Bexley London Borough Council election

1990 local election in England, UK

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3 May 1990 (1990-05-03)

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All 62 seats up for election to Bexley London Borough Council
32 seats needed for a majority

Registered

167,570

Turnout

83,902, 50.07%

	First party	Second party	Third party

Leader	Len Newton	Donna Brierley	Unknown
Party	Conservative	Labour	Liberal Democrats
Leader since	1977	Unknown	Unknown
Leader's seat	Upton	Thameshead East	Unknown
Seats before	36	15	11
Seats after	35	18	9
Seat change	1	3	2
Popular vote	105,671	82,138	26,715
Percentage	48.05%	37.35%	12.15%

Council control before election

Conservative

Council control after election

Conservative

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

Election result

1990 Bexley London Borough Council election
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes
	Conservative	35	2	3	1	56.45	48.05	105,671
	Labour	18	3	0	3	29.03	37.35	82,138
	Liberal Democrats	9	0	2	2	14.52	12.15	26,715
	SDP	0	0	0	0	0.00	2.16	4,760
	Independents against Poll Tax	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.30	656
Total		62						219,940

Ward results

(*) - Indicates that the candidate is an incumbent councillor for that ward

(†) - Indicates a councillor who changed wards in between their last election and the current election

Barnehurst

Barnehurst (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Richard M. Gillespie	1,334	55.92
	Conservative	Ronald R. Barman*	1,273
	Labour	Kathleen M. Allen	762	29.03
	Labour	Charan S. Athwal	591
	Liberal Democrats	John C. Cudmore	381	15.05
	Liberal Democrats	Joan I. Longman	320
Registered electors			4,838
Turnout			2,507	51.82
Rejected ballots			3	0.12
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Barnehurst North

Barnehurst North (1)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	John V. Bowes*	817	40.39
	Labour	Trevor V. Perrin	668	33.02
	Lib Dem Focus Team	Michael J. Longman	538	26.59
Registered electors			3,135
Turnout			2,025	64.59
Rejected ballots			2	0.10
	Conservative hold

Belvedere

Belvedere (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Daniel J. Delaney*	2,489	57.24
	Labour	Richard Lucas	2,167
	Labour	Geoffrey S. Dixon*	2,141
	Conservative	Hazel M. Adhihetty	1,739	42.76
	Conservative	John Mankerty	1,678
	Conservative	Terence K. Connor	1,662
Registered electors			9,637
Turnout			4,499	46.68
Rejected ballots			24	0.53
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Blackfen

Blackfen (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Barry Howard*	1,233	49.66
	Conservative	Margaret Passey*	1,212
	Liberal Democrats	Thomas G. Burnham	638	25.74
	Labour	Bernard G. Laker	637	24.60
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen J. Matthews	629
	Labour	Ernest G. Smith	575
Registered electors			5,273
Turnout			2,603	49.36
Rejected ballots			0	0.00
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Blendon and Penhill

Blendon and Penhill (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Beatrice J. Antenbring*	2,257	64.31
	Conservative	Joan W. Stewart*	2.226
	Conservative	Edward Warbey*	2,177
	Labour	Ronnald J. Brown	871	24.94
	Labour	John Taylor	866
	Labour	Alan H. Griffiths	845
	Liberal Democrats	Angela D. Nurse	410	10.75
	Liberal Democrats	Margaret A. Shrimpton	366
	Liberal Democrats	Gillian Sathyamoorthy	338
Registered electors			7,467
Turnout			3,656	48.96
Rejected ballots			1	0.03
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Bostall

Bostall (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Alfred H. Charlton*	2,174	53.90
	Conservative	Rita M. Sams*	2,003
	Conservative	John P. Wilkinson*	1,995
	Labour	Michael A. Barrett	1,255	30.77
	Labour	Ronald C.H. Perrin	1,164
	Labour	Elizabeth Rhodes	1,104
	SDP	Gordon L. Roberts	417	9.59
	SDP	Philip Satoor	345
	SDP	David M. Smith	337
	Independents against Poll Tax	Malcolm Macdonald	252	5.74
	Independents against Poll Tax	Thomas W. Johnson	207
	Independents against Poll Tax	Derek Rance	197
Registered electors			7,505
Turnout			4,045	60.03
Rejected ballots			4	0.10
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Brampton

Brampton (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Stanley J. Carter*	2,273	51.44
	Conservative	John B. Raggett*	2,192
	Conservative	Peter F. Smith	2,096
	Labour	Jonathan M. Ashby	1,391	31.91
	Labour	Catherine A. Deadman	1,343
	Labour	Olive E. Squire	1,337
	Lib Dem Focus Team	Neil J. Arklie	608	13.38
	Lib Dem Focus Team	Doreen V. La Roche	553
	Lib Dem Focus Team	Stuart A. White	547
	Independent	William E. Turner	139	3.27
Registered electors			8,021
Turnout			4,321	53.87
Rejected ballots			3	0.07
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Christchurch

Christchurch (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Linda J. Bailey*	1,996	54.80
	Conservative	Valerie C. Clark	1,936
	Conservative	Kenneth L. Rider*	1,838
	Labour	Patricia M. Cooper	1,194	31.83
	Labour	Kenneth R.A. Duckworth	1,166
	Labour	Alan Scutt	990
	Liberal Democrats	Benjamin M. Hepworth	500	13.37
	Liberal Democrats	Nigel A. Jackson	458
	Liberal Democrats	Betty M. Lockington	449
Registered electors			7,927
Turnout			3,782	47.71
Rejected ballots			1	0.03
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Cray

Cray (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	John N. Harrington*	1,118	52.57
	Conservative	Charlotte R. Brewster	1,073
	Labour	Annie Bramley	1,021	47.43
	Labour	Richard J. Justham	957
Registered electors			4,179
Turnout			2,231	53.39
Rejected ballots			9	0.40
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Crayford

Crayford (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Raymond C. Allen*	2,123	51.18
	Labour	John D. Shepheard*	1,991
	Labour	June McKay*	1,913
	Conservative	Maureen A. Wiltshire	1,535	38.14
	Conservative	Dudley W. French	1,491
	Conservative	Daisy E.L. Clement	1,466
	SDP	Pamela Holman	419	10.68
Registered electors			8,904
Turnout			4,209	47.27
Rejected ballots			3	0.07
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Danson

Danson (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Lib Dem Focus Team	Barry C. Standen*	1,756	47.11
	Lib Dem Focus Team	Susan Hall*	1,741
	Lib Dem Focus Team	Edward J. Shrimpton*	1,683
	Conservative	Jasonn M. Haddon	1,333	35.00
	Conservative	Richard A.Suchorzewski	1,264
	Conservative	Clinton F. Welch	1,251
	Labour	Peter C. Ashlee	694	17.89
	Labour	David A. Prior	641
	Labour	Hilary E. Perrin	633
Registered electors			7,378
Turnout			3,888	52.70
Rejected ballots			2	0.05
	Lib Dem Focus Team hold
	Lib Dem Focus Team hold
	Lib Dem Focus Team hold

East Wickham

East Wickham (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Lib Dem Focus Team	John B. La Roche*	1,849	40.39
	Lib Dem Focus Team	Keith A. Le Pla*	1,831
	Lib Dem Focus Team	Colin E. Wright*	1,753
	Conservative	Tindall Pamela	1,470	31.56
	Conservative	Bryon S. Huson	1,402
	Conservative	John Waters	1,372
	Labour	John H.J. Barnshaw	1,279	28.06
	Labour	David W. Hammond	1,261
	Labour	Robert W. Grant	1,235
Registered electors			8,538
Turnout			4,722	55.31
Rejected ballots			4	0.08
	Lib Dem Focus Team hold
	Lib Dem Focus Team hold
	Lib Dem Focus Team hold

Erith

Erith (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Valentine A.M. Morgan*	2,017	55.12
	Labour	Ronald J. Browning*	1,989
	Labour	Singh Harbhajan*	1,836
	Conservative	Barry J. Chapman	1,322	35.28
	Conservative	Margaret Reeve	1,208
	Conservative	Carol Wilkinson	1,207
	SDP	Frederick C. Plank	339	9.60
Registered electors			8,062
Turnout			3,683	45.68
Rejected ballots			5	0.14
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Falconwood

Falconwood (1)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Nigel G. Betts	699	42.03
	Lib Dem Focus Team	Roger K. Pryor*	680	40.89
	Labour	Gerda Slater	284	17.08
Registered electors			2,756
Turnout			1,665	60.41
Rejected ballots			1	0.06
	Conservative gain from Lib Dem Focus Team

Lamorbey

Lamorbey (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Alice M. Brewster*	2,257	57.12
	Conservative	Graham R. Holland*	2,212
	Conservative	Ronald J. Passey*	2,097
	Labour	Timothy P. Drury	1,014	25.13
	Labour	John T.A. Hall	948
	Labour	Ernest Simpson	926
	SDP	Colin A. Brown	695	17.75
	SDP	Rosemary A. Gardner	679
	SDP	Theodora B.A. Plank	667
Registered electors			7,655
Turnout			4,094	53.48
Rejected ballots			7	0.17
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

North End

North End (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	John W. Eastaugh*	2,296	67.04
	Labour	Colin F. Hargrave*	2,274
	Labour	David N. Ives*	2,187
	Conservative	David C. Cook	883	24.91
	Conservative	Marie K.B. Dwyer	874
	Conservative	David J. Wright	802
	SDP	Brian E. Reeves	320	9.34
Registered electors			8,362
Turnout			3,736	44.68
Rejected ballots			14	0.37
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Northumberland Heath

Northumberland Heath (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Derek T. Enticknap	1,987	52.56
	Labour	Shirley E. Gadson	1,880
	Labour	Ann F. Wheelock	1,865
	Conservative	Eric V. Reid	1,745	47.44
	Conservative	Philip D. Read	1,729
	Conservative	Robert F. Parish	1,702
Registered electors			7,787
Turnout			4,037	51.84
Rejected ballots			13	0.32
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Labour gain from Conservative

St Mary's

St Mary's (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Colin E. Campbell	2,998	64.51
	Conservative	Alfred W. Catterall*	2,917
	Conservative	Colin L. Tandy*	2,853
	Labour	Harold K. Davis	1,094	23.53
	Labour	David A. Hinds	1,076
	Labour	Sylvia Malt	1,029
	SDP	Michael J. Gardner	542	11.96
Registered electors			8,585
Turnout			4,505	52.48
Rejected ballots			8	0.18
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

St Michael's

St Michael's (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Lib Dem Focus Team	Beryl Brand*	1,600	36.86
	Lib Dem Focus Team	Eileen S. Wetheridge	1,436
	Lib Dem Focus Team	Steven R. Levine	1,430
	Conservative	Irmgard H. Hall	1,408	34.27
	Conservative	Neil G. Sayers	1,389
	Conservative	Andrew Wicks	1,356
	Labour	Doreen A. Cameron	1,193	28.87
	Labour	Alan Deadman	1,166
	Labour	James C. Love	1,138
Registered electors			7,776
Turnout			4,278	55.02
Rejected ballots			3	0.07
	Lib Dem Focus Team hold
	Lib Dem Focus Team hold
	Lib Dem Focus Team hold

Sidcup East

Sidcup East (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	June E. Slaughter*	2,252	54.69
	Conservative	Margaret E. Flint*	2,240
	Conservative	Michael A. Slaughter*	2,214
	Labour	Carol R. Richardson	1,376	33.30
	Labour	Margaret A O'Neill	1,359
	Labour	Margaret A. Gostelow	1,348
	Liberal Democrats	Ann C. Atkins	510	12.01
	Liberal Democrats	Dennis W. King	496
	Liberal Democrats	Patrick N. Spurge	466
Registered electors			8,468
Turnout			4,272	50.45
Rejected ballots			4	0.09
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Sidcup West

Sidcup West (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Malcolm Ketley*	2,450	64.55
	Conservative	Peter E.M. Hadley	2,425
	Conservative	Kenneth McAndrew*	2,336
	Labour	Ian E. McGill	863	22.15
	Labour	Peter H. Leaver	811
	Labour	Brian F. Preston	800
	Liberal Democrats	Angela S. Hamill	554	13.29
	Liberal Democrats	Gillian V. Scott	483
	Liberal Democrats	Helen Mabbs	449
Registered electors			7,866
Turnout			3,903	49.62
Rejected ballots			6	0.15
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Thamesmead East

Thamesmead East (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Donna Brierly*	2,101	63.56
	Labour	Frank J. Barratt	2,014
	Labour	Ronald E. Brierly	1,903
	Conservative	Michael Crouch	1,198	36.44
	Conservative	Andrew B. Murray	1,168
	Conservative	Eric N. Wilcox	1,084
Registered electors			9,617
Turnout			3,205	33.33
Rejected ballots			14	0.44
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Upton

Upton (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Roy F. Ashmole*	1,999	51.97
	Conservative	Leonard S. Newton*	1,909
	Conservative	Brian A. Sams*	1,852
	Labour	William J. Beazley	1,403	36.63
	Labour	Selwyn J. Cooper	1,395
	Labour	James R. Sharp	1,262
	Liberal Democrats	Margaret J. Davey	431	11.40
	Liberal Democrats	Frances E.S. Moore	424
	Liberal Democrats	Barbara A. Peters	408
Registered electors			7,834
Turnout			3,986	50.88
Rejected ballots			2	0.05
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Notes

^ Results include those from candidates listed under the name Lib Dem Focus Team
Dixon replaced Cllr. Rose A. Camp after her resignation in 1988
^ Howard and Passey replaced Cllr. William J. Boyd and Cllr. Malcolm F. Rose after their resignations in 1987
Warbey replaced Cllr. Sean H.D. Cassidy after his resignation in 1988
Sams replaced Cllr. Leo W. Belcham after his resignation in 1988
Wilkinson replaced Cllr. Dennis C. Bale after their death in 1987
McKay replaced Cllr. Roy A. Penton after his resignation in 1988
Shrimpton replaced Cllr. Anthony D. Greville after his resignation in 1986
Enticknap was a sitting councillor representing the Belvedere ward

References

^ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis. "London Borough Council Elections - 3rd May 1990 - Summary of voting statistics by ward - continued" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. p. 110.
"London Borough Council Elections 3rd May 1990" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
^ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis. "London Borough Council Elections - 3rd May 1990" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. pp. 13–15, 110–111.
^ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "London Borough of Bexley Election Results 1964-2010" (PDF). Elections Centre. Plymouth University. pp. 8–9.

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