1990 Hackney London Borough Council election

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3 May 1990 (1990-05-03)

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All 60 seats up for election to Hackney London Borough Council
31 seats needed for a majority

Registered

137,190

Turnout

49,499, 36.08%

	First party	Second party

Party	Labour	Liberal Democrats
Seats before	51	5
Seats won	48	8
Seat change	3	3
Popular vote	66,979	18,921
Percentage	55.87%	15.78%

	Third party	Fourth party

Party	Conservative	Green
Seats before	4	0
Seats won	4	0
Seat change
Popular vote	27,684	6,192
Percentage	23.09%	5.17%

Council control before election

Labour

Council control after election

Labour

1990 local election in England, UK

The 1990 Hackney Council election took place on 3 May 1990 to elect members of Hackney London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the council remained controlled by Labour.

Election Results

1990 Hackney London Borough Council elections
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes
	Labour	48	2	5	3	80.00	55.87	66,979
	Liberal Democrats	8	4	1	3	13.33	15.78	18,921
	Conservative	4	1	1		6.67	23.09	27,684
	Green	0	0	0		0.00	5.17	6,192
	Communist	0	0	0		0.00	0.08	101
Total		60						119,877

Ward Results

(*) - indicates an incumbent candidate

(†) - Indicates an incumbent candidate that is standing in a different ward

Bronswood

Brownswood (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Clancy Etienne	968	52.08
	Labour	Lois Radice	963
	Conservative	Joseph Michael	483
	Conservative	Sushil K. Vig	483	26.04
	Green	Suzanne V. Bosworth	264	14.23
	Liberal Democrats	Emma T. Hutchinson	153	7.65
	Liberal Democrats	Julie Hutchinson	131
Registered electors			5,518
Turnout			1,846	33.45
Rejected ballots			2	0.11
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Chatham

Chatham (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Foster Akusu*	1,101	49.47
	Labour	Tom Silverlock	1,079
	Labour	Jacob A. Siaw	1,008
	Conservative	Dorothy Lyons	689	30.71
	Conservative	Anne L. M. Hamilton Bruce	660
	Conservative	Ian D. Leask	632
	Green	Tomasina M. M. Morahan	426	19.82
Registered electors			6,394
Turnout			2,217	34.67
Rejected ballots			4	0.18
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Clissold

Clissold (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Christine Callum*	1,641	76.83
	Labour	Medlin Lewis	1,557
	Labour	William D. O'Connor	1,459
	Conservative	George F. Mills	482	23.17
	Conservative	Helen Mills	468
	Conservative	Philip McCullough	454
Registered electors			6,941
Turnout			2,281	32.86
Rejected ballots			32	1.40
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Dalston

Dalston (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Brian N. Marsh*	1,108	47.12
	Labour	Nicholas K. Tallentire	1,034
	Labour	Mameisia Margai	1,030
	Green	Jack E. Easton	495	22.07
	Conservative	Moira Gardiner	389	16.10
	Liberal Democrats	Deborah Harrison	366	14.71
	Conservative	Gregory A. Alake	358
	Conservative	Desmond Londt	335
	Liberal Democrats	Lily West	293
Registered electors			6,027
Turnout			2,054	34.08
Rejected ballots			3	0.15
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

De Beauvoir

De Beauvoir (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Thomas A. Brake*	1,461	47.61
	Liberal Democrats	Pauline Kerridge-Smith	1,317
	Liberal Democrats	John T. T. Richards	1,287
	Labour	David Greene	990	31.48
	Labour	James Warner	903
	Labour	Adu Seray-Wurie	794
	Green	Nicholas G. Lee	345	12.12
	Conservative	Glenda J. Aussenberg	261	8.78
	Conservative	Rosemary M. Pender	250
	Conservative	Anthony C. Whitehorn	239
Registered electors			7,058
Turnout			2,861	40.54
Rejected ballots			6	0.21
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour

Eastdown

Eastdown (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Linda A. Hibberd*	1,592	82.26
	Labour	Campbell R.McK. Matheson	1,442
	Labour	Shuja Shaikh*	1,429
	Conservative	Richard W. Gregory	331	17.74
	Conservative	Lilian Lonsdale	326
	Conservative	Peter Lonsdale	306
Registered electors			6,750
Turnout			2,012	29.81
Rejected ballots			17	0.84
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Haggerston

Haggerston (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Simon Matthews*	956	45.94
	Liberal Democrats	Colin Beadle*	798	39.66
	Labour	Denise M. Robson	754
	Liberal Democrats	Jacqueline Sanderson	678
	Conservative	Maria A. Murray	182	9.19
	Conservative	Harold Symons	160
	Green	Simon K. Markson	97	5.21
Registered electors			4,698
Turnout			2,016	42.91
Rejected ballots			6	0.30
	Labour hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Homerton

Homerton (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Kenrick E. Hanson*	1,314	74.76
	Labour	Sharon Patrick	1,216
	Conservative	Julian Eagle	444	25.24
	Conservative	Patrick Pender	409
Registered electors			4,993
Turnout			1,822	36.49
Rejected ballots			20	1.10
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Kings Park

Kings Park (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Martin J. O'Connor	1,012	69.99
	Labour	Mohammad S. Siddiqui	899
	Conservative	Joan Mertens	431	30.01
	Conservative	Stephen Mertens	389
Registered electors			4,845
Turnout			1,493	30.82
Rejected ballots			12	0.80
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Leabridge

Leabridge (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Jane F. Reeves	1,362	60.20
	Labour	Andrew S. Buttress	1,340
	Labour	Abdul G. Mulla*	1,301
	Green	David J. Fitzpatrick	482	20.76
	Conservative	Gerard V. Bulger	457	19.04
	Conservative	Elsie M. Baverstock	439
	Green	Rowena Field	437
	Conservative	Edith G. Finnie	369
Registered electors			6,459
Turnout			2,387	36.96
Rejected ballots			7	0.29
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Moorfields

Moorfields (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Luke J. Maughan-Pawsey*	1,117	66.29
	Liberal Democrats	George Wintle*	1,104
	Labour	Edith Edwards	512	27.15
	Labour	Rosina Lowe	398
	Conservative	Valerie A. Brown	119	6.56
	Conservative	Angela Kilmartin	101
Registered electors			4,972
Turnout			1,838	36.97
Rejected ballots			7	0.38
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

New River

New River (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Michael B. Desmond	1,326	42.00
	Labour	Mark A. Williams	1,321
	Conservative	Bernard Aussenberg*	1,317	40.89
	Labour	Julia J. M. Rizzolo	1,302
	Conservative	Ian A. Kleinberg	1,264
	Conservative	Christopher D. Sills*	1,263
	Liberal Democrats	Maurice S. Owen	301	9.42
	Liberal Democrats	Zalkind Y. Wise	301
	Liberal Democrats	David J. Collins	284
	Green	Derek B. Moir	241	7.69
Registered electors			7,363
Turnout			3,141	42.66
Rejected ballots			9	0.29
	Labour hold
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Conservative hold

North Defoe

North Defoe (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	John B. Burnell	1,049	60.88
	Labour	Tommy Sheppard	1,004
	Green	Yen-Chit Chong	377	22.35
	Conservative	Ann V. McGinley	289	16.77
	Conservative	Pamela Y. Sills	276
Registered electors			3,780
Turnout			1,633	43.20
Rejected ballots			5	0.31
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Northfield

Northfield (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Abraham Lew	1,166	55.54
	Labour	Anthony Goodchild	1,105
	Labour	Jane Linden	1,097
	Conservative	Rodney B. Coleman	633	27.84
	Conservative	Michael J. Donaghue	572
	Conservative	Timothey J. D. Richardson	485
	Green	Jose A. Martin	336	16.62
Registered electors			6,369
Turnout			2,042	32.06
Rejected ballots			9	0.44
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Northwold

Northwold (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Paul Foley*	1,277	58.90
	Labour	Mavis McCallum	1,214
	Labour	Francis P. Reedy	1,112
	Conservative	Henreid Kasselman	420	20.33
	Conservative	Eileen Baldock	416
	Conservative	Gavin M. Harris	408
	Green	Mahmood Bham	273	12.92
	Green	Clara Slater	254
	Liberal Democrats	Stanley Kinn	184	7.85
	Liberal Democrats	Nicholas E. Bridges	148
	Liberal Democrats	Howard Hyman	148
Registered electors			6,452
Turnout			2,142	33.20
Rejected ballots			5	0.23
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Queensbridge

Queensbridge (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	John R. B. Drummond	1,307	47.44
	Labour	Peter W. J. Watson	1,219
	Labour	Jean Khote	1,196
	Liberal Democrats	David R. Green	914	34.83
	Liberal Democrats	Susan Bridges	911
	Liberal Democrats	Christine A. Beadle	907
	Green	Charles L. Acton	274	10.48
	Conservative	Iris Hone	194	7.25
	Conservative	June Pipe	192
	Conservative	William Hone	183
Registered electors			7,501
Turnout			2,702	36.02
Rejected ballots			2	0.07
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Rectory

Rectory (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	John A. McCafferty*	1,413	62.41
	Labour	Jeshuran Lamb	1,365
	Labour	James J. N. Macfoy*	1,295
	Green	Christine M. Taig	371	17.05
	Conservative	Joan Hillier	307	13.05
	Conservative	Coral J. Meadows	296
	Conservative	James K. Tawaih	250
	Liberal Democrats	Jane L. Crosby	175	7.49
	Liberal Democrats	Giles Turner	172
	Liberal Democrats	Katherine Wolfe	142
Registered electors			6,599
Turnout			2,165	32.81
Rejected ballots			8	0.37
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

South Defoe

South Defoe (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Anne St Clair Miller	986	64.49
	Labour	Patrick J. Corrigan*	950
	Green	Mischa-Anna Borris	286	19.05
	Conservative	Ann B. M. Brenells	263	16.46
	Conservative	Paul Brenells	230
Registered electors			4,148
Turnout			1,502	36.21
Rejected ballots			2	0.13
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Springfield

Springfield (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Josef H. Lobenstein*	1,475	50.26
	Conservative	Adrian P. Burbanks	1,267
	Conservative	Eric Ollerenshaw	1,262
	Labour	Gordon McIntosh	1,139	42.47
	Labour	Kort Robinson	1,128
	Labour	Dele Ojo	1,118
	Liberal Democrats	David R. Ash	195	7.27
	Liberal Democrats	Barry J. King	195
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Moseley	188
Registered electors			6,746
Turnout			2,858	42.37
Rejected ballots			11	0.38
	Conservative hold
	Conservative gain from Labour
	Conservative hold

Victoria

Victoria (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	David A. Bell	1,306	41.13
	Labour	Lewis Goldberg	1,188
	Labour	Ali M. B. Uddin	997
	Liberal Democrats	Elizabeth K. Balfour	708	21.38
	Liberal Democrats	Sarah G. Turner	569
	Liberal Democrats	Mark N. Smulian	539
	Green	Leonard Lucas	525	18.55
	Conservative	Derek Mahoney	482	15.37
	Conservative	Cheuk C. Tang	414
	Conservative	Michael Trend	409
	Communist	Patricia F. Turnbull	101	3.57
Registered electors			8,003
Turnout			2,698	33.71
Rejected ballots			9	0.33
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Wenlock

Wenlock (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Gillian Moseley*	1,641	70.16
	Liberal Democrats	Valerie L. Carlow	1,594
	Labour	John F. J. Bloom	546	21.99
	Labour	Momodu Sillah	467
	Conservative	Hilda Chapman	112	4.68
	Conservative	Gloria I. Alake	103
	Green	David R. Cuthbertson	73	3.17
Registered electors			5,062
Turnout			2,340	46.23
Rejected ballots			3	0.13
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour

Westdown

Westdown (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Jan Burnell*	856	84.53
	Labour	Jonathan Slater*	815
	Conservative	Kehinde Aromire	167	15.47
	Conservative	Minnie Howland	139
Registered electors			3,727
Turnout			1,108	29.73
Rejected ballots			6	0.54
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Wick

Wick (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Georgina M. C. Nicholas	1,247	47.93
	Labour	Harold Shaw	1,190
	Labour Co-op	Gerald Ross	1,116
	Conservative	Michelle D. Hart	685	26.32
	Conservative	Agnes Thompson	652
	Green	Simon Jamieson	636	25.75
	Conservative	Janet Londt	613
Registered electors			6,785
Turnout			2,341	34.50
Rejected ballots			10	0.43
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour Co-op hold

Notes

^ results include those from Gerald Ross who listed himself under Labour and Co-operative Party
Radice was a sitting councillor for the Clissold ward, a seat she won after the resignation of Cllr. Philip Stott in 1988
Akusu replaced Cllr. James Holland after his resignation in 1988
Lewis was a sitting councillor for the Victoria ward
Brake replaced Cllr. John A. Lettice after he resigned in 1988
Matthews replaced Cllr. Andrew Elder after his resignation in 1987
Beadle replaced Cllr. William J. Upex after his resignation in 1989
Patrick was a sitting councillor for the Rectory ward, a seat they won alongsides James Macfoy after the resignations of Cllr. Felicity Harvest and Cllr. Anthony Horrocks in 1988
Maughan-Pawsey replaced Pierre S. Royan after his disqualification in 1988
Sheppard was a sitting councillor for the Clissold ward
Lew was a sitting councillor for the Springfield ward. He won that seat after the resignation of Cllr. Edward C. Barns in 1988
Foley was elected following the resignation Cllr. Peter D.J. Chowney
Mavis was a sitting councillor for the Leabridge ward
Watson was a sitting councillor for the Wick ward
Khote was a sitting councillor for the Northwold ward
Moseley replaced Cllr. J.D. Roberts after he resigned in 1987
Bloom was originally a sitting councillor for the Westdown ward, but he resigned in 1989
Burnell replaced Cllr. Lloyd King after he resigned in 1989
Slater replaced Cllr. John F.J. Bloom after he resigned in 1989

References

^ "1990 London Borough Council Elections - 3rd May 1990 t" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. p. 118. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
^ "1990 London Borough Council Elections - 3rd May 1990" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. pp. 34–36, 118–119. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
^ "London Borough of Hackney Election Results 1964-2010" (PDF). Elections Centre. Plymouth University. pp. 8–9. Retrieved 20 March 2024.

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