1990 Haringey London Borough Council election

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3 May 1990 (1990-05-03)

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All 59 seats up for election to Haringey London Borough Council
30 seats needed for a majority

Registered

149,649

Turnout

69,733, 46.60%

	First party	Second party

Party	Labour	Conservative
Seats before	42	16
Seats won	42	17
Seat change		1
Popular vote	78,871	61,371
Percentage	47.57%	37.02%

	Third party	Fourth party

Party	Liberal Democrats	Green
Seats before	1	0
Seats won	0	0
Seat change	1
Popular vote	12,461	10,730
Percentage	7.52%	6.47%

Council control before election

Labour

Council control after election

Labour

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

Election result

Haringey Local Election Result 1990
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes
	Labour	42	5	5		71.19	47.57	78,871
	Conservative	17	5	4	1	28.81	37.02	61,371
	Liberal Democrats	0	0	1	1	0.00	7.52	12,461
	Green	0	0	0		0.00	6.47	10,730
	SDP	0	0	0		0.00	0.71	1,179
	Tenants and Residents Association	0	0	0		0.00	0.57	949
	Independent	0	0	0		0.00	0.14	234
Total		59						165,795

Ward results

(*) - Indicates an incumbent candidate

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

Alexandra

Alexandra (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Catherine Craig	1,472	35.10
	Labour	David Coats	1,394
	Labour	Mary Neuner	1,387
	Conservative	Susan Campion	1,330	31.24
	Conservative	Stephen Songaila	1,233
	Conservative	Alpha Kane	1,223
	Liberal Democrats	Deborah Aleksander	907	21.71
	Liberal Democrats	David Beacham	877
	Liberal Democrats	Elisabeth Webb	847
	Green	Jonathan Dobres	483	11.95
Registered electors			6,664
Turnout			3916	58.76
Rejected ballots			3	0.08
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Archway

Archway (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Felicia Gavron*	1,072	34.43
	Conservative	Andrew Broadhurst	1,045	36.42
	Conservative	Helen Roche	1,036
	Labour	David Billingsley	896
	Green	Martin Girven	354	12.39
	Liberal Democrats	Roger Mothersdale	284	9.94
	SDP	David Sargeant	195	6.82
Registered electors			4,935
Turnout			2577	52.22
Rejected ballots			5	0.19
	Labour hold
	Conservative hold

Bowes Park

Bowes Park (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Juliet Donnelly	1,775	40.66
	Conservative	Terence Pope*	1,736
	Labour	Vic Butler	1,694	36.30
	Conservative	Peter Grosz	1,639
	Labour	Peter Daly	1,587
	Labour	Vaughan West	1,318
	Green	David Rumble	565	13.38
	Liberal Democrats	David Green	408	9.66
Registered electors			8,590
Turnout			4068	47.36
Rejected ballots			4	0.10
	Conservative hold
	Conservative gain from Labour
	Labour hold

Bruce Grove

Bruce Grove (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Seamus Carey	1,684	37.93
	Labour	Elsworth Marshall	1,682
	Labour	Stephen Brasher	1,623
	Tenants and Residents Association	Ann Musselwhite	949	21.65
	Green	Donald Nicholls	703	16.04
	Conservative	Paul Walker	697	15.90
	Liberal Democrats	Jonathan Hobbs	372	8.48
Registered electors			8,144
Turnout			3313	40.68
Rejected ballots			13	0.39
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Coleraine

Coleraine (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Maureen Dewar*	1,809	44.73
	Labour	George Meehan	1,720
	Labour	Reginald Rice	1,708
	Liberal Democrats	Alex L'Estrange*	1,416	31.41
	Liberal Democrats	Philip Lewis	1,136
	Liberal Democrats	Elizabeth Mould	1,127
	Conservative	Annabel Kirk	587	15.04
	Green	David Burns	344	8.81
Registered electors			8,165
Turnout			3772	46.20
Rejected ballots			6	0.16
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Crouch End

Crouch End (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Ronald Aitken*	1,489	39.04
	Conservative	Caroline Elderfield	1,419
	Labour	Tim MacGregor	1,358	34.01
	Conservative	Edward Webb	1,353
	Labour	Frederick Neuner	1,266
	Labour	Max Morris	1,086
	Green	David Corran	526	14.41
	Green	Jeffrey Pirie	521
	SDP	Penelope Aitken	277	6.13
	Liberal Democrats	Kathleen Chestnutt	233	6.41
	SDP	Colin Croly	168
Registered electors			6,754
Turnout			3,521	52.13
Rejected ballots			23	0.65
	Conservative gain from Labour
	Conservative gain from Labour
	Labour hold

Fortis Green

Fortis Green (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Roger Dix*	1,716	45.25
	Conservative	Gerard Tyler*	1,696
	Conservative	Mary Poole-Wilson*	1,669
	Labour	Jean Waldman	1,163	29.22
	Labour	Peter Draper	1,142
	Labour	James Wignall	976
	Green	Peter Budge	619	16.53
	Liberal Democrats	Joyce Arram	352	9.00
	Liberal Democrats	Lore Fry	321
Registered electors			6,980
Turnout			3488	49.97
Rejected ballots			0	0.00
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Green Lanes

Green Lanes (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Andreas Mikkides*	1,297	48.90
	Labour	Patrick Tonge*	1,144
	Conservative	Andreas Charalambous	843	32.52
	Conservative	Nityanand Ragnuth	780
	Green	Peter Corley	295	11.81
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Davies	169	6.77
Registered electors			5,695
Turnout			2,523	44.30
Rejected ballots			10	0.40
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Harringay

Harringay (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Ronald Blanchard*	1,709	52.24
	Labour	Gina Adamides	1,622
	Labour	Chris Zissimos*	1,454
	Conservative	Sheila Cheetham	737	23.32
	Conservative	Kenneth Mansfield	713
	Conservative	Christine Sampson	685
	Green	Elizabeth Crosbie	510	16.71
	Liberal Democrats	Lily Roberts	236	7.73
Registered electors			7,475
Turnout			2,749	36.78
Rejected ballots			10	0.36
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

High Cross

High Cross (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Robert Harris*	1,084	50.28
	Labour	Errol Neckles	909
	Conservative	Gladys Brandon	599	28.54
	Conservative	Catherine McCarney	532
	Green	Hilary Jago	239	12.05
	Liberal Democrats	Attila Borzak	181	9.13
Registered electors			5,034
Turnout			2,018	40.09
Rejected ballots			5	0.25
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Highgate

Highgate (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Andrew Mitchell*	1,304	53.28
	Conservative	William Blackburne*	1,298
	Labour	Esme Chandler	574	22.19
	Labour	Harold Stedman	509
	Green	Rochelle Lewis	263	10.77
	Liberal Democrats	Ian Jardin	174	7.13
	SDP	Clare Croly	162	6.63
Registered electors			4,746
Turnout			2281	48.06
Rejected ballots			3	0.13
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Hornsey Central

Hornsey Central (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Mark Cooke	1,216	40.32
	Labour	Toby Harris*	1,025
	Conservative	David Allen	944	33.45
	Conservative	Helen Jackson	916
	Green	David Lewis	462	16.62
	Liberal Democrats	John Phillips	267	9.60
Registered electors			5,049
Turnout			2,656	52.60
Rejected ballots			7	0.26
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Hornsey Vale

Hornsey Vale (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Josie Irwin	1,400	47.75
	Labour	Jobaidur Rahman	1,130
	Conservative	Peter Gilbert	641	23.63
	Conservative	Susan Harris	610
	Green	Paul Butler	468	17.67
	SDP	Jill Adler	158	5.97
	Liberal Democrats	Mohsen Chadirchi	132	4.98
Registered electors			4,781
Turnout			2,453	51.31
Rejected ballots			7	0.29
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Muswell Hill

Muswell Hill (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Benjamin Hall*	1,959	41.71
	Conservative	Blair Greaves*	1,939
	Conservative	Aeronwy Harris*	1,896
	Labour	Paul Farrelly	1,469	30.68
	Labour	Joanna Moore	1,437
	Labour	Nigel Willmott	1,355
	Green	Juliet Solomon	874	18.88
	Liberal Democrats	Roderick Benziger	405	8.73
	Liberal Democrats	Clive Silbiger	403
Registered electors			7,933
Turnout			4,226	53.27
Rejected ballots			2	0.05
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Noel Park

Noel Park (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	William Golden*	1,609	37.91
	Labour	Martyn Appadoo	1,608	38.58
	Labour	Alan Dobbie	1,597
	Conservative	Dennis Allin	1,536
	Labour	Narendra Makanji*	1,439
	Conservative	Ian Johnston	1,417
	Green	James Barty	415	10.34
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Jenner	294	7.33
	Independent	Michael Brosnan	234	5.83
Registered electors			8,042
Turnout			3,845	47.81
Rejected ballots			3	0.08
	Conservative gain from Labour
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Park

Park (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Peter Clarke*	1,026	49.78
	Labour	Ray Dodds	1,022
	Conservative	Brian Boyle	677	30.77
	Conservative	Lorraine Noakes	589
	Green	Noel Lynch	243	11.81
	Liberal Democrats	Alfred White	157	7.63
Registered electors			5,062
Turnout			2,096	41.41
Rejected ballots			2	0.10
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Seven Sisters

Seven Sisters (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Fred Knight*	1,308	61.70
	Labour	Cyril Robinson	1,150
	Conservative	James Cassins	472	22.04
	Conservative	John Kirk	406
	Green	Richard Warren	208	10.44
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Howman	116	5.82
Registered electors			4,704
Turnout			2,015	42.84
Rejected ballots			4	0.20
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

South Hornsey

South Hornsey (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Paul Williamson	1,455	55.35
	Labour	Arthur Jones*	1,284
	Green	David Boughton	465	18.79
	Conservative	Martin Smith	427	16.69
	Conservative	Sarah Whitby	398
	Liberal Democrats	Audrey Stern	227	9.17
Registered electors			4,786
Turnout			2,395	50.04
Rejected ballots			7	0.29
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

South Tottenham

South Tottenham (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Harry Lister*	1,293	51.15
	Labour	Ian Willmore	1,152
	Conservative	Barbara Armstrong	777	32.08
	Conservative	Michael Coney	757
	Green	Rupert Brandon	226	9.45
	Liberal Democrats	Anthony Barter	175	7.32
Registered electors			5,529
Turnout			2,321	41.98
Rejected ballots			5	0.22
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Tottenham Central

Tottenham Central (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Roger Harris*	2,031	48.48
	Labour	Mohammed Mehmet	1,662
	Labour	Aly Mir	1,621
	Conservative	Anthony Dignum	826	21.27
	Conservative	Patricia Mansfield	788
	Conservative	Sylvia Skipper	716
	Green	Christopher Mander	610	16.70
	Liberal Democrats	Philip Hawker	495	13.55
Registered electors			8,010
Turnout			3,183	39.74
Rejected ballots			9	0.28
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

West Green

West Green (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Eddie Griffith	1,737	43.43
	Labour	Erline Prescott	1,631
	Labour	Alpha Turay	1,473
	Conservative	Ronald Bell*	1,366	34.58
	Conservative	Diane Harwood	1,265
	Conservative	Jean Puttock	1,224
	Green	Claire Lewis	519	13.97
	Liberal Democrats	Jonathan Davies	298	8.02
Registered electors			8,130
Turnout			3,575	43.97
Rejected ballots			8	0.22
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Labour hold
	Labour gain from Conservative

White Hart Lane

White Hart Lane (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Christopher Berry	1,368	41.85
	Labour	Alfred Airende	1,329
	Conservative	Sheila Murphy	1,261	39.22
	Conservative	Donna Shirley*	1,188
	Conservative	Hugh McKinney	1,181
	Labour	Robert Shooter	1,175
	Green	Elizabeth Adams	353	11.44
	Liberal Democrats	Frank Roberts	231	7.49
Registered electors			7,248
Turnout			3146	43.41
Rejected ballots			5	0.16
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Conservative hold

Woodside

Woodside (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Jim Buckley*	1,609	38.78
	Labour	James Gardner*	1,503	37.58
	Conservative	Neil Rostron	1,430
	Labour	Sharon Lawrence	1,419
	Conservative	Malcolm Glynn	1,413
	Labour	Jayanti Patel	1,392
	Green	Christopher Rourke	465	12.15
	Liberal Democrats	Nicholas Aleksander	221	5.77
	SDP	Jane Greig	219	5.72
Registered electors			7,193
Turnout			3596	49.99
Rejected ballots			9	0.25
	Conservative hold
	Labour hold
	Conservative gain from Labour

Notes

Neuner was a sitting for Crouch End ward
Willmore was a sitting councillor for the Bruce Grove ward
Griffith was a sitting councillor for the Hornsey South ward
Harwood was a sitting councillor for the White Hart Lane ward
Lawrence was a sitting councillor for the Harringay ward

References

^ "London Borough Council Elections - 3rd May 1990 - Summary of voting statistics by ward continued" (PDF). Retrieved 27 April 2024.
^ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis. "London Borough Council Elections - 3rd May 1990" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. pp. 39–41, 120–121. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
^ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "London Borough of Haringey Election Results 1964-2010" (PDF). Elections Centre. Plymouth University. pp. 8–9.

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