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1990 Newham London Borough Council election

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All 60 seats up for election to Newham London Borough Council 31 seats needed for a majority
Registered	157,951
Turnout	57,625, 36.48%
First party Second party   Leader Stephen Timms Unknown Party Labour Conservative Leader since 1990 Unknown Leader's seat Little Ilford Unknown Seats before 60 0 Seats won 57 2 Seat change 3 2 Popular vote 81,387 32,957 Percentage 60.08% 24.33%   Third party Fourth party   Leader Alec J. Kellaway Unknown Party Liberal Democrats Green Leader since 2 May 1987 Unknown Leader's seat South Unknown Seats before 0 0 Seats won 1 0 Seat change 1 Popular vote 10,599 9,192 Percentage 7.82% 6.78%
Council control before election Labour Council control after election Labour

The 1990 Newham London Borough Council election to the Newham London Borough Council was held on 3 May 1990. The whole council was up for election. turnout no change was 33.0%. Labour maintained its overwhelming majority.

Election result

Newham Local Election Result 1990

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	57	0	2	2	95.00	60.08	81,387
	Conservative	2	2	0	2	3.33	24.33	32,957
	Liberal Democrats	1	1	1		1.67	7.82	10,599
	Green	0	0	0		0.00	6.78	9,192
	Independent	0	0	0		0.00	0.99	1,340
Total		60						135,475

Background

A total of 154 candidates stood in the election for the 60 seats being contested across 24 wards. Candidates included a full slate from the Labour Party, whilst the Conservative Party ran 54 candidates. The Liberal Democrats ran 12 candidates as well as 3 candidates under the Liberal Democrat Focus Team banner. Other candidates running were 22 Greens and 3 Independents.

Election Results

(*) - Indicates an incumbent candidate

(†) - Indicates an incumbent candidate from a different ward

Beckton

Bemersyde

Canning Town and Grange

Castle

Central

Custom House & Silvertown

Forest Gate

Greatfield

Hudsons

Kensington

Little Ilford

Manor Park

Monega

New Town

Ordnance

Park

Plaistow

Plashet

St Stephens

South

Stratford

Upton

Wall End

West Ham

Notes

1. Pamela was previously a councillor for Upton
2. John was a councillor for West Ham
3. Michael was a councillor for the Park ward
4. Judith was a councillor for the Custom House and Silvertown ward
5. Alexander was a councillor for Plaistow ward

References

1. ^ 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. 132. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
2. Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael (1993). Local Elections in Britain: A Statistical Digest. Plymouth: Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre.
3. ^ "London Borough Council Elections 3 May 1990" (PDF). London Datastore. London County Council. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
4. ^ "London Borough of Newham Election Results 1964-2010" (PDF). Elections Centre. Plymouth University. Retrieved 9 September 2019.

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