1990 Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council election

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3 May 1990 (1990-05-03)

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All 52 seats up for election to Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council
27 seats needed for a majority

Registered

114,523

Turnout

68,329, 59.66%

	First party	Second party	Third party

Leader	David Williams	Unknown	Unknown
Party	Liberal Democrats	Conservative	Labour
Leader since	1983	Unknown	Unknown
Leader's seat	Ham and Petersham	Unknown	Unknown
Seats before	49	3	0
Seats won	48	4	0
Seat change	1	1
Popular vote	87,327	63,906	26,644
Percentage	48.17%	35.25%	14.70%

Council control before election

Liberal Democrats

Council control after election

Liberal Democrats

Local election in England

The 1990 Richmond upon Thames Borough Council election took place on 3 May 1990 to elect members of Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats (successors of the SDP–Liberal Alliance) stayed in overall control of the council.

Background

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Election result

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48	4
Liberal Democrats	Conservative

1990 Richmond Upon Thames local elections
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes
	Liberal Democrats	48	1	2	1	92.31	48.17	87,327
	Conservative	4	2	1	1	7.61	35.25	63,906
	Labour	0	0	0		0.00	14.70	26,644
	Green	0	0	0		0.00	1.78	3,218
	SDP	0	0	0		0.00	0.10	189
Total		52						181,284

Ward results

(*) - indicates an incumbent candidate

Barnes

Barnes (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Catherine S.F. Gent*	2,108	45.83
	Liberal Democrats	Barbara Westmorland	1,905
	Liberal Democrats	Patricia A. Style	1,857
	Conservative	June R.M. Robinson*	1,821	39.23
	Conservative	Heather I. Britton	1,614
	Conservative	Geoffrey P.G. Bowen	1,591
	Green	John F. Neary	328	7.68
	Labour	Norma Crabtree	326	7.26
	Labour	Melvyn G. Gooding	309
	Labour	Ann F. Neimer	296
Registered electors			6,251
Turnout			4253	68.04
Rejected ballots			3	0.07
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

Central Twickenham

Central Twickenham (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Anne Beltran*	1,106	35.31
	Conservative	Anthony T. Johnson	1,050	34.59
	Conservative	Mary A. Rae	1,043
	Liberal Democrats	John W.G. Coombs	1,032
	Labour	Vernon P. Alexander	644	20.65
	Labour	Michael D. Gold	605
	Green	Caroline C. Van Howe	286	9.45
Registered electors			5,029
Turnout			3017	59.99
Rejected ballots			3	0.10
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats

East Sheen

East Sheen (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Kitty Baden-Powell	1,404	50.64
	Conservative	Sidney Grose*	1,362
	Liberal Democrats	Anthony R.F. Griffin	1,106	39.51
	Liberal Democrats	Phillip A.C. Morris	1,052
	Labour	Phillip Lamb	214	7.43
	Labour	Ernest R.J. Pugsley	192
	SDP	David McConnon	66	2.42
Registered electors			4,321
Turnout			2793	64.64
Rejected ballots			5	0.18
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

East Twickenham

East Twickenham (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	John P.M. Rowlands*	1,681	48.07
	Liberal Democrats	David C. Cornwell*	1,667
	Liberal Democrats	Sydney J. Nunn*	1,631
	Conservative	Robbie P. Gibb	1,051	29.95
	Conservative	Timothy J. Greenhough	1,048
	Conservative	Steven G. Stanbury	1,002
	Labour	Christopher J. Boaler	783	21.98
	Labour	John S. Fowler	751
	Labour	Doreen E. Vernon	744
Registered electors			6,389
Turnout			3679	57.58
Rejected ballots			10	0.27
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Ham and Petersham

Ham and Petersham (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	David R. Williams*	2,204	60.87
	Liberal Democrats	Susan E. Jones*	2,161
	Liberal Democrats	Raymond M. Hart*	2,159
	Conservative	Christopher J. Varley	952	26.59
	Conservative	Herbery G. Pearce-Batten	949
	Conservative	Olivia Jabourian	948
	Labour	Anthony B. Hart	499	12.54
	Labour	Jenifer M. Wyatt	428
	Labour	Andrew P. Gilligan	416
Registered electors			5,709
Turnout			3732	65.37
Rejected ballots			2	0.05
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Hampton

Hampton (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Bryan Woodriff*	1,861	49.19
	Liberal Democrats	Gavin Alexander	1,827
	Liberal Democrats	Elizabeth Doocey*	1,778
	Conservative	George Kenton	1,438	36.66
	Conservative	Karen C. Gabony	1,337
	Conservative	Ivars Svilis	1,298
	Labour	Martin P. Cross	557	14.15
	Labour	John R. Ennals	509
	Labour	Carmela M.R. Carrier	505
Registered electors			6,522
Turnout			3948	60.53
Rejected ballots			4	0.10
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Hampton Hill

Hampton Hill (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	John A. Webb*	1,576	36.01
	Liberal Democrats	Barbara A. Alexander	1,516
	Conservative	Holly A.M. Champion	1,452	32.93
	Liberal Democrats	Geoffrey L. Stone	1,422
	Conservative	Anne Woodward	1,345
	Conservative	Richard E. Hollis	1,332
	Labour	Stephen J. Cox	646	14.86
	Labour	Elizabeth G. Mackenzie	622
	Labour	Sally A.A. Pearson	595
	Green	Jeremy R. Hywell-Davies	554	13.26
	SDP	June L. Razzelle	123	2.94
Registered electors			6,750
Turnout			3941	58.39
Rejected ballots			1	0.03
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats

Hampton Nursery

Hampton Nursery (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Maureen J.M. Woodriff*	1,290	54.03
	Liberal Democrats	Raymond Ball*	1,258
	Conservative	Marilyn F. Thomas	722	30.03
	Conservative	Margaret C. Williams	694
	Labour	Richard Barry	390	15.94
	Labour	Steven J. Coleman	362
Registered electors			4,774
Turnout			2502	52.41
Rejected ballots			3	0.12
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Hampton Wick

Hampton Wick (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Malcolm E. Garside*	1,798	46.59
	Liberal Democrats	Rosemary A. Nieper	1,771
	Liberal Democrats	Malcolm H. McDougall*	1,683
	Conservative	Anthony F. Arbour	1,541	39.28
	Conservative	Roger B. Avins	1,462
	Conservative	Elizabeth L.P. Parsons	1,424
	Labour	Derek J.A. Tutchell	559	14.13
	Labour	Eva Tutchell	521
	Labour	Gerard E. Ward	513
Registered electors			6,954
Turnout			3988	57.35
Rejected ballots			6	0.15
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Heathfield

Heathfield (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Robert J. King*	2,009	49.97
	Liberal Democrats	Michael L. Jones*	1,913
	Liberal Democrats	Lizette Narrain	1,891
	Conservative	Thelma E. Haywood	1,403	35.64
	Conservative	Howard W.W. Kirby	1,373
	Conservative	Philip M. Perry	1,370
	Labour	Paul Thompson	572	14.39
	Labour	Geoffrey J. Freitag	567
	Labour	Keith A. Walters	535
Registered electors			7,309
Turnout			4134	56.56
Rejected ballots			6	0.15
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

Kew

Kew (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Nigel R.V. Halliday*	2,098	45.64
	Liberal Democrats	Jill A. Miller	1,959
	Liberal Democrats	Alexander S. Lourie*	1,956
	Conservative	Simon J.Owens	1,465	31.54
	Conservative	Andrew T. James	1,354
	Conservative	Catherine A-M. Smart	1,337
	Labour	Emil H. Campion	529	11.00
	Green	Sylvia R. Levi	519	11.82
	Labour	Paul A Rowlands	464
	Labour	Anthony Kreppel	456
Registered electors			6,759
Turnout			4259	63.01
Rejected ballots			1	0.02
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Mortlake

Mortlake (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Deidre B. Razzall*	1,938	56.94
	Liberal Democrats	Edward T. Razzall*	1,846
	Liberal Democrats	Susan E. Fenwick	1,753
	Conservative	John L. Saunders	886	27.17
	Conservative	Kay Dixon	884
	Conservative	Monica Port-Saunders	874
	Labour	Paul A. Ormerod	524	15.89
	Labour	Paul A. Smyth	524
	Labour	Carole Upshall	497
Registered electors			5,893
Turnout			3437	58.32
Rejected ballots			7	0.20
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Palewell

Palewell (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Sally R. Hamwee*	1,852	49.81
	Liberal Democrats	Josephine A. Summers*	1,802
	Liberal Democrats	Anthony L. Manners*	1,756
	Conservative	Stephanie J. Snow	1,521	41.30
	Conservative	David G. Sparrow	1,494
	Conservative	Christopher N.P. Lewis	1,470
	Labour	Christopher Green	333	8.89
	Labour	Audrey M. Hunt	319
	Labour	Michele M. Low	313
Registered electors			5,971
Turnout			3795	63.56
Rejected ballots			9	0.24
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Richmond Hill

Richmond Hill (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Paul S. Farthing	1,566	47.18
	Liberal Democrats	Brian P. Miller	1,513
	Liberal Democrats	Martin D. Pierce	1,494
	Conservative	John F. Graham	1,351	40.31
	Conservative	Peter D. Kelley	1,312
	Conservative	Robert G. Whelan	1,242
	Labour	Sarah Simon	425	12.51
	Labour	Philip F. Bevan	416
	Labour	Pamela J. Risner	371
Registered electors			5,942
Turnout			3375	56.80
Rejected ballots			3	0.09
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Richmond Town

Richmond Town (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Alison M. Cornish*	1,388	47.45
	Liberal Democrats	Nicholas Carthew	1,233
	Conservative	Gordon J. Pocock	906	32.64
	Conservative	Anthony J. Kinsella	898
	Labour	Adam E. Hinton	349	11.91
	Labour	Sydney F.W. Sutlers	309
	Green	Roger J. Sandell	221	8.00
Registered electors			4,355
Turnout			2726	62.59
Rejected ballots			4	0.15
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

South Twickenham

South Twickenham (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Geoffrey R. Pope*	1,602	38.32
	Liberal Democrats	Lynne Ferguson	1,498
	Liberal Democrats	Robert H. Beattie*	1,489
	Conservative	Charles C. Cockburn	1,426	34.71
	Conservative	Maurice Press	1,380
	Conservative	Carlton A. Rae	1,353
	Labour	Duncan M. Macpherson.	703	16.50
	Labour	Angela L. Thompson	641
	Labour	Terence R. Smith	634
	Green	David S. Batchelor	418	10.47
Registered electors			7,021
Turnout			3919	55.82
Rejected ballots			0	0.00
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Teddington

Teddington (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Martin D. Elengorn*	1,979	43.14
	Liberal Democrats	Elaine I. Pippard*	1,913
	Liberal Democrats	Eugene R. O'Connor*	1,829
	Conservative	Peter J. Temlett	1,337	29.07
	Conservative	Jean M. Mathews	1,268
	Conservative	Iain A. Naughton	1,251
	Labour	Catherine A. Green	702	15.15
	Labour	Kevin A. Gilligan	690
	Labour	David J. Neller	619
	Green	Phillipa J. Morgan	559	12.64
Registered electors			7,181
Turnout			4245	59.11
Rejected ballots			6	0.14
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

West Twickenham

West Twickenham (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Hugh L. Brenchley	1,277	49.23
	Liberal Democrats	Jeremy D. Davis	1,217
	Labour	Steven A. Cobb	778	29.10
	Labour	Timothy G. Macpherson	696
	Conservative	Jacqueline Foster	567	21.67
	Conservative	Penelope-Jane Hollis	531
Registered electors			4,514
Turnout			2688	59.55
Rejected ballots			6	0.22
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Whitton

Whitton (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Keith Mackinney*	1,746	44.13
	Liberal Democrats	Georgina Mackinney	1,681
	Liberal Democrats	Keith R.H. Warren	1,680
	Conservative	David Mason-Johns	1,266	32.62
	Conservative	Nora F. Millar	1,260
	Conservative	Walter J. Kelly	1,247
	Labour	Julia C. Greenwood	587	14.62
	Labour	Margaret M. Clarke	571
	Labour	Graham R. Johnson	534
	Green	Jack Ellis	333	8.63
Registered electors			6,879
Turnout			3898	56.67
Rejected ballots			0	0.00
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

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. 134. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
^ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis. "London Borough Council Elections - 3rd May 1990" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. pp. 69–71, 134–135. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
^ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "London Borough of Richmond Upon Thames Election Results 1964-2010" (PDF). Elections Centre. Plymouth University. pp. 8–9. Retrieved 13 April 2024.

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