1990 Wandsworth London Borough Council election

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3 May 1990 (1990-05-03)

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61 seats for election to Wandsworth London Borough Council
31 seats needed for a majority

Registered

193,197

Turnout

109,141, 56.49%

	First party	Second party

Leader	Paul Beresford	Tony Belton
Party	Conservative	Labour
Leader since	1983	Jan 1978
Leader's seat	Thamesfield	Latchmere
Seats won	48	13
Seat change	17	17
Popular vote	155,248	113,255
Percentage	54.37%	39.67%

Council control before election

Conservative

Council control after election

Conservative

Local election in England

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

Background

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Election result

1990 Wandwsorth London Borough Council election
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes
	Conservative	48	17	0	17	78.7	54.36	155,248
	Labour	13	0	17	17	21.3	39.69	113,356
	Green	0	0	0		0.0	2.93	8,377
	Liberal Democrats	0	0	0		0.0	2.86	8,182
	Independent	0	0	0		0.0	0.16	453
Total		61						285,616

Ward results

(*) - Indicates an incumbent candidate

Balham

Balham (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Jeanette J. Gaffney*	2,764	54.07
	Conservative	William J. Donald-Adkin	2,759
	Conservative	Nicholas F.H.W. Lyde	2,632
	Labour	Christopher P. Lowe	1,879	35.71
	Labour	Sarah J. Newens	1,846
	Labour	Pamela J. Woodroffe	1,660
	Green	Ian Wingrove	514	10.22
Registered electors			9,061
Turnout			5,009	55.28
Rejected ballots			7	0.14
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Bedford

Bedford (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Jean M. Lucas	2,519	45.03
	Conservative	Colin F. Dawe	2,489
	Conservative	John M. Rattray	2,459
	Labour	Lesley J. Alexander	2,160	38.03
	Labour	Arnold J. Cohen*	2,111
	Labour	Neville Daniels*	2,036
	Green	Nicholas P. George	464	8.39
	Independent	Edward D. Larkin	239	4.32
	Liberal Democrats	Matthew Bryant	234	4.23
Registered electors			9,473
Turnout			5,234	55.25
Rejected ballots			12	0.23
	Conservative gain from Labour
	Conservative gain from Labour
	Conservative gain from Labour

Earlsfield

Earlsfield (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Angela Graham*	2,038	50.55
	Conservative	John F. Grimshaw	1,922
	Labour	Belinda J. Randall	1,625	39.98
	Labour	High I.K. Thomson	1,507
	Green	Suzy Barry	224	5.72
	Liberal Democrats	Philip J. Minshull	147	3.75
Registered electors			6,561
Turnout			3,946	60.14
Rejected ballots			4	0.10
	Conservative gain from Labour
	Conservative hold

East Putney

East Putney (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Margaret E. Calcott-James*	3,382	62.70
	Conservative	Brian N.C. Prichard	3,239
	Conservative	Diana Whittingham*	3,213
	Labour	Michael Freedman	1,399	25.94
	Labour	Hannah S. Jones	1,386
	Labour	David Suiter	1,284
	Liberal Democrats	Matthew G. Green	332	5.53
	Green	Nicholas E. Orosz	305	5.83
	Liberal Democrats	John D. Martyn	280
	Liberal Democrats	Godfrey S. Shocket	254
Registered electors			9,863
Turnout			5,304	53.78
Rejected ballots			5	0.09
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Fairfield

Fairfield (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Vanessa Graham	1,952	52.49
	Conservative	Sarah T.J. du Cann	1,870
	Labour	John H. Miller*	1,579	41.14
	Labour	John P. O'Farrell	1,416
	Green	Sandra J. Hewett	232	6.37
Registered electors			5,743
Turnout			3,718	64.74
Rejected ballots			6	0.16
	Conservative gain from Labour
	Conservative gain from Labour

Furzedown

Furzedown (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Alfred C. Jessiman*	2,947	47.38
	Conservative	Anne M. Mervis	2,939
	Conservative	Margrit A. Wood	2,854
	Labour	John W. Gibbins*	2,686	42.91
	Labour	Isobel Larkin	2,629
	Labour	Bernard J. Corbett	2,598
	Green	Donald J. Valentine	325	5.24
	Green	Monica E. Vickery	318
	Liberal Democrats	Lalage L.A. Clay	275	4.47
Registered electors			10,750
Turnout			6,219	57.85
Rejected ballots			4	0.06
	Conservative hold
	Conservative gain from Labour
	Conservative hold

Graveney

Graveney (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Duncan E. Braithwaite*	1,974	39.86
	Labour	Vendis A. King	1,781
	Labour	Thakur D. Hosain	1,756
	Liberal Democrats	Robert J. Bunce	1,287	26.25
	Conservative	Marc Hope	1,280	26.58
	Liberal Democrats	Mark A. Green	1,238
	Conservative	Anne K. Ratcliffe	1,222
	Conservative	Sarah A. Whitcouse	1,172
	Liberal Democrats	Roger O'Brien	1,104
	Green	Bruce J. Bartup	337	7.31
Registered electors			10,012
Turnout			4,734	47.28
Rejected ballots			8	0.17
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Latchmere

Latchmere (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Anthony J. Belton*	2,226	52.21
	Labour	Maurice Johnson	2,108
	Labour	Anthony E. Tuck	1,952
	Conservative	Timothy P. Loughton	1,652	40.79
	Conservative	Alan P. Caddick-Adams	1,641
	Conservative	Bernadina I.T. Ayonrinde	1,619
	Green	Marianne Kolbuszewski	281	7.00
Registered electors			8,112
Turnout			4,333	53.41
Rejected ballots			3	0.07
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Nightingale

Nightingale (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Peter D. Donoghue*	2,922	52.72
	Conservative	Maurice A.S. Heaster*	2,837
	Conservative	Ravindra P. Govindia*	2,736
	Labour	Lionel G. Davis	1,723	29.71
	Labour	Nigel R. Webb	1,544
	Labour	Ian Rodriguez	1,521
	Green	Andrew M. Simms	594	11.06
	Liberal Democrats	Benson Julie	350	6.51
Registered electors			9,223
Turnout			5,176	56.12
Rejected ballots			4	0.08
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Northcote

Northcote (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Martin D. Johnson*	3,235	63.37
	Conservative	Andrew G. Grant*	3,174
	Conservative	Gordon S. Passmore*	3,131
	Labour	Thomas L. Noble	1,309	25.59
	Labour	Audrey M. Schmitt	1,296
	Labour	Gulzar A. Butt	1,248
	Green	Matthew D. McCabe	554	11.04
Registered electors			8,749
Turnout			5,036	57.56
Rejected ballots			3	0.06
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Parkside

Parkside (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Angela Graham	2,038	53.14
	Conservative	John F. Grimshaw	1,922
	Labour	Thomas L. Noble	1,410	36.53
	Labour	Kathryn H. Pick	1,311
	Green	Julian T. de Angeli	194	5.21
	Liberal Democrats	Rosemary S. Henley	191	5.12
Registered electors			5,942
Turnout			3,763	63.33
Rejected ballots			7	0.19
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Queenstown

Queenstown (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Rosamund E. Blofield-Smith	1,806	52.46
	Conservative	Nicholas J. Fernyhough	1,685
	Labour	Philip Green*	1,398	40.66
	Labour	John P. O'Sullivan	1,308
	Green	Helene Y. Lyons	229	6.88
Registered electors			6,414
Turnout			3,423	53.37
Rejected ballots			4	0.12
	Conservative gain from Labour
	Conservative gain from Labour

Roehampton

Roehampton (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	John A. Slater*	2,653	50.60
	Labour	Vera Thompson*	2,575
	Labour	Frederick M.T. Ponsonby	2,545
	Conservative	Jennifer M. Dibble	2,157	41.14
	Conservative	Martin Hime	2,131
	Conservative	Ronald G.R. Holben	2,032
	Liberal Democrats	Ruth E. Taylor	423	8.26
Registered electors			9,480
Turnout			5,386	56.81
Rejected ballots			65	1.21
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

St John

St John (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Clive Dixon	2,056	45.67
	Labour	Derek R. Sutton	1,937	42.82
	Conservative	Paul V. Green	1,912
	Conservative	Simon J. Mallett	1,892
	Labour	Alen J. Mathewson	1,876
	Labour	Martin C. Tupper*	1,682
	Green	Geoffrey R. Cox	492	11.51
Registered electors			9,165
Turnout			4,425	48.28
Rejected ballots			7	0.16
	Conservative gain from Labour
	Labour hold
	Conservative gain from Labour

St. Mary's Park

St Mary's Park (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Roger M. Frank	2,844	58.97
	Conservative	Philip D. Bastiman	2,803
	Conservative	Christopher J. Reilly	2,770
	Labour	Priscilla Cornwell-Jones*	2,106	41.03
	Labour	Stuart H.J. Hercock*	1,896
	Labour	William R. Johnston*	1,854
Registered electors			8,891
Turnout			5,080	57.14
Rejected ballots			12	0.24
	Conservative gain from Labour
	Conservative gain from Labour
	Conservative gain from Labour

Shaftesbury

Shaftesbury (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Peter M. Ainsworth	3,089	53.15
	Conservative	Christopher F. Sadler	2,926
	Conservative	John G.B. Senior	2,848
	Labour	Fiona M. Mactaggart*	2,166	38.03
	Labour	Francis H. Jones*	2,139
	Labour	Charles V.G. Henry	2,038
	Green	Susan C. Corcoran	490	8.82
Registered electors			9,682
Turnout			5,650	58.36
Rejected ballots			6	0.11
	Conservative gain from Labour
	Conservative gain from Labour
	Conservative gain from Labour

Southfield

Southfield (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Jennifer S. Nickels	3,363	51.36
	Conservative	Christine A.K. Thompson*	3,332
	Conservative	Mark J.M. Simmonds	3,294
	Labour	John R. Gibbs	2,228	34.15
	Labour	Jacqueline Pearce	2,219
	Labour	Anne M. Goulborn	2,196
	Green	Marilyn A. Elson	555	8.56
	Liberal Democrats	Jeremy N. Ambache	385	5.94
Registered electors			10,113
Turnout			6,287	62.17
Rejected ballots			4	0.06
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Springfield

Springfield (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Katharine R. Tracey*	3,329	56.58
	Conservative	John R. Garrett*	3,233
	Conservative	James C.M.L. Crawford*	3,212
	Labour	Dorothy E. Ballantine	1,907	31.80
	Labour	Michael W. Gilbert	1,835
	Labour	Leonard C. Canter	1,750
	Green	Albert R. Vickery	389	6.76
	Liberal Democrats	Piers R. Allen	280	4.86
Registered electors			9,982
Turnout			5,750	57.60
Rejected ballots			5	0.09
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Thamesfield

Thamesfield (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Alexander P. Beresford*	3,530	58.14
	Conservative	Lois M. Lees	3,339
	Conservative	Edward J.U. Lister*	3,250
	Labour	Vanessa B. Cooper	1,587	25.42
	Labour	Maureen D. Walsh	1,422
	Labour	Frank W. McKirgan	1,417
	Green	Andrew R. Cunliffe-Jones	435	7.20
	Green	John L.F. Daglish	401
	Liberal Democrats	Nicholas W.M. Leggett	351	5.55
	Liberal Democrats	Patrick J. Wallace	292
	Independent	Peter A. Kearney	214	3.69
Registered electors			9,936
Turnout			5,773	58.10
Rejected ballots			3	0.05
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Tooting

Tooting (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Elaine Axby	2,638	49.29
	Labour	Shona McIsaac	2,522
	Labour	Bernard J. Rosewell*	2,510
	Conservative	Malcolm C. Grimston	1,972	36.45
	Conservative	Andrew R. Price	1,956
	Conservative	Richard A.H. Vivian	1,744
	Green	Gordon Reid	467	9.00
	Liberal Democrats	George I. Berger	273	5.26
Registered electors			10,073
Turnout			5,235	51.97
Rejected ballots			10	0.19
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Westhill

West Hill (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Beryl Jeffery	2,134	53.98
	Conservative	Russell J. Yardley	2,032
	Labour	Margaret J. Cumming	1,463	36.07
	Labour	Donald J. Roy	1,321
	Green	Lionel R.P. Smith	208	5.39
	Liberal Democrats	Jane M. Headland	176	4.56
Registered electors			6,306
Turnout			3,884	61.59
Rejected ballots			10	0.26
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

West Putney

West Putney (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	William F.D. Hawkins*	3,400	58.03
	Conservative	Mary M. Holben*	3,388
	Conservative	Eric K. Somerville-Jones*	3,230
	Labour	Maureen D. Booker	1,845	30.17
	Labour	Valerie Williams	1,712
	Labour	Phyllis E.J. Tobias	1,651
	Green	Simon J. Desorgher	369	6.41
	Liberal Democrats	Neil J.M. Thomson	310	5.39
Registered electors			9,666
Turnout			5,776	59.76
Rejected ballots			6	0.10
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

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