1990 Westminster City Council election

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3 May 1990

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All 60 council seats of the Westminster City Council
31 seats needed for a majority

Registered

107,989

Turnout

55,648, 51.53%

	First party	Second party	Third party

Leader	Shirley Porter	Unknown	Unknown
Party	Conservative	Labour	Liberal Democrats
Leader since	1983	Unknown	Unknown
Leader's seat	Hyde Park	Unknown	Unknown
Seats before	32	27	0
Seats won	45	15	0
Seat change	13	12
Popular vote	77,054	54,229	7,894
Percentage	53.99%	37.99%	5.53%

Council control before election

Conservative

Subsequent council control

Conservative

1990 local election in England, UK

The 1990 Westminster Council election took place on 3 May 1990 to elect members of Westminster City 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 Westminster City Council Election
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes
	Conservative	45	13	0	13	70.00	53.99	77,054
	Labour	15	0	12	12	30.00	37.99	54,229
	Liberal Democrats	0	0	0		0.00	5.53	7,894
	Green	0	0	0		0.00	1.08	1,544
	Ind. Residents	0	0	1	1	0.00	0.70	998
	Independent	0	0	0		0.00	0.62	881
	SDP	0	0	0		0.00	0.09	130
Total		60						142,730

Ward results

(*) - Indicates an incumbent candidate

(†) - Indicates an incumbent councillor who is running in a different seat than the one they were elected

Baker Street

Baker Street (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Angela M. Hooper*	862	70.31
	Conservative	Marie-Louise E. Rossi*	847
	Labour	Brenda J. Buxton	282	23.03
	Labour	Derek J. Buckland	278
	Liberal Democrats	June C. Strick	84	6.66
	Liberal Democrats	Michael D. Holmans	78
Registered electors			2,794
Turnout			1,264	45.24
Rejected ballots			4	0.32
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Bayswater

Bayswater (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Anne E. Barns	1,673	48.33
	Conservative	Michael C. Brahams	1,582
	Conservative	Bryony L.M. Griffiths	1,530
	Labour	Barrie K. Taylor*	1,235	35.67
	Labour	Christopher M. Ward	1,148
	Labour	John B. Thirlwell*	1,147
	Green	Annette L. Coward	255	7.73
	Liberal Democrats	Susan M. Baring	216	6.54
	Independent	Abdulla J. Dharamsi	57	1.73
Registered electors			5,236
Turnout			3,120	59.59
Rejected ballots			9	0.29
	Conservative gain from Labour
	Conservative gain from Labour
	Conservative gain from Labour

Belgrave

Belgrave (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Elizabeth A. Flach*	1,265	84.01
	Conservative	Elizabeth F.M. Blois*	1,246
	Labour	Mair E. Garside	207	13.65
	Labour	Michael P. Gilgunn	200
	Liberal Democrats	Helen Mann	42	2.34
	Liberal Democrats	Angela M. Whitelegge	27
Registered electors			3,604
Turnout			1,634	45.34
Rejected ballots			2	0.12
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Bryanston

Bryanston (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Jennifer Bianco*	973	73.97
	Conservative	John Bull*	958
	Labour	Barbara A. Coates	268	19.83
	Labour	Robert B. Coates	250
	Liberal Democrats	Marilyn Merryweather	81	6.20
Registered electors			2,871
Turnout			1,338	46.60
Rejected ballots			5	0.37
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Cavendish

Cavendish (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Harvey C.J. Marshall	1,521	53.99
	Conservative	David A. Berens	1,495
	Conservative	Nicholas F. Markham	1,489
	Labour	Paul H. Dimoldenberg	999	34.83
	Labour	Hilary L. Allen	964
	Labour	Daniel J. Carlen	943
	Green	Peta L. Masters	207	7.44
	Liberal Democrats	Roland S. Bond	110	3.74
	Liberal Democrats	Colin E. Wing	97
Registered electors			5,283
Turnout			2,725	51.58
Rejected ballots			3	0.11
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Church Street

Church Street (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Jennifer F. Edwards	1,795	66.92
	Labour	Gavin J Millar*	1,725
	Labour	Richard H. Nicholls*	1,723
	Conservative	Jean V. Morris	877	33.08
	Conservative	Laura S. Mendoza	870
	Conservative	Simon R. Lapthorne	846
Registered electors			5,818
Turnout			2,830	48.64
Rejected ballots			11	0.39
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Churchill

Churchill (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Andreas N. Gledhill	1,758	41.25
	Conservative	Duncan J. Goldie-Scot	1,734
	Conservative	William A. Griffiths	1,722
	Labour	Margaret M Cavalla*	1,350	29.91
	Labour	Charles M. Phillipps	1,224
	Labour	Ron M. Harley	1,206
	Lib Dem Focus Team	Jane Smithard	1,097	25.78
	Lib Dem Focus Team	Alastair Bowman	1,086
	Lib Dem Focus Team	Guy Halliwell	1,076
	Green	Julia M. Ponsonby	129	3.06
Registered electors			6,341
Turnout			4,341	68.46
Rejected ballots			12	0.28
	Conservative gain from Labour
	Conservative gain from Labour
	Conservative gain from Labour

Hamilton Terrace

Hamilton Terrace (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Katherine P. Ivens	1,225	61.48
	Conservative	Judith A. Warner*	1,217
	Lib Dem Focus Team	Richard J. de Ste Croix	476	23.82
	Lib Dem Focus Team	Paul Strang	469
	Labour	Edward C. Richards	193	9.62
	Labour	John J. Barry	188
	Green	John Papworth	101	5.09
Registered electors			3,517
Turnout			2,009	57.12
Rejected ballots			2	0.10
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Harrow Road

Harrow Road (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Joseph Glickman*	1,709	60.01
	Labour	Jillian A. Selbourne*	1,672
	Labour	Alan G. Lazarus	1,643
	Conservative	Douglas T. Jacobs	909	31.92
	Conservative	Alexander S. Aiken	885
	Conservative	Peter D. Clarke	879
	Green	William J. Welch	245	8.06
	Green	Philip S. Chetwode-Ram	204
Registered electors			5,953
Turnout			2,959	49.71
Rejected ballots			2	0.07
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Hyde Park

Hyde Park (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Shirley Porter*	1,281	68.29
	Conservative	Pamela J.J. Batty*	1,268
	Conservative	Anne M. Mallinson*	1,236
	Labour	Linda Julian	320	16.83
	Labour	Jill B. Carlen	314
	Labour	Peter J. Carlen	299
	Green	Caroline M.G. Austin	167	9.04
	Liberal Democrats	Mura A. Blackburn	132	5.84
	Liberal Democrats	Matthew M. Lambert	107
	Liberal Democrats	Rodney R.T. Smith	86
Registered electors			4,242
Turnout			1,857	43.78
Rejected ballots			3	0.16
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Knightsbridge

Knightsbridge (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Robert J. Moreland	857	61.42
	Conservative	Robert S.J. Michaels	852
	Independent	Peter J. Finley	420	29.60
	Independent	Christopher J. Owen	404
	Labour	Una Cooze	100	6.25
	Labour	Ivy Searle	74
	Liberal Democrats	Alison Bailey	39	2.73
	Liberal Democrats	Elizabeth Mackieth	37
Registered electors			2,976
Turnout			1,419	47.68
Rejected ballots			2	0.14
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Lancaster Gate

Lancaster Gate (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Olga Polizzi*	1,236	64.26
	Conservative	Robert J. Davis*	1,202
	Conservative	Simon H. Milton*	1,198
	Labour	Francis M. Prideaux	473	23.23
	Labour	Gerald Ramsbottom	428
	Labour	Trevor G. Sheppard	413
	Green	Sarah J. Buckmaster	236	12.51
Registered electors			4,475
Turnout			1,895	42.35
Rejected ballots			6	0.32
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Little Venice

Little Venice (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Melvyn B. Caplan	1,704	53.74
	Conservative	Anthony P.R. Alford	1,680
	Conservative	Julia K. Hunt	1,680
	Labour	Isla Robertson*	1,285	40.47
	Labour	Linda C. Hardman	1,274
	Labour	David E.R. Obaze*	1,255
	Liberal Democrats	Paul E.M. Reynolds	182	5.79
Registered electors			5,298
Turnout			3,150	59.46
Rejected ballots			4	0.13
	Conservative gain from Labour
	Conservative gain from Labour
	Conservative gain from Labour

Lord's

Lord's (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Cyril H. Nemeth*	1,364	71.58
	Conservative	Kevin A. Gardner*	1,336
	Labour	Barbara J. Grahame	469	21.53
	Labour	Ramesh Shukla	343
	SDP	Joe Aveline	130	6.89
Registered electors			3,880
Turnout			1,948	50.21
Rejected ballots			2	0.10
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Maida Vale

Maida Vale (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Martin Jiggens	1,575	48.68
	Conservative	Ronald C.M. Raymond-Cox	1,574
	Conservative	James L. Thorley	1,541
	Labour	Denis N. Coleman*	1,449	44.69
	Labour	David J. Pitt-Watson*	1,429
	Labour	Jacqueline M. Rosenberg*	1,428
	Liberal Democrats	Edwena A. Couchman	213	6.63
Registered electors			5,376
Turnout			3,254	60.53
Rejected ballots			8	0.25
	Conservative gain from Labour
	Conservative gain from Labour
	Conservative gain from Labour

Millbank

Millbank (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Peter C.S. Bradley*	1,507	51.83
	Labour	Hugh G. Garside*	1,488
	Labour	Peter D. Wright*	1,468
	Conservative	Harry Haynes	1,317	42.84
	Conservative	Victoria L. Roberts	1,207
	Conservative	Geeta G. Kaur-Sidhu	1,166
	Liberal Democrats	Margaret Lang	169	5.33
	Liberal Democrats	Hugo D. Dixon	161
	Liberal Democrats	Janice Taverne	130
Registered electors			5,395
Turnout			3,080	57.09
Rejected ballots			5	0.16
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Queen's Park

Queen's Park (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Margaret E. Cahill*	1,613	64.43
	Labour	Karen P. Buck	1,606
	Labour	Mary W. Nicholas*	1,569
	Conservative	David J. Brown	724	27.70
	Conservative	Sarah Livingstone	721
	Conservative	Mark Prisk	614
	Liberal Democrats	Gertrude E. Haywood	195	7.87
Registered electors			5,497
Turnout			2,652	48.24
Rejected ballots			14	0.53
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Regent's Park

Regent's Park (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Reginald W. Forrester*	1,981	68.29
	Conservative	Roger J.L. Bramble*	1,932
	Conservative	Barry C. Legg*	1,878
	Labour	Sidney Norden	659	22.47
	Labour	Walter K. Philips	639
	Labour	John A. Wilson	608
	Liberal Democrats	Lewis J. Wigoder	261	9.24
Registered electors			5,782
Turnout			2,853	49.34
Rejected ballots			9	0.32
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

St George's

St George's (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Alan Bradley*	2,251	73.31
	Conservative	Davd P. Weeks*	2,173
	Conservative	Benjamin A. Segal*	2,170
	Labour	Sir Ernest A. Bramall	616	19.65
	Labour	Angela Forrester	590
	Labour	Maurice S. Miller	562
	Liberal Democrats	John B.A. Barton	225	7.04
	Liberal Democrats	Maurice E. Coleman	209
	Liberal Democrats	Evelyn S. Todman	199
Registered electors			6,267
Turnout			3,036	48.44
Rejected ballots			6	0.20
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

St James's

St James's (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Simon E. Brocklebank-Fowler	956	58.00
	Conservative	Carolyn R. Keen	913
	Labour	Arthur C. Smith	608	37.16
	Labour	Allan C. Wylie	590
	Liberal Democrats	Nigel G. Bliss	82	4.84
	Liberal Democrats	Josephine M. Hayes	74
Registered electors			3,344
Turnout			1,684	50.36
Rejected ballots			0	0.00
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Victoria

Victoria (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	David J. Harvey*	1,143	64.63
	Conservative	Peter M. Young*	1,123
	Labour	Martin H. Garside	574	31.09
	Labour	Simon J. Winters	515
	Liberal Democrats	Caroline F. Shorten	77	4.28
	Liberal Democrats	Josephine M. Hayes	73
Registered electors			3,776
Turnout			1,896	50.21
Rejected ballots			3	0.16
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Westbourne

Westbourne (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Vincent Allan*	1,688	56.07
	Labour	Joan B. Provost*	1,582
	Labour	Andrew H. Dismore*	1,581
	Conservative	Duncan R.L. Boyd	1,013	33.39
	Conservative	Richard Simmons	975
	Conservative	Charles A.H. Villiers	901
	Liberal Democrats	Morag G. Beattie	304	10.54
Registered electors			6,074
Turnout			2,907	47.86
Rejected ballots			5	0.17
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

West End

West End (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	David J. Avery*	1,028	57.15
	Conservative	Peter J. Martindale	921
	Independent	Lois J. Peltz*	564	29.25
	Independent	Matthew Bennett	434
	Labour	Paul M. Gamble	237	13.60
	Labour	Annette Pink	227
Registered electors			4,190
Turnout			1,797	42.89
Rejected ballots			2	0.11
	Conservative gain from Ind. Residents
	Conservative 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. 140. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
"London Borough Council Elections 3rd May 1990" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
^ "London Borough Council Elections - 3rd May 1990" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. pp. 83–85, 103, 140–141. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
^ "Westminster City Council Election Results 1964-2010" (PDF). Elections Centre. Plymouth University. pp. 8–9. Retrieved 1 February 2024.

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