1990 Merton London Borough Council election

1990 Merton London Borough Council election parliamentary 1986 Merton London Borough Council election 1986 1990 05 03 yes 1994 Merton London Borough Council election 1994 All 57 council seats up for election to Merton London Borough Council 67,764, 53.66% Labour Party (UK) 29https://www2.merton.gov.uk/resstatsb2002-2.pdf Merton Council Elections 2002 Merton Electoral Services 8 June 2018 23 December 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141223074320/http://www.merton.gov.uk/resstatsb2002-2.pdf dead 4 76,583 42.22% Conservative Party (UK) 22 7 74,857 41.27% Merton Park Ward Residents Association 3 3 5,567 3.07% Longthornton and Tamworth Residents Association 3 3,822 2.11% Council leader Council leader after election John Elvidge Conservative Party (UK) Geoff Smith Labour Party (UK) 29 3 Liberal Democrats (UK) 25 27 0 0 0 11,741 6.47% Merton London UK local election 1990 map.svg 340px Map of the results of the 1990 Merton London Borough council election. 115x50px|Blank 115x50px|Blank 115x50px|Blank 115x50px|Blank 115x50px|Blank London 126,284https://londondatastore-upload.s3.amazonaws.com/docs/LBCE_1990-5-3.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20160113101252/https://londondatastore-upload.s3.amazonaws.com/docs/LBCE_1990-5-3.pdf dead 13 January 2016 London Borugh Council Elections - 3 May 1990 - Summary of voting statistics by ward - continued 27 May 2024 London Research Centre London Datastore Michael Minors Dennis Grenham 1301990 local election in England March 2015 March 2015 Elections for the London Borough of Merton were held on 3 May 1990 to elect members of Merton London Borough Council in London, England. This was on the same day as other local elections in England and Scotland. The whole council was up for election and the Labour Party gained overall control of the council from the Conservatives with a majority of one seat.London Borough Council Elections 3rd May 1990 https://londondatastore-upload.s3.amazonaws.com/docs/LBCE_1990-5-3.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20160113101252/https://londondatastore-upload.s3.amazonaws.com/docs/LBCE_1990-5-3.pdf dead 13 January 2016 1852611154 London Datastore London Research Centre Michael Minors Dennis Grenham 29 March 2015https://www2.merton.gov.uk/results_summary_locals_from_1964.pdf Merton Council Election Results 1964-2012 Merton Council 9 June 2018 23 December 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141223074423/http://www.merton.gov.uk/results_summary_locals_from_1964.pdf dead Background Merton local elections#1986-1990 At the last election, the Conservatives had gained a majority of one seat. In October 1989, they lost a by-election in Merton Park to Bridget Smith of the Merton Park Ward Residents Association, which had contested the by-election in opposition to the proposed extension of the A24 relief road.http://mertonpark.org.uk/pages/history.htm Merton Park Ward Residents Association mertonpark.org.uk https://web.archive.org/web/20160303220618/http://mertonpark.org.uk/pages/history.htm 3 March 2016 dead 31 May 2018http://www.mertonpark.org.uk/PDFfiles/FORUM%20Autumn%202009%20FINAL%202.pdf Forum Issue No. 40 Autumn 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304001853/http://www.mertonpark.org.uk/PDFfiles/FORUM%20Autumn%202009%20FINAL%202.pdf 4 March 2016 dead 31 May 2018 This by-election result hung the council, but the Conservatives continued to govern Merton as a minority administration. This was the first whole council election which was contested by the MPWRA. Results The Conservatives lost their one-seat overall majority of the council to Labour, who themselves gained a one-seat overall majority of the council. The Merton Park Ward Residents Association won all three seats in Merton Park from the Conservatives; they have since maintained these seats in subsequent elections. Merton local election result 1990The Liberal Democrat vote count includes three candidates who stood in Phipps Bridge under the description of "Liberal Democrat Focus Team". n Labour Party (UK) yes 29 4 0 4 50.88 42.22 76,583 Conservative Party (UK) 22 0 7 7 38.60 41.27 74,857 Merton Park Ward Residents Association 3 3 0 3 5.26 3.07 5,567 Longthornton and Tamworth Residents Association 3 0 0 5.26 2.11 3,822 Liberal Democrats (UK) 0 0 0 0.00 6.47 11,741 Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0.00 2.82 5,106 West Barnes Independent Residents 000000 0 0 0 0.00 1.53 2,781 Independent (politician) 0 0 0 0.00 0.51 932 57 181,389 In Durnsford, incumbent Conservative councillor and future Conservative Prime Minister Theresa May topped the poll. This was the last election she contested in Merton. Ward results Abbey Abbey (3) Labour Party (UK) Marie-Louise de Villiers* 1,769 46.92 Labour Party (UK) Geoffrey Martin* 1,665 Labour Party (UK) Ian Scott* 1,620 Conservative Party (UK) Diana Harris 1,216 32.75 Conservative Party (UK) Kenneth Butt 1,195 Conservative Party (UK) Philip Thorley 1,116 Liberal Democrats (UK) Pauline Barry 391 9.39 Green Party of England and Wales Wendy Flood 320 8.91 Liberal Democrats (UK) Leonard Harvey 315 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jean Spencer-Phillips 304 Independent (politician) Grace Giddins 73 2.03 6914 3,556 51.43 0.14 5 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Cannon Hill Cannon Hill (3) Conservative Party (UK) Thelma Earnshaw* 1,900 49.03 Conservative Party (UK) Joan Pethen* 1,880 Conservative Party (UK) Colin McCaul 1,834 Labour Party (UK) David Chapman 1,448 37.37 Labour Party (UK) Geoffrey Lightfoot 1,447 Labour Party (UK) Brian White 1,382 Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter Larkin 563 13.60 Liberal Democrats (UK) Patricia Pearce 504 Liberal Democrats (UK) Stephen van Dulken 490 6688 3,990 59.66 7 0.18 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Colliers Wood Colliers Wood (3) Labour Party (UK) Siobhain McDonagh* 2,079 54.91 Labour Party (UK) Sheila Knight* 1,834 Labour Party (UK) Reginald Flegg 1,694 Conservative Party (UK) Maureen Petty 922 24.65 Conservative Party (UK) Marcus Money-Chappelle 871 Conservative Party (UK) Babubhai Patel 725 Green Party of England and Wales Thomas Walsh 696 20.45 7449 3,410 45.78 9 0.26 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Dundonald Dundonald (3) Labour Party (UK) Sandra Cowling* 1,649 39.16 Labour Party (UK) Michael Brunt 1,516 Conservative Party (UK) John Elvidge* 1,424 34.96 Labour Party (UK) Charles Lucas 1,373 Conservative Party (UK) Christopher Grayling 1,354 Conservative Party (UK) Julian Samways 1,275 Green Party of England and Wales David Bezkorowajny 643 16.64 Liberal Democrats (UK) Richard Ladmore 363 9.24 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Houlihan 355 Liberal Democrats (UK) Stephen Katz 353 6115 3,653 59.74 7 0.19 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Durnsford Durnsford (2)https://londondatastore-upload.s3.amazonaws.com/docs/LBCE_1990-5-3.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20160113101252/https://londondatastore-upload.s3.amazonaws.com/docs/LBCE_1990-5-3.pdf dead 13 January 2016 London Borough Council Elections - 3rd May 1990 London Research Centre London Datastore 16 April 2024 Michael Minors Dennis Grenham 63-64, 130-131https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Merton-1964-2010.pdf London Borough of Merton Election Results 1964-2010 16 April 2024 Plymouth University Elections Centre Colin Rallings Michael Thrasher 7–8 Conservative Party (UK) Theresa May* 1,063 43.87 Conservative Party (UK) Barry Edwards 1,049 Labour Party (UK) Arthur Kennedy 913 36.64 Labour Party (UK) Nina Scowen 852 Liberal Democrats (UK) Susan Knibbs 317 11.72 Liberal Democrats (UK) Philip Rumney 246 Green Party of England and Wales Keith Parke 187 7.77 4065 2,424 59.63 3 0.12 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Figge's Marsh Figge's Marsh (3) Labour Party (UK) David Proctor 1,930 51.28 Labour Party (UK) Daniel Connellan* 1,892 Labour Party (UK) Geraldine Stanford 1,864 Conservative Party (UK) David Lincoln 1,470 38.19 Conservative Party (UK) Lisa Preuveneers 1,424 Conservative Party (UK) Gladys Viola 1,338 Green Party of England and Wales Julie Gates 389 10.53 7191 3,903 54.28 0.15 6 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Graveney Graveney (2) Labour Party (UK) Linda Kirby* 1,399 69.91 Labour Party (UK) Joseph Abrams* 1,328 Conservative Party (UK) David Woodhouse 607 30.09 Conservative Party (UK) Angela Scantlebury 567 4266 2,157 50.56 0.60 13 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Hillside Hillside (3) Conservative Party (UK) Stephen Ashcroft* 1,875 51.44 Conservative Party (UK) Ralph Kenber 1,799 Conservative Party (UK) David Williams 1,788 Labour Party (UK) Christine Bickerstaff 771 20.28 Labour Party (UK) William Bailey 718 Labour Party (UK) Laurence North 666 Green Party of England and Wales Richard Miller 533 15.06 Liberal Democrats (UK) George Greene 518 13.22 Liberal Democrats (UK) Maja Katz 455 Liberal Democrats (UK) Andrew Watson 430 6452 3,339 51.75 0 0.00 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Lavender Lavender (2) Labour Party (UK) Anthony Colman 1,327 71.95 Labour Party (UK) Nathan Lee 1,324 Conservative Party (UK) John Ratcliffe 561 28.05 Conservative Party (UK) Keith Whipp 472 3986 2,015 50.55 2 0.10 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Longthornton Longthornton (3) Longthornton and Tamworth Residents Association Robert Elgin* 1,315 39.18 Longthornton and Tamworth Residents Association Malcolm Searle* 1,260 Longthornton and Tamworth Residents Association Gillian Elgin 1,247 Labour Party (UK) Cyril Gallant 1,101 32.72 Labour Party (UK) Ronald Spurway 1,080 Labour Party (UK) Sheila Spurway 1,010 Conservative Party (UK) Pauline Blythe 981 28.10 Conservative Party (UK) Douglas Grahame 881 Conservative Party (UK) Renee Donnelly 880 7296 3,540 48.52 0.14 5 Longthornton and Tamworth Residents Association Longthornton and Tamworth Residents Association Longthornton and Tamworth Residents Association Lower Morden Lower Morden (3) Conservative Party (UK) William Welsh 1,967 51.28 Conservative Party (UK) Janet Jones* 1,945 Conservative Party (UK) Peter Morss 1,864 Labour Party (UK) Eric Blackmore 1,447 36.76 Labour Party (UK) John Holland 1,390 Labour Party (UK) William Maguire 1,303 Green Party of England and Wales Robert Burrows 449 11.96 6712 3,867 57.61 11 0.28 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Merton Park Merton Park (3) Merton Park Ward Residents Association Bridget Smith* 1,947 51.07 Merton Park Ward Residents Association Desmonde Child 1,815 Merton Park Ward Residents Association Neville Beddoe 1,805 Conservative Party (UK) Harold Turner* 1,181 32.06 Conservative Party (UK) Anne Sparrow 1,174 Conservative Party (UK) John Day 1,141 Labour Party (UK) Patrick O'Sullivan 625 16.87 Labour Party (UK) Edmond Ceci 619 Labour Party (UK) Nicholas Morgan 594 6365 3,777 59.34 0.05 2 Merton Park Ward Residents Association Conservative Party (UK) Merton Park Ward Residents Association Conservative Party (UK) Merton Park Ward Residents Association Conservative Party (UK) Phipps Bridge Phipps Bridge (3) Labour Party (UK) Paul Harper* 1,798 50.58 Labour Party (UK) Keith Harris 1,778 Labour Party (UK) Gerard Harkin 1,671 Conservative Party (UK) Paul Nash 1,124 30.48 Conservative Party (UK) Michael Miles 1,071 Conservative Party (UK) Barry Theobald-Hicks 966 Liberal Democrats (UK) Stephan Brocklesby 375 9.72 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jonathan Snelling 352 Independent (politician) Richard Law 319 9.22 Liberal Democrats (UK) Marek Siemaszko 281 7681 3,619 47.12 7 0.19 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Pollards Hill Pollards Hill (3) Labour Party (UK) Frederick Flatt 1,651 45.77 Labour Party (UK) Maria Dingwall 1,582 Conservative Party (UK) Barbara Mansfield* 1,352 38.04 Labour Party (UK) Mohammad Syed 1,349 Conservative Party (UK) William Hall 1,290 Conservative Party (UK) David Justice 1,166 Independent (politician) John Cole* 540 16.19 6434 3,438 53.43 0.26 9 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Ravensbury Ravensbury (3) Labour Party (UK) David Cowling 1,982 57.97 Labour Party (UK) Philip Jones* 1,941 Labour Party (UK) Peter McCabe* 1,914 Conservative Party (UK) Alfred Atkins 990 28.77 Conservative Party (UK) Janette Williams 964 Conservative Party (UK) Keith Guy 945 Liberal Democrats (UK) Philip Knight 268 7.60 Liberal Democrats (UK) Susan Simmonds 254 Liberal Democrats (UK) Anthony Dix 242 Green Party of England and Wales Helen Willis 190 5.66 6586 3,539 53.74 0.11 4 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Raynes Park Raynes Park (3) Conservative Party (UK) Richard Aitken-Davies* 2,062 51.09 Conservative Party (UK) Andrew Chamberlain* 2,010 Conservative Party (UK) Kathleen Lewis 1,973 Labour Party (UK) David Herbert 1,087 25.71 Labour Party (UK) David Heaton 980 Labour Party (UK) Alison Morgan 975 Green Party of England and Wales Ian Funnell 496 12.58 Liberal Democrats (UK) Richard Tibbetts 429 10.62 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Whiting 422 Liberal Democrats (UK) Samantha Vanes 407 6976 3,784 54.24 0.05 2 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) St. Helier St Helier (3) Labour Party (UK) Alec Leaver* 1,980 56.41 Labour Party (UK) Geoffrey Smith* 1,879 Labour Party (UK) Andrew Vail 1,831 Conservative Party (UK) Donald Carr 1,123 32.80 Conservative Party (UK) Gordon Mackay 1,100 Conservative Party (UK) Peter Reid 1,086 Green Party of England and Wales Stephen Boulding 363 10.79 6525 3,528 54.07 6 0.17 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Trinity Trinity (3) Labour Party (UK) Kingsley Abrams* 1,254 37.41 Labour Party (UK) Mazhar-Ul Khan 1,165 Labour Party (UK) Christopher Watson 1,157 Conservative Party (UK) Ian Mortimer 1,009 30.48 Conservative Party (UK) Hugh Treseder 954 Conservative Party (UK) Brian Terrett 951 Liberal Democrats (UK) Neil Rennie 658 19.90 Liberal Democrats (UK) Deborah Richardson 649 Liberal Democrats (UK) Alison Willott 594 Green Party of England and Wales Keith O'Neill 389 12.21 5732 3,105 54.17 0.03 1 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Village Village (3) Conservative Party (UK) Dirk Hazell* 1,958 58.48 Conservative Party (UK) Allan Jones* 1,915 Conservative Party (UK) John Watson* 1,888 Labour Party (UK) Nicholas Draper 522 15.54 Labour Party (UK) Denise Leggett 520 Labour Party (UK) John Gumbley 489 Liberal Democrats (UK) Elizabeth Robins 479 12.24 Green Party of England and Wales Vaughan Flood 451 13.74 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Field 378 Liberal Democrats (UK) Marilyn Rumney 349 5910 3,130 52.96 4 0.07 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) West Barnes West Barnes (3) Conservative Party (UK) Dorothy Truman* 1,792 45.58 Conservative Party (UK) Percy Marchant 1,731 Conservative Party (UK) Michael Menhinick 1,698 Labour Party (UK) Nigel Duncan 1,217 30.13 Labour Party (UK) Barry Edwards 1,144 Labour Party (UK) Laurence Naylor 1,088 West Barnes Independent Residents Roger Logan 961 24.29 West Barnes Independent Residents Brian Parkin 918 West Barnes Independent Residents John Nicholson 902 6941 3,990 57.49 3 0.08 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Notes and references Notes n References 1990 Category:1990 London Borough council elections