1994 Harrow London Borough Council election
1994 Harrow London Borough Council election
5 May 1994 (1994-05-05)
All 63 seats up for election to
Harrow London Borough Council
32 seats needed for a majority
Registered148,757[1]
Turnout72,708, 48.88% (Decrease 2.24)[1]
  First party Second party
  Blank Blank
Leader Christopher Noyce Donald Abbott
Party Liberal Democrats Conservative
Leader since 14 May 1993[n 1] 21 Oct 1991
Leader's seat Rayners Lane Hatch End
Last election 11 seats, 21.07% 36 seats, 47.91%
Seats before 13 34
Seats won 29 17
Seat change Increase 16 Decrease 17
Popular vote 69,701 69,075
Percentage 34.14% 33.83%
Swing Increase13.07 Decrease 14.08
  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader Albert Toms Unknown
Party Labour Ind. Residents
Leader since 8 May 1990[n 2] Unknown
Leader's seat Kenton East Unknown
Last election 13 seats, 27.98% 3 seats, 2.08%
Seats before 13 3
Seats won 14 3
Seat change Increase 1 Steady
Popular vote 59,837 5,259
Percentage 29.31% 2.58%
Swing Increase 1.33 Increase 0.50
Council control before election


Conservative

Council control after election


No Overall Control

The 1994 Harrow Council election took place on 5 May 1994 to elect members of Harrow London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the council went in no overall control.[4]

Background

Election result

1994 Harrow London Borough Council elections[5][6]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Liberal Democrats 29 16 0 Increase 16 46.03 34.14 69,701 Increase13.07
  Conservative 17 0 17 Decrease 17 26.98 33.83 69,075 Decrease14.08
  Labour 14 4 3 Increase 1 22.22 29.31 59,837 Increase 1.33
  Ind. Residents 3 0 0 Steady 4.76 2.58 5,259 Increase 0.50
  Independent 0 0 0 Steady 0.00 0.14 289 Decrease 0.46
Total 63 204,161

Ward results

(*) - Indicates an incumbent candidate

(†) - Indicates an incumbent candidate standing in a different ward

Canons

Canons (3)[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Cowan* 1,551 52.68 Decrease15.75
Conservative Garry Leon*[n 3] 1,468
Conservative Richard Romain* 1,434
Liberal Democrats Philip Benjamin 1,007 34.65 Increase25.72
Liberal Democrats Ronald Warshaw 982
Liberal Democrats Anthony Noakes 939
Labour Charles Blake 378 12.67 Decrease 9.97
Labour Danielle Mercey 351
Labour David Rice 342
Registered electors 6,223 Decrease 789
Turnout 3,012 48.40 Decrease 0.12
Rejected ballots 5 0.17 Decrease 0.04
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Centenary

Centenary (3)[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Paul Fox 1,409 45.92 Decrease 5.16
Labour Daniel Redford 1,365
Labour Keekira Thammaiah 1,365
Conservative Robert Goodman 1,224 40.23 Decrease19.01
Conservative John Campbell* 1,208
Conservative Jayantha Amarasinghe 1,194
Liberal Democrats Oenone Cox 440 13.84 New
Liberal Democrats Valerie Baxter 413
Liberal Democrats Susan Bartrick 394
Registered electors 6,678 Increase 233
Turnout 3,260 48.82 Decrease 5.52
Rejected ballots 15 0.46 Increase 0.12
Labour gain from Conservative
Labour gain from Conservative
Labour gain from Conservative

Greenhill

Greenhill (3)[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Maureen de Beer*[n 4] 1,333 44.56 Increase10.62
Liberal Democrats Peter Budden 1,184
Liberal Democrats Nahid Boethe 1,181
Labour Jeffrey Anderson 908 29.89 Increase 0.78
Labour Norman Campbell 802
Labour Mark Schuck 771
Conservative Anthony Seymour 716 25.55 Decrease 11.40
Conservative Henry Paterson 715
Conservative Henry Venour 689
Registered electors 5,791 Decrease 230
Turnout 2,960 51.11 Increase 1.47
Rejected ballots 10 0.34 Increase 0.11
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

Harrow on the Hill

Harrow on the Hill (3)[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Eileen Kinnear* 1,305 41.74 Decrease12.07
Conservative Duncan Rogers* 1,304
Conservative Cliver Scowen* 1,285
Liberal Democrats Philip Mellor 1,012 31.45 Increase14.00
Liberal Democrats Adrien Smith 968
Liberal Democrats Peter Fletcher 954
Labour John Powell 712 21.96 Increase 3.26
Labour Gerald Stonehouse 683
Labour Alexander Webb 655
Independent Roy Edey 151 4.86 New
Registered electors 7,317 Increase 135
Turnout 3,229 44.13 Decrease 3.67
Rejected ballots 7 0.22 Increase 0.16
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Harrow Weald

Harrow Weald (3)[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Brian Williams*[n 5] 2,052 60.07 Increase15.06
Liberal Democrats Patricia Lyne* 2,023
Liberal Democrats Mary Graham 1,981
Conservative Thomas Brown 836 24.10 Decrease12.80
Conservative Trevor Goodman 818
Conservative Paul Stanley 777
Labour Colin Crouch 565 15.83 Decrease 2.26
Labour Colin Gray 534
Labour Rajeshri Shah 496
Registered electors 7,494 Increase 283
Turnout 3,542 47.26 Decrease 7.67
Rejected ballots 3 0.08 Decrease 0.05
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Hatch End

Hatch End (3)[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Donald Abbott* 1,638 51.12 Decrease14.10
Conservative Mary John 1,570
Conservative Jean Lammiman 1,498
Liberal Democrats Geraldine Finch 912 28.74 Increase13.92
Liberal Democrats James Jackson 870
Liberal Democrats John Gray 865
Labour Susan Anderson 641 20.14 Increase 0.18
Labour Ronald Fairhead 609
Labour John Solomon 605
Registered electors 6,945 Decrease 98
Turnout 3,269 47.07 Decrease 4.84
Rejected ballots 2 0.06 Decrease 0.10
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Headstone North

Headstone North (3)[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats John Knight 1,761 44.39 Increase19.57
Liberal Democrats Nicola Lane 1,746
Liberal Democrats Janet Skipworth 1,682
Conservative John Nickolay 1,609 40.16 Decrease17.07
Conservative Eric Silver* 1,547
Conservative Arthur Turner* 1,538
Labour Susan Gray 643 15.45 Decrease 2.50
Labour Asoke Dutta 592
Labour Gary Simms 572
Registered electors 7,620 Increase 183
Turnout 4,097 53.77 Increase 1.33
Rejected ballots 4 0.10 Decrease 0.16
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

Headstone South

Headstone South (3)[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Stepehen Giles-Medhurst* 1,567 47.05 Increase 6.74
Liberal Democrats John Branch* 1,475
Liberal Democrats Derek Wiseman* 1,455
Labour Margaret Davine 1,022 31.45 Increase 3.37
Labour Archie Foulds 996
Labour William Stephenson 987
Conservative Peter Hardy 576 17.17 Decrease 7.53
Conservative Jean Keen 536
Conservative John Medcalf 529
Independent Colin Palmer 138 4.33 New
Registered electors 6,534 Decrease 199
Turnout 3,293 50.40 Increase 1.11
Rejected ballots 4 0.12 Increase 0.06
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Kenton East

Kenton East (3)[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Cyril Davies* 1,849 61.85 Increase 7.57
Labour Navin Shah 1,813
Labour Albert Toms* 1,756
Conservative John Hall 795 24.52 Decrease12.54
Conservative Walter Harland 718
Conservative Jeremy Zeid 634
Liberal Democrats Karen Daniels 443 13.63 Increase 4.97
Liberal Democrats Charlotte Lambden 379
Liberal Democrats Mark Salter 371
Registered electors 7,302 Increase 19
Turnout 3,293 45.10 Increase 0.38
Rejected ballots 11 0.33 Increase 0.08
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Kenton West

Kenton West (3)[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Janet Cowan* 1,358 39.96 Decrease15.46
Labour Raymond Frogley 1,355 39.27 Increase 7.44
Conservative Joseph Grenfell 1,345
Labour Jack Gilbert 1,334
Conservative David Topper* 1,320
Labour John Rowe 1,265
Liberal Democrats Sally Harvey 754 20.77 Increase 8.02
Liberal Democrats Lala Das 673
Liberal Democrats Jean Macklin 664
Registered electors 7,685 Increase 42
Turnout 3,627 47.20 Decrease 4.44
Rejected ballots 4 0.11 Increase 0.01
Conservative hold
Labour gain from Conservative
Conservative hold

Marlborough

Marlborough (3)[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Veronica Chamberlain 1,258 40.92 Increase 5.06
Labour Ann Groves* 1,248 40.47 Increase 1.84
Liberal Democrats Brian Campbell 1,229
Labour Phillip O'Dell* 1,172
Labour Pravin Shah* 1,134
Liberal Democrats Baldev Sharma 1,107
Conservative Stephen Jobson 552 18.61 Decrease 6.90
Conservative Stephen Bye 551
Conservative Dennis Orger 531
Registered electors 6,465 Decrease 108
Turnout 3,141 48.58 Decrease 1.15
Rejected ballots 4 0.13 Decrease 0.05
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour
Labour hold
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour

Pinner

Pinner (3)[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mavis Champagnie* 1,879 58.10 Increase 9.32
Conservative Andrew Olins* 1,826
Conservative Antony Cocksedge 1,813
Liberal Democrats David Crawford 759 21.93 Increase11.33
Liberal Democrats Ian Green 708
Labour Frances Trott 665 19.97 Increase 6.41
Labour Sean White 643
Liberal Democrats Julia Todesco 615
Labour Ashok Kumar 589
Registered electors 7,399 Increase 134
Turnout 3,356 45.36 Decrease 8.18
Rejected ballots 6 0.18 Decrease 0.03
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Pinner West

Pinner West (3)[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Graham Finch 1,932 47.05 Increase30.99
Liberal Democrats David Walster 1,785
Liberal Democrats John Tuck 1,728
Conservative Jean Clark* 1,720 41.16 Decrease24.10
Conservative Mark Mallon*[n 6] 1,560
Conservative Ernest Sailor†[n 7] 1,485
Labour Joseph Lilley 477 11.79 Decrease 6.90
Labour Anthony Scott 451
Labour Phyllis Trott 437
Registered electors 7,126 Increase 38
Turnout 4,040 56.69 Increase 2.30
Rejected ballots 6 0.15 Increase 0.05
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

Rayners Lane

Rayners Lane (3)[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Christoper Noyce* 2,279 62.87 Increase 9.38
Liberal Democrats Alastair Alexander 1,994
Liberal Democrats Prakash Nandhra* 1,994
Conservative Stephanie Goldman 809 23.32 Decrease 8.20
Conservative John Probyn 763
Conservative Pesi Nanji 754
Labour David Barrett 494 13.81 Decrease 1.18
Labour Donovan Reuben 451
Labour Ernest Selby 433
Registered electors 6,630 Decrease 192
Turnout 3,529 53.23 Decrease 3.42
Rejected ballots 5 0.14 Increase 0.01
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Ridgeway

Ridgeway (3)[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Herbert Crossman 1,483 42.44 Increase10.12
Liberal Democrats Norah Murphy 1,470
Liberal Democrats Andrew Wiseman 1,456
Conservative Leonard Harsant* 1,194 33.11 Decrease 7.15
Conservative Jane Swinton* 1,140
Conservative John Rennie 1,107
Labour Brian Gate 883 24.45 Increase 3.93
Labour Alex Bruce 840
Labour Kevin Gray 818
Registered electors 6,874 Increase 291
Turnout 3,629 52.79 Decrease 4.89
Rejected ballots 2 0.06 Increase 0.06
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

Roxbourne

Roxbourne (3)[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Susan Boobis* 1,716 44.52 Increase 9.01
Liberal Democrats John Skipworth* 1,615
Liberal Democrats Robert Prowse 1,612
Labour Glyn Davies* 1,393 36.20 Increase 2.42
Labour Huw Davies 1,362
Labour Susan Thomason 1,265
Conservative Lily Nickolay 732 19.29 Decrease11.42
Conservative Stephen Dixon 720
Conservative Norman Stevenson 691
Registered electors 7,278 Decrease 59
Turnout 3,870 53.17 Decrease 1.98
Rejected ballots 5 0.13 Decrease 0.02
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour

Roxeth

Roxeth (3)[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ind. Residents Neville Hughes* 1,776 51.02 Increase 9.91
Ind. Residents John Cripps* 1,771
Ind. Residents Alan Hamlin* 1,712
Labour Jeremy Miles 1,235 33.67 Decrease 0.42
Labour Jonathan Ransley 1,146
Labour Timothy Oelman 1,091
Conservative Raymond Arnold 538 15.31 Decrease 9.49
Conservative Stephen Hall 529
Conservative Jeffrey Needham 512
Registered electors 7,346 Decrease 60
Turnout 3,613 49.18 Decrease 1.47
Rejected ballots 7 0.19 Increase 0.06
Ind. Residents hold
Ind. Residents hold
Ind. Residents hold

Stanmore Park

Stanmore Park (3)[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Camilla Bath* 1,759 59.77 Decrease 6.00
Conservative Christine Bednell* 1,716
Conservative Neil Whitfield 1,634
Labour Alfred Elderton 628 22.01 Increase 2.00
Labour Anthony Smith 628
Labour Lilu Elderton 624
Liberal Democrats Shirley Williams 545 18.22 Increase 9.14
Liberal Democrats Leslie Moss 518
Liberal Democrats Shanta Das 493
Registered electors 7,563 Increase 15
Turnout 3,080 40.72 Decrease 5.99
Rejected ballots 4 0.13 Decrease 0.07
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Stanmore South

Stanmore South (3)[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Simon Brown* 2,169 57.68 Increase 2.37
Labour Tony McNulty* 2,094
Labour Robert Lawrence* 2,049
Conservative Khalid Mahmood 1,201 31.03 Decrease 5.91
Conservative Edward Kerr 1,168
Conservative David Wesley-Rogers 1,028
Liberal Democrats Stephani Bartrick 423 11.29 Increase 3.54
Liberal Democrats James Bartrick 421
Liberal Democrats Carol Prowse 392
Registered electors 8,593 Increase1,858
Turnout 4,050 47.13 Decrease 1.10
Rejected ballots 9 0.22 Decrease 0.24
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Wealdstone

Wealdstone (3)[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ann Swaine* 1,582 54.23 Increase 6.42
Labour Robert Shannon* 1,536
Labour Gareth Thomas* 1,516
Liberal Democrats Delia Campbell 745 25.20 Increase 4.60
Liberal Democrats Norman Simmons 706
Liberal Democrats Yvonne Palmer 703
Conservative Anne Jobson 598 20.57 Decrease11.02
Conservative Jane Fitzgerald 582
Conservative Stewart Bolasco 579
Registered electors 6,531 Decrease 185
Turnout 3,065 46.93 Decrease 0.84
Rejected ballots 7 0.23 Increase 0.01
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Wemborough

Wemborough (3)[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Laurence Cox*[n 8] 1,919 52.15 New
Liberal Democrats Olga Abrahams 1,815
Liberal Democrats Anne Diamond 1,801
Conservative Jonathan Lemon†[n 9] 1,273 34.57 Decrease35.90
Conservative Marilyn Ashton 1,225
Conservative Paul Lennon 1,171
Labour Joyce Angeletta 480 13.28 Decrease16.25
Labour Howard Bluston 473
Labour William Spring 456
Registered electors 7,363 Increase 243
Turnout 3,753 50.97 Increase 2.88
Rejected ballots 7 0.19 Decrease 0.13
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

Notes

  1. ^ Noyce replaced Howard Cooper after he resigned citing ill-health[2]
  2. ^ Toms was elected as leader at the local party annual general meeting[3]
  3. ^ Leon replaced Cllr Ronald Grant after his resignation in 1993[7]
  4. ^ replaced Cllr Leslie Nixon following their death in 1993[7]
  5. ^ Williams replaced Cllr Howard Cooper after his resignation[7]
  6. ^ Mallon replaced Cllr Charles Green after his death in 1992[7]
  7. ^ Sailor was a sitting councillor representing the Greenhill ward
  8. ^ Cox replaced Cllr Richard Denney after his resignation in 1991[7]
  9. ^ Lemon was a sitting councillor representing the Headstone North ward

References

  1. ^ a b Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis. "London Borough Council Elections - 5 May 1994" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. p. 204. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Illness forces Libe-Dem leader to quit council". Harrow Observer. 20 May 1993. p. 2. Retrieved 20 June 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ Gallagher, Ian (10 May 1990). "Labour leader ready to fight". Harrow Observer. p. 2. Retrieved 20 June 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "London Borough Council Elections 5 May 1994 including Results from the European Elections" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis. "London Borough Council Elections - 5 May 1994" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. pp. 82–84, 204–205. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v Rallings, Colin; Thasher, Michael. "London Borough of Harrow Election Results 1964-2010" (PDF). Elections Centre. Plymouth University. pp. 9–10. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  7. ^ a b c d e Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis; Vaid, Lovedeep. "London Borough Council By-elections - May 1990 to May 1994" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. pp. 38–39. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
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