1990 Islington London Borough Council election

1990 Islington London Borough Council election

3 May 1990 (1990-05-03)
All 52 seats up for election to Islington London Borough Council27 seats needed for a majority
Registered	112,085[1]
Turnout	51,827, 46.24%[1]
First party Second party Third party   Party Labour Liberal Democrats Independent Liberal Seats before 36 15 1 Seats after 49 3 0 Seat change 13 12 1 Popular vote 70,112 9,630 948 Percentage 55.39% 7.61% 0.70%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Party Conservative Green Tenants and Residents Seats before 0 0 0 Seats after 0 0 0 Seat change Popular vote 21,991 8,610 7,912 Percentage 17.37% 6.80% 6.25%   Eighth party   Party SDP Seats before 0 Seats after 0 Seat change Popular vote 7,186 Percentage 5.68%
Council control before election Labour Council control after election Labour

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

Background

Council Composition just before the 3rd May election

Election Results

1990 Islington London Borough Council Election^[2][3]

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	49	13	0	13	94.23	55.39	70,112
	Liberal Democrats	3	0	12	12	5.77	7.61	9,630
	Conservative	0	0	0		0.00	17.37	21,991
	Green	0	0	0		0.00	6.80	8,610
	Tenants and Residents	0	0	0		0.00	6.25	7,912
	SDP	0	0	0		0.00	5.68	7,186
	Independent Liberal	0	0	1	1	0.00	0.75	948
	Independent	0	0	0		0.00	0.15	192
Total		52						16,581

Ward Results

Barnsbury

Barnsbury (3)^[2][3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Joan E. Herbert	1,537	44.30
	Labour	Gordon Johnston	1,508
	Labour	Valda James	1,488
	SDP	Ann Brennan*	793	20.76
	SDP	George A. Lambillion*	744
	SDP	Sylvia F. Smart	587
	Green	Annie Chipchase	496	14.54
	Conservative	Alexandra C. Eldridge	469	12.63
	Conservative	Martin R.C. Moyes	419
	Conservative	Irene G.L. Moore	404
	Tenants and Residents	Christine M.A. Rodgers	265	7.77
Registered electors			6,445
Turnout			3,152	48.91
Rejected ballots			3	0.10
	Labourgain from Liberal Democrats
	Labourgain from Liberal Democrats
	Labourgain from Liberal Democrats

Bunhill

Bunhill (3)^[2][3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Terence J. Herbert*	1,283	39.35
	Labour	Peter J. Noble	1,224
	Labour	Michael J. Devenney	1,136
	SDP	Joseph R. Trotter*	979	26.87
	SDP	Jennifer A. Durlacher	771
	Conservative	Tracey A. Braddick	761	24.34
	Conservative	Michael I. Williams	759
	SDP	Gidon Z. Cohen	738
	Conservative	Stephen M. McMinnies	734
	Green	Jeremy Brooks	291	9.43
Registered electors			6,859
Turnout			3,172	46.25
Rejected ballots			3	0.09
	Labourgain from Liberal Democrats
	Labourgain from Liberal Democrats
	Labourhold

Canonbury East

Canonbury East (2)^[2][3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Andrew Bosi	863	35.16
	Labour	Anne H.D. Gillman	809
	Tenants and Residents	Ernest J.W. Bayliss	670	26.49
	Tenants and Residents	John E. Plummer	589
	Independent Liberal	James A. Doyle*	560	19.93
	Independent Liberal	Alexander V. Miller	388
	Conservative	James A. Rooke	236	9.34
	Green	Douglas F. Gleave	216	9.08
	Conservative	Stanley H. Yass	207
Registered electors			4,807
Turnout			2,384	49.59
Rejected ballots			7	0.29
	Labourgain from Independent Liberal
	Labourgain from Liberal Democrats

Canonbury West

Canonbury West (2)^[2][3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Thomas J. Simpson*	962	44.97
	Labour	Howard L. Mann*	913
	Conservative	John E. Cable	577	26.75
	Conservative	Margaret D. Reese	539
	Liberal Democrats	Rowan G. Menzies	314	13.75
	Green	Peter C. Powell	303	14.53
	Liberal Democrats	Margot Dunn	259
Registered electors			4,254
Turnout			2,091	49.15
Rejected ballots			6	0.29
	Labourhold
	Labourhold

Clerkenwell

Clerkenwell (3)^[2][3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Paul A. Matthews	1,366	32.83
	Labour	Mark R. Hill	1,232
	Labour	John A. Worker	1,160
	Tenants and Residents	Helen M. Cagnoni	907	22.77
	Tenants and Residents	Frederick Johns	857
	Tenants and Residents	Timothy F. Finch	843
	SDP	Philip G. Moss	632	16.09
	SDP	Kevin P. O'Keefe	619
	SDP	David C. Tibbs	590
	Green	Karen S. Stack	495	12.97
	Conservative	Rita M. Bromfield	426	10.32
	Conservative	Jennifer J.B. Beattie	406
	Conservative	Reginald H. Brown	349
	Independent	Anthony W. Bright	192	5.03
Registered electors			7,049
Turnout			3,526	50.02
Rejected ballots			3	0.09
	Labourgain from Liberal Democrats
	Labourgain from Liberal Democrats
	Labourgain from Liberal Democrats

Gillespie

Gillespie (2)^[2][3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Diane L. Burridge*	1,215	62.81
	Labour	Jennifer M. Sands*	1,128
	Green	Andrew R. Myer	300	16.08
	Conservative	Sylvia M.L. Macdonald-Jones	286	14.58
	Conservative	William D. Thomas	258
	Liberal Democrats	Philip D. Middleton	136	6.54
	Liberal Democrats	David N. Pollard	108
Registered electors			3,969
Turnout			1,865	46.99
Rejected ballots			7	0.38
	Labourhold
	Labourhold

Highbury

Highbury (3)^[2][3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Kevin S. Arthurs*	1,662	46.27
	Labour	Milton K. Babulall	1.507
	Labour	Bob Crossman†[4]	1,495
	Green	Christopher M. Ashby	809	24.07
	Conservative	Colin T. Dancer	497	13.60
	Conservative	Richard J. Edmunds	457
	Conservative	Peter B. Moody	417
	Tenants and Residents	Edward G. Bedford	364	9.10
	Tenants and Residents	George H. Howard	248
	Liberal Democrats	Patricia A. Tuson	239	6.96
	Liberal Democrats	Liam P.B. Cowdrey	235
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Fernyhough	228
Registered electors			6,417
Turnout			2,977	46.39
Rejected ballots			9	0.30
	Labourhold
	Labourhold
	Labourhold

Highview

Highview (2)^[2][3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Maureen Leigh*	1,203	64.31
	Labour	Robert A. Mowle	994
	Green	Thurston G. Arrowsmith	335	19.60
	Conservative	Barry J. Gibbs	285	16.09
	Conservative	Caroline R. Whitfield	264
Registered electors			3,596
Turnout			1,708	47.50
Rejected ballots			10	0.53
	Labourhold
	Labourhold

Hillmarton

Hillmarton (2)^[2][3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Arthur L. Bell*	1,286	57.75
	Labour	Philip J. Kelly	1,187
	Conservative	Alan Johnson	427	19.56
	Conservative	Roy P.C. Taft	410
	Green	Ann C. Wainwright	277	12.93
	Liberal Democrats	Tim Johnson	252	9.76
	Liberal Democrats	Elizabeth Sidney	165
Registered electors			4,700
Turnout			2,147	45.68
Rejected ballots			7	0.33
	Labourhold
	Labourhold

Hillrise

Hillrise (3)^[2][3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Alan M. Clinton	1,731	58.65
	Labour	John Burke	1,664
	Labour	Dina Kleanthous	1,525
	Green	Roger B. Whitney	511	18.28
	Conservative	Merryl S. Cave	391	13.66
	Conservative	David R. Starkey	385
	Conservative	Elizabeth M. Stephens	371
	Liberal Democrats	Sarah A. Ludford	272	9.41
	Liberal Democrats	Geoffrey Hubbard	254
Registered electors			6,018
Turnout			2,668	44.33
Rejected ballots			5	0.19
	Labourhold
	Labourhold
	Labourhold

Holloway

Holloway (3)^[2][3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Edna Griffiths	1,396	50.85
	Labour	Leo J.C. McKinstry	1,295
	Labour	David L. Yorath	1,271
	Tenants and Residents	Patrick McCann	595	18.63
	Tenants and Residents	Mary E. Churchward	436
	Tenants and Residents	John Saunders	421
	Conservative	Evelyn Johnson	351	12.16
	Conservative	Alan J.M. Reese	322
	Green	Hilary A. Hutcheon	279	10.74
	Conservative	Mark A.H. Rittner	276
	Liberal Democrats	Patricia M. Duncan	227	7.62
	Liberal Democrats	Margaret H. Chester	189
	Liberal Democrats	Patricia M. Peel	178
Registered electors			6,248
Turnout			2,709	43.36
Rejected ballots			10	0.37
	Labourhold
	Labourhold
	Labourhold

Junction

Junction (3)^[2][3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Candy Atherton*	1,929	58.80
	Labour	Robert G. Durack	1,810
	Labour	Taha T. Karim*	1,631
	Green	Mary H. Adshead	716	23.52
	Conservative	Kingsley G. Manning	567	17.67
	Conservative	Christine P. Cardow	553
	Conservative	Robin J. Cave	493
Registered electors			6,441
Turnout			2,932	45.52
Rejected ballots			7	0.24
	Labourhold
	Labourhold
	Labourhold

Mildmay

Mildmay (3)^[2][3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Patrick E. Haynes*	1,869	51.06
	Labour	Sheila A. Camp	1,767
	Labour	Derek A. Sawyer*	1,551
	Conservative	Clive D. Blackwood	678	18.75
	Conservative	Raymond L.J. Muggeridge	655
	Green	Richard C. Salmon	641	18.93
	Conservative	Mahendra S. Oza	571
	Liberal Democrats	Anna Berent	446	11.25
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen R. Hatch	356
	Liberal Democrats	John Tasker	341
Registered electors			7,332
Turnout			3,237	44.15
Rejected ballots			7	0.22
	Labourhold
	Labourhold
	Labourhold

Quadrant

Quadrant (2)^[2][3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	David P. Barnes*	1,246	51.69
	Labour	Jane Mackay	1,111
	Conservative	Jennifer Moody	578	25.16
	Conservative	Mark C. Field	569
	Green	John V. Hindes	315	13.81
	Liberal Democrats	Pauline M. Callow	228	9.34
	Liberal Democrats	Raymond C. James	198
Registered electors			4,879
Turnout			2,290	46.94
Rejected ballots			5	0.22
	Labourhold
	Labourhold

St George's

St George's (3)^[2][3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Chris Adamson	1,748	56.06
	Labour	Sandra Marks	1,611
	Labour	Avramakis P. Messis	1,454
	Green	Beatrice M. Rolph	718	25.10
	Conservative	Kenneth E.J. Graham	555	18.84
	Conservative	Nigel P.G. Boardman	549
	Conservative	Kenneth Hynes	513
Registered electors			6,311
Turnout			2,737	43.37
Rejected ballots			5	0.18
	Labourhold
	Labourhold
	Labourhold

St Mary

St Mary (3)^[2][3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Clare E. Jeapes	1,157	47.84
	Labour	Gregory J, Hayman	1,149
	Labour	Paul E. Convery	1,114
	Conservative	Mark Eldridge	451	17.46
	Conservative	Barry F. Mason	405
	Conservative	Joshua R. Porter	391
	Green	Paul J. Gasson	383	16.07
	SDP	Maureen Brennan	277	10.24
	Tenants and Residents	Christine Clements	235	8.39
	SDP	Fenella J. Durlacher	234
	SDP	Doris K.A. Rogers	222
	Tenants and Residents	William A. Maffreu	198
	Tenants and Residents	Sylvester Li	168
Registered electors			4,913
Turnout			2,285	46.51
Rejected ballots			7	0.31
	Labourgain from Liberal Democrats
	Labourgain from Liberal Democrats
	Labourgain from Liberal Democrats

St Peter

St Peter (3)^[2][3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Maria Powell*	1,648	44.36
	Liberal Democrats	Christopher J. Pryce*	1,460
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Hitchins	1,335
	Labour	Christina L. Glover	1,078	29.44
	Labour	Piers M. Herbert	979
	Labour	Michael Boye-Anawomah	893
	Green	Hilary M. Nimmo	331	9.91
	Conservative	Thomas R.M. Duke	315	9.01
	Conservative	Alan M. Spinney	286
	Tenants and Residents	George A. Estcourt	243	7.28
Registered electors			6,314
Turnout			3,149	49.87
Rejected ballots			9	0.29
	Liberal Democratshold
	Liberal Democratshold
	Liberal Democratshold

Sussex

Sussex (2)^[2][3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Margaret E. Hodge	1,261	66.56
	Labour	Christopher M.B. King	1,194
	Green	Ronald I Fraser	341	18.48
	Conservative	Ina Long	279	14.96
	Conservative	Nigel V.A. Shervey	273
Registered electors			4,286
Turnout			1,947	45.43
Rejected ballots			10	0.51
	Labourhold
	Labourhold

Thornhill

Thornhill (2)^[2][3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Ian P. Perry	1,301	63.77
	Labour	Alan J. Laws	1,205
	Conservative	Stephen A. Kreppel	360	17.96
	Green	Robin W. Latimer	359	18.27
	Conservative	Stephen Heather	345
Registered electors			4,575
Turnout			1,975	43.17
Rejected ballots			4	0.20
	Labourhold
	Labourhold

Tollington

Tollington (3)^[2][3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Elizabeth M. Davies	1,798	56.64
	Labour	Susan A. Southgate	1,630
	Labour	Martin J. McCloghry	1,586
	Green	Janet L. Anderson	494	16.75
	Tenants and Residents	Arthur Perry	327	9.86
	Conservative	Diana Harrison	319	10.41
	Conservative	Derek Harvey	314
	Conservative	Neil D. Kerr	289
	Tenant and Residents	Ramesh J. Joshi	288
	Tenants and Residents	Paul A. Stockton-Agostini	258
	Liberal Democrats	Elizabeth Mayer	217	6.34
	Liberal Democrats	Matthew T. Ryan	181
	Liberal Democrats	Mark C. Thatcher	164
Registered electors			6,672
Turnout			2,876	43.11
Rejected ballots			25	0.87
	Labourhold
	Labourhold
	Labourhold

References

1. 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. 126. Archived from the original(PDF) on 13 January 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
2. "London Borough Council Elections - 3rd May 1990"(PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. pp. 51–53, 126–127. Archived from the original(PDF) on 13 January 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
3. "London Borough of Islington Election Results 1964-2010"(PDF). electionscentre.co.uk. Plymouth University. pp. 8–9. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
4. resigned from Gillespie ward in late 1988/early 1989