1990 Croydon London Borough Council election

Croydon Council Election, 1990
All 70 seats, in 27 wards in the London Borough of Croydon; 36 seats needed for a majority
	Map of the results of the 1990 Croydon Council election.
Leader of the Council before election; Peter Bowness; Conservative	Elected Leader ; Peter Bowness; Conservative

The 1990 Croydon Council election took place on 3 May 1990 to elect members of Croydon London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.^[1]

Background[]

Election result[]

Croydon Council election result 1990
	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %
Conservative	41	1	4	3	58.57	45.1
Labour	29	4	1	3	41.43	28.8
Liberal Democrats	0	0	0		0	23.9*
Independent	0	0	0		0

Percentage includes all candidates in the alliance, however they appear on the ballot paper.

↓
41	29
Con	Labour

Ward results[]

Addiscombe[]

Addiscombe (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Jeremy P. Fitzpatrick	2,241
	Labour	Nancy T. Irwin	2,219
	Conservative	Richard J. Billington	2,088
	Labour	Martin D. Walker	2,073
	Conservative	Desmond J. Wright	2,009
	Conservative	Robert T.L. Vaudry	1,941
	Green (UK)	Patricia A. Matthews	478
	Green (UK)	Christopher J. Reeves	424
	Liberal Democrats	Patricia F. West	414
Majority
Turnout			4,967	49.3
Registered electors
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Ashburton[]

Ashburton (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Edwin S. Arram	1,640
	Conservative	April E.M. Slipper	1,529
	Labour	Richard M. Plackett	1,157
	Labour	Brendan F. Dooley	1,117
	Green (UK)	Betty G. Browning	371
	Liberal Democrats	Paul F. West	332
Majority
Turnout			3,308	49.9
Registered electors
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bensham Manor[]

Bensham Manor (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Paul R. Mee	2,569
	Labour	Helen S. Salmon	2,566
	Labour	Alison J. Roberts	2,556
	Conservative	Roger C. Taylor	1,505
	Conservative	Brian D. Shackle
	Conservative	Antony N. Youd
Majority			1,051
Turnout
Registered electors
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Beulah[]

Beulah (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Michael D. Fisher	1,442
	Conservative	Steven L. Hollands	1,413
	Labour	Ruth McNerney	1,342
	Labour	David Turner	1,177
	Liberal Democrats	Leo C. E. Held	244
	Green (UK)	Laura M. Hooton	225
Majority			71
Turnout
Registered electors
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Broad Green[]

Broad Green (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Rodney G. D. Matlock	2,019
	Labour	Anthony J. Slatcher	1,926
	Labour	Peter L. Spalding	1,896
	Conservative	Kelly Ellender	1,004
	Conservative	Mohammed I. Khokhar	804
	Conservative	Yvonne E. Singh	785
Majority			892
Turnout
Registered electors
	Labour gain from Labour		Swing
	Labour gain from Labour		Swing
	Labour gain from Labour		Swing

Coulsdon East[]

Coulsdon East (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Christopher Wright	2,562
	Conservative	Susan T. Taylor	2,512
	Conservative	Andrew J. Pelling	2,478
	Liberal Democrats	Ian R. Atkins	1,185
	Liberal Democrats	John P. Callen	1,114
	Liberal Democrats	Hugh Pierce	1,091
	Labour	Sandra Connelly	641
	Labour	Margaret Conway	625
	Labour	Ian G. Payne	600
	Green (UK)	Angela M. Marshall	413
Majority			1,293
Turnout
Registered electors
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Croham[]

Croham (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Ian Croft	2,813
	Conservative	Peter S. Bowness	2,750
	Conservative	John P.B. Hecks	2,656
	Liberal Democrats	Michael T.A. Bishopp	1,396
	Liberal Democrats	Christopher G. Peacock	1,351
	Liberal Democrats	Roger D. George	1,322
	Labour	Patrick D. Holt	727
	Labour	Lydia E. Sookias	613
	Labour	Michael G. Ryan	612
	Green	Michael Spencer-Bowdage	367
	Peoples Choice	Mark R.L. Samuel	79
Majority
Turnout			5,103	50.8
Registered electors			10,055
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Fairfield[]

Fairfield (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	John L. Aston	2,943
	Conservative	Robert W. Coatman	2,848
	Conservative	Michael D. Wunn	2,677
	Labour	Maria T. Dennis	1,365
	Labour	Joanna M. Moriarty	1,328
	Labour	John P. Golden	1,292
	Green (UK)	William T. Matthews	514
	Liberal Democrats	Philip H. Barron	481
	Liberal Democrats	John M. Jefkins	361
	Liberal Democrats	Roger W. Stephens	351
	SDP	Norman Harris	257
	SDP	Ian Dixie	244
Majority			1,312
Turnout
Registered electors
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Fieldway[]

Fieldway (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	James L. Walker	1,558
	Labour	Mary M. Walker	1,397
	Conservative	John R. Miller	564
	Conservative	Roy T. Miller	498
Majority			833
Turnout
Registered electors
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Heathfield[]

Heathfield (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Mary M. H. Horden	2,854
	Conservative	Margaret V. Mead	2,787
	Conservative	Nicholas E. V. Perry	2,780
	Labour	Mark Chapman	990
	Labour	Leslie Campion	966
	Labour	Nicholas T. Waters	876
	Green (UK)	Jennifer A. Hayward	559
Majority			1,790
Turnout
Registered electors
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Kenley[]

Kenley (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Alan K. Carey	1,902
	Conservative	Brian G. Smith	1,753
	Liberal Democrats	Leonard A. Wright	471
	Liberal Democrats	William J. Brewer	432
	Labour	David P. Price	417
	Labour	David R. Evans	408
	Green (UK)	Hazel Veeder	227
Majority			1,282
Turnout
Registered electors
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Monks Orchard[]

Monks Orchard (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Audrey F. F. Cutbill	2,710
	Conservative	Derek R. Loughborough	2,629
	Labour	David L. Davis	1,060
	Labour	Marie E. Henderson	984
	Green (UK)	John P. Lilly	385
Majority			1,569
Turnout
Registered electors
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

New Addington[]

New Addington (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Brenda P. Kirkby	2,068
	Labour	Roger M. Burgess	1,809
	Labour	Geraint R. Davies	1,707
	Conservative	Maurice H. Piper	890
	Conservative	Alison J. Davis	845
	Conservative	Jeremy Williams	773
Majority			817
Turnout
Registered electors
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour gain from Labour		Swing
	Labour gain from Labour		Swing

Norbury[]

Norbury (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Lindsay R. Hodges	2,162
	Conservative	Colin Johnston	2,157
	Conservative	Bryan J. Kendall	2,127
	Labour	Nicholas B. Barnes	2,081
	Labour	Stuart A. Collins	2,070
	Labour	Michael D. Petrou	1,888
	Liberal Democrats	David Armer	491
	Liberal Democrats	Pamela E. Freeman	480
Majority			46
Turnout
Registered electors
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Purley[]

Purley (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Peter J. F. Macdonald	2,869
	Conservative	Derek G. Millard	2,831
	Conservative	David L. Congdon	2,812
	Liberal Democrats	Pamela A. Randall	877
	Liberal Democrats	Graham P. Wickham	802
	Residents	Cathryn Sansom	797
	Labour	Stephen Baister	725
	Liberal Democrats	Mark Thomas Steward	695
	Labour	Patricia A. Waters	689
	Labour	William E. J. Richardson	654
	Green (UK)	Bhavani Chellappah	453
Majority			1,935
Turnout
Registered electors
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Rylands[]

Rylands (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Alan Buckfield	1,488
	Labour	David T. Petherbridge	1,408
	Conservative	Guy L. Harding	1,279
	Conservative	Ethel M. Mann	1,172
Majority			129
Turnout
Registered electors
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Sanderstead[]

Sanderstead (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Bruce T. H. Marshall	2,534
	Conservative	Graham T. W. Speed	2,331
	Liberal Democrats	Margaret L. Burnett	703
	Liberal Democrats	John Hatherley	634
	Labour	Robert J. Irwin	574
	Labour	Michael P. J. Phelan	535
Majority			1,628
Turnout
Registered electors
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Selsdon[]

Selsdon (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Richard H. R. Adamson	2,584
	Conservative	Dudley S. Mead	2,553
	Liberal Democrats	Gloria Truscott	642
	Liberal Democrats	Trevor J. Barker	593
	Labour	Philip J. S. Roberts	582
	Labour	Christine E. Patrick	534
Majority			1,911
Turnout
Registered electors
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

South Norwood[]

South Norwood (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	David Lipman	1,747
	Conservative	Eric J. Kings	1,681
	Conservative	Beryl Saunders	1,639
	Labour	Michael Jewitt	1,613
	Labour	Ben Earnshaw-Mansell	1,612
	Labour	Clive B. Fraser	1,560
	Liberal Democrats	Jonathan R. Cope	474
	Liberal Democrats	James E. Borkoles	430
	Liberal Democrats	Christopher M. Pocock	413
	Green (UK)	Christine C. M. Roberts	373
Majority			26
Turnout
Registered electors
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Spring Park[]

Spring Park (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Janet A. Marshall	2,654
	Conservative	Denis E. Perry	2,632
	Labour	Stephen C. Moyse	1,226
	Labour	Sandra Wilde	1,188
Majority			1,406
Turnout
Registered electors
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Thornton Heath[]

Thornton Heath (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Adrian S. Dennis	2,146
	Labour	Wallace W. Garratt	2,013
	Labour	Trevor J. Laffin	1,882
	Conservative	Eric W. Howell	1,400
	Conservative	Bernard K. Ampaw	1,336
	Conservative	Catherine M. C. Wunn	1,282
	Green (UK)	Andrew H. Ellis	414
	Liberal Democrats	Helen M. Wallace	339
	Liberal Democrats	Julie Hardy-McBride	327
	Liberal Democrats	Beryl R. Pocock	313
Majority			482
Turnout
Registered electors
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Upper Norwood[]

Upper Norwood (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Margaret C. V. Parfitt	1,581
	Conservative	John D. P. Yaxley	1,408
	Labour	Patrick T. Ryan	1,282
	Labour	Michael J. Anteney	1,140
	Liberal Democrats	Graem Peters	263
Majority			126
Turnout
Registered electors
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Waddon[]

Waddon (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Christopher R. Allen	2,484
	Labour	Ann F. Allan	2,401
	Labour	Marilyn K. Allen	2,322
	Conservative	James J. Nea	2,197
	Conservative	Reginald H. Kent	2,101
	Conservative	Beverley S. Winborn	2,054
	Liberal Democrats	Joy I.D. Prince	387
	Liberal Democrats	Charles E. Burling	350
	Liberal Democrats	Mahmood I. Bhamji	276
Majority			125
Turnout			5,181	50.4
Registered electors
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

West Thornton[]

West Thornton (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Gwendolyn E. Bernard	2,246
	Labour	Clarence A. McKenzie	2,145
	Labour	Elaine A. Gibbon	1,809
	Conservative	Alan E. Aylmer	1,445
	Conservative	Sarah M. Pelling	1,306
	Conservative	Yvonne A. L. Stewart	1,225
	Liberal Democrats	Simon L. Held	631
Majority			364
Turnout
Registered electors
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour gain from Labour		Swing

Whitehorse Manor[]

Whitehorse Manor (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Peter J. Champion	2,108
	Labour	Toni E. Letts	1,915
	Labour	Nuala O'Neill	1,889
	Conservative	Alexandra H. J. Burke	1,183
	Conservative	Daphne M. P. Read	1,083
	Conservative	Connell J. Stunell	1,007
	Liberal Democrats	David A. Holmes	401
Majority			706
Turnout
Registered electors
	Labour gain from Labour		Swing
	Labour gain from Labour		Swing
	Labour gain from Labour		Swing

Woodcote & Coulsdon West[]

Woodcote & Coulsdon West (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Maurice A. Fowler	2,585
	Conservative	Anna Hawkins	2,513
	Conservative	Samuel J. Moore	2,494
	Liberal Democrats	Margaret R. A. Billenness	1,105
	Residents	Clare M. Shallcross	948
	Liberal Democrats	Trevor J. Austin	934
	Liberal Democrats	Keith C. Jacobs	877
	Labour	Albert G. Attwood	709
	Labour	Monica C. Ryan	609
	Labour	Mohammad S. Hoda	558
	Green (UK)	Stephen W. Lawlor	476
Majority			1,389
Turnout
Registered electors
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Woodside[]

Woodside (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	John C. Barlow	1,338
	Labour	David I. Trendell	1,315
	Conservative	Peter J. Campbell	1,233
	Conservative	Stephen G. Ghero	1,122
Majority			82
Turnout
Registered electors
	Labour gain from Labour		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

References[]

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