1990 Southwark Council election
3 May 1990
All council seats
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Labour Liberal Democrats Conservative
Seats won 37 21 6
Seat change Decrease6 Increase6 Steady
Popular vote 30,902 16,688 13,044
Percentage 47.66% 25.74% 20.12%
Swing Decrease3.02 Decrease3.06 Increase2.06
Council Control before election


Labour

 Council Control


Labour

Elections to Southwark Council were held in May 1990. The whole council was up for election. Turnout was 36.0%.

Election result

Southwark Local Election Result 1990[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 37 0 6 Decrease6 57.8 47.66 30,902 Decrease3.02
  Liberal Democrats 21 6 0 Increase6 32.8 25.74 16,688 Decrease3.06
  Conservative 6 0 0 Steady 9.4 20.12 13,044 Increase2.06
  Green 0 0 0 Steady 0 5.02 3,252 Increase2.96
  Independent Labour Lion Team 0 0 0 Steady 0 1.04 676 New
  BNP 0 0 0 Steady 0 0.28 180 New
  Communist 0 0 0 Steady 0 0.15 99 Decrease0.03
Southwark Council voting history

Ward results

Abbey

Abbey (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Alan Blake* 931 52.5 -0.9
Liberal Democrats Steven Gauge 844 47.6 +8.5
Labour Ellen Brown 687 38.7 -3.2
Labour Rita Sergeant** 636 35.9 -1.2
Conservative Robert Berry 104 5.9 N/A
Conservative Betina Bilham-Ware 93 5.2 N/A
Turnout 1,774 36.8 -2.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

Rita Sergeant was a sitting councillor for Chaucer ward

Alleyn

Alleyn (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Josephine Clark 1,209 50.3 +6.7
Labour Cecile Lothian 1,140 47.4 +5.8
Conservative Miranda Hardie 762 31.7 +3.0
Conservative Percy Gray** 755 31.4 +5.0
Green Harriet Einsiedel 240 10.0 N/A
Liberal Democrats Alistair Milne 204 8.5 -10.6
Liberal Democrats Shirley Theiner 185 7.7 -10.5
Turnout 2,403 43.0 -3.8
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Percy Gray was a sitting councillor for College ward

Barset

Barset (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Gary Halls 1,176 74.8 +16.3
Labour Kenneth Morey 1,123 71.4 +18.6
Conservative Charles Cooper 329 20.9 -10.5
Conservative Peter Mason 325 20.7 -10.7
Turnout 1,573 32.7 -8.8
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Bellenden

Bellenden (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bronwyn McKenna 2,107 60.7 +6.6
Labour John McTernan* 2,042 58.8 +5.0
Labour Margaret Russell 1,944 56.0 +4.8
Conservative Marjorie Osborn 698 20.1 -2.6
Conservative Victor Rutherford 648 18.7 -3.7
Green Christopher Dodwell 601 17.3 +10.9
Conservative Sharon Spiers 599 17.3 -4.8
Liberal Democrats John Egan 318 9.2 -6.9
Liberal Democrats Eileen Conn 285 8.2 -6.0
Turnout 3,471 40.0 -0.8
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Bricklayers

Bricklayers (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Graham Nash 1,671 61.3 +8.3
Liberal Democrats Anne Scovell 1,602 58.8 +7.6
Labour Lindsay Thomas 831 30.5 -9.8
Labour Isaac Bellinfante 775 28.4 -9.8
Conservative Miles Baxter 153 5.6 N/A
Conservative Damian Cornell 134 4.9 N/A
Turnout 2,725 44.8 -5.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Browning

Browning (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Paul Cheesman 1,521 53.8 +10.4
Liberal Democrats Alex Goldie 1,485 52.5 +9.5
Liberal Democrats Patricia Matheson** 1,464 51.8 +13.0
Labour Harry Canagasabey 1,005 35.5 -10.2
Labour Ronald North 1,002 35.4 -8.0
Labour Winston Stafford** 895 31.6 -11.2
Conservative Helen Hall 172 6.1 -0.6
Conservative Girish Pattni 145 5.1 -1.3
Conservative Hui Man 142 5.0 N/A
Turnout 2,828 37.8 +5.1
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Patricia Matheson was a sitting councillor for Dockyard ward

Winston Stafford was a sitting councillor for St Giles ward

Brunswick

Brunswick (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ian Driver 1,598 68.1 +10.7
Labour John Maurice* 1,596 68.1 +11.1
Labour Lilian Naish 1,595 68.0 +11.8
Conservative Lilian Dawson 543 23.2 +10.8
Conservative Douglas Mitchell 480 20.5 +9.3
Conservative David Mason 475 20.3 +8.6
Communist Eric Hodson 99 4.2 +1.1
Turnout 2,345 32.0 -3.6
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Burgess

Burgess (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Rose Colley* 1,011 57.6 +5.8
Liberal Democrats Ronald Holt 944 53.8 +9.0
Labour Piers Corbyn* 655 37.3 -8.5
Labour Jay Hall 615 35.0 -5.4
Conservative Sheila Mackey 59 3.4 N/A
Conservative Stephen Mackey 52 3.0 N/A
Turnout 1,755 40.6 -1.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

Cathedral

Cathedral (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Hilary Wines* 1,353 60.5 +19.1
Liberal Democrats Richard Shearman** 1,221 54.6 +15.7
Labour Anne Worsley 682 30.5 -10.6
Labour Shirley Reese 649 29.0 -11.4
Conservative Harriette Blum 159 7.1 -3.5
Conservative Mark Tunstill 156 7.0 N/A
Turnout 2,237 41.6 +1.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

Richard Shearman was a sitting councillor for Rotherhithe ward

Chaucer

Chaucer (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Anna McGettigan* 1,279 43.5 +2.3
Labour John Johnson 1,263 42.9 -4.9
Labour Sonya Murison 1,237 42.0 -4.3
Liberal Democrats Leroy Arscott 1,195 40.6 -2.4
Labour Bernard White 1,179 40.1 -5.2
Liberal Democrats Robert Skelly 1,146 38.9 -0.8
Green Richard Laming 251 8.5 N/A
Conservative Maureen Jansen 177 6.0 -0.3
Conservative James Gourlay 137 4.7 -1.0
Conservative Jack Wolff 123 4.2 N/A
Turnout 2,943 37.0 -0.2
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

College

College (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nicholas Eriksen 1,585 50.3 +2.7
Conservative Heather Kirby 1,540 48.9 +3.7
Labour Martin Chapman 1,128 35.8 +6.7
Labour Gerda Glage 1,114 35.4 +7.5
Liberal Democrats Patricia Mynott 399 12.7 -6.4
Liberal Democrats Eileen Neale 372 11.8 -6.9
Turnout 3,151 51.8 +0.4
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Consort

Consort (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Fryer** 1,254 69.1 +4.8
Labour Sally Keeble* 1,253 69.1 +8.3
Conservative Leslie Brown 429 23.6 +9.9
Conservative Michael Bungy 387 21.3 +9.8
Turnout 1,814 35.5 +2.3
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

David Fryer was a sitting councillor for Browning ward

Dockyard

Dockyard (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats David Buxton 1,807 46.8 +1.3
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Denton 1,772 45.9 +1.6
Liberal Democrats Ronald Kendrick* 1,745 45.2 -0.7
Labour Rebecca Corfield 1,290 33.4 -10.3
Labour Simon McKeown 1,181 30.6 -10.9
Labour Michael Geater** 1,170 30.3 -10.3
Conservative Christopher Phillips 706 18.3 +11.9
Conservative Thomas Owen 688 17.8 +11.5
Conservative Andrew Raca 677 17.5 N/A
Turnout 3,864 43.5 +2.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Michael Geater was a sitting councillor for St Giles ward

Faraday

Faraday (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alan Cotter 1,546 51.3 -13.6
Labour Charles Cherrill 1,505 50.0 -14.5
Labour John Lauder** 1,451 48.2 -15.3
Liberal Democrats Martine Bonner 776 25.8 +11.1
Liberal Democrats Linda Hall 762 25.3 +11.4
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Hunt 711 23.6 +9.8
Conservative Michael Roberts 367 12.2 -1.7
Conservative David Sandford 361 12.0 -1.3
Conservative Maureen Tomison 350 11.6 -0.8
Turnout 3,011 32.2 +0.6
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

John Lauder was a sitting councillor for Brunswick ward

Friary

Friary (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Eric Godfrey 1,128 49.4 -20.9
Labour Robert Wingfield* 1,021 44.7 -24.1
Labour Marjorie Henriquez* 958 42.0 -27.9
Independent Labour Lion Team Tony Goss* 766 33.6 -35.2
Independent Labour Lion Team Ann Goss** 704 30.8 N/A
Independent Labour Lion Team Brian McKeon** 558 24.4 N/A
Conservative John Board 239 10.5 -3.3
Conservative Angela Meakin 225 9.9 -2.7
Conservative Roy Taylor 216 9.5 -2.0
Liberal Democrats Mark Allen 139 6.1 -6.8
Liberal Democrats Sandra Gray 126 5.5 -6.7
Liberal Democrats Anne Sheehan 111 4.9 -6.5
Turnout 2,283 35.8 +2.9
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Ann Goss was a sitting councillor for Browning ward

Brian McKeon was a sitting councillor for Waverley ward

Liddle

Liddle (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mary Ellery* 1,246 81.9 +2.6
Labour Daniel McCarthy* 1,079 70.9 -2.1
Labour Deborah Welch* 1,028 67.6 -1.9
Conservative Lawrence Kennedy 178 11.7 +4.3
Conservative Richard Malyon 148 9.7 +3.2
Conservative Kola Olushola 131 8.6 +3.3
Turnout 1,521 18.1 -6.5
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Lyndhurst

Lyndhurst (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Aubyn Graham* 1,846 53.0 +1.9
Labour Helen Shreeve 1,738 49.9 -2.4
Labour Hassan Vahib 1,570 45.1 -6.7
Conservative John Edwards** 1,074 30.8 +1.4
Conservative Mark Marshall 975 28.0 -0.8
Conservative Diana Ladas 969 27.8 -0.4
Green Peter Reid 453 13.0 N/A
Liberal Democrats Alison Farrow 349 10.0 -2.8
Liberal Democrats Richard Newby 343 9.8 -2.9
Turnout 3,485 39.7 -5.3
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

John Edwards was a sitting councillor for Ruskin ward

Newington

Newington (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mark Howarth* 2,016 58.2 -1.4
Labour Jeremy Fraser* 1,996 57.6 -1.2
Labour Roy Kennedy* 1,976 57.0 -3.1
Conservative Clive Jones 601 17.3 +3.2
Conservative Doris Pearce 558 16.1 +1.6
Conservative Douglas Pearce 545 15.7 +3.9
Liberal Democrats Neville Clemens 414 12.0 -2.6
Liberal Democrats Gillian Clemens 395 11.4 -1.9
Green Pauline Christopher 376 10.9 N/A
Liberal Democrats Shirley Petrucci 306 8.8 -4.6
Turnout 3,464 39.6 +2.4
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Riverside

Riverside (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Cole 1,358 47.2 -7.1
Liberal Democrats George Dunk* 1,299 45.2 -6.8
Liberal Democrats Patricia Molloy 1,285 44.7 -6.0
Labour Coral Newell* 1,172 40.8 +4.6
Labour Rupert Doyle 1,034 36.0 +0.4
Labour Leonard Fisher 978 34.0 +1.0
Conservative Richard Coultman 247 8.6 +2.2
Conservative Anthony Powell 236 8.2 +4.6
Conservative Nicola Meaden 206 7.2 N/A
Turnout 2,875 42.7 +0.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Rotherhithe

Rotherhithe (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Frank Pemberton* 1,706 62.6 +6.6
Liberal Democrats Victor Jones* 1,649 60.5 +10.9
Liberal Democrats Jacqueline Bassom* 1,584 58.1 +11.1
Labour John Burke 743 27.3 -9.6
Labour David Brasier 736 27.0 -9.4
Labour Alexander Coveney 448 16.4 -18.9
BNP Stephen Tyler 180 6.6 N/A
Conservative Pippa Holt 104 3.8 N/A
Conservative Stephen Hill 95 3.5 N/A
Conservative John van der Walt 88 3.2 N/A
Turnout 2,726 46.3 +1.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Ruskin

Ruskin (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Bradbury 1,900 43.0 -2.1
Conservative Tobias Eckersley 1,894 42.9 -1.3
Conservative Stephen Charge 1,890 42.8 -0.5
Labour David Stephens 1,809 40.9 +13.6
Labour Richard Exel 1,557 35.2 +10.4
Labour Wycliffe Kempadoo 1,548 35.0 +10.6
Green Priscilla Waugh 638 14.4 +4.9
Liberal Democrats Bernard Webb 463 10.5 -11.1
Liberal Democrats Benedict Rich 435 9.8 -10.8
Liberal Democrats John Weedy 396 9.0 -10.5
Turnout 4,420 57.8 +3.0
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Rye

Rye (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Irene Kimm* 1,447 43.6 +5.7
Labour Christopher Hughes 1,425 43.0 +5.9
Labour Peter Crome 1,401 42.2 +3.3
Conservative Trevor Pitman* 1,361 41.0 +3.8
Green Garth Robertson 282 8.5 +3.9
Liberal Democrats Christine Watson 206 6.2 +8.2
Liberal Democrats Hung Lee 179 5.4 -8.1
Turnout 3,316 50.6 +3.8
Conservative hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

St Giles

St Giles (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Roberts 1,765 61.2 +7.4
Labour Anthony Ritchie* 1,699 58.9 +2.5
Labour Michael Idun 1,627 56.4 +6.7
Conservative James Lambert 497 17.2 +6.7
Conservative Archibald Norman 473 16.4 +6.5
Conservative Bruce Embleton 468 16.2 +6.9
Green David Donaldson 411 14.3 +9.1
Liberal Democrats Emma Hewett 327 11.3 -16.2
Liberal Democrats Peter Duff 324 11.2 -14.0
Liberal Democrats Helen Smith 322 11.2 -13.6
Turnout 2,883 32.5 -4.9
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

The Lane

The Lane (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Leslie Alden* 1,317 58.4 +11.7
Labour Ann Bernadt 1,261 55.9 +10.3
Conservative Malcolm Wilson 534 23.7 +8.0
Conservative Peter Conkey 532 23.6 +8.4
Liberal Democrats Philip Bonnington 290 12.9 -14.5
Liberal Democrats Thomas Webster 262 11.6 -15.8
Turnout 2,256 39.5 -4.8
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Waverley

Waverley (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Michael Gibson 1,313 49.7 -6.0
Labour Pamela Smith** 1,273 48.2 -1.3
Liberal Democrats Celia Cooke 779 29.5 N/A
Liberal Democrats Kevin Daws 752 28.5 N/A
Conservative David Harvey 466 17.7 -12.4
Conservative Peter Withrington 424 16.1 -12.7
Turnout 2,640 47.9 +3.8
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Pamela Smith was a sitting councillor for The Lane ward

By-Elections

Brunswick by-election, 25 July 1991[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Vivien D. Maurice 1,076 50.8 N/A
Labour Bernard White 775 36.6 -31.5
Conservative Michael P. P. Bungy 135 6.4 -16.8
BNP Stephen J. Tyler 132 6.2 N/A
Turnout 27.8 -4.2
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. John E. Maurice.

References

  1. ↑ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael (1993). Local Elections in Britain: A Statistical Digest. Plymouth: Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre.
  2. ↑ "London Borough Council By-elections May 1990 to May 1994" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
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