Croydon Council Election, 1986

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8 May 1986

1990 →

All 70 seats, in 27 wards in the London Borough of Croydon
36 seats needed for a majority

	First party	Second party	Third party

Leader	Peter Bowness	Unknown	Unknown
Party	Conservative	Labour	Independent
Leader since	1976	N/A	N/A
Leader's seat	Croham	N/A	N/A
Last election	62 councillors	5 councillors	3 councillors
Seats before	62	5	3
Seats won	44	26	0
Seat change	18	21	3
Percentage	44.5%	29.2%

Map of the results of the 1986 Croydon Council election.

Leader of the Council before election

Peter Bowness
Conservative

Elected Leader

Peter Bowness
Conservative

The 1986 Croydon Council election took place on 8 May 1986 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

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Election result

Croydon Council election result 1986
	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %
Conservative	44	0	18	18	62.86	44.5
Labour	26	21	0	21	37.14	29.2
Alliance	0	0	0		0	24.4
Independent	0	0	3	3	0

↓
44	26
Con	Labour

Ward results

Addiscombe

Addiscombe (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour Co-op	Jeremy P. Fitzpatrick	1,680
	Labour Co-op	Martin D. Walker	1,630
	Labour Co-op	Nancy T. Irwin	1,627
	Conservative	Megan Holt-Thomas	1,608
	Conservative	Peter G. Holt-Thomas	1,581
	Conservative	Christopher A. Fink	1,517
	Liberal	Paul D. Wiggin	1,277
	Liberal	Leslie A. Rowe	1,242
	Liberal	Susan E. Wiggin	1,215
Majority			19
Turnout
Registered electors
	Labour Co-op gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour Co-op gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour Co-op gain from Conservative		Swing

Ashburton

Ashburton (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Edwin S. Arram	1,471
	Conservative	George A. Holmes	1,338
	Labour	Rodney G. D. Matlock	860
	Labour	Peter L. Spalding	814
	SDP	Richard J. Edwards	805
	SDP	Paul F. West	728
Majority			478
Turnout
Registered electors
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bensham Manor

Bensham Manor (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Graham A. Dean	2,252
	Labour	Paul R. Mee	2,058
	Labour	Hilary A. Key	2,045
	Conservative	Steven L. V. Hollands	1,544
	Conservative	Ronald J. Bowker	1,517
	Conservative	Julia A. Wood	1,342
	Liberal	Valerie F. S. Lehec	740
	Alliance	Philip V. Pavey	650
	Alliance	Nicholas P. Willis	648
	Green	Timothy A. J. Rowe	172
Majority			501
Turnout
Registered electors
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Beulah

Beulah (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Philomena M. Brown	1,510
	Conservative	Klemens E. Zdanowicz	1,447
	Labour	Martin R. Kender	787
	Labour	Joy M. Laing	720
	SDP	Julie Armitage	516
	Liberal	Trevor J. Barker	508
Majority			660
Turnout
Registered electors
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Broad Green

Broad Green (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Christine M. Jarrold	1,913
	Labour	Kevin D. Jarrold	1,895
	Labour	Hugh P. Atkinson	1,887
	Conservative	Geoffrey N. de Bois	870
	Conservative	Douglas A. H. Sharman	801
	Conservative	Stephen G. Ghero	792
	Alliance	Christopher M. Pocock	524
	Alliance	Christopher D. Hunt	513
	Alliance	Stephen A. Hall	500
Majority			1,017
Turnout
Registered electors
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Coulsdon East

Coulsdon East (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Michael S. Barber	2,446
	Conservative	Stanley E. Littlechild	2,382
	Conservative	Andrew J. Pelling	2,264
	Liberal	Peter Hasler Billenness	2,022
	Liberal	Ian R. Atkins	2,021
	Alliance	Hugh Pierce	1,912
	Labour	Catherine T. Evans	345
	Labour	John F. Treffry	338
	Labour	Nuala C. O'Neill	334
Majority			242
Turnout
Registered electors
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Croham

Croham (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Ian Croft	2,315
	Conservative	Peter S. Bowness	2,225
	Conservative	John P. B. Hecks	2,189
	Liberal	James S. Forrest	2,117
	SDP	Christopher G. Peacock	1,928
	Alliance	Stephen P. J. Maloney	1,905
	Labour	David J. White	401
	Labour	Pauline H. Scharp	399
	Labour	Claire E. M. Bailey Newton	372
	Green	Michael Spencer-Bowdage	255
Majority			72
Turnout				48.3
Registered electors			10,479
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Fairfield

Fairfield (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	John L. Aston	2,521
	Conservative	Robert W. Coatman	2,483
	Conservative	Michael D. Wunn	2,324
	SDP	Tyrrell Burgess	1,004
	Labour	Stanley L. Eaton	967
	Alliance	Philip H. Barron	952
	Labour	Richard A. Frost	933
	Labour	Vanessa C. Fry	932
	Alliance	Norman Harris	930
Majority			1,320
Turnout
Registered electors
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Fieldway

Fieldway (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour Co-op	James L. Walker	1,450
	Labour Co-op	Mary M. Walker	1,296
	Conservative	John R. Miller	416
	Conservative	Roy T. Miller	390
	Alliance	Philip J. Harvey	222
	Alliance	Clare V. Boyle	213
Majority			880
Turnout
Registered electors
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing

Heathfield

Heathfield (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Mary M. H. Horden	2,416
	Conservative	Nicholas E. V. Perry	2,416
	Conservative	Richard F. Pannett	2,406
	Alliance	David A. Partridge	866
	Alliance	Ian Dixie	827
	Alliance	Frances M. Williams	806
	Labour	Thomas F. H. King	595
	Labour	Mark Chapman	574
	Labour	Owen H. Williams	537
Majority			1,540
Turnout
Registered electors
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Kenley

Kenley (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Alan K. Carey	1,478
	Conservative	Brian G. Smith	1,363
	Alliance	Sidney R. H. King	752
	Alliance	Robert D. Riddett	723
	Labour	Andrew J. Cridford	289
	Labour	Lillian L. Scott	254
Majority			611
Turnout
Registered electors
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Monks Orchard

Monks Orchard (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Albert W. Elliott	1,936
	Conservative	Derek R. Loughborough	1,884
	Labour	David L. Davies	685
	Alliance	Anne M. Brown	665
	SDP	Julian D. Goldie	635
	Labour	Marie E. Henderson	625
Majority			1,199
Turnout
Registered electors
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

New Addington

New Addington (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Roger M. Burgess	1,786
	Labour	Brenda P. Kirby	1,756
	Labour	Geraint R. Davies	1,678
	Conservative	Alfred J. Doherty	789
	Conservative	Brian D. J. O'Shea	680
	Conservative	Catherine M. C. Wunn	650
	Alliance	Anthony E. W. Gooch	379
	Alliance	Katharine A. Finney	336
	Alliance	Mahmood I. Bhamji	284
Majority			889
Turnout
Registered electors
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Norbury

Norbury (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Lindsay R. Hodges	2,044
	Conservative	Colin Johnston	2,037
	Conservative	Bryan J. Kendall	2,033
	Liberal	Pamela E. Freeman	1,162
	Liberal	John Fraser	1,160
	Labour	Paul J. Murray	1,134
	SDP	George M. T. Pirintji	1,122
	Labour	Douglas I. Stuart	1,103
	Labour	Mary S. Stuart	1,055
Majority			871
Turnout
Registered electors
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Purley

Purley (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Peter J. F. Macdonald	2,423
	Conservative	George A. Smith	2,404
	Conservative	David L. Congdon	2,392
	Alliance	Sheila Buckle	1,266
	Liberal	John Hatherley	1,118
	Liberal	Jonathan M. Cardy	1,084
	Labour	Geoffrey Bish	498
	Labour	Stephen Baister	493
Majority			1,126
Turnout
Registered electors
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Rylands

Rylands (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Guy L. Harding	1,175
	Conservative	Keith Wilson	1,105
	Labour	Patrick T. Ryan	926
	Labour	Michael J. Anteney	914
	SDP	Robin Taylor	752
	SDP	Charles L. Bailey	650
Majority			179
Turnout
Registered electors
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Sanderstead

Sanderstead (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Colin J. Hood	2,178
	Conservative	Bruce T. H. Marshall	2,042
	Alliance	Angela C. Mills	896
	Alliance	Raymond W. Bustin	883
	Labour	Anthony J. Lear	352
	Labour	Rose I. White	294
	Green	Edmond M. Rosenthal	149
Majority			1,146
Turnout
Registered electors
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Selsdon

Selsdon (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Dudley S. Mead	2,154
	Conservative	Ian L. Aarons	2,126
	SDP	Patricia A. Charman	752
	Alliance	Philip Ashley	719
	Labour	Michael P. J. Phelan	386
	Labour	John H. Robinson	359
Majority			1,374
Turnout
Registered electors
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

South Norwood

South Norwood (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Beryl Saunders	1,407
	Conservative	David Lipman	1,400
	Conservative	Paul A. Saunders	1,379
	Liberal	Jeremy E. Cope	1,189
	Liberal	Pamela M. Whirrity	1,169
	Liberal	Anthony R. Phillips	1,148
	Labour	Iain K. Forbes	972
	Labour	Elaine A. Gibbon	939
	Labour	Margaret H. Hardley	907
Majority			190
Turnout
Registered electors
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Spring Park

Spring Park (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Denis E. Perry	2,275
	Conservative	Janet A. Marshall	2,265
	Labour	Peter J. Champion	693
	Alliance	Christine T. Martin	651
	Labour	Stephen C. Moyse	646
	Alliance	Robert J. Williams	622
Majority			1,572
Turnout
Registered electors
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Thornton Heath

Thornton Heath (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Adrian S. Dennis	1,871
	Labour	Wallace W. Garratt	1,860
	Labour	Leni Gillman	1,726
	Residents	John G. Davies	1,378
	Residents	John C. Morgan	1,332
	Residents	Phyllis A. Stelling	1,252
	Liberal	Peter C. Davies	644
	Alliance	Meem Y. Sheen	534
	Alliance	Katherine M. Chadderton	524
Majority			348
Turnout
Registered electors
	Labour gain from Residents		Swing
	Labour gain from Residents		Swing
	Labour gain from Residents		Swing

Upper Norwood

Upper Norwood (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Margaret C. V. Parfitt	1,497
	Conservative	Ernest G. Noad	1,468
	Labour	Andrew M. S. Ward	985
	Labour	Michael D. Petrou	953
	Alliance	David A. Sawyer	464
	Alliance	Lawrence West	453
Majority			483
Turnout
Registered electors
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Waddon

Waddon (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	James J. Nea	1,994
	Conservative	Reginald H. Kent	1,941
	Labour	Christopher R. Allen	1,876
	Conservative	Beverley S. Winborn	1,808
	Labour	Anthony J. Slatcher	1,776
	Labour	Andrew C. Theobald	1,730
	Liberal	Charles E. Burling	908
	Liberal	Joy I.D. Prince	874
	Alliance	William N. Tucker	852
	National Front	Paul Ballard	144
Majority			68
Turnout
Registered electors
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

West Thornton

West Thornton (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Margaret R. Mansell	1,954
	Labour	David R. Evans	1,932
	Labour	Gwendolyn E. Bernard	1,834
	Conservative	Stephen J. Stewart	1,386
	Conservative	Eric W. Howell	1,357
	Conservative	Yvonne A. L. Stewart	1,320
	Liberal	Janet R. Pitt	922
	Alliance	Alan J. Holder	823
	Alliance	Graham F. Williams	763
Majority			448
Turnout
Registered electors
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Whitehorse Manor

Whitehorse Manor (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Robert C. E. Brooks	1,501
	Labour	Alison J. Roberts	1,372
	Labour	Ian Smedley	1,285
	Liberal	William H. Pitt	1,117
	Conservative	Denis V. Read	932
	Conservative	Arthur S. Dwan	926
	Conservative	Kathleen M. Brickwood	920
	SDP	Geoffrey Morley	890
	Liberal	Robert B. Russell	870
	National Front	Keith D. Handy	85
Majority			168
Turnout
Registered electors
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Woodcote & Coulsdon West

Woodcote & Coulsdon West (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Maurice A. Fowler	2,778
	Conservative	Samuel J. Moore	2,750
	Conservative	Jenefer G. A. Riley	2,693
	Alliance	John P. Callen	1,210
	Alliance	Keith C. Jacobs	1,136
	Alliance	Michael E. Rosenbloom	1,054
	Labour	David Denver	500
	Labour	Georgina C. Page	490
	Labour	Judah L. Scharp	424
Majority			1,483
Turnout
Registered electors
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Woodside

Woodside (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Toni E. Letts	1,221
	Labour	Robert P. Trory	1,142
	Conservative	Dennis F. Todd	1,060
	Conservative	Jack Westbury	975
	SDP	Diana M. Landon	415
	Liberal	Graem Peters	367
Majority			82
Turnout
Registered electors
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

References

^ "London Borough Council Elections 8 May 1986" (PDF). London Datastore. London Residuary Body. Retrieved 29 March 2015.

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