1990 Islington London Borough Council election
← 1986 3 May 1990 (1990-05-03) 1994 →
All 52 council seats
27 seats needed for a majority
Registered112,085
Turnout51,827, 46.24%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Lab Lib Dem Independent Liberal
Seats before 36 15 1
Seats after 49 3 0
Seat change Increase 13 Decrease 12 Decrease 1
Popular vote 70,112 9,630 948
Percentage 51.86% 7.12% 0.70%
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party Con Green Tenants and Residents
Seats before 0 0 0
Seats after 0 0 0
Seat change Steady Steady Steady
Popular vote 21,991 8,610 7,912
Percentage 16.27% 6.37% 5.85%
  Seventh party
 
Party SDP
Seats before 0
Seats after 0
Seat change Steady
Popular vote 7,186
Percentage 5.32%
Leader of largest party before election

Margaret Hodge
Labour

Leader of the largest party after election

Margaret Hodge
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[1][2]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 49 13 0 Increase 13 94.23 51.86 70,112
  Liberal Democrats 3 0 12 Decrease 12 5.77 7.12 9,630
  Independent Liberal 0 0 1 Decrease 1 0.00 0.70 948
  Conservative 0 0 0 Steady 0.00 16.27 21,991
  Green 0 0 0 Steady 0.00 6.37 8,610
  Tenants and Residents 0 0 0 Steady 0.00 5.85 7,912
  SDP 0 0 0 Steady 0.00 5.32 7,186
  Independent 0 0 0 Steady 0.00 0.14 192
Total 52 135,191

Ward Results

Barnsbury

Barnsbury (3)[1][2]
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 12.64
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
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats

Bunhill

Bunhill (3)[1][2]
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
Rejected ballots 3
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats
Labour hold

Canonbury East

Canonbury East (2)[1][2]
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
Labour gain from Independent Liberal
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats

Canonbury West

Canonbury West (2)[1][2]
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
Labour hold
Labour hold

Clerkenwell

Clerkenwell (3)[1][2]
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
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats

Gillespie

Gillespie (2)[1][2]
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
Labour hold
Labour hold

Highbury

Highbury (3)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Kevin S. Arthurs* 1,662 46.27
Labour Milton K. Babulall 1.507
Labour Bob Crossman†[3] 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
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Highview

Highview (2)[1][2]
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
Labour hold
Labour hold

Hillmarton

Hillmarton (2)[1][2]
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
Labour hold
Labour hold

Hillrise

Hillrise (3)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Alan M. Clinton 1,731
Labour John Burke 1,664
Labour Dina Kleanthous 1,525
Green Roger B. Whitney 511
Conservative Merryl S. Cave 391
Conservative David R. Starkey 385
Conservative Elizabeth M. Stephens 371
Liberal Democrats Sarah A. Ludford 272
Liberal Democrats Geoffrey Hubbard 254
Registered electors 6,018
Turnout 2,668 44.33
Rejected ballots 5 0.19
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Holloway

Holloway (3)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Edna Griffiths 1,396
Labour Leo J.C. McKinstry 1,295
Labour David L. Yorath 1,271
Tenants and Residents Patrick McCann 595
Tenants and Residents Mary E. Churchward 436
Tenants and Residents John Saunders 421
Conservative Evelyn Johnson 351
Conservative Alan J.M. Reese 322
Green Hilary A. Hutcheon 279
Conservative Mark A.H. Rittner 276
Liberal Democrats Patricia M. Duncan 227
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
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Junction

Junction (3)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Candy Atherton* 1,929
Labour Robert G. Durack 1,810
Labour Taha T. Karim* 1,631
Green Mary H. Adshead 716
Conservative Kingsley G. Manning 567
Conservative Christine P. Cardow 553
Conservative Robin J. Cave 493
Registered electors 6,441
Turnout 2,932 45.52
Rejected ballots 7 0.24
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Mildmay

Mildmay (3)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Patrick E. Haynes* 1,869
Labour Sheila A. Camp 1,767
Labour Derek A. Sawyer* 1,551
Conservative Clive D. Blackwood 678
Conservative Raymond L.J. Muggeridge 655
Green Richard C. Salmon 641
Conservative Mahendra S. Oza 571
Liberal Democrats Anna Berent 446
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
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Quadrant

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

St George's

St George's (3)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Chris Adamson 1,748
Labour Sandra Marks 1,611
Labour Avramakis P. Messis 1,454
Green Beatrice M. Rolph 718
Conservative Kenneth E.J. Graham 555
Conservative Nigel P.G. Boardman 549
Conservative Kenneth Hynes 513
Registered electors 6,311
Turnout 2,737 43.37
Rejected ballots 5 0.18
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

St Mary

St Mary (3)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Clare E. Jeapes 1,157
Labour Gregory J, Hayman 1,149
Labour Paul E. Convery 1,114
Conservative Mark Eldridge 451
Conservative Barry F. Mason 405
Conservative Joshua R. Porter 391
Green Paul J. Gasson 383
SDP Maureen Brennan 277
Tenants and Residents Christine Clements 235
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
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats

St Peter

St Peter (3)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats Maria Powell* 1,648
Liberal Democrats Christopher J. Pryce* 1,460
Liberal Democrats Stephen Hitchins 1,335
Labour Christina L. Glover 1,078
Labour Piers M. Herbert 979
Labour Michael Boye-Anawomah 893
Green Hilary M. Nimmo 331
Conservative Thomas R.M. Duke 315
Conservative Alan M. Spinney 286
Tenants and Residennts George A. Estcourt 243
Registered electors 6,314
Turnout 3,149 49.87
Rejected ballots 9 0.29
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Sussex

Sussex (2)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Margaret E. Hodge 1,261
Labour Christopher M.B. King 1,194
Green Ronald I Fraser 341
Conservative Ina Long 279
Conservative Nigel V.A. Shervey 273
Registered electors 4,286
Turnout 1,947 45.43
Rejected ballots 10 0.51
Labour hold
Labour hold

Thornhill

Thornhill (2)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Ian P. Perry 1,301
Labour Alan J. Laws 1,205
Conservative Stephen A. Kreppel 360
Green Robin W. Latimer 359
Conservative Stephen Heather 345
Registered electors 4,575
Turnout 1,975 43.17
Rejected ballots 4 0.20
Labour hold
Labour hold

Tollington

Tollington (3)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Elizabeth M. Davies 1,798
Labour Susan A. Southgate 1,630
Labour Martin J. McCloghry 1,586
Green Janet L. Anderson 494
Tenants and Residents Arthur Perry 327
Conservative Diana Harrison 319
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
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
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u "London Borough Council Elections - 3rd May 1990" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. pp. 51–53, 126–127. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u "London Borough of Islington Election Results 1964-2010" (PDF). electionscentre.co.uk. Plymouth University. pp. 8–9. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
  3. ^ resigned from gillespie ward in late 1988/early 1989


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