1994 Barnet London Borough Council election
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All 60 seats to Barnet London Borough Council
31 seats needed for a majority
Turnout50.0%
  First party Second party Third party
  Blank Blank Blank
Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats
Seats before 39 18 3
Seats won 29 25 6
Seat change Decrease10 Increase7 Increase3
Percentage 36.7% 40.1% 19.4%
Map of the results of the 1994 Barnet London Borough council election. Conservatives in blue, Labour in red and Liberal Democrats in yellow..
Council control before election

Conservative

 Council control after election

No overall control

The 1994 Barnet Council election took place on 5 May 1994 to elect members of Barnet London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the council went in no overall control.

Following the elections, a Labour-Liberal Democrat coalition was formed, replacing the previous Conservative majority.[1]

Background

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Election result

Overall turnout in the election was 45.4%.

Barnet Local Election Result 1994[2]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 29 36.7
  Labour 25 40.1
  Liberal Democrats 6 19.4

Ward results

Arkley

Arkley (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Anita Campbell* 2,852 49.9
Labour Pamela Coleman* 2,701 47.2
Labour Linda McFadyen 2,574 45.0
Conservative Jonathan Kay 1,854 32.4
Conservative Jeremy Cameron 1,838 32.1
Conservative Arik Yacobi 1,744 30.5
Liberal Democrats Mary Barnett 975 17.0
Liberal Democrats Victor Godman 869 15.2
Liberal Democrats Michael Cleal 867 15.2
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Brunswick Park

Brunswick Park (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Donald Goodman* 1,985 44.9 -9.0
Conservative Irene Palmer* 1,834 41.5 -9.6
Conservative John Rawles* 1,817 41.1 -9.7
Labour Jeffrey Cohen 1,576 35.7 +3.7
Labour Bridget Griffin 1,505 34.1 +4.1
Labour Ian Wallace 1,472 33.3 +3.6
Liberal Democrats Peter Finlayson 785 17.8 +7.5
Liberal Democrats Alwena Lillywhite 723 16.4 +6.0
Liberal Democrats Yvonne Wicksteed 688 15.6 +5.8
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Burnt Oak

Burnt Oak (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Rosemary Carney 2,754 68.2 +15.1
Labour Alan Williams* 2,722 67.4 +8.6
Labour Allan Turner* 2,703 67.0 +16.6
Conservative Keith Dyall 525 13.0 -24.1
Conservative Patricia Sparrow 504 12.5 -14.1
Conservative Alan Maund 481 11.9 -13.5
Liberal Democrats Barbara Farbey 340 8.4 +1.2
Liberal Democrats Cyril Harris 324 8.0 N/A
Liberal Democrats Diana Pattison 301 7.5 N/A
Green Anne Doyle 225 5.6 -4.3
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Childs Hill

Childs Hill (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Jack Cohen* 1,986 51.2 +14.3
Liberal Democrats Susette Palmer 1,887 48.7 +7.1
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Davies 1,765 45.5 +9.9
Conservative Abraham Dunner 1,172 30.2 -1.8
Conservative Dineshwar Singh 986 25.4 -6.2
Conservative Robert Halfon 984 25.4 -5.8
Labour Anthony Hulstrom 760 19.6 -3.9
Labour Ghada Karmi 732 18.9 -2.9
Labour Bryan Reith 710 18.3 -2.3
Turnout
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Colindale

Colindale (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ellis Hillman* 2,588 63.2 +9.1
Labour David Williams* 2,553 62.3 +10.8
Labour Gillian Sargeant 2,450 59.8 +7.4
Conservative Alan Scott 747 18.2 -6.3
Conservative Philip Williams 690 16.8 N/A
Conservative Robert Linton 688 16.8 -7.9
Liberal Democrats Mary Dodd 430 10.5 +2.5
Liberal Democrats Arthur Roycroft 389 9.5 +2.1
Liberal Democrats David Keech 368 9.0 +2.6
Green Norman Crisp 273 6.7 -3.3
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

East Barnet

East Barnet (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Elizabeth Jarvis 2,331 43.4 +5.1
Labour Usha Chopra 2,222 41.4 +3.4
Labour Richard Soer 2,175 40.5 +3.7
Conservative Olwen Evans* 1,992 37.1 -8.3
Conservative Jihad Anani* 1,779 33.1 -7.6
Conservative Frixos Tombolis 1,740 32.4 -11.5
Liberal Democrats Margaret Neil 1,120 20.9 +9.5
Liberal Democrats Peter Watkins 1,010 18.8 +8.8
Liberal Democrats Charles Wicksteed 922 17.2 +7.6
Turnout
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

East Finchley

East Finchley (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Joan Ryan* 3,416 61.0 +2.6
Labour Helen Gordon 3,340 59.6 -3.6
Labour Rudi Vis* 3,203 57.2 +1.4
Conservative Daniel Finkelstein 1,187 21.2 -12.7
Conservative Barry Antoniou 1,138 20.3 -12.0
Conservative Marc Landsman 1,115 19.9 -10.8
Green Noel Lynch 624 11.1 N/A
Liberal Democrats Elinor Edwards 595 10.6 N/A
Liberal Democrats Diana Darrer 582 10.4 N/A
Liberal Democrats Thomas Darrer 534 9.5 N/A
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Edgware

Edgware (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Julian Czarny* 2,098 47.8 -11.1
Conservative Malcolm Lester* 1,986 45.3 -12.4
Conservative Joan Scannell 1,934 44.1 -12.4
Labour Alan Sloam 1,430 32.6 +6.6
Labour Keith Hurcombe 1,387 31.6 +7.2
Labour Zena Sloam 1,336 30.5 +5.9
Liberal Democrats Susanne Gregory 754 17.2 +8.5
Liberal Democrats June Burton 741 16.9 +10.0
Liberal Democrats Kathleen Lamprell 681 15.5 +8.7
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Finchley

Finchley (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Eva Greenspan* 2,285 50.1 -7.2
Conservative Leslie Sussman* 2,176 47.7 -9.6
Conservative Barbara Langstone* 2,149 47.1 -9.9
Labour Denis Calnan 1,384 30.3 +1.6
Labour Josephine Cuttell 1,369 30.0 +1.7
Labour Mary McGuirk 1,337 29.3 -0.5
Liberal Democrats Malcolm Blount 721 15.8 +9.8
Liberal Democrats Jasbir Singh 664 14.5 +8.8
Green Gustav Clarkson 316 6.9 -2.2
Green Janet Strangeways 217 4.8 N/A
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Friern Barnet

Friern Barnet (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Thomas Carter 2,242 44.9 -4.6
Conservative Brian Salinger* 2,198 44.0 -5.5
Conservative John Tiplady* 2,179 43.6 -6.2
Labour Roger Chapman 1,835 36.7 +1.9
Labour Simon Montague 1,741 34.9 +0.3
Labour Michael Harris 1,617 32.4 -2.1
Liberal Democrats Matthew Harris 827 16.6 +6.7
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Griffiths 774 15.5 +6.0
Liberal Democrats Steven Deller 758 15.2 +5.9
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Garden Suburb

Garden Suburb (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Frank Davis* 1,748 42.6 -17.5
Conservative Roy Shutz* 1,724 42.0 -17.6
Conservative Mohammed Khamisa* 1,665 40.5 -18.4
Liberal Democrats Majorie Harris 1,645 40.1 +20.4
Liberal Democrats Millicent Watkins 1,552 37.8 +18.6
Liberal Democrats David Ive 1,520 37.0 +18.1
Labour Naomi Angell 668 16.3 +4.7
Labour Jula Westman 648 15.8 +4.2
Labour Carol Kohll 634 15.4 +4.6
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Golders Green

Golders Green (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Melvin Cohen* 1,758 43.3 +2.8
Conservative John Hedge* 1,495 36.8 +1.6
Conservative Michele Moulin 1,415 34.9 -3.2
Labour Michael Doyle 1,218 30.0 +2.2
Labour Montague Miller 1,137 28.0 +0.5
Liberal Democrats Barrie Manson 1,106 27.2 +0.3
Labour Dorothy Macedo 1,083 26.7 -0.8
Liberal Democrats Michael Green 1,009 24.9 -0.5
Liberal Democrats Rita Druiff 959 23.6 -1.7
Green Miranda Dunn 125 3.1 -3.4
Green Karen Lansdowne 97 2.4 N/A
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Hadley

Hadley (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mark Hayball 2,377 37.8 -11.1
Conservative Hazel Mammatt* 2,339 37.2 -5.2
Conservative Kantilal Patel 2,037 32.4 -12.5
Labour Michael Campbell 1,961 31.2 +6.1
Labour Jean Feldman 1,915 30.4 +8.2
Labour David Clarke 1,885 30.0 +4.7
Liberal Democrats Sean Hooker 1,523 24.2 +11.5
Liberal Democrats Trevor Orr 1,479 23.5 +11.8
Liberal Democrats Brigid Povah 1,263 20.1 +12.2
Green Timothy Riley 612 9.7 -1.6
Independent Christopher Johnson 406 6.5 N/A
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Hale

Hale (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Leslie Pym* 1,914 41.3 -9.3
Conservative Sheila Scott* 1,859 40.2 -8.9
Labour Andrew Dickie 1,820 39.3 +9.1
Conservative Graham Old 1,726 37.3 -11.0
Labour Janet Heathfield 1,701 36.7 +5.2
Labour William Parnaby 1,653 35.7 +6.3
Liberal Democrats James Creighton 788 17.0 +6.9
Liberal Democrats Guy Patton 730 15.8 +7.7
Liberal Democrats Geoffrey Jacobs 723 15.6 +6.7
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Hendon

Hendon (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Anthony Finn* 2,036 45.8 -9.5
Conservative Frederick Poole* 1,823 41.0 -11.3
Conservative Edward Bunn* 1,791 40.3 -13.0
Labour Colin Francombe 1,464 32.9 +2.8
Labour David Simons 1,302 29.3 -0.8
Labour Alan Killingback 1,260 28.3 -0.1
Liberal Democrats Fiona Palmer 852 19.2 +9.5
Liberal Democrats Harold Defries 825 18.6 +9.6
Liberal Democrats Martin Rodwell 700 15.7 +7.4
Green Graham White 325 7.3 N/A
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Mill Hill

Mill Hill (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Sheila Gottsche 1,836 38.7 +27.3
Liberal Democrats Jeremy Davies 1,830 38.6 +28.8
Liberal Democrats Wayne Casey 1,817 38.3 +28.9
Conservative John Hart* 1,795 37.8 -15.5
Conservative Jane Ellison* 1,781 37.5 -17.8
Conservative Peter Holland 1,701 35.8 -18.7
Labour Jean Smith 939 19.8 -7.0
Labour George Janeway 923 19.5 -5.0
Labour Michael Epstein 910 19.2 -4.1
Turnout
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

St Paul’s

St Paul’s (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Kitty Lyons 2,553 45.1 +5.6
Labour Katherine McGuirk 2,476 43.7 +2.7
Labour James Tierney 2,428 42.9 +5.1
Conservative Helena Hart* 2,148 37.9 -6.5
Conservative Mike Freer* 2,143 37.9 -6.3
Conservative Mary Phillips* 2,126 37.6 -3.9
Liberal Democrats Joan Beales 514 9.1 N/A
Liberal Democrats John Beales 503 8.9 N/A
Liberal Democrats David Loxton 473 8.4 N/A
Green Maureen Colmans 322 5.7 -8.7
Green Ashley Gunstock 314 5.5 N/A
Green Dennis Vigay 222 3.9 N/A
Turnout
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Totteridge

Totteridge (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Victor Lyon* 2,259 46.9 -7.7
Conservative Victor Usher* 2,218 46.0 -8.6
Conservative Kevin Edson 2,180 45.3 -9.3
Labour Timothy Roberts 1,492 31.0 +3.6
Labour David Saxon 1,441 29.9 +4.3
Labour Victoria Spawls 1,439 29.9 +5.1
Liberal Democrats Jennifer Keech 863 17.9 +8.6
Liberal Democrats Bernadette Cleal 853 17.7 +8.3
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Sullivan 853 17.7 +8.5
Natural Law Diane Derksen 120 2.5 N/A
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

West Hendon

West Hendon (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Gina Marks* 2,008 50.9 +4.9
Labour Agnes Slocombe* 1,968 49.9 +6.7
Labour Nicholas Kissen 1,941 49.2 +3.8
Conservative David Berens 1,070 27.1 -11.0
Conservative David Twomey 1,004 25.5 -12.5
Conservative Susan Twomey 957 24.3 -12.3
Liberal Democrats Erika Coward 500 12.7 +4.2
Liberal Democrats Richard Coward 500 12.7 +4.4
Liberal Democrats Shirley Rodwell 455 11.5 +4.6
Green Fiona Clode 268 6.8 N/A
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Woodhouse

Woodhouse (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Stanley Cross* 3,084 48.9 +1.3
Labour Melanie Packer 2,928 46.5 -0.9
Labour Joanna Salsbury 2,915 46.3 -0.9
Conservative Brian Coleman 2,093 33.2 -12.8
Conservative Mary Russell 2,036 32.3 -13.5
Conservative Peter Yallouros 1,986 31.5 -12.9
Liberal Democrats Rosalind Abrahams 666 10.6 N/A
Liberal Democrats Geoffrey Lee 614 9.7 N/A
Liberal Democrats Joy Manson 585 9.3 N/A
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

By-elections between 1994 and 1998

Colindale

Colindale by-election, 14 March 1996[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Thomas A. McKendry 1,962 70.6
Conservative Alan R. Maund 425 15.3
Liberal Democrats Roger L. Axworthy 257 9.2
Green Norman D. Crisp 71 2.6
UKIP Bernard P. Wright 65 2.3
Majority 1,537 55.3
Turnout 2,780
Labour hold Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Ellis S. Hillman.

Colindale

Colindale by-election, 14 November 1996[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Danish Chopra 1,339 71.0 +0.4
Conservative Alan R. Maund 386 20.5 +5.2
Liberal Democrats Roger L. Axworthy 160 8.5 -0.7
Majority 953 50.5 -4.8
Turnout 1,885 16.8
Labour hold Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Thomas A. McKendry.

Edgware

Edgware by-election, 14 November 1996[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Anthony P. Spencer 1,189 48.4
Labour Alan M. Sloam 1,129 46.0
Liberal Democrats Geoffrey A. Jacobs 138 5.6
Majority 60 2.4
Turnout 2,456 21.1
Conservative hold Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Julian D. Czarny.

Hendon

Hendon by-election, 14 November 1996[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Andrew M. Sherling 970 36.2
Labour Colin S. Francome 885 33.1
Liberal Democrats Susan J. Palin 821 30.7
Majority 85 3.1
Turnout 2,676 22.7
Conservative hold Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Edward P. Bunn.

References

  1. ^ Mason, Rowena; Stewart, Heather (30 April 2022). "Rebel Tory MPs fear Boris Johnson could trigger autumn general election". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  2. ^ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis. "London Borough Council Elections 7 May 1998 including the Greater London Authority Referendum results" (PDF). Demographic and Statistical Studies. London Research Centre. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 February 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  3. ^ a b c d "London Borough Council Elections 7 May 1998 including the Greater London Authority Referendum results" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 February 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
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