1990 Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council election
3 May 1990
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All 52 seats up for election to Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council 27 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Registered | 114,523[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 68,329, 59.66%[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1990 Richmond upon Thames Borough Council election took place on 3 May 1990 to elect members of Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats (successors of the SDP–Liberal Alliance) stayed in overall control of the council.
Background
Election result
| 48 | 4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Conservative |
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | 48 | 1 | 2 | 92.31 | 48.17 | 87,327 | |||
| Conservative | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7.61 | 35.25 | 63,906 | |||
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 14.70 | 26,644 | |||
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.78 | 3,218 | |||
| SDP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 189 | |||
| Total | 52 | 181,284 | |||||||
Ward results
(*) - indicates an incumbent candidate
Barnes
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Catherine Gent* | 2,108 | 45.83 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Barbara Westmorland | 1,905 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Patricia Style | 1,857 | ||
| Conservative | June Robinson* | 1,821 | 39.23 | |
| Conservative | Heather Britton | 1,614 | ||
| Conservative | Geoffrey Bowen | 1,591 | ||
| Green | John Neary | 328 | 7.68 | |
| Labour | Norma Crabtree | 326 | 7.26 | |
| Labour | Melvyn Gooding | 309 | ||
| Labour | Ann Neimer | 296 | ||
| Registered electors | 6,251 | |||
| Turnout | 4253 | 68.04 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 3 | 0.07 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | ||||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | ||||
Central Twickenham
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Anne Beltran* | 1,106 | 35.31 | |
| Conservative | Anthony Johnson | 1,050 | 34.59 | |
| Conservative | Mary Rae | 1,043 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | John Coombs | 1,032 | ||
| Labour | Vernon Alexander | 644 | 20.65 | |
| Labour | Michael Gold | 605 | ||
| Green | Caroline Van Howe | 286 | 9.45 | |
| Registered electors | 5,029 | |||
| Turnout | 3017 | 59.99 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 3 | 0.10 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | ||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | ||||
East Sheen
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Kitty Baden-Powell | 1,404 | 50.64 | |
| Conservative | Sidney Grose* | 1,362 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Anthony Griffin | 1,106 | 39.51 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Phillip Morris | 1,052 | ||
| Labour | Phillip Lamb | 214 | 7.43 | |
| Labour | Ernest Pugsley | 192 | ||
| SDP | David McConnon | 66 | 2.42 | |
| Registered electors | 4,321 | |||
| Turnout | 2793 | 64.64 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 5 | 0.18 | ||
| Conservative hold | ||||
| Conservative hold | ||||
East Twickenham
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | John Rowlands* | 1,681 | 48.07 | |
| Liberal Democrats | David Cornwell* | 1,667 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Sydney Nunn* | 1,631 | ||
| Conservative | Robbie Gibb | 1,051 | 29.95 | |
| Conservative | Timothy Greenhough | 1,048 | ||
| Conservative | Steven Stanbury | 1,002 | ||
| Labour | Christopher Boaler | 783 | 21.98 | |
| Labour | John Fowler | 751 | ||
| Labour | Doreen Vernon | 744 | ||
| Registered electors | 6,389 | |||
| Turnout | 3679 | 57.58 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 10 | 0.27 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | ||||
Ham and Petersham
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | David Williams* | 2,204 | 60.87 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Susan Jones* | 2,161 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Raymond Hart* | 2,159 | ||
| Conservative | Christopher Varley | 952 | 26.59 | |
| Conservative | Herbery Pearce-Batten | 949 | ||
| Conservative | Olivia Jabourian | 948 | ||
| Labour | Anthony Hart | 499 | 12.54 | |
| Labour | Jenifer Wyatt | 428 | ||
| Labour | Andrew Gilligan | 416 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,709 | |||
| Turnout | 3732 | 65.37 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 2 | 0.05 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | ||||
Hampton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Bryan Woodriff* | 1,861 | 49.19 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Gavin Alexander | 1,827 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Dee Doocey* | 1,778 | ||
| Conservative | George Kenton | 1,438 | 36.66 | |
| Conservative | Karen Gabony | 1,337 | ||
| Conservative | Ivars Svilis | 1,298 | ||
| Labour | Martin Cross | 557 | 14.15 | |
| Labour | John Ennals | 509 | ||
| Labour | Carmela Carrier | 505 | ||
| Registered electors | 6,522 | |||
| Turnout | 3948 | 60.53 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 4 | 0.10 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | ||||
Hampton Hill
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | John Webb* | 1,576 | 36.01 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Barbara Alexander | 1,516 | ||
| Conservative | Holly Champion | 1,452 | 32.93 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Geoffrey Stone | 1,422 | ||
| Conservative | Anne Woodward | 1,345 | ||
| Conservative | Richard Hollis | 1,332 | ||
| Labour | Stephen Cox | 646 | 14.86 | |
| Labour | Elizabeth Mackenzie | 622 | ||
| Labour | Sally Pearson | 595 | ||
| Green | Jeremy Hywell-Davies | 554 | 13.26 | |
| SDP | June Razzelle | 123 | 2.94 | |
| Registered electors | 6,750 | |||
| Turnout | 3941 | 58.39 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 1 | 0.03 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | ||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | ||||
Hampton Nursery
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Maureen Woodriff* | 1,290 | 54.03 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Raymond Ball* | 1,258 | ||
| Conservative | Marilyn Thomas | 722 | 30.03 | |
| Conservative | Margaret Williams | 694 | ||
| Labour | Richard Barry | 390 | 15.94 | |
| Labour | Steven Coleman | 362 | ||
| Registered electors | 4,774 | |||
| Turnout | 2502 | 52.41 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 3 | 0.12 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | ||||
Hampton Wick
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Malcolm Garside* | 1,798 | 46.59 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Rosemary Nieper | 1,771 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Malcolm McDougall* | 1,683 | ||
| Conservative | Anthony Arbour | 1,541 | 39.28 | |
| Conservative | Roger Avins | 1,462 | ||
| Conservative | Elizabeth Parsons | 1,424 | ||
| Labour | Derek Tutchell | 559 | 14.13 | |
| Labour | Eva Tutchell | 521 | ||
| Labour | Gerard Ward | 513 | ||
| Registered electors | 6,954 | |||
| Turnout | 3988 | 57.35 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 6 | 0.15 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | ||||
Heathfield
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Robert King* | 2,009 | 49.97 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Jones* | 1,913 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Lizette Narrain | 1,891 | ||
| Conservative | Thelma Haywood | 1,403 | 35.64 | |
| Conservative | Howard Kirby | 1,373 | ||
| Conservative | Philip Perry | 1,370 | ||
| Labour | Paul Thompson | 572 | 14.39 | |
| Labour | Geoffrey Freitag | 567 | ||
| Labour | Keith Walters | 535 | ||
| Registered electors | 7,309 | |||
| Turnout | 4134 | 56.56 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 6 | 0.15 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | ||||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | ||||
Kew
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Nigel Halliday* | 2,098 | 45.64 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jill Miller | 1,959 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Serge Lourie* | 1,956 | ||
| Conservative | Simon Owens | 1,465 | 31.54 | |
| Conservative | Andrew James | 1,354 | ||
| Conservative | Catherine Smart | 1,337 | ||
| Labour | Emil Campion | 529 | 11.00 | |
| Green | Sylvia Levi | 519 | 11.82 | |
| Labour | Paul Rowlands | 464 | ||
| Labour | Anthony Kreppel | 456 | ||
| Registered electors | 6,759 | |||
| Turnout | 4259 | 63.01 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 1 | 0.02 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | ||||
Mortlake
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Deidre Razzall* | 1,938 | 56.94 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Tit Razzall* | 1,846 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Susan Fenwick | 1,753 | ||
| Conservative | John Saunders | 886 | 27.17 | |
| Conservative | Kay Dixon | 884 | ||
| Conservative | Monica Port-Saunders | 874 | ||
| Labour | Paul Ormerod | 524 | 15.89 | |
| Labour | Paul Smyth | 524 | ||
| Labour | Carole Upshall | 497 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,893 | |||
| Turnout | 3437 | 58.32 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 7 | 0.20 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | ||||
Palewell
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Sally Hamwee* | 1,852 | 49.81 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Josephine Summers* | 1,802 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Anthony Manners* | 1,756 | ||
| Conservative | Stephanie Snow | 1,521 | 41.30 | |
| Conservative | David Sparrow | 1,494 | ||
| Conservative | Christopher Lewis | 1,470 | ||
| Labour | Christopher Green | 333 | 8.89 | |
| Labour | Audrey Hunt | 319 | ||
| Labour | Michele Low | 313 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,971 | |||
| Turnout | 3795 | 63.56 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 9 | 0.24 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | ||||
Richmond Hill
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Farthing | 1,566 | 47.18 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Brian Miller | 1,513 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Martin Pierce | 1,494 | ||
| Conservative | John Graham | 1,351 | 40.31 | |
| Conservative | Peter Kelley | 1,312 | ||
| Conservative | Robert Whelan | 1,242 | ||
| Labour | Sarah Simon | 425 | 12.51 | |
| Labour | Philip Bevan | 416 | ||
| Labour | Pamela Risner | 371 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,942 | |||
| Turnout | 3375 | 56.80 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 3 | 0.09 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | ||||
Richmond Town
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Alison Cornish* | 1,388 | 47.45 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Carthew | 1,233 | ||
| Conservative | Gordon Pocock | 906 | 32.64 | |
| Conservative | Anthony Kinsella | 898 | ||
| Labour | Adam Hinton | 349 | 11.91 | |
| Labour | Sydney Sutlers | 309 | ||
| Green | Roger Sandell | 221 | 8.00 | |
| Registered electors | 4,355 | |||
| Turnout | 2726 | 62.59 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 4 | 0.15 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | ||||
South Twickenham
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Geoff Pope* | 1,602 | 38.32 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Lynne Ferguson | 1,498 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Robert Beattie* | 1,489 | ||
| Conservative | Charles Cockburn | 1,426 | 34.71 | |
| Conservative | Maurice Press | 1,380 | ||
| Conservative | Carlton Rae | 1,353 | ||
| Labour | Duncan Macpherson. | 703 | 16.50 | |
| Labour | Angela Thompson | 641 | ||
| Labour | Terence Smith | 634 | ||
| Green | David Batchelor | 418 | 10.47 | |
| Registered electors | 7,021 | |||
| Turnout | 3919 | 55.82 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | ||||
Teddington
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Martin Elengorn* | 1,979 | 43.14 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Elaine Pippard* | 1,913 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Eugene O'Connor* | 1,829 | ||
| Conservative | Peter Temlett | 1,337 | 29.07 | |
| Conservative | Jean Mathews | 1,268 | ||
| Conservative | Iain Naughton | 1,251 | ||
| Labour | Catherine Green | 702 | 15.15 | |
| Labour | Kevin Gilligan | 690 | ||
| Labour | David Neller | 619 | ||
| Green | Phillipa Morgan | 559 | 12.64 | |
| Registered electors | 7,181 | |||
| Turnout | 4245 | 59.11 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 6 | 0.14 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | ||||
West Twickenham
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Hugh Brenchley | 1,277 | 49.23 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jeremy Davis | 1,217 | ||
| Labour | Steven Cobb | 778 | 29.10 | |
| Labour | Timothy Macpherson | 696 | ||
| Conservative | Jacqueline Foster | 567 | 21.67 | |
| Conservative | Penelope-Jane Hollis | 531 | ||
| Registered electors | 4,514 | |||
| Turnout | 2688 | 59.55 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 6 | 0.22 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | ||||
Whitton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Keith Mackinney* | 1,746 | 44.13 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Georgina Mackinney | 1,681 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Keith Warren | 1,680 | ||
| Conservative | David Mason-Johns | 1,266 | 32.62 | |
| Conservative | Nora Millar | 1,260 | ||
| Conservative | Walter Kelly | 1,247 | ||
| Labour | Julia Greenwood | 587 | 14.62 | |
| Labour | Margaret Clarke | 571 | ||
| Labour | Graham Johnson | 534 | ||
| Green | Jack Ellis | 333 | 8.63 | |
| Registered electors | 6,879 | |||
| Turnout | 3898 | 56.67 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | ||||
References
- ^ a b Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis. "London Borough Council Elections - 3rd May 1990 - Summary of voting statistics by ward - continued" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. p. 134. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 January 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis. "London Borough Council Elections - 3rd May 1990" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. pp. 69–71, 134–135. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 January 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "London Borough of Richmond Upon Thames Election Results 1964-2010" (PDF). Elections Centre. Plymouth University. pp. 8–9. Retrieved 13 April 2024.