1990 Barnet London Borough Council election

The 1990 Barnet Council election took place on 3 May 1990 to elect members of Barnet London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.

1990 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 won 39 18 3
Seat change Steady Steady Steady
Percentage 45.9% 35.2% 10.1%

Map of the results of the 1990 Barnet London Borough council election. Conservatives in blue and Labour in red.

Council control before election

Conservative

Council control after election

Conservative

Background

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Election result

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Overall turnout in the election was 50.0%.

Barnet Local Election Result 1990[1][2]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 39 3 3 0 65.00 49.80 141,815
  Labour 18 3 3 0 30.00 36.12 102,847
  Liberal Democrats 3 0 0 0 5.00 10.86 30,918
  Green 0 0 0   0.00 2.11 6,017
  Independent 0 0 0   0.00 0.59 1,671
  Independent Resident 0 0 0   0.00 0.25 705
  Ind. Conservative 0 0 0   0.00 0.21 595
  SDP 0 0 0   0.00 0.07 208
Total 60 284,776

Ward results

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(*) - indicates an incumbent candidate

(†) - Indicates an incumbent candidate standing in a different ward

Arkley

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Arkley (3)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Anita Campbell 2,589 43.12
Labour Kevin Smith 2,456
Labour Pamela Coleman 2,443
Conservative Ian Balcombe* 2,422 40.99
Conservative Arthur Beck*[n 1] 2,374
Conservative Philip Williams*[n 2] 2,322
Liberal Democrats David Keech 768 12.68
Liberal Democrats Michael Cleal 746
Liberal Democrats Trevor Orr 689
Green Aniel Paranjpe 186 3.21
Registered electors 11,975
Turnout 6037 50.41
Rejected ballots 10 0.17
Labour gain from Conservative
Labour gain from Conservative
Labour gain from Conservative

Brunswick Park

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Brunswick Park (3)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Donald Goodman* 2,643 56.04
Conservative Irene Palmer* 2,507
Conservative John Rawles* 2,489
Labour David Bloyce 1,568 33.00
Labour Rita Brent 1,471
Labour Janet Heathfield 1,458
Liberal Democrats Alwena Lillywhite 509 10.96
Liberal Democrats Peter Watkins 503
Liberal Democrats Andrew Hydon 483
Registered electors 10,580
Turnout 4913 46.44
Rejected ballots 9 0.18
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Burnt Oak

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Burnt Oak (3)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Alan Williams* 2,548 55.45
Labour Malcolm Sargeant 2,300
Labour Gerald Shamash* 2,183
Conservative Oliver Stone 1,172 27.02
Conservative Patricia Gammond 1,153
Conservative Robert Musik 1,101
Green Dorothy Lewis 428 10.13
Liberal Democrats Albert Earley 313 7.40
Registered electors 9,701
Turnout 4330 44.63
Rejected ballots 0 0.00
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Childs Hill

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Childs Hill (3)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats Monroe Palmer* 1,803 38.75
Liberal Democrats Jack Cohen* 1,637
Liberal Democrats Brian Stone* 1,579
Conservative Malcolm Harris 1,420 32.49
Conservative Simone Plaut 1,405
Conservative Richard Martyn 1,385
Labour June Cort 1,043 22.58
Labour David Gottlieb 970
Labour Anthony Hulstrom 913
Green Ashley Gunstock 267 6.18
Registered electors 8,751
Turnout 4440 50.74
Rejected ballots 0 0.00
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Colindale

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Colindale (3)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Ellis Hillman* 2,298 47.38
Labour Thomas McKendry* 2,226
Labour David Williams 2,186
Conservative Robert Linton 1,050 22.16
Conservative William Nicholson 1,041
Independent Resident Eyo Nkune 705 14.93
Green Simon Moroney 424 8.98
Liberal Democrats Joy Manson 341 6.55
Liberal Democrats Peter Lusher 315
Liberal Democrats Alfred Stone 271
Registered electors 9,854
Turnout 4252 43.15
Rejected ballots 4 0.09
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

East Barnet

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East Barnet (3)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Olwen Evans* 2,446 45.48
Conservative John Perry* 2,370
Conservative Jihad Anani 2,193
Labour Janet Donald 2,068 39.62
Labour Janice Scott 2,051
Labour Jeffrey Leifer 1,987
Liberal Democrats Margaret Neil 617 10.85
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Sullivan 537
Liberal Democrats Sonia McCabe 516
SDP Colin Shaw 208 4.05
Registered electors 10,898
Turnout 5403 49.58
Rejected ballots 10 0.19
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

East Finchley

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East Finchley (3)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour John Davies* 3,699 64.65
Labour Joan Ryan 3,417
Labour Rudolf, J. Vis[n 3] 3,269
Conservative Franklin Evans 1,986 35.35
Conservative Christopher Thompson 1,892
Conservative Harjinder Aujla 1,800
Registered electors 11,109
Turnout 5893 53.05
Rejected ballots 37 0.63
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Edgware

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Edgware (3)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Julian Czarny 2,996 58.98
Conservative Malcolm Lester* 2,938
Conservative Archibald Smith* 2,874
Labour Elizabeth Kelly 1,321 25.55
Labour Jack Jaffe 1,253
Labour Keith Hurcombe 1,241
Liberal Democrats Philip Benjamin 443 7.61
Green Michael Walton 391 7.86
Liberal Democrats Barbara Farbey 349
Liberal Democrats Dorothy Rollinson 344
Registered electors 11,176
Turnout 5092 45.56
Rejected ballots 3 0.06
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Finchley

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Finchley (3)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Eva Greenspan 3,160 56.70
Conservative Leslie Sussman* 3,157
Conservative Barbara Langstone* 3,143
Labour Katherine McGuirk 1,641 28.70
Labour Ruth Montague 1,584
Labour Alan Schamroth 1,563
Green Laurie Thompson 500 8.99
Liberal Democrats Malcolm Davis 332 5.61
Liberal Democrats Michael Cole 313
Liberal Democrats Bernadette Cleal 290
Registered electors 9,757
Turnout 5533 56.71
Rejected ballots 19 0.34
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Friern Barnet

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Friern Barnet (3)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative John Tiplady* 2,913 52.89
Conservative Christopher Platford* 2,896
Conservative Brian Salinger* 2,895
Labour John Ellis 2,035 36.94
Labour Lorimer Mackenzie 2,024
Labour Philip O'Connor 2,020
Liberal Democrats Nick Harvey 579 10.17
Liberal Democrats Timothy Tombs 554
Liberal Democrats Andrew Wade 541
Registered electors 10,796
Turnout 5860 54.28
Rejected ballots 13 0.22
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Garden Suburb

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Garden Suburb (3)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Frank Davis* 2,948 59.60
Conservative Roy Shutz* 2,923
Conservative Veronica Soskin*[n 4] 2,891
Liberal Democrats Majorie Harris 966 19.28
Liberal Democrats Michael Pickering 942
Liberal Democrats Susette Palmer 927
Labour Penelope Grant 569 11.35
Labour Jula Westman 567
Labour Ephraim Lesser 531
Green Janet Strangeways 479 9.77
Registered electors 9,575
Turnout 4908 51.26
Rejected ballots 3 0.06
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Golders Green

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Golders Green (3)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Melvin Cohen* 1,874 38.76
Conservative Leslie Foster* 1,762
Conservative John Hedge 1,627
Labour Peter Theobold 1,287 28.22
Labour Nicholas Kissen 1,273
Labour Ghada Karmi 1,270
Liberal Democrats Harold Wiesenfeld 1,244 26.41
Liberal Democrats Mira Levy 1,172
Liberal Democrats Barrie Manson 1,169
Green Christopher Brown 299 6.61
Registered electors 9,485
Turnout 4629 48.80
Rejected ballots 7 0.15
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Hadley

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Hadley (3)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Gillian Bull* 3,305 39.01
Conservative Ashley Newman 3,031
Conservative Hazel Mammatt 2,864
Labour David Clarke 1,707 20.80
Labour Michael Campbell 1,694
Independent Anthony Freake 1,671 21.26
Labour Michael Larcey 1,503
Liberal Democrats Rosemary Watkins 855 9.24
Liberal Democrats David Smith 789
Green Kevin Pressland 762 9.69
Liberal Democrats Brigid Povah 533
Registered electors 13,274
Turnout 6760 50.93
Rejected ballots 5 0.07
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Hale

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Hale (3)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Leslie Pym* 2,588 50.34
Conservative Sheila Scott 2,507
Conservative Jack Clarfelt* 2,470
Labour Marie Baker 1,608 30.98
Labour Andrew Dickie 1,545
Labour William Parnaby 1,504
Liberal Democrats James Creighton 516 9.24
Green Patricia Duncan 473 9.44
Liberal Democrats Geoffrey Jacobs 457
Liberal Democrats Quintin Iwi 415
Registered electors 9,983
Turnout 5114 51.23
Rejected ballots 3 0.06
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Hendon

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Hendon (3)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Anthony Finn 2,789 58.19
Conservative Edward Bunn 2,692
Conservative Frederick Poole* 2,641
Labour Francis Deutsch 1,520 32.03
Labour Colin Francombe 1,518
Labour Bryan Reith 1,432
Liberal Democrats Joan Beales 491 9.78
Liberal Democrats Richard Coward 454
Liberal Democrats David Ive 419
Registered electors 10,722
Turnout 5055 47.15
Rejected ballots 9 0.18
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Mill Hill

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Mill Hill (3)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Dennis Dippel* 2,879 55.17
Conservative Anthony Antoniou* 2,837
Conservative John Hart* 2,775
Labour Ian Parker 1,394 25.20
Labour Malcolm Perez 1,275
Labour Adrienne van Louen 1,210
Liberal Democrats Ruth Cohen 591 10.35
Liberal Democrats Terry Rollinson 510
Liberal Democrats John Mitchell 491
Green Anthony Duncan 476 9.28
Registered electors 11,024
Turnout 5205 47.22
Rejected ballots 2 0.04
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

St Paul’s

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St Paul’s (3)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Helena Hart 2,600 40.38
Conservative Mike Freer 2,585
Conservative Mary Phillips 2,428
Labour Naren Dave* 2,399 36.72
Labour Kitty Lyons* 2,313
Labour Melanie Packer 2,212
Green John Colmans 845 13.44
Ind. Conservative John Fitzgibbon 595 9.46
Registered electors 10,048
Turnout 5868 58.40
Rejected ballots 16 0.27
Conservative gain from Labour
Conservative gain from Labour
Conservative gain from Labour

Totteridge

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Totteridge (3)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Cecile Levinson* 2,949 55.25
Conservative Victor Usher* 2,949
Conservative Victor Lyon* 2,946
Labour Clare Abbott 1,477 26.22
Labour Stuart Fuller 1,383
Labour Sean Wallace 1,338
Liberal Democrats Francoise Lewis 506 9.41
Liberal Democrats Jennifer Keech 503
Liberal Democrats Peter Finlayson 496
Green Michael Baldock 487 9.12
Registered electors 10,980
Turnout 5411 49.28
Rejected ballots 11 0.20
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

West Hendon

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West Hendon (3)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Timothy Sims* 2,132 49.63
Labour Doreen Neall* 2,102
Labour Agnes Slocombe* 2,001
Conservative Dennis Hope 1,767 41.60
Conservative Jane Ellison 1,763
Conservative Jayandra Patel 1,697
Liberal Democrats Erika Coward 395 8.77
Liberal Democrats John Beales 383
Liberal Democrats David Loxton 322
Registered electors 10,125
Turnout 4647 45.90
Rejected ballots 12 0.26
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Woodhouse

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Woodhouse (3)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Stanley Cross 3,002 51.09
Labour Michael Harris* 2,987
Labour Dennis Reed* 2,979
Conservative Richard Evans 2,899 48.91
Conservative Donald Taylor 2,885
Conservative Graham Old 2,801
Registered electors 11,590
Turnout 6344 54.74
Rejected ballots 39 0.61
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Notes

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  1. ^ Beck replaced Cllr. Leah Hertz after their death in 1988
  2. ^ Williams replaced Cllr. Wilfred Lipman after his death in 1989
  3. ^ Vis was a sitting councillor for the Woodhouse ward
  4. ^ Soskin replaced Cllr. Coral Sebag-Montefiore after their resignation in 1988

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis. "London Borough Council Elections - 3rd May 1990" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. pp. 10–12, 108–109. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "London Borough of Barnet Election Results 1964-2010" (PDF). Elections Centre. Plymouth University. pp. 9–10. Retrieved 30 April 2024.