1990 Bromley London Borough Council election

1990 Bromley London Borough Council election
All 60 seats for election to Bromley London Borough Council; 31 seats needed for a majority
Registered	229,850
Turnout	114,460, 49.80%
Council control before election; ; Conservative	Council control after election ; ; Conservative

The 1990 Bromley Council election took place on 3 May 1990 to elect members of Bromley London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.^[2]

Background

Election result

1990 Bromley London Borough Council elections^[3]^[4]
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes
	Conservative	43	1	2	1	71.67	50.13	132,398
	Labour	11	1	0	1	18.33	23.80	62,856
	Liberal Democrats	6^{[n 1]}	1	1		10.00	24.22	63,978
	Green	0	0	0		0.00	0.92	2,429
	SDP	0	0	0		0.00	0.65	1,708
	Ind. Conservative	0	0	0		0.00	0.28	741
Total		60						264,110

Ward results

(*) - Indicates an incumbent candidate

Anerley

Anerley (2)^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Christopher R. Gaster*	1,873	43.64
	Liberal Democrats	William A.Mac. Maccormick	1,679
	Labour	Laurence G.M. Arterton	1,544	35.63
	Labour	Mark C. Mason	1,356
	Conservative	David E. Burch	571	12.92
	Conservative	Philip J. Haslop	480
	Green	Howard J. Fuller	318	7.81
Registered electors			8,574
Turnout			4131	48.18
Rejected ballots			5	0.12
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Bickley

Bickley (3)^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	David M. Dear*	3,212	62.23
	Conservative	Margaret D. Moir*	3,174
	Conservative	Simon J.C. Randall*	3,109
	Liberal Democrats	Michael D. Chuter	1,137	22.10
	Lib Dem Focus Team	Keith G. Room	1,129
	Lib Dem Focus Team	Raymond P. Warner`	1,107
	Labour	Karen A. Benton	805	15.67
	Labour	Michael J. D'Arcy	799
	Labour	Gwendoline I. Mansfield	787
Registered electors			10,482
Turnout			5297	50.53
Rejected ballots			6	0.11
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Biggin Hill

Biggin Hill (2)^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	David R. Haslam*	2,092	56.40
	Conservative	Arthur R. Edgington*	2,066
	Liberal Democrats	Geoffrey C. Gostt	845	22.36
	Lib Dem Focus Team	Robert F. Hatch	802
	Labour	Keith A. Galley	620	16.82
	Labour	John C. Lewis	620
	SDP	Joan E. Welfare	163	4.42
Registered electors			8,183
Turnout			3804	46.49
Rejected ballots			5	0.13
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Bromley Common and Keston

Bromley Common and Keston (3)^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Lib Dem Focus Team	*Paul J.H. Booth^{[n 2]}**	2,876	43.41
	Conservative	Catherine A. Bustard	2,514	41.26
	Lib Dem Focus Team	Anthony R. Phillips	2,483
	Conservative	John Hawes*	2,465
	Lib Dem Focus Team	Walter R. Shekyls	2,407
	Conservative	Rose M. Covell	2,404
	Labour	David R. Blackman	980	15.33
	Labour	Mark Cole	919
	Labour	Stephen J. Mesure	844
Registered electors			12,612
Turnout			6388	50.65
Rejected ballots			11	0.17
	Lib Dem Focus Team hold
	Conservative hold
	Lib Dem Focus Team gain from Conservative

Chelsfield and Goddington

Chelsfield and Goddington (3)^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Reginald G. Adams*	3,164	49.60
	Conservative	Judith E. Ellis	3,090
	Conservative	Julian P.G. Grainger	3,035
	Liberal Democrats	Martyn P. McLennan	2,508	39.28
	Liberal Democrats	Justin D.C. Cockett	2,425
	Liberal Democrats	Violet M. Terrett	2,424
	Labour	Gillian A. Collins	730	11.12
	Labour	Ernest A. Roberts	687
	Labour	David N. Humphreys	665
Registered electors			11,904
Turnout			6508	54.67
Rejected ballots			8	0.12
	Conservative hold
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats
	Conservative hold

Chislehurst

Chislehurst (3)^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Joan Bryant*	3,855	65.14
	Conservative	Kathleen A. Boughey	3,792
	Conservative	Joan K. Wykes*	3,717
	Labour	Andrew R. Amos	1,215	20.79
	Labour	Charles F. Phillips	1,210
	Labour	Paul E. Falkingham	1,203
	Liberal Democrats	John G. Kensit	855	14.07
	Liberal Democrats	Peter H. Kreps	817
	Liberal Democrats	Ian M. Magrath	783
Registered electors			12,766
Turnout			6131	48.03
Rejected ballots			10	0.16
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Clock House

Clock House (2)^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	David J. Harding*	1,695	38.63
	Labour	Nicholas D. Field	1,475	35.22
	Conservative	Geoffrey J. Winnard	1,454
	Labour	Richard J. Jones	1,398
	Lib Dem Focus Team	Elisabeth Gee	1,100	26.15
	Lib Dem Focus Team	Kathleen I. Milward	1,031
Registered electors			8,115
Turnout			4279	52.73
Rejected ballots			11	0.26
	Conservative hold
	Labour gain from Conservative

Copers Cope

Copers Cope (2)^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Christopher J. Elgar*	1,798	64.90
	Conservative	Charles G. Priest*	1,674
	Labour	Charlotte J.S. Atkins	533	19.10
	Labour	Eric H. Turner	489
	Liberal Democrats	David A. Evans	465	16.00
	Liberal Democrats	Jonathan R. Coninx	391
Registered electors			6,273
Turnout			2798	44.60
Rejected ballots			6	0.21
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Crofton

Crofton (2)^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Paul M. Bonter*	2,361	52.96
	Conservative	Peter Sturdy*	2,359
	Liberal Democrats	Gillian M. Chamarette	1,455	32.43
	Liberal Democrats	Harry A. Silvester	1,434
	Labour	Geoffrey J. Ball	553	11.78
	Labour	Neil Thomas	497
	SDP	Christopher W. Taylor	126	2.83
Registered electors			8,250
Turnout			4597	55.72
Rejected ballots			7	0.15
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Darwin

Darwin (1)^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Peter J. Bloomfield*	1,343	73.15
	Labour	Sylvia M. Whitlock	273	14.87
	Liberal Democrats	Malcolm B. Westbrook	220	11.98
Registered electors			3,401
Turnout			1839	54.07
Rejected ballots			3	0.16
	Conservative hold

Eden Park

Eden Park (2)^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Francis J.D. Cooke*	1,941	57.69
	Conservative	Albert G. Miles*	1,844
	Labour	Janice M. Cooke	892	25.33
	Labour	Jeremiah M. Mondry	769
	Liberal Democrats	Jeremy V. Cope	585	16.98
	Liberal Democrats	Mark Soady	529
Registered electors			7,376
Turnout			3448	46.75
Rejected ballots			6	0.17
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Farnborough

Farnborough (2)^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Eric N. Goodman*	2,393	68.45
	Conservative	Jennifer M. Hiller*	2,348
	Liberal Democrats	Constance S. Baker	657	18.50
	Liberal Democrats	Eric A. Spencer	625
	Labour	Odette V. Coram	458	13.05
	Labour	George A. Cox	445
Registered electors			7,306
Turnout			3611	49.42
Rejected ballots			3	0.08
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Hayes

Hayes (3)^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Ernest D. Barkway*	3,372	56.01
	Conservative	Philip G. Jones*	3,211
	Conservative	Nigel G. Kelsh*	3,157
	Labour	Daniel Carrigan	1,056
	Labour	Stephen J. Clarke	1,044	17.46
	Labour	Roy D. Shufflebotham	935
	Liberal Democrats	Jennifer M. Fitch	791	12.44
	Liberal Democrats	Catherine F. Stokes	700
	Liberal Democrats	Roy S.H. Southgate	672
	Green	Donald G. Baldwin	562	9.69
	SDP	William I.H. Faulder	255	4.40
Registered electors			11,179
Turnout			5570	49.83
Rejected ballots			2	0.04
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Kelsey Park

Kelsey Park (2)^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Maurice J. Mason*	2,397	70.56
	Conservative	Michael J. Tickner*	2,356
	Liberal Democrats	Hilary E-A Gaster	548	15.76
	Liberal Democrats	Edward H. Whitaker	514
	Labour	Wheldon J. Roberts	463	13.68
	Labour	Neil W. Entwistle	459
Registered electors			6,850
Turnout			3478	50.77
Rejected ballots			17	0.49
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Lawrie Park & Kent House

Lawrie Park and Kent House (2)^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Richard D. Foister*	1,498	39.09
	Conservative	John A.M. Lewis*	1,455
	Labour	Kenneth G.H. Ritchie	1,182	30.31
	Labour	David L. Sawkins	1,108
	Lib Dem Focus Team	Peter White	929	23.85
	Lib Dem Focus Team	Gerald A. Williams	872
	Green	James T.G. Strachan	255	6.75
Registered electors			7,380
Turnout			3832	51.92
Rejected ballots			1	0.03
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Martins Hill and Town

Martins Hill and Town (2)^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Philip T. Hollobone	1,532	45.21
	Conservative	Anthony M. Wilkinson*	1,431
	Labour	Cecil R. Dean	886	26.45
	Labour	Susan L. Yates	847
	Green	Ederyn Williams	435	13.27
	Liberal Democrats	John R. Maydwell	287	8.72
	Liberal Democrats	Gordon J. Stephens	284
	SDP	Terence E. Simpson	208	6.35
Registered electors			7,375
Turnout			3204	43.44
Rejected ballots			3	0.09
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Mottingham

Mottingham (2)^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Ernest W. Dyer	1,953	52.85
	Labour	Gordon T. Yates	1,866
	Conservative	Michael J. Hennessey	1,201	33.23
	Liberal Democrats	Brian H. Taylor	524	13.92
	Liberal Democrats	John R. Hassall	481
Registered electors			7,433
Turnout			3894	52.39
Rejected ballots			8	0.21
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Orpington Central

Orpington Central (2)^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Christopher S. Maines*	2,011	51.34
	Liberal Democrats	Michael J. Norris*	1,978
	Conservative	Linda M. Archer	1,142	28.05
	Conservative	Martin R. Reef	1,038
	Labour	Richard T. Harcourt	825	20.61
	Labour	Grahame J. Kean	777
Registered electors			7,333
Turnout			4051	55.24
Rejected ballots			7	0.17
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Penge

Penge (2)^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	*Patricia Mansfield^{[n 3]}**	1,610	50.07
	Labour	Peter T. Fookes	1,463
	Conservative	Malcolm P. Hyland	905	27.65
	Conservative	Khalid Sharif	793
	Green	Simonm P. Clayton	376	12.25
	Liberal Democrats	Tina J. Boultbee	327	10.03
	Liberal Democrats	Reginald W. Adams	288
Registered electors			7,408
Turnout			3150	42.52
Rejected ballots			7	0.22
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Petts Wood and Knoll

Petts Wood and Knoll (3)^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Joan Hatcher*	3,797	52.86
	Conservative	Peter C. Woods	3,666
	Conservative	*Anthony M. Owen^{[n 4]}**	3,589
	Liberal Democrats	Jean K. Dearle	1,216	16.71
	Liberal Democrats	Christopher R. Bratt	1,186
	Liberal Democrats	Jean F. Tinsley	1,092
	Labour	Rosalie Huzzard	958	12.87
	Labour	Marcus R. Shellard	872
	Labour	Richard F. Watts	860
	Ind. Conservative	Brian V. Atkinson	741	10.63
	Green	Heli I. Williams	483	6.93
Registered electors			11,910
Turnout			6467	54.30
Rejected ballots			4	0.06
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Plaistow and Sundridge

Plaistow and Sundridge (3)^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Raymond L. Ainsby	2,926	56.03
	Conservative	Dorothy J. Laird*	2,843
	Conservative	Paul L. Jemetta	2,797
	Labour	Robert Armstrong	1,343	25.36
	Labour	Michael T. King	1,298
	Labour	Nicholas A. Wright	1,234
	Liberal Democrats	Michael F. Deves	959	18.61
	Liberal Democrats	William A. Scally	944
	Liberal Democrats	Lennard D. Woods	941
Registered electors			11,555
Turnout			5427	46.97
Rejected ballots			15	0.28
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

St. Mary Cray

St Mary Cray (3)^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	John R. Holbrook*	2,541	49.62
	Labour	Mark J. Smith*	2,362
	Labour	Susan A. Polydorou	2,320
	Conservative	Richard B. Jackson	1,764	35.24
	Conservative	Timothy C. Stevens	1,691
	Conservative	Lionel H. O'Hara	1,675
	Liberal Democrats	Duncan K. Borrowman	772	15.14
	Liberal Democrats	Elizabeth Lander	742
	Liberal Democrats	Robert R.V. Woollett	692
Registered electors			11,382
Turnout			5213	45.80
Rejected ballots			9	0.17
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

St Paul's Cray

St Paul's Cray (3)^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Selwyn H. Ward*	2,350	41.07
	Labour	Colin Willetts	2,312
	Labour	Christopher A. Purnell	2,195
	Lib Dem Focus Team	Thomas W. Hawthorne	2,083	36.31
	Lib Dem Focus Team	George H. Watson	2,035
	Lib Dem Focus Team	Stephen J. Wilson	1,946
	Conservative	Bernard J. Cobley	1,273	22.62
	Conservative	Gladys P. Hobbs	1,253
	Conservative	Edna P. Bensaid	1,250
Registered electors			12,270
Turnout			6027	49.12
Rejected ballots			10	0.17
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Shortlands

Shortlands (2)^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	John Charnley*	2,699	68.61
	Conservative	Brian R. Reading*	2,560
	Liberal Democrats	Jane E. Green	746	18.63
	Liberal Democrats	Olive M. Chapman	682
	Labour	Robert N. Hughes	491	12.76
	Labour	Richard Seabrook	486
Registered electors			7,715
Turnout			3928	50.91
Rejected ballots			8	0.20
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

West Wickham North

West Wickham North (2)^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Montague I. Blazey*	2,184	64.98
	Conservative	Brian C. Humphrys*	2,175
	Lib Dem Briefing Team	Graham F.K. Radford	715	20.77
	Lib Dem Briefing Team	Peter N. Ward	679
	Labour	Russell L. Miller	492	14.25
	Labour	Richard Richards	463
Registered electors			7,054
Turnout			3470	49.19
Rejected ballots			7	0.20
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

West Wickham South

West Wickham South (2)^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Kenneth V. Crask*	2,452	64.12
	Conservative	John F.I. Gray*	2,366
	Labour	Jean F. Gibbons	527	13.84
	Labour	Peter W. Rance	512
	SDP	Richard J. Cox	492	12.72
	SDP	Richard H. Redden	464
	Liberal Democrats	Clive J. Barton	360	9.32
	Liberal Democrats	Susan J. Ford	340
Registered electors			7,764
Turnout			3918	50.46
Rejected ballots			5	0.13
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Notes

^ ^a ^b includes results from candidates listed under Lib Dem Focus Team and Lib Dem Briefing Team
^ Booth replaced Cllr. Robert H. Smith after his resignation in 1988
^ Mansfield replaced Cllr. Arthur J. Mansfield after his death in 1988
^ Owen replaced Cllr. Michael J. Edwards

References

^ ^a ^b Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis. "1990 London Borough Council Elections - 3rd May 1990 - Summary of voting statistics by ward - continued" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. p. 112. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
^ "London Borough Council Elections 3rd May 1990" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis. "1990 London Borough Council Elections - 3rd May 1990" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. pp. 18–20, 112–113. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "London Borough of Bromley Election Results 1964-2010" (PDF). Elections Centre. Plymouth University. pp. 9–10. Retrieved 30 March 2024.

[LibDem-2] udes results from candidates listed under Lib Dem Focus Team and Lib Dem Briefing Team

[6] Booth replaced Cllr. Robert H. Smith after his resignation in 1988

[7] Mansfield replaced Cllr. Arthur J. Mansfield after his death in 1988

[8] Owen replaced Cllr. Michael J. Edwards

[Turnout-1] Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis. "1990 London Borough Council Elections - 3rd May 1990 - Summary of voting statistics by ward - continued" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. p. 112. Retrieved 30 March 2024.

[London_1990_election-3] "London Borough Council Elections 3rd May 1990" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 29 March 2015.

[electionResults-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis. "1990 London Borough Council Elections - 3rd May 1990" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. pp. 18–20, 112–113. Retrieved 30 March 2024.

[electionsCentre-5] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "London Borough of Bromley Election Results 1964-2010" (PDF). Elections Centre. Plymouth University. pp. 9–10. Retrieved 30 March 2024.

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