1990 Sutton London Borough Council election

1990 Sutton London Borough Council election
All 56 seats up for election to Sutton London Borough Council; 29 seats needed for a majority
Registered	125,474
Turnout	69,572, 55.45%
Council control before election; ; Liberal Democrats	Council control after election ; ; Liberal Democrats

The 1990 Sutton Council election took place on 3 May 1990 to elect members of Sutton London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats kept overall control of the council.

Background

Election result

1990 Sutton London Borough Council elections^[2]^[3]
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes
	Liberal Democrats	31	3	1	2	55.4	42.05	65,303
	Conservative	18	0	3	3	32.1	37.81	58,723
	Labour	7	1	0	1	12.5	17.65	27,402
	Green	0	0	0		0.0	1.73	2,692
	SDP	0	0	0		0.0	0.48	740
	Raving Loony Green Giant	0	0	0		0.0	0.28	435
Total		56						155,295

Ward results

(*) - Indicates an incumbent candidate

Beddington North

Beddington North (2)^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Joan A. Dutton*	1,495	50.07
	Liberal Democrats	Daphne A. Gvozdenovic	1,386
	Conservative	Moira J. Butt	1,066	36.48
	Conservative	Martin Riley	1,033
	Labour	John Bray	268	8.90
	Labour	Michael J. Radburn	244
	Green	Peter T. Rudkin	131	4.55
Registered electors			4,701
Turnout			2,899	61.67
Rejected ballots			0	0.00
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Beddington South

Beddington South (3)^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Colleen Saunders*	1,539	43.16
	Liberal Democrats	Robert J. Irving	1,453
	Liberal Democrats	Alan R. Chewter	1,414
	Conservative	Peter Coulson	942	27.23
	Labour	Philip J. Bassett	940	25.91
	Conservative	John E. Ford	923
	Conservative	George A. Godyn	916
	Labour	Nigel P. Bond	896
	Labour	Violet J. Scotter	811
	Raving Loony Green Giant	Ian Butcher	126	3.70
Registered electors			6,558
Turnout			3,547	54.09
Rejected ballots			6	0.17
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Belmont

Belmont (2)^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Lesley D. Barber*	1,496	58.55
	Conservative	Joyce K.M. Bowley*	1,483
	Liberal Democrats	Gundred E. Heap	636	24.09
	Liberal Democrats	Lesley J. Snelling	589
	Labour	David Banks	300	11.04
	Labour	John A. Clay	261
	Green	James Duffy	161	6.33
Registered electors			5,113
Turnout			2,574	50.34
Rejected ballots			3	0.12
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Carshalton Beeches

Carshalton Beeches (3)^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Mavis Peart*	1,935	48.40
	Conservative	Edward J. Crowley*	1,933
	Conservative	Keith J. Martin*	1,861
	Liberal Democrats	Laurence C. Smith	996	24.76
	Liberal Democrats	John A. Phillimore	972
	Liberal Democrats	Gary M. Miles	963
	Labour	Douglas J. Banks	457	10.39
	Labour	David N. Murray	401
	Labour	Patrick O'Keeffe	373
	SDP	Michael G. Lyon	351	8.90
	Green	Nick McDonagh-Greaves	298	7.55
Registered electors			6,664
Turnout			3,703	55.57
Rejected ballots			2	0.05
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Carshalton Central

Carshalton Central (2)^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Hamish J.C. Pollock	1,302	46.43
	Liberal Democrats	Roger G.A. Thistle	1,270
	Conservative	Peter N. Baggott*	1,094	38.63
	Conservative	Michael L. Gosling	1,046
	Labour	Pamela L. Selous Hodges	245	8.77
	Labour	Dawn R. Lever	240
	Green	Susan E. Riddlestone	156	5.56
	Green	Gay H. McDonagh-Greaves	151
	Raving Loony Green Giant	Neil A. Kearns	17	0.61
Registered electors			4,675
Turnout			2,818	60.28
Rejected ballots			4	0.14
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

Carshalton North

Carshalton North (2)^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Thomase E. Dutton*	1,632	55.36
	Liberal Democrats	Michael A. Cooper*	1,612
	Conservative	Teresa Munro	866	29.52
	Conservative	Harry Rogers	863
	Labour	Sarah Weir	338	10.85
	Labour	Kevin J. Willsher	298
	Green	Neil J. Hornsby	125	4.27
Registered electors			5,143
Turnout			2,988	58.10
Rejected ballots			3	0.10
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Cheam South

Cheam South (2)^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Lynette G. Ranson*	1,771	71.46
	Conservative	Edward G. Trevor*	1,705
	Liberal Democrats	Jean F. Lewis	428	17.31
	Liberal Democrats	Patricia J. Roberts	414
	Green	Peter F. Ticher	152	6.25
	Labour	David Jarman	129	4.98
	Labour	Peter J. Henshall	112
Registered electors			4,372
Turnout			2,446	55.95
Rejected ballots			1	0.04
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Cheam West

Cheam West (2)^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Elizabeth M. Sharp	1,237	46.02
	Liberal Democrats	Frank W. Sharp	1,181
	Conservative	Keith R. Dodwell	1,169	44.39
	Conservative	Christopher Heaton-Harris	1,162
	Labour	Christopher J. Dixon	183	6.17
	Labour	Herbert J. Smith	140
	Green	Peter H. Hickson	90	3.43
Registered electors			4,296
Turnout			2,673	62.22
Rejected ballots			0	0.00
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

Clockhouse

Clockhouse (1)^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Malcolm P. Garner*	559	55.57
	Liberal Democrats	Catherine R. Brown	236	23.46
	Labour	Patrick R. Imrie	211	20.97
Registered electors			1,560
Turnout			1,006	64.49
Rejected ballots			0	0.00
	Conservative hold

North Cheam

North Cheam (2)^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Carol M. Campbell	1,728	62.40
	Liberal Democrats	Valerie R. Price*	1,723
	Conservative	Clifford C.G. Carter	840	29.47
	Conservative	Terence L. Reddin	789
	Labour	Patricia M. Brown	237	8.13
	Labour	Mark R. Green	213
Registered electors			4,806
Turnout			2,867	59.65
Rejected ballots			1	0.04
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Rosehill

Rosehill (2)^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Paul K. Burstow*	1,555	59.98
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen J. Penneck*	1,553
	Conservative	Denis Kerslake	822	30.99
	Conservative	Lorna M.A. Rayne	783
	Labour	John M. Bloom	252
	Labour	Maurice M. Slattery	216	9.03
Registered electors			4,411
Turnout			2,679	60.73
Rejected ballots			1	0.04
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

St Helier North

St Helier North (3)^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Albert G.A. Dyson*	1,634	58.40
	Labour	Patrick B. Kane*	1,613
	Labour	Donald B. Hopkins*	1,558
	Liberal Democrats	Gillian M. Brennan	669	22.79
	Liberal Democrats	Nicholas Cull	616
	Liberal Democrats	Stella M. Franklin	589
	Conservative	Hilda M. Harding	475	16.77
	Conservative	Brian W.M. Keynes	461
	Conservative	Alison J. Pike	444
	Raving Loony Green Giant	Colin O'B. Ross	56	2.04
Registered electors			6,230
Turnout			2,938	47.16
Rejected ballots			4	0.14
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

St Helier South

St Helier South (2)^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Charles J. Mansell*	1,137	63.66
	Labour	John A.S. Weir*	1,053
	Liberal Democrats	Barry F. Reed	358	20.06
	Liberal Democrats	Catherine M. Reed	331
	Conservative	Jeffrey E. Gregory	232	12.97
	Conservative	Angela M. Roberts	213
	Raving Loony Green Giant	Jason P. Bamford	57	3.31
Registered electors			3,854
Turnout			1,795	46.57
Rejected ballots			6	0.33
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Sutton Central

Sutton Central (2)^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Keith J.S.M. Pitkin	1,423	59.06
	Liberal Democrats	Graham N. Tope*	1,404
	Conservative	Keith R. Taylor	575	23.81
	Conservative	Edward V. New	564
	Labour	Denise E. Dixon	357	14.83
	Labour	Peter C. Randall	353
	Raving Loony Green Giant	Richard Bick	55	2.30
Registered electors			4,835
Turnout			2,526	52.24
Rejected ballots			4	0.16
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Sutton Common

Sutton Common (2)^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Lesley F. O'Connell*	1,669	65.06
	Liberal Democrats	Richard F. Broadbent	1,653
	Conservative	Jayne Y. Carlow	682	26.52
	Conservative	Jessica M. Dodwell	671
	Labour	Anthony J. Barnes	243	8.42
	Labour	Donald M. Selous Hodges	186
Registered electors			4,390
Turnout			2,637	60.07
Rejected ballots			1	0.04
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Sutton East

Sutton East (3)^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	John F. Brennan*	1,440	49.54
	Liberal Democrats	Neil Frater*	1,402
	Liberal Democrats	Terry A. Woods*	1,368
	Conservative	Michael P. Adams	880	29.77
	Conservative	Peter N. Fowler	825
	Conservative	Gary Eales	823
	Labour	Antony C. Dyson	614	20.69
	Labour	Robert Gill	575
	Labour	Andrew C. Theobald	570
Registered electors			5,604
Turnout			2,984	53.25
Rejected ballots			7	0.23
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Sutton South

Sutton South (3)^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Richard T. Barber*	1,948	51.62
	Conservative	Jean Brisley	1,938
	Conservative	Peter H. Geiringer*	1,864
	Liberal Democrats	James G. Rae	1,054	27.81
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew J. Snelling	1,044
	Liberal Democrats	Cicely J. Willis	1,000
	Labour	Geoffrey Brennan	520	13.09
	Labour	Brian D. Dougherty	485
	Labour	David C. Fleming	454
	Green	Ian Moore	278	7.48
Registered electors			7,534
Turnout			3,674	48.77
Rejected ballots			6	0.16
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Sutton West

Sutton West (2)^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Lynette R.M. Gleeson	1,617	63.91
	Liberal Democrats	Timothy J. Lockington	1,557
	Conservative	Douglas A. James	760	29.20
	Conservative	Tamjid H. Basunia	690
	Labour	Alison Henshall	173	6.89
	Labour	Ronald S. Williams	169
Registered electors			4,299
Turnout			2,573	59.85
Rejected ballots			2	0.08
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Wallington North

Wallington North (3)^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Jack L. Izard*	1,617	43.75
	Conservative	Joan W. Quattrucci*	1,569
	Conservative	Craydon R. Care	1,456
	Liberal Democrats	Joseph P. Farrelly	1,136	30.46
	Liberal Democrats	Obhijit Chatterjee	1,050
	Liberal Democrats	Stanley A.G. Theed	1,044
	Labour	Susanne F. Imrie	687	18.52
	Labour	Susan F. Mansell	658
	Labour	Anne Towner	620
	Green	Karin C.V. Andrews	274	7.27
	Green	John R. Cooper	239
Registered electors			7,153
Turnout			3,685	51.52
Rejected ballots			0	0.00
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Wallington South

Wallington South (3)^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Frederick L. Townsend*	1,709	41.93
	Conservative	Michael V. Pike	1,697
	Conservative	David P. Waterman*	1,620
	Liberal Democrats	Sarah M. Hickman	999	24.08
	Liberal Democrats	John W.E. Leach	999
	Liberal Democrats	Trevor C. Cartmel	887
	Labour	Johanna G. Baker	599	13.64
	Labour	Michael J. McLoughlin	556
	Labour	Clive S. Poge	481
	SDP	Richard H. Sammons	389	9.74
	Green	Maria E. Andrews	290	7.26
	Raving Loony Green Giant	Danny J. Bamford	134	3.35
Registered electors			6,969
Turnout			3,697	53.05
Rejected ballots			0	0.00
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Wandle Valley

Wandle Valley (2)^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Michael R. Woolley*	877	43.22
	Liberal Democrats	Matthew R. Bishop	869	42.36
	Labour	Garry M. Brennan	849
	Liberal Democrats	John W. Drage	823
	Conservative	Peter A. Forrestier-Smith	294	14.42
	Conservative	Peter Fruin	281
Registered electors			3,674
Turnout			2,077	56.53
Rejected ballots			1	0.05
	Labour hold
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats

Woodcote

Woodcote (1)^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Graham G. Whitham*	1,025	71.18
	Liberal Democrats	Hazel A. Leach	283	19.65
	Labour	Ann K. Poge	132	9.17
Registered electors			2,645
Turnout			1,445	54.63
Rejected ballots			5	0.35
	Conservative hold

Worcester Park North

Worcester Park North (3)^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Ruth M. Shaw*	1,820	47.94
	Liberal Democrats	Gareth W. Campbell*	1,800
	Liberal Democrats	Vinod Sharma	1,780
	Conservative	David J.H. Trafford	1,433	37.82
	Conservative	Peter A.C. Woolley	1,427
	Conservative	Janet S. Woolley	1,401
	Labour	David M. Roberts	376	9.53
	Labour	Susanne J. Mitchell	354
	Labour	David R. Jones	343
	Green	Mark A. Brett	177	4.71
Registered electors			6,413
Turnout			3,656	57.01
Rejected ballots			4	0.11
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Worcester Park South

Worcester Park South (2)^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Roger D.C. Roberts*	1,422	52.84
	Liberal Democrats	David M. Little	1,401
	Conservative	William Carruthers	1,063	39.15
	Conservative	David P. Lindfield	1,029
	Labour	John K. Evers	214	8.01
	Labour	Judith A. Evers	213
Registered electors			4,383
Turnout			2,750	62.74
Rejected ballots			4	0.15
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Wrythe Green

Wrythe Green (2)^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Sheila C. Siggins	1,412	47.43
	Liberal Democrats	Susan M. Stears	1,306
	Conservative	Patricia Shaw-Davis	853	29.46
	Conservative	Nicholas W.J. Kendall	834
	Labour	Richard T. Mackie	501	17.17
	Labour	Anthony R. Thorpe	483
	Green	William E. Fuller	170	5.93
Registered electors			5,192
Turnout			2,935	56.53
Rejected ballots			5	0.17
	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. 136. Retrieved 9 April 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 "London Borough Council Elections - 3rd May 1990" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. pp. 74–76, 136–137. Retrieved 21 February 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 "London Borough of Sutton Election Results 1964-2010" (PDF). Elections Centre. Plymouth University. pp. 8–9. Retrieved 21 February 2024.

[Turnout-1] 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. 136. Retrieved 9 April 2024.

[electionResult-2] ^ ^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 "London Borough Council Elections - 3rd May 1990" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. pp. 74–76, 136–137. Retrieved 21 February 2024.

[electionsCentre-3] ^ ^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 "London Borough of Sutton Election Results 1964-2010" (PDF). Elections Centre. Plymouth University. pp. 8–9. Retrieved 21 February 2024.

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