1994 Barnet London Borough Council election

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.

1994 Barnet London Borough Council election
← 1990 5 May 1994 (1994-05-05) 1998 →

All 60 seats up for election to Barnet London Borough Council
31 seats needed for a majority
Registered212,131[1]
Turnout96,313, 45.40% (Decrease 4.60)[1]
  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 Decrease 10 Increase 7 Increase 3
Popular vote 101,251 110,569 52,916
Percentage 37.61% 41.07% 19.66
Swing Decrease 12.19 Increase 4.95 Increase 8.80

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

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

Background

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Election result

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Overall turnout in the election was 45.4%.

1994 Barnet London Borough Council local elections[2][3]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 29 0 10   10 48.33 37.61 101,251  12.19
  Labour 25 7 0   7 41.67 41.07 110,569   4.95
  Liberal Democrats 6 3 0   3 10.00 19.66 52,916   8.80
  Green 0 0 0   0.00 1.46 3,940   0.65
  Independent 0 0 0   0.00 0.15 406   0.44
  Natural Law Party 0 0 0   0.00 0.05 120 New
Total 60 269,202

Ward results

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Arkley

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Arkley (3)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Anita Campbell* 2,852 49.94   6.82
Labour Pamela Coleman* 2,701
Labour Linda R. McFadyen 2,574
Conservative Jonathan P. Kay 1,854 33.40   7.59
Conservative Jeremy M. Cameron 1,838
Conservative Arik Yacobi 1,744
Liberal Democrats Mary Barnett 975 16.66   3.98
Liberal Democrats Victor F. Godman 869
Liberal Democrats Michael A. Cleal 867
Registered electors 11,636   339
Turnout 5,740 49.32   1.09
Rejected ballots 19 0.33   0.14
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Brunswick Park

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Brunswick Park (3)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Donald R. Goodman* 1,985 45.51  10.53
Conservative Irene R. Palmer* 1,834
Conservative John D. Rawles* 1,817
Labour Jeffrey G. Cohen 1,576 36.76   3.76
Labour Bridget J. Griffin 1,505
Labour Ian Wallace 1,472
Liberal Democrats Peter J. Finlayson 785 17.73   6.77
Liberal Democrats Alwena M. Lillywhite 723
Liberal Democrats Yvonne Wicksteed 688
Registered electors 10,351   229
Turnout 4,433 42.83   3.61
Rejected ballots 16 0.36   0.18
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Burnt Oak

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Burnt Oak (3)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Rosemary A. Carney 2,754 72.20  16.75
Labour Alan J. Williams* 2,722
Labour Allan J. Turner*[n 1] 2,703
Conservative Keith F. Dyall 525 13.33  13.69
Conservative Patricia M. Sparrow 504
Conservative Alan R. Maund 481
Liberal Democrats Barbara A. Farbey 340 8.52   1.12
Liberal Democrats Cyril M. Harris 324
Liberal Democrats Diana Pattison 301
Green Anne B. Doyle 225 5.96   4.17
Registered electors 9,452   249
Turnout 4,044 42.78   1.85
Rejected ballots 7 0.17   0.17
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Childs Hill

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Childs Hill (3)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Jack B.Cohen* 1,986 51.34  12.59
Liberal Democrats Susette S. Palmer 1,887
Liberal Democrats Jonathan M. Davies 1,765
Conservative Abraham M. Dunner 1,172 28.61   3.88
Conservative Dineshwar Singh 986
Conservative Robert H. Halfon 984
Labour Anthony G. J. Hulstrom 760 20.05   2.53
Labour Ghada Karmi 732
Labour Bryan F. Reith 710
Registered electors 8,802   51
Turnout 3,885 44.14   6.60
Rejected ballots 9 0.23   0.23
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Colindale

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Colindale (3)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ellis S. Hillman* 2,588 64.76  17.38
Labour David G. Williams* 2,553
Labour Gillian W. Sargeant 2,450
Conservative Alan L. Scott 747 18.13   4.03
Conservative Philip H. Williams 690
Conservative Robert B. Linton 688
Liberal Democrats Mary Dodd 430 10.13   3.58
Liberal Democrats Arthur J. Roycroft 389
Liberal Democrats David J. Keech 368
Green Norman D. Crisp 273 6.99   1.99
Registered electors 10,336   482
Turnout 4,106 39.73   3.42
Rejected ballots 9 0.22   0.13
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

East Barnet

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East Barnet (3)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Elizabeth A. T. Jarvis 2,331 44.00   4.38
Labour Usha K. Chopra 2,222
Labour Richard G. Soer 2,175
Conservative Olwen M. Evans* 1,992 36.04   9.44
Conservative Jihad Y. Anani* 1,779
Conservative Frixos G. Tombolis 1,740
Liberal Democrats Margaret J. Neil 1,120 19.96   9.11
Liberal Democrats Peter D. Watkins 1,010
Liberal Democrats Charles E. K. Wicksteed 922
Registered electors 11,130   332
Turnout 5,373 48.27   1.31
Rejected ballots 5 0.09   0.10
Labour gain from Conservative
Labour gain from Conservative
Labour gain from Conservative

East Finchley

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East Finchley (3)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Joan M. Ryan* 3,416 58.64   6.01
Labour Helen E. Gordon 3,340
Labour Rudolf J. Vis* 3,203
Conservative Daniel W. Finkelstein 1,187 20.26  15.09
Conservative Barry Antoniou 1,138
Conservative Marc J. Landsman 1,115
Green Noel T. Lynch 624 11.02 New
Liberal Democrats Elinor T. Edwards 595 10.08 New
Liberal Democrats Diana D. Darrer 582
Liberal Democrats Thomas Darrer 534
Registered electors 11,026   83
Turnout 5,609 50.87   2.18
Rejected ballots 6 0.11   0.52
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Edgware

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Edgware (3)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Julian D. Czarny* 2,098 48.74  10.24
Conservative Malcolm E. Lester* 1,986
Conservative Joan Scannell 1,934
Labour Alan M. Sloam 1,430 33.64   8.09
Labour Keith C. Hurcombe 1,387
Labour Zena Sloam 1,336
Liberal Democrats Susanne C. Gregory 754 17.62  10.01
Liberal Democrats June D. Burton 741
Liberal Democrats Kathleen Lamprell 681
Registered electors 11,145   31
Turnout 4,394 39.43   6.13
Rejected ballots 8 0.18   0.12
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Finchley

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Finchley (3)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Eva Greenspan* 2,285 48.69   8.01
Conservative Leslie Sussman* 2,176
Conservative Barbara I. Langstone* 2,149
Labour Denis M. Calnan 1,384 30.12   1.42
Labour Josephine Cuttell 1,369
Labour Mary P. McGuirk 1,337
Liberal Democrats Malcolm S. H. Blount 721 15.30   9.69
Liberal Democrats Jasbir J. Singh 664
Green Gustav Clarkson 316 5.89   3.10
Green Janet E. M. Strangeways 217
Registered electors 9,871   114
Turnout 4,580 46.40  10.31
Rejected ballots 16 0.35   0.01
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Friern Barnet

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Friern Barnet (3)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Thomas J. Carter 2,242 46.71   6.18
Conservative Brian L. Salinger* 2,198
Conservative John C. Tiplady* 2,179
Labour Roger W. Chapman 1,835 36.65   0.29
Labour Simon B. Montague 1,741
Labour Michael W. Harris 1,617
Liberal Democrats Matthew F. Harris 827 16.65   6.48
Liberal Democrats Jonathan H. L. Griffiths 774
Liberal Democrats Steven J. Deller 758
Registered electors 10,672   124
Turnout 5,003 46.88   7.40
Rejected ballots 8 0.16   0.06
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Garden Suburb

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Garden Suburb (3)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Frank Davis* 1,748 43.52  16.08
Conservative Roy M. Shutz* 1,724
Conservative Mohammed J. Khamisa*[n 2] 1,665
Liberal Democrats Majorie A. Harris 1,645 39.96  20.68
Liberal Democrats Millicent J. Watkins 1,552
Liberal Democrats David H. Ive 1,520
Labour Naomi E. Angell 668 16.52   5.17
Labour Jula Westman 648
Labour Carol A. Kohll 634
Registered electors 9,755   180
Turnout 4,121 42.25   9.01
Rejected ballots 14 0.34   0.28
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Golders Green

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Golders Green (3)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Melvin Cohen* 1,758 40.55   1.79
Conservative John Hedge* 1,495
Conservative Michele C. Moulin 1,415
Labour Michael C. Doyle 1,218 29.86   1.64
Labour Montague Miller 1,137
Liberal Democrats Barrie R. Manson 1,106 26.70   0.29
Labour Dorothy P. Macedo 1,083
Liberal Democrats Michael A. Green 1,009
Liberal Democrats Rita D. Druiff 959
Green Miranda J. Dunn 125 2.89   3.72
Green Karen A. Lansdowne 97
Registered electors 9,875   390
Turnout 4,079 41.31   7.49
Rejected ballots 19 0.47   0.32
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Hadley

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Hadley (3)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mark Hayball 2,377 34.05   4.96
Conservative Hazel E. Mammatt* 2,339
Conservative Kantilal S. Patel 2,037
Labour Michael B. Campbell 1,961 29.05   8.25
Labour Jean M. Feldman 1,915
Labour David A. Clarke 1,885
Liberal Democrats Sean J. Hooker 1,523 21.50  12.26
Liberal Democrats Trevor J. Orr 1,479
Liberal Democrats Brigid M. Povah 1,263
Green Timothy Riley 612 9.26   0.43
Independent Christopher V. Johnson 406 6.14 New
Registered electors 13,596   322
Turnout 6,298 46.32   4.61
Rejected ballots 5 0.08   0.01
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Hale

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Hale (3)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Leslie J. Pym* 1,914 42.58   7.76
Conservative Sheila M. Scott* 1,859
Labour Andrew V. A. Dickie 1,820 40.07   9.09
Conservative Graham D. Old 1,726
Labour Janet M. Heathfield 1,701
Labour William J. Parnaby 1,653
Liberal Democrats James M. Creighton 788 17.35   8.11
Liberal Democrats Guy J. Patton 730
Liberal Democrats Geoffrey A. Jacobs 723
Registered electors 9,821   162
Turnout 4,636 47.20   4.03
Rejected ballots 7 0.15   0.09
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Labour gain from Conservative

Hendon

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Hendon (3)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Anthony H. Finn* 2,036 43.37  14.82
Conservative Frederick E. Poole* 1,823
Conservative Edward P. Bunn* 1,791
Labour Colin Francombe 1,464 30.90   1.13
Labour David E. Simons 1,302
Labour Alan J. Killingback 1,260
Liberal Democrats Fiona A. Palmer 852 18.25   8.47
Liberal Democrats Harold M. Defries 825
Liberal Democrats Martin K. Rodwell 700
Green Graham C. White 325 7.48 New
Registered electors 11,183   461
Turnout 4,481 40.07   7.08
Rejected ballots 35 0.78   0.60
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Mill Hill

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Mill Hill (3)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Sheila Gottsche 1,836 40.52  30.17
Liberal Democrats Jeremy E. Davies 1,830
Liberal Democrats Wayne J. Casey 1,817
Conservative John R. Hart* 1,795 39.00  16.17
Conservative Jane E. Ellison*[n 3] 1,781
Conservative Peter Holland 1,701
Labour Jean Smith 939 20.48   4.72
Labour George I. Janeway 923
Labour Michael C. Epstein 910
Registered electors 10,717   307
Turnout 4,751 44.33   2.89
Rejected ballots 6 0.13   0.09
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

St Paul’s

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St Paul’s (3)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Kitty Lyons 2,553 45.97   9.25
Labour Katherine M. McGuirk 2,476
Labour James B. Tierney 2,428
Conservative Helena D. Hart* 2,148 39.56   0.82
Conservative Michael W. Freer* 2,143
Conservative Mary Phillips* 2,126
Liberal Democrats Joan S. Beales 514 9.19 New
Liberal Democrats John M. Beales 503
Liberal Democrats David J. Loxton 473
Green Maureen T. Colmans 322 5.29   8.15
Green Ashley Gunstock 314
Green Dennis E. Vigay 222
Registered electors 10,142   94
Turnout 5,669 55.90   2.50
Rejected ballots 8 0.14   0.13
Labour gain from Conservative
Labour gain from Conservative
Labour gain from Conservative

Totteridge

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Totteridge (3)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Victor Lyon* 2,259 47.69   7.56
Conservative Victor H. Usher* 2,218
Conservative Kevin D. Edson 2,180
Labour Timothy J. Roberts 1,492 31.32   5.10
Labour David J. Saxon 1,441
Labour Victoria M. Spawls 1,439
Liberal Democrats Jennifer E. Keech 863 18.41   9.00
Liberal Democrats Bernadette C. Cleal 853
Liberal Democrats Nicholas O. Sullivan 853
Natural Law Party Diane Derksen 120 2.58 New
Registered electors 11,092   112
Turnout 4,829 43.54   5.74
Rejected ballots 12 0.25   0.05
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

West Hendon

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West Hendon (3)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Gina E. Marks*[n 4] 2,008 52.80   3.17
Labour Agnes C. Slocombe* 1,968
Labour Nicholas F. H. Kissen 1,941
Conservative David A. Berens 1,070 27.05  14.55
Conservative David A. Twomey 1,004
Conservative Susan A. Twomey 957
Liberal Democrats Erika I. Coward 500 12.98   4.21
Liberal Democrats Richard J. Coward 500
Liberal Democrats Shirley J. Rodwell 455
Green Fiona E. Clode 268 7.17 New
Registered electors 10,138   13
Turnout 3,964 39.10   6.80
Rejected ballots 20 0.50   0.24
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Woodhouse

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Woodhouse (3)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Stanley J. Cross* 3,084 52.80   1.71
Labour Melanie J. Packer 2,928
Labour Joanna Salsbury 2,915
Conservative Brian J. Coleman 2,093 36.17  12.74
Conservative Mary E. J. M. Russell 2,036
Conservative Peter Yallouros 1,986
Liberal Democrats Rosalind A. Abrahams 666 11.03 New
Liberal Democrats Geoffrey E. Lee 614
Liberal Democrats Joy R. D. Manson 585
Registered electors 11,931   341
Turnout 6,318 52.95   1.79
Rejected ballots 18 0.28   0.33
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Notes

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  1. ^ Turner replaced Cllr. Malcolm G. Sargeant after his resignation in 1991[4]
  2. ^ Khamisa replaced Cllr. Veronica C. Soskin after her resignation in 1993[4]
  3. ^ Ellison replaced Cllr. Denis l. Dippel after his death in 1991[4]
  4. ^ Marks replaced Cllr. Timothy J. K. Sims after his resignation in 1993[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis. "London Borough Council Elections - 5 May 1994 - Including Results from the European Elections" (PDF). p. 190. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
  2. ^ 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 5 May 1994 - Including Results from the European Elections" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. pp. 8–11, 190–191.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u Thrasher, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "London Borough of Barnet Election Results 1964-2010" (PDF). Elections Centre. Plymouth University. pp. 10–11. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
  4. ^ a b c d Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis; Vaid, Lovedeep. "London Borough Council By-elections - May 1990 to May 1994" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. pp. 12–13. Retrieved 6 November 2024.