1990 local election in England, UK
The 1990 Westminster Council election took place on 3 May 1990 to elect members of Westminster City 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 Westminster City Council Election[3][4] Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 45 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 70.00 | 53.99 | 77,054 | |
| Labour | 15 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 30.00 | 37.99 | 54,229 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.00 | 5.53 | 7,894 | |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.00 | 1.08 | 1,544 | |
| Ind. Residents | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.00 | 0.70 | 998 | |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.00 | 0.62 | 881 | |
| SDP | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.00 | 0.09 | 130 | |
Total | 60 | | | | | | 142,730 | |
Ward results
(*) - Indicates an incumbent candidate
(†) - Indicates an incumbent councillor who is running in a different seat than the one they were elected
Baker Street
Baker Street (2)[3][4] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | Angela M. Hooper* | 862 | 70.31 |
| Conservative | Marie-Louise E. Rossi* | 847 | |
| Labour | Brenda J. Buxton | 282 | 23.03 |
| Labour | Derek J. Buckland | 278 | |
| Liberal Democrats | June C. Strick | 84 | 6.66 |
| Liberal Democrats | Michael D. Holmans | 78 | |
Registered electors | 2,794 | |
Turnout | 1,264 | 45.24 |
Rejected ballots | 4 | 0.32 |
| Conservative hold |
| Conservative hold |
Bayswater
Bayswater (3)[3][4] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | Anne E. Barns | 1,673 | 48.33 |
| Conservative | Michael C. Brahams | 1,582 | |
| Conservative | Bryony L.M. Griffiths | 1,530 | |
| Labour | Barrie K. Taylor* | 1,235 | 35.67 |
| Labour | Christopher M. Ward | 1,148 | |
| Labour | John B. Thirlwell* | 1,147 | |
| Green | Annette L. Coward | 255 | 7.73 |
| Liberal Democrats | Susan M. Baring | 216 | 6.54 |
| Independent | Abdulla J. Dharamsi | 57 | 1.73 |
Registered electors | 5,236 | |
Turnout | 3,120 | 59.59 |
Rejected ballots | 9 | 0.29 |
| Conservative gain from Labour |
| Conservative gain from Labour |
| Conservative gain from Labour |
Belgrave
Belgrave (2)[3][4] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | Elizabeth A. Flach* | 1,265 | 84.01 |
| Conservative | Elizabeth F.M. Blois* | 1,246 | |
| Labour | Mair E. Garside | 207 | 13.65 |
| Labour | Michael P. Gilgunn | 200 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Helen Mann | 42 | 2.34 |
| Liberal Democrats | Angela M. Whitelegge | 27 | |
Registered electors | 3,604 | |
Turnout | 1,634 | 45.34 |
Rejected ballots | 2 | 0.12 |
| Conservative hold |
| Conservative hold |
Bryanston
Bryanston (2)[3][4] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | Jennifer Bianco* | 973 | 73.97 |
| Conservative | John Bull* | 958 | |
| Labour | Barbara A. Coates | 268 | 19.83 |
| Labour | Robert B. Coates | 250 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Marilyn Merryweather | 81 | 6.20 |
Registered electors | 2,871 | |
Turnout | 1,338 | 46.60 |
Rejected ballots | 5 | 0.37 |
| Conservative hold |
| Conservative hold |
Cavendish
Cavendish (3)[3][4] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | Harvey C.J. Marshall | 1,521 | 53.99 |
| Conservative | David A. Berens | 1,495 | |
| Conservative | Nicholas F. Markham | 1,489 | |
| Labour | Paul H. Dimoldenberg | 999 | 34.83 |
| Labour | Hilary L. Allen | 964 | |
| Labour | Daniel J. Carlen | 943 | |
| Green | Peta L. Masters | 207 | 7.44 |
| Liberal Democrats | Roland S. Bond | 110 | 3.74 |
| Liberal Democrats | Colin E. Wing | 97 | |
Registered electors | 5,283 | |
Turnout | 2,725 | 51.58 |
Rejected ballots | 3 | 0.11 |
| Conservative hold |
| Conservative hold |
| Conservative hold |
Church Street
Church Street (3)[3][4] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | Jennifer F. Edwards | 1,795 | 66.92 |
| Labour | Gavin J Millar* | 1,725 | |
| Labour | Richard H. Nicholls* | 1,723 | |
| Conservative | Jean V. Morris | 877 | 33.08 |
| Conservative | Laura S. Mendoza | 870 | |
| Conservative | Simon R. Lapthorne | 846 | |
Registered electors | 5,818 | |
Turnout | 2,830 | 48.64 |
Rejected ballots | 11 | 0.39 |
| Labour hold |
| Labour hold |
| Labour hold |
Churchill
Churchill (3)[3][4] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | Andreas N. Gledhill | 1,758 | 41.25 |
| Conservative | Duncan J. Goldie-Scot | 1,734 | |
| Conservative | William A. Griffiths | 1,722 | |
| Labour | Margaret M Cavalla* | 1,350 | 29.91 |
| Labour | Charles M. Phillipps | 1,224 | |
| Labour | Ron M. Harley | 1,206 | |
| Lib Dem Focus Team | Jane Smithard | 1,097 | 25.78 |
| Lib Dem Focus Team | Alastair Bowman | 1,086 | |
| Lib Dem Focus Team | Guy Halliwell | 1,076 | |
| Green | Julia M. Ponsonby | 129 | 3.06 |
Registered electors | 6,341 | |
Turnout | 4,341 | 68.46 |
Rejected ballots | 12 | 0.28 |
| Conservative gain from Labour |
| Conservative gain from Labour |
| Conservative gain from Labour |
Hamilton Terrace
Hamilton Terrace (2)[3][4] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | Katherine P. Ivens | 1,225 | 61.48 |
| Conservative | Judith A. Warner* | 1,217 | |
| Lib Dem Focus Team | Richard J. de Ste Croix | 476 | 23.82 |
| Lib Dem Focus Team | Paul Strang | 469 | |
| Labour | Edward C. Richards | 193 | 9.62 |
| Labour | John J. Barry | 188 | |
| Green | John Papworth | 101 | 5.09 |
Registered electors | 3,517 | |
Turnout | 2,009 | 57.12 |
Rejected ballots | 2 | 0.10 |
| Conservative hold |
| Conservative hold |
Harrow Road
Harrow Road (3)[3][4] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | Joseph Glickman* | 1,709 | 60.01 |
| Labour | Jillian A. Selbourne* | 1,672 | |
| Labour | Alan G. Lazarus | 1,643 | |
| Conservative | Douglas T. Jacobs | 909 | 31.92 |
| Conservative | Alexander S. Aiken | 885 | |
| Conservative | Peter D. Clarke | 879 | |
| Green | William J. Welch | 245 | 8.06 |
| Green | Philip S. Chetwode-Ram | 204 | |
Registered electors | 5,953 | |
Turnout | 2,959 | 49.71 |
Rejected ballots | 2 | 0.07 |
| Labour hold |
| Labour hold |
| Labour hold |
Hyde Park
Hyde Park (3)[3][4] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | Shirley Porter* | 1,281 | 68.29 |
| Conservative | Pamela J.J. Batty* | 1,268 | |
| Conservative | Anne M. Mallinson* | 1,236 | |
| Labour | Linda Julian† | 320 | 16.83 |
| Labour | Jill B. Carlen | 314 | |
| Labour | Peter J. Carlen | 299 | |
| Green | Caroline M.G. Austin | 167 | 9.04 |
| Liberal Democrats | Mura A. Blackburn | 132 | 5.84 |
| Liberal Democrats | Matthew M. Lambert | 107 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Rodney R.T. Smith | 86 | |
Registered electors | 4,242 | |
Turnout | 1,857 | 43.78 |
Rejected ballots | 3 | 0.16 |
| Conservative hold |
| Conservative hold |
| Conservative hold |
Knightsbridge
Knightsbridge (2)[3][4] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | Robert J. Moreland | 857 | 61.42 |
| Conservative | Robert S.J. Michaels | 852 | |
| Independent | Peter J. Finley | 420 | 29.60 |
| Independent | Christopher J. Owen | 404 | |
| Labour | Una Cooze | 100 | 6.25 |
| Labour | Ivy Searle | 74 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Alison Bailey | 39 | 2.73 |
| Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Mackieth | 37 | |
Registered electors | 2,976 | |
Turnout | 1,419 | 47.68 |
Rejected ballots | 2 | 0.14 |
| Conservative hold |
| Conservative hold |
Lancaster Gate
Lancaster Gate (3)[3][4] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | Olga Polizzi* | 1,236 | 64.26 |
| Conservative | Robert J. Davis* | 1,202 | |
| Conservative | Simon H. Milton* | 1,198 | |
| Labour | Francis M. Prideaux | 473 | 23.23 |
| Labour | Gerald Ramsbottom | 428 | |
| Labour | Trevor G. Sheppard | 413 | |
| Green | Sarah J. Buckmaster | 236 | 12.51 |
Registered electors | 4,475 | |
Turnout | 1,895 | 42.35 |
Rejected ballots | 6 | 0.32 |
| Conservative hold |
| Conservative hold |
| Conservative hold |
Little Venice
Little Venice (3)[3][4] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | Melvyn B. Caplan | 1,704 | 53.74 |
| Conservative | Anthony P.R. Alford | 1,680 | |
| Conservative | Julia K. Hunt | 1,680 | |
| Labour | Isla Robertson* | 1,285 | 40.47 |
| Labour | Linda C. Hardman | 1,274 | |
| Labour | David E.R. Obaze* | 1,255 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Paul E.M. Reynolds | 182 | 5.79 |
Registered electors | 5,298 | |
Turnout | 3,150 | 59.46 |
Rejected ballots | 4 | 0.13 |
| Conservative gain from Labour |
| Conservative gain from Labour |
| Conservative gain from Labour |
Lord's
Lord's (2)[3][4] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | Cyril H. Nemeth* | 1,364 | 71.58 |
| Conservative | Kevin A. Gardner* | 1,336 | |
| Labour | Barbara J. Grahame | 469 | 21.53 |
| Labour | Ramesh Shukla | 343 | |
| SDP | Joe Aveline | 130 | 6.89 |
Registered electors | 3,880 | |
Turnout | 1,948 | 50.21 |
Rejected ballots | 2 | 0.10 |
| Conservative hold |
| Conservative hold |
Maida Vale
Maida Vale (3)[3][4] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | Martin Jiggens | 1,575 | 48.68 |
| Conservative | Ronald C.M. Raymond-Cox | 1,574 | |
| Conservative | James L. Thorley | 1,541 | |
| Labour | Denis N. Coleman* | 1,449 | 44.69 |
| Labour | David J. Pitt-Watson* | 1,429 | |
| Labour | Jacqueline M. Rosenberg* | 1,428 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Edwena A. Couchman | 213 | 6.63 |
Registered electors | 5,376 | |
Turnout | 3,254 | 60.53 |
Rejected ballots | 8 | 0.25 |
| Conservative gain from Labour |
| Conservative gain from Labour |
| Conservative gain from Labour |
Millbank
Millbank (3)[3][4] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | Peter C.S. Bradley* | 1,507 | 51.83 |
| Labour | Hugh G. Garside* | 1,488 | |
| Labour | Peter D. Wright* | 1,468 | |
| Conservative | Harry Haynes | 1,317 | 42.84 |
| Conservative | Victoria L. Roberts | 1,207 | |
| Conservative | Geeta G. Kaur-Sidhu | 1,166 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Margaret Lang | 169 | 5.33 |
| Liberal Democrats | Hugo D. Dixon | 161 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Janice Taverne | 130 | |
Registered electors | 5,395 | |
Turnout | 3,080 | 57.09 |
Rejected ballots | 5 | 0.16 |
| Labour hold |
| Labour hold |
| Labour hold |
Queen's Park
Queen's Park (3)[3][4] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | Margaret E. Cahill* | 1,613 | 64.43 |
| Labour | Karen P. Buck | 1,606 | |
| Labour | Mary W. Nicholas* | 1,569 | |
| Conservative | David J. Brown | 724 | 27.70 |
| Conservative | Sarah Livingstone | 721 | |
| Conservative | Mark Prisk | 614 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Gertrude E. Haywood | 195 | 7.87 |
Registered electors | 5,497 | |
Turnout | 2,652 | 48.24 |
Rejected ballots | 14 | 0.53 |
| Labour hold |
| Labour hold |
| Labour hold |
Regent's Park
Regent's Park (3)[3][4] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | Reginald W. Forrester* | 1,981 | 68.29 |
| Conservative | Roger J.L. Bramble* | 1,932 | |
| Conservative | Barry C. Legg* | 1,878 | |
| Labour | Sidney Norden | 659 | 22.47 |
| Labour | Walter K. Philips | 639 | |
| Labour | John A. Wilson | 608 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Lewis J. Wigoder | 261 | 9.24 |
Registered electors | 5,782 | |
Turnout | 2,853 | 49.34 |
Rejected ballots | 9 | 0.32 |
| Conservative hold |
| Conservative hold |
| Conservative hold |
St George's
St George's (3)[3][4] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | Alan Bradley* | 2,251 | 73.31 |
| Conservative | Davd P. Weeks* | 2,173 | |
| Conservative | Benjamin A. Segal* | 2,170 | |
| Labour | Sir Ernest A. Bramall | 616 | 19.65 |
| Labour | Angela Forrester | 590 | |
| Labour | Maurice S. Miller | 562 | |
| Liberal Democrats | John B.A. Barton | 225 | 7.04 |
| Liberal Democrats | Maurice E. Coleman | 209 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Evelyn S. Todman | 199 | |
Registered electors | 6,267 | |
Turnout | 3,036 | 48.44 |
Rejected ballots | 6 | 0.20 |
| Conservative hold |
| Conservative hold |
| Conservative hold |
St James's
St James's (2)[3][4] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | Simon E. Brocklebank-Fowler | 956 | 58.00 |
| Conservative | Carolyn R. Keen | 913 | |
| Labour | Arthur C. Smith | 608 | 37.16 |
| Labour | Allan C. Wylie | 590 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Nigel G. Bliss | 82 | 4.84 |
| Liberal Democrats | Josephine M. Hayes | 74 | |
Registered electors | 3,344 | |
Turnout | 1,684 | 50.36 |
Rejected ballots | 0 | 0.00 |
| Conservative hold |
| Conservative hold |
Victoria
Victoria (2)[3][4] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | David J. Harvey* | 1,143 | 64.63 |
| Conservative | Peter M. Young* | 1,123 | |
| Labour | Martin H. Garside | 574 | 31.09 |
| Labour | Simon J. Winters | 515 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Caroline F. Shorten | 77 | 4.28 |
| Liberal Democrats | Josephine M. Hayes | 73 | |
Registered electors | 3,776 | |
Turnout | 1,896 | 50.21 |
Rejected ballots | 3 | 0.16 |
| Conservative hold |
| Conservative hold |
Westbourne
Westbourne (3)[3][4] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | Vincent Allan* | 1,688 | 56.07 |
| Labour | Joan B. Provost* | 1,582 | |
| Labour | Andrew H. Dismore* | 1,581 | |
| Conservative | Duncan R.L. Boyd | 1,013 | 33.39 |
| Conservative | Richard Simmons | 975 | |
| Conservative | Charles A.H. Villiers | 901 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Morag G. Beattie | 304 | 10.54 |
Registered electors | 6,074 | |
Turnout | 2,907 | 47.86 |
Rejected ballots | 5 | 0.17 |
| Labour hold |
| Labour hold |
| Labour hold |
West End
West End (2)[3][4] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | David J. Avery* | 1,028 | 57.15 |
| Conservative | Peter J. Martindale | 921 | |
| Independent | Lois J. Peltz* | 564 | 29.25 |
| Independent | Matthew Bennett | 434 | |
| Labour | Paul M. Gamble | 237 | 13.60 |
| Labour | Annette Pink | 227 | |
Registered electors | 4,190 | |
Turnout | 1,797 | 42.89 |
Rejected ballots | 2 | 0.11 |
| Conservative gain from Ind. Residents |
| Conservative 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. 140. Retrieved 6 April 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 "London Borough Council Elections - 3rd May 1990" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. pp. 83–85, 103, 140–141. Retrieved 1 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 "Westminster City Council Election Results 1964-2010" (PDF). Elections Centre. Plymouth University. pp. 8–9. Retrieved 1 February 2024.