1990 local election in England, UK
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.