1990 Croydon London Borough Council election

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

Croydon Council Election, 1990

← 1986 3 May 1990 (1990-05-03) 1994 →
All 70 seats up for election to Croydon London Borough Council 36 seats needed for a majority
Registered	232,371[1]
Turnout	106,375, 45.78%[1]
First party Second party Third party   Leader Peter Bowness Unknown Unknown Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats Leader since 1976 N/A N/A Leader's seat Croham N/A N/A Seats before 44 26 0 Seats won 41 29[n 1] 0[n 2] Seat change 3 3 Popular vote 132,462 99,639 23,982 Percentage 50.16% 37.73% 9.08%
Map of the results of the 1990 Croydon Council election.
Council control before election Conservative Council control after election Conservative

Background

Election result

1990 Croydon Council election results^[2][3]

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	41	1	4	3	58.57	50.16	132,462
	Labour	29[n 1]	4	1	3	41.43	37.73	99,639
	Liberal Democrats	0[n 2]	0	0		0.00	9.08	23,982
	Green	0	0	0		0.00	2.15	5,679
	Residents	0	0	0		0.00	0.66	1,745
	SDP	0	0	0		0.00	0.19	501
	Peoples Choice	0	0	0		0.00	0.03	79
Total		70						264,087

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41	29
Con	Labour

Ward results

(*) - indicates an incumbent candidate

(†) - Indicates an incumbent candidate that is standing in a different ward

Addiscombe

Addiscombe (3)^[2][3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour Co-op	Jeremy P. Fitzpatrick*	2,241	43.08
	Labour Co-op	Nancy T. Irwin*	2,219
	Conservative	Richard J. Billington	2,088	39.81
	Labour Co-op	Martin D. Walker*	2,073
	Conservative	Desmond J. Wright	2,009
	Conservative	Robert T.L. Vaudry	1,941
	Green	Patricia A. Matthews	478	8.92
	Green	Christopher J. Reeves	424
	Liberal Democrats	Patricia F. West	414	8.19
Registered electors			10,073
Turnout			4,967	49.31
Rejected ballots			9	0.18
	Labour Co-op hold
	Labour Co-op hold
	Conservative gain from Labour Co-op

Ashburton

Ashburton (2)^[2][3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Edwin S. Arram*	1,640	46.28
	Conservative	April E.M. Slipper	1,529
	Labour	Richard M. Plackett	1,157	33.20
	Labour	Brendan F. Dooley	1,117
	Green	Betty G. Browning	371	10.83
	Liberal Democrats	Paul F. West	332	9.69
Registered electors			6,625
Turnout			3308	49.93
Rejected ballots			5	0.15
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Bensham Manor

Bensham Manor (3)^[2][3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour Co-op	Paul R. Mee*	2,569	64.34
	Labour Co-op	Helen S. Salmon*[n 3]	2,566
	Labour Co-op	Alison J. Roberts†[n 4]	2,556
	Conservative	Roger C. Taylor	1,505	35.66
	Conservative	Brian D. Shackle	1,422
	Conservative	Antony N. Youd	1,337
Registered electors			9,888
Turnout			4440	44.90
Rejected ballots			20	0.45
	Labour Co-op hold
	Labour Co-op hold
	Labour Co-op hold

Beulah

Beulah (2)^[2][3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Michael D. Fisher	1,442	45.23
	Conservative	Steven L. Hollands	1,413
	Labour	Ruth McNerney*[n 5]	1,342	39.91
	Labour	David Turner	1,177
	Liberal Democrats	Leo C. E. Held	244	7.73
	Green	Laura M. Hooton	225	7.13
Registered electors			6,477
Turnout			3146	48.57
Rejected ballots			4	0.13
	Conservative hold
	Conservative gain from Labour

Broad Green

Broad Green (3)^[2][3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour Co-op	Rodney G. D. Matlock	2,019	69.26
	Labour Co-op	Anthony J. Slatcher*[n 6]	1,926
	Labour Co-op	Peter L. Spalding*[n 6]	1,896
	Conservative	Kelly Ellender	1,004	30.74
	Conservative	Mohammed I. Khokhar	804
	Conservative	Yvonne E. Singh	785
Registered electors			8,864
Turnout			3677	41.48
Rejected ballots			16	0.44
	Labour Co-op hold
	Labour Co-op hold
	Labour Co-op hold

Coulsdon East

Coulsdon East (3)^[2][3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Christopher Wright	2,562	53.76
	Conservative	Susan T. Taylor*[n 7]	2,512
	Conservative	Andrew J. Pelling*	2,478
	Liberal Democrats	Ian R. Atkins	1,185	24.14
	Liberal Democrats	John P. Callen	1,114
	Liberal Democrats	Hugh Pierce	1,091
	Labour	Sandra Connelly	641	13.28
	Labour	Margaret Conway	625
	Labour	Ian G. Payne	600
	Green	Angela M. Marshall	413	8.82
Registered electors			9,424
Turnout			4627	49.10
Rejected ballots			4	0.09
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Croham

Croham (3)^[2][3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Ian Croft*	2,813	52.76
	Conservative	Peter S. Bowness*	2,750
	Conservative	John P.B. Hecks*	2,656
	Lib Dem Focus Team	Michael T.A. Bishopp	1,396	26.11
	Lib Dem Focus Team	Christopher G. Peacock	1,351
	Lib Dem Focus Team	Roger D. George	1,322
	Labour	Patrick D. Holt	727	12.54
	Labour	Lydia E. Sookias	613
	Labour	Michael G. Ryan	612
	Green	Michael Spencer-Bowdage	367	7.07
	Peoples Choice	Mark R.L. Samuel	79	1.52
Registered electors			10,055
Turnout			5,103	50.75
Rejected ballots			7	0.14
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Fairfield

Fairfield (3)^[2][3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	John L. Aston*	2,943	53.13
	Conservative	Robert W. Coatman*	2,848
	Conservative	Michael D. Wunn*	2,677
	Labour	Maria T. Dennis	1,365	24.99
	Labour	Joanna M. Moriarty	1,328
	Labour	John P. Golden	1,292
	Green	William T. Matthews	514	9.67
	Liberal Democrats	Philip H. Barron	481	7.49
	Liberal Democrats	John M. Jefkins	361
	Liberal Democrats	Roger W. Stephens	351
	SDP	Norman Harris	257	4.72
	SDP	Ian Dixie	244
Registered electors			11,526
Turnout			5133	44.53
Rejected ballots			8	0.16
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Fieldway

Fieldway (2)^[2][3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour Co-op	James L. Walker*	1,558	73.57
	Labour Co-op	Mary M. Walker*	1,397
	Conservative	John R. Miller	564	26.43
	Conservative	Roy T. Miller	498
Registered electors			6,293
Turnout			2221	35.29
Rejected ballots			9	0.41
	Labour Co-op hold
	Labour Co-op hold

Heathfield

Heathfield (3)^[2][3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Mary M. H. Horden*	2,854	65.13
	Conservative	Margaret V. Mead	2,787
	Conservative	Nicholas E. V. Perry*	2,780
	Labour	Mark Chapman	990	21.90
	Labour	Leslie Campion	966
	Labour	Nicholas T. Waters	876
	Green	Jennifer A. Hayward	559	12.97
Registered electors			9,290
Turnout			2670	28.74
Rejected ballots			7	0.26
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Kenley

Kenley (2)^[2][3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Alan K. Carey*	1,902	62.60
	Conservative	Brian G. Smith*	1,753
	Liberal Democrats	Leonard A. Wright	471	15.48
	Liberal Democrats	William J. Brewer	432
	Labour	David P. Price	417	14.15
	Labour	David R. Evans	408
	Green	Hazel Veeder	227	7.77
Registered electors			6,842
Turnout			2976	43.50
Rejected ballots			3	0.10
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Monks Orchard

Monks Orchard (2)^[2][3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Audrey F. F. Cutbill*[n 8]	2,710	65.49
	Conservative	Derek R. Loughborough*	2,629
	Labour	David L. Davis	1,060	25.07
	Labour	Marie E. Henderson	984
	Green	John P. Lilly	385	9.44
Registered electors			7,897
Turnout			4159	52.67
Rejected ballots			2	0.05
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

New Addington

New Addington (3)^[2][3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Brenda P. Kirkby*	2,068	69.00
	Labour Co-op	Roger M. Burgess*	1,809
	Labour Co-op	Geraint R. Davies*	1,707
	Conservative	Maurice H. Piper	890	31.00
	Conservative	Alison J. Davis	845
	Conservative	Jeremy Williams	773
Registered electors			8,400
Turnout			3272	38.95
Rejected ballots			19	0.58
	Labour hold
	Labour Co-op hold
	Labour Co-op hold

Norbury

Norbury (3)^[2][3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Lindsay R. Hodges*	2,162	46.23
	Conservative	Colin Johnston*	2,157
	Conservative	Bryan J. Kendall*	2,127
	Labour	Nicholas B. Barnes	2,081	43.31
	Labour	Stuart A. Collins	2,070
	Labour	Michael D. Petrou	1,888
	Liberal Democrats	David Armer	491	10.46
	Liberal Democrats	Pamela E. Freeman	480
Registered electors			9,316
Turnout			4850	52.06
Rejected ballots			11	0.23
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Purley

Purley (3)^[2][3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Peter J. F. Macdonald*	2,869	50.96
	Conservative	Derek G. Millard*[n 9]	2,831
	Conservative	David L. Congdon*	2,812
	Liberal Democrats	Pamela A. Randall	877	14.21
	Liberal Democrats	Graham P. Wickham	802
	Residents	Cathryn Sansom	797	14.32
	Labour	Stephen Baister	725	12.38
	Liberal Democrats	Mark Thomas Steward	695
	Labour	Patricia A. Waters	689
	Labour	William E. J. Richardson	654
	Green	Bhavani Chellappah	453	8.14
Registered electors			10,941
Turnout			5047	46.13
Rejected ballots			5	0.10
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Rylands

Rylands (2)^[2][3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Alan Buckfield	1,488	54.15
	Labour	David T. Petherbridge	1,408
	Conservative	Guy L. Harding*	1,279	45.85
	Conservative	Ethel M. Mann	1,172
Registered electors			5,784
Turnout			2880	49.79
Rejected ballots			14	0.49
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Labour gain from Conservative

Sanderstead

Sanderstead (2)^[2][3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Bruce T. H. Marshall*	2,534	66.53
	Conservative	Graham T. W. Speed	2,331
	Liberal Democrats	Margaret L. Burnett	703	18.29
	Liberal Democrats	John Hatherley	634
	Labour	Robert J. Irwin	574	15.18
	Labour	Michael P. J. Phelan	535
Registered electors			7,460
Turnout			3834	51.39
Rejected ballots			4	0.10
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Selsdon

Selsdon (2)^[2][3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Richard H. R. Adamson	2,584	68.60
	Conservative	Dudley S. Mead*	2,553
	Liberal Democrats	Gloria Truscott	642	16.50
	Liberal Democrats	Trevor J. Barker	593
	Labour	Philip J. S. Roberts	582	14.90
	Labour	Christine E. Patrick	534
Registered electors			7,552
Turnout			3909	51.76
Rejected ballots			2	0.05
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

South Norwood

South Norwood (3)^[2][3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	David Lipman*	1,747	41.23
	Conservative	Eric J. Kings	1,681
	Conservative	Beryl Saunders*	1,639
	Labour	Michael Jewitt	1,613	38.94
	Labour	Ben Earnshaw-Mansell	1,612
	Labour	Clive B. Fraser	1,560
	Liberal Democrats	Jonathan R. Cope	474	10.72
	Liberal Democrats	James E. Borkoles	430
	Liberal Democrats	Christopher M. Pocock	413
	Green	Christine C. M. Roberts	373	9.11
Registered electors			9,105
Turnout			4090	44.92
Rejected ballots			6	0.15
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Spring Park

Spring Park (2)^[2][3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Janet A. Marshall*	2,654	68.65
	Conservative	Denis E. Perry*	2,632
	Labour	Stephen C. Moyse	1,226	31.35
	Labour	Sandra Wilde	1,188
Registered electors			7,711
Turnout			4077	52.87
Rejected ballots			18	0.44
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Thornton Heath

Thornton Heath (3)^[2][3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Adrian S. Dennis*	2,146	49.21
	Labour	Wallace W. Garratt*	2,013
	Labour	Trevor J. Laffin	1,882
	Conservative	Eric W. Howell	1,400	32.71
	Conservative	Bernard K. Ampaw	1,336
	Conservative	Catherine M. C. Wunn	1,282
	Green	Andrew H. Ellis	414	10.12
	Liberal Democrats	Helen M. Wallace	339	7.96
	Liberal Democrats	Julie Hardy-McBride	327
	Liberal Democrats	Beryl R. Pocock	313
Registered electors			9,507
Turnout			4126	43.40
Rejected ballots			8	0.19
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Upper Norwood

Upper Norwood (2)^[2][3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Margaret C. V. Parfitt*	1,581	50.35
	Conservative	John D. P. Yaxley	1,408
	Labour	Patrick T. Ryan	1,282	40.79
	Labour Co-op	Michael J. Anteney	1,140
	Liberal Democrats	Graem Peters	263	8.86
Registered electors			6,121
Turnout			3103	50.69
Rejected ballots			6	0.19
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Waddon

Waddon (3)^[2][3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Christopher R. Allen*	2,484	49.45
	Labour	Ann F. Allan	2,401
	Labour	Marilyn K. Allen	2,322
	Conservative	James J. Nea*	2,197	43.59
	Conservative	Reginald H. Kent*	2,101
	Conservative	Beverley S. Winborn	2,054
	Liberal Democrats	Joy I.D. Prince	387	6.96
	Liberal Democrats	Charles E. Burling	350
	Liberal Democrats	Mahmood I. Bhamji	276
Registered electors			10,272
Turnout			5181	50.44
Rejected ballots			12	0.23
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Labour hold

West Thornton

West Thornton (3)^[2][3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Gwendolyn E. Bernard*	2,246	51.38
	Labour	Clarence A. McKenzie	2,145
	Labour Co-op	Elaine A. Gibbon	1,809
	Conservative	Alan E. Aylmer	1,445	32.94
	Conservative	Sarah M. Pelling	1,306
	Conservative	Yvonne A. L. Stewart	1,225
	Liberal Democrats	Simon L. Held	631	15.68
Registered electors			9,972
Turnout			4253	42.65
Rejected ballots			11	0.26
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour Co-op hold

Whitehorse Manor

Whitehorse Manor (3)^[2][3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour Co-op	Peter J. Champion*[n 10]	2,108	56.92
	Labour Co-op	Toni E. Letts†[n 11]	1,915
	Labour Co-op	Nuala O'Neill	1,889
	Conservative	Alexandra H. J. Burke	1,183	31.50
	Conservative	Daphne M. P. Read	1,083
	Conservative	Connell J. Stunell	1,007
	Liberal Democrats	David A. Holmes	401	11.58
Registered electors			9,447
Turnout			3645	38.58
Rejected ballots			5	0.14
	Labour Co-op hold
	Labour Co-op hold
	Labour Co-op hold

Woodcote and Coulsdon West

Woodcote and Coulsdon West (3)^[2][3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Maurice A. Fowler*	2,585	45.59
	Conservative	Anna Hawkins	2,513
	Conservative	Samuel J. Moore*	2,494
	Liberal Democrats	Margaret R. A. Billenness	1,105	17.51
	Residents	Clare M. Shallcross	948	17.07
	Liberal Democrats	Trevor J. Austin	934
	Liberal Democrats	Keith C. Jacobs	877
	Labour	Albert G. Attwood	709	11.26
	Labour	Monica C. Ryan	609
	Labour	Mohammad S. Hoda	558
	Green	Stephen W. Lawlor	476	8.57
Registered electors			11,032
Turnout			4944	44.82
Rejected ballots			3	0.06
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Woodside

Woodside (2)^[2][3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour Co-op	John C. Barlow	1,338	52.97
	Labour	David I. Trendell	1,315
	Conservative	Peter J. Campbell	1,233	47.03
	Conservative	Stephen G. Ghero	1,122
Registered electors			6,497
Turnout			2737	42.13
Rejected ballots			15	0.55
	Labour Co-op hold
	Labour hold

Notes

1. Results include those from candidates running under the Labour and Co-operative Party name
2. Results include those from 3 candidates in Croham ward running under the name Liberal Democratic Focus Team
3. Salmon replaced Cllr. Hilary A. Key after their resignation in 1988
4. Roberts was a sitting councillor representing the Whitehorse Manor ward
5. McNerney replaced Cllr. Klemens E. Zdanowicz after he resigned in 1989
6. Slatcher and Spalding replaced Cllr. Christine M. Jarrold and Cllr. Kevin D. Jarrold after their resignations in 1988
7. Taylor replaced Cllr. Michael S. Barber after their resignation in 1987
8. Cutbill replaced Cllr. Albert W. Elliot after their death in 1987
9. Millard replaced Cllr. George A. Smith after his death in 1986
10. Champion replaced Cllr. Ian Smedley after his resignation in 1978
11. Letts was a sitting councillor representing the Woodside ward