1986 Haringey London Borough Council election

The 1986 Haringey Council election took place on 8 May 1986 to elect members of Haringey London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour party retained overall control of the council.

Election result

Haringey Local Election Result 1986

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	42	13	4	+9
	Conservative	16	3	13	-10
	Alliance	1	1	0	+1
	Green	0	0	0	±0
	United Independent Group	0	0	0	±0
	Humanist	0	0	0	±0
	Communist	0	0	0	±0
	Independent	0	0	0	±0

Ward results

Alexandra

Alexandra (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Pauline Crossan	1,480	34.2	+6.5
	Labour	Peter Kane	1,431	33.1	+5.9
	Labour	Brendan McGinley	1,383	32.0	+5.2
	Alliance (Liberal)	Paul Lucraft	1,307	30.2	+4.0
	Conservative	Lynn Driscoll	1,298	30.0	-12.0
	Conservative	Guy Esnouf	1,282	29.6	-12.3
	Alliance (SDP)	Derek Pollard	1,253	29.0	+2.9
	Conservative	Wayne Lewis	1,252	28.9	-12.7
	Alliance (Liberal)	Stuart Sime	1,221	28.2	+2.3
	Green	Joycelyn Cunningham	292	6.7	N/A
Turnout			4,327	59.1	+7.3
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Archway

Archway (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Nicky Gavron	1,045	37.2	+10.1
	Conservative	Ronald Embleton	986	35.1	-8.4
	Labour	Stephen Mackey	972	34.6	+8.4
	Conservative	Sarah Whitby*	951	33.8	-8.9
	Alliance (SDP)	Roger Mothersdale	595	21.2	-4.1
	Alliance (Liberal)	Jonathan Hobbs	592	21.1	-2.9
	Green	Paul Butler	167	5.9	+2.8
Turnout			2,810	52.3	-1.4
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bowes Park

Bowes Park (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Pat Craig-Jones	1,811	39.5	+5.0
	Labour	Kevin Hargreaves	1,738	37.9	+3.0
	Conservative	Amory Toogood	1,645	35.9	-5.4
	Conservative	Geoffrey Davis	1,634	35.6	-5.4
	Conservative	Margaret Reid	1,632	35.6	-4.6
	Labour	Dave Perkin	1,612	35.1	+1.9
	Alliance (Liberal)	David Green	839	18.3	-1.4
	Alliance (SDP)	John Warren	796	17.4	-1.6
	Alliance (SDP)	David Beacham	743	16.2	-1.9
	Green	Simon Cowell-Parker	181	3.9	N/A
	United Independent Group	Peter Diacopoulos	67	1.5	N/A
Turnout			4,587	52.1	+5.8
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bruce Grove

Bruce Grove (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Bernie Grant*	1,748	43.7	-8.3
	Labour	Vince Gillespie	1,728	43.2	-7.4
	Labour	Martha Osamor	1,673	41.8	-8.6
	Conservative	Bryan Morris**	1,066	26.6	+6.7
	Conservative	Joseph Smith	1,017	25.4	+5.5
	Conservative	Joseph Tadrous	877	21.9	+2.5
	Alliance (Liberal)	John Hammond	788	19.7	-2.8
	Alliance (Liberal)	Yasmin Ahmed	774	19.3	-1.6
	Alliance (SDP)	Stuart Maxwell	739	18.5	-2.4
	Green	Donald Nicholls	252	6.3	N/A
	United Independent Group	Walter Hurry	96	2.4	N/A
Turnout			4,003	48.1	+12.6
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Bryan Morris was a sitting councillor for Highgate ward.

Coleraine

Coleraine (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Alexander L'Estrange	1,656	38.4	+19.8
	Labour	Stephen Banerji*	1,587	36.8	-4.7
	Labour	Beth Simons*	1,566	36.3	-1.1
	Labour	Patrick Tonge*	1,510	35.0	-1.4
	Alliance (Liberal)	Susan Curtis	1,398	32.4	+13.8
	Alliance (Liberal)	Attila Borzak	1,383	32.1	+14.1
	Conservative	Patrick Callan	695	16.1	-17.3
	Conservative	Mary Callan	689	16.0	-16.8
	Independent	Edward Sambridge	472	11.0	N/A
	Green	Nina Armstrong	106	2.5	N/A
Turnout			4,309	52.1	+13.2
	Liberal gain from Labour		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Crouch End

Crouch End (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Paul Loach**	1,385	34.9	+4.1
	Labour	Davina Cooper	1,345	33.9	+3.1
	Labour	Mary Neuner	1,329	33.5	+3.3
	Conservative	Ronald Aitken	1,307	32.9	-6.5
	Conservative	Iain Dewar	1,256	31.6	-6.8
	Conservative	Edward Webb	1,222	30.8	-7.1
	Alliance (SDP)	Colin Croly	880	22.2	-0.9
	Alliance (SDP)	Melvyn Kaufman	878	22.1	+0.1
	Alliance (SDP)	Colin Martin	848	21.3	±0.0
	Green	David Burns	407	10.2	+5.1
	Humanist	Jon Swinden	76	1.9	N/A
Turnout			3,972	55.8	+4.1
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Paul Loach was a sitting councillor for Seven Sisters ward.

Fortis Green

Fortis Green (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Roger Dix	1,680	43.1	-3.6
	Conservative	Jeffrey Lotery*	1,680	43.1	-1.6
	Conservative	Gerard Tyler	1,588	40.7	-3.4
	Labour	Petrina Williams	1,061	27.2	+2.8
	Labour	Robert Monroe	1,058	27.1	+3.4
	Labour	Richard Heffernan	1,055	27.0	+4.5
	Alliance (SDP)	Robert Andrewes	897	23.0	-1.7
	Alliance (Liberal)	Philip Lewis	874	22.4	-1.8
	Alliance (SDP)	Thomas Munch-Petersen	850	21.8	-1.1
	Green	Doris Binyon	293	7.5	N/A
Turnout			3,901	52.2	-2.4
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Green Lanes

Green Lanes (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Anne Douglas	1,488	57.9	+2.4
	Labour	Andreas Mikkides*	1,462	56.9	+1.3
	Conservative	Asma Siwani	633	24.6	-0.2
	Conservative	Sushil Vig	629	24.5	+2.6
	Alliance (SDP)	Jill Adler	270	10.5	-5.6
	Alliance (Liberal)	Ann Savage	256	10.0	-4.2
	United Independent Group	Demetrious Paulou	51	2.0	N/A
Turnout			2,569	43.2	+7.2
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Harringay

Harringay (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ronald Blanchard*	1,827	54.7	+0.3
	Labour	Sharon Lawrence**	1,799	53.9	-3.9
	Labour	Chris Zissimos*	1,651	49.4	-4.8
	Conservative	Christine Sampson	766	22.9	+1.8
	Conservative	Ines Demopoulos	696	20.8	-0.1
	Conservative	Zerin Ahmed	688	20.6	-0.1
	Alliance (SDP)	Pamela Sweeney	384	11.5	-4.1
	Alliance (SDP)	Wendy Beauchamp-Ward	377	11.3	-2.9
	Alliance (SDP)	David Withey	329	9.9	-3.3
	Green	David Crucefix	199	6.0	N/A
	Communist	Francis Carr	193	5.8	-0.2
	United Independent Group	Themis Demetriou	105	3.1	N/A
	Humanist	Brian Easton	47	1.4	N/A
Turnout			3,340	41.3	-1.1
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Sharon Lawrence was a sitting councillor for Alexandra ward.

High Cross

High Cross (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Robert Harris**	1,138	47.0	-3.4
	Labour	Kenneth Layne	1,081	44.6	-1.1
	Conservative	Frederick Gray	626	25.8	+2.4
	Conservative	Mary Raleigh	558	23.0	+0.3
	Alliance (Liberal)	Stephen Holdstock	543	22.4	+0.9
	Alliance (Liberal)	Elizabeth Mould	520	21.5	+3.0
Turnout			2,422	47.5	+8.6
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Robert Harris was a sitting councillor for Bruce Grove ward.

Highgate

Highgate (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Andrew Mitchell*	1,429	58.2	+2.0
	Conservative	William Blackburne	1,380	56.2	+1.2
	Labour	Dennis Bradley	488	19.9	+8.8
	Alliance (Liberal)	Francis Coleman	438	17.8	-8.1
	Alliance (SDP)	Clare Croly	423	17.2	-7.6
	Labour	Danny Nicol	422	17.2	+6.2
	Green	Miriam Kennet	115	4.7	N/A
Turnout			2,454	48.9	-5.6
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Hornsey Central

Hornsey Central (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Toby Harris*	1,178	39.5	-2.2
	Labour	Diana Minns	1,086	36.4	-8.5
	Conservative	Gareth Hughes	854	28.6	-5.3
	Conservative	Robert Crossman	836	28.0	-4.2
	Alliance (SDP)	Michael Garton-Sprenger	519	17.4	+1.0
	Alliance (SDP)	Claire Kaufman	513	17.2	+1.3
	Green	Maureen Cantwell	241	8.1	+5.4
	Independent	Brian Bullard*	221	7.4	-37.5
	United Independent Group	Pearl Hurry**	90	3.0	N/A
Turnout			2,981	55.4	+1.5
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Pearl Hurry was a sitting councillor for the Bowes Park ward. She, and Brian Bullard, were originally elected as Conservatives.

Hornsey Vale

Hornsey Vale (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Steve King*	1,319	51.4	+12.2
	Labour	Craig Brewin	1,284	50.0	+6.4
	Conservative	Peter Gilbert	686	26.7	-7.0
	Conservative	Paul Walker	655	25.5	-7.9
	Alliance (SDP)	Alfred White	298	11.6	-4.4
	Alliance (Liberal)	Joan Booth	289	11.3	-3.7
	Green	Dennis Bury	196	7.6	N/A
Turnout			2,567	52.6	+5.8
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Muswell Hill

Muswell Hill (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Benjamin Hall*	1,876	41.1	-5.9
	Conservative	Blair Greaves	1,827	40.0	-5.8
	Conservative	Aeronwy Harris*	1,807	39.5	-6.4
	Labour	Michael Ellman	1,404	30.7	+6.7
	Labour	Andrew Krokou	1,271	27.8	+4.1
	Labour	Nigel Willmott	1,230	26.9	+3.4
	Alliance (Liberal)	Anne Williams	1,019	22.3	-4.0
	Alliance (SDP)	Jonathan Popper	987	21.6	-4.0
	Alliance (SDP)	Ralph Shafran	982	21.5	-3.4
	Green	Jennifer Burns	472	10.3	N/A
	Humanist	Roger Park	65	1.4	N/A
Turnout			4,570	54.4	-1.4
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Noel Park

Noel Park (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Brennan*	1,760	39.2	-3.3
	Labour	Nigel Knowles*	1,747	38.9	-1.6
	Labour	Narendra Makanji*	1,650	36.7	-3.0
	Conservative	William Golden	1,641	36.5	-0.5
	Conservative	Mary Poole-Wilson	1,542	34.3	-2.5
	Conservative	Sybil Silver	1,521	33.9	-2.2
	Alliance (SDP)	Edward Young	760	16.9	+1.7
	Alliance (SDP)	John Fakes	758	16.9	+1.8
	Alliance (Liberal)	Deborah Aleksander	681	15.2	+1.2
	Green	Claire Lewis	147	3.3	N/A
	United Independent Group	John Edwards	77	1.7	N/A
Turnout			4,492	53.3	+8.3
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Park

Park (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Eileen Garwood*	1,128	47.5	-2.4
	Labour	Peter Clarke	1,031	43.4	-2.1
	Conservative	Brian Boyle	854	35.9	+3.4
	Conservative	Margaret Carr	817	34.4	+2.7
	Alliance (Liberal)	Alfred White	296	12.5	-1.8
	Alliance (SDP)	Joan Booth	270	11.4	-2.6
Turnout			2,377	44.9	+6.0
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Seven Sisters

Seven Sisters (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Frederick Knight*	1,145	57.0	-4.3
	Labour	Vernon King	1,030	51.2	-3.3
	Conservative	Lawrence Allright	506	25.2	+4.8
	Conservative	Francis Wanwingkai	424	21.1	+2.3
	Alliance (Liberal)	Edmund Green	267	13.3	-4.0
	Alliance (SDP)	John Gray	247	12.3	-3.9
Turnout			2,010	41.3	+6.1
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

South Hornsey

South Hornsey (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Philip Jones*	1,404	53.9	+8.0
	Labour	Eddie Griffith	1,317	50.6	+8.5
	Conservative	Ian Morrison	666	25.6	-7.3
	Conservative	Christopher Stone	586	22.5	-9.4
	Alliance (SDP)	Anne Manger	313	12.0	-3.0
	Alliance (Liberal)	Valerie Silbiger	249	9.6	-5.3
	Green	Verity Smith	166	6.4	N/A
Turnout			2,604	52.1	-0.1
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

South Tottenham

South Tottenham (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Harry Lister	1,379	48.2	+9.5
	Labour	Viv Fenwick**	1,354	47.3	+9.1
	Conservative	Michael Coney*	1,156	40.4	-4.7
	Conservative	Walter Taylor**	1,015	35.5	-2.5
	Alliance (Liberal)	Anthony Barter	197	6.9	-5.4
	Alliance (SDP)	John Siraut	165	5.8	-5.8
	Green	Lee Williams	100	3.5	N/A
Turnout			2,863	51.3	+4.0
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Viv Fenwick was a sitting councillor for Hornsey Vale ward. Walter Taylor was a sitting councillor for West Green ward.

Tottenham Central

Tottenham Central (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Roger Harris	1,685	45.1	-7.8
	Labour	David McCulloch*	1,675	44.9	-7.6
	Labour	John Moore	1,577	42.2	-9.2
	Conservative	John Lee	890	23.8	-1.7
	Alliance (SDP)	Philip Hawker	857	23.0	+8.8
	Conservative	Grace Middleton	851	22.8	-2.2
	Alliance (SDP)	Anthony Rigby	758	20.3	+7.5
	Alliance (SDP)	Margaret Simon	742	19.9	+12.0
	Conservative	Monica White	703	18.8	-5.9
	Green	Jon White	162	4.3	N/A
Turnout			3,733	46.6	+10.8
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

West Green

West Green (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ronald Bell	1,854	43.3	+2.4
	Labour	Peter Chalk	1,786	41.7	+4.3
	Conservative	Mary Salim*	1,786	41.7	+1.4
	Labour	Ray Dodds	1,740	40.7	+5.9
	Conservative	William Band	1,735	40.5	-0.3
	Labour	Peter Hall	1,701	39.7	+6.4
	Alliance (SDP)	Tony Clark	440	10.3	-8.8
	Alliance (Liberal)	Joanna Cooke	404	9.4	-7.2
	Alliance (SDP)	Kevin Twaite	332	7.8	-8.3
	Green	Richard Warren	200	4.7	N/A
Turnout			4,280	50.3	+5.8
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

White Hart Lane

White Hart Lane (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Peter Murphy	1,827	47.6	+13.1
	Conservative	Diane Harwood	1,783	46.4	+12.3
	Conservative	Donald Shirley	1,764	45.9	+13.2
	Labour	Vic Butler*	1,300	33.8	-10.3
	Labour	Maureen Dewar*	1,178	30.7	-12.0
	Labour	Max Morris*	1,142	29.7	-11.1
	Alliance (SDP)	Kenneth Shepherd	523	13.6	-1.7
	Alliance (SDP)	Dean Overton	441	11.5	-2.9
	Alliance (SDP)	Marc Bernstein	431	11.2	-3.1
Turnout			3,842	51.7	+12.1
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Woodside

Woodside (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Bernard Dehnel*	1,758	41.9	-1.1
	Labour	Jim Gardner*	1,739	41.4	+4.9
	Labour	Peter Doble	1,670	39.8	+4.5
	Labour	Adelaide Leslie	1,617	38.5	+3.3
	Conservative	Irma Rupe	1,546	36.8	-4.9
	Conservative	Ivars Svillis	1,537	36.6	-4.9
	Alliance (SDP)	Jane Greig	532	12.7	-4.4
	Alliance (SDP)	Leonard Schmid	468	11.1	-4.6
	Alliance (Liberal)	Nicholas Aleksander	355	8.5	-6.0
	United Independent Group	Andras Chrysostomou	84	2.0	N/A
Turnout			4,198	55.1	+11.9
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing