1990 Croydon London Borough Council election

Croydon Council Election, 1990

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3 May 1990

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All 70 seats, in 27 wards in the London Borough of Croydon
36 seats needed for a majority

	First party	Second party

Leader	Peter Bowness	Unknown
Party	Conservative	Labour
Leader since	1976	N/A
Leader's seat	Spring Park	N/A
Last election	44 councillors	26 councillors
Seats before	44	26
Seats won	41	29
Seat change	3	3
Percentage	45.1	28.8%

Leader of the Council before election

Peter Bowness
Conservative

Elected Leader

Peter Bowness
Conservative

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.^[1]

Background

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Election result

Croydon Council election result 1990
	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %
Conservative	41	1	4	3	58.57	45.1
Labour	29	4	1	3	41.43	28.8
Liberal Democrats	0	0	0		0	23.9*
Independent	0	0	0		0

Percentage includes all candidates in the alliance, however they appear on the ballot paper.

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Con	Labour

Ward results

Addiscombe

Addiscombe (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour Co-op	Jeremy P. Fitzpatrick	2,241
	Labour Co-op	Nancy T. Irwin	2,219
	Conservative	Richard J. Billington	2,088
	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
	Green	Christopher J. Reeves	424
	Liberal Democrats	Patricia F. West	414
Turnout			4,967	49.3
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour Co-op		Swing

Ashburton

Ashburton (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Edwin S. Arram	1,640
	Conservative	April E.M. Slipper	1,529
	Labour	Richard M. Plackett	1,157
	Labour	Brendan F. Dooley	1,117
	Green	Betty G. Browning	371
	Liberal Democrats	Paul F. West	332
Turnout			3,308	49.9
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bensham Manor

Bensham Manor (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Beulah

Beulah (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Broad Green

Broad Green (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Coulsdon East

Coulsdon East (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Croham

Croham (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Ian Croft	2,813
	Conservative	Peter S. Bowness	2,750
	Conservative	John P.B. Hecks	2,656
	Liberal Democrats	Michael T.A. Bishopp	1,396
	Liberal Democrats	Christopher G. Peacock	1,351
	Liberal Democrats	Roger D. George	1,322
	Labour	Patrick D. Holt	727
	Labour	Lydia E. Sookias	613
	Labour	Michael G. Ryan	612
	Green	Michael Spencer-Bowdage	367
	Peoples Choice	Mark R.L. Samuel	79
Turnout			5,103	50.8
Registered electors			10,055
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Fairfield

Fairfield (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Fieldway

Fieldway (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Heathfield

Heathfield (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Kenley

Kenley (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Monks Orchard

Monks Orchard (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

New Addington

New Addington (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Norbury

Norbury (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Purley

Purley (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Rylands

Rylands (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Sanderstead

Sanderstead (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Selsdon

Selsdon (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

South Norwood

South Norwood (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Spring Park

Spring Park (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Thornton Heath

Thornton Heath (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Upper Norwood

Upper Norwood (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Waddon

Waddon (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Christopher R. Allen	2,484
	Labour	Ann F. Allan	2,401
	Labour	Marilyn K. Allen	2,322
	Conservative	James J. Nea	2197
	Conservative	Reginald H. Kent	2101
	Conservative	Beverley S. Winborn	2054
	Liberal Democrats	Joy I.D. Prince	387
	Liberal Democrats	Charles E. Burling	350
	Liberal Democrats	Mahmood I. Bhamji	276
Turnout			5,181	50.4
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

West Thornton

West Thornton (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Whitehorse Manor

Whitehorse Manor (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Woodcote & Coulsdon West

Woodcote & Coulsdon West (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Woodside

Woodside (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

References

^ "London Borough Council Elections 3rd May 1990" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 29 March 2015.

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