1994 London local elections
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![]() Results by Borough in 1994. |
Local government elections took place in London, and some other parts of the United Kingdom on Thursday 5 May 1994. Ward changes took place in Barking and Dagenham and Ealing which increased the total number of councillors by 3 from 1,914 to 1,917.
All London borough council seats were up for election. The previous Borough elections in London were in 1990.[1]
The Labour Party under John Smith achieved its best result since 1974, gaining 119 councillors and control of 3 councils. The Conservatives saw heavy losses, losing 212 councillors and 8 councils; the Conservative collapse also benefited the Liberal Democrats, who recovered from their 1990 low point and gained 94 councillors.
Results summary
Party[2] | Votes won | % votes | Change | Seats | % seats | Change | Councils | Change | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 927,157 | 41.6 | +2.7 | 1,044 | 54.5 | +118 | 17 | +3 | |
Conservative | 696,087 | 31.2 | -6.6 | 519 | 27.1 | -211 | 4 | -8 | |
Liberal Democrats | 490,259 | 22.0 | +7.8 | 323 | 16.8 | +96 | 3 | ±0 | |
Green | 48,798 | 2.2 | -3.7 | 0 | 0.0 | ±0 | 0 | ±0 | |
Others | 65,858 | 2.9 | -0.4 | 31 | 1.6 | ±0 | 0 | ±0 | |
No overall control | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 8 | +5 |
- Turnout: 2,240,639 voters cast ballots, a turnout of 46.1% (-2.1%).[3]
Council results
Council | Previous control | Result | Details | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Barking and Dagenham
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" | |
Labour
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" | |
Labour | Details | ||
Barnet
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" | |
Conservative
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" | |
No overall control | Details | ||
Bexley
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" | |
Conservative
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" | |
No overall control | Details | ||
Brent
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" | |
No overall control
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" | |
No overall control | Details | ||
Bromley
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" | |
Conservative
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" | |
Conservative | Details | ||
Camden
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" | |
Labour
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" | |
Labour | Details | ||
Croydon
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" | |
Conservative
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" | |
Labour | Details | ||
Ealing
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" | |
Conservative
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" | |
Labour | Details | ||
Enfield
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" | |
Conservative
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" | |
Labour | Details | ||
Greenwich
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" | |
Labour
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" | |
Labour | Details | ||
Hackney
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" | |
Labour
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" | |
Labour | Details | ||
Hammersmith and Fulham
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" | |
Labour
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" | |
Labour | Details | ||
Haringey
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" | |
Labour
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" | |
Labour | Details | ||
Harrow
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" | |
Conservative
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" | |
No overall control | Details | ||
Havering
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" | |
No overall control
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" | |
No overall control | Details | ||
Hillingdon
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" | |
Conservative
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" | |
Labour | Details | ||
Hounslow
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" | |
Labour
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" | |
Labour | Details | ||
Islington
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" | |
Labour
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" | |
Labour | Details | ||
Kensington and Chelsea
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" | |
Conservative
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" | |
Conservative | Details | ||
Kingston upon Thames
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" | |
No overall control
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" | |
Liberal Democrats | Details | ||
Lambeth
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" | |
Labour
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" | |
No overall control | Details | ||
Lewisham
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" | |
Labour
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" | |
Labour | Details | ||
Merton
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" | |
Labour
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" | |
Labour | Details | ||
Newham
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" | |
Labour
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" | |
Labour | Details | ||
Redbridge
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" | |
Conservative
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" | |
No overall control | Details | ||
Richmond upon Thames
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" | |
Liberal Democrats
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" | |
Liberal Democrats | Details | ||
Southwark
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" | |
Labour
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" | |
Labour | Details | ||
Sutton
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" | |
Liberal Democrats
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" | |
Liberal Democrats | Details | ||
Tower Hamlets
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" | |
Liberal Democrats
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" | |
Labour | Details | ||
Waltham Forest
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" | |
Labour
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" | |
No overall control | Details | ||
Wandsworth
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" | |
Conservative
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" | |
Conservative | Details | ||
Westminster
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" | |
Conservative
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" | |
Conservative | Details |
References
- ^ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis. "London Borough Council Elections 7 May 1998 including the Greater London Authority Referendum results" (PDF). Demographic and Statistical Studies. London Research Centre. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
- ^ http://www.electionscentre.co.uk/?page_id=3755
- ^ http://londondatastore-upload.s3.amazonaws.com/docs/LBCE_1994-5-5.pdf