The whole council was up for election and the Labour Party gained overall control of the council from the Conservatives with a majority of one seat.[1][4]
At the last election, the Conservatives had gained a majority of one seat. In October 1989, they lost a by-election in Merton Park to Bridget Smith of the Merton Park Ward Residents Association, which had contested the by-election in opposition to the proposed extension of the A24 relief road.[5][6] This by-election result hung the council, but the Conservatives continued to govern Merton as a minority administration.[6]
This was the first whole council election which was contested by the MPWRA.
ResultsEdit
The Conservatives lost their one-seat overall majority of the council to Labour, who themselves gained a one-seat overall majority of the council. The Merton Park Ward Residents Association won all three seats in Merton Park from the Conservatives; they have since maintained these seats in subsequent elections.[4]
In Durnsford, incumbent Conservative councillor and future Conservative Prime MinisterTheresa May topped the poll. This was the last election she contested in Merton.
^The Liberal Democrat vote count includes three candidates who stood in Phipps Bridge under the description of "Liberal Democrat Focus Team".
References
^ abcdeMinors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis. London Borough Council Elections 3rd May 1990(PDF). ISBN1852611154. Retrieved 29 March 2015. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
^London Borough Council Elections 8 May 1986(PDF). London Residuary Body - Research and Intelligence Unit. 1986.
^(PDF). Merton Electoral Services. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 December 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
^ ab(PDF). Merton Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 December 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
^. mertonpark.org.uk. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
^ ab(PDF). Autumn 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
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Elections for the London Borough of Merton were held on 3 May 1990 to elect members of Merton London Borough Council in London England This was on the same day as other local elections in England and Scotland 1 1990 Merton London Borough Council election 1986 3 May 1990 1994 All 57 council seats onMerton London Borough CouncilTurnout53 7 3 9 1 2 First party Second party Party Labour ConservativeLast election 25 seats 35 7 29 seats 41 1 Seats won 29 3 22Seat change 4 7Popular vote 76 583 74 857Percentage 42 2 41 3 Swing 6 5 0 2 Third party Fourth party Party Merton Park Residents Longthornton and Tamworth ResidentsLast election New party 3 seats 2 3 Seats won 3 3Seat change 3Popular vote 5 567 3 822Percentage 3 1 2 1 Swing n a 0 2 Council leader before electionJohn ElvidgeConservative Council leader after election Geoff SmithLabourThe whole council was up for election and the Labour Party gained overall control of the council from the Conservatives with a majority of one seat 1 4 Contents 1 Background 2 Results 3 Ward Results 3 1 Abbey 3 2 Cannon Hill 3 3 Colliers Wood 3 4 Dundonald 3 5 Durnsford 3 6 Figge s Marsh 3 7 Graveney 3 8 Hillside 3 9 Lavender 3 10 Longthornton 3 11 Lower Morden 3 12 Merton Park 3 13 Phipps Bridge 3 14 Pollards Hill 3 15 Ravensbury 3 16 Raynes Park 3 17 St Helier 3 18 Trinity 3 19 Village 3 20 West Barnes 4 Notes and referencesBackground EditSee also Merton local elections 1986 1990 At the last election the Conservatives had gained a majority of one seat In October 1989 they lost a by election in Merton Park to Bridget Smith of the Merton Park Ward Residents Association which had contested the by election in opposition to the proposed extension of the A24 relief road 5 6 This by election result hung the council but the Conservatives continued to govern Merton as a minority administration 6 This was the first whole council election which was contested by the MPWRA Results EditThe Conservatives lost their one seat overall majority of the council to Labour who themselves gained a one seat overall majority of the council The Merton Park Ward Residents Association won all three seats in Merton Park from the Conservatives they have since maintained these seats in subsequent elections 4 Merton Local Election Result 1990 1 n 1 Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain loss Seats Votes Votes Labour 29 4 0 4 50 9 42 2 76 583 6 5 Conservative 22 0 7 7 38 6 41 3 74 857 0 2 Merton Park Residents 3 3 0 3 5 3 3 1 5 567 n a Longthornton and Tamworth Residents 3 0 0 0 5 3 2 1 3 822 0 3 Liberal Democrats 0 0 0 0 0 6 5 11 741 n a Green 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 5 106 n a West Barnes Independent Residents 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 2 781 n a Independent 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 932 n aIn Durnsford incumbent Conservative councillor and future Conservative Prime Minister Theresa May topped the poll This was the last election she contested in Merton Ward Results EditAbbey Edit Abbey 3 Party Candidate Votes Labour Marie Louise de Villiers 1 769 49 8Labour Geoffrey Martin 1 665 46 9Labour Ian Scott 1 620 45 6Conservative Diana Harris 1 216 34 2Conservative Kenneth Butt 1 195 33 7Conservative Philip Thorley 1 116 31 4Liberal Democrats Pauline Barry 391 11 0Green Wendy Flood 320 9 0Liberal Democrats Leonard Harvey 315 8 9Liberal Democrats Jean Spencer Phillips 304 8 6Independent Grace Giddins 73 2 1Turnout 3 556 51 4Labour hold SwingLabour hold SwingLabour hold SwingCannon Hill Edit Cannon Hill 3 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Thelma Earnshaw 1 900 47 7Conservative Joan Pethen 1 880 47 2Conservative Colin McCaul 1 834 46 0Labour David Chapman 1 448 36 4Labour Geoffrey Lightfoot 1 447 36 3Labour Brian White 1 382 34 7Liberal Democrats Peter Larkin 563 14 1Liberal Democrats Patricia Pearce 504 12 7Liberal Democrats Stephen van Dulken 490 12 3Turnout 3 990 59 7Conservative hold SwingConservative hold SwingConservative hold SwingColliers Wood Edit Colliers Wood 3 Party Candidate Votes Labour Siobhain McDonagh 2 079 61 1Labour Sheila Knight 1 834 53 9Labour Reginald Flegg 1 694 49 8Conservative Maureen Petty 922 27 1Conservative Marcus Money Chappelle 871 25 6Conservative Babubhai Patel 725 21 3Green Thomas Walsh 696 20 5Turnout 3 410 45 8Labour hold SwingLabour hold SwingLabour hold SwingDundonald Edit Dundonald 3 Party Candidate Votes Labour Sandra Cowling 1 649 45 2Labour Michael Brunt 1 516 41 6Conservative John Elvidge 1 424 39 1Labour Charles Lucas 1 373 37 7Conservative Christopher Grayling 1 354 37 1Conservative Julian Samways 1 275 35 0Green David Bezkorowajny 643 17 6Liberal Democrats Richard Ladmore 363 10 0Liberal Democrats John Houlihan 355 9 7Liberal Democrats Stephen Katz 353 9 7Turnout 3 653 59 7Labour hold SwingLabour gain from Conservative SwingConservative hold SwingDurnsford Edit Durnsford 2 1 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Theresa May 1 063 43 9Conservative Barry Edwards 1 049 43 3Labour Arthur Kennedy 913 37 7Labour Nina Scowen 852 35 2Liberal Democrats Susan Knibbs 317 13 1Liberal Democrats Philip Rumney 246 10 1Green Keith Parke 187 7 7Turnout 2 424 59 6Conservative hold SwingConservative hold SwingFigge s Marsh Edit Figge s Marsh 3 Party Candidate Votes Labour David Proctor 1 930 49 5Labour Daniel Connellan 1 892 48 6Labour Geraldine Stanford 1 864 47 8Conservative David Lincoln 1 470 37 7Conservative Lisa Preuveneers 1 424 36 5Conservative Gladys Viola 1 338 34 3Green Julie Gates 389 10 0Turnout 3 903 54 3Labour hold SwingLabour hold SwingLabour gain from Conservative SwingGraveney Edit Graveney 2 Party Candidate Votes Labour Linda Kirby 1 399 65 3Labour Joseph Abrams 1 328 61 9Conservative David Woodhouse 607 28 3Conservative Angela Scantlebury 567 26 4Turnout 2 157 50 6Labour hold SwingLabour hold SwingHillside Edit Hillside 3 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Stephen Ashcroft 1 875 56 2Conservative Ralph Kenber 1 799 53 9Conservative David Williams 1 788 53 5Labour Christine Bickerstaff 771 23 1Labour William Bailey 718 21 5Labour Laurence North 666 19 9Green Richard Miller 533 16 0Liberal Democrats George Greene 518 15 5Liberal Democrats Maja Katz 455 13 6Liberal Democrats Andrew Watson 430 12 9Turnout 3 339 51 8Conservative hold SwingConservative hold SwingConservative hold SwingLavender Edit Lavender 2 Party Candidate Votes Labour Anthony Colman 1 327 65 9Labour Nathan Lee 1 324 65 8Conservative John Ratcliffe 561 27 9Conservative Keith Whipp 472 23 4Turnout 2 015 50 6Labour hold SwingLabour hold SwingLongthornton Edit Longthornton 3 Party Candidate Votes Longthornton and Tamworth Residents Robert Elgin 1 315 37 2Longthornton and Tamworth Residents Malcolm Searle 1 260 35 6Longthornton and Tamworth Residents Gillian Elgin 1 247 35 3Labour Cyril Gallant 1 101 31 1Labour Ronald Spurway 1 080 30 6Labour Sheila Spurway 1 010 28 6Conservative Pauline Blythe 981 27 8Conservative Douglas Grahame 881 24 9Conservative Renee Donnelly 880 24 9Turnout 3 540 48 5Longthornton and Tamworth Residents hold SwingLongthornton and Tamworth Residents hold SwingLongthornton and Tamworth Residents hold SwingLower Morden Edit Lower Morden 3 Party Candidate Votes Conservative William Welsh 1 967 51 0Conservative Janet Jones 1 945 50 4Conservative Peter Morss 1 864 48 3Labour Eric Blackmore 1 447 37 5Labour John Holland 1 390 36 0Labour William Maguire 1 303 33 8Green Robert Burrows 449 11 6Turnout 3 867 57 6Conservative hold SwingConservative hold SwingConservative hold SwingMerton Park Edit Merton Park 3 Party Candidate Votes Merton Park Residents Bridget Smith 1 947 48 1Merton Park Residents Desmonde Child 1 815 48 1Merton Park Residents Neville Beddoe 1 805 47 8Conservative Harold Turner 1 181 31 3Conservative Anne Sparrow 1 174 31 1Conservative John Day 1 141 30 2Labour Patrick O Sullivan 625 16 6Labour Edmond Ceci 619 16 4Labour Nicholas Morgan 594 15 7Turnout 3 777 59 3Merton Park Residents gain from Conservative SwingMerton Park Residents gain from Conservative SwingMerton Park Residents gain from Conservative SwingPhipps Bridge Edit Phipps Bridge 3 Party Candidate Votes Labour Paul Harper 1 798 49 8Labour Keith Harris 1 778 49 2Labour Gerard Harkin 1 671 46 3Conservative Paul Nash 1 124 31 1Conservative Michael Miles 1 071 29 7Conservative Barry Theobald Hicks 966 26 7Liberal Democrats Stephan Brocklesby 375 10 4Liberal Democrats Jonathan Snelling 352 9 7Independent Richard Law 319 8 8Liberal Democrats Marek Siemaszko 281 7 8Turnout 3 619 47 1Labour hold SwingLabour hold SwingLabour hold SwingPollards Hill Edit Pollards Hill 3 Party Candidate Votes Labour Frederick Flatt 1 651 48 1Labour Maria Dingwall 1 582 46 1Conservative Barbara Mansfield 1 352 39 4Labour Mohammad Syed 1 349 39 3Conservative William Hall 1 290 37 6Conservative David Justice 1 166 34 0Independent John Cole 540 15 7Turnout 3 438 53 4Labour gain from Conservative SwingLabour gain from Conservative SwingConservative hold SwingRavensbury Edit Ravensbury 3 Party Candidate Votes Labour David Cowling 1 982 56 1Labour Philip Jones 1 941 54 9Labour Peter McCabe 1 914 54 1Conservative Alfred Atkins 990 28 0Conservative Janette Williams 964 27 3Conservative Keith Guy 945 26 7Liberal Democrats Philip Knight 268 7 6Liberal Democrats Susan Simmonds 254 7 2Liberal Democrats Anthony Dix 242 6 8Green Helen Willis 190 5 4Turnout 3 539 53 7Labour hold SwingLabour hold SwingLabour hold SwingRaynes Park Edit Raynes Park 3 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Richard Aitken Davies 2 062 54 5Conservative Andrew Chamberlain 2 010 53 1Conservative Kathleen Lewis 1 973 52 2Labour David Herbert 1 087 28 7Labour David Heaton 980 25 9Labour Alison Morgan 975 25 8Green Ian Funnell 496 13 1Liberal Democrats Richard Tibbetts 429 11 3Liberal Democrats David Whiting 422 11 2Liberal Democrats Samantha Vanes 407 10 8Turnout 3 784 54 2Conservative hold SwingConservative hold SwingConservative hold SwingSt Helier Edit St Helier 3 Party Candidate Votes Labour Alec Leaver 1 980 56 2Labour Geoffrey Smith 1 879 53 4Labour Andrew Vail 1 831 52 0Conservative Donald Carr 1 123 31 9Conservative Gordon Mackay 1 100 31 2Conservative Peter Reid 1 086 30 8Green Stephen Boulding 363 10 3Turnout 3 528 54 1Labour hold SwingLabour hold SwingLabour hold SwingTrinity Edit Trinity 3 Party Candidate Votes Labour Kingsley Abrams 1 254 40 4Labour Mazhar Ul Khan 1 165 37 5Labour Christopher Watson 1 157 37 3Conservative Ian Mortimer 1 009 32 5Conservative Hugh Treseder 954 30 7Conservative Brian Terrett 951 30 6Liberal Democrats Neil Rennie 658 21 2Liberal Democrats Deborah Richardson 649 20 9Liberal Democrats Alison Willott 594 19 1Green Keith O Neill 389 12 5Turnout 3 105 54 2Labour hold SwingLabour hold SwingLabour hold SwingVillage Edit Village 3 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Dirk Hazell 1 958 62 6Conservative Allan Jones 1 915 61 3Conservative John Watson 1 888 60 4Labour Nicholas Draper 522 16 7Labour Denise Leggett 520 16 6Labour John Gumbley 489 15 6Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Robins 479 15 3Green Vaughan Flood 451 14 4Liberal Democrats John Field 378 12 1Liberal Democrats Marilyn Rumney 349 11 2Turnout 3 130 53 0Conservative hold SwingConservative hold SwingConservative hold SwingWest Barnes Edit West Barnes 3 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Dorothy Truman 1 792 44 9Conservative Percy Marchant 1 731 43 4Conservative Michael Menhinick 1 698 42 6Labour Nigel Duncan 1 217 30 5Labour Barry Edwards 1 144 28 7Labour Laurence Naylor 1 088 27 3West Barnes Independent Residents Roger Logan 961 24 1West Barnes Independent Residents Brian Parkin 918 23 0West Barnes Independent Residents John Nicholson 902 22 6Turnout 3 990 57 5Conservative hold SwingConservative hold SwingConservative hold SwingNotes and references EditNotes The Liberal Democrat vote count includes three candidates who stood in Phipps Bridge under the description of Liberal Democrat Focus Team References a b c d e Minors Michael Grenham Dennis London Borough Council Elections 3rd May 1990 PDF ISBN 1852611154 Retrieved 29 March 2015 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite 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