Merton London Borough Council election, 1990
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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]
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]
Background
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
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]
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Labour | 29 | 4 | 0 | 50.9% | 42.2% | 76,583 | |||
Conservative | 22 | 0 | 7 | 38.6% | 41.3% | 74,857 | |||
Merton Park Residents | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5.3% | 3.1% | 5,567 | n/a | ||
Longthornton and Tamworth Residents | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.3% | 2.1% | 3,822 | ||
Liberal Democrat | 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/a |
In Durnsford, incumbent Conservative councillor and future Conservative Prime Minister Theresa May topped the poll. This was the last election she contested in Merton.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | Theresa May | 1,063 | 45.6% | ||
Conservative | Barry Edwards | 1,049 | |||
Labour | Arthur Kennedy | 913 | 38.1% | ||
Labour | Nina Scowen | 852 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Susan Knibbs | 317 | 12.4% | ||
Liberal Democrat | Philip Rumney | 256 | |||
Green | Keith Park | 187 | 4.0% | ||
Turnout | 4,627 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Notes and references
Notes
- ↑ The Liberal Democrat vote count includes three candidates who stood in Phipps Bridge under the description of "Liberal Democrat Focus Team".
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis. London Borough Council Elections 3rd May 1990 (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. ISBN 1852611154. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
- ↑ London Borough Council Elections 8 May 1986 (PDF). London Residuary Body - Research and Intelligence Unit. 1986.
- ↑ "Merton Council Elections 2002" (PDF). Merton Electoral Services. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
- 1 2 "Merton Council Election Results 1964-2012" (PDF). Merton Council. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
- ↑ "Merton Park Ward Residents Association". mertonpark.org.uk. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
- 1 2 "Forum Issue No. 40" (PDF). Autumn 2009. Retrieved 31 May 2018.