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1990 Newham London Borough Council election

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FieldValue
election_date
election_name1990 Newham London Borough Council election
countryLondon
typeparliamentary
previous_election1986 Newham London Borough Council election
previous_year1986
next_election1990 Newham London Borough Council election
next_year1990
seats_for_electionAll 60 seats up for election to Newham London Borough Council
majority_seats31
registered157,951
turnout57,625, 36.48%
image1[[File:No image wide.svg115x50pxBlank]]
party1Labour Party (UK)
seats157
seat_change13
seats_before160
popular_vote181,387
percentage160.08%
leader1Stephen Timms
leader_since11990
leaders_seat1Little Ilford
image2[[File:No image wide.svg115x50pxBlank]]
party2Conservative Party (UK)
seats22
seat_change22
seats_before20
popular_vote232,957
percentage224.33%
leader2Unknown
leader_since2Unknown
leaders_seat2Unknown
image4[[File:No image wide.svg115x50pxBlank]]
party4Liberal Democrats (UK)
seats41
seats_before40
seat_change41
popular_vote410,599
percentage47.82%
leader4Alec J. Kellaway
leader_since42 May 1987
leaders_seat4South
image5[[File:No image wide.svg115x50pxBlank]]
party5Green Party of England and Wales
seats_before50
seats50
seat_change5
popular_vote59,192
percentage56.78%
leader5Unknown
leader_since5Unknown
leaders_seat5Unknown
titleCouncil control
before_partyLabour Party (UK)
posttitleCouncil control after election
after_partyLabour Party (UK)

The 1990 Newham London Borough Council election to the Newham London Borough Council was held on 3 May 1990. The whole council was up for election. turnout no change was 33.0%. Labour maintained its overwhelming majority.

Election result

|seats % = 95.00 |votes % = 60.08 |plus/minus = |seats % = 3.33 |votes % = 24.33 |plus/minus = |seats % = 1.67 |votes % = 7.82 |plus/minus = |seats % = 0.00 |votes % = 6.78 |plus/minus =

Background

A total of 154 candidates stood in the election for the 60 seats being contested across 24 wards. Candidates included a full slate from the Labour Party, whilst the Conservative Party ran 54 candidates. The Liberal Democrats ran 12 candidates as well as 3 candidates under the Liberal Democrat Focus Team banner. Other candidates running were 22 Greens and 3 Independents.

Election results

(*) - Indicates an incumbent candidate

(†) - Indicates an incumbent candidate from a different ward

Beckton

Bemersyde

Canning Town and Grange

Castle

Central

Custom House & Silvertown

Forest Gate

Greatfield

Hudsons

Kensington

Little Ilford

Manor Park

Monega

New Town

Ordnance

Park

Plaistow

Plashet

St Stephens

South

Stratford

Upton

Wall End

West Ham

Notes

References

References

  1. "London Borough Council Elections - 3rd May 1990 - Summary of voting statistics by ward - ''continued''". London Research Centre.
  2. "Local Elections in Britain: A Statistical Digest". Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre. (1993)
  3. "London Borough Council Elections 3 May 1990". London County Council.
  4. "London Borough of Newham Election Results 1964-2010". Plymouth University.
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