1994 Islington London Borough Council election

1994 Islington London Borough Council election
All 52 seats up for election to Islington London Borough Council; 27 seats needed for a majority
Registered	113,589
Turnout	49,208, 43.32% ( 2.92)
Council control before election; ; Labour	Council control after election ; Alan Clinton; Labour

The 1994 Islington Council election took place on 5 May 1994 to elect members of Islington London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.^[2]

Background[edit]

Election Result[edit]

1994 Islington Borough Council election^[2]^[3]
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	39	0	8	8	75.00	52.49	63,475	2.90
	Liberal Democrats	12	0	8	8	23.08	29.14	35,232	21.53
	Conservative	1	0	0		1.92	12.47	15,083	4.90
	Green	0	0	0		0.00	3.06	3,697	3.74
	Tenants and Residents	0	0	0		0.00	2.17	2,624	4.08
	Independents	0	0	0		0.00	0.67	812	0.52
Total		52						120,923

Council Composition[edit]

Prior to the election the composition of the council was:^[4]

↓
44	4	1	3
Labour	Lib Dem	Con	Vacant

After the election the composition of the council was

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39	12	1
Labour	Lib Dem	Con

Ward results[edit]

(*) - Indicates an incumbent candidate

(†) - Indicates an incumbent candidate standing in a different ward

Barnsbury[edit]

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
votes=2,213\|change=New}}\|- class="vcard"		Liberal Democrats	Bruce G. Neave	1,952
	Liberal Democrats	David V. Tibbs	1,805
	Labour	Joseph Harris	936	26.92	5.91
	Labour	Valda L. James	913
	Labour	Piers M. Herbert	871
	Tenants and Residents	Eileen E. O'Keefe	362	10.06	12.71
	Tenants and Residents	Helen	315
	Conservative	Jane C. Langley	136	3.95	6.37
	Conservative	Mark Eldridge	135
	Conservative	Reginald H. Brown	128
Registered electors			7,267		218
Turnout			3,474	47.81	2.21
Rejected ballots			13	0.37	0.28
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour

Gillespie[edit]

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
percentage=44.27\|change=19.11}}\|- class="vcard"		Labour	David P. Barnes*	1,095	42.51	9.18
	Labour	Jennifer M. Sands	1,027
	Conservative	Christopher J. Pincher	992
	Liberal Democrats	Elizabeth J. Rorison	182	6.85	3.49
	Liberal Democrats	Raymond C. James	160
	Green	John H. Ackers	159	6.37	7.44
Registered electors			5,099		220
Turnout			2,573	50.46	3.52
Rejected ballots			9	0.35	0.13
	Conservative hold
	Labour hold

St George's[edit]

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
percentage=49.50\|change= 6.56}}\|- class="vcard"		Labour	Claire R.J. Gontier	1,402
	Labour	Paul Munim	1,207
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Adonis	424	12.63	New
	Independent	John F. Gallagher	399	14.32	New
	Green	Mary H. Adshead	363	13.03	12.07
	Liberal Democrats	Helen J.L. Thorn	327
	Conservative	Andrew J. McHallam	316	10.52	8.32
	Liberal Democrats	Hilary M. Nimmo	305
	Conservative	Rifat Bairam	294
	Conservative	Charles J.R. Sharman	270
Registered electors			6,621		310
Turnout			2,574	38.88	4.49
Rejected ballots			3	0.12	0.06
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

St Mary[edit]

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
votes=1,156\|change=}}\|- class="vcard"		Liberal Democrats	Matthew T.M. Ryan	671	32.12	New
	Liberal Democrats	Sylvia A. Keenan	634
	Green	Paul j. Ward	127	6.25	12.23
	Conservative	Juliet Blick	103	4.67	10.29
	Conservative	Nigel V.A. Shervey	86
Registered electors			4,395		109
Turnout			2,123	48.31	2.88
Rejected ballots			8	0.38	0.13
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Thornhill[edit]

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Elizabeth M. Davies*	1,644	58.25	1.61
	Labour	Roger A. McKenzie	1,606
	Labour	Derek A. Sawyer^†^{[n 2]}	1,379
	Independent	Michael J. Rosenbaum	354	13.36	New
	Liberal Democrats	Charles P. Cohen	353	11.02	4.68
	Liberal Democrats	Elizabeth J.F. Mayer	314
	Green	Judith Benli	298	11.25	5.50
	Liberal Democrats	Mark C. Thatcher	209
	Conservative	Raymond L.J. Muggeridge	192	6.12	4.29
	Conservative	Joseph D. Owino	151
	Conservative	Allan j. Saile	144
Registered electors			6,837		165
Turnout			2,531	37.02	6.09
Rejected ballots			8	0.32	0.55
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Notes[edit]

^ Leader by default as he is the only conservative councillor
^ Sawyer was a sitting councillor representing the Mildmay ward

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis. "London Borough Council Elections - 5 May 1994 - Ward Votinh Statistics" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. p. 208. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "London Borough Council Elections 5 May 1994 including Results from the European Elections" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. pp. 102–106, 208–209. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
^ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "London Borough of Islington Election Results 1964-2010" (PDF). Elections Centre. Plymouth University. pp. 9–10. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
^ Labour had lost 2 seats to by-elections in between the 1990 and 1994 elections. A seat in Clerkenwell ward was lost to the Lib Dems in 1991 and another was lost in Quadrant to the Conservatives in 1992

[2] Leader by default as he is the only conservative councillor

[6] Sawyer was a sitting councillor representing the Mildmay ward

[Turnout-1] Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis. "London Borough Council Elections - 5 May 1994 - Ward Votinh Statistics" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. p. 208. Retrieved 6 June 2024.

[1994elect-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "London Borough Council Elections 5 May 1994 including Results from the European Elections" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. pp. 102–106, 208–209. Retrieved 29 March 2015.

[electionsCentre-4] Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "London Borough of Islington Election Results 1964-2010" (PDF). Elections Centre. Plymouth University. pp. 9–10. Retrieved 6 June 2024.

[5] Labour had lost 2 seats to by-elections in between the 1990 and 1994 elections. A seat in Clerkenwell ward was lost to the Lib Dems in 1991 and another was lost in Quadrant to the Conservatives in 1992

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