1994 Newham London Borough Council election

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The 1994 Newham London Borough Council election to the Newham London Borough Council was held on 5 May 1994. The whole council was up for election. Turnout was 37.2%. Labour maintained its overwhelming majority.

Election Result[edit]

Newham Local Election Result 1994[1][2][3]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 59 2 0 +2 98.3 56.6
  Conservative 0 0 2 -2 0.0 20.1
  Liberal Democrats 1 0 0 0 1.7 11.5
  Independent 0 0 0 0 0.0 6.1
  Other parties 0 0 0 0 0.0 5.7

Background[edit]

A total of 175 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 57 candidates whilst the Liberal Democrats ran 30 candidates. Other candidates running were 9 Greens, 7 Independent Liberal Democrats, 5 BNP and 7 Independents.[2]

Results by ward[edit]

Beckton[edit]

Beckton (2)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Maureen Knight* 647 39.99 Decrease22.66
Labour Doris A. Maxwell* 523
BNP Michael Davidson 459 31.30 New
BNP Peter Hart 457
Conservative Christopher P. Boden 290 19.00 Decrease18.35
Conservative Valerie E. Fursland 266
Independent Malcolm Williamson 142 9.71 New
Registered electors 3,920 Increase 80
Turnout 1,566 39.95 Increase13.05
Rejected ballots 9 0.57 Decrease 0.01
Labour hold
Labour hold

Bemersyde[edit]

Bemersyde (2)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Christopher T. Rackley 853 48.74 Increase 4.35
Labour Victor F. Turner 843
Conservative Paul Clark*[n 1] 703 38.10 Increase 7.98
Conservative Derek A. W. Wigger 622
Liberal Democrats William A. Robinson 233 13.16 Increase 0.92
Liberal Democrats Philip J. Tyrer 224
Registered electors 4,233 Decrease 143
Turnout 1,855 43.82 Increase 1.35
Rejected ballots 14 0.75 Increase 0.43
Labour gain from Conservative
Labour hold

Canning Town & Grange[edit]

Canning Town and Grange (2)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Dennis R. Horwood 1,021 51.93 Decrease 1.62
Labour Stephen P. Naulls 914
Conservative Ann L. Lewis 896 48.07 Increase20.70
Registered electors 5,708 Increase 112
Turnout 1,946 34.09 Increase 2.99
Rejected ballots 3 0.15 Decrease 0.29
Labour hold
Labour hold

Castle[edit]

Castle (2)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David P. McGladdery 1,147 60.7 +2.3
Labour Mahmood Ahmad 1,017 N/A
Liberal Democrats Kathleen A. Chater 414 21.9 N/A
Conservative Karen Ullger 328 17.4 -8.4
Conservative Martin Ullger 248 N/A
Turnout 1,940 37.4 +2.0
Registered electors 5,108
Labour hold
Labour hold

Central[edit]

Central (2)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Christopher B. Allen 1,398 73.6 +19.6
Labour Stanley Hopwood 1,228 N/A
Liberal Democrats Marion R. Gill 262 13.8 N/A
Conservative David J. Hyde 239 12.6 -8.3
Liberal Democrats Bernard A. Barrow 229 N/A
Conservative Pamela M. Kirkley 211 N/A
Turnout 2,023 38.1 +6.4
Registered electors 5,209
Labour hold
Labour hold

Custom House & Silvertown[edit]

Custom House & Silvertown (3)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour William A. Chapman 1,517 42.0 -7.4
Labour Lyn C. Brown 1,434 N/A
Labour Ivor A. Bloom 1,375 N/A
Conservative David C. Gladstone 805 22.3 -12.0
BNP Jeff Edmonds 759 21.0 N/A
BNP Vincent Parker 737 N/A
BNP Kevin Vinecombe 672 N/A
Conservative Anthoulla Osben 586 N/A
Conservative Raymond Wallsgrave 567 N/A
Independent John C. Ringwood 532 14.7 N/A
Turnout 3,397 39.3 +8.8
Registered electors 8,657
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Forest Gate[edit]

Forest Gate (3)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Glynis A. Carpenter 1,849 55.8 -0.2
Labour Shama Ahmad 1,601 N/A
Labour Conor M. McAuley 1,528 N/A
Liberal Democrats Morgan Kelly 544 16.4 N/A
Conservative William Bennett 471 14.2 -6.9
Green Annette Degrandis 450 13.6 -9.3
Conservative Helena D. Bernstein 429 N/A
Conservative Pauline F. Finn 409 N/A
Liberal Democrats Paul S. J. Sandford 408 N/A
Liberal Democrats Paul S. J. Sandford 310 N/A
Turnout 2,767 38.1 -1.3
Registered electors 7,073
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Greatfield[edit]

Greatfield (3)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Kevin J. Jenkins 1,411 39.3 -3.7
Labour Ian K. Corbett 1,282 N/A
Labour Valerie M. J. Fone 1,192 N/A
Conservative Susan M. Craig 804 22.4 -18.2
Liberal Democrats Kathleen V. King 795 22.1 +5.7
Liberal Democrats Kenneth Flemwell 792 N/A
Conservative Lee M. Simm 749 N/A
Conservative Kenneth J. Ready 733 N/A
Liberal Democrats David N. Oxford 683 N/A
Ind. Lib Dem Frederick C. Jones 581 16.2 N/A
Ind. Lib Dem William G. Jeffrey 486 N/A
Ind. Lib Dem Michael G. Shimmen 426 N/A
Turnout 3,603 45.7 +0.3
Registered electors 7,820
Labour hold
Labour gain from Conservative
Labour gain from Conservative

Hudsons[edit]

Hudsons (3)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bryan A. Collier 1,282 51.2 -5.9
Labour Graham J. Lane 1,246 N/A
Labour Neil J. Wilsom 1,199 N/A
Conservative Jeffrey Spencer 1,122 35.5 +16.0
Conservative Stephen J. Hunt 1,114 N/A
Conservative Alan W. L. Price 1,014 N/A
Turnout 2,649 38.9 +5.6
Registered electors 6,798
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Kensington[edit]

Kensington (2)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Kuldip Singh 1,352 57.8 -17.0
Labour Lester T. Hudson 1,328 N/A
Liberal Democrats Mohammed Fozdar 802 34.3 N/A
Liberal Democrats David N. Oxford 733 N/A
Conservative Tina M. O'Flynn 186 7.9 -6.1
Conservative Carol A. Sarsfield 178 N/A
Turnout 2,405 45.9 +3.6
Registered electors 5,257
Labour hold
Labour hold

Little Ilford[edit]

Little Ilford (3)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Stephen C. Timms 1,750 71.8 +14.3
Labour Paul L. Douglas 1,653 N/A
Labour Andrew R. E. Baikie 1,546 N/A
Liberal Democrats Mohammed Bashir 374 15.3 -16.4
Liberal Democrats Stuart J. Hunt 358 N/A
Conservative Linda V. Lindsay 335 13.8 +3.1
Liberal Democrats Chaudhury A. Koher 336 N/A
Conservative Colin D. Robinson 313 N/A
Conservative Gary C. Whitmarsh 299 N/A
Turnout 2,712 45.9 +6.9
Registered electors 5,257
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Manor Park[edit]

Manor Park (3)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Amarjit Singh 1,892 69.5 +9.7
Labour Josephine H. Corbett 1,778 N/A
Labour Robert A. Wales 1,621 N/A
Liberal Democrats Maureen V. Smith 417 15.3 N/A
Conservative Stewart Lindsay 413 15.2 -9.1
Liberal Democrats Sidney Berman 403 N/A
Liberal Democrats Pauline Ofori-Atta Huntbach 364 N/A
Conservative Ronald D. Tatum 364 N/A
Conservative Harold K. Wilkins 343 N/A
Turnout 3,121 39.3 +0.5
Registered electors 7,344
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Monega[edit]

Monega (2)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour William H. Brown 1,598 76.1 +15.0
Labour Christopher J. Seddon 1,245 N/A
Independent Jagdish K. L. Amin 447 33.4 N/A
Conservative Susan Clark 330 13.7 +0.7
Conservative Denys C. Gates 282 N/A
Turnout 2,211 41.8 +1.8
Registered electors 5,295
Labour hold
Labour hold

New Town[edit]

New Town (2)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Carol A. Knights 1,188 69.5 +21.9
Labour John Isted 929 N/A
Conservative Charles R.P.G. Meaby 314 18.4 +7.5
Conservative Ian A. Riddoch 299 N/A
Green Amanda J. Sandford 207 12.1 +3.9
Turnout 1,647 32.2 -6.1
Registered electors 4,970
Labour hold
Labour hold

Ordnance[edit]

Ordnance (2)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Michael Brown 631 45.7 -3.2
Labour Judith A. Jorsling 562 N/A
Ind. Lib Dem Leslie E. Groombridge 254 18.4 N/A
Ind. Lib Dem Alan H. Stewart 221 N/A
Conservative Shelley L. Williams 206 14.9 -10.0
Liberal Democrats Martin P. J. Edwardes 166 12.0 N/A
Liberal Democrats Maurice S. Page 154 N/A
Green Alan J. Canetti 123 8.9 -17.3
Turnout 1,293 33.1 +4.6
Registered electors 4,169
Labour hold
Labour hold

Park[edit]

Park (3)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Akbar A. Chaudhary 1,471 79.1 +18.2
Labour Alan Griffiths 1,455 N/A
Labour John E. Saunders 1,426 N/A
Conservative Edna R. Crawford-Harris 388 20.9 -0.7
Conservative Daniel A. Cripps 358 N/A
Conservative Phillip R. Turner 341 N/A
Turnout 2,272 33.9 +0.5
Registered electors 6,604
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Plaistow[edit]

Plaistow (3)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jean A. Manley 1,077 53.9 +4.2
Labour Anand N. Patil 1,043 N/A
Labour Riaz Ahmed 972 N/A
Conservative Robert F. Williams 380 19.0 -5.8
Conservative Sylvia L. Williams 370 N/A
Conservative Sylvia L. Williams 341 N/A
Ind. Lib Dem Leslie E. Groombridge 332 16.6 N/A
Ind. Lib Dem Alan H. Stewart 275 N/A
Green Philip H. Rimmer 211 10.6 -14.9
Green Philip H. Rimmer 190 N/A
Green Philip H. Rimmer 153 N/A
Turnout 2,095 34.3 -1.0
Registered electors 6,092
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Plashet[edit]

Plashet (3)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John P. Thorne 1,665 62.9 +3.1
Labour Mohammad Khawar Khawaja 1,493 N/A
Labour Qaisra E. Khan 1,423 N/A
Conservative Josephine M. Child 531 20.0 -4.8
Conservative Simon N.C. Pearce 477 N/A
Green Paul S. J. Sandford 453 17.1 -8.4
Turnout 2,687 35.4 -0.7
Registered electors 7,483
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

St Stephens[edit]

St Stephens (2)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Abdul Hakim 1,276 78.0 +6.0
Labour Abdul K. Sheikh 1,193 N/A
Conservative Dorothy I. Ford 359 22.0 +7.4
Conservative Stanley C. Kempster 324 N/A
Turnout 1,817 36.4 -1.9
Registered electors 4,898
Labour hold
Labour hold

South[edit]

South (3)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Thomas A. Jenkinson 1,462 33.4 -3.5
Labour Theodore L. Etherden 1,421 N/A
Liberal Democrats Alec J. Kellaway 1,340 31.4 -5.5
Labour Anthony B. McAlmont 1,267 N/A
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth B. Laird 1,136 N/A
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth C. Lutzeier 1,039 N/A
Conservative Venetia Hazel 814 19.1 -10.6
Conservative Barry W. Roberts 793 N/A
Conservative Norman S.I. Lewis 759 N/A
Independent Alexander Thomson 647 33.4 N/A
Independent Lillian A.E. Hopes 570 N/A
Independent Lawrence B. Springthorpe 496 N/A
Turnout 4,296 37.4 -1.4
Registered electors 11,455
Labour hold
Labour hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Stratford[edit]

Stratford (2)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour James C. Riley 876 53.5 -4.4
Labour James G. Newstead 835 N/A
Liberal Democrats Fergus M. Dodd 334 22.1 +6.0
Liberal Democrats Paul Hyde 293 N/A
Conservative Darren A. Lawrence 197 13.0 -4.9
Conservative Nigel R. Nadolski 134 N/A
Green Harjinder S. Flora 107 7.1 -5.4
Turnout 1,575 34.5 +1.7
Registered electors 4,543
Labour hold
Labour hold

Upton[edit]

Upton (3)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mian M. Aslam 1,784 65.9 +5.6
Labour Francis Dowling 1,731 N/A
Labour Andrew P. Zachariades 1,443 N/A
Conservative Brian R. Armstrong 400 18.6 +5.5
Liberal Democrats Michael D. Dommett 376 15.5 +9.6
Conservative Sarah L.W. Jones 376 N/A
Conservative Armyn Z. Hennessy 318 N/A
Turnout 2,600 38.1 +3.8
Registered electors 6,759
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Wall End[edit]

Wall End (3)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Kulwant Mangat 1,514 45.9 -10.7
Labour Bashir Hafeez 1,510 N/A
Labour Edward H. Sparrowhawk 1,508 N/A
Liberal Democrats Mary Holland 554 15.5 N/A
Conservative Thomas R. J. Clark 546 16.5 -10.3
Independent Lillian M. Mcl. Erskine 477 14.4 N/A
Liberal Democrats Christopher J. Lees-Smith 445 N/A
Liberal Democrats Ruth Holland 441 N/A
Conservative Abdul Hadi 387 N/A
Conservative Nayran P. Nair 327 N/A
Green Charles F. Seber 211 6.4 -10.2
Turnout 3,004 37.2 -1.4
Registered electors 8,876
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

West Ham[edit]

West Ham (2)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ronald N. Manley 1,111 75.9 +15.9
Labour Murtland O. Inverary 990 N/A
Conservative Nevzat Duran 352 24.1 +0.2
Conservative John B. Steinberg 342 N/A
Turnout 1,634 29.2 -2.4
Registered electors 5,606
Labour hold
Labour hold

References[edit]

  1. ^ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael (1994). Local Elections Handbook 1994. Plymouth: Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z "London Borough Council Elections 5 May 1994" (PDF). London Datastore. London County Council. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y "London Borough of Newham Election Results 1964-2010" (PDF). Elections Centre. Plymouth University. Retrieved 4 October 2019.


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