1994 Wandsworth London Borough Council election

1994 Wandsworth London Borough Council election
All 61 seats up for election to Wandsworth London Borough Council; 31 seats needed for a majority
Registered	195,183
Turnout	97,587, 50.00%
Council control before election; ; Conservative	Council control after election ; ; Conservative

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

Background

Election result

1994 Wandsworth London Borough Council Election^[3]^[4]
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	45	0	3	3	73.77	50.03	130,477	4.33
	Labour	16	3	0	3	26.23	39.82	103,857	0.13
	Liberal Democrats	0	0	0		0.00	9.11	23,768	6.25
	Green	0	0	0		0.00	0.87	2,269	2.06
	Independent	0	0	0		0.00	0.13	326	0.03
	Ind. Lib Dem	0	0	0		0.00	0.04	91	New
Total		61						260,788

Ward results

(*) - Indicates an incumbent candidate

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

Balham

Balham (3)^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	William J. Donald-Adkin*	2,462	53.95	0.12
	Conservative	Bernadina I.T. Ayonrinde	2,393
	Conservative	Charles W.H. McFall	2,384
	Labour	Sarah J. Newens	1,730	38.07	2.36
	Labour	Thakur D. Hosain	1,719
	Labour	Martin C. Tupper	1,659
	Liberal Democrats	Matthew A. Adam-Smith	377	7.98	New
	Liberal Democrats	Julie Benson	374
	Liberal Democrats	David J. Cooke-Yarborough	321
Registered electors			9,039		22
Turnout			4,618	51.09	4.19
Rejected ballots			8	0.17	0.03
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Bedford

Bedford (3)^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Colin F. Dawe*	2,132	44.74	0.29
	Conservative	Jean M. Lucas*	2,123
	Conservative	Peter D. Kennerley	2,109
	Labour	Sven W. Bunn	1,945	40.37	2.34
	Labour	David H. Southey	1,904
	Labour	Pamela R. Tatlow	1,892
	Liberal Democrats	Catherine R. Brown	331	6.16	1.93
	Green	Lewis Betts	302	6.37	2.02
	Liberal Democrats	Arminel P. Fennelly	278
	Liberal Democrats	Christopher A. Reilly	266
	Independent	Br Michael R. Bartlett	112	2.36	1.96
Registered electors			9,642		169
Turnout			4,719	48.94	6.31
Rejected ballots			7	0.15	0.08
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Earlsfield

Earlsfield (2)^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Angela Graham*	1,787	51.58	1.03
	Conservative	John F. Grimshaw*	1,699
	Labour	Winston E. Gordon	1,419	40.52	0.54
	Labour	Deidre R.M. Parkinson	1,319
	Liberal Democrats	Alan S. Giles	186	5.21	1.46
	Liberal Democrats	Neil J.M. Thomson	166
	Ind. Lib Dem	Edward D. Larkin	91	2.69	New
Registered electors			6,591		30
Turnout			3,503	53.15	6.99
Rejected ballots			11	0.31	0.21
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

East Putney

East Putney (3)^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Margaret E. Calcott-James*	2,628	58.78	3.92
	Conservative	Diana M. Whittingham*	2,511
	Conservative	Brian N.C. Prichard*	2,501
	Labour	Finna J. Ayres	1,418	31.34	5.40
	Labour	Robert Knowles	1,344
	Labour	Alan B. Petrides	1,313
	Liberal Democrats	Anthony K. Burrett	469	9.88	4.35
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen C. Palmer	441
	Liberal Democrats	Nicholas Kounoupias	375
Registered electors			10,039		176
Turnout			4,543	45.25	8.53
Rejected ballots			4	0.09
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Fairfield

Fairfield (2)^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Vanessa Graham*	1,882	54.54	2.05
	Conservative	Thomas G. Morony	1,806
	Labour	Charles V.G. Henry	1,352	39.78	1.36
	Labour	Ann M. Light	1,338
	Liberal Democrats	Patrick M. Warren	205	5.68	New
	Liberal Democrats	Paul T. Nagle	178
Registered electors			5,978		235
Turnout			3,491	58.40	6.34
Rejected ballots			3	0.09	0.07
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Furzedown

Furzedown (3)^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ian P. Hart	2,507	46.19	1.19
	Labour	John J. Gallagher	2,484	44.42	1.51
	Conservative	Evelyn G. McDermott	2,401
	Conservative	Sheldon A. Wilkie	2,324
	Labour	Jonathan C. Nicholson	2,278
	Labour	Esther Persaud	2,195
	Liberal Democrats	Michael C. Frost	326	5.71	1.24
	Liberal Democrats	Richard J.R.M. Henderson	323
	Liberal Democrats	Richard R. Williams	246
	Green	Monica E. Vickery	212	3.68	1.56
	Green	Donald J. Valentine	171
Registered electors			10,660		90
Turnout			5,495	51.55	6.30
Rejected ballots			4	0.07	0.01
	Conservative hold
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Conservative hold

Graveney

Graveney (3)^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Duncan E. Braithwaite*	2,318	48.21	8.35
	Labour	Andrew R.A. Gibbons	2,263
	Labour	Catherine A. Prichard	2,184
	Liberal Democrats	Mark A. Green	1,438	27.82	1.57
	Liberal Democrats	Roger O'Brien	1,296
	Liberal Democrats	Christine A. Whittingham	1,170
	Conservative	Marc Hope	952	19.18	7.40
	Conservative	David C. Turtle	869
	Conservative	Clare E. Ward	869
	Green	Albert S. Vickery	224	4.79	2.52
Registered electors			10,105		93
Turnout			4,878	48.27	0.99
Rejected ballots			7	0.14	0.03
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Latchmere

Latchmere (3)^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Anthony J. Belton*	1,835	52.05	0.16
	Labour	Maurice Johnson*	1,756
	Labour	Samantha L. Heath	1,748
	Conservative	Nicholas Archer	1,505	41.84	1.05
	Conservative	Richard Bassett	1,467
	Conservative	Christopher Heaton-Harris	1,320
	Liberal Democrats	Julian C.M. Brazil	219	6.11	New
	Liberal Democrats	Michael W. Davenport	209
	Liberal Democrats	George E. Watson	198
Registered electors			8,270		158
Turnout			3,784	45.76	7.65
Rejected ballots			6	0.16	0.09
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Nightingale

Nightingale (3)^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Maurice A.S. Heaster*	2,324	53.70	0.98
	Conservative	Martin A.S. Winter	2,286
	Conservative	Ravindra P. Govindia*	2,284
	Labour	Nicola F. Brown	1,627	36.88	7.17
	Labour	Ryan E. Haines	1,577
	Labour	Gordon E. Paterson	1,531
	Liberal Democrats	Anthony J. Fennelly	419	9.42	2.91
	Liberal Democrats	Ivor W. Strong	403
	Liberal Democrats	Alex Watling	386
Registered electors			9,411		188
Turnout			4,536	48.20	7.92
Rejected ballots			6	0.13	0.05
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Northcote

Northcote (3)^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Martin D. Johnson*	2,679	56.65	6.72
	Conservative	Clive Dixon^†^{[n 1]}	2,651
	Conservative	Gordon S. Passmore*	2,622
	Labour	Tamara F. Flanagan	1,239	25.83	0.24
	Labour	Colum J.A. Smith	1,237
	Labour	Tracey L. Van-Tongeren	1,151
	Green	Peter Budge	449	9.59	1.45
	Liberal Democrats	Charles H. Cronin	393	7.93	New
	Liberal Democrats	David I. Bouchier	375
	Liberal Democrats	Anthony J. Bouchier	345
Registered electors			8,980		231
Turnout			4,497	50.08	7.48
Rejected ballots			3	0.07	0.01
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Parkside

Parkside (2)^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Elizabeth Howlett	1,782	54.96	1.82
	Conservative	Josephine L. Sedgwick	1,698
	Labour	Karen P. Chapman	1,163	35.66	0.87
	Labour	Donald J. Roy	1,094
	Liberal Democrats	Catherine S. Devons	319	9.38	4.26
	Liberal Democrats	Simon O. Campbell-Jones	275
Registered electors			5,904		38
Turnout			3,316	56.17	7.16
Rejected ballots			7	0.21	0.02
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Queenstown

Queenstown (2)^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Carol Humphries	1,722	54.15	1.69
	Conservative	Richard A.H. Vivian	1,615
	Labour	Philip G. Inglesant	1,243	40.24	0.42
	Labour	June L. Tipping	1,236
	Liberal Democrats	Paul W. Ekins	178	5.61	New
	Liberal Democrats	Julian H.P. Thomas	167
Registered electors			6,916		502
Turnout			3,234	46.76	6.61
Rejected ballots			4	0.12
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Roehampton

Roehampton (3)^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John A. Slater*	2,149	50.64	0.04
	Labour	Vera Thompson*	2,148
	Labour	Pauline J. Brueseke	2,147
	Conservative	Katherine M. van den Elst	1,624	38.19	2.95
	Conservative	Stephen B.S. Lorch	1,622
	Conservative	Russell J. Yardley	1,614
	Liberal Democrats	Nicholas W. Leggett	514	11.17	2.91
	Liberal Democrats	John D.F. Martyn	466
	Liberal Democrats	Godfrey S. Shocket	441
Registered electors			8,929		551
Turnout			4,559	51.06	5.75
Rejected ballots			11	0.24	0.97
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

St John

St John (3)^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Aiden Grimes	2,020	48.88	6.06
	Labour	Derek R. Sutton*	1,934
	Labour	Anthony E. Tuck	1,892
	Conservative	Zoe R. Day	1,805	43.54	2.13
	Conservative	Neil R.D. Wallace	1,720
	Conservative	Mark K. Kotecha	1,683
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew E. Crick	327	7.58	New
	Liberal Democrats	Lilu W. Stewart	295
	Liberal Democrats	Richard M. Goalen	285
Registered electors			9,332		167
Turnout			4,221	45.23	3.05
Rejected ballots			4	0.09	0.07
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Labour hold
	Labour gain from Conservative

St Mary's Park

St Mary's Park (3)^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Philip Bastiman*	2,416	51.87	7.10
	Conservative	Adrian Flook	2,355
	Conservative	Christopher Reilly*	2,290
	Labour	Patrick Eraut	1,687	36.25	4.78
	Labour	William Johnston	1,641
	Labour	Toby Naish	1,606
	Liberal Democrats	David Owen-Jones	319	6.35	New
	Liberal Democrats	Christopher Woodley	276
	Liberal Democrats	David Patterson	270
	Green	Caroline Austin	251	5.53	New
Registered electors			9,052		161
Turnout			4,557	50.34	6.80
Rejected ballots			5	0.11	0.13
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Shaftesbury

Shaftesbury (3)^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Alistair J. Crellin	2,658	56.74	3.59
	Conservative	Christopher F. Sadler*	2,644
	Conservative	John G.B. Senior*	2,615
	Labour	Christine J.M. Eccles	1,760	34.51	3.52
	Labour	Gillian E. Pettitt	1,564
	Labour	Richard M. Thomas	1,490
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew J. Brabin	433	8.75	New
	Liberal Democrats	James P. Sparling	417
	Liberal Democrats	Tariq Sadiq	371
Registered electors			9,927		245
Turnout			4,868	49.04	9.32
Rejected ballots			8	0.16	0.05
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Southfield

Southfield (3)^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Christine A.K. Thompson*	2,974	49.21	2.15
	Conservative	Dominic M.J. Rossi	2,830
	Conservative	Paul V. Green^†^{[n 2]}	2,713
	Labour	Simon J. Parkinson	2,031	33.58	0.57
	Labour	Paul A. Peters	1,899
	Labour	Gavin P.R. Reddin	1,880
	Liberal Democrats	Matthew G. Green	471	7.49	1.55
	Liberal Democrats	Edward J. Davey	438
	Liberal Democrats	Casper D. Wrede	386
	Green	Marilyn A. Elson	347	6.01	2.55
	Independent	Pamela D. Davies	214	3.71	New
Registered electors			10,035		78
Turnout			5,656	56.36	5.81
Rejected ballots			14	0.25	0.19
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Springfield

Springfield (3)^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Katharine R. Tracey*	2,744	52.00	4.58
	Conservative	John R. Garrett*	2,733
	Conservative	Anne M. Mervis^†^{[n 3]}	2,723
	Labour	Colin G. Pavelin	1,863	34.97	3.17
	Labour	Jeanne M. Smith	1,861
	Labour	Paul J. White	1,790
	Liberal Democrats	Julian Barratt	440	7.08	2.22
	Liberal Democrats	James C. Gurling	379
	Green	Steven P. Gardiner	313	5.95	0.81
	Liberal Democrats	Christopher R. Salaman	296
Registered electors			10,488		506
Turnout			5,336	50.88	6.72
Rejected ballots			8	0.15	0.06
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Thamesfield

Thamesfield (3)^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Edward J.U. Lister*	2,902	59.19	1.05
	Conservative	Lois M. Lees*	2,901
	Conservative	Nadhim Zahawi	2,611
	Labour	Christopher E. Locke	1,372	28.78	3.36
	Labour	Margaret E. Yearsley	1,360
	Labour	Richard V.R. Thomas	1,359
	Liberal Democrats	Robert A. Cross	643	12.03	6.48
	Liberal Democrats	John H. Richling	545
	Liberal Democrats	Patrick J. Wallace	521
Registered electors			10,063		127
Turnout			4,982	49.51	8.59
Rejected ballots			6	0.12	0.07
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Tooting

Tooting (3)^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Shona McIsaac*	2,513	58.60	9.31
	Labour	Bernard J. Rosewell*	2,509
	Labour	Sadiq Khan	2,437
	Conservative	Guy H.C. Hill	1,433	32.82	3.63
	Conservative	David R. Hodson	1,398
	Conservative	Muhammad R. Raja	1,345
	Liberal Democrats	Matthew Bryant	414	8.58	3.32
	Liberal Democrats	Simon A. James	355
	Liberal Democrats	Robert J. Bunce	324
Registered electors			10,103		30
Turnout			4,659	46.12	5.85
Rejected ballots			6	0.13	0.06
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

West Hill

West Hill (2)^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Beryl Jeffery*	1,866	56.13	2.15
	Conservative	Malcolm C. Grimston	1,811
	Labour	Denis E. Meehan	1,180	35.81	0.26
	Labour	Maureen D. Walsh	1,166
	Liberal Democrats	Winifred H. Bouchier Hayes	268	8.06	3.50
	Liberal Democrats	Laurence Spicer	259
Registered electors			6,163		143
Turnout			3,407	55.28	6.31
Rejected ballots			6	0.18	0.08
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

West Putney

West Putney (3)^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	William F.D. Hawkins*	2,796	61.75	3.72
	Conservative	Mary M. Holben*	2,768
	Conservative	Michael R.E. Simpson	2,589
	Labour	Judith M. Chegwidden	1,451	30.96	0.79
	Labour	Elaine M. Aherne	1,349
	Labour	Walter A. Ross	1,288
	Liberal Democrats	David J. King	352	7.29	1.90
	Liberal Democrats	Patrick K. Joy	338
	Liberal Democrats	Marco S. Martinez	273
Registered electors			9,556		110
Turnout			4,728	49.48	10.28
Rejected ballots			10	0.21	0.11
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Notes

^ Dixon was a sitting councillor representing the St John ward
^ Green was a sitting councillor representing the St John ward
^ Mervis was a sitting councillor representing the Furzedown ward

References

^ ^a ^b Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis. "London Borough Council Elections - 5 May 1994 - Ward Voting Statistics" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. p. 220. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
^ "London Borough Council Elections 5 May 1994 including Results from the European Elections" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis. "London Borough Elections Centre - 5 May 1994" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. pp. 178–181, 220–221. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "London Borough of Wandsworth Election Results 1964-2010" (PDF). Elections Centre. Plymouth University. pp. 9–11. Retrieved 6 May 2024.

[5] Dixon was a sitting councillor representing the St John ward

[6] Green was a sitting councillor representing the St John ward

[7] Mervis was a sitting councillor representing the Furzedown ward

[Turnout-1] Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis. "London Borough Council Elections - 5 May 1994 - Ward Voting Statistics" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. p. 220. Retrieved 7 May 2024.

[London_1994_election-2] "London Borough Council Elections 5 May 1994 including Results from the European Elections" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 29 March 2015.

[electionResults-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis. "London Borough Elections Centre - 5 May 1994" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. pp. 178–181, 220–221. Retrieved 6 May 2024.

[electionsCentre-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "London Borough of Wandsworth Election Results 1964-2010" (PDF). Elections Centre. Plymouth University. pp. 9–11. Retrieved 6 May 2024.

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