1986 Newham London Borough Council election
The 1986 Newham London Borough Council election for the Newham London Borough Council was held on 8 May 1986. The whole council was up for election. Turnout was 30.7%. Labour, for the first time, won all 60 seats.
Election result
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 60 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 100 | 60.7 | |||
Conservative | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.5 | |||
Alliance | 0 | 0 | 6 | -6 | 0 | 21.7 | |||
Other parties | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 |
Background
A total of 184 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 stood 51 candidates. The Liberal and SDP parties ran 37 joint candidates whilst the Liberal party also ran 11 candidates under the Liberal Alliance Focus Team banner. Other candidates included 12 Independents, 8 Green, 1 Communist, 2 Revolutionary Communist and 2 National Front.
Results by ward
Beckton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Maureen Knight | 693 | 70.4 | -2.8 | |
Labour | Derek A. Whitbread | 637 | N/A | ||
Alliance | Suzan E. Statter | 158 | 16.0 | -10.8 | |
Conservative | Gladys V. Smith | 134 | 26.8 | N/A | |
Alliance | Louis Pampouris | 119 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 22.5 | +0.9 | |||
Registered electors | 4,219 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Bemersyde
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John P. Lang | 806 | 47.5 | -9.4 | |
Labour | Peter E. Landman | 770 | N/A | ||
Alliance | Adrian G. Cole | 592 | 34.9 | -8.2 | |
Alliance | Lee Reeves | 59 | N/A | ||
Conservative | Ian R. Martin | 298 | 17.6 | N/A | |
Conservative | Susan G. Martin | 254 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 38.3 | +8.9 | |||
Registered electors | 4,616 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Canning Town & Grange
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jack A. Hart | 1,058 | 67.5 | -6.6 | |
Labour | Charles Whincup | 1,022 | N/A | ||
Alliance | Mark H. Harrington | 367 | 21.1 | -11.4 | |
Conservative | Peter J. Doe | 256 | 14.7 | N/A | |
Independent (Newham Broad Alliance) | Mohanlal D. Chouhan | 56 | 3.2 | N/A | |
Turnout | 26.5 | -4.4 | |||
Registered electors | 5,847 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Castle
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Edwin R. Mann | 1,224 | 58.7 | -3.7 | |
Labour | Sarah L. M. Murray | 1,207 | N/A | ||
Alliance | Peter Bragg | 566 | 27.2 | -10.4 | |
Alliance | Lamont M. Moyer | 439 | N/A | ||
Conservative | Helena D. Bernstein | 294 | 14.1 | N/A | |
Turnout | 39.1 | +8.4 | |||
Registered electors | 5,589 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Central
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Gordon T. George | 1,257 | 54.0 | +0.9 | |
Labour | Stanley Hopwood | 1,219 | N/A | ||
Alliance | Harbans S. Jabbal | 369 | 36.3 | -20.2 | |
Conservative | Lesley M. Fitzgerald | 360 | 15.7 | N/A | |
Independent (Newham Broad Alliance) | Mohammad Sarawar | 302 | 13.2 | N/A | |
Turnout | 38.0 | +1.3 | |||
Registered electors | 5,475 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Custom House & Silvertown
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | William A. Chapman | 1,350 | 64.8 | +3.0 | |
Labour | Julia C. I. Garfield | 1,334 | N/A | ||
Labour | Judith A. Jorsling-Thomas | 1,221 | N/A | ||
Alliance | Elizabeth Campion | 394 | 18.9 | -19.3 | |
Alliance | David J. Richardson | 390 | N/A | ||
Alliance | Sandra Y. Richardson | 383 | N/A | ||
Conservative | June P. L. Colton | 338 | 16.2 | N/A | |
Conservative | June M. Eason | 334 | N/A | ||
Conservative | Erica H. Privett | 319 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 27.2 | +3.5 | |||
Registered electors | 8,285 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Forest Gate
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Margaret P. Olley | 1,566 | 55.0 | +15.0 | |
Labour | Conor M. McAuley | 1,550 | N/A | ||
Labour | Ronald G. Augley | 1,524 | N/A | ||
Conservative | Richard J. Arnopp | 669 | 23.5 | -0.8 | |
Conservative | Robin D. Atter | 659 | N/A | ||
Conservative | John B. M. Steinberg | 575 | N/A | ||
Lib Dem Focus Team | David C. Powell | 286 | 10.0 | -22.7 | |
Lib Dem Focus Team | Anne Butcher | 277 | N/A | ||
Lib Dem Focus Team | Mark A. Tavener | 256 | N/A | ||
Green | Varyah A. de Grandis-Harrison | 200 | 7.0 | N/A | |
Revolutionary Communist | Alex Farrell | 66 | 2.3 | N/A | |
Communist | John G. Grahl | 60 | 2.1 | N/A | |
Turnout | 37.4 | +8.7 | |||
Registered electors | 7,603 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Greatfield
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jeffrey Crooks | 1,410 | 39.8 | -1.2 | |
Labour | Kevin J. Jenkins | 1,322 | N/A | ||
Labour | Martin J Watkinson | 1,258 | N/A | ||
Alliance | Neal A. Chubb | 1,022 | 28.9 | -30.1 | |
Alliance | David Gotobe | 1,019 | N/A | ||
Alliance | Leslie E. Groombridge | 878 | N/A | ||
Conservative | Robert J. Vinter | 810 | 22.9 | N/A | |
Conservative | Steven P. Nash | 790 | N/A | ||
Conservative | Rosa E. Gurney | 781 | N/A | ||
National Front | Michael B. Hipperson | 199 | 5.6 | N/A | |
National Front | Peter J. Turpin | 153 | N/A | ||
Green | Ian C. Macdonald | 99 | 2.8 | N/A | |
Turnout | 41.1 | +8.4 | |||
Registered electors | 8,545 | ||||
Labour gain from Alliance | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Alliance | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Alliance | Swing | ||||
Hudsons
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Frederick C. Jones | 1,173 | 57.1 | -3.9 | |
Labour | Margaret D. Brown | 1,035 | N/A | ||
Labour | Graham J. Lane | 992 | N/A | ||
Alliance | Stephen T. Bell | 481 | 23.4 | -5.3 | |
Alliance | Martin J. Lammin | 410 | N/A | ||
Conservative | Josephine M. Child | 401 | 19.5 | -0.1 | |
Alliance | Ann C. Winfield | 60 | N/A | ||
Conservative | Alexander G. Hope-Thompson | 360 | N/A | ||
Conservative | Leslie A. Smith | 350 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 28.7 | +2.0 | |||
Registered electors | 7,527 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Kensington
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Kenneth C. R. Massey | 1,705 | 68.1 | +8.7 | |
Labour | Harmegh S. Rattan | 1,576 | N/A | ||
Lib Dem Focus Team | Eric P. Laws | 555 | 22.2 | N/A | |
Lib Dem Focus Team | Sylvia E. Neal | 443 | N/A | ||
Conservative | Doris E. McWilton | 187 | 7.5 | N/A | |
Green | Rosalind M. Shanley Jordaan | 55 | 2.2 | N/A | |
Turnout | 44.0 | +2.2 | |||
Registered electors | 5,690 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Little Ilford
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Colin M. Copus | 2,117 | 54.4 | +11.7 | |
Labour | Stephen C. Timms | 1,021 | N/A | ||
Labour | Patricia A. Heron | 931 | N/A | ||
Lib Dem Focus Team | Rif Winfield | 1,477 | 38.0 | -16.0 | |
Lib Dem Focus Team | Thomas J. Humfrey | 1,317 | N/A | ||
Lib Dem Focus Team | Clefene Skyers | 1,291 | N/A | ||
Conservative | Roy A. Bull | 296 | 7.6 | N/A | |
Conservative | Gillian M. Stannett | 275 | N/A | ||
Conservative | Mark W. Money | 255 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 47.9 | +15.7 | |||
Registered electors | 8,217 | ||||
Labour gain from Lib Dem Focus Team | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Lib Dem Focus Team | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Lib Dem Focus Team | Swing | ||||
Manor Park
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Amarjit Singh | 1,665 | 54.9 | +5.3 | |
Labour | James A. Parnell | 1,651 | N/A | ||
Labour | Elizabeth C. Fullick | 1,651 | N/A | ||
Lib Dem Focus Team | June M. Gasper | 825 | 27.2 | N/A | |
Lib Dem Focus Team | Philip C. Wainewright | 716 | N/A | ||
Lib Dem Focus Team | Mohammed A. Siddiqui | 674 | N/A | ||
Conservative | Douglas E. G. Webb | 541 | 17.8 | -10.8 | |
Conservative | Martin Bayes | 528 | N/A | ||
Conservative | Mary M. King | 524 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 40.1 | +3.8 | |||
Registered electors | 8,164 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Monega
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Lewis E. Boyce | 1,355 | 61.1 | +3.1 | |
Labour | Frederick E. York | 1,266 | N/A | ||
Independent (Newham Broad Alliance) | Manoj K. Mann | 573 | 25.9 | N/A | |
Independent (Newham Broad Alliance) | Javad Rahman | 486 | N/A | ||
Conservative | Wendy N. Blanchard | 288 | 13.0 | N/A | |
Turnout | 38.5 | +3.2 | |||
Registered electors | 5,722 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
New Town
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Henry C. Cleghorn | 921 | 66.9 | +18.3 | |
Labour | Peter J. Pendle | 895 | N/A | ||
Conservative | David Knight | 239 | 17.4 | -4.9 | |
Conservative | Florence Jackson | 215 | N/A | ||
Alliance | Elizabeth Barker | 159 | 11.6 | -17.5 | |
Alliance | Davinder S. Sagoo | 127 | N/A | ||
Green | Paramjit S. Bahra | 57 | 4.1 | N/A | |
Turnout | 29.5 | +1.0 | |||
Registered electors | 5,123 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Ordnance
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Charles A. Flemwell | 734 | 73.3 | +1.5 | |
Labour | Anne King | 662 | N/A | ||
Alliance | Jennifer Sutherland | 158 | 15.8 | -12.4 | |
Alliance | Francis J. Rowden | 148 | N/A | ||
Conservative | Roger J. L. Ham | 110 | 11.0 | N/A | |
Turnout | 26.2 | +5.1 | |||
Registered electors | 4,148 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Park
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Michael Brown | 1,368 | 56.3 | +6.0 | |
Labour | John Lock | 1,364 | N/A | ||
Labour | John Plant | 1,239 | N/A | ||
Alliance | Andrew J. Bolton | 437 | 18.0 | -10.6 | |
Alliance | Frances L. Bolton | 436 | N/A | ||
Alliance | Mohammed T. Jawed | 434 | N/A | ||
Conservative | Roger M. Barker-Green | 408 | 16.8 | -4.3 | |
Conservative | Simon N. C. Pearce | 405 | N/A | ||
Conservative | Richard C. Strauss | 362 | N/A | ||
Green | Leo M. Fletcher | 215 | 8.9 | N/A | |
Turnout | 32.8 | +2.0 | |||
Registered electors | 7,990 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Plaistow
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Christine Shepherd | 1,118 | 63.1 | -13.7 | |
Labour | Alexander Thomson | 1,047 | N/A | ||
Labour | Anand N. Patil | 1,022 | N/A | ||
Alliance | Bridget A. Watts | 355 | 20.0 | +1.6 | |
Conservative | Derek S. Vivash | 298 | 16.8 | N/A | |
Alliance | Ian W. F. Macfadyen | 297 | N/A | ||
Conservative | Mary M. Vivash | 256 | N/A | ||
Alliance | Mohammed Sarwar | 228 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 28.6 | -1.1 | |||
Registered electors | 6,795 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Plashet
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Maganbhal G. Patel | 1,442 | 40.1 | +10.8 | |
Labour | Jan Tallis | 1,410 | N/A | ||
Labour | Joseph C. Sambrano | 1,282 | N/A | ||
Conservative | Barry W. Roberts | 520 | 18.3 | -12.1 | |
Conservative | Vera E. Ingleby | 506 | N/A | ||
Conservative | Brendan M. Morley | 485 | N/A | ||
Alliance | Terence R. J. Wells | 472 | 16.6 | -0.5 | |
Alliance | Belboda J. B. Cooke | 455 | N/A | ||
Independent (Newham Broad Alliance) | Abdul K. Sheikh | 401 | 14.1 | N/A | |
Turnout | 33.4 | -4.5 | |||
Registered electors | 8,412 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
St Stephens
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Thomas Nolan | 1,279 | 67.1 | +5.0 | |
Labour | Linda A. Jordan | 1,030 | N/A | ||
Independent (Newham Broad Alliance) | Ahmed S. Motala | 360 | 18.9 | N/A | |
Independent (Newham Broad Alliance) | Bahadur S. Gahir | 321 | N/A | ||
Conservative | Barbara M. Sutton | 268 | 14.1 | N/A | |
Turnout | 37.4 | -3.0 | |||
Registered electors | 5,298 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
South
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Edward F. Corbett | 1,269 | 44.7 | -5.4 | |
Labour | Thomas A. Jenkinson | 1,215 | N/A | ||
Labour | John Wilson | 1,103 | N/A | ||
Conservative | Sean Cadogan | 876 | 30.9 | +2.9 | |
Conservative | Craig J. P. Hands | 874 | N/A | ||
Conservative | Damian P. J. Sutton | 836 | N/A | ||
Alliance | James C. Evans | 693 | 24.4 | +2.5 | |
Alliance | Alec J. Kellaway | 659 | N/A | ||
Alliance | William A. Robinson | 619 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 33.7 | +4.8 | |||
Registered electors | 9,175 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Stratford
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | James C. Riley | 769 | 61.5 | +4.3 | |
Labour | James C. Goldsmith | 733 | N/A | ||
Conservative | William G. Flynn | 228 | 18.2 | -0.1 | |
Alliance | Michael J. Hogan | 203 | 16.2 | -8.2 | |
Conservative | Antoinette Tuthill | 174 | N/A | ||
Alliance | Charmaine C. Pierre | 167 | N/A | ||
Green | Paul Bridewell Mason | 50 | 4.0 | N/A | |
Turnout | 26.6 | +3.0 | |||
Registered electors | 5,977 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Upton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John R. Clow | 1,915 | 60.3 | +1.7 | |
Labour | Muhammad Aslam | 1,710 | N/A | ||
Labour | Pamela Furness | 1,695 | N/A | ||
Independent (Newham Broad Alliance) | Dilip Rana | 585 | 18.4 | N/A | |
Independent (Newham Broad Alliance) | Ahmed Din | 569 | N/A | ||
Independent (Newham Broad Alliance) | Bhikhu B. Vara | 417 | N/A | ||
Conservative | Marilyn Barker-Green | 415 | 13.1 | +2.1 | |
Conservative | Anna Z. McWilton | 324 | N/A | ||
Conservative | Kelvin C. V. McWilton | 324 | N/A | ||
Green | Arthur L. Taylor | 188 | 5.9 | N/A | |
Revolutionary Communist | Kenan Malik | 74 | 2.3 | N/A | |
Turnout | 37.2 | +2.6 | |||
Registered electors | 8,273 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Wall End
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Theodore L. Etherden | 1,568 | 47.5 | +0.2 | |
Labour | Sarah J. Reeves | 1,552 | N/A | ||
Labour | Bashirul Hafeez | 1,523 | N/A | ||
Conservative | Diane E. Harley | 1,003 | 30.4 | +0.9 | |
Conservative | John P. R. Colthurst | 988 | N/A | ||
Conservative | Anthony G. Moran | 878 | N/A | ||
Alliance | Richard H. Lomas | 431 | 13.0 | -10.3 | |
Independent (Newham Broad Alliance) | Piara Mehtab | 302 | 9.1 | N/A | |
Independent (Newham Broad Alliance) | Leon Netto | 293 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 39.5 | +4.9 | |||
Registered electors | 8,498 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
West Ham
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ronald N. Manley | 1,176 | 64.8 | +10.4 | |
Labour | John Isted | 1,061 | N/A | ||
Conservative | Dennis F. Privett | 328 | 18.1 | -3.6 | |
Conservative | Georgina Williams | 258 | N/A | ||
Alliance | Victor Schofield | 248 | 13.7 | -10.2 | |
Alliance | Leslie Sutherland | 201 | N/A | ||
Green | Amanda J. Sandford | 64 | 3.5 | N/A | |
Turnout | 30.9 | +2.7 | |||
Registered electors | 6,248 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
By-elections between 1986 and 1990
South
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alliance | Alec J. Kellaway | 1,000 | 37.8 | +13.4 | |
Labour | Doris A. Maxwell | 805 | 30.5 | -14.2 | |
Conservative | Damian P. J. Sutton | 769 | 29.1 | -1.8 | |
Green | Terence C. J. Macdonald | 68 | 2.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 195 | 7.3 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 28.7 | -5.0 | |||
Registered electors | 9,240 | ||||
Alliance gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
The by-election was called following the resignation death of Cllr. John Wilson.
Little Ilford
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Lyn C. Brown | 1,027 | 50.9 | -3.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Leslie E. Groombridge | 614 | 30.4 | -7.6 | |
Conservative | John P. R. Colthurst | 324 | 16.0 | +8.4 | |
Independent | Dexter H. Hanoomansingh | 54 | 2.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 413 | 20.5 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 24.9 | -23.0 | |||
Registered electors | 8,112 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Colin M. Copus.
St Stephens
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Catherine J. Parry | 704 | 53.0 | -14.1 | |
Conservative | Charles R. P. G. Meaby | 219 | 16.5 | +2.4 | |
Independent Labour | Baldev Barrah | 214 | 16.1 | N/A | |
SDP (1988) | Peter Bragg | 143 | 10.7 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Matthew M. Huntbach | 49 | 3.7 | -20.7 | |
Majority | 485 | 36.5 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 24.8 | -12.6 | |||
Registered electors | 5,365 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Thomas Nolan.
Plashet
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mohammad K. Khawaja | 801 | 52.0 | +1.1 | |
Conservative | Barry W. Roberts | 385 | 25.0 | +6.7 | |
Green | Amanda J. Sandford | 205 | 13.3 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Mohammed A. Siddiqui | 149 | 9.7 | -14.7 | |
Majority | 416 | 27.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 18.8 | -14.6 | |||
Registered electors | 8,215 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Joseph C. Sambrano.
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