1990 UK local government election
The Broxbourne Council election, 1990 was held to elect council members of the Broxbourne Borough Council, the local government authority of the borough of Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, England.[1]
Composition of expiring seats before election
Ward | Party | Incumbent Elected | Incumbent | Standing again? |
Broxbourne | Conservative | 1986 | Don Smith | Yes |
Bury Green | Conservative | 1986 | Brian Creamer | Yes |
Cheshunt Central | Conservative | 1986 | George Batchelor | Yes |
Cheshunt North | Conservative | 1986 | Don Poole | Yes |
Flamstead End | Conservative | 1986 | Edward Rowlands | No |
Goffs Oak | Conservative | 1986 | Marie Dowsett | Yes |
Hoddesdon North | Conservative | 1986 | James Grethe | No |
Hoddesdon Town | Conservative | 1986 | Michael lavender | Yes |
Rosedale | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 1986 | James Emslie | No |
Rye Park | Conservative | 1986 | Bob King | No |
Theobalds | Conservative | 1989 | Patricia Morris | Yes |
Waltham Cross North | Conservative | 1986 | Norman Ames | Yes |
Waltham Cross South | Labour | 1986 | Henry Lucas | No |
Wormley & Turnford | Conservative | 1986 | Brian Hill | Yes |
Election results
Broxbourne Local Election Result 1990 Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 11 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 73.33 | 49.65 | 14,287 | |
| Labour | 3 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 20.00 | 33.97 | 9,704 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.67 | 16.00 | 4,571 | |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.38 | 108 | |
Results summary
An election was held in 14 wards on 3 May 1990.
15 council seats were contested (2 seats in Hoddesdon North Ward)
The Labour Party gained a seat from the Conservative Party in Bury Green Ward
- Conservative 35 seats
- Labour 6 seats
- Liberal Democrats 1 Seat
Ward results
Broxbourne Ward Result 3 May 1990 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Donald Smith | 1,397 | 62.78 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Malcolm Aitken | 434 | 19.51 | |
| Labour | John Atkins | 394 | 17.71 | |
Majority | 963 | | |
Turnout | 2,225 | 40.50 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Bury Green Ward Result 3 May 1990 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | John Draper | 1,307 | 48.37 | |
| Conservative | Brian Creamer | 1,152 | 42.64 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Charles Shuman | 243 | 8.99 | |
Majority | 155 | | |
Turnout | 2,702 | 47.80 | |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Cheshunt Central Ward Result 3 May 1990 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | George Batchelor | 889 | 57.39 | |
| Labour | Sarah Draper | 445 | 28.73 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Carolyn Arney | 215 | 13.88 | |
Majority | 444 | | |
Turnout | 1,549 | 43.70 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Cheshunt North Ward Result 3 May 1990 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Donald Poole | 1,059 | 48.82 | |
| Labour | Graham Knight | 796 | 36.70 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Kemp | 314 | 14.48 | |
Majority | 263 | | |
Turnout | 2,169 | 41.30 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Flamstead End Ward Result 3 May 1990 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Sheila Kendall | 1,079 | 54.83 | |
| Labour | Derrick Shiers | 645 | 32.77 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Rachel Hills | 244 | 12.40 | |
Majority | 434 | | |
Turnout | 1,968 | 41.70 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Goffs Oak Ward Result 3 May 1990 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Marie Dowsett | 1,080 | 71.01 | |
| Labour | Christopher Evans | 254 | 16.70 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Julian Gould | 187 | 12.29 | |
Majority | 826 | | |
Turnout | 1,521 | 43.70 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Hoddesdon North Ward Result 2 Seats 3 May 1990 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Robert Groucott | 1,218 | 29.63 | |
| Conservative | Richard Kemp | 1,182 | 28.75 | |
| Labour | Jill Garrett | 489 | 11.89 | |
| Labour | Margaret Brinkley | 488 | 11.87 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Patricia Waughrey | 391 | 9.51 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Frank Bassill | 343 | 8.35 | |
Turnout | 4,111 | 44.90 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Hoddesdon Town Ward Result 3 May 1990 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Michael Lavender | 1,057 | 48.64 | |
| Labour | Gillian Harvey | 546 | 25.13 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Anthony Fey | 462 | 21.26 | |
| Green | James Harbord | 108 | 4.97 | |
Majority | 511 | | |
Turnout | 2,173 | 45.50 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Rosedale Ward Result 3 May 1990 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Trevor Griffiths | 541 | 42.30 | |
| Conservative | Alan Chowne | 371 | 29.01 | |
| Labour | Simon Elliott | 367 | 28.69 | |
Majority | 170 | | |
Turnout | 1,279 | 45.90 | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Rye Park Ward Result 3 May 1990 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Arthur Hillyard | 1,094 | 52.62 | |
| Conservative | Trevor Simpson | 713 | 34.30 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Sheila Guy | 272 | 13.08 | |
Majority | 381 | | |
Turnout | 2,079 | 45.70 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Theobalds Ward Result 3 May 1990 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Patricia Morris | 829 | 45.82 | |
| Labour | Julia Theobald | 702 | 38.81 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Kathleen Jolly | 278 | 15.37 | |
Majority | 127 | | |
Turnout | 1,809 | 43.20 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Waltham Cross North Ward Result 3 May 1990 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Norman Ames | 759 | 50.56 | |
| Labour | Malcolm Theobald | 596 | 39.71 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Anthony Stokes | 146 | 9.73 | |
Majority | 163 | | |
Turnout | 1,501 | 49.70 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Waltham Cross South Ward Result 3 May 1990 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Lester Hickling | 1,056 | 55.29 | |
| Conservative | Andrew Ferguson | 599 | 31.36 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Seeby | 255 | 13.35 | |
Majority | 457 | | |
Turnout | 1,910 | 46.20 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Wormley / Turnford Ward Result 3 May 1990 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Brian Hill | 803 | 52.02 | |
| Labour | Sarah Tadman | 525 | 33.35 | |
| Liberal Democrats | James Emslie | 246 | 15.63 | |
Majority | 278 | | |
Turnout | 1,574 | 34.00 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
References
- ^ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael (2012). Broxbourne Borough Council Election Results 1973-2012 (PDF). Plymouth: The Elections Centre. p. 6. Retrieved 7 July 2022.