1990 Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council election explained

Election Name:1990 Hammersmith and Fulham Borough Council election
Type:Parliamentary
Previous Election:1986 Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council election
Previous Year:1986
Next Election:1994 Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council election
Next Year:1994
Seats For Election:All 50 seats to Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council
Majority Seats:26
Turnout:52,583, 53.16%
Party1:Labour Party (UK)
Last Election1:40 seats, 50.4%
Seats Before1:41
Seats1:28
Seat Change1:13
Popular Vote1:55,264
Percentage1:50.60%
Party2:Conservative Party (UK)
Last Election2:9 seats, 33.8%
Seats Before2:9
Seats2:22
Seat Change2:13
Popular Vote2:45,198
Percentage2:41.39%
Party3:Liberal Democrats (UK)
Last Election3:1 seat, 13.7%
Seats Before3:0
Seats3:0
Popular Vote3:5,985
Percentage3:5.48%
Map Size:250px
Council control
Posttitle:Council control after election
Before Party:Labour Party (UK)
After Party:Labour Party (UK)
Registered:98,916[1]

The 1990 Hammersmith and Fulham Council election took place on 3 May 1990 to elect members of Hammersmith and Fulham 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

In five out of the six by-elections since the previous Council was elected, the previous party had retained the seat. In May 1989 Labour won the seat previously held by Simon Knott for the Liberal Democrats, following his resignation from the Council. He had held a seat on the Council since 1974, having also contested the previous three elections since the Council was originally formed in 1968.

Election result

The Labour Party won 28 seats - a loss of 12 seats from the 1986 election, but maintained control. The Conservative Party won 22 seats - a gain of 13 seats from their previous result. The Liberal Democrats lost their only seat on the council.[3]

Ward results

(*) - indicates an incumbent candidate

(†) - indicates an incumbent candidate that is standing in a different ward

Wormholt

Notes and References

  1. Web site: London Borough Council Elections - 3rd May 1990 - Summary of voting statistics by ward - continued. 24 April 2024. London Research Centre. London Datastore. Michael. Minors. Dennis. Grenham. 120.
  2. Web site: London Borough Council Elections 3rd May 1990. London Datastore. London Research Centre. 29 March 2015.
  3. Web site: Minors. Michael. Grenham. Dennis. London Borough Council Elections 3rd May 1990. live. ondondatastore-upload.s3.amazonaws.com. 978-1-85261-115-6. https://web.archive.org/web/20160113101252/https://londondatastore-upload.s3.amazonaws.com/docs/LBCE_1990-5-3.pdf . 13 January 2016 .