# 1990 Islington London Borough Council election

The 1990 Islington Council election took place on 3 May 1990 to elect members of Islington Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council.

## Election Results

1990 Islington London Borough Council Election :
| Party | Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| | Labour | 49 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 94.23 | 55.39 | 70,112 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 3 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 5.77 | 7.61 | 9,630 |
| | Conservative | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.00 | 17.37 | 21,991 |
| | Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.00 | 6.80 | 8,610 |
| | Tenants and Residents | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.00 | 6.25 | 7,912 |
| | SDP | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.00 | 5.68 | 7,186 |
| | Independent Liberal | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.00 | 0.75 | 948 |
| | Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.00 | 0.15 | 192 |
| Total | Total | 52 | | | | | | 16,581 |

## Ward Results
### Barnsbury

Barnsbury (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Joan E. Herbert | 1,537 | 44.30 |
| | Labour | Gordon Johnston | 1,508 | |
| | Labour | Valda James | 1,488 | |
| | SDP | Ann Brennan* | 793 | 20.76 |
| | SDP | George A. Lambillion* | 744 | |
| | SDP | Sylvia F. Smart | 587 | |
| | Green | Annie Chipchase | 496 | 14.54 |
| | Conservative | Alexandra C. Eldridge | 469 | 12.63 |
| | Conservative | Martin R.C. Moyes | 419 | |
| | Conservative | Irene G.L. Moore | 404 | |
| | Tenants and Residents | Christine M.A. Rodgers | 265 | 7.77 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,445 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,152 | 48.91 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 3 | 0.10 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats |

### Bunhill

Bunhill (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Terence J. Herbert* | 1,283 | 39.35 |
| | Labour | Peter J. Noble | 1,224 | |
| | Labour | Michael J. Devenney | 1,136 | |
| | SDP | Joseph R. Trotter* | 979 | 26.87 |
| | SDP | Jennifer A. Durlacher | 771 | |
| | Conservative | Tracey A. Braddick | 761 | 24.34 |
| | Conservative | Michael I. Williams | 759 | |
| | SDP | Gidon Z. Cohen | 738 | |
| | Conservative | Stephen M. McMinnies | 734 | |
| | Green | Jeremy Brooks | 291 | 9.43 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,859 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,172 | 46.25 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 3 | 0.09 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Canonbury East

Canonbury East (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Andrew Bosi | 863 | 35.16 |
| | Labour | Anne H.D. Gillman | 809 | |
| | Tenants and Residents | Ernest J.W. Bayliss | 670 | 26.49 |
| | Tenants and Residents | John E. Plummer | 589 | |
| | Independent Liberal | James A. Doyle* | 560 | 19.93 |
| | Independent Liberal | Alexander V. Miller | 388 | |
| | Conservative | James A. Rooke | 236 | 9.34 |
| | Green | Douglas F. Gleave | 216 | 9.08 |
| | Conservative | Stanley H. Yass | 207 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,807 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,384 | 49.59 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 7 | 0.29 |
| | Labour gain from Independent Liberal | Labour gain from Independent Liberal | Labour gain from Independent Liberal | Labour gain from Independent Liberal |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats |

### Canonbury West

Canonbury West (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Thomas J. Simpson* | 962 | 44.97 |
| | Labour | Howard L. Mann* | 913 | |
| | Conservative | John E. Cable | 577 | 26.75 |
| | Conservative | Margaret D. Reese | 539 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rowan G. Menzies | 314 | 13.75 |
| | Green | Peter C. Powell | 303 | 14.53 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Margot Dunn | 259 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,254 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,091 | 49.15 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 6 | 0.29 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Clerkenwell

Clerkenwell (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Paul A. Matthews | 1,366 | 32.83 |
| | Labour | Mark R. Hill | 1,232 | |
| | Labour | John A. Worker | 1,160 | |
| | Tenants and Residents | Helen M. Cagnoni | 907 | 22.77 |
| | Tenants and Residents | Frederick Johns | 857 | |
| | Tenants and Residents | Timothy F. Finch | 843 | |
| | SDP | Philip G. Moss | 632 | 16.09 |
| | SDP | Kevin P. O'Keefe | 619 | |
| | SDP | David C. Tibbs | 590 | |
| | Green | Karen S. Stack | 495 | 12.97 |
| | Conservative | Rita M. Bromfield | 426 | 10.32 |
| | Conservative | Jennifer J.B. Beattie | 406 | |
| | Conservative | Reginald H. Brown | 349 | |
| | Independent | Anthony W. Bright | 192 | 5.03 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,049 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,526 | 50.02 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 3 | 0.09 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats |

### Gillespie

Gillespie (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Diane L. Burridge* | 1,215 | 62.81 |
| | Labour | Jennifer M. Sands* | 1,128 | |
| | Green | Andrew R. Myer | 300 | 16.08 |
| | Conservative | Sylvia M.L. Macdonald-Jones | 286 | 14.58 |
| | Conservative | William D. Thomas | 258 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Philip D. Middleton | 136 | 6.54 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David N. Pollard | 108 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,969 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,865 | 46.99 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 7 | 0.38 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Highbury

Highbury (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Kevin S. Arthurs* | 1,662 | 46.27 |
| | Labour | Milton K. Babulall | 1.507 | |
| | Labour | Bob Crossman† | 1,495 | |
| | Green | Christopher M. Ashby | 809 | 24.07 |
| | Conservative | Colin T. Dancer | 497 | 13.60 |
| | Conservative | Richard J. Edmunds | 457 | |
| | Conservative | Peter B. Moody | 417 | |
| | Tenants and Residents | Edward G. Bedford | 364 | 9.10 |
| | Tenants and Residents | George H. Howard | 248 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Patricia A. Tuson | 239 | 6.96 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Liam P.B. Cowdrey | 235 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Fernyhough | 228 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,417 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,977 | 46.39 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 9 | 0.30 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Highview

Highview (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Maureen Leigh* | 1,203 | 64.31 |
| | Labour | Robert A. Mowle | 994 | |
| | Green | Thurston G. Arrowsmith | 335 | 19.60 |
| | Conservative | Barry J. Gibbs | 285 | 16.09 |
| | Conservative | Caroline R. Whitfield | 264 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,596 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,708 | 47.50 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 10 | 0.53 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Hillmarton

Hillmarton (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Arthur L. Bell* | 1,286 | 57.75 |
| | Labour | Philip J. Kelly | 1,187 | |
| | Conservative | Alan Johnson | 427 | 19.56 |
| | Conservative | Roy P.C. Taft | 410 | |
| | Green | Ann C. Wainwright | 277 | 12.93 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tim Johnson | 252 | 9.76 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Sidney | 165 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,700 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,147 | 45.68 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 7 | 0.33 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Hillrise

Hillrise (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Alan M. Clinton | 1,731 | 58.65 |
| | Labour | John Burke | 1,664 | |
| | Labour | Dina Kleanthous | 1,525 | |
| | Green | Roger B. Whitney | 511 | 18.28 |
| | Conservative | Merryl S. Cave | 391 | 13.66 |
| | Conservative | David R. Starkey | 385 | |
| | Conservative | Elizabeth M. Stephens | 371 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sarah A. Ludford | 272 | 9.41 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Geoffrey Hubbard | 254 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,018 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,668 | 44.33 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 5 | 0.19 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Holloway

Holloway (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Edna Griffiths | 1,396 | 50.85 |
| | Labour | Leo J.C. McKinstry | 1,295 | |
| | Labour | David L. Yorath | 1,271 | |
| | Tenants and Residents | Patrick McCann | 595 | 18.63 |
| | Tenants and Residents | Mary E. Churchward | 436 | |
| | Tenants and Residents | John Saunders | 421 | |
| | Conservative | Evelyn Johnson | 351 | 12.16 |
| | Conservative | Alan J.M. Reese | 322 | |
| | Green | Hilary A. Hutcheon | 279 | 10.74 |
| | Conservative | Mark A.H. Rittner | 276 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Patricia M. Duncan | 227 | 7.62 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Margaret H. Chester | 189 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Patricia M. Peel | 178 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,248 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,709 | 43.36 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 10 | 0.37 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Junction

Junction (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Candy Atherton* | 1,929 | 58.80 |
| | Labour | Robert G. Durack | 1,810 | |
| | Labour | Taha T. Karim* | 1,631 | |
| | Green | Mary H. Adshead | 716 | 23.52 |
| | Conservative | Kingsley G. Manning | 567 | 17.67 |
| | Conservative | Christine P. Cardow | 553 | |
| | Conservative | Robin J. Cave | 493 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,441 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,932 | 45.52 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 7 | 0.24 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Mildmay

Mildmay (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Patrick E. Haynes* | 1,869 | 51.06 |
| | Labour | Sheila A. Camp | 1,767 | |
| | Labour | Derek A. Sawyer* | 1,551 | |
| | Conservative | Clive D. Blackwood | 678 | 18.75 |
| | Conservative | Raymond L.J. Muggeridge | 655 | |
| | Green | Richard C. Salmon | 641 | 18.93 |
| | Conservative | Mahendra S. Oza | 571 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anna Berent | 446 | 11.25 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen R. Hatch | 356 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Tasker | 341 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,332 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,237 | 44.15 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 7 | 0.22 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Quadrant

Quadrant (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | David P. Barnes* | 1,246 | 51.69 |
| | Labour | Jane Mackay | 1,111 | |
| | Conservative | Jennifer Moody | 578 | 25.16 |
| | Conservative | Mark C. Field | 569 | |
| | Green | John V. Hindes | 315 | 13.81 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pauline M. Callow | 228 | 9.34 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Raymond C. James | 198 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,879 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,290 | 46.94 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 5 | 0.22 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### St George's

St George's (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Chris Adamson | 1,748 | 56.06 |
| | Labour | Sandra Marks | 1,611 | |
| | Labour | Avramakis P. Messis | 1,454 | |
| | Green | Beatrice M. Rolph | 718 | 25.10 |
| | Conservative | Kenneth E.J. Graham | 555 | 18.84 |
| | Conservative | Nigel P.G. Boardman | 549 | |
| | Conservative | Kenneth Hynes | 513 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,311 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,737 | 43.37 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 5 | 0.18 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### St Mary

St Mary (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Clare E. Jeapes | 1,157 | 47.84 |
| | Labour | Gregory J, Hayman | 1,149 | |
| | Labour | Paul E. Convery | 1,114 | |
| | Conservative | Mark Eldridge | 451 | 17.46 |
| | Conservative | Barry F. Mason | 405 | |
| | Conservative | Joshua R. Porter | 391 | |
| | Green | Paul J. Gasson | 383 | 16.07 |
| | SDP | Maureen Brennan | 277 | 10.24 |
| | Tenants and Residents | Christine Clements | 235 | 8.39 |
| | SDP | Fenella J. Durlacher | 234 | |
| | SDP | Doris K.A. Rogers | 222 | |
| | Tenants and Residents | William A. Maffreu | 198 | |
| | Tenants and Residents | Sylvester Li | 168 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,913 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,285 | 46.51 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 7 | 0.31 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats |

### St Peter

St Peter (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Maria Powell* | 1,648 | 44.36 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher J. Pryce* | 1,460 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Hitchins | 1,335 | |
| | Labour | Christina L. Glover | 1,078 | 29.44 |
| | Labour | Piers M. Herbert | 979 | |
| | Labour | Michael Boye-Anawomah | 893 | |
| | Green | Hilary M. Nimmo | 331 | 9.91 |
| | Conservative | Thomas R.M. Duke | 315 | 9.01 |
| | Conservative | Alan M. Spinney | 286 | |
| | Tenants and Residents | George A. Estcourt | 243 | 7.28 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,314 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,149 | 49.87 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 9 | 0.29 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |

### Sussex

Sussex (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Margaret E. Hodge | 1,261 | 66.56 |
| | Labour | Christopher M.B. King | 1,194 | |
| | Green | Ronald I Fraser | 341 | 18.48 |
| | Conservative | Ina Long | 279 | 14.96 |
| | Conservative | Nigel V.A. Shervey | 273 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,286 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,947 | 45.43 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 10 | 0.51 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Thornhill

Thornhill (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Ian P. Perry | 1,301 | 63.77 |
| | Labour | Alan J. Laws | 1,205 | |
| | Conservative | Stephen A. Kreppel | 360 | 17.96 |
| | Green | Robin W. Latimer | 359 | 18.27 |
| | Conservative | Stephen Heather | 345 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,575 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,975 | 43.17 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 4 | 0.20 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Tollington

Tollington (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Elizabeth M. Davies | 1,798 | 56.64 |
| | Labour | Susan A. Southgate | 1,630 | |
| | Labour | Martin J. McCloghry | 1,586 | |
| | Green | Janet L. Anderson | 494 | 16.75 |
| | Tenants and Residents | Arthur Perry | 327 | 9.86 |
| | Conservative | Diana Harrison | 319 | 10.41 |
| | Conservative | Derek Harvey | 314 | |
| | Conservative | Neil D. Kerr | 289 | |
| | Tenant and Residents | Ramesh J. Joshi | 288 | |
| | Tenants and Residents | Paul A. Stockton-Agostini | 258 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Mayer | 217 | 6.34 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Matthew T. Ryan | 181 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark C. Thatcher | 164 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,672 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,876 | 43.11 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 25 | 0.87 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |