# 1990 Bexley London Borough Council election

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

## Election result

1990 Bexley London Borough Council election :
| Party | Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| | Conservative | 35 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 56.45 | 48.05 | 105,671 |
| | Labour | 18 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 29.03 | 37.35 | 82,138 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14.52 | 12.15 | 26,715 |
| | SDP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2.16 | 4,760 |
| | Independents against Poll Tax | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.30 | 656 |
| Total | Total | 62 | | | | | | 219,940 |

## Ward results

(*) - Indicates that the candidate is an incumbent councillor for that ward
(†) - Indicates a councillor who changed wards in between their last election and the current election

### Barnehurst

Barnehurst (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Richard M. Gillespie | 1,334 | 55.92 |
| | Conservative | Ronald R. Barman* | 1,273 | |
| | Labour | Kathleen M. Allen | 762 | 29.03 |
| | Labour | Charan S. Athwal | 591 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John C. Cudmore | 381 | 15.05 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joan I. Longman | 320 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,838 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,507 | 51.82 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 3 | 0.12 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Barnehurst North

Barnehurst North (1) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John V. Bowes* | 817 | 40.39 |
| | Labour | Trevor V. Perrin | 668 | 33.02 |
| | Lib Dem Focus Team | Michael J. Longman | 538 | 26.59 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,135 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,025 | 64.59 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 2 | 0.10 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Belvedere

Belvedere (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Daniel J. Delaney* | 2,489 | 57.24 |
| | Labour | Richard Lucas | 2,167 | |
| | Labour | Geoffrey S. Dixon* | 2,141 | |
| | Conservative | Hazel M. Adhihetty | 1,739 | 42.76 |
| | Conservative | John Mankerty | 1,678 | |
| | Conservative | Terence K. Connor | 1,662 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,637 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,499 | 46.68 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 24 | 0.53 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Blackfen

Blackfen (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Barry Howard* | 1,233 | 49.66 |
| | Conservative | Margaret Passey* | 1,212 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Thomas G. Burnham | 638 | 25.74 |
| | Labour | Bernard G. Laker | 637 | 24.60 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen J. Matthews | 629 | |
| | Labour | Ernest G. Smith | 575 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,273 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,603 | 49.36 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 0 | 0.00 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Blendon and Penhill

Blendon and Penhill (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Beatrice J. Antenbring* | 2,257 | 64.31 |
| | Conservative | Joan W. Stewart* | 2.226 | |
| | Conservative | Edward Warbey* | 2,177 | |
| | Labour | Ronnald J. Brown | 871 | 24.94 |
| | Labour | John Taylor | 866 | |
| | Labour | Alan H. Griffiths | 845 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Angela D. Nurse | 410 | 10.75 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Margaret A. Shrimpton | 366 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gillian Sathyamoorthy | 338 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,467 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,656 | 48.96 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 1 | 0.03 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Bostall

Bostall (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Alfred H. Charlton* | 2,174 | 53.90 |
| | Conservative | Rita M. Sams* | 2,003 | |
| | Conservative | John P. Wilkinson* | 1,995 | |
| | Labour | Michael A. Barrett | 1,255 | 30.77 |
| | Labour | Ronald C.H. Perrin | 1,164 | |
| | Labour | Elizabeth Rhodes | 1,104 | |
| | SDP | Gordon L. Roberts | 417 | 9.59 |
| | SDP | Philip Satoor | 345 | |
| | SDP | David M. Smith | 337 | |
| | Independents against Poll Tax | Malcolm Macdonald | 252 | 5.74 |
| | Independents against Poll Tax | Thomas W. Johnson | 207 | |
| | Independents against Poll Tax | Derek Rance | 197 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,505 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,045 | 60.03 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 4 | 0.10 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Brampton

Brampton (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Stanley J. Carter* | 2,273 | 51.44 |
| | Conservative | John B. Raggett* | 2,192 | |
| | Conservative | Peter F. Smith | 2,096 | |
| | Labour | Jonathan M. Ashby | 1,391 | 31.91 |
| | Labour | Catherine A. Deadman | 1,343 | |
| | Labour | Olive E. Squire | 1,337 | |
| | Lib Dem Focus Team | Neil J. Arklie | 608 | 13.38 |
| | Lib Dem Focus Team | Doreen V. La Roche | 553 | |
| | Lib Dem Focus Team | Stuart A. White | 547 | |
| | Independent | William E. Turner | 139 | 3.27 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,021 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,321 | 53.87 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 3 | 0.07 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Christchurch

Christchurch (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Linda J. Bailey* | 1,996 | 54.80 |
| | Conservative | Valerie C. Clark | 1,936 | |
| | Conservative | Kenneth L. Rider* | 1,838 | |
| | Labour | Patricia M. Cooper | 1,194 | 31.83 |
| | Labour | Kenneth R.A. Duckworth | 1,166 | |
| | Labour | Alan Scutt | 990 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Benjamin M. Hepworth | 500 | 13.37 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nigel A. Jackson | 458 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Betty M. Lockington | 449 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,927 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,782 | 47.71 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 1 | 0.03 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Cray

Cray (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John N. Harrington* | 1,118 | 52.57 |
| | Conservative | Charlotte R. Brewster | 1,073 | |
| | Labour | Annie Bramley | 1,021 | 47.43 |
| | Labour | Richard J. Justham | 957 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,179 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,231 | 53.39 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 9 | 0.40 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Crayford

Crayford (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Raymond C. Allen* | 2,123 | 51.18 |
| | Labour | John D. Shepheard* | 1,991 | |
| | Labour | June McKay* | 1,913 | |
| | Conservative | Maureen A. Wiltshire | 1,535 | 38.14 |
| | Conservative | Dudley W. French | 1,491 | |
| | Conservative | Daisy E.L. Clement | 1,466 | |
| | SDP | Pamela Holman | 419 | 10.68 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,904 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,209 | 47.27 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 3 | 0.07 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Danson

Danson (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Lib Dem Focus Team | Barry C. Standen* | 1,756 | 47.11 |
| | Lib Dem Focus Team | Susan Hall* | 1,741 | |
| | Lib Dem Focus Team | Edward J. Shrimpton* | 1,683 | |
| | Conservative | Jasonn M. Haddon | 1,333 | 35.00 |
| | Conservative | Richard A.Suchorzewski | 1,264 | |
| | Conservative | Clinton F. Welch | 1,251 | |
| | Labour | Peter C. Ashlee | 694 | 17.89 |
| | Labour | David A. Prior | 641 | |
| | Labour | Hilary E. Perrin | 633 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,378 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,888 | 52.70 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 2 | 0.05 |
| | Lib Dem Focus Team hold | Lib Dem Focus Team hold | Lib Dem Focus Team hold | Lib Dem Focus Team hold |
| | Lib Dem Focus Team hold | Lib Dem Focus Team hold | Lib Dem Focus Team hold | Lib Dem Focus Team hold |
| | Lib Dem Focus Team hold | Lib Dem Focus Team hold | Lib Dem Focus Team hold | Lib Dem Focus Team hold |

### East Wickham

East Wickham (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Lib Dem Focus Team | John B. La Roche* | 1,849 | 40.39 |
| | Lib Dem Focus Team | Keith A. Le Pla* | 1,831 | |
| | Lib Dem Focus Team | Colin E. Wright* | 1,753 | |
| | Conservative | Tindall Pamela | 1,470 | 31.56 |
| | Conservative | Bryon S. Huson | 1,402 | |
| | Conservative | John Waters | 1,372 | |
| | Labour | John H.J. Barnshaw | 1,279 | 28.06 |
| | Labour | David W. Hammond | 1,261 | |
| | Labour | Robert W. Grant | 1,235 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,538 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,722 | 55.31 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 4 | 0.08 |
| | Lib Dem Focus Team hold | Lib Dem Focus Team hold | Lib Dem Focus Team hold | Lib Dem Focus Team hold |
| | Lib Dem Focus Team hold | Lib Dem Focus Team hold | Lib Dem Focus Team hold | Lib Dem Focus Team hold |
| | Lib Dem Focus Team hold | Lib Dem Focus Team hold | Lib Dem Focus Team hold | Lib Dem Focus Team hold |

### Erith

Erith (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Valentine A.M. Morgan* | 2,017 | 55.12 |
| | Labour | Ronald J. Browning* | 1,989 | |
| | Labour | Singh Harbhajan* | 1,836 | |
| | Conservative | Barry J. Chapman | 1,322 | 35.28 |
| | Conservative | Margaret Reeve | 1,208 | |
| | Conservative | Carol Wilkinson | 1,207 | |
| | SDP | Frederick C. Plank | 339 | 9.60 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,062 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,683 | 45.68 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 5 | 0.14 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Falconwood

Falconwood (1) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Nigel G. Betts | 699 | 42.03 |
| | Lib Dem Focus Team | Roger K. Pryor* | 680 | 40.89 |
| | Labour | Gerda Slater | 284 | 17.08 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,756 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,665 | 60.41 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 1 | 0.06 |
| | Conservative gain from Lib Dem Focus Team | Conservative gain from Lib Dem Focus Team | Conservative gain from Lib Dem Focus Team | Conservative gain from Lib Dem Focus Team |

### Lamorbey

Lamorbey (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Alice M. Brewster* | 2,257 | 57.12 |
| | Conservative | Graham R. Holland* | 2,212 | |
| | Conservative | Ronald J. Passey* | 2,097 | |
| | Labour | Timothy P. Drury | 1,014 | 25.13 |
| | Labour | John T.A. Hall | 948 | |
| | Labour | Ernest Simpson | 926 | |
| | SDP | Colin A. Brown | 695 | 17.75 |
| | SDP | Rosemary A. Gardner | 679 | |
| | SDP | Theodora B.A. Plank | 667 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,655 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,094 | 53.48 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 7 | 0.17 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### North End

North End (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | John W. Eastaugh* | 2,296 | 67.04 |
| | Labour | Colin F. Hargrave* | 2,274 | |
| | Labour | David N. Ives* | 2,187 | |
| | Conservative | David C. Cook | 883 | 24.91 |
| | Conservative | Marie K.B. Dwyer | 874 | |
| | Conservative | David J. Wright | 802 | |
| | SDP | Brian E. Reeves | 320 | 9.34 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,362 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,736 | 44.68 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 14 | 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 |

### Northumberland Heath

Northumberland Heath (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Derek T. Enticknap$^†$ | 1,987 | 52.56 |
| | Labour | Shirley E. Gadson | 1,880 | |
| | Labour | Ann F. Wheelock | 1,865 | |
| | Conservative | Eric V. Reid | 1,745 | 47.44 |
| | Conservative | Philip D. Read | 1,729 | |
| | Conservative | Robert F. Parish | 1,702 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,787 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,037 | 51.84 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 13 | 0.32 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |

### St Mary's

St Mary's (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Colin E. Campbell | 2,998 | 64.51 |
| | Conservative | Alfred W. Catterall* | 2,917 | |
| | Conservative | Colin L. Tandy* | 2,853 | |
| | Labour | Harold K. Davis | 1,094 | 23.53 |
| | Labour | David A. Hinds | 1,076 | |
| | Labour | Sylvia Malt | 1,029 | |
| | SDP | Michael J. Gardner | 542 | 11.96 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,585 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,505 | 52.48 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 8 | 0.18 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### St Michael's

St Michael's (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Lib Dem Focus Team | Beryl Brand* | 1,600 | 36.86 |
| | Lib Dem Focus Team | Eileen S. Wetheridge | 1,436 | |
| | Lib Dem Focus Team | Steven R. Levine | 1,430 | |
| | Conservative | Irmgard H. Hall | 1,408 | 34.27 |
| | Conservative | Neil G. Sayers | 1,389 | |
| | Conservative | Andrew Wicks | 1,356 | |
| | Labour | Doreen A. Cameron | 1,193 | 28.87 |
| | Labour | Alan Deadman | 1,166 | |
| | Labour | James C. Love | 1,138 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,776 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,278 | 55.02 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 3 | 0.07 |
| | Lib Dem Focus Team hold | Lib Dem Focus Team hold | Lib Dem Focus Team hold | Lib Dem Focus Team hold |
| | Lib Dem Focus Team hold | Lib Dem Focus Team hold | Lib Dem Focus Team hold | Lib Dem Focus Team hold |
| | Lib Dem Focus Team hold | Lib Dem Focus Team hold | Lib Dem Focus Team hold | Lib Dem Focus Team hold |

### Sidcup East

Sidcup East (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | June E. Slaughter* | 2,252 | 54.69 |
| | Conservative | Margaret E. Flint* | 2,240 | |
| | Conservative | Michael A. Slaughter* | 2,214 | |
| | Labour | Carol R. Richardson | 1,376 | 33.30 |
| | Labour | Margaret A O'Neill | 1,359 | |
| | Labour | Margaret A. Gostelow | 1,348 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ann C. Atkins | 510 | 12.01 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dennis W. King | 496 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Patrick N. Spurge | 466 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,468 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,272 | 50.45 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 4 | 0.09 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Sidcup West

Sidcup West (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Malcolm Ketley* | 2,450 | 64.55 |
| | Conservative | Peter E.M. Hadley | 2,425 | |
| | Conservative | Kenneth McAndrew* | 2,336 | |
| | Labour | Ian E. McGill | 863 | 22.15 |
| | Labour | Peter H. Leaver | 811 | |
| | Labour | Brian F. Preston | 800 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Angela S. Hamill | 554 | 13.29 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gillian V. Scott | 483 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Helen Mabbs | 449 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,866 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,903 | 49.62 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 6 | 0.15 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Thamesmead East

Thamesmead East (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Donna Brierly* | 2,101 | 63.56 |
| | Labour | Frank J. Barratt | 2,014 | |
| | Labour | Ronald E. Brierly | 1,903 | |
| | Conservative | Michael Crouch | 1,198 | 36.44 |
| | Conservative | Andrew B. Murray | 1,168 | |
| | Conservative | Eric N. Wilcox | 1,084 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,617 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,205 | 33.33 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 14 | 0.44 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Upton

Upton (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Roy F. Ashmole* | 1,999 | 51.97 |
| | Conservative | Leonard S. Newton* | 1,909 | |
| | Conservative | Brian A. Sams* | 1,852 | |
| | Labour | William J. Beazley | 1,403 | 36.63 |
| | Labour | Selwyn J. Cooper | 1,395 | |
| | Labour | James R. Sharp | 1,262 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Margaret J. Davey | 431 | 11.40 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Frances E.S. Moore | 424 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Barbara A. Peters | 408 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,834 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,986 | 50.88 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 2 | 0.05 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |