# 1986 Newham London Borough Council election

The 1986 Newham 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

Newham Local Election Result 1986 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % |
| Labour | 60 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 100.0 | 60.7 |
| Conservative | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 16.5 |
| Alliance | 0 | 0 | 6 | -6 | 0.0 | 21.7 |
| Other parties | 0 | 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

Beckton (2) :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | | 22.5 | +0.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,219 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Bemersyde

Bemersyde (2) :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | | 38.3 | +8.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,616 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Canning Town & Grange

Canning Town & Grange (2) :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | | 26.5 | −4.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,847 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Castle

Castle (2) :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | | 39.1 | +8.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,589 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Central

Central (2) :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | | 38.0 | +1.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,475 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Custom House & Silvertown

Custom House & Silvertown (3) :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | | 27.2 | +3.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,285 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Forest Gate

Forest Gate (3) :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | | 37.4 | +8.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,603 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Greatfield

Greatfield (3) :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | | 41.1 | +8.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,545 | | |
| | Labour gain from Alliance | Labour gain from Alliance | Swing | | |
| | Labour gain from Alliance | Labour gain from Alliance | Swing | | |
| | Labour gain from Alliance | Labour gain from Alliance | Swing | | |

### Hudsons

Hudsons (3) :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | | 28.7 | +2.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,527 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Kensington

Kensington (2) :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | | 44.0 | +2.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,690 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Little Ilford

Little Ilford (3) :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | | 47.9 | +15.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,217 | | |
| | Labour gain from Lib Dem Focus Team | Labour gain from Lib Dem Focus Team | Swing | | |
| | Labour gain from Lib Dem Focus Team | Labour gain from Lib Dem Focus Team | Swing | | |
| | Labour gain from Lib Dem Focus Team | Labour gain from Lib Dem Focus Team | Swing | | |

### Manor Park

Manor Park (3) :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | | 40.1 | +3.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,164 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Monega

Monega (2) :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | | 38.5 | +3.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,722 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### New Town

New Town (2) :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | | 29.5 | +1.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,123 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Ordnance

Ordnance (2) :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | | 26.2 | +5.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,148 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Park

Park (3) :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | | 32.8 | +2.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,990 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Plaistow

Plaistow (3) :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | | 28.6 | −1.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,795 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Plashet

Plashet (3) :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | | 33.4 | −4.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,412 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### St Stephens

St Stephens (2) :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | | 37.4 | −3.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,298 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### South

South (3) :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | | 33.7 | +4.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,175 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Stratford

Stratford (2) :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | | 26.6 | +3.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,977 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Upton

Upton (3) :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | | 37.2 | +2.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,273 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Wall End

Wall End (3) :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | | 39.5 | +4.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,498 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### West Ham

West Ham (2) :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | | 30.9 | +2.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,248 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

## By-elections between 1986 and 1990
### South

South by-election, 5 February 1987 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 195 | 7.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 28.7 | −5.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,240 | | |
| | Alliance gain from Labour | Alliance gain from Labour | Swing | | |
The by-election was called following the resignation death of Cllr. John Wilson.

### Little Ilford

Little Ilford by-election, 13 October 1988 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 413 | 20.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 24.9 | −23.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,112 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Colin M. Copus.

### St Stephens

St Stephens by-election, 13 October 1988 :
| Party | 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 | Peter Bragg | 143 | 10.7 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Matthew M. Huntbach | 49 | 3.7 | −20.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 485 | 36.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 24.8 | −12.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,365 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Thomas Nolan.

### Plashet

Plashet by-election, 30 November 1989 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 416 | 27.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 18.8 | −14.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,215 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Joseph C. Sambrano.