# Archway (ward)

Archway was an electoral ward in the London Borough of Haringey from 1978 to 2002. The ward was first used in the 1978 elections and last used for the 1998 elections. It returned councillors to Haringey London Borough Council.

## Haringey council elections

There was a very minor adjustment of the ward boundaries on 1 April 1994.

### 1998 election

The election took place on 7 May 1998.
1998 Haringey London Borough Council election: Archway (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Judith Bax | 891 | 45.5 | −1.0 |
| | Labour | Nicky Gavron | 868 | 44.3 | −12.6 |
| | Conservative | Roderick Allen | 644 | 32.9 | +3.6 |
| | Conservative | Michael Flynn | 605 | 30.9 | +5.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Bloch | 283 | 14.4 | −3.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roger Mothersdale | 240 | 12.3 | N/A |
| | Green | Sally Child | 183 | 9.3 | −4.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,971 | 37.3 | −10.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 1994 election

The election took place on 5 May 1994.
1994 Haringey London Borough Council election: Archway (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Nicky Gavron | 1,331 | 46.43 | 12.00 |
| | Labour | Derek Wyatt | 1,088 | | |
| | Conservative | Michael D. Cook | 685 | 24.75 | 11.67 |
| | Conservative | Nityanand Ragnuth | 605 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rodney J. Rezler | 426 | 16.35 | 6.41 |
| | Green | Allison MacDougall | 325 | 12.47 | 0.08 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,937 | | 2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,347 | 47.54 | 4.68 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 6 | 0.26 | 0.07 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |

### 1990 election

The election took place on 3 May 1990.
1990 Haringey London Borough Council election: Archway (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Nicky Gavron | 1,072 | 34.43 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Broadhurst | 1,045 | 36.42 |
| | Conservative | Helen Roche | 1,036 | |
| | Labour | David Billingsley | 896 | |
| | Green | Martin Girven | 354 | 12.39 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roger Mothersdale | 284 | 9.94 |
| | SDP | David Sargeant | 195 | 6.82 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,935 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2577 | 52.22 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 5 | 0.19 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### 1986 election

The election took place on 8 May 1986.
1986 Haringey London Borough Council election: Archway (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Nicky Gavron | 1,045 | 37.2 | +10.1 |
| | Conservative | Ronald Embleton | 986 | 35.1 | −8.4 |
| | Labour | Stephen Mackey | 972 | 34.6 | +8.4 |
| | Conservative | Sarah Whitby | 951 | 33.8 | −8.9 |
| | Alliance (SDP) | Roger Mothersdale | 595 | 21.2 | −4.1 |
| | Alliance (Liberal) | Jonathan Hobbs | 592 | 21.1 | −2.9 |
| | Green | Paul Butler | 167 | 5.9 | +2.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,810 | 52.3 | −1.4 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 1982 election

The election took place on 6 May 1982.
1982 Haringey London Borough Council election: Archway (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alistair Burt | 1,157 | 43.5 | −4.8 |
| | Conservative | Sarah Whitby | 1,137 | 42.7 | −5.8 |
| | Labour | Rosemary Elworthy | 722 | 27.1 | −13.4 |
| | Labour | Jeremy Short | 696 | 26.2 | −12.9 |
| | Alliance (SDP) | Faith Davey | 672 | 25.3 | +17.2 |
| | Alliance (Liberal) | Elizabeth Harrington | 638 | 24.0 | N/A |
| | Ecology | Glenys Parry | 82 | 3.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,661 | 53.7 | +8.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 1978 election

The election took place on 4 May 1978.
1978 Haringey London Borough Council election: Archway (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Sarah Whitby | 1,186 | 48.5 | |
| | Conservative | Antony Franchi | 1,179 | 48.3 | |
| | Labour | Willisford Pilgrim | 989 | 40.5 | |
| | Labour | David Barlow | 954 | 39.1 | |
| | Liberal | Hope Malik | 197 | 8.1 | |
| | National Front | Hilda Giddings | 34 | 1.4 | |
| | National Front | Paul Vanderstay | 27 | 1.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,443 | 45.0 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |