# 1990 Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council election

The 1990 Richmond upon Thames Borough Council election took place on 3 May 1990 to elect members of Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats (successors of the SDP–Liberal Alliance) stayed in overall control of the council.

## Election result

| 48 | 4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Conservative |
1990 Richmond Upon Thames local elections :
| Party | Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | 48 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 92.31 | 48.17 | 87,327 |
| | Conservative | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7.61 | 35.25 | 63,906 |
| | Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.00 | 14.70 | 26,644 |
| | Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.00 | 1.78 | 3,218 |
| | SDP | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.00 | 0.10 | 189 |
| Total | Total | 52 | | | | | | 181,284 |

## Ward results

(*) - indicates an incumbent candidate

### Barnes

Barnes (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Catherine S.F. Gent* | 2,108 | 45.83 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Barbara Westmorland | 1,905 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Patricia A. Style | 1,857 | |
| | Conservative | June R.M. Robinson* | 1,821 | 39.23 |
| | Conservative | Heather I. Britton | 1,614 | |
| | Conservative | Geoffrey P.G. Bowen | 1,591 | |
| | Green | John F. Neary | 328 | 7.68 |
| | Labour | Norma Crabtree | 326 | 7.26 |
| | Labour | Melvyn G. Gooding | 309 | |
| | Labour | Ann F. Neimer | 296 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,251 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4253 | 68.04 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 3 | 0.07 |
| | 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 gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative |

### Central Twickenham

Central Twickenham (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anne Beltran* | 1,106 | 35.31 |
| | Conservative | Anthony T. Johnson | 1,050 | 34.59 |
| | Conservative | Mary A. Rae | 1,043 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John W.G. Coombs | 1,032 | |
| | Labour | Vernon P. Alexander | 644 | 20.65 |
| | Labour | Michael D. Gold | 605 | |
| | Green | Caroline C. Van Howe | 286 | 9.45 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,029 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3017 | 59.99 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 3 | 0.10 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats |

### East Sheen

East Sheen (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Kitty Baden-Powell | 1,404 | 50.64 |
| | Conservative | Sidney Grose* | 1,362 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anthony R.F. Griffin | 1,106 | 39.51 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Phillip A.C. Morris | 1,052 | |
| | Labour | Phillip Lamb | 214 | 7.43 |
| | Labour | Ernest R.J. Pugsley | 192 | |
| | SDP | David McConnon | 66 | 2.42 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,321 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2793 | 64.64 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 5 | 0.18 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### East Twickenham

East Twickenham (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | John P.M. Rowlands* | 1,681 | 48.07 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David C. Cornwell* | 1,667 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sydney J. Nunn* | 1,631 | |
| | Conservative | Robbie P. Gibb | 1,051 | 29.95 |
| | Conservative | Timothy J. Greenhough | 1,048 | |
| | Conservative | Steven G. Stanbury | 1,002 | |
| | Labour | Christopher J. Boaler | 783 | 21.98 |
| | Labour | John S. Fowler | 751 | |
| | Labour | Doreen E. Vernon | 744 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,389 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3679 | 57.58 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 10 | 0.27 |
| | 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 |

### Ham and Petersham

Ham and Petersham (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | David R. Williams* | 2,204 | 60.87 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Susan E. Jones* | 2,161 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Raymond M. Hart* | 2,159 | |
| | Conservative | Christopher J. Varley | 952 | 26.59 |
| | Conservative | Herbery G. Pearce-Batten | 949 | |
| | Conservative | Olivia Jabourian | 948 | |
| | Labour | Anthony B. Hart | 499 | 12.54 |
| | Labour | Jenifer M. Wyatt | 428 | |
| | Labour | Andrew P. Gilligan | 416 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,709 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3732 | 65.37 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 2 | 0.05 |
| | 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 |

### Hampton

Hampton (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bryan Woodriff* | 1,861 | 49.19 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gavin Alexander | 1,827 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Doocey* | 1,778 | |
| | Conservative | George Kenton | 1,438 | 36.66 |
| | Conservative | Karen C. Gabony | 1,337 | |
| | Conservative | Ivars Svilis | 1,298 | |
| | Labour | Martin P. Cross | 557 | 14.15 |
| | Labour | John R. Ennals | 509 | |
| | Labour | Carmela M.R. Carrier | 505 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,522 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3948 | 60.53 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 4 | 0.10 |
| | 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 |

### Hampton Hill

Hampton Hill (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | John A. Webb* | 1,576 | 36.01 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Barbara A. Alexander | 1,516 | |
| | Conservative | Holly A.M. Champion | 1,452 | 32.93 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Geoffrey L. Stone | 1,422 | |
| | Conservative | Anne Woodward | 1,345 | |
| | Conservative | Richard E. Hollis | 1,332 | |
| | Labour | Stephen J. Cox | 646 | 14.86 |
| | Labour | Elizabeth G. Mackenzie | 622 | |
| | Labour | Sally A.A. Pearson | 595 | |
| | Green | Jeremy R. Hywell-Davies | 554 | 13.26 |
| | SDP | June L. Razzelle | 123 | 2.94 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,750 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3941 | 58.39 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 1 | 0.03 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats |

### Hampton Nursery

Hampton Nursery (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Maureen J.M. Woodriff* | 1,290 | 54.03 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Raymond Ball* | 1,258 | |
| | Conservative | Marilyn F. Thomas | 722 | 30.03 |
| | Conservative | Margaret C. Williams | 694 | |
| | Labour | Richard Barry | 390 | 15.94 |
| | Labour | Steven J. Coleman | 362 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,774 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2502 | 52.41 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 3 | 0.12 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |

### Hampton Wick

Hampton Wick (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Malcolm E. Garside* | 1,798 | 46.59 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rosemary A. Nieper | 1,771 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Malcolm H. McDougall* | 1,683 | |
| | Conservative | Anthony F. Arbour | 1,541 | 39.28 |
| | Conservative | Roger B. Avins | 1,462 | |
| | Conservative | Elizabeth L.P. Parsons | 1,424 | |
| | Labour | Derek J.A. Tutchell | 559 | 14.13 |
| | Labour | Eva Tutchell | 521 | |
| | Labour | Gerard E. Ward | 513 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,954 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3988 | 57.35 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 6 | 0.15 |
| | 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 |

### Heathfield

Heathfield (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert J. King* | 2,009 | 49.97 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael L. Jones* | 1,913 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lizette Narrain | 1,891 | |
| | Conservative | Thelma E. Haywood | 1,403 | 35.64 |
| | Conservative | Howard W.W. Kirby | 1,373 | |
| | Conservative | Philip M. Perry | 1,370 | |
| | Labour | Paul Thompson | 572 | 14.39 |
| | Labour | Geoffrey J. Freitag | 567 | |
| | Labour | Keith A. Walters | 535 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,309 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4134 | 56.56 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 6 | 0.15 |
| | 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 gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative |

### Kew

Kew (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nigel R.V. Halliday* | 2,098 | 45.64 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jill A. Miller | 1,959 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alexander S. Lourie* | 1,956 | |
| | Conservative | Simon J.Owens | 1,465 | 31.54 |
| | Conservative | Andrew T. James | 1,354 | |
| | Conservative | Catherine A-M. Smart | 1,337 | |
| | Labour | Emil H. Campion | 529 | 11.00 |
| | Green | Sylvia R. Levi | 519 | 11.82 |
| | Labour | Paul A Rowlands | 464 | |
| | Labour | Anthony Kreppel | 456 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,759 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4259 | 63.01 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 1 | 0.02 |
| | 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 |

### Mortlake

Mortlake (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Deidre B. Razzall* | 1,938 | 56.94 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Edward T. Razzall* | 1,846 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Susan E. Fenwick | 1,753 | |
| | Conservative | John L. Saunders | 886 | 27.17 |
| | Conservative | Kay Dixon | 884 | |
| | Conservative | Monica Port-Saunders | 874 | |
| | Labour | Paul A. Ormerod | 524 | 15.89 |
| | Labour | Paul A. Smyth | 524 | |
| | Labour | Carole Upshall | 497 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,893 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3437 | 58.32 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 7 | 0.20 |
| | 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 |

### Palewell

Palewell (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sally R. Hamwee* | 1,852 | 49.81 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Josephine A. Summers* | 1,802 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anthony L. Manners* | 1,756 | |
| | Conservative | Stephanie J. Snow | 1,521 | 41.30 |
| | Conservative | David G. Sparrow | 1,494 | |
| | Conservative | Christopher N.P. Lewis | 1,470 | |
| | Labour | Christopher Green | 333 | 8.89 |
| | Labour | Audrey M. Hunt | 319 | |
| | Labour | Michele M. Low | 313 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,971 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3795 | 63.56 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 9 | 0.24 |
| | 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 |

### Richmond Hill

Richmond Hill (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul S. Farthing | 1,566 | 47.18 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian P. Miller | 1,513 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin D. Pierce | 1,494 | |
| | Conservative | John F. Graham | 1,351 | 40.31 |
| | Conservative | Peter D. Kelley | 1,312 | |
| | Conservative | Robert G. Whelan | 1,242 | |
| | Labour | Sarah Simon | 425 | 12.51 |
| | Labour | Philip F. Bevan | 416 | |
| | Labour | Pamela J. Risner | 371 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,942 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3375 | 56.80 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 3 | 0.09 |
| | 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 |

### Richmond Town

Richmond Town (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alison M. Cornish* | 1,388 | 47.45 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Carthew | 1,233 | |
| | Conservative | Gordon J. Pocock | 906 | 32.64 |
| | Conservative | Anthony J. Kinsella | 898 | |
| | Labour | Adam E. Hinton | 349 | 11.91 |
| | Labour | Sydney F.W. Sutlers | 309 | |
| | Green | Roger J. Sandell | 221 | 8.00 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,355 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2726 | 62.59 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 4 | 0.15 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |

### South Twickenham

South Twickenham (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Geoffrey R. Pope* | 1,602 | 38.32 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lynne Ferguson | 1,498 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert H. Beattie* | 1,489 | |
| | Conservative | Charles C. Cockburn | 1,426 | 34.71 |
| | Conservative | Maurice Press | 1,380 | |
| | Conservative | Carlton A. Rae | 1,353 | |
| | Labour | Duncan M. Macpherson. | 703 | 16.50 |
| | Labour | Angela L. Thompson | 641 | |
| | Labour | Terence R. Smith | 634 | |
| | Green | David S. Batchelor | 418 | 10.47 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,021 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3919 | 55.82 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 0 | 0.00 |
| | 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 |

### Teddington

Teddington (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin D. Elengorn* | 1,979 | 43.14 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Elaine I. Pippard* | 1,913 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Eugene R. O'Connor* | 1,829 | |
| | Conservative | Peter J. Temlett | 1,337 | 29.07 |
| | Conservative | Jean M. Mathews | 1,268 | |
| | Conservative | Iain A. Naughton | 1,251 | |
| | Labour | Catherine A. Green | 702 | 15.15 |
| | Labour | Kevin A. Gilligan | 690 | |
| | Labour | David J. Neller | 619 | |
| | Green | Phillipa J. Morgan | 559 | 12.64 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,181 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4245 | 59.11 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 6 | 0.14 |
| | 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 |

### West Twickenham

West Twickenham (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Hugh L. Brenchley | 1,277 | 49.23 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jeremy D. Davis | 1,217 | |
| | Labour | Steven A. Cobb | 778 | 29.10 |
| | Labour | Timothy G. Macpherson | 696 | |
| | Conservative | Jacqueline Foster | 567 | 21.67 |
| | Conservative | Penelope-Jane Hollis | 531 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,514 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2688 | 59.55 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 6 | 0.22 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |

### Whitton

Whitton (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Keith Mackinney* | 1,746 | 44.13 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Georgina Mackinney | 1,681 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Keith R.H. Warren | 1,680 | |
| | Conservative | David Mason-Johns | 1,266 | 32.62 |
| | Conservative | Nora F. Millar | 1,260 | |
| | Conservative | Walter J. Kelly | 1,247 | |
| | Labour | Julia C. Greenwood | 587 | 14.62 |
| | Labour | Margaret M. Clarke | 571 | |
| | Labour | Graham R. Johnson | 534 | |
| | Green | Jack Ellis | 333 | 8.63 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,879 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3898 | 56.67 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 0 | 0.00 |
| | 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 |