1994 Merton London Borough Council election

1994 Merton London Borough Council election
All 57 council seats up for election ; to Merton London Borough Council; 29 seats needed for a majority
Registered	127,884
Turnout	63,321, 49.51% ( 4.15%)
Council leader before election; ; Labour	Council leader after election ; ; Labour

Elections for the London Borough of Merton were held on 5 May 1994 to elect members of Merton London Borough Council in London, England. This was on the same day as other local elections in England.^[5]

The whole council was up for election. As a result of changes in authority boundaries between Merton, Lambeth and Wandsworth, there were some minor ward boundary changes.^[6]

Results

The Labour Party maintained its majority control of the council, increasing its majority from one seat to eleven seats.^[7]

This was the first election in which the Liberal Democrats gained seats in Merton, winning all three seats on the ward of West Barnes from the Conservatives.^[8] The Liberal Democrats had not stood in the ward in the last election,^[3] and their predecessors, the SDP-Liberal Alliance, came last in the ward in the 1986 election, behind the Conservatives and Labour.^[9]

This was also the last election which was contested by the Longthornton and Tamworth Residents Association, which lost two seats to Labour and whose only elected councillor no longer sat for the party by the time of the 1998 election.^[7]

Merton Local Election Result 1994^[10]^[11]
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	40	11	0	11	70.18	48.52	82,294	6.30
	Conservative	10	0	12	12	17.54	30.16	51,153	11.11
	Liberal Democrats	3	3	0	3	5.26	12.11	20,540	5.64
	Merton Park Residents	3	0	0		5.26	3.46	5,860	0.39
	Longthornton and Tamworth Residents	1	0	2	2	1.75	2.54	4,308	0.43
	Green	0	0	0		0.00	2.46	4,177	0.36
	Independent	0	0	0		0.00	0.54	914	0.03
	West Barnes Independent Residents	0	0	0		0.00	0.17	286	1.36
	Monster Raving Loony	0	0	0		0.00	0.04	63	New
Total		57						169,595

Ward Results

(*) - Indicates an incumbent candidate

(†) - Indicates an incumbent candidate standing in a different ward

Abbey

Abbey (3)^[10]^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Maria P. Dingwall^†^{[n 2]}	1,717	44.37	2.55
	Labour	Susan Assinen	1,643
	Labour	Adrian P. Holt	1,582
	Conservative	Anne M. Bottell	820	21.34	11.41
	Conservative	Margaret A. Connon	795
	Conservative	Philip N. Thorley	761
	Green	Jacqueline L. Barrow	589	15.87	5.96
	Liberal Democrats	Elizabeth J. Barker	382	8.70	0.69
	Liberal Democrats	Gail Moss	331
	Liberal Democrats	Julian D. Rudd	257
	Independent	Monowara Ahmad	108	2.91	New
	Independent	Grace L. Giddins	97	2.61	0.58
	Independent	Muhammad M. Rahman	80	2.16	New
	Independent	Abdul Kalam	76	2.05	New
Registered electors			6,944		30
Turnout			3,267	47.05	4.38
Rejected ballots			4	0.12	0.02
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Cannon Hill

Cannon Hill (3)^[10]^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Michael Mannion	1,631	46.35	8.98
	Labour	Charles Lucas	1,611
	Labour	Brian White	1,608
	Conservative	Thelma T. Earnshaw*	1,195	33.16	15.87
	Conservative	Joan Pethen*	1,146
	Conservative	Pauline Blythe	1,130
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Larkin	556	15.19	1.59
	Liberal Democrats	Anne-Marie Anderson	533
	Liberal Democrats	George L. Senior	502
	Green	Justin W. Craig	185	5.30	New
Registered electors			6,630		58
Turnout			3,547	53.50	6.16
Rejected ballots			3	0.08	0.10
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Labour gain from Conservative

Colliers Wood

Colliers Wood (3)^[10]^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Siobhain A. McDonagh*	2,202	52.16	2.75
	Labour	Sheila Knight*	1,945
	Labour	Reginald Flegg*	1,901
	Green	Thomas J. Walsh	896	23.18	2.73
	Conservative	Christopher S. Grayling	568	13.87	10.78
	Conservative	Margaret Ali	554
	Conservative	Shamima S. Hardcastle	486
	Liberal Democrats	Malcolm T. Geldart	417	10.79	New
Registered electors			7,584		135
Turnout			3,434	45.28	0.50
Rejected ballots			8	0.23	0.03
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Dundonald

Dundonald (3)^[10]^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Michael A. Brunt*	1,822	49.60	10.44
	Labour	Stephen J. Blann	1,808
	Labour	John S. Pickover	1,599
	Conservative	John A. Elvidge*	1,045	28.40	6.56
	Conservative	Samantha L. George	996
	Conservative	Robert S. Greenly	953
	Liberal Democrats	Matthew L. Griffiths	440	11.87	2.63
	Liberal Democrats	Richard J. Ladmore	420
	Liberal Democrats	Graham A. Stone	390
	Green	Christina M. Langley	356	10.13	6.51
Registered electors			6,135		20
Turnout			3,437	56.02	3.72
Rejected ballots			5	0.15	0.04
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour gain from Conservative

Durnsford

Durnsford (2)^[10]^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Arthur M. Kennedy	1,055	45.03	8.39
	Labour	Kevin A. Beale	1,027
	Conservative	Robert J. Clark	824	35.64	8.23
	Conservative	Jean A. Fortescue	824
	Liberal Democrats	Philip C. Rumney	318	13.45	1.73
	Liberal Democrats	Barry A. Fairbank	303
	Green	Julia Garrett	136	5.88	2.89
Registered electors			4,283		218
Turnout			2,349	54.84	4.79
Rejected ballots			4	0.17	0.05
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Labour gain from Conservative

Figge's Marsh

Figge's Marsh (3)^[10]^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David R. Proctor*	2,003	55.23	3.95
	Labour	Daniel F. Connellan*	1,953
	Labour	Geraldine P. Stanford*	1,938
	Conservative	Nigel T.V. Dixon	1,075	29.23	8.96
	Conservative	Selvin Brown	1,054
	Conservative	Suresh Pandya	991
	Liberal Democrats	Antoinette McCabe	338	9.50	New
	Green	Francis E.R. Cluer	215	6.04	4.49
Registered electors			7,347		156
Turnout			3,575	48.66	5.62
Rejected ballots			7	0.20	0.05
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Graveney

Graveney (2)^[10]^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Linda C. Kirby*	1,331	64.66	5.25
	Labour	Joseph B. Abrams*	1,262
	Conservative	Hazel A. McDonald	439	20.84	9.25
	Conservative	Margaret G. Sheldrick	397
	Liberal Democrats	Jonathan P. Snelling	231	10.72	New
	Liberal Democrats	Marc J-Y. Plessier	199
	Green	Mary Wensley	76	3.79	New
Registered electors			4,245		21
Turnout			2,119	49.92	0.64
Rejected ballots			9	0.42	0.18
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Hillside

Hillside (3)^[10]^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	James D.R. Holmes	1,360	45.71	5.73
	Conservative	Jason R. Garbutt	1,352
	Conservative	David T. Williams*	1,350
	Labour	Christine M. Bickerstaff	879	28.63	8.35
	Labour	William Bailey	871
	Labour	Laurence G. North	793
	Liberal Democrats	Louise N. Pugh	550	18.23	5.01
	Liberal Democrats	Blaise C. Eglington	539
	Liberal Democrats	Joan W. Pyke-Lees	530
	Green	Richard J. Miller	220	7.43	7.63
Registered electors			6,683		231
Turnout			2,936	43.93	7.82
Rejected ballots			5	0.17	0.17
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Lavender

Lavender (2)^[10]^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Anthony J. Colman*	1,547	68.88	3.07
	Labour	Malcolm R. Searle^†^{[n 3]}	1,401
	Conservative	Gordon H. Raymond	424	18.83	9.22
	Conservative	Dorothy G. Truman	382
	Liberal Democrats	Wendy Taylor	275	12.29	New
	Liberal Democrats	Patrick F. Macgabhann	251
Registered electors			5,067		1,081
Turnout			2,326	45.90	4.65
Rejected ballots			7	0.30	0.20
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Longthornton

Longthornton (3)^[10]^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Patric J. Cunnane	1,474	39.24	6.52
	Longthornton and Tamworth Residents	Robert B. Elgin*	1,450	39.77	0.59
	Labour	Steven D. Holt	1,437
	Longthornton and Tamworth Residents	Gillian Elgin*	1,430
	Longthornton and Tamworth Residents	Terry E. Ellis	1,428
	Labour	Mohammad A. Syed	1,341
	Conservative	Richard J. Gill	574	14.43	13.67
	Conservative	Ayman Akshar	500
	Conservative	Harris Yee-Chong	489
	Liberal Democrats	Caroline A. Plessier	237	6.56	New
Registered electors			7,252		44
Turnout			3,709	51.14	2.62
Rejected ballots			5	0.13	0.01
	Labour gain from Longthornton and Tamworth Residents
	Longthornton and Tamworth Residents hold
	Labour gain from Longthornton and Tamworth Residents

Lower Morden

Lower Morden (3)^[10]^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Cyril L. Gallant	1,417	39.13	2.37
	Labour	Nicholas G. Draper	1,365
	Conservative	Janet Jones*	1,351	37.44	13.84
	Conservative	Terence J. Daniels	1,347
	Labour	Mark H. Springett	1,310
	Conservative	Peter J. Morss*	1,217
	Liberal Democrats	Patricia E. Pearce	529	15.17	New
	Green	Susan N. Boulding	288	8.26	3.70
Registered electors			6,662		50
Turnout			3,316	49.77	7.84
Rejected ballots			2	0.06	0.22
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Conservative hold

Merton Park

Merton Park (3)^[10]^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Merton Park Residents	Neville E. Beddoe*	1,968	57.42	6.35
	Merton Park Residents	Bridget G. Smith*	1,948
	Merton Park Residents	Desmonde E.T. Child*	1,944
	Labour	Edmond H. Ceci	667	19.02	2.15
	Conservative	John L. Day	664	18.91	13.15
	Labour	Alison W. Morgan	645
	Conservative	Christopher P. Dyson	633
	Conservative	Anne Sparrow	632
	Labour	Aeronwen J. Griffiths	628
	Liberal Democrats	William A. Prosser	158	4.65	New
Registered electors			6,478		113
Turnout			3,423	52.84	6.50
Rejected ballots			4	0.12	0.07
	Merton Park Residents hold
	Merton Park Residents hold
	Merton Park Residents hold

Phipps Bridge

Phipps Bridge (3)^[10]^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Thomas I. Munn	2,019	59.60	9.02
	Labour	Paul Harper*	2,015
	Labour	Judith C. Saunders	1,844
	Conservative	Nicholas E. Brewer	740	20.84	9.64
	Conservative	Oliver N. Colvile	679
	Conservative	Vivianne J. Pallister	635
	Liberal Democrats	Lorraine J. Snelling	377	9.67	0.05
	Independent	Richard Law	325	9.89	0.67
	Liberal Democrats	Konrad Brodzinski	298
	Liberal Democrats	Marek Siemaszko	279
Registered electors			7,731		50
Turnout			3,453	44.66	2.46
Rejected ballots			5	0.14	0.05
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Pollards Hill

Pollards Hill (3)^[10]^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Frederick W.C. Flatt*	1,885	60.55	+14.3
	Labour	John H. Cole	1,864
	Labour	Patrick Tiernan	1,579
	Conservative	Beryl J. Akshar	731	23.15	−15.2
	Conservative	Kevin J. Shinkwin	681
	Conservative	Abdul H. Kanso	624
	Liberal Democrats	Patrick A. Howard	478	16.30	New
Registered electors			6,203		231
Turnout			3,031	48.86	4.57
Rejected ballots			9	0.30	0.04
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour gain from Conservative

Ravensbury

Ravensbury (3)^[10]^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Philip M. Jones*	2,040	60.04	2.07
	Labour	Peter J. Smith	1,990
	Labour	Peter J. McCabe*	1,987
	Conservative	Stephen J. Ashcroft	623	17.39	9.38
	Conservative	Thomas O.C. Harris	585
	Conservative	Michael F. Troy	535
	Liberal Democrats	Philip S. Knight	393	11.76	4.16
	Green	Julian Davidson	210	6.29	0.63
	Independent	Terence J. Sullivan	88	2.63	New
	Monster Raving Loony	Doris M. Wright	63	1.89	New
Registered electors			6,536		50
Turnout			3,187	48.76	4.98
Rejected ballots			6	0.19	0.08
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Raynes Park

Raynes Park (3)^[10]^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Margaret A. Brierly	1,482	43.13	7.96
	Conservative	Robert S.K. Bell	1,411
	Conservative	Michael G. Miles	1,383
	Labour	Sandra E.M. Thorogood	1,067	30.08	4.37
	Labour	Michael J. Mroczek	962
	Labour	Mark A. Vines-Forman	954
	Liberal Democrats	Nicola J. Savile-Tucker	664	19.67	9.05
	Liberal Democrats	David P. Hurst	647
	Liberal Democrats	Kevin McGuinness	639
	Green	Andrew S. Taylor	235	7.11	5.47
Registered electors			7,130		154
Turnout			3,304	46.34	7.90
Rejected ballots			6	0.18	0.13
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

St. Helier

St. Helier (3)^[10]^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Alec Leaver*	1,994	61.35	4.94
	Labour	Steven G. Conquest	1,860
	Labour	Michael A. Spacey	1,797
	Conservative	Keith W.A. Guy	745	22.92	9.88
	Conservative	Michael P. McGrory	716
	Conservative	John Telford	650
	Liberal Democrats	Susan A.E. Simmonds	346	10.16	New
	Liberal Democrats	Nicholas R.G. Wren	303
	Liberal Democrats	Ademola O. Akinmade	288
	Green	Stephen C. Boulding	171	5.57	5.22
Registered electors			6,381		144
Turnout			3,202	50.18	3.89
Rejected ballots			2	0.06	0.11
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Trinity

Trinity (3)^[10]^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Kingsley J. Abrams*	1,519	43.73	6.32
	Labour	Patrick R. O'Sullivan	1,433
	Labour	Paul D.L. Barasi	1,427
	Conservative	Richard Aitken-Davies	981	28.60	1.88
	Conservative	Diana M. Harris	942
	Conservative	Simon J. Elliott	941
	Liberal Democrats	Suzanne Deeley	590	16.71	3.19
	Liberal Democrats	Anthony A.W. Dix	543
	Liberal Democrats	Neil R. Rennie	540
	Green	Sarah J. Miskin	226	6.77	5.44
	Independent	Mohammad A. Karim	140	4.19	New
Registered electors			5,688		44
Turnout			3,239	56.94	2.77
Rejected ballots			3	0.09	0.06
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Village

Village (3)^[10]^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Roger A. Farrance	1,551	56.66	1.82
	Conservative	Sarah L. Newton	1,544
	Conservative	Allan H. Jones*	1,502
	Liberal Democrats	Elizabeth M.G. Robins	583	19.45	7.21
	Liberal Democrats	Marilyn H. Rumney	516
	Labour	Denise M. Leggett	494	17.57	2.03
	Labour	Duncan Michael	485
	Liberal Democrats	Richard K. Tibbetts	479
	Labour	Sittampalam D. Balarajah	446
	Green	Margaret A. Garrett	171	6.32	7.42
Registered electors			5,929		19
Turnout			2,663	44.91	8.05
Rejected ballots			1	0.04	0.03
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

West Barnes

West Barnes (3)^[10]^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Alison L. Willott	1,386	33.76	*New*
	Liberal Democrats	Iain D.StC Dysart	1,330
	Liberal Democrats	Nicholas P. Harris	1,275
	Labour	Laurence J. Naylor	1,093	27.23	2.90
	Labour	Barry L.T. Edwards	1,083
	Conservative	Margaret A. Grant	1,066	26.60	18.98
	Conservative	Paul A. Hannan	1,052
	Labour	Stephen K. Nixon	1,044
	Conservative	Kenneth M. Butt	1,026
	Independent	Roger I. Logan	286	7.26	New
	Green	Jennifer H. Barrow	203	5.15	New
Registered electors			6,976		35
Turnout			3,804	54.53	2.96
Rejected ballots			4	0.11	0.03
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

Notes

^ Elgin is the defacto leader as he is the only councillor the party has
^ Dingwall was a sitting councillor representing the Pollards Hill
^ Searle was a sitting councillor representing the Longthornton ward. Searle was elected initially elected as a Longthornton and Tamworth Residents Association councillor

References

^ ^a ^b Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis. "London Borough Council Elections - 5 May 1994 - Ward Voting Statistics" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. p. 212. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
^ "London Borough of Merton Election Results - May 1998" (PDF). Merton Council. May 1998. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 December 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
^ ^a ^b Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (27 May 1990). "London Borough Council Elections 3rd May 1990" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. ISBN 1852611154. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
^ "Merton Council Elections 2002" (PDF). Merton Electoral Services. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 December 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
^ "London Borough Council Elections 5 May 1994 including Results from the European Elections" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
^ "The Lambeth, Merton and Wandsworth (London Borough Boundaries) Order 1993". www.legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
^ ^a ^b "London Borough of Merton Election Results - May 1998" (PDF). Merton Council. May 1998. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 December 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
^ "Merton Council Elections Results Summary 1964-2012" (PDF). Merton Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 December 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
^ London Borough Council Elections 8 May 1986 (PDF). London Residuary Body - Research and Intelligence Unit. 1986. p. 56.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u Minors, Michael; Grenham, Denis (May 1998). "London Borough Council Elections 5 May 1994" (PDF). Retrieved 18 June 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "London Borough of Merton Election Results 1964-2010" (PDF). Elections Centre. Plymouth University. pp. 8–9. Retrieved 25 May 2024.

[5] Elgin is the defacto leader as he is the only councillor the party has

[13] Dingwall was a sitting councillor representing the Pollards Hill

[14] Searle was a sitting councillor representing the Longthornton ward. Searle was elected initially elected as a Longthornton and Tamworth Residents Association councillor

[Turnout-1] Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis. "London Borough Council Elections - 5 May 1994 - Ward Voting Statistics" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. p. 212. Retrieved 27 May 2024.

[2] "London Borough of Merton Election Results - May 1998" (PDF). Merton Council. May 1998. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 December 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2018.

[London_1990_election-3] Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (27 May 1990). "London Borough Council Elections 3rd May 1990" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. ISBN 1852611154. Retrieved 29 March 2015.

[4] "Merton Council Elections 2002" (PDF). Merton Electoral Services. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 December 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2018.

[6] "London Borough Council Elections 5 May 1994 including Results from the European Elections" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 29 March 2015.

[7] "The Lambeth, Merton and Wandsworth (London Borough Boundaries) Order 1993". www.legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 9 June 2018.

[Merton_1998-8] "London Borough of Merton Election Results - May 1998" (PDF). Merton Council. May 1998. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 December 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2018.

[9] "Merton Council Elections Results Summary 1964-2012" (PDF). Merton Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 December 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2018.

[10] London Borough Council Elections 8 May 1986 (PDF). London Residuary Body - Research and Intelligence Unit. 1986. p. 56.

[electionResults-11] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u Minors, Michael; Grenham, Denis (May 1998). "London Borough Council Elections 5 May 1994" (PDF). Retrieved 18 June 2018.

[electionsCentre-12] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "London Borough of Merton Election Results 1964-2010" (PDF). Elections Centre. Plymouth University. pp. 8–9. Retrieved 25 May 2024.

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