1990 Haringey London Borough Council election
# 1990 Haringey London Borough Council election

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

## Election result

Haringey Local Election Result 1990 :

| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Labour | 42 | 5 | 5 | ±0 |
| Conservative | 17 | 5 | 4 | +1 |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | ±0 |
| SDP | 0 | 0 | 0 | ±0 |
| Tenants and Residents Association | 0 | 0 | 0 | ±0 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | ±0 |

## Ward results

### Alexandra

Alexandra (3) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Catherine Craig | 1,472 | 37.6 | +3.4 |
| | Labour | David Coats | 1,394 | 35.6 | +2.5 |
| | Labour | Mary Neuner** | 1,387 | 35.4 | +3.4 |
| | Conservative | Susan Campion | 1,330 | 34.0 | +4.0 |
| | Conservative | Stephen Songaila | 1,233 | 31.5 | +1.9 |
| | Conservative | Alpha Kane | 1,223 | 31.3 | +2.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Deborah Aleksander | 907 | 23.2 | -7.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Beacham | 877 | 22.4 | -6.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Elisabeth Webb | 847 | 21.6 | -6.6 |
| | Green | Jonathan Dobres | 483 | 12.3 | +5.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,916 | 58.8 | -0.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

Neuner was a sitting councillor for Crouch End ward.

### Archway

Archway (2) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Felicia Gavron* | 1,072 | 41.7 | +4.5 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Broadhurst | 1,045 | 40.6 | +5.5 |
| | Conservative | Helen Roche | 1,036 | 40.3 | +6.5 |
| | Labour | David Billingsley | 896 | 34.8 | +0.2 |
| | Green | Martin Girven | 354 | 13.8 | +7.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roger Mothersdale | 284 | 11.0 | -10.2 |
| | SDP | David Sargeant | 195 | 7.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,577 | 52.2 | -0.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Bowes Park

Bowes Park (3) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Juliet Donnelly | 1,775 | 43.7 | +7.8 |
| | Conservative | Terence Pope* | 1,736 | 42.7 | +7.1 |
| | Labour | Vic Butler | 1,694 | 41.7 | +2.2 |
| | Conservative | Peter Grosz | 1,639 | 40.3 | +4.7 |
| | Labour | Peter Daly | 1,587 | 39.1 | +1.2 |
| | Labour | Vaughan West | 1,318 | 32.4 | -2.7 |
| | Green | David Rumble | 565 | 13.9 | +10.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Green | 408 | 10.0 | -8.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,068 | 47.4 | -4.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Bruce Grove

Bruce Grove (3) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Seamus Carey | 1,684 | 51.0 | +7.3 |
| | Labour | Elsworth Marshall | 1,682 | 51.0 | +7.8 |
| | Labour | Stephen Brasher | 1,623 | 49.2 | +7.4 |
| | Tenants and Residents Association | Ann Musselwhite | 949 | 28.8 | N/A |
| | Green | Donald Nicholls | 703 | 21.3 | +15.0 |
| | Conservative | Paul Walker | 697 | 21.1 | -5.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Hobbs | 372 | 11.3 | -8.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,313 | 40.7 | -7.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Coleraine

Coleraine (3) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Maureen Dewar* | 1,809 | 48.0 | +11.2 |
| | Labour | George Meehan | 1,720 | 45.7 | +9.4 |
| | Labour | Reginald Rice | 1,708 | 45.4 | +10.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alex L'Estrange* | 1,416 | 37.6 | -0.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Philip Lewis | 1,136 | 30.2 | -2.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Mould | 1,127 | 29.9 | -2.2 |
| | Conservative | Annabel Kirk | 587 | 15.6 | -0.5 |
| | Green | David Burns | 344 | 9.1 | +6.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,772 | 46.2 | -5.9 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Crouch End

Crouch End (3) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Ronald Aitken* | 1,489 | 42.6 | +9.7 |
| | Conservative | Caroline Elderfield | 1,419 | 40.6 | +9.0 |
| | Labour | Tim MacGregor | 1,358 | 38.8 | +3.9 |
| | Conservative | Edward Webb | 1,353 | 38.7 | +7.9 |
| | Labour | Frederick Neuner | 1,266 | 36.2 | +2.3 |
| | Labour | Max Morris | 1,086 | 31.0 | -2.5 |
| | Green | David Corran | 526 | 15.0 | +4.8 |
| | Green | Jeffrey Pirie | 521 | 14.9 | N/A |
| | SDP | Penelope Aitken | 277 | 7.9 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kathleen Chestnutt | 233 | 6.7 | -15.4 |
| | SDP | Colin Croly | 168 | 4.8 | -17.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,521 | 52.1 | -3.7 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Fortis Green

Fortis Green (3) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Roger Dix* | 1,716 | 49.2 | +6.1 |
| | Conservative | Gerard Tyler* | 1,696 | 48.6 | +7.9 |
| | Conservative | Mary Poole-Wilson* | 1,669 | 47.8 | +4.7 |
| | Labour | Jean Waldman | 1,163 | 33.3 | +6.1 |
| | Labour | Peter Draper | 1,142 | 32.7 | +5.6 |
| | Labour | James Wignall | 976 | 28.0 | +1.0 |
| | Green | Peter Budge | 619 | 17.7 | +10.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joyce Arram | 352 | 10.1 | -12.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lore Fry | 321 | 9.2 | -13.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,488 | 50.0 | -2.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Green Lanes

Green Lanes (2) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Andreas Mikkides* | 1,297 | 51.6 | -5.3 |
| | Labour | Patrick Tonge* | 1,144 | 45.5 | -12.4 |
| | Conservative | Andreas Charalambous | 843 | 33.5 | +8.9 |
| | Conservative | Nityanand Ragnuth | 780 | 31.0 | +6.5 |
| | Green | Peter Corley | 295 | 11.7 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Davies | 169 | 6.7 | -3.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,523 | 44.3 | +1.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Harringay

Harringay (3) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Ronald Blanchard* | 1,709 | 62.4 | +7.7 |
| | Labour | Gina Adamides | 1,622 | 59.2 | +5.3 |
| | Labour | Chris Zissimos* | 1,454 | 53.1 | +3.7 |
| | Conservative | Sheila Cheetham | 737 | 26.9 | +6.1 |
| | Conservative | Kenneth Mansfield | 713 | 26.0 | +5.4 |
| | Conservative | Christine Sampson | 685 | 25.0 | +2.1 |
| | Green | Elizabeth Crosbie | 510 | 18.6 | +12.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lily Roberts | 236 | 8.6 | -2.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,749 | 36.8 | -4.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### High Cross

High Cross (2) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Robert Harris* | 1,084 | 53.8 | +6.8 |
| | Labour | Errol Neckles | 909 | 45.2 | +0.6 |
| | Conservative | Gladys Brandon | 599 | 29.8 | +4.0 |
| | Conservative | Catherine McCarney | 532 | 26.4 | +3.4 |
| | Green | Hilary Jago | 239 | 11.9 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Attila Borzak | 181 | 9.0 | -13.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,018 | 40.1 | -7.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Highgate

Highgate (2) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Andrew Mitchell* | 1,304 | 57.2 | -1.0 |
| | Conservative | William Blackburne* | 1,298 | 57.0 | +0.8 |
| | Labour | Esme Chandler | 574 | 25.2 | +5.3 |
| | Labour | Harold Stedman | 509 | 22.3 | +5.1 |
| | Green | Rochelle Lewis | 263 | 11.5 | +6.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Jardin | 174 | 7.6 | -10.2 |
| | SDP | Clare Croly | 162 | 7.1 | -10.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,281 | 48.1 | -0.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Hornsey Central

Hornsey Central (2) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Mark Cooke | 1,216 | 45.9 | +9.5 |
| | Labour | Toby Harris* | 1,025 | 38.7 | -0.8 |
| | Conservative | David Allen | 944 | 35.6 | +7.0 |
| | Conservative | Helen Jackson | 916 | 34.6 | +6.6 |
| | Green | David Lewis | 462 | 17.4 | +9.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Phillips | 267 | 10.1 | -7.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,656 | 52.6 | -2.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Hornsey Vale

Hornsey Vale (2) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Josie Irwin | 1,400 | 57.2 | +5.8 |
| | Labour | Jobaidur Rahman | 1,130 | 46.2 | -3.8 |
| | Conservative | Peter Gilbert | 641 | 26.2 | -0.5 |
| | Conservative | Susan Harris | 610 | 24.9 | -0.6 |
| | Green | Paul Butler | 468 | 19.1 | +11.5 |
| | SDP | Jill Adler | 158 | 6.5 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mohsen Chadirchi | 132 | 5.4 | -6.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,453 | 51.3 | -1.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Muswell Hill

Muswell Hill (3) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Benjamin Hall* | 1,959 | 46.4 | +5.3 |
| | Conservative | Blair Greaves* | 1,939 | 45.9 | +5.9 |
| | Conservative | Aeronwy Harris* | 1,896 | 44.9 | +5.4 |
| | Labour | Paul Farrelly | 1,469 | 34.8 | +4.1 |
| | Labour | Joanna Moore | 1,437 | 34.0 | +6.2 |
| | Labour | Nigel Willmott | 1,355 | 32.1 | +5.2 |
| | Green | Juliet Solomon | 874 | 20.7 | +10.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roderick Benziger | 405 | 9.6 | -12.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Clive Silbiger | 403 | 9.5 | -12.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,226 | 53.3 | -1.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Noel Park

Noel Park (3) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | William Golden* | 1,609 | 41.9 | +5.4 |
| | Labour | Martyn Appadoo | 1,608 | 41.9 | +2.7 |
| | Labour | Alan Dobbie | 1,597 | 41.6 | +2.7 |
| | Conservative | Dennis Allin | 1,536 | 40.0 | +5.7 |
| | Labour | Narendra Makanji* | 1,439 | 37.5 | +0.8 |
| | Conservative | Ian Johnston | 1,417 | 36.9 | +3.0 |
| | Green | James Barty | 415 | 10.8 | +7.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Jenner | 294 | 7.7 | -9.2 |
| | Independent | Michael Brosnan | 234 | 6.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,845 | 47.8 | -5.5 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Park

Park (2) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Peter Clarke* | 1,026 | 49.0 | +5.6 |
| | Labour | Ray Dodds | 1,022 | 48.8 | +1.3 |
| | Conservative | Brian Boyle | 677 | 32.3 | -3.6 |
| | Conservative | Lorraine Noakes | 589 | 28.1 | -6.3 |
| | Green | Noel Lynch | 243 | 11.6 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alfred White | 157 | 7.5 | -5.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,096 | 41.4 | -3.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Seven Sisters

Seven Sisters (2) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Fred Knight* | 1,308 | 65.0 | +8.0 |
| | Labour | Cyril Robinson | 1,150 | 57.2 | +6.0 |
| | Conservative | James Cassins | 472 | 23.5 | -1.7 |
| | Conservative | John Kirk | 406 | 20.2 | -0.9 |
| | Green | Richard Warren | 208 | 10.3 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Howman | 116 | 5.8 | -7.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,015 | 42.8 | +1.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### South Hornsey

South Hornsey (2) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Paul Williamson | 1,455 | 60.9 | +10.3 |
| | Labour | Arthur Jones* | 1,284 | 53.8 | -0.1 |
| | Green | David Boughton | 465 | 19.5 | +13.1 |
| | Conservative | Martin Smith | 427 | 17.9 | -7.7 |
| | Conservative | Sarah Whitby | 398 | 16.7 | -5.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Audrey Stern | 227 | 9.5 | -2.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,395 | 50.0 | -2.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### South Tottenham

South Tottenham (2) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Harry Lister* | 1,293 | 55.8 | +7.6 |
| | Labour | Ian Willmore** | 1,152 | 49.7 | +2.4 |
| | Conservative | Barbara Armstrong | 777 | 33.5 | -2.0 |
| | Conservative | Michael Coney | 757 | 32.7 | -7.7 |
| | Green | Rupert Brandon | 226 | 9.8 | +6.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anthony Barter | 175 | 7.6 | +0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,321 | 42.0 | -9.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

Willmore was a sitting councillor for the Bruce Grove ward.

### Tottenham Central

Tottenham Central (3) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Roger Harris* | 2,031 | 64.0 | +18.9 |
| | Labour | Mohammed Mehmet | 1,662 | 52.4 | +7.5 |
| | Labour | Aly Mir | 1,621 | 51.1 | +8.9 |
| | Conservative | Anthony Dignum | 826 | 26.0 | +2.2 |
| | Conservative | Patricia Mansfield | 788 | 24.8 | +2.0 |
| | Conservative | Sylvia Skipper | 716 | 22.6 | +3.8 |
| | Green | Christopher Mander | 610 | 19.2 | +14.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Philip Hawker | 495 | 15.6 | -7.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,183 | 39.7 | -6.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### West Green

West Green (3) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Eddie Griffith** | 1,737 | 48.7 | +7.0 |
| | Labour | Erline Prescott | 1,631 | 45.7 | +5.0 |
| | Labour | Alpha Turay | 1,473 | 41.3 | +1.6 |
| | Conservative | Ronald Bell* | 1,366 | 38.3 | -5.0 |
| | Conservative | Diane Harwood** | 1,265 | 35.5 | -6.2 |
| | Conservative | Jean Puttock | 1,224 | 34.3 | -6.2 |
| | Green | Claire Lewis | 519 | 15.0 | +10.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Davies | 298 | 8.4 | -1.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,575 | 44.0 | -6.3 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

Eddie Griffith was a sitting councillor for South Hornsey ward. Diane Harwood was a sitting councillor for White Hart Lane ward.

### White Hart Lane

White Hart Lane (3) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Christopher Berry | 1,368 | 43.6 | +9.8 |
| | Labour | Alfred Airende | 1,329 | 42.3 | +11.6 |
| | Conservative | Sheila Murphy | 1,261 | 40.1 | -7.5 |
| | Conservative | Donna Shirley* | 1,188 | 37.8 | -8.1 |
| | Conservative | Hugh McKinney | 1,181 | 37.6 | -8.8 |
| | Labour | Robert Shooter | 1,175 | 37.4 | +7.7 |
| | Green | Elizabeth Adams | 353 | 11.2 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Frank Roberts | 231 | 7.4 | -6.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,146 | 43.4 | -8.3 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Woodside

Woodside (3) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Jim Buckley* | 1,609 | 44.9 | +3.0 |
| | Labour | James Gardner* | 1,503 | 41.9 | +0.5 |
| | Conservative | Neil Rostron | 1,430 | 39.9 | +3.1 |
| | Labour | Sharon Lawrence** | 1,419 | 39.6 | -0.2 |
| | Conservative | Malcolm Glynn | 1,413 | 39.4 | +2.8 |
| | Labour | Jayanti Patel | 1,392 | 38.8 | +0.3 |
| | Green | Christopher Rourke | 465 | 13.0 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Aleksander | 221 | 6.2 | -2.3 |
| | SDP | Jane Greig | 219 | 6.1 | -6.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,596 | 50.0 | -5.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

Sharon Lawrence was a sitting councillor for the Harringay ward.

