1990 Barnet London Borough Council election
# 1990 Barnet London Borough Council election

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

## Election result

Overall turnout in the election was 50.0%.

Barnet Local Election Result 1990 :

| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Votes % |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Conservative | 39 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 45.9 |
| Labour | 18 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 35.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.1 |

## Ward results

### Arkley

Arkley (3 seats) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Anita Campbell | 2,589 | 43.0 |
| | Labour | Kevin Smith | 2,456 | 40.7 |
| | Labour | Pamela Coleman | 2,443 | 40.5 |
| | Conservative | Ian Balcombe* | 2,422 | 40.2 |
| | Conservative | Arthur Beck* | 2,374 | 39.4 |
| | Conservative | Philip Williams* | 2,322 | 38.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Keech | 768 | 12.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Cleal | 746 | 12.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Trevor Orr | 689 | 11.4 |
| | Green | Aniel Paranjpe | 186 | 3.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Brunswick Park

Brunswick Park (3 seats) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Donald Goodman* | 2,643 | 53.9 |
| | Conservative | Irene Palmer* | 2,507 | 51.1 |
| | Conservative | John Rawles* | 2,489 | 50.8 |
| | Labour | David Bloyce | 1,568 | 32.0 |
| | Labour | Rita Brent | 1,471 | 30.0 |
| | Labour | Janet Heathfield | 1,458 | 29.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alwena Lillywhite | 509 | 10.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Watkins | 503 | 10.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Hydon | 483 | 9.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Burnt Oak

Burnt Oak (3 seats) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Alan Williams* | 2,548 | 58.8 |
| | Labour | Malcolm Sargeant | 2,300 | 53.1 |
| | Labour | Gerald Shamash* | 2,183 | 50.4 |
| | Conservative | Oliver Stone | 1,172 | 27.1 |
| | Conservative | Patricia Gammond | 1,153 | 26.6 |
| | Conservative | Robert Musik | 1,101 | 25.4 |
| | Green | Dorothy Lewis | 428 | 9.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Albert Earley | 313 | 7.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Childs Hill

Childs Hill (3 seats) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Monroe Palmer* | 1,803 | 40.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jack Cohen* | 1,637 | 36.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian Stone* | 1,579 | 35.6 |
| | Conservative | Malcolm Harris | 1,420 | 32.0 |
| | Conservative | Simone Plaut | 1,405 | 31.6 |
| | Conservative | Richard Martyn | 1,385 | 31.2 |
| | Labour | June Cort | 1,043 | 23.5 |
| | Labour | David Gottlieb | 970 | 21.8 |
| | Labour | Anthony Hulstrom | 913 | 20.6 |
| | Green | Ashley Gunstock | 267 | 6.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Colindale

Colindale (3 seats) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Ellis Hillman* | 2,298 | 54.1 |
| | Labour | Thomas McKendry* | 2,226 | 52.4 |
| | Labour | David Williams | 2,186 | 51.5 |
| | Conservative | Robert Linton | 1,050 | 24.7 |
| | Conservative | William Nicholson | 1,041 | 24.5 |
| | Independent Resident | Eyo Nkune | 705 | 16.6 |
| | Green | Simon Moroney | 424 | 10.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joy Manson | 341 | 8.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Lusher | 315 | 7.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alfred Stone | 271 | 6.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### East Barnet

East Barnet (3 seats) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Olwen Evans* | 2,446 | 45.4 |
| | Conservative | John Perry* | 2,370 | 43.9 |
| | Conservative | Jihad Anani | 2,193 | 40.7 |
| | Labour | Janet Donald | 2,068 | 38.3 |
| | Labour | Janice Scott | 2,051 | 38.0 |
| | Labour | Jeffrey Leifer | 1,987 | 36.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Margaret Neil | 617 | 11.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Sullivan | 537 | 10.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sonia McCabe | 516 | 9.6 |
| | SDP | Colin Shaw | 208 | 3.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### East Finchley

East Finchley (3 seats) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | John Davies* | 3,699 | 63.2 |
| | Labour | Joan Ryan | 3,417 | 58.4 |
| | Labour | Rudi Vis** | 3,269 | 55.8 |
| | Conservative | Franklin Evans | 1,986 | 33.9 |
| | Conservative | Christopher Thompson | 1,892 | 32.3 |
| | Conservative | Harjinder Aujla | 1,800 | 30.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

Vis was a sitting councillor for Woodhouse ward.

### Edgware

Edgware (3 seats) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Julian Czarny | 2,996 | 58.9 |
| | Conservative | Malcolm Lester* | 2,938 | 57.7 |
| | Conservative | Archibald Smith* | 2,874 | 56.5 |
| | Labour | Elizabeth Kelly | 1,321 | 26.0 |
| | Labour | Jack Jaffe | 1,253 | 24.6 |
| | Labour | Keith Hurcombe | 1,241 | 24.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Philip Benjamin | 443 | 8.7 |
| | Green | Michael Walton | 391 | 7.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Barbara Farbey | 349 | 6.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dorothy Rollinson | 344 | 6.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Finchley

Finchley (3 seats) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Eva Greenspan | 3,160 | 57.3 |
| | Conservative | Leslie Sussman* | 3,157 | 57.3 |
| | Conservative | Barbara Langstone* | 3,143 | 57.0 |
| | Labour | Katherine McGuirk | 1,641 | 29.8 |
| | Labour | Ruth Montague | 1,584 | 28.7 |
| | Labour | Alan Schamroth | 1,563 | 28.3 |
| | Green | Laurie Thompson | 500 | 9.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Malcolm Davis | 332 | 6.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Cole | 313 | 5.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bernadette Cleal | 290 | 5.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Friern Barnet

Friern Barnet (3 seats) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | John Tiplady* | 2,913 | 49.8 |
| | Conservative | Christopher Platford* | 2,896 | 49.5 |
| | Conservative | Brian Salinger* | 2,895 | 49.5 |
| | Labour | John Ellis | 2,035 | 34.8 |
| | Labour | Lorimer Mackenzie | 2,024 | 34.6 |
| | Labour | Philip O'Connor | 2,020 | 34.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nick Harvey | 579 | 9.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Timothy Tombs | 554 | 9.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Wade | 541 | 9.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Garden Suburb

Garden Suburb (3 seats) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Frank Davis* | 2,948 | 60.1 |
| | Conservative | Roy Shutz* | 2,923 | 59.6 |
| | Conservative | Veronica Soskin* | 2,891 | 58.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Majorie Harris | 966 | 19.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Pickering | 942 | 19.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Susette Palmer | 927 | 18.9 |
| | Labour | Penelope Grant | 569 | 11.6 |
| | Labour | Jula Westman | 567 | 11.6 |
| | Labour | Ephraim Lesser | 531 | 10.8 |
| | Green | Janet Strangeways | 479 | 9.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Golders Green

Golders Green (3 seats) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Melvin Cohen* | 1,874 | 40.5 |
| | Conservative | Leslie Foster* | 1,762 | 38.1 |
| | Conservative | John Hedge | 1,627 | 35.2 |
| | Labour | Peter Theobold | 1,287 | 27.8 |
| | Labour | Nicholas Kissen | 1,273 | 27.5 |
| | Labour | Ghada Karmi | 1,270 | 27.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Harold Wiesenfeld | 1,244 | 26.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mira Levy | 1,172 | 25.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Barrie Manson | 1,169 | 25.3 |
| | Green | Christopher Brown | 299 | 6.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Hadley

Hadley (3 seats) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Gillian Bull* | 3,305 | 48.9 |
| | Conservative | Ashley Newman | 3,031 | 44.9 |
| | Conservative | Hazel Mammatt | 2,864 | 42.4 |
| | Labour | David Clarke | 1,707 | 25.3 |
| | Labour | Michael Campbell | 1,694 | 25.1 |
| | Independent | Anthony Freake | 1,671 | 24.7 |
| | Labour | Michael Larcey | 1,503 | 22.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rosemary Watkins | 855 | 12.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Smith | 789 | 11.7 |
| | Green | Kevin Pressland | 762 | 11.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brigid Povah | 533 | 7.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Hale

Hale (3 seats) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Leslie Pym* | 2,588 | 50.6 |
| | Conservative | Sheila Scott | 2,507 | 49.1 |
| | Conservative | Jack Clarfelt* | 2,470 | 48.3 |
| | Labour | Marie Baker | 1,608 | 31.5 |
| | Labour | Andrew Dickie | 1,545 | 30.2 |
| | Labour | William Parnaby | 1,504 | 29.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Creighton | 516 | 10.1 |
| | Green | Patricia Duncan | 473 | 9.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Geoffrey Jacobs | 457 | 8.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Quintin Iwi | 415 | 8.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Hendon

Hendon (3 seats) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Anthony Finn | 2,789 | 55.3 |
| | Conservative | Edward Bunn | 2,692 | 53.3 |
| | Conservative | Frederick Poole* | 2,641 | 52.3 |
| | Labour | Francis Deutsch | 1,520 | 30.1 |
| | Labour | Colin Francombe | 1,518 | 30.1 |
| | Labour | Bryan Reith | 1,432 | 28.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joan Beales | 491 | 9.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Coward | 454 | 9.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Ive | 419 | 8.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Mill Hill

Mill Hill (3 seats) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Dennis Dippel* | 2,879 | 55.3 |
| | Conservative | Anthony Antoniou* | 2,837 | 54.5 |
| | Conservative | John Hart* | 2,775 | 53.3 |
| | Labour | Ian Parker | 1,394 | 26.8 |
| | Labour | Malcolm Perez | 1,275 | 24.5 |
| | Labour | Adrienne van Louen | 1,210 | 23.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ruth Cohen | 591 | 11.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Terry Rollinson | 510 | 9.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Mitchell | 491 | 9.4 |
| | Green | Anthony Duncan | 476 | 9.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### St Paul’s

St Paul’s (3 seats) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Helena Hart | 2,600 | 44.4 |
| | Conservative | Mike Freer | 2,585 | 44.2 |
| | Conservative | Mary Phillips | 2,428 | 41.5 |
| | Labour | Naren Dave* | 2,399 | 41.0 |
| | Labour | Kitty Lyons* | 2,313 | 39.5 |
| | Labour | Melanie Packer | 2,212 | 37.8 |
| | Green | John Colmans | 845 | 14.4 |
| | Ind. Conservative | John Fitzgibbon | 595 | 10.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Totteridge

Totteridge (3 seats) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Cecile Levinson* | 2,949 | 54.6 |
| | Conservative | Victor Usher* | 2,949 | 54.6 |
| | Conservative | Victor Lyon* | 2,946 | 54.6 |
| | Labour | Clare Abbott | 1,477 | 27.4 |
| | Labour | Stuart Fuller | 1,383 | 25.6 |
| | Labour | Sean Wallace | 1,338 | 24.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Francoise Lewis | 506 | 9.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jennifer Keech | 503 | 9.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Finlayson | 496 | 9.2 |
| | Green | Michael Baldock | 487 | 9.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### West Hendon

West Hendon (3 seats) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Timothy Sims* | 2,132 | 46.0 |
| | Labour | Doreen Neall* | 2,102 | 45.4 |
| | Labour | Agnes Slocombe* | 2,001 | 43.2 |
| | Conservative | Dennis Hope | 1,767 | 38.1 |
| | Conservative | Jane Ellison | 1,763 | 38.0 |
| | Conservative | Jayandra Patel | 1,697 | 36.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Erika Coward | 395 | 8.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Beales | 383 | 8.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Loxton | 322 | 6.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Woodhouse

Woodhouse (3 seats) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Stanley Cross | 3,002 | 47.6 |
| | Labour | Michael Harris* | 2,987 | 47.4 |
| | Labour | Dennis Reed* | 2,979 | 47.2 |
| | Conservative | Richard Evans | 2,899 | 46.0 |
| | Conservative | Donald Taylor | 2,885 | 45.8 |
| | Conservative | Graham Old | 2,801 | 44.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

## By-elections between 1990 and 1994

### Burnt Oak

Burnt Oak by-election, 6 June 1991 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Allan J. Turner | 2,108 | 64.5 |
| | Conservative | Oliver L. Stone | 618 | 18.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joanne L. Cross | 432 | 13.2 |
| | Green | Dorothy I. Lewis | 112 | 3.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 34.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Malcolm G. Sargeant.

### Mill Hill

Mill Hill by-election, 26 September 1991 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Jane Ellison | 1,569 | 53.7 |
| | Labour | Andrew V. A. Dickie | 661 | 22.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James M. Creighton | 591 | 20.2 |
| | Green | Patricia A. Duncan | 102 | 3.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 26.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Denis L. Dippel.

### Garden Suburb

Garden Suburb by-election, 6 May 1993 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Mohammed J. Khamisa | 1,498 | 48.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jonathan M. Davies | 1,067 | 34.5 |
| | Labour | Olga G. Deaner | 527 | 17.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 32.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Veronica C. Soskin.

### West Hendon

West Hendon by-election, 2 December 1993 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Gina E. Marks | 1,521 | 50.5 |
| | Independent | Timothy J. K. Sims | 762 | 25.3 |
| | Conservative | Florence H. Kaufmann | 630 | 20.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David H. lve | 96 | 3.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 29.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Timothy J. K. Sims.

