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1994 Newham London Borough Council election

1994 local election in England

1994 local election in England

FieldValue
election_date
election_name1994 Newham London Borough Council election
countryLondon
typeparliamentary
previous_election1990 Newham London Borough Council election
previous_year1990
next_election1998 Newham London Borough Council election
next_year1998
seats_for_electionAll 60 seats up for election to Newham London Borough Council
majority_seats31
registered151,895
turnout57,115, 37.60% ( 1.12)
party1Labour Party (UK)
leader1Stephen C. Timms
leader_since11990
leaders_seat1Little Ilford
last_election157 seats, 60.08%
seats_before156
seats159
seat_change14
party2Liberal Democrats (UK)
leader2Alec J. Kellaway
leader_since22 May 1987
leaders_seat2South
last_election21 seat, 7.82%
seats_before21
seats21
seat_change2
titleCouncil control
before_partyLabour Party (UK)
posttitleCouncil control after election
after_partyLabour Party (UK)
party3Conservative Party (UK)
leader3Unknown
leader_since3Unknown
leaders_seat3Unknown
seats30
seats_before33
seat_change33
last_election32 seats, 24.33%
image1[[File:No image wide.svg115x50pxBlank]]
image2[[File:No image wide.svg115x50pxBlank]]
image3[[File:No image wide.svg115x50pxBlank]]
swing11.06
popular_vote175,057
percentage159.02%
popular_vote214,958
percentage211.76%
swing23.94
popular_vote326,083
percentage320.51%
swing33.82
flag_imageCoat of arms of the London Borough of Newham.svg

The 1994 Newham London Borough Council election to the Newham London Borough Council was held on 5 May 1994. The whole council was up for election. Turnout was 37.2%. Labour maintained its overwhelming majority.

Election result

|seats % = 98.33 |votes % = 59.02 |plus/minus = 1.06 |seats % = 1.67 |votes % = 11.76 |plus/minus = 3.94 |seats % = 0.00 |votes % = 20.51 |plus/minus = 3.82 |seats % = 0.00 |votes % = 2.60 |plus/minus = 1.61

Background

A total of 175 candidates stood in the election for the 60 seats being contested across 24 wards. Candidates included a full slate from the Labour Party, whilst the Conservative Party ran 57 candidates whilst the Liberal Democrats ran 30 candidates. Other candidates running were 9 Greens, 7 Independent Liberal Democrats, 5 BNP and 7 Independents.

Results by ward

(*) - Indicates an incumbent candidate

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

Beckton

Bemersyde

Canning Town and Grange

Castle

Central

Custom House and Silvertown

Forest Gate

Greatfield

Hudsons

Kensington

Little Ilford

Manor Park

Monega

New Town

Ordnance

Park

Plaistow

Plashet

St Stephens

South

Stratford

Upton

Wall End

West Ham

Notes

References

References

  1. "London Borough Council Elections - 5 May 1994 - Ward Voting Statistics". London Research Centre.
  2. "Local Elections Handbook 1994". Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre. (1994)
  3. "London Borough Council Elections 5 May 1994". London County Council.
  4. "London Borough of Newham Election Results 1964-2010". Plymouth University.
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