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The 1986 Newham London Borough Council election for the Newham London Borough Council was held on 8 May 1986. The whole council was up for election. Turnout was 30.7%. Labour, for the first time, won all 60 seats.

Election result

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Newham Local Election Result 1986[1][2][3]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 60 6 0 +6 100 60.7
  Conservative 0 0 0 0 0.0 16.5
  Alliance 0 0 6 -6 0.0 21.7
  Other parties 0 0 0 0 0.0 1.1

Background

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A total of 184 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 stood 51 candidates. The Liberal and SDP parties ran 37 joint candidates whilst the Liberal party also ran 11 candidates under the Liberal Alliance Focus Team banner. Other candidates included 12 Independents, 8 Green, 1 Communist, 2 Revolutionary Communist and 2 National Front.

Results by ward

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Beckton

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Beckton (2)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Maureen Knight 693 70.4 −2.8
Labour Derek A. Whitbread 637 N/A
Alliance Suzan E. Statter 158 16.0 −10.8
Conservative Gladys V. Smith 134 26.8 N/A
Alliance Louis Pampouris 119 N/A
Turnout 22.5 +0.9
Registered electors 4,219
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Bemersyde

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Bemersyde (2)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John P. Lang 806 47.5 −9.4
Labour Peter E. Landman 770 N/A
Alliance Adrian G. Cole 592 34.9 −8.2
Alliance Lee Reeves 59 N/A
Conservative Ian R. Martin 298 17.6 N/A
Conservative Susan G. Martin 254 N/A
Turnout 38.3 +8.9
Registered electors 4,616
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Canning Town & Grange

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Canning Town & Grange (2)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jack A. Hart 1,058 67.5 −6.6
Labour Charles Whincup 1,022 N/A
Alliance Mark H. Harrington 367 21.1 −11.4
Conservative Peter J. Doe 256 14.7 N/A
Independent (Newham Broad Alliance) Mohanlal D. Chouhan 56 3.2 N/A
Turnout 26.5 −4.4
Registered electors 5,847
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Castle

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Castle (2)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Edwin R. Mann 1,224 58.7 −3.7
Labour Sarah L. M. Murray 1,207 N/A
Alliance Peter Bragg 566 27.2 −10.4
Alliance Lamont M. Moyer 439 N/A
Conservative Helena D. Bernstein 294 14.1 N/A
Turnout 39.1 +8.4
Registered electors 5,589
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Central

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Central (2)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Gordon T. George 1,257 54.0 +0.9
Labour Stanley Hopwood 1,219 N/A
Alliance Harbans S. Jabbal 369 36.3 −20.2
Conservative Lesley M. Fitzgerald 360 15.7 N/A
Independent (Newham Broad Alliance) Mohammad Sarawar 302 13.2 N/A
Turnout 38.0 +1.3
Registered electors 5,475
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Custom House & Silvertown

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Custom House & Silvertown (3)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour William A. Chapman 1,350 64.8 +3.0
Labour Julia C. I. Garfield 1,334 N/A
Labour Judith A. Jorsling-Thomas 1,221 N/A
Alliance Elizabeth Campion 394 18.9 −19.3
Alliance David J. Richardson 390 N/A
Alliance Sandra Y. Richardson 383 N/A
Conservative June P. L. Colton 338 16.2 N/A
Conservative June M. Eason 334 N/A
Conservative Erica H. Privett 319 N/A
Turnout 27.2 +3.5
Registered electors 8,285
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Forest Gate

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Forest Gate (3)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Margaret P. Olley 1,566 55.0 +15.0
Labour Conor M. McAuley 1,550 N/A
Labour Ronald G. Augley 1,524 N/A
Conservative Richard J. Arnopp 669 23.5 −0.8
Conservative Robin D. Atter 659 N/A
Conservative John B. M. Steinberg 575 N/A
Lib Dem Focus Team David C. Powell 286 10.0 −22.7
Lib Dem Focus Team Anne Butcher 277 N/A
Lib Dem Focus Team Mark A. Tavener 256 N/A
Green Varyah A. de Grandis-Harrison 200 7.0 N/A
Revolutionary Communist Alex Farrell 66 2.3 N/A
Communist John G. Grahl 60 2.1 N/A
Turnout 37.4 +8.7
Registered electors 7,603
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Greatfield

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Greatfield (3)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jeffrey Crooks 1,410 39.8 −1.2
Labour Kevin J. Jenkins 1,322 N/A
Labour Martin J Watkinson 1,258 N/A
Alliance Neal A. Chubb 1,022 28.9 −30.1
Alliance David Gotobe 1,019 N/A
Alliance Leslie E. Groombridge 878 N/A
Conservative Robert J. Vinter 810 22.9 N/A
Conservative Steven P. Nash 790 N/A
Conservative Rosa E. Gurney 781 N/A
National Front Michael B. Hipperson 199 5.6 N/A
National Front Peter J. Turpin 153 N/A
Green Ian C. Macdonald 99 2.8 N/A
Turnout 41.1 +8.4
Registered electors 8,545
Labour gain from Alliance Swing
Labour gain from Alliance Swing
Labour gain from Alliance Swing

Hudsons

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Hudsons (3)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Frederick C. Jones 1,173 57.1 −3.9
Labour Margaret D. Brown 1,035 N/A
Labour Graham J. Lane 992 N/A
Alliance Stephen T. Bell 481 23.4 −5.3
Alliance Martin J. Lammin 410 N/A
Conservative Josephine M. Child 401 19.5 −0.1
Alliance Ann C. Winfield 60 N/A
Conservative Alexander G. Hope-Thompson 360 N/A
Conservative Leslie A. Smith 350 N/A
Turnout 28.7 +2.0
Registered electors 7,527
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Kensington

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Kensington (2)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Kenneth C. R. Massey 1,705 68.1 +8.7
Labour Harmegh S. Rattan 1,576 N/A
Lib Dem Focus Team Eric P. Laws 555 22.2 N/A
Lib Dem Focus Team Sylvia E. Neal 443 N/A
Conservative Doris E. McWilton 187 7.5 N/A
Green Rosalind M. Shanley Jordaan 55 2.2 N/A
Turnout 44.0 +2.2
Registered electors 5,690
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Little Ilford

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Little Ilford (3)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Colin M. Copus 2,117 54.4 +11.7
Labour Stephen C. Timms 1,021 N/A
Labour Patricia A. Heron 931 N/A
Lib Dem Focus Team Rif Winfield 1,477 38.0 −16.0
Lib Dem Focus Team Thomas J. Humfrey 1,317 N/A
Lib Dem Focus Team Clefene Skyers 1,291 N/A
Conservative Roy A. Bull 296 7.6 N/A
Conservative Gillian M. Stannett 275 N/A
Conservative Mark W. Money 255 N/A
Turnout 47.9 +15.7
Registered electors 8,217
Labour gain from Lib Dem Focus Team Swing
Labour gain from Lib Dem Focus Team Swing
Labour gain from Lib Dem Focus Team Swing

Manor Park

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Manor Park (3)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Amarjit Singh 1,665 54.9 +5.3
Labour James A. Parnell 1,651 N/A
Labour Elizabeth C. Fullick 1,651 N/A
Lib Dem Focus Team June M. Gasper 825 27.2 N/A
Lib Dem Focus Team Philip C. Wainewright 716 N/A
Lib Dem Focus Team Mohammed A. Siddiqui 674 N/A
Conservative Douglas E. G. Webb 541 17.8 −10.8
Conservative Martin Bayes 528 N/A
Conservative Mary M. King 524 N/A
Turnout 40.1 +3.8
Registered electors 8,164
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Monega

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Monega (2)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Lewis E. Boyce 1,355 61.1 +3.1
Labour Frederick E. York 1,266 N/A
Independent (Newham Broad Alliance) Manoj K. Mann 573 25.9 N/A
Independent (Newham Broad Alliance) Javad Rahman 486 N/A
Conservative Wendy N. Blanchard 288 13.0 N/A
Turnout 38.5 +3.2
Registered electors 5,722
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

New Town

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New Town (2)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Henry C. Cleghorn 921 66.9 +18.3
Labour Peter J. Pendle 895 N/A
Conservative David Knight 239 17.4 −4.9
Conservative Florence Jackson 215 N/A
Alliance Elizabeth Barker 159 11.6 −17.5
Alliance Davinder S. Sagoo 127 N/A
Green Paramjit S. Bahra 57 4.1 N/A
Turnout 29.5 +1.0
Registered electors 5,123
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Ordnance

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Ordnance (2)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Charles A. Flemwell 734 73.3 +1.5
Labour Anne King 662 N/A
Alliance Jennifer Sutherland 158 15.8 −12.4
Alliance Francis J. Rowden 148 N/A
Conservative Roger J. L. Ham 110 11.0 N/A
Turnout 26.2 +5.1
Registered electors 4,148
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Park

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Park (3)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Michael Brown 1,368 56.3 +6.0
Labour John Lock 1,364 N/A
Labour John Plant 1,239 N/A
Alliance Andrew J. Bolton 437 18.0 −10.6
Alliance Frances L. Bolton 436 N/A
Alliance Mohammed T. Jawed 434 N/A
Conservative Roger M. Barker-Green 408 16.8 −4.3
Conservative Simon N. C. Pearce 405 N/A
Conservative Richard C. Strauss 362 N/A
Green Leo M. Fletcher 215 8.9 N/A
Turnout 32.8 +2.0
Registered electors 7,990
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Plaistow

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Plaistow (3)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Christine Shepherd 1,118 63.1 −13.7
Labour Alexander Thomson 1,047 N/A
Labour Anand N. Patil 1,022 N/A
Alliance Bridget A. Watts 355 20.0 +1.6
Conservative Derek S. Vivash 298 16.8 N/A
Alliance Ian W. F. Macfadyen 297 N/A
Conservative Mary M. Vivash 256 N/A
Alliance Mohammed Sarwar 228 N/A
Turnout 28.6 −1.1
Registered electors 6,795
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Plashet

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Plashet (3)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Maganbhal G. Patel 1,442 40.1 +10.8
Labour Jan Tallis 1,410 N/A
Labour Joseph C. Sambrano 1,282 N/A
Conservative Barry W. Roberts 520 18.3 −12.1
Conservative Vera E. Ingleby 506 N/A
Conservative Brendan M. Morley 485 N/A
Alliance Terence R. J. Wells 472 16.6 −0.5
Alliance Belboda J. B. Cooke 455 N/A
Independent (Newham Broad Alliance) Abdul K. Sheikh 401 14.1 N/A
Turnout 33.4 −4.5
Registered electors 8,412
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

St Stephens

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St Stephens (2)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Thomas Nolan 1,279 67.1 +5.0
Labour Linda A. Jordan 1,030 N/A
Independent (Newham Broad Alliance) Ahmed S. Motala 360 18.9 N/A
Independent (Newham Broad Alliance) Bahadur S. Gahir 321 N/A
Conservative Barbara M. Sutton 268 14.1 N/A
Turnout 37.4 −3.0
Registered electors 5,298
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

South

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South (3)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Edward F. Corbett 1,269 44.7 −5.4
Labour Thomas A. Jenkinson 1,215 N/A
Labour John Wilson 1,103 N/A
Conservative Sean Cadogan 876 30.9 +2.9
Conservative Craig J. P. Hands 874 N/A
Conservative Damian P. J. Sutton 836 N/A
Alliance James C. Evans 693 24.4 +2.5
Alliance Alec J. Kellaway 659 N/A
Alliance William A. Robinson 619 N/A
Turnout 33.7 +4.8
Registered electors 9,175
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Stratford

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Stratford (2)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour James C. Riley 769 61.5 +4.3
Labour James C. Goldsmith 733 N/A
Conservative William G. Flynn 228 18.2 −0.1
Alliance Michael J. Hogan 203 16.2 −8.2
Conservative Antoinette Tuthill 174 N/A
Alliance Charmaine C. Pierre 167 N/A
Green Paul Bridewell Mason 50 4.0 N/A
Turnout 26.6 +3.0
Registered electors 5,977
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Upton

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Upton (3)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John R. Clow 1,915 60.3 +1.7
Labour Muhammad Aslam 1,710 N/A
Labour Pamela Furness 1,695 N/A
Independent (Newham Broad Alliance) Dilip Rana 585 18.4 N/A
Independent (Newham Broad Alliance) Ahmed Din 569 N/A
Independent (Newham Broad Alliance) Bhikhu B. Vara 417 N/A
Conservative Marilyn Barker-Green 415 13.1 +2.1
Conservative Anna Z. McWilton 324 N/A
Conservative Kelvin C. V. McWilton 324 N/A
Green Arthur L. Taylor 188 5.9 N/A
Revolutionary Communist Kenan Malik 74 2.3 N/A
Turnout 37.2 +2.6
Registered electors 8,273
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Wall End

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Wall End (3)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Theodore L. Etherden 1,568 47.5 +0.2
Labour Sarah J. Reeves 1,552 N/A
Labour Bashirul Hafeez 1,523 N/A
Conservative Diane E. Harley 1,003 30.4 +0.9
Conservative John P. R. Colthurst 988 N/A
Conservative Anthony G. Moran 878 N/A
Alliance Richard H. Lomas 431 13.0 −10.3
Independent (Newham Broad Alliance) Piara Mehtab 302 9.1 N/A
Independent (Newham Broad Alliance) Leon Netto 293 N/A
Turnout 39.5 +4.9
Registered electors 8,498
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

West Ham

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West Ham (2)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ronald N. Manley 1,176 64.8 +10.4
Labour John Isted 1,061 N/A
Conservative Dennis F. Privett 328 18.1 −3.6
Conservative Georgina Williams 258 N/A
Alliance Victor Schofield 248 13.7 −10.2
Alliance Leslie Sutherland 201 N/A
Green Amanda J. Sandford 64 3.5 N/A
Turnout 30.9 +2.7
Registered electors 6,248
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

By-elections between 1986 and 1990

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South

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South by-election, 5 February 1987[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance Alec J. Kellaway 1,000 37.8 +13.4
Labour Doris A. Maxwell 805 30.5 −14.2
Conservative Damian P. J. Sutton 769 29.1 −1.8
Green Terence C. J. Macdonald 68 2.6 N/A
Majority 195 7.3 N/A
Turnout 28.7 −5.0
Registered electors 9,240
Alliance gain from Labour Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation death of Cllr. John Wilson.

Little Ilford

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Little Ilford by-election, 13 October 1988[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Lyn C. Brown 1,027 50.9 −3.5
Liberal Democrats Leslie E. Groombridge 614 30.4 −7.6
Conservative John P. R. Colthurst 324 16.0 +8.4
Independent Dexter H. Hanoomansingh 54 2.7 N/A
Majority 413 20.5 N/A
Turnout 24.9 −23.0
Registered electors 8,112
Labour hold Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Colin M. Copus.

St Stephens

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St Stephens by-election, 13 October 1988[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Catherine J. Parry 704 53.0 −14.1
Conservative Charles R. P. G. Meaby 219 16.5 +2.4
Independent Labour Baldev Barrah 214 16.1 N/A
SDP Peter Bragg 143 10.7 N/A
Liberal Democrats Matthew M. Huntbach 49 3.7 −20.7
Majority 485 36.5 N/A
Turnout 24.8 −12.6
Registered electors 5,365
Labour hold Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Thomas Nolan.

Plashet

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Plashet by-election, 30 November 1989[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mohammad K. Khawaja 801 52.0 +1.1
Conservative Barry W. Roberts 385 25.0 +6.7
Green Amanda J. Sandford 205 13.3 N/A
Liberal Democrats Mohammed A. Siddiqui 149 9.7 −14.7
Majority 416 27.0 N/A
Turnout 18.8 −14.6
Registered electors 8,215
Labour hold Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Joseph C. Sambrano.

References

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  1. ^ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael (1993). Local Elections in Britain: A Statistical Digest. Plymouth: Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y "London Borough Council Elections 8 May 1986" (PDF). London Datastore. London County Council. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y "London Borough of Newham Election Results 1964-2010" (PDF). Elections Centre. Plymouth University. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  4. ^ a b c d "London Borough Council Elections 3 May 1990" (PDF). London Datastore. London County Council. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
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