Local Elections 1990
Local Elections 1990 was held on 3 May 1990. 3,826 seats were filled across 3,940 wards and divisions in 256 councils, from 15,903 candidates. The Labour Party won 2,001, Conservative Party won 1,079 and Liberal Democrats won 352.
- Date
- 3 May 1990
- Seats filled
- 3,826
- Candidates
- 15,903
- Councils
- 256
| Party | Candidates | Seats won | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Labour Party | 4,923 | 2,001 | 7,121,741 | 45.0% |
| Conservative Party | 4,683 | 1,079 | 5,002,171 | 31.6% |
| Liberal Democrats | 1,777 | 352 | 1,197,024 | 7.6% |
| Independent | 595 | 182 | 248,336 | 1.6% |
| Social and Liberal Democrats | 1,422 | 109 | 1,110,679 | 7.0% |
| Scottish National Party | 349 | 42 | 372,835 | 2.4% |
| Residents | 41 | 24 | 51,870 | 0.3% |
| Other | 265 | 21 | 84,133 | 0.5% |
| Social Democratic Party | 138 | 4 | 50,418 | 0.3% |
| Green Party | 1,438 | 3 | 433,353 | 2.7% |
| SDP | 93 | 2 | 32,297 | 0.2% |
| A Lab | 2 | 2 | 2,264 | 0.0% |
| RATE | 15 | 1 | 15,509 | 0.1% |
| RES | 12 | 1 | 11,703 | 0.1% |
| Ind Lab | 19 | 1 | 10,483 | 0.1% |
| K Lab | 1 | 1 | 2,988 | 0.0% |
| The Liberal Party | 3 | 1 | 1,912 | 0.0% |
| LIB | 34 | 0 | 21,259 | 0.1% |
| Ind Con | 8 | 0 | 5,985 | 0.0% |
| L Lab | 1 | 0 | 5,936 | 0.0% |
| Prog | 10 | 0 | 5,776 | 0.0% |
| P LAB | 1 | 0 | 3,890 | 0.0% |
| B Lab | 1 | 0 | 3,588 | 0.0% |
| Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales | 5 | 0 | 2,881 | 0.0% |
| J Lab | 1 | 0 | 2,654 | 0.0% |
| Anti PT | 10 | 0 | 2,653 | 0.0% |
| ISLAM | 5 | 0 | 1,517 | 0.0% |
| PORT | 3 | 0 | 1,440 | 0.0% |
| MK | 1 | 0 | 1,148 | 0.0% |
| M Con | 1 | 0 | 1,108 | 0.0% |
| D Con | 1 | 0 | 964 | 0.0% |
| G Con | 1 | 0 | 925 | 0.0% |
| COMM | 6 | 0 | 866 | 0.0% |
| British National Party | 7 | 0 | 851 | 0.0% |
| M PIA | 1 | 0 | 721 | 0.0% |
| Ind DEM | 1 | 0 | 658 | 0.0% |
| N Con | 1 | 0 | 618 | 0.0% |
| R Green | 1 | 0 | 565 | 0.0% |
| NF | 4 | 0 | 515 | 0.0% |
| Trad Lab | 2 | 0 | 499 | 0.0% |
| Council | Wards / divisions | Seats filled | Largest party | Its seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adur | 13 | 3 | SLD | 2 |
| Amber Valley | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| Amber Valley | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Barking and Dagenham | 19 | 48 | Labour | 44 |
| Barnet | 20 | 60 | Conservative | 39 |
| Barnsley | 22 | 9 | Labour | 8 |
| Barrow-in-Furness | 13 | 14 | Labour | 9 |
| Basildon | 14 | 8 | Labour | 6 |
| Basingstoke and Deane | 20 | 6 | Conservative | 3 |
| Bassetlaw | 17 | 17 | Labour | 13 |
| Bath | 16 | 16 | Labour | 6 |
| Bexley | 23 | 62 | Conservative | 35 |
| Birmingham | 39 | 35 | Labour | 25 |
| Blackburn | 20 | 20 | Labour | 17 |
| Bolton | 20 | 12 | Labour | 8 |
| Borders | 23 | 23 | Independent | 12 |
| Boston | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bradford | 30 | 16 | Labour | 8 |
| Brent | 31 | 66 | Conservative | 31 |
| Brentwood | 13 | 13 | SLD | 8 |
| Brighton | 16 | 16 | Labour | 11 |
| Bristol, City of | 23 | 22 | Labour | 16 |
| Broadland | 17 | 9 | Conservative | 4 |
| Bromley | 26 | 60 | Conservative | 43 |
| Broxbourne | 14 | 2 | Conservative | 2 |
| Buckinghamshire | 1 | 1 | Labour | 1 |
| Burnley | 17 | 7 | Labour | 7 |
| Bury | 16 | 5 | Labour | 5 |
| Calderdale | 19 | 6 | Labour | 4 |
| Cambridge | 14 | 15 | Labour | 10 |
| Camden | 26 | 59 | Labour | 42 |
| Cannock Chase | 14 | 1 | SLD | 1 |
| Cardiff | 1 | 1 | Labour | 1 |
| Carlisle | 17 | 18 | Labour | 13 |
| Central | 34 | 34 | Labour | 22 |
| Cheltenham | 11 | 0 | — | — |
| Cherwell | 17 | 4 | Conservative | 2 |
| Cheshire | 1 | 1 | Labour | 1 |
| Chester | 2 | 3 | Liberal Democrats | 2 |
| Chorley | 17 | 6 | Labour | 5 |
| City of Chester | 18 | 3 | Labour | 3 |
| Colchester | 13 | 0 | — | — |
| Colchester | 14 | 3 | SLD | 2 |
| Colwyn | 11 | 12 | Liberal Democrats | 5 |
| Congleton | 10 | 1 | SLD | 1 |
| Congleton | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Coventry | 18 | 7 | Labour | 5 |
| Craven | 10 | 1 | SLD | 1 |
| Craven | 1 | 1 | Conservative | 1 |
| Crawley | 10 | 4 | Labour | 4 |
| Crewe and Nantwich | 19 | 3 | Labour | 3 |
| Croydon | 27 | 70 | Conservative | 40 |
| Daventry | 11 | 0 | — | — |
| Derby | 16 | 8 | Labour | 5 |
| Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council | 21 | 5 | Labour | 4 |
| Dudley | 24 | 4 | Labour | 4 |
| Dumfries and Galloway Regional Council | 35 | 35 | Independent | 19 |
| Ealing | 24 | 70 | Conservative | 40 |
| East Devon | 1 | 1 | Conservative | 1 |
| Eastbourne | 10 | 6 | SLD | 4 |
| Eastleigh | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Eastleigh | 7 | 2 | SLD | 2 |
| Ellesmere Port and Neston | 13 | 0 | — | — |
| Elmbridge | 20 | 21 | Conservative | 9 |
| Enfield | 32 | 64 | Conservative | 32 |
| Epping Forest | 19 | 7 | Conservative | 3 |
| Essex | 1 | 1 | Labour | 1 |
| Exeter | 12 | 12 | Labour | 8 |
| Fareham | 14 | 8 | SLD | 3 |
| Fife Regional Council | 46 | 46 | Labour | 30 |
| Gateshead | 9 | 0 | — | — |
| Gateshead | 13 | 0 | — | — |
| Gillingham | 14 | 14 | Liberal Democrats | 6 |
| Gloucester | 5 | 2 | RES | 1 |
| Gloucester | 6 | 1 | Labour | 1 |
| Gloucestershire | 2 | 2 | Labour | 1 |
| Gosport | 10 | 4 | SLD | 3 |
| Grampian | 57 | 57 | Labour | 19 |
| Great Grimsby | 15 | 4 | Labour | 2 |
| Great Yarmouth | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Great Yarmouth | 9 | 0 | — | — |
| Greenwich | 36 | 62 | Labour | 44 |
| Hackney | 23 | 60 | Labour | 48 |
| Halton | 17 | 8 | Labour | 8 |
| Hammersmith and Fulham | 23 | 50 | Labour | 28 |
| Haringey | 23 | 59 | Labour | 42 |
| Harlow | 14 | 15 | Labour | 14 |
| Harrogate | 20 | 11 | SLD | 5 |
| Harrow | 21 | 63 | Conservative | 36 |
| Hart | 11 | 4 | Conservative | 3 |
| Hartlepool | 9 | 3 | Labour | 2 |
| Hartlepool | 6 | 2 | Labour | 2 |
| Hastings | 11 | 8 | Labour | 4 |
| Havant | 14 | 6 | Conservative | 4 |
| Havering | 25 | 63 | Labour | 25 |
| Hereford | 9 | 2 | Labour | 1 |
| Hertfordshire | 1 | 1 | Conservative | 1 |
| Hertsmere | 13 | 0 | — | — |
| Highland Regional Council | 52 | 52 | Independent | 35 |
| Hillingdon | 29 | 69 | Conservative | 35 |
| Hounslow | 21 | 60 | Labour | 44 |
| Huntingdonshire | 18 | 18 | Conservative | 12 |
| Hyndburn | 15 | 16 | Labour | 14 |
| Ipswich | 16 | 2 | Conservative | 1 |
| Islington | 20 | 52 | Labour | 49 |
| Kensington and Chelsea | 21 | 54 | Conservative | 39 |
| Kent | 1 | 1 | Liberal Democrats | 1 |
| Kingston Upon Hull | 20 | 18 | Labour | 18 |
| Kingston upon Thames | 20 | 50 | Conservative | 25 |
| Kingswood | 1 | 1 | Liberal Democrats | 1 |
| Kirklees | 24 | 20 | Labour | 17 |
| Knowsley | 22 | 12 | Labour | 11 |
| Lambeth | 22 | 64 | Labour | 40 |
| Lancaster | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Leeds | 33 | 9 | Labour | 6 |
| Leominster | 12 | 12 | Independent | 8 |
| Lewes | 1 | 1 | Liberal Democrats | 1 |
| Lewisham | 26 | 67 | Labour | 58 |
| Lincoln | 11 | 2 | Labour | 2 |
| Liverpool | 33 | 23 | Labour | 16 |
| Lothian | 49 | 49 | Labour | 34 |
| Macclesfield | 4 | 1 | SLD | 1 |
| Macclesfield | 15 | 2 | Conservative | 2 |
| Maidstone | 18 | 7 | SLD | 3 |
| Manchester | 33 | 31 | Labour | 28 |
| Merton | 20 | 57 | Labour | 29 |
| Milton Keynes | 15 | 15 | Labour | 13 |
| Mole Valley | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Mole Valley | 7 | 2 | Independent | 1 |
| New Forest | 1 | 1 | Liberal Democrats | 1 |
| Newcastle Upon Tyne | 26 | 22 | Labour | 19 |
| Newcastle-under-Lyme | 19 | 1 | Labour | 1 |
| Newham | 24 | 60 | Labour | 57 |
| Newport | 16 | 18 | Labour | 14 |
| North Bedfordshire | 18 | 18 | Labour | 8 |
| North Hertfordshire | 16 | 6 | Conservative | 3 |
| North Tyneside | 11 | 5 | Labour | 3 |
| North Tyneside | 9 | 4 | Conservative | 2 |
| Northamptonshire | 1 | 1 | Labour | 1 |
| Norwich | 16 | 18 | Labour | 14 |
| Nuneaton and Bedworth | 15 | 1 | Conservative | 1 |
| Oadby And Wigston | 9 | 0 | — | — |
| Oldham | 20 | 4 | Labour | 4 |
| Orkney Islands | 24 | 24 | Independent | 23 |
| Oxford | 15 | 11 | Labour | 7 |
| Pendle | 9 | 1 | Labour | 1 |
| Pendle | 8 | 1 | SLD | 1 |
| Penwith | 11 | 4 | Labour | 2 |
| Peterborough | 16 | 3 | Labour | 2 |
| Plymouth | 4 | 4 | Labour | 4 |
| Port Talbot | 8 | 10 | Labour | 9 |
| Portsmouth | 13 | 13 | Labour | 7 |
| Preston | 19 | 57 | Labour | 35 |
| Purbeck | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| Reading | 15 | 15 | Labour | 11 |
| Redbridge | 21 | 63 | Conservative | 42 |
| Redditch | 10 | 1 | Labour | 1 |
| Reigate and Banstead | 16 | 16 | Conservative | 6 |
| Rhondda | 11 | 11 | Labour | 11 |
| Richmond upon Thames | 19 | 52 | Liberal Democrats | 48 |
| Rochdale | 20 | 7 | Labour | 4 |
| Rochford | 14 | 1 | RATE | 1 |
| Rossendale | 12 | 12 | Labour | 12 |
| Rotherham | 16 | 7 | Labour | 7 |
| Rotherham | 6 | 2 | Labour | 2 |
| Rugby | 16 | 1 | Labour | 1 |
| Runnymede | 14 | 1 | Conservative | 1 |
| Rushmoor | 15 | 5 | Conservative | 4 |
| Salford | 4 | 1 | Conservative | 1 |
| Salford | 16 | 8 | Labour | 8 |
| Sandwell | 24 | 3 | Labour | 3 |
| Scunthorpe | 14 | 4 | Labour | 4 |
| Sefton | 23 | 12 | Conservative | 5 |
| Sevenoaks | 1 | 1 | Labour | 1 |
| Sheffield | 29 | 12 | Labour | 10 |
| Shetland Islands | 25 | 25 | Independent | 16 |
| Shrewsbury and Atcham | 16 | 2 | Conservative | 1 |
| Slough | 13 | 3 | Labour | 3 |
| Solihull | 12 | 1 | Conservative | 1 |
| Solihull | 5 | 2 | Conservative | 1 |
| South Bedfordshire | 17 | 3 | SLD | 2 |
| South Cambridgeshire | 18 | 4 | Conservative | 3 |
| South Herefordshire | 12 | 8 | Independent | 8 |
| South Lakeland | 17 | 4 | Independent | 4 |
| South Northamptonshire | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| South Tyneside | 20 | 5 | Labour | 5 |
| Southampton | 15 | 15 | Labour | 12 |
| Southend-on-Sea | 1 | 1 | Conservative | 1 |
| Southend-On-Sea | 12 | 5 | Conservative | 4 |
| Southwark | 25 | 64 | Labour | 37 |
| St Albans | 1 | 1 | SLD | 1 |
| St. Albans | 18 | 17 | SLD | 9 |
| St. Helens | 18 | 19 | Labour | 14 |
| Staffordshire | 1 | 1 | Independent | 1 |
| Stevenage | 8 | 1 | Labour | 1 |
| Stevenage | 5 | 1 | Labour | 1 |
| Stockport | 9 | 7 | Labour | 3 |
| Stockport | 12 | 10 | Labour | 4 |
| Stoke On Trent | 20 | 2 | Labour | 2 |
| Stratford-on-Avon | 7 | 1 | Conservative | 1 |
| Stratford-On-Avon | 11 | 3 | Conservative | 3 |
| Strathclyde | 103 | 103 | Labour | 90 |
| Stroud | 18 | 5 | Green | 2 |
| Suffolk | 2 | 2 | Labour | 2 |
| Sunderland | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sunderland | 24 | 1 | Labour | 1 |
| Sutton | 25 | 56 | Liberal Democrats | 32 |
| Swale | 16 | 17 | Labour | 10 |
| Swansea | 16 | 17 | Labour | 11 |
| Tameside | 19 | 19 | Labour | 19 |
| Tamworth | 9 | 1 | Labour | 1 |
| Tamworth | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Tandridge | 14 | 0 | — | — |
| Tayside | 46 | 46 | Labour | 18 |
| Teignbridge | 2 | 2 | The Liberal Party | 1 |
| Thamesdown | 18 | 11 | Labour | 7 |
| Three Rivers | 16 | 1 | SLD | 1 |
| Thurrock | 11 | 0 | — | — |
| Thurrock | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Torbay | 12 | 10 | SLD | 4 |
| Tower Hamlets | 18 | 47 | Liberal Democrats | 27 |
| Tower Hamlets | 1 | 3 | Liberal Democrats | 3 |
| Trafford | 21 | 17 | Conservative | 11 |
| Tunbridge Wells | 16 | 4 | Labour | 2 |
| Vale Of White Horse | 1 | 1 | Labour | 1 |
| Wakefield | 21 | 8 | Labour | 8 |
| Walsall | 20 | 0 | — | — |
| Waltham Forest | 20 | 57 | Labour | 30 |
| Wandsworth | 22 | 61 | Conservative | 48 |
| Watford | 1 | 2 | Liberal Democrats | 2 |
| Watford Borough Council | 11 | 5 | Labour | 3 |
| Waveney | 16 | 16 | Labour | 14 |
| Waverley | 1 | 1 | Liberal Democrats | 1 |
| Welwyn Hatfield | 4 | 3 | Labour | 2 |
| Welwyn Hatfield | 10 | 6 | Labour | 4 |
| West Dorset | 1 | 1 | Conservative | 1 |
| West Lancashire | 18 | 17 | Labour | 9 |
| West Lindsey | 12 | 12 | Labour | 4 |
| West Oxfordshire | 16 | 5 | SLD | 3 |
| Western Isles | 29 | 29 | Independent | 29 |
| Westminster City of | 23 | 60 | Conservative | 45 |
| Weymouth and Portland | 12 | 4 | Conservative | 2 |
| Wigan | 24 | 7 | Labour | 7 |
| Wiltshire | 3 | 3 | Labour | 2 |
| Winchester | 16 | 0 | — | — |
| Winchester | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Wirral | 22 | 23 | Labour | 14 |
| Woking | 11 | 2 | Conservative | 2 |
| Wokingham | 18 | 6 | Conservative | 4 |
| Wolverhampton | 20 | 7 | Labour | 4 |
| Worcester | 12 | 13 | Labour | 10 |
| Worthing | 12 | 6 | Conservative | 3 |
| Worthing Borough Council | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Wychavon | 1 | 1 | Liberal Democrats | 1 |
| Wyre Forest | 14 | 7 | Labour | 5 |
| York | 15 | 13 | Labour | 11 |