1986 Haringey London Borough Council election

The 1986 Haringey Council election took place on 8 May 1986 to elect members of Haringey London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour party retained overall control of the council.^[1]

Background

Election result

Haringey Local Election Result 1986

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	42	13	4	+9
	Conservative	16	3	13	-10
	Alliance	1	1	0	+1
	Green	0	0	0	±0
	United Independent Group	0	0	0	±0
	Humanist	0	0	0	±0
	Communist	0	0	0	±0
	Independent	0	0	0	±0

Ward results

Alexandra

Alexandra (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Pauline Crossan	1,480	34.2	+6.5
	Labour	Peter Kane	1,431	33.1	+5.9
	Labour	Brendan McGinley	1,383	32.0	+5.2
	Alliance (Liberal)	Paul Lucraft	1,307	30.2	+4.0
	Conservative	Lynn Driscoll	1,298	30.0	−12.0
	Conservative	Guy Esnouf	1,282	29.6	−12.3
	Alliance (SDP)	Derek Pollard	1,253	29.0	+2.9
	Conservative	Wayne Lewis	1,252	28.9	−12.7
	Alliance (Liberal)	Stuart Sime	1,221	28.2	+2.3
	Green	Joycelyn Cunningham	292	6.7	N/A
Turnout			4,327	59.1	+7.3
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Archway

Archway (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Nicky Gavron	1,045	37.2	+10.1
	Conservative	Ronald Embleton	986	35.1	−8.4
	Labour	Stephen Mackey	972	34.6	+8.4
	Conservative	Sarah Whitby*	951	33.8	−8.9
	Alliance (SDP)	Roger Mothersdale	595	21.2	−4.1
	Alliance (Liberal)	Jonathan Hobbs	592	21.1	−2.9
	Green	Paul Butler	167	5.9	+2.8
Turnout			2,810	52.3	−1.4
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bowes Park

Bowes Park (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Pat Craig-Jones	1,811	39.5	+5.0
	Labour	Kevin Hargreaves	1,738	37.9	+3.0
	Conservative	Amory Toogood	1,645	35.9	−5.4
	Conservative	Geoffrey Davis	1,634	35.6	−5.4
	Conservative	Margaret Reid	1,632	35.6	−4.6
	Labour	Dave Perkin	1,612	35.1	+1.9
	Alliance (Liberal)	David Green	839	18.3	−1.4
	Alliance (SDP)	John Warren	796	17.4	−1.6
	Alliance (SDP)	David Beacham	743	16.2	−1.9
	Green	Simon Cowell-Parker	181	3.9	N/A
	United Independent Group	Peter Diacopoulos	67	1.5	N/A
Turnout			4,587	52.1	+5.8
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bruce Grove

Bruce Grove (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Bernie Grant*	1,748	43.7	−8.3
	Labour	Vince Gillespie	1,728	43.2	−7.4
	Labour	Martha Osamor	1,673	41.8	−8.6
	Conservative	Bryan Morris**	1,066	26.6	+6.7
	Conservative	Joseph Smith	1,017	25.4	+5.5
	Conservative	Joseph Tadrous	877	21.9	+2.5
	Alliance (Liberal)	John Hammond	788	19.7	−2.8
	Alliance (Liberal)	Yasmin Ahmed	774	19.3	−1.6
	Alliance (SDP)	Stuart Maxwell	739	18.5	−2.4
	Green	Donald Nicholls	252	6.3	N/A
	United Independent Group	Walter Hurry	96	2.4	N/A
Turnout			4,003	48.1	+12.6
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Bryan Morris was a sitting councillor for Highgate ward.

Coleraine

Coleraine (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Alexander L'Estrange	1,656	38.4	+19.8
	Labour	Stephen Banerji*	1,587	36.8	−4.7
	Labour	Beth Simons*	1,566	36.3	−1.1
	Labour	Patrick Tonge*	1,510	35.0	−1.4
	Alliance (Liberal)	Susan Curtis	1,398	32.4	+13.8
	Alliance (Liberal)	Attila Borzak	1,383	32.1	+14.1
	Conservative	Patrick Callan	695	16.1	−17.3
	Conservative	Mary Callan	689	16.0	−16.8
	Independent	Edward Sambridge	472	11.0	N/A
	Green	Nina Armstrong	106	2.5	N/A
Turnout			4,309	52.1	+13.2
	Liberal gain from Labour		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Crouch End

Crouch End (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Paul Loach**	1,385	34.9	+4.1
	Labour	Davina Cooper	1,345	33.9	+3.1
	Labour	Mary Neuner	1,329	33.5	+3.3
	Conservative	Ronald Aitken	1,307	32.9	−6.5
	Conservative	Iain Dewar	1,256	31.6	−6.8
	Conservative	Edward Webb	1,222	30.8	−7.1
	Alliance (SDP)	Colin Croly	880	22.2	−0.9
	Alliance (SDP)	Melvyn Kaufman	878	22.1	+0.1
	Alliance (SDP)	Colin Martin	848	21.3	±0.0
	Green	David Burns	407	10.2	+5.1
	Humanist	Jon Swinden	76	1.9	N/A
Turnout			3,972	55.8	+4.1
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Paul Loach was a sitting councillor for Seven Sisters ward.

Fortis Green

Fortis Green (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Roger Dix	1,680	43.1	−3.6
	Conservative	Jeffrey Lotery*	1,680	43.1	−1.6
	Conservative	Gerard Tyler	1,588	40.7	−3.4
	Labour	Petrina Williams	1,061	27.2	+2.8
	Labour	Robert Monroe	1,058	27.1	+3.4
	Labour	Richard Heffernan	1,055	27.0	+4.5
	Alliance (SDP)	Robert Andrewes	897	23.0	−1.7
	Alliance (Liberal)	Philip Lewis	874	22.4	−1.8
	Alliance (SDP)	Thomas Munch-Petersen	850	21.8	−1.1
	Green	Doris Binyon	293	7.5	N/A
Turnout			3,901	52.2	−2.4
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Green Lanes

Green Lanes (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Anne Douglas	1,488	57.9	+2.4
	Labour	Andreas Mikkides*	1,462	56.9	+1.3
	Conservative	Asma Siwani	633	24.6	−0.2
	Conservative	Sushil Vig	629	24.5	+2.6
	Alliance (SDP)	Jill Adler	270	10.5	−5.6
	Alliance (Liberal)	Ann Savage	256	10.0	−4.2
	United Independent Group	Demetrious Paulou	51	2.0	N/A
Turnout			2,569	43.2	+7.2
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Harringay

Harringay (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ronald Blanchard*	1,827	54.7	+0.3
	Labour	Sharon Lawrence**	1,799	53.9	−3.9
	Labour	Chris Zissimos*	1,651	49.4	−4.8
	Conservative	Christine Sampson	766	22.9	+1.8
	Conservative	Ines Demopoulos	696	20.8	−0.1
	Conservative	Zerin Ahmed	688	20.6	−0.1
	Alliance (SDP)	Pamela Sweeney	384	11.5	−4.1
	Alliance (SDP)	Wendy Beauchamp-Ward	377	11.3	−2.9
	Alliance (SDP)	David Withey	329	9.9	−3.3
	Green	David Crucefix	199	6.0	N/A
	Communist	Francis Carr	193	5.8	−0.2
	United Independent Group	Themis Demetriou	105	3.1	N/A
	Humanist	Brian Easton	47	1.4	N/A
Turnout			3,340	41.3	−1.1
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Sharon Lawrence was a sitting councillor for Alexandra ward.

High Cross

High Cross (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Robert Harris**	1,138	47.0	−3.4
	Labour	Kenneth Layne	1,081	44.6	−1.1
	Conservative	Frederick Gray	626	25.8	+2.4
	Conservative	Mary Raleigh	558	23.0	+0.3
	Alliance (Liberal)	Stephen Holdstock	543	22.4	+0.9
	Alliance (Liberal)	Elizabeth Mould	520	21.5	+3.0
Turnout			2,422	47.5	+8.6
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Robert Harris was a sitting councillor for Bruce Grove ward.

Highgate

Highgate (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Andrew Mitchell*	1,429	58.2	+2.0
	Conservative	William Blackburne	1,380	56.2	+1.2
	Labour	Dennis Bradley	488	19.9	+8.8
	Alliance (Liberal)	Francis Coleman	438	17.8	−8.1
	Alliance (SDP)	Clare Croly	423	17.2	−7.6
	Labour	Danny Nicol	422	17.2	+6.2
	Green	Miriam Kennet	115	4.7	N/A
Turnout			2,454	48.9	−5.6
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Hornsey Central

Hornsey Central (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Toby Harris*	1,178	39.5	−2.2
	Labour	Diana Minns	1,086	36.4	−8.5
	Conservative	Gareth Hughes	854	28.6	−5.3
	Conservative	Robert Crossman	836	28.0	−4.2
	Alliance (SDP)	Michael Garton-Sprenger	519	17.4	+1.0
	Alliance (SDP)	Claire Kaufman	513	17.2	+1.3
	Green	Maureen Cantwell	241	8.1	+5.4
	Independent	Brian Bullard*	221	7.4	−37.5
	United Independent Group	Pearl Hurry**	90	3.0	N/A
Turnout			2,981	55.4	+1.5
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Pearl Hurry was a sitting councillor for the Bowes Park ward. She, and Brian Bullard, were originally elected as Conservatives.

Hornsey Vale

Hornsey Vale (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Steve King*	1,319	51.4	+12.2
	Labour	Craig Brewin	1,284	50.0	+6.4
	Conservative	Peter Gilbert	686	26.7	−7.0
	Conservative	Paul Walker	655	25.5	−7.9
	Alliance (SDP)	Alfred White	298	11.6	−4.4
	Alliance (Liberal)	Joan Booth	289	11.3	−3.7
	Green	Dennis Bury	196	7.6	N/A
Turnout			2,567	52.6	+5.8
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Muswell Hill

Muswell Hill (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Benjamin Hall*	1,876	41.1	−5.9
	Conservative	Blair Greaves	1,827	40.0	−5.8
	Conservative	Aeronwy Harris*	1,807	39.5	−6.4
	Labour	Michael Ellman	1,404	30.7	+6.7
	Labour	Andrew Krokou	1,271	27.8	+4.1
	Labour	Nigel Willmott	1,230	26.9	+3.4
	Alliance (Liberal)	Anne Williams	1,019	22.3	−4.0
	Alliance (SDP)	Jonathan Popper	987	21.6	−4.0
	Alliance (SDP)	Ralph Shafran	982	21.5	−3.4
	Green	Jennifer Burns	472	10.3	N/A
	Humanist	Roger Park	65	1.4	N/A
Turnout			4,570	54.4	−1.4
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Noel Park

Noel Park (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Brennan*	1,760	39.2	−3.3
	Labour	Nigel Knowles*	1,747	38.9	−1.6
	Labour	Narendra Makanji*	1,650	36.7	−3.0
	Conservative	William Golden	1,641	36.5	−0.5
	Conservative	Mary Poole-Wilson	1,542	34.3	−2.5
	Conservative	Sybil Silver	1,521	33.9	−2.2
	Alliance (SDP)	Edward Young	760	16.9	+1.7
	Alliance (SDP)	John Fakes	758	16.9	+1.8
	Alliance (Liberal)	Deborah Aleksander	681	15.2	+1.2
	Green	Claire Lewis	147	3.3	N/A
	United Independent Group	John Edwards	77	1.7	N/A
Turnout			4,492	53.3	+8.3
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Park

Park (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Eileen Garwood*	1,128	47.5	−2.4
	Labour	Peter Clarke	1,031	43.4	−2.1
	Conservative	Brian Boyle	854	35.9	+3.4
	Conservative	Margaret Carr	817	34.4	+2.7
	Alliance (Liberal)	Alfred White	296	12.5	−1.8
	Alliance (SDP)	Joan Booth	270	11.4	−2.6
Turnout			2,377	44.9	+6.0
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Seven Sisters

Seven Sisters (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Frederick Knight*	1,145	57.0	−4.3
	Labour	Vernon King	1,030	51.2	−3.3
	Conservative	Lawrence Allright	506	25.2	+4.8
	Conservative	Francis Wanwingkai	424	21.1	+2.3
	Alliance (Liberal)	Edmund Green	267	13.3	−4.0
	Alliance (SDP)	John Gray	247	12.3	−3.9
Turnout			2,010	41.3	+6.1
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

South Hornsey

South Hornsey (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Philip Jones*	1,404	53.9	+8.0
	Labour	Eddie Griffith	1,317	50.6	+8.5
	Conservative	Ian Morrison	666	25.6	−7.3
	Conservative	Christopher Stone	586	22.5	−9.4
	Alliance (SDP)	Anne Manger	313	12.0	−3.0
	Alliance (Liberal)	Valerie Silbiger	249	9.6	−5.3
	Green	Verity Smith	166	6.4	N/A
Turnout			2,604	52.1	−0.1
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

South Tottenham

South Tottenham (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Harry Lister	1,379	48.2	+9.5
	Labour	Viv Fenwick**	1,354	47.3	+9.1
	Conservative	Michael Coney*	1,156	40.4	−4.7
	Conservative	Walter Taylor**	1,015	35.5	−2.5
	Alliance (Liberal)	Anthony Barter	197	6.9	−5.4
	Alliance (SDP)	John Siraut	165	5.8	−5.8
	Green	Lee Williams	100	3.5	N/A
Turnout			2,863	51.3	+4.0
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Viv Fenwick was a sitting councillor for Hornsey Vale ward. Walter Taylor was a sitting councillor for West Green ward.

Tottenham Central

Tottenham Central (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Roger Harris	1,685	45.1	−7.8
	Labour	David McCulloch*	1,675	44.9	−7.6
	Labour	John Moore	1,577	42.2	−9.2
	Conservative	John Lee	890	23.8	−1.7
	Alliance (SDP)	Philip Hawker	857	23.0	+8.8
	Conservative	Grace Middleton	851	22.8	−2.2
	Alliance (SDP)	Anthony Rigby	758	20.3	+7.5
	Alliance (SDP)	Margaret Simon	742	19.9	+12.0
	Conservative	Monica White	703	18.8	−5.9
	Green	Jon White	162	4.3	N/A
Turnout			3,733	46.6	+10.8
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

West Green

West Green (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ronald Bell	1,854	43.3	+2.4
	Labour	Peter Chalk	1,786	41.7	+4.3
	Conservative	Mary Salim*	1,786	41.7	+1.4
	Labour	Ray Dodds	1,740	40.7	+5.9
	Conservative	William Band	1,735	40.5	−0.3
	Labour	Peter Hall	1,701	39.7	+6.4
	Alliance (SDP)	Tony Clark	440	10.3	−8.8
	Alliance (Liberal)	Joanna Cooke	404	9.4	−7.2
	Alliance (SDP)	Kevin Twaite	332	7.8	−8.3
	Green	Richard Warren	200	4.7	N/A
Turnout			4,280	50.3	+5.8
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

White Hart Lane

White Hart Lane (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Peter Murphy	1,827	47.6	+13.1
	Conservative	Diane Harwood	1,783	46.4	+12.3
	Conservative	Donald Shirley	1,764	45.9	+13.2
	Labour	Vic Butler*	1,300	33.8	−10.3
	Labour	Maureen Dewar*	1,178	30.7	−12.0
	Labour	Max Morris*	1,142	29.7	−11.1
	Alliance (SDP)	Kenneth Shepherd	523	13.6	−1.7
	Alliance (SDP)	Dean Overton	441	11.5	−2.9
	Alliance (SDP)	Marc Bernstein	431	11.2	−3.1
Turnout			3,842	51.7	+12.1
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Woodside

Woodside (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Bernard Dehnel*	1,758	41.9	−1.1
	Labour	Jim Gardner*	1,739	41.4	+4.9
	Labour	Peter Doble	1,670	39.8	+4.5
	Labour	Adelaide Leslie	1,617	38.5	+3.3
	Conservative	Irma Rupe	1,546	36.8	−4.9
	Conservative	Ivars Svillis	1,537	36.6	−4.9
	Alliance (SDP)	Jane Greig	532	12.7	−4.4
	Alliance (SDP)	Leonard Schmid	468	11.1	−4.6
	Alliance (Liberal)	Nicholas Aleksander	355	8.5	−6.0
	United Independent Group	Andras Chrysostomou	84	2.0	N/A
Turnout			4,198	55.1	+11.9
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

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