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]

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

References
  1. "London Borough Council Elections 8 May 1986" (PDF). London Datastore. London Residuary Body. Retrieved 29 March 2015.


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