1990 London local elections

Local government elections took place in London, and some other parts of the United Kingdom on Thursday 3 May 1990.

Quick facts All 1,914 on all 32 London boroughs, Turnout ...

1990 London local elections

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All 1,914 on all 32 London boroughs
Turnout	48.2% (2.7%)
First party Second party Third party   Leader Neil Kinnock Margaret Thatcher Paddy Ashdown Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats Leader since 2 October 1983 11 February 1975 16 July 1988 Popular vote 938,805 912,130 344,125 Percentage 38.9% 37.8% 14.2% Swing 1.5% 2.4% 9.8% Councils 14 12 3 Councils +/– 1 1 Councillors 925 731 229 Councillors +/– 31 46 22
Results by Borough in 1990.

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All London borough council seats were up for election. The previous Borough elections in London were in 1986.^[1]

The elections saw a poor result for the recently formed Liberal Democrats, with the party losing 10% of its vote and 20 council seats. This decline was accompanied by success for the Conservatives, who gained 46 councillors and 1 council, while Labour lost 32 council seats and 1 council. The Green Party, fresh from winning 15% of the vote in the European elections one year previously, achieved a record vote share of 6% but elected no councillors. The party would not exceed this result again until 2006.