1986 Inner London Education Authority election

The Inner London Education Authority election, 1986 was held on 8 May in order to elect 58 members to the Inner London Education Authority (ILEA). Constituents of the 29 seats of inner London (at the time) elected two members each.

1986 Inner London Education Authority election

8 May 1986

58 members of the Inner London Education Authority
29 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Labour Conservative Alliance
Seats won 45 11 2
Popular vote 331,732 213,913 150,340
Percentage 46.8% 30.2% 21.2%

Results by parliamentary constituency.

ILEA control before election

New body

Elected ILEA control

Labour Party (UK)

This was the only direct election to the ILEA, which was abolished in 1990 following the Education Reform Act 1988. Previously, members had been co-opted from the Greater London Council (GLC).

Background

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The ILEA had been established in 1965 to assume the educational responsibilities of the former London County Council. It was originally made up of the members of the GLC who represented Inner London areas, together with one representative from each of the inner London boroughs.

The abolition of the GLC led to an attempt to abolish the ILEA and devolve its powers to the inner London boroughs. The boroughs were judged not ready to handle education services, so the ILEA was retained. An initial proposal was to replace it with a joint board nominated by the boroughs. Ultimately, it was decided to hold direct elections.

Results

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Party Votes Seats
Number % Seats %
Labour 331,732 46.8 45 77.6
Conservative 213,913 30.2 11 19.0
Alliance 150,340 21.2 2 3.4
Green 6,202 0.9 0
Independent 2,041 0.3 0
Independent Labour 1,714 0.2 0
Communist 1,654 0.2 0
Fellowship 620 0.1 0
National Front 425 0.1 0
Humanist 322 0.0 0
Total 708,963 100.0 58

Electorate: 1,727,139. Turnout: 44.0%.

Members

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Name Constituency Party Term[1][2]
David Avery Cities of London and Westminster South Conservative 1986-1990
Peter Aylmer Bethnal Green and Stepney Labour 1986-1990
Hilary Barnard Lewisham East Labour 1986-1990
Stephen Benn Hackney North and Stoke Newington Labour 1986-1990
Ann Bernadt Dulwich Labour 1986-1990
Gwendoline Bernard Bethnal Green and Stepney Labour 1986-1990
Doreen Bigwood Greenwich Labour 1986-1990
Lorna Boreland Norwood Labour 1986-1990
Dominic Brennan Southwark and Bermondsey Social Democratic 1986-1990
Clive Brown Southwark and Bermondsey Liberal 1986-1988
Steve Bundred Islington North Labour 1986-1990
John M. Bynner Hampstead and Highgate Labour 1986-1990
Margaret Calcott-James Putney Conservative 1986-1990
John Carr Lewisham West Labour 1986-1990
R. E. Colley Southwark and Bermondsey Social and Liberal Democrat 1988-1990
Steven Cowan Westminster North Labour 1986-1990
Lincoln Crawford Tooting Labour 1986-1990
Irma Critchlow Vauxhall Labour 1986-1990
Paul Flather Tooting Labour 1986-1990
Neil Fletcher Holborn and St Pancras Labour 1986-1990
Dudley Fox Chelsea Conservative 1986-1990
Ashrath Francis Eltham Labour 1986-1990
Martin Garman Lewisham Deptford Labour 1986-1990
Barbara Garnett Putney Conservative 1986-1990
Barbara Grahame Westminster North Labour 1986-1990
Muriel Gumbel Streatham Conservative 1986-1987
Lesley Hammond Norwood Labour 1986-1990
Belle Harris Bow and Poplar Labour 1986-1990
Muriel Hooker Islington South and Finsbury Labour 1986-1990
Elsie Horstead Hackney South and Shoreditch Labour 1986-1990
Daphne Johnson Lewisham West Conservative 1986-1990
Margaret Jones Battersea Labour 1986-1990
M. D. Leigh Streatham Conservative 1987-1990
Bryan Levitt Kensington Conservative 1986-1990
Jennifer Litherland Hammersmith Labour 1986-1990
John Lucas Battersea Labour 1986-1990
John Mann Peckham Labour 1986-1990
Hilda McCafferty Hammersmith Labour 1986-1990
Elizabeth Monck Holborn and St Pancras Labour 1986-1990
Frances Morrell Islington South and Finsbury Labour 1986-1990
Jameson Mthethwa Peckham Labour 1986-1990
Rosemary Nicholson Islington North Labour 1986-1990
Eric Ollerenshaw Kensington Conservative 1986-1990
John O'Malley Vauxhall Labour 1986-1990
Myra Polya Hampstead and Highgate Labour 1986-1990
Anthony Powell Fulham Labour 1986-1990
Anstey Rice Lewisham East Labour 1986-1990
Margaret Ridell Streatham Conservative 1986-1990
Kathryn Riley Woolwich Labour 1986-1990
Martin Rogers Eltham Labour 1986-1990
Charles Rossi Lewisham Deptford Labour 1986-1990
Herbert Sandford Chelsea Conservative 1986-1990
Barrington Stead Fulham Labour 1986-1990
Katherine Tracey Cities of London and Westminster South Conservative 1986-1990
Lloyd Trott Dulwich Labour 1986-1990
Dennis Twomey Bow and Poplar Labour 1986-1990
June Ward Hackney South and Shoreditch Labour 1986-1990
Peter Willsman Woolwich Labour 1986-1990
Bernard Wiltshire Hackney North and Stoke Newington Labour 1986-1990
Deirdre Wood Greenwich Labour 1986-1990

References

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  1. ^ "Inner London Education Authority Results - 1986-1990". United Kingdom Election Results. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
  2. ^ London Residuary Body, "Inner London Education Authority Direct Elections 8 May 1986"