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All 1,917 on all 32 London boroughs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 46.1% ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Results by Borough in 1994. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Local governmentelections took place inLondon, and some other parts of theUnited Kingdom on Thursday 5 May 1994.Ward changes took place in Barking and Dagenham and Ealing which increased the total number of councillors by 3 from 1,914 to 1,917.
AllLondon borough council seats were up for election. The previous Borough elections in London were in 1990.[1]
The Labour Party underJohn Smith achieved its best result since1974, gaining 119 councillors and control of 3 councils. The Conservatives saw heavy losses, losing 212 councillors and 8 councils; the Conservative collapse also benefited the Liberal Democrats, who recovered from their 1990 low point and gained 94 councillors.
| Party[2] | Votes won | % votes | Change | Seats | % seats | Change | Councils | Change | |
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| Labour | 927,157 | 41.6 | +2.7 | 1,044 | 54.5 | +118 | 17 | +3 | |
| Conservative | 696,087 | 31.2 | -6.6 | 519 | 27.1 | -211 | 4 | -8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 490,259 | 22.0 | +7.8 | 323 | 16.8 | +96 | 3 | ±0 | |
| Green | 48,798 | 2.2 | -3.7 | 0 | 0.0 | ±0 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Others | 65,858 | 2.9 | -0.4 | 31 | 1.6 | ±0 | 0 | ±0 | |
| No overall control | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 8 | +5 | |