The electrical conductivity and thermoelectric power for solid solutions of La(1.9)Sr(0.1)Cu(0.9)M(0.1)O(4) (M = Li, Ni and Co) prepared by polymeric precursor synthesis were measured between 300 and 1173 K. While Li+ substitution in Sr doped samples increases the electrical conductivity and decreases thermoelectric power, as expected for an increase in the hole concentration by charge compensation, Ni2+ or Co3+ substitution affects the temperature dependence of electrical conductivity by localization of charge carriers, especially at low temperatures. However, at elevated temperatures the conduction parameter was not effectively varied