Richmond upon Thames local elections
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Richmond upon Thames Council in London, England is elected every four years.
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[edit] Political control
Conservative 1964 - 1982
No overall control 1982 - 1986
SDP-Liberal Alliance 1986 - 1990
Liberal Democrats 1990 - 2002
Conservative 2002 - 2006
Liberal Democrats 2006 - present
[edit] Council elections
Richmond upon Thames Council election, 1998
Richmond upon Thames Council election, 2002
Richmond upon Thames Council election, 2006
[edit] By-election results
| Central Twickenham By-Election 30 May 1996 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | 972 | 36.0 | |||
| Conservative | 908 | 33.7 | |||
| Labour | 818 | 30.3 | |||
| Majority | 64 | 2.3 | |||
| Turnout | 2,698 | 49.5 | |||
| Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Mortlake By-Election 6 February 1997 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | 908 | 42.9 | |||
| Conservative | 615 | 29.0 | |||
| Labour | 594 | 28.1 | |||
| Majority | 293 | 13.9 | |||
| Turnout | 2,120 | 35.2 | |||
| Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
| Hampton Hill By-Election 12 June 1997 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | 1,138 | 40.3 | -0.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | 1,096 | 38.8 | -3.0 | ||
| Labour | 591 | 20.9 | +3.1 | ||
| Majority | 42 | 1.5 | |||
| Turnout | 2,825 | 42.1 | |||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | ||||
| Palewell By-Election 10 June 1999 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | 1,496 | 49.1 | +7.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | 1,215 | 39.9 | -6.3 | ||
| Labour | 333 | 10.9 | -1.3 | ||
| Majority | 281 | 9.2 | |||
| Turnout | 3,044 | 48.3 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Mortlake & Barnes Common By-Election 7 August 2003 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | Eleanor Stanier | 936 | 44.5 | +14.0 | |
| Conservative | Jane West | 927 | 44.1 | +4.2 | |
| Labour | Benjamin Stanier | 132 | 6.3 | -23.3 | |
| Green | James Page | 109 | 5.2 | +5.2 | |
| Majority | 9 | 0.4 | |||
| Turnout | 2,104 | 30.3 | |||
| Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Kew By-Election 18 December 2003 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | Jane Arneil | 1,722 | 54.7 | +11.3 | |
| Conservative | Ewan Wallace | 1,235 | 39.3 | -5.8 | |
| Green | Sylvia Levi | 104 | 3.3 | +3.3 | |
| Labour | John Fowler | 85 | 2.7 | -8.9 | |
| Majority | 487 | 15.4 | |||
| Turnout | 3,146 | 46.6 | |||
| Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
| Hampton By-Election 7 October 2004 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | Suzette Nicholson | 1,669 | 57.9 | +18.3 | |
| Conservative | Stuart Leamy | 1,111 | 38.6 | -10.4 | |
| Labour | Kanbar Hosseinbor | 101 | 3.5 | -8.0 | |
| Majority | 558 | 19.3 | |||
| Turnout | 2,881 | 42.0 | |||
| Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| North Richmond By-Election 27 January 2005 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | Celia Hodges | 1,384 | 51.9 | +14.9 | |
| Conservative | Paul Hodgins | 1,043 | 39.1 | -4.7 | |
| Labour | Barnaby Marder | 129 | 4.8 | -5.6 | |
| Green | Sylvia Wills | 110 | 4.1 | +4.1 | |
| Majority | 341 | 12.8 | |||
| Turnout | 2,666 | 39.6 | |||
| Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Twickenham Riverside By-Election 5 May 2005 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | David Trigg | 2,111 | 45.8 | +5.3 | |
| Conservative | Nicholas Lait | 1,513 | 32.8 | -9.4 | |
| Labour | John Grant | 548 | 11.9 | -5.4 | |
| Green | Henry Gower | 435 | 9.4 | +9.4 | |
| Majority | 598 | 13.0 | |||
| Turnout | 4,607 | ||||
| Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Barne By-Election 6 December 2007 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Rita Palmer | 1,643 | 56.2 | +3.8 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Barbara Westmorland | 1,103 | 37.7 | -5.8 | |
| Labour | Ann Neimer | 91 | 3.1 | -1.0 | |
| Green | James Page | 87 | 3.0 | +3.0 | |
| Majority | 540 | 18.5 | |||
| Turnout | 2,924 | 41.2 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
