Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council elections are held every four years for all 54 councillor seats in the 18 wards that make up the Borough Council.[1] By-elections are held in individual wards when vacancies arise outside the four-year cycle.
Political control
Since 1964 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2]
Council elections
- Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council election, 1964
- Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council election, 1968 (boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[3]
- Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council election, 1971 (boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[n 1]
- Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council election, 1974
- Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council election, 1978 (boundary changes reduced the number of seats by two)[4]
- Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council election, 1982
- Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council election, 1986
- Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council election, 1990
- Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council election, 1994 (boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[n 2][n 3]
- Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council election, 1998 (boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[n 4]
- Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council election, 2002 (boundary changes increased the number of seats by two)[5][6]
- Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council election, 2006
- Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council election, 2010
- Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council election, 2014
Borough result maps
By-election results
1964–1968
There were no by-elections.[3]
1968–1971
East Sheen by-election, 20 June 1968[7] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
P. J. Maitland |
1199 |
|
|
|
Independent |
M. V. Smith |
618 |
|
|
|
Labour |
A. G. H. Lawrance |
151 |
|
|
Turnout |
|
31.7% |
|
Richmond Hill by-election, 20 June 1968[7] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Mrs H. M. Abell |
603 |
|
|
|
Liberal |
Dr S. Rundle |
569 |
|
|
|
Independent |
A. P. Warren |
248 |
|
|
|
Labour |
A. B. Hart |
207 |
|
|
Turnout |
|
26.7% |
|
South Twickenham by-election, 25 September 1969[7] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
T. A. Bligh |
1266 |
|
|
|
Labour |
P. T. Z. Goldring |
391 |
|
|
|
Liberal |
Mrs D. O. Collins |
374 |
|
|
Turnout |
|
28.6% |
|
1971–1974
Richmond Town by-election, 25 January 1973[8] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal |
J. Waller |
1,301 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
J. L. Saunders |
937 |
|
|
|
Labour |
R. G. Marshall-Andrews |
928 |
|
|
Turnout |
|
48.1 % |
|
1974–1978
Richmond Town by-election, 1 May 1975[4] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal |
Bryan T. B. Lewis |
1,651 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
John L. Saunders |
1,100 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Roy F. Piper |
421 |
|
|
|
Ratepayers |
Joshua P. Kielty |
253 |
|
|
Turnout |
|
54.4 |
|
Following the discovery of a series of voting errors, the High Court on 5 August 1976, declared the Liberal candidate in place of the Conservative. The revised votes are recorded here.
Teddington by-election, 16 December 1976[4] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Peter J. Temlett |
1,637 |
|
|
|
Liberal |
Sidney J. Marshall |
1,229 |
|
|
|
Labour |
John W. Shelton |
558 |
|
|
|
National Front |
Terence Denville-Faulkner |
57 |
|
|
Turnout |
|
50.8 |
|
1990–1994
Central Twickenham by-election, 29 October 1992[9] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
John W. G. Coombs |
896 |
40.1 |
|
|
Conservative |
Jennie E. Edwards |
786 |
35.2 |
|
|
Labour |
Michael D. Gold |
457 |
20.5 |
|
|
Green |
Rowland R. Morgan |
54 |
2.4 |
|
|
National Front |
Jeremy Bedford-Turner |
40 |
1.8 |
|
Turnout |
|
43.1 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative |
Swing |
|
|
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Anthony T. Johnson.
Hampton by-election, 22 April 1993[9] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Robert D. Parslow |
1,430 |
46.4 |
|
|
Conservative |
Anne Woodward |
1,236 |
40.1 |
|
|
Labour |
Martin P. Cross |
413 |
13.4 |
|
Turnout |
|
48.2 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Gavin Alexander.
1994–1998
Teddington by-election, 29 February 1996[10] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Joanna Frith |
1,377 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Peter J. Temlett |
990 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Christopher J. Boaler |
686 |
|
|
Turnout |
|
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Elaine I. Pippard.
Central Twickenham by-election, 30 May 1996[10] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
John W. Coombs |
972 |
36.0 |
|
|
Conservative |
Mary A. Rae |
908 |
33.7 |
|
|
Labour |
Graham R. Nixon |
818 |
30.3 |
|
Majority |
64 |
2.3 |
|
Turnout |
2,698 |
49.5 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative |
Swing |
|
|
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Philip A. Northey.
Mortlake by-election, 6 February 1997[10] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Eleanor M. Stanier |
908 |
42.9 |
|
|
Conservative |
Malcolm K. McAlister |
615 |
29.0 |
|
|
Labour |
Michelle Thew |
594 |
28.1 |
|
Majority |
293 |
13.9 |
|
Turnout |
2,120 |
35.2 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Susan E. Fenwick.
Hampton Hill by-election, 12 June 1997[10] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Geoffrey J. Samuel |
1,138 |
40.3 |
-0.1 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
John R. Gossage |
1,096 |
38.8 |
-3.0 |
|
Labour |
Stephen J. Cox |
591 |
20.9 |
+3.1 |
Majority |
42 |
1.5 |
|
Turnout |
2,825 |
42.1 |
|
|
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat |
Swing |
|
|
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. David A. R. Martin.
1998–2002
Palewell by-election, 10 June 1999[6] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Nicola Urquhart |
1,496 |
49.1 |
+7.5 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Julian D. Rudd |
1,215 |
39.9 |
-6.3 |
|
Labour |
Maureen H. Metzger |
333 |
10.9 |
-1.3 |
Majority |
281 |
9.2 |
|
Turnout |
3,044 |
48.3 |
|
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Helen Blake.
2002–2006
Mortlake & Barnes Common by-election, 7 August 2003[11] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Eleanor M. Stanier |
936 |
44.5 |
+14.0 |
|
Conservative |
Jane M. West |
927 |
44.1 |
+4.2 |
|
Labour |
Benjamin R. Stanier |
132 |
6.3 |
-23.3 |
|
Green |
James R. Page |
109 |
5.2 |
+5.2 |
Majority |
9 |
0.4 |
|
Turnout |
2,104 |
30.3 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative |
Swing |
|
|
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. John L. Saunders.
Kew by-election, 18 December 2003[12] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Jane A. Arneil |
1,722 |
54.7 |
+11.3 |
|
Conservative |
Ewan G. Wallace |
1,235 |
39.3 |
-5.8 |
|
Green |
Sylvia R. Levi |
104 |
3.3 |
+3.3 |
|
Labour |
John Simon Fowler |
85 |
2.7 |
-8.9 |
Majority |
487 |
15.4 |
|
Turnout |
3,146 |
46.6 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Anthony J. Barnett.
Hampton by-election, 7 October 2004[13] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Suzette B. Nicholson |
1,669 |
57.9 |
+18.3 |
|
Conservative |
Stuart N. 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 |
|
|
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Jean M. Matthews.
North Richmond by-election, 27 January 2005[14] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Celia J. Hodges |
1,384 |
51.9 |
+14.9 |
|
Conservative |
Paul Hodgins |
1,043 |
39.1 |
-4.7 |
|
Labour |
Barnaby J. L. 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 |
|
|
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Marc L. Cranfield-Adams.
Twickenham Riverside by-election, 5 May 2005[15] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
David S. F. Trigg |
2,111 |
45.8 |
+5.3 |
|
Conservative |
Nicholas J. F. Lait |
1,513 |
32.8 |
-9.4 |
|
Labour |
John Grant |
548 |
11.9 |
-5.4 |
|
Green |
Henry B. L. Gower |
435 |
9.4 |
+9.4 |
Majority |
598 |
13.0 |
|
Turnout |
4,607 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative |
Swing |
|
|
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Derek Beattie.
2006–2010
Barnes by-election, 6 December 2007[16] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Rita G. S. Palmer |
1,643 |
56.2 |
+3.8 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Barbara Westmorland |
1,103 |
37.7 |
-5.8 |
|
Labour |
Ann F. Neimer |
91 |
3.1 |
-1.0 |
|
Green |
James R. Page |
87 |
3.0 |
+3.0 |
Majority |
540 |
18.5 |
|
Turnout |
2,924 |
41.2 |
|
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Benedict A. Stanberry.
2010–2014
North Richmond by-election, 3 May 2012[17] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Stephen Speak |
1733 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Ms. Jane Dodds |
1587 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Brian Caton |
364 |
|
|
|
Green |
James R. Page |
206 |
|
|
|
Independent |
Marc L. Cranfield-Adams |
123 |
|
|
Turnout |
|
52.4% |
|
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Richard J. Montague.
2014–2018
There have been no by-elections so far.
References
- ↑ The Greater London and Surrey Order, 1970
- ↑ The Greater London and Surrey (County and London Borough Boundaries) (No. 2) Order 1993
- ↑ The Greater London and Surrey (County and London Borough Boundaries) (No. 4) Order 1993
- ↑ The Greater London and Surrey (County and London Borough Boundaries) Order 1994
Sources
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