Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council elections

Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council elections

A map showing the wards of Richmond upon Thames since 2022

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. By-elections are held in individual wards when vacancies arise outside the four-year cycle.

Results summary

Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council elections

The first election to the council was held in 1964, initially operating as a shadow authority before the new system came into full effect in 1965. Political control of the council since 1964 has been held by the following parties:

Election	Overall control	Conservative	Lib Dem	Labour	Green	Ind.
1964		Conservative	41	–	12	–	1
1968		Conservative	54	–	–	–	–
1971		Conservative	36	3	15	–	–
1974		Conservative	36	10	8	–	–
1978		Conservative	34	18	–	–	–
1982		No overall control	26	26	–	–	–
1986		Alliance	3	49	–	–	–
1990		Liberal Democrats	4	48	–	–	–
1994		Liberal Democrats	7	43	2	–	–
1998		Liberal Democrats	14	34	4	–	–
2002		Conservative	39	15	–	–	–
2006		Liberal Democrats	18	35	–	–	1
2010		Conservative	30	24	–	–	–
2014		Conservative	39	15	–	–	–
2018		Liberal Democrats	11	39	–	4	–
2022		Liberal Democrats	1	48	–	5	–

Council elections

Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council elections

• 1964 Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council election • 1968 Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council election (boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same) • 1971 Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council election (boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same) • 1974 Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council election • 1978 Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council election (boundary changes reduced the number of seats by two) • 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 Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council election (boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same) • 1998 Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council election (boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same) • 2002 Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council election (boundary changes increased the number of seats by two) • 2006 Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council election • 2010 Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council election • 2014 Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council election • 2018 Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council election • 2022 Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council election (boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)

Borough result maps

Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council elections

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By-election results

1968–1971

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. J. Maitland	1199
	Independent	M. V. Smith	618
	Labour	A. G. H. Lawrance	151
Turnout		31.7%

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. K. Baker	1160
	Liberal	A. D. Reddrop	615
	Labour	J. M. Hyam	262
Turnout		24.2%

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. M. Abell	603
	Liberal	S. Rundle	569
	Independent	A. P. Warren	248
	Labour	A. B. Hart	207
Turnout		26.7%

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	S. Rundle	1676
	Conservative	J. M. Hooper	1079
	Labour	D. J. Kidger	323
Turnout		35.7%

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. M. Cooper	1766
	Liberal	R. D. McArthur	605
	Labour	J. R. F. Brown	405
Turnout		37.4%

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T. A. Bligh	1266
	Labour	P. T. Z. Goldring	391
	Liberal	D. O. Collins	374
Turnout		28.6%

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. G. Lockyer	1065
	Labour	K. L. Elmes	502
	Liberal	J. E. Twaits	361
Turnout		25.3%

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. M. Russell	1190
	Liberal	R. W. Marlow	435
	Labour	E. C. Eldridge	424
Turnout		28.9%

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T. J. Attwood	1081
	Labour	K. L. Elmes	525
	Liberal	J. E. Twaits	377
Turnout		24.5%

1971–1974

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. E. F. Samuels	1,530
	Conservative	P. G. Lockyer	1,196
	Liberal	J. E. Twaits	160
Turnout		35.5%

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. J. Powell	1,232
	Conservative	R. K. Morland	1,087
	Liberal	R. W. Marlow	390
Turnout		41.6%

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. M. Pardington	1,109
	Conservative	M. C. Gregory	1,012
	Liberal	S. J. Nunn	244
	Ind. Conservative	A. Woodward	185
Turnout		37.3%

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. Waller	1,301
	Conservative	J. L. Saunders	937
	Labour	Bob Marshall-Andrews	928
Turnout		48.1 %

1974–1978

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Anthony Manners	1,769
	Conservative	Margery Segar	1,253
	Labour	John Sheppard	519
Turnout		51.5

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Bryan Lewis	1,651
	Conservative	John Saunders	1,100
	Labour	Roy Piper	421
	Ratepayers	Joshua Kielty	253
Turnout		54.4

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	David Cornwell	1,722
	Conservative	Patrick Marshall	1,718
	Labour	Joy Mostyn	577
Turnout		56.3

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.

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Marie Biddulph	1,716
	Labour	Roger Smith	1,182
	Conservative	Vera Goodman	810
Turnout		57.3

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Peter Temlett	1,637
	Liberal	Sidney Marshall	1,229
	Labour	John Shelton	558
	National Front	Terence Denville-Faulkner	57
Turnout		50.8

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Deirdre Martineau	1,668
	Conservative	Christopher Sandy	826
	Labour	Joy Mostyn	734
Turnout		57.6

1990–1994

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	John Coombs	896	40.1
	Conservative	Jennie Edwards	786	35.2
	Labour	Michael Gold	457	20.5
	Green	Rowland Morgan	54	2.4
	National Front	Jeremy Bedford-Turner	40	1.8
Turnout		43.1
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative	Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Anthony Johnson.

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Parslow	1,430	46.4
	Conservative	Anne Woodward	1,236	40.1
	Labour	Martin Cross	413	13.4
Turnout		48.2
	Liberal Democrats hold	Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr Gavin Alexander.

1994–1998

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Joanna Frith	1,377
	Conservative	Peter Temlett	990
	Labour	Christopher Boaler	686
Turnout
	Liberal Democrats hold	Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Elaine Pippard.

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	John Coombs	972	36.0
	Conservative	Mary Rae	908	33.7
	Labour	Graham Nixon	818	30.3
Majority	64	2.3
Turnout	2,698	49.5
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative	Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Philip Northey.

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Eleanor Stanier	908	42.9
	Conservative	Malcolm McAlister	615	29.0
	Labour	Michelle Thew	594	28.1
Majority	293	13.9
Turnout	2,120	35.2
	Liberal Democrats hold	Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Susan Fenwick.

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Geoffrey Samuel	1,138	40.3	−0.1
	Liberal Democrats	John Gossage	1,096	38.8	−3.0
	Labour	Stephen Cox	591	20.9	+3.1
Majority	42	1.5
Turnout	2,825	42.1
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats	Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr David Martin.

1998–2002

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Nicola Urquhart	1,496	49.1	+7.5
	Liberal Democrats	Julian Rudd	1,215	39.9	−6.3
	Labour	Maureen 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

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Eleanor Stanier	936	44.5	+14.0
	Conservative	Jane West	927	44.1	+4.2
	Labour	Benjamin Rowland	132	6.3	−23.3
	Green	James Page	109	5.2	+5.2
Majority	9	0.4
Turnout	2,104	30.3
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative	Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr John Saunders.

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	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	Simon Fowler	85	2.7	−8.9
Majority	487	15.4
Turnout	3,146	46.6
	Liberal Democrats hold	Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr Anthony Barnett.

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	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 Democrats gain from Conservative	Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr Jean Matthews.

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	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 Democrats gain from Conservative	Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Marc Cranfield-Adams.

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	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 Democrats gain from Conservative	Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr Derek Beattie.

2006–2010

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Rita Palmer	1,643	56.2	+3.8
	Liberal Democrats	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

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Benedict Stanberry.

2010–2014

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Stephen Speak	1,733	42.4
	Liberal Democrats	Jane Dodds	1,587	38.9
	Labour	Brian Caton	364	8.9
	Green	James Page	206	5.0
	Independent	Marc Cranfield-Adams	123	3.0
Turnout	4,084	52.4
	Conservative hold	Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Richard Montague.

2014–2018

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Geraldine Locke	1,189	43.0	+25.0
	Conservative	Jon Hollis	1,081	39.1	−10.6
	Green	Anthony Breslin	237	8.6	−9.9
	Labour	Paul Tanto	185	6.7	−7.2
	UKIP	Sam Naz	69	2.5	N/A
	Independent	Michael Lloyd	7	0.3	N/A
Majority	108	3.9
Turnout	2,769	34.89
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative	Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Tania Mathias, of the Conservative Party, following her election as the Member of Parliament for Twickenham.

2018–2022

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>Liberal Democrats</td><td>Julia Cambridge</td><td>1,809</td><td>55.9</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Conservative</td><td>Helen Edward</td><td>1,090</td><td>35.5</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Women's Equality</td><td>Trixie Rawlinson</td><td>90</td><td>2.8</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Labour</td><td>Giles Oakley</td><td>82</td><td>2.7</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>3,071</td><td>40.7</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Liberal Democrats hold</td><td>Swing</td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr Mona Adams.

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Petra Fleming	2,447	52.4	11.5
	Conservative	Nina Watson	1,232	26.4	0.9
	Green	Chas Warlow	538	11.5	15.5
	Labour	Nick Dexter	446	9.5	3.1
Majority	1,215	26.0	N/A
Turnout	4,663	56.7	4.5
	Liberal Democrats gain from Green	Swing	N/A

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Dylan Baxendale.

2022–2026

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Carey Bishop	1,177	53.2
	Conservative	Nupur Majumdar	771	34.8
	Labour	Sam Cullen	159	7.2
	Green	Danielle Coleman	106	4.8
Turnout	2,213	30.9
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative	Swing	N/A

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr Geoffrey Samuel.

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Baker	1,716	64.3
	Conservative	Elizabeth Foster	561	21.0
	Green	Chantal Kerr-Sheppard	184	6.9
	Labour	James Thomson	163	6.1
	Independent	Dominic Stockford	46	1.7
Turnout	2,670	33.8
	Liberal Democrats hold	Swing	N/A

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr Martin Elengorn.