Richmond upon Thames London UK labelled ward map 2002

Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council elections are held every four years for all 54

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seats in the 18

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that make up the Borough Council. By-elections are held in individual wards when vacancies arise outside the four-year cycle.

Political control

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:

Leadership

The leaders of the council since 1965 have been:

Council elections

* 1964 Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council election *

1968 Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council election The 1968 Richmond upon Thames Council election took place on 9 May 1968 to elect members of Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control ...

(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 The 1982 Richmond upon Thames Council election took place on 6 May 1982 to elect members of Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the council went into no overall control. Backg ...

* 1986 Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council election *

1990 Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council election The 1990 Richmond upon Thames Borough Council election took place on 3 May 1990 to elect members of Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats (successors of th ...

* 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 The 1998 Richmond upon Thames Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats stayed in overall control ...

(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 Elections to the Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council were held on 4 May 2006. The whole council was up for election for the first time since the 2002 election. The Liberal Democrats regained control of the council which had been Conser ...

2010 Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council election Elections for all Council seats in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames were held on 6 May 2010. The 2010 General Election and other local elections in England took place on the same day. In London council elections the entire council ...

2014 Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council election The 2014 Elections for Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council were held on 22 May 2014. Elections to the European Parliament took place on the same day. In London council elections the entire council is elected every four years. Summary ...

2018 Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council election The 2018 Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council Election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council in England, on the same day as other local elections. The previous time the seats were up for ...

2022 Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council election The 2022 Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council election is due to take place on 5 May 2022. All 54 members of Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council will be elected. The elections will take place alongside local elections in the oth ...

(boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)

Borough result maps

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By-election results

1964–1968

There were no by-elections.

1968–1971

1971–1974

1974–1978

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.

1978–1982

1982–1986

1986–1990

1990–1994

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Anthony T. Johnson. The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Gavin Alexander.

1994–1998

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Elaine I. Pippard. The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Philip A. Northey. The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Susan E. Fenwick. The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. David A. R. Martin.

1998–2002

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Helen Blake.

2002–2006

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. John L. Saunders. The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Anthony J. Barnett. The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Jean M. Matthews. The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Marc L. Cranfield-Adams. The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Derek Beattie.

2006–2010

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

2010–2014

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

2014–2018

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

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2018–2022

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

2022–2026

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

Notes

References

External links

Richmond upon Thames Council: Local Council election results
{{Greater London elections