Kingston upon Thames London Borough Council elections
Kingston upon Thames London Borough Council is elected every four years.
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Political control
Party in control | Years | |
---|---|---|
Conservative | 1964–1986 | |
No overall control | 1986–1994 | |
Liberal Democrats | 1994–1998 | |
No overall control | 1998–2002 | |
Liberal Democrats | 2002–2014 | |
Conservative | 2014–2018 | |
Liberal Democrats | 2018–present |
Leadership
The leaders of the council since 1972 have been:[1][2]
Councillor | Party | From | To | |
---|---|---|---|---|
C. M. Cotton | Conservative | 1972 | 1974 | |
Mike Knowles | Conservative | 1974 | 1983 | |
David Edwards | Conservative | 1983 | 1985 | |
Frank Hartfree | Conservative | 1985 | 1986 | |
Chris Nicholson | Alliance | 1986 | 1987 | |
Steve Harris | Alliance | 1987 | 1988 | |
Frank Hartfree | Conservative | 1988 | 1990 | |
Paul Clokie | Conservative | 1990 | 1994 | |
John Tilley | Liberal Democrats | 1994 | 1997 | |
Derek Osbourne | Liberal Democrats | 1997 | 1998 | |
David Edwards | Conservative | 1998 | 2001 | |
Kevin Davis | Conservative | 2001 | 2002 | |
Roger Hayes | Liberal Democrats | 2002 | 2003 | |
Derek Osbourne | Liberal Democrats | 2003 | Jun 2013 | |
Liz Green | Liberal Democrats | 19 Jun 2013 | May 2014 | |
Kevin Davis | Conservative | May 2014 | May 2018 | |
Liz Green | Liberal Democrats | May 2018 | 24 Mar 2020 | |
Caroline Kerr | Liberal Democrats | 24 Mar 2020 | 26 Oct 2021 | |
Andreas Kirsch | Liberal Democrats | 26 Oct 2021 |
Council elections
- 1964 Kingston upon Thames London Borough Council election
- 1968 Kingston upon Thames London Borough Council election
- 1971 Kingston upon Thames London Borough Council election
- 1974 Kingston upon Thames London Borough Council election
- 1978 Kingston upon Thames London Borough Council election (boundary changes reduced the number of seats by ten)[3]
- 1982 Kingston upon Thames London Borough Council election
- 1986 Kingston upon Thames London Borough Council election
- 1990 Kingston upon Thames London Borough Council election
- 1994 Kingston upon Thames London Borough Council election
- 1998 Kingston upon Thames London Borough Council election (boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[n 1]
- 2002 Kingston upon Thames London Borough Council election (boundary changes reduced the number of seats by two)[4]
- 2006 Kingston upon Thames London Borough Council election
- 2010 Kingston upon Thames London Borough Council election
- 2014 Kingston upon Thames London Borough Council election
- 2018 Kingston upon Thames London Borough Council election
- 2022 Kingston upon Thames London Borough Council election
Borough result maps
- 2002 results map
- 2006 results map
- 2010 results map
- 2014 results map
- 2018 results map
By-election results
1964-1968
There were no by-elections.[5]
1968-1971
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | S. W. P. Barter | 1777 | |||
Liberal | D. A. S. Brooke | 944 | |||
Independent | E. Scruby | 175 | |||
Labour | William. S. Mutimer | 160 | |||
Independent | C. Baker | 109 | |||
Turnout | 50.7% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | D. C. Leeson | 680 | |||
Conservative | F. R. S. Montgomery | 661 | |||
Labour | Mrs B. G. Holloway | 235 | |||
Labour | Mrs M. H. J. Evans | 220 | |||
Liberal | D. B. Terry | 125 | |||
Independent | J. Bloomfield | 71 | |||
Turnout | 23.0% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mrs A. D. Parry | 574 | |||
Liberal | Mrs B. W. Toft | 134 | |||
Labour | M. E. Mace | 125 | |||
Independent | Mrs M. J. Hope | 97 | |||
Turnout | 29.9% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | C. M. Cotton | 833 | |||
Liberal | R. Brooker | 306 | |||
Labour | M. E. Mace | 178 | |||
Turnout | 46.4% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. A. H. Cook | 733 | |||
Conservative | A. J. Clare | 644 | |||
Liberal | Mrs L. M. Chisholm | 173 | |||
Turnout | 34.6% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | H. J. Halford | 1315 | |||
Conservative | Mrs S. A. Leggett | 706 | |||
Liberal | J. F. Wainman | 97 | |||
Turnout | 26.3% |
1971-1974
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | P. H. Danbury | 419 | |||
Liberal | G. H. Morgan | 215 | |||
Labour | R. I. Kellett | 152 | |||
Turnout | 27.9% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | N. J. S. McLauchlan | 1,029 | |||
Labour | E. C. Pinfold | 690 | |||
Liberal | R. Brooker | 267 | |||
Turnout | 27.1% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | C. E. Dixon | 811 | |||
Labour | P. T. Oliver | 370 | |||
Liberal | N. D. H. Godden | 203 | |||
Turnout | 29.7% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | G. C. Whitney | 981 | |||
Liberal | R. Brooker | 848 | |||
Labour | E. B. Skyte | 553 | |||
Turnout | 33.4% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Mrs J. R. Philpott | 385 | |||
Labour | R. Pringle | 286 | |||
Conservative | F. G. Belcham | 269 | |||
Turnout | 25.7% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | D. I. Bradford | 817 | |||
Liberal | T. A. Channings | 648 | |||
Labour | Mrs R. Mackinlay | 531 | |||
Turnout | 42.9% |
1974-1978
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Reginald B. S. Sherar | 1,081 | |||
Conservative | Michael J. Law | 672 | |||
Liberal | Laurence E. Beale | 206 | |||
Turnout | 24.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Joseph Wrigglesworth | 729 | |||
Labour | Murray F. Macrae | 728 | |||
Liberal | John L. Tilley | 280 | |||
Turnout | 40.9 |
Joseph Wrigglesworth replaced R. St. J. Stephens who resigned due to being a Council employee.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Ralph Brooker | 1,129 | |||
Conservative | Paul N. H. Clokie | 1,013 | |||
Labour | Antonio De Menezes | 217 | |||
Turnout | 34.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Audrey M. Barker | 387 | |||
Liberal | Kenneth J. Elvey | 286 | |||
Conservative | Barrie R. Lambert | 218 | |||
Turnout | 29.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | David A. S. Brooke | 1,242 | |||
Liberal | Ronald H. Chapman | 1,175 | |||
Conservative | Paul N. H. Clokie | 1,061 | |||
Conservative | Eunice B. Paxman | 1,036 | |||
Labour | Sylvia Denham | 195 | |||
Labour | George E. Bayton | 184 | |||
Turnout | 35.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | George H. Archer | 1,255 | |||
Liberal | Peter J. Sweetman | 598 | |||
Ratepayers & Residents Association | Edgar Scruby | 188 | |||
Labour | John A. Lee | 112 | |||
Turnout | 33.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Herbert M. V. Barker | 1,313 | |||
Labour | John B. Woodman | 810 | |||
Liberal | Geoffrey Hook | 749 | |||
Turnout | 36.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Richard A. Knox-Johnston | 847 | |||
Liberal | William J. A. Jones | 345 | |||
Labour | Norman F. Brockhurst | 307 | |||
National Front | Viola Roberts | 68 | |||
Turnout | 45.8 |
1990-1994
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lib Dem Focus Team | Andrew J. Bull | 1,346 | 54.6 | ||
Conservative | Francis P. McHugh | 711 | 28.8 | ||
Labour | Leo B. Brightley | 338 | 13.7 | ||
Green | Michael A. Stimson | 70 | 2.8 | ||
Turnout | 44.2 | ||||
Lib Dem Focus Team hold | Swing | ||||
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Christopher A. Nicholson.
1994-1998
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Ian R. McDonald | 865 | |||
Conservative | Christopher B. Hunt | 685 | |||
Labour | Derrick F. Chester | 524 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Adrian J. Clare.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Wyn A. Evans | 1,020 | 48.2 | ||
Conservative | Jeffrey A. Reardon | 776 | 36.6 | ||
Labour | David L. Mullaney | 320 | 15.1 | ||
Majority | 244 | 11.6 | |||
Turnout | 2,116 | 48.1 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Jonathan E. M. Stratford.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Katharine M. Reid | 1,034 | 52.4 | ||
Conservative | Timothy D. Brown | 516 | 26.1 | ||
Labour | Michael J. Cowley | 400 | 20.3 | ||
Socialist Labour | Dorothy B. Hayball | 25 | 1.3 | ||
Majority | 518 | 26.3 | |||
Turnout | 1,975 | 52.1 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Mary Watts.
1998-2002
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Paul T. Brill | 1,429 | 62.0 | +17.2 | |
Conservative | Stephan Shakespeare | 661 | 28.7 | -10.4 | |
Labour | Sheila B. Griffin | 200 | 8.7 | -7.5 | |
Socialist Labour | John D. Hayball | 16 | 0.7 | +0.7 | |
Majority | 768 | 33.3 | |||
Turnout | 2,306 | 39.9 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Ian Manders.
2002-2006
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Rachel E. O'Connor | 948 | 52.0 | -5.6 | |
Conservative | Terence W. Bowers | 513 | 28.2 | +0.7 | |
Labour | Amanda R. Fitzgerald | 213 | 11.7 | +5.4 | |
Green | Terry James | 105 | 5.8 | -0.8 | |
English Democrat | Caroline L. Ford | 26 | 1.4 | +1.4 | |
Socialist Labour | Richard Cutler | 17 | 0.9 | +0.9 | |
Majority | 435 | 23.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,822 | 29.5 | -6.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Roger M. Hayes.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | David R. Ryder-Mills | 1,053 | 50.6 | +8.6 | |
Conservative | Geoffrey R. Austin | 668 | 32.0 | +7.3 | |
Labour | Christopher R. Priest | 301 | 14.5 | -8.2 | |
English Democrat | Caroline L. Ford | 38 | 1.8 | +1.8 | |
Socialist Labour | Richard G. Cutler | 21 | 1.0 | +1.0 | |
Majority | 385 | 18.6 | |||
Turnout | 2,081 | 29.3 | -14.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Anthony B. Blurton.
2006-2010
There were no by-elections.[11]
2010-2014
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | John Ayles | 997 | 39.7 | -2.6 | |
Conservative | Nick Kilby | 895 | 35.6 | -0.9 | |
Labour | Katie Hill | 349 | 13.9 | +2.7 | |
CPA | Paul Pickhaver | 171 | 6.8 | +4.7 | |
Green | Chris Walker | 81 | 3.22 | -4.7 | |
Independent | James Riding | 21 | 0.8 | +0.8 | |
Majority | 102 | 2.1 | |||
Turnout | 2516 | 31.7 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -0.9 | |||
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Umesh Parekh.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ms. Lynne Finnerty | 1340 | |||
Conservative | Ms. Julie Pickering | 1308 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Kamala Kugan | 908 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Rupert C. F. Nichol | 778 | |||
Labour | Nick Brown | 526 | |||
Labour | Ian Parker | 502 | |||
Green | Chris Walker | 122 | |||
Green | Tariq Shabbeer | 108 | |||
CPA | Ms. Philippa L. E. Hayward | 94 | |||
CPA | Roger E. Glencross | 76 | |||
UKIP | Michael G. Watson | 70 | |||
Turnout | 43.1% | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllrs. Robert-John Tasker and James C. White.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Gajan L. Wallooppillai | 1601 | |||
Labour | Laurie South | 519 | |||
Liberal Democrats | David J. Knowles | 409 | |||
Green | Ms. Jean Vidler | 235 | |||
UKIP | Michael G. Watson | 148 | |||
CPA | Rajesh K. Dewan | 66 | |||
Turnout | 41.5% | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. David M. Edwards.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Rebekah Moll | 710 | 34.48 | -14.89 | |
Conservative | Adrian Charles Amer | 687 | 33.37 | +2.35 | |
Labour | Laurie South | 440 | 21.37 | +8.75 | |
Green | Ryan Daniel Coley | 123 | 5.97 | +0.91 | |
UKIP | Michael Gerard Watson | 56 | 2.72 | ||
BNP | David Douglas Herbert Child | 23 | 1.12 | ||
CPA | Jonathan Michael Rudd | 20 | 0.97 | ||
Majority | 23 | ||||
Turnout | 2059 | 25.69 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Marc L. Woodall.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Sushila Abraham | 948 | |||
Conservative | Mike Head | 761 | |||
Labour | Tony Banks | 455 | |||
UKIP | Michael Watson | 175 | |||
Green | Ryan Coley | 112 | |||
Turnout | 34.5% | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Ms. Frances M. Moseley.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Terence Paton | 1033 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Ms. Lesley Heap | 760 | |||
Labour | Ms. Marian Freedman | 717 | |||
UKIP | Michael Watson | 223 | |||
Green | Chris Walker | 207 | |||
Turnout | 42.2% | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Derek R. Osbourne.
2014-2018
There was a by-election held on 16 July 2015 for the Grove ward, with Jon Tolley holding the seat for the Lib Dems.
2022-2026
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
KIRG | Yvonne Tracey | 855 | 46.3 | {{{change}}} | |
Liberal Democrats | Mahmood Rafiq | 647 | 35.1 | . | |
Labour | Nick Draper | 265 | 14.4 | ||
Conservative | Suniya Qureshi | 78 | 4.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,845 | 40.0 | . | ||
KIRG gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | {{{swing}}} | |||
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