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 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: ElectionOverall control Conservative Lib Dem Labour Green Ind. 1964 41 – 12 – 1 1968 54 – – – – 1971 36 3 15 – – 1974 36 10 8 – – 1978 34 18 – – – 1982 26 26 – – – 1986 3 49 – – – 1990 4 48 – – – 1994 7 43 2 – – 1998 14 34 4 – – 2002 39 15 – – – 2006 18 35 – – 1 2010 30 24 – – – 2014 39 15 – – – 2018 11 39 – 4 –2022 1 48 – 5 –2026 – 54 – – –
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) 2026 Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council election
Borough result maps
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 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 Pippard.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Philip Northey.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Susan Fenwick.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr David 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 Saunders.
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr Anthony Barnett.
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr Jean Matthews.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Marc 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 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 Twickenham.
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