Ealing London Borough Council elections

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Ealing Council is elected every four years.

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:

Contents

ElectionOverall Control Labour Conservative Lib Dem Ind./Res.
1964 Labour 3426--
1968 Conservative 553-2
1971 Labour 4020--
1974 Labour 3624--
1978 Conservative 2841-1
1982 Conservative 30373-
1986 Labour 47203-
1990 Conservative 2040--
1994 Labour 48203-
1998 Labour 53153-
2002 Labour 48174-
2006 Conservative 29373-
2010 Labour 40245-
2014 Labour 53124-
2018 Labour 5784-
2022 Labour 5956-

Leadership

The leaders of the council since 1965 have been: [1] [2]

CouncillorPartyFromTo
William Hopkins Labour 19641968
Robert Hetherington Conservative 19681971
John Telfer Labour 19711975
Michael Elliot Labour 19751978
Beatrice Howard Conservative 19781981
John Wood Conservative 19811983
Ken Kettle Conservative 19831986
Len Turner Labour 19861989
John Cudmore Labour 19891990
Martin Mallam Conservative 19901991
Graham Bull Conservative 19911994
John Cudmore Labour 199417 May 2005
Leo Thomson Labour 17 May 20057 May 2006
Jason Stacey Conservative 23 May 200625 May 2010
Julian Bell Labour 25 May 201018 May 2021
Peter Mason Labour 18 May 2021

Council elections

Borough result maps

By-election results

1964-1968

There were no by-elections. [7]

1968-1971

Central by-election, 27 June 1968 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative K. L. Kettle1771
Labour I. A. Williams344
Liberal Mrs J. Martin-Kaye213
Turnout 19.1%
Walpole by-election, 27 June 1968 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative R. E. T. Spencer1609
Labour P. Downham467
Liberal F. F. P. Moore142
National Front B. E. Holbrook63
Turnout 21.2%
Hanger Hill by-election, 27 March 1969 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative R. A. V. M. Fenner2143
Labour P. C. Eckles684
Liberal N. J. Reed224
Turnout 34.0%
Dormers Wells by-election, 19 March 1970 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative M. F. Jennings1846
Conservative D. R. Lewis1813
Labour T. Cheesman1249
Labour P. W. Sennett1211
National Front D. C. Pooley343
National Front J. Shaw329
Turnout 31.4%

1971-1974

Glebe by-election, 27 April 1972 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mrs O. Barlow1,456
Conservative Mrs G. Goold724
Liberal C. L. Joseph144
Turnout 25.8%
Mandeville by-election, 27 April 1972 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour T. F. Durkin2,088
Conservative D. J. Hart1,428
Turnout 38.8%

1974-1978

Northfields by-election, 25 March 1976 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Brian P. Parke2,027
Labour Malam Atkins1,113
Liberal Peter C. D. Hankinson490
Turnout 38.8
Walpole by-election, 25 March 1976 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Vladimir Kopecky1,550
Labour William Morgan1,191
Liberal Graham D. Smith452
Turnout 31.9
Glebe by-election, 8 April 1976 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Rabindara N. S. Pathak1,585
Conservative Peter J. Jenkins899
Liberal Kenneth R. Stevens483
Turnout 30.3
Southfield by-election, 8 April 1976 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Eleanor C. Withers1,939
Labour Valerie O. Eckles1,758
Liberal Christopher D. Hallawell274
Turnout 42.2

1978-1982

1982-1986

1986-1990

1990-1994

Northfield by-election, 13 December 1990 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Millican1,66551.3
Labour Stephen A. Sears1,20437.1
Liberal Democrats Philip J. Hurst2718.3
Green Christina L. Meiklejohn1073.3
Turnout 33.7
Conservative hold Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Robert Hetherington.

Dormers Wells by-election, 14 November 1991 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Edward N. Riley1,59157.1
Conservative Brij M. Gupta65523.5
Liberal Democrats Rusi K. Dalal44315.9
Green Jacqueline M. Goodwin953.4
Turnout 34.4
Labour hold Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Honor J. Graham.

Argyle by-election, 6 February 1992 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ian Gibb1,84148.6
Labour Co-op Anthony Oliver1,39436.8
Liberal Democrats Helen McKay51513.6
Green Astra Seibe401.1
Turnout 42.4
Conservative hold Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Henry H. Allen.

Victoria by-election, 1 October 1992 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Keith D. M. Fraser1,07054.4
Conservative Christine R. Magnowska71536.3
Liberal Democrats Leslie A. Rowe1839.3
Turnout 39.4
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

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

1994-1998

Argyle by-election, 29 September 1994 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Neil Richardson1,330
Conservative David Millican1,229
Liberal Democrats John B. Maycock399
National Front Michael C. H. Moore77
Turnout
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

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

Northcote by-election, 20 April 1995 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Manjit S. Mahal1,820
Labour Gurdip S. Sahota1,781
Liberal Democrats John B. Maycock753
Liberal Democrats John W. Mitchell757
Conservative David S. Gold744
Conservative Michael Pack702
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Chanan S. Lachhar and the resignation of Cllr. Tara S. Dyal.

Mount Pleasant by-election, 6 June 1996 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ranjit L. Dheer1,70482.6
Liberal Democrats Nicola F. Thomson36017.4
Majority1,34465.2
Turnout 2,06423.0
Labour hold Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Jasbinder K. Birt.

Vale by-election, 26 September 1996 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joseph Scahill82856.8
Conservative Mary C. Cook52235.8
Liberal Democrats Ayjay Gupta986.7
Majority30621.0
Turnout 1,44829.8
Labour hold Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Roderick G. Baptie.

1998-2002

Springfield by-election, 4 June 1998 (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Delaney1,276
Labour Stephen Donnelly1,254
Labour Margaret Payne1,207
Conservative Ellen Delaney806
Conservative Glenn Murphy770
Conservative Mary Macleod 741
Liberal Democrats Edward Bailey254
Liberal Democrats Fiona Grabowski236
Liberal Democrats Donal O'Connell199
Turnout 6,74326.6
Labour hold Swing
Mandeville by-election, 30 September 1999 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Glenn M. Murphy96454.8+19.1
Labour Paul J. Woodgate68538.9-1.8
Liberal Democrats Francesco Fruzza1106.6+0.6
Majority27915.9
Turnout 1,75922.5
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Brian R. Reeves.

Walpole by-election, 11 November 1999 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Martin R. Beecroft1,04352.3+0.6
Conservative Daniel R. Kawczynski 72536.4+13.8
Liberal Democrats John W. Mitchell1236.2-8.1
Socialist Labour David E. Morgan572.9+2.9
Independent Green Astra L. Seibe452.3-9.1
Majority31815.9
Turnout 1,99320.0
Labour hold Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Hilary J. Benn.

Vale by-election, 27 April 2000 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Paul J. Woodgate60047.5-10.9
Conservative Paul William Hill56144.5+18.0
Liberal Democrats Gary Malcolm1018.0-7.1
Majority393.0
Turnout 1,26224.4
Labour hold Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Judith E. Field.

2002-2006

Northolt West End by-election, 5 May 2005 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Bassam Mahfouz2,54551.6-8.5
Conservative Ruth Goldsborough1,56631.8+3.1
Liberal Democrats Judith E. Ducker82016.6+5.1
Majority97919.8
Turnout 4,931
Labour hold Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Sophie E. Hosking.

Northolt Mandeville by-election, 30 June 2005 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Eileen V. Harris1,01742.1-7.4
Labour Timothy J. Murtagh84835.1-6.8
Liberal Democrats Anthony H. J. Miller49720.6+12.0
Green Brian A. Outten522.2+2.2
Majority1697.0
Turnout 2,41425.0
Conservative hold Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Peter Downham.

2006-2010

Cleveland by-election, 19 July 2007 [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Gregory Stafford1,51943.3+5.7
Liberal Democrats Francesco Fruzza1,28836.7+1.5
Labour Munir Ahmed53915.3-2.9
Green John Doyle1654.7-4.3
Majority2316.6
Turnout 3,511
Conservative hold Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Brian H. Castle.

Greenford Broadway by-election, 1 May 2008 [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Maureen Crosby1,79043.8+0.6
Labour Tim Murtagh1,77043.3-0.5
Liberal Democrats John B. Maycock52912.9-1.0
Majority200.5
Turnout 4,08938.2
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Sonika Nirwal.

2010-2014

There were no by-elections. [14]

2014-2018

Northfield by-election 7 May 2015 [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Fabio Conti2,75039.5-0.8
Labour Anita Macdonald2,63037.8+7.0
Green Bruni de la Motte75110.8-3.8
Liberal Democrats Joanna Louise Dugdale5708.2+0.1
UKIP Bob Little2623.8-2.6
Majority1201.7
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Councillor Mark Reen.

2018-2022

Dormers Wells by-election 8 November 2018 [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mohinda Kaur Midha1,86872.1+2.9
Conservative Amandeep Singh Gill42916.6+0.8
Liberal Democrats Nigel Bakhai1887.3+2.7
Green Meena Hans1064.1-3.2
Majority1,43955.5
Turnout 2,591
Labour hold Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Councillor Tej Ram Bagha.

Ealing Broadway by-election 6 May 2021 [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Julian Gallant2,07638.0-2.6
Labour Claire Tighe1,60129.3-0.6
Liberal Democrats Christopher Wyatt97717.9+2.7
Green Meena Hans71613.1-0.1
Workers Party Daniel Cosby581.1+1.1
TUSC Helen Pattison320.6+0.6
Majority4758.7
Turnout 5,460
Conservative hold Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Alexander Stafford MP.

Hanger Hill by-election 6 May 2021 [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Fabio Conti1,76235.9-7.1
Labour Grace Quansah1,39728.5-1.1
Liberal Democrats Athena Zissimos1,10022.4+11.2
Green Kate Crossland61112.5+0.6
TUSC David Hofman330.7+0.7
Majority3657.4
Turnout 4,903
Conservative hold Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Joy Morrissey MP.

Hobbayne by-election 6 May 2021 [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Louise Brett2,34548.3-2.7
Conservative David Castle1,47730.4+10.6
Green Emily Grassi60912.5-0.6
Liberal Democrats Alastair Mitton3667.5+0.7
TUSC Tony Gill561.2+1.2
Majority86817.9
Turnout 4,853
Labour hold Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Councillor Anna Tomlinson.

Hobbayne by-election 16 September 2021 [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Claire Tighe1,61752.2+1.2
Conservative David Castle86527.9+8.1
Green Alan Anderson36211.7-0.8
Liberal Democrats Alastair Mitton2076.7-0.1
TUSC Tony Gill481.5+1.5
Majority75224.3
Turnout 3,099
Labour hold Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Councillor Lewis Cox.

  1. The Ealing, Hammersmith and Fulham, and Hounslow (London Borough Boundaries) Order 1993
  2. The Ealing, Hillingdon and Hounslow (London Borough Boundaries) Order 1993
  3. The North and Central London (London Borough Boundaries) Order 1993
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  9. 1 2 "London Borough Council Elections 2 May 1974" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  10. 1 2 3 4 "London Borough Council By-elections May 1990 to May 1994" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
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  14. "London Borough Council Elections 22 May 2014" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
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