Hillingdon London Borough Council elections

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The members of the Hillingdon London Borough Council in London, England are elected every four years. Since the 2022 boundary changes, the council is composed of 53 councillors. [1]

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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:

Party in controlYears
Labour 1964–1968
Conservative 1968–1971
Labour 1971–1978
Conservative 1978–1986
No overall control 1986–1990
Conservative 1990–1994
Labour 1994–1998
No overall control 1998–2006
Conservative 2006–present

Leadership

The leaders of the council since 1965 have been: [2] [3]

CouncillorPartyFromTo
Alfred Beck Labour 19651968
Darrell Charles Conservative 19681971
Alfred Beck Labour 19711973
John Bartlett Labour 19731978
John Watts Conservative 19781984
Norman Hawkins Conservative 19841986
No leader19861990
Andrew Boff Conservative 19901992
Richard Barnes Conservative 19921994
Chris Rogers Labour 199415 May 1997
Paul Harmsworth Labour 15 May 19971998
Richard Barnes Conservative 19982000
Ray Puddifoot Conservative 200014 Jan 2021
Ian Edwards Conservative 14 Jan 2021

Council elections

Borough result maps

By-election results

1964-1968

There were no by-elections. [7]

1968-1971

Haydon by-election, 18 July 1968 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative C. R. Brindle1523
Liberal D. F. J. Wood160
Labour R. A. Rosser126
Turnout 23.7%
Hillingdon West by-election, 18 July 1968 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mrs G. M. Clark890
Labour R. W. Bossom198
Non PartyA. H. Kurtz12
Turnout 13.4%
Ickenham by-election, 18 July 1968 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative K. C. Briggs1654
Liberal B. Outhwaite272
Labour T. L. Morgan221
Turnout 29.5%
Ruislip by-election, 18 July 1968 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative E. G. Booth2018
Liberal C. A. Herring173
Labour C. C. G. Barton166
Turnout 29.8%
Belmore by-election, 4 March 1970 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour G. A. Childs842
Conservative J. L. Tyrrell746
Turnout 16.2%
Hillingdon East by-election, 21 October 1970 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour D. W. Heppenstall1279
Conservative R. W. Hall925
Liberal S. W. James143
Turnout 31.1%

1971-1974

Frogmore by-election, 23 November 1972 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. E. Clifford1,510
Conservative A. J. T. Tyrrell747
National Front J. S. Fairhurst488
Turnout 24.8%
Hillingdon West by-election, 27 September 1973 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. A. Watts1,247
Labour J. I. Rees930
Liberal J. M. Price544
National Front P. Marsh128
Turnout 31.5%

1974-1978

Hillingdon East by-election, 15 August 1974 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Terence P. Dicks1,397
Labour Deirdre P. H. Heppenstall1,330
Liberal Michael E. Ryan403
National Front John S. Fairhurst163
Turnout 45.1
Haydon by-election, 6 February 1975 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Derek N. List2,177
Liberal Derek J. Honeygold512
Labour Jean Heather496
Turnout 37.6
Northwood by-election, 8 April 1976 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Norman C. Hawkins3,381
Liberal Gordon D. Leigh481
Labour Dorothy J. Blundell419
National Front John S. Fairhurst175
Turnout 48.8
Hayes by-election, 23 June 1977 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Keith E. Salisbury2,194
Labour Elsie E. Broughton1,499
NationalJoseph F. Deville140
National Front Peter Marsh125
Hayes LiberalMarie D. Greenfield109
Liberal HarlingtonJohn W. Lyford36
Turnout 36.0

1978-1982

1982-1986

There were no by-elections. [10]

1986-1990

1990-1994

Northwood Hills by-election, 26 July 1990 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David A. Bishop2,33868.0
Labour James B. McGurk76222.2
Liberal Democrats Richard K. Drew3369.8
Turnout 46.4
Conservative hold Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Graham E. Sewell.

Yeading by-election, 11 July 1991 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Francis Way1,31650.2
Conservative Mary A. O'Connor1,03839.6
Liberal Democrats Michael F. Cox26610.2
Turnout 40.1
Labour hold Swing

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

Uxbridge South by-election, 26 September 1991 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Karen R. Livney75746.1
Conservative Karyn T. Kenway64939.5
Liberal Democrats Ann-Marie Sharkey16410.0
Green William G. Cheesbrough714.3
Turnout 39.0
Labour hold Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Gordon Mcl. Bogan.

St Martins by-election, 22 April 1993 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Philip N. Corthorne1,47550.8
Labour John V. Morse1,09637.7
Liberal Democrats Harry Davies30310.4
Independent Diane I. Greenwood311.1
Turnout 50.3
Conservative hold Swing

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

Harefield by-election, 12 August 1993 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Pauline D. Crawley1,33949.0
Conservative Patricia J. Spargo86631.7
Liberal Democrats Jill Rhodes41115.0
Green Ian E. Flindall1174.3
Turnout 56.4
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Kenneth R. Abel.

1994-1998

Crane by-election, 19 October 1995 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John L. Oswell1,179
Conservative Derek D. Baxter341
Militant LabourDerek J. Marsdon132
Liberal Democrats Peter J. Dollimore121
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Christopher J. Mullen.

Barnhill by-election, 13 June 1996 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John R. Major1,77373.5
Conservative Andrew P. Teebay37615.6
Liberal Democrats Andrew Vernazza1435.9
Militant LabourSarah E. King120
Majority1,39757.9
Turnout 2,29236.4
Labour hold Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Gulab S. Sharma.

Heathrow by-election, 6 November 1997 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Michael S. Usher77064.3+3.8
Conservative Mary A. O'Connor33227.7-4.1
Liberal Democrats Peter J. Dollimore957.9+7.9
Majority43836.6
Turnout 1,19721.2
Labour hold Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Philip Kordun.

1998-2002

Yiewsley by-election, 25 June 1998 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Paul K. Harmsworth77744.2+1.2
Conservative Brian A. Wing73441.8-2.5
Liberal Democrats Christopher Gee24514.0+1.3
Majority432.4
Turnout 1,75634.1
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

The by-election was called following the disqualification of Cllr. Mark J. Chester.

Botwell by-election, 30 March 2000 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Norman H. Nunn-Price66149.4-22.4
Conservative Michael J. Gibson25819.3-8.9
Socialist (GB) Walter D. Kennedy23317.4+17.4
Liberal Democrats Michael Cox18613.9+13.9
Majority40330.1
Turnout 1,33827.6
Labour hold Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Timothy J. Freeman.

2002-2006

Heathrow Villages by-election, 4 July 2002 [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Roderick P. Marshall1,01143.8+4.8
Liberal Democrats Anthony J. Little68829.8+20.1
Conservative Geraldine Nicholson46620.2+0.0
Green Graham Gilbert924.0-3.5
BNP Francis S. McAllister492.1-4.2
Majority32314.0
Turnout 2,30629.6
Labour hold Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Jagjit S. Sidhu.

South Ruislip by-election, 29 April 2004 [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats John O. Curley1,01634.3+12.4
Conservative Graham E. M. Horn89930.4-12.8
Labour Anne O'Shea52617.8-20.8
BNP Gareth Jones43414.7+14.7
Green Graham J. Lee862.9-4.4
Majority1173.9
Turnout 2,96136.2
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. James J. O'Neill

Cavendish by-election, 17 February 2005 [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael R. White1,34042.7+0.6
Liberal Democrats Alan S. Graham1,24539.7-6.2
Labour Alan K. Gilbert2999.5-2.6
National Front Peter Shaw1885.9+5.9
Green Graham J. Lee652.1+2.1
Majority953.0
Turnout 3,13737.4
Conservative hold Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Margaret A. Grant.

2006-2010

Townfield by-election, 17 July 2008 [15] [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tony Eginton1,03145.3-12.6
Liberal Democrats Roy Chamdal50622.2+8.7
Conservative Kashmir Pahal44519.6-9.0
BNP Denis Macdonald1868.2+8.2
National Front Andrew Crippscripps743.3+3.3
Green Catriona Corfield331.5+1.5
Majority52523.1
Turnout 2,27525.0
Labour hold Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Norman H. Nunn-Price.

West Ruislip by-election, 2 October 2008 [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Riley1351
Liberal Democrats Adrian K. Betts860
Labour John P. Campbell147
BNP Denis N. Macdonald111
Green Graham J. Lee55
National Front Ian Edward52
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Solveig Stone.

Northwood by-election, 11 December 2008 [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ms. Carol Melvin1216
Liberal Democrats Alan Prue466
Labour Robert Nunn116
Green Graham Lee66
Independent Francis Mcallistair25
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

The by-election was called following the disqualification of Cllr. D Ian Oakley.

2014-2018

Charville by-election, 27 November 2014 [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Oswell 950 39.2 +4.3
Conservative Mary O'Connor92938.3+7.0
UKIP Cliff Dixon46819.3-3.0
TUSC Wally Kennedy401.7-1.2
Liberal Democrats Paul McKeown371.5+1.5
Majority210.9
Turnout 2,424
Labour hold Swing

By-election triggered by resignation of Labour councillor David Horne.

2018-2022

Hillingdon East by-election, 27 February 2020 [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Colleen Sullivan 1,430 68.8 +9.1
Labour Annelise Roberts48823.5-12.7
Liberal Democrats Chris Hooper864.1+4.1
Green Mark Keir592.8+2.8
UKIP Geoff Courtenay160.8+0.8
Majority94245.3
Turnout 2,079
Conservative hold Swing

By-election triggered by resignation of Conservative councillor Pat Jackson.

Charville by-election, 6 May 2021 [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Darran Davies 2,098 49.6 +0.6
Labour Steve Garelick1,79942.5-3.3
Green John Bowman1643.9-1.3
Liberal Democrats Alexander Cunliffe1072.5+2.5
Independent Tiffany Rytter611.4+1.4
Majority2997.1
Turnout 4,229
Conservative hold Swing

By-election triggered by death of Conservative councillor Neil Fyfe.

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