The Greater London Council (GLC) was the top-tier local government administrative body for Greater London from 1965 to 1986. It replaced the earlier London County Council (LCC) which had covered a much smaller area. The GLC was dissolved in 1986 by the Local Government Act 1985 and its powers were devolved to the London boroughs and other entities. A new administrative body,known as the Greater London Authority (GLA),was established in 2000.
The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames is a borough in southwest London. The main town is Kingston upon Thames and it includes Chessington,Malden Rushett,New Malden,Surbiton and Tolworth. It is the oldest of the four royal boroughs in England. The others are Windsor and Maidenhead,the site of Windsor Castle,and the London boroughs of Greenwich,and Kensington and Chelsea. The local authority is Kingston upon Thames London Borough Council.
The fourth election to the Greater London Council (GLC) was held on 12 April 1973. Labour won a large majority of 58 seats to 32 for the Conservatives;the Liberals also won their first two seats on the council.
Westminster City Council is the local authority for the City of Westminster in Greater London,England. It is a London borough council,one of 32 in London. The council has been under Labour majority control since 2022. Full council meetings are generally held at Westminster Council House,also known as Marylebone Town Hall,and the council has its main offices at Westminster City Hall on Victoria Street.
Wimbledon is a constituency in Greater London represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament. Since 2024,the seat has been held by Paul Kohler of the Liberal Democrats.
Kingston and Surbiton is a constituency in Greater London created in 1997 and represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2017 by Ed Davey,the Leader of the Liberal Democrats. Davey previously held the seat from 1997 until losing reelection in 2015 to Conservative James Berry.
Richmond Park is a constituency in Greater London represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament. Since 2019,its Member of Parliament (MP) has been Sarah Olney of the Liberal Democrats.
Twickenham is a constituency in Greater London represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2019 by Munira Wilson of the Liberal Democrats.
Eric OllerenshawOBE is a British Conservative Party politician. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Lancaster and Fleetwood from 2010 to 2015.
David Lawrence Shaw was a British politician who served as a Member of Parliament (MP). He was the Conservative Member for Dover from the 1987 general election until the 1997 election,when he lost the seat to Gwyn Prosser of Labour. He was one of the first British Members of Parliament to use the Internet to communicate.
Richard Patrick Tracey,,was a British Conservative Party politician,journalist and news presenter. He was the Member of Parliament for Surbiton from 1983 to 1997,and served as Minister for Sport between 1985 and 1987. He later became a Member of the London Assembly,in which he represented the constituency of Merton and Wandsworth,from 2008 to 2016,when he retired. He was the Deputy Leader of the London Assembly's Conservative group.
Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council,also known as Richmond upon Thames Council,LBRUT or Richmond Council,is the local authority for the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames in Greater London,England. It is a London borough council,one of 32 in London. The council has been under Liberal Democrat majority control since 2018. Although the borough is named after Richmond,the council meets at York House in Twickenham,and has its main offices in the adjoining Civic Centre.
The 1964 Kingston upon Thames Council election took place on 7 May 1964 to elect members of Kingston upon Thames London Borough Council in London,England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party gained control of the council.
The 1964 Richmond upon Thames Council election took place on 7 May 1964 to elect members of Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council in London,England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative Party gained control of the council.
The 2022 United Kingdom local elections took place on Thursday 5 May 2022. These included elections for all London borough councils,and for all local authorities in Wales and Scotland. Most seats in England were last up for election in 2018 and in Scotland and Wales in 2017. The elections coincided with the 2022 Northern Ireland Assembly election. In 91 cases,most of them in Wales,council seats were uncontested,each having only one candidate. Three seats in Scotland remained unfilled as no one nominated to fill them.
The 2022 Hounslow London Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2022. All 62 members of Hounslow London Borough Council were elected. The elections took place alongside local elections in the other London boroughs and elections to local authorities across the United Kingdom.
The 2022 Kingston upon Thames London Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2022 to elect all 48 members of Kingston upon Thames London Borough Council. The elections took place alongside local elections in the other London boroughs and elections to local authorities across the United Kingdom.
The 2022 Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2022. All 54 members of Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council were elected. The elections took place alongside local elections in the other London boroughs and elections to local authorities across the United Kingdom.
Surbiton was an electoral division for the purposes of elections to the Greater London Council. The constituency elected one councillor for a four-year term in 1973,1977 and 1981,with the final term extended for an extra year ahead of the abolition of the Greater London Council.
