2018 Kingston upon Thames London Borough Council election

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2018 Kingston upon Thames Borough Council election
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All 48 seats to Kingston upon Thames Council
25 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
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Party Liberal Democrats Conservative
Last election18 seats, 30.5%28 seats, 39.1%
Seats won399
Seat changeIncrease2.svg21Decrease2.svg19
Popular vote83,17249,226
Percentage51.7%30.6%
SwingIncrease2.svg21.2%Decrease2.svg8.5%
Kingston upon Thames London UK local election 2018 map.svg
Results of the 2018 Kingston upon Thames council election. Liberal Democrats in yellow and Conservatives in blue.
Council control before election

Conservative

Council control after election

Liberal Democrats

The 2018 Kingston upon Thames Council election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Kingston upon Thames Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

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Overall results

The Liberal Democrats gained control from the Conservatives. The Liberal Democrats won 39 seats (+21), the Conservatives won 9 seats (-19) and Labour lost its only seats in Norbiton (-2).

Kingston upon Thames London Borough Council election [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Liberal Democrats 39210+2181.351.783,172+21.2
  Conservative 9019-1918.830.649,226-8.5
  Labour 002-2011.919,079-5.6
  Green 000003.35,235-3.5
  KIRG 000002.33,748New
  UKIP 000000.2267-5.3
  Independent 000000.1109±0.0
  Monster Raving Loony 000000.182New

Results by ward

Alexandra

Alexandra
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Mark Beynon 2,005 56.4 +25.7
Liberal Democrats Sam Foulder-Hughes 1,992 56.0 +27.0
Liberal Democrats Sharron Sumner [2] 1,787 50.3 +22.7
Conservative Richard Hudson*1,21734.2-4.9
Conservative Christopher John Leslie Hayes*1,11731.4-5.4
Conservative Thomas Robert Puddy1,03829.2-9.4
Labour Kris Srisaravanapavaan42311.9-3.3
Labour Stephen Laurence Kearney3469.7-5.3
Labour Robin McKellar Marsden3219.0-4.6
Total votes
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Berrylands

Berrylands
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Sushila Abraham* 2,057 56.2 +17.8
Liberal Democrats John Sweeney 2,030 55.4 +19.6
Liberal Democrats Anita Margaret Schaper 2,005 54.8 +23.6
Conservative Claire Antoni Harding1,03228.2-8.9
Conservative Michael Richard Head*1,01427.7-10.5
Conservative Nicholas James Rogers94625.8-8.7
Labour Sarah-Jane Brownlie3459.4-3.4
Labour Rob Brownlie3268.9-3.8
Labour Nannette Herbert2857.8-2.5
KIRG Oliver Marcus Eakin2105.7N/A
Green Kate Whitmarsh1804.9-7.9
Green Marley Robinson1684.6N/A
Green Pete Whitworth962.6N/A
Total votes
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Beverley

Beverley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Lesley Anne Heap 1,986 50.4 +24.5
Liberal Democrats Mark James Durrant 1,957 49.7 +26.8
Liberal Democrats Ha Jaesung 1,787 45.4 +22.6
Conservative Paul Ashworth Bedforth*1,04026.4-12.1
Conservative Terry Paton*1,02626.1-13.1
Conservative Raju Pandya*87022.1-8.6
Labour Pat Dobson51313.0-11.6
Labour Michelle Honor Gordon49812.6-8.4
Labour David Gibson Nelson45911.7-7.2
KIRG Mary Clark**40710.3N/A
KIRG Frederick Raymond Corbett2406.1N/A
KIRG Richard Hebborn2366.0N/A
Green Chris Walker1794.5-11.7
Green Alex Cotton1644.2N/A
Green Tariq Shabbeer1303.3N/A
Total votes
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Mary Clark was a sitting councillor, but for Old Malden ward.

Canbury

Canbury
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Olivia Boult 2,224 48.6 +25.9
Liberal Democrats Zain Abbas 2,145 46.9 +25.3
Liberal Democrats Caroline Kerr 2,121 46.4 +25.5
Conservative Andrea Louise Craig*1,64335.9-0.8
Conservative Khadija Umbarin Rahman1,27027.8-7.4
Conservative Samuel Shethran1,24827.3-4.8
Labour Clair Siobhan Keogh48210.5-5.2
Labour Chris Priest4299.4-3.0
Labour Jean Haizal Saleh Sarhadar3958.6-2.6
KIRG Caroline Shah Scott3918.5N/A
Green Joe Holder3317.2-15.9
Green Mark Greaves3257.1-14.6
Green Karen Lacey2916.4-8.6
Total votes
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Chessington North & Hook

Chessington North & Hook
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Steph Archer 1,709 55.7 +23.0
Liberal Democrats Margaret Anne Thompson* 1,706 55.6 +19.3
Liberal Democrats Sharon Lisa Young 1,536 50.1 +20.1
Conservative Andrew Day*98432.1-1.1
Conservative Phil Doyle**83827.3+0.1
Conservative Verster du Plessis78425.6-0.1
Labour Dave Cooper2919.5-4.5
Labour Tom Prestwich2919.5-2.5
Labour Lawrence Roy Green2478.1-2.7
Green Simon Jakeman1976.4-5.1
Green Kate Worley882.9N/A
Monster Raving Loony Chinners Chinnery822.7N/A
Green Des Kay782.5N/A
Total votes
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Phil Doyle was a sitting councillor, but for Grove ward.

Chessington South

Chessington South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Patricia Bamford* 1,937 55.9 +18.3
Liberal Democrats Andreas Kirsch 1,825 52.7 +18.7
Liberal Democrats Christine Elizabeth Stuart 1,784 51.5 +18.1
Conservative Andy Johnson-Creek1,13832.8+5.9
Conservative Sue Towner1,13332.7+8.9
Conservative Simon Richard George Illsley1,03229.8+6.0
Labour Anna Florence Cunnyngham3149.1-2.8
Labour David Michael Griffin2737.9-4.6
Labour Tony Kearns2657.6-3.2
UKIP Roger Edmund Glencross1584.6-20.3
Independent Michael John Basman1093.1N/A
Total votes
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Coombe Hill

Coombe Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Rowena Ann Cordelia Bass* 1,456 52.7 -3.8
Conservative Ian David George** 1,423 51.5 -2.1
Conservative Ed Fram 1,361 49.3 -0.3
Liberal Democrats Saleem Javeed Arif72326.2+11.3
Liberal Democrats Lubna Maktari67724.5+12.3
Liberal Democrats Jack Moore62622.7+11.1
Labour Sally Richardson42715.5-1.3
Labour Frank William Wingate33712.2-4.5
Labour Paddy Vishani33612.2-2.1
KIRG Helen Hinton29910.8N/A
Green Charlie Redman2378.6-4.1
Total votes
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Ian George was a sitting councillor, but for Alexandra ward.

Coombe Vale

Coombe Vale
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Kim Natasha Bailey 1,795 46.9 +26.9
Liberal Democrats Munir Ravalia 1,586 41.4 +27.0
Conservative Roy Sanjeev Arora* 1,511 39.5 -9.1
Conservative Julie Ann Pickering*1,50839.4-11.0
Liberal Democrats Jimmy Kent1,49739.1+25.9
Conservative Cathy Roberts*1,46838.3-10.2
Labour Ian Alexander Parker39310.3-7.8
Labour Rory Daniel Coley3799.9-6.0
Green John Grant3248.5-1.5
KIRG Patrick Wylde3248.5N/A
Labour Gareth Brian Thomas3188.3-6.0
Total votes
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Grove

Grove
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Fiona Russell Boult 2,005 59.2 +30.1
Liberal Democrats Rebekah Jane Moll* 1,904 56.2 +23.8
Liberal Democrats Jon Tolley* 1,886 55.7 +21.6
Conservative Catherine Harding73721.8-9.6
Conservative Phil Nuthall71621.2-10.2
Conservative Jamila Bibi-Sarwar60317.8-11.9
Labour Emma Keeley-Francis44113.0-9.9
Labour Laurie South43312.8-6.1
Labour Simon Bevis Ayre41112.1-4.2
KIRG Bob Tyler1875.5N/A
Green Alison Hood1815.3-7.9
Green Fiona Johnson1775.2N/A
KIRG Deepa Veneik1434.2N/A
Green Brian Mulley972.9N/A
Total votes
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Norbiton

Norbiton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Emily Jane Davey 1,904 58.8 +27.7
Liberal Democrats Dave Ryder-Mills 1,703 52.6 +25.4
Liberal Democrats Olly Wehring 1,661 51.3 +22.0
Labour Linsey Cottington*85926.5-10.7
Labour Phil Bevin78724.3-12.0
Labour Liz Meerabeau74122.9-8.1
Conservative Allrik Thomas Birch42213.0-5.1
Conservative Penny Jane Hughes41512.8-3.5
Conservative Graeme Tweedy Ferrero39212.1-4.1
Green Chris Amies1735.3-N/A
Green Julia Stewart1695.2N/A
Green Martin Hall1093.4-9.9
KIRG Kerry Giles692.1N/A
Total votes
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

Old Malden

Old Malden
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Kevin Davis* 1,390 43.9 +3.0
Conservative Nicola Mia Sheppard 1,363 43.0 -5.4
Conservative Jason Robert Hughes 1,272 40.1 -4.6
Liberal Democrats Ian Richard McDonald1,14036.0+13.4
Liberal Democrats Ghazala Hayata1,10134.7+14.5
Liberal Democrats Dan Falchikov1,05833.4+14.3
Labour David Sinclair Hill42913.5-2.4
Labour George Edwin Pearson40512.8-1.3
Labour Karen Deborah Templeton35911.3-3.0
KIRG David Fraser*34310.8-37.6
KIRG Mark Andrew Jenkins2016.3N/A
KIRG Valerie Jenner1745.5N/A
Total votes
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

St James

St James
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Simon Edwards 1,721 52.0 +27.9
Liberal Democrats Tim Cobbett 1,663 50.3 +26.5
Liberal Democrats Annette Wookey 1,493 45.1 +22.0
Conservative Jack Cheetham*1,10233.3-7.8
Conservative Ken Smith*98529.8-9.6
Conservative Caroline Ewha Kim95628.9-6.9
Labour Gerry Jones38411.6-8.2
Labour Sarah Kathleen O'Flynn35010.6-5.8
KIRG Yvonne Tracey33110.0N/A
Labour Alex Scales3079.3-6.8
UKIP Linda Winnifred Holligan1093.3N/A
Total votes
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

St Mark's

St Mark's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Liz Green* 1,933 60.0 +19.0
Liberal Democrats Diane White* 1,837 57.1 +18.4
Liberal Democrats Yogan Yoganathan* 1,783 55.4 +18.6
Conservative Ian Alistair Wilson70421.9-13.6
Conservative Calum John Paton64019.9-14.5
Conservative John Michael Peters63619.8-12.2
Labour Kezia Elizabeth Coleman49915.5+1.5
Labour Phil Austin49115.3+4.3
Labour Caoilte Niam Declan O'Connor40412.6+2.3
Green Kate Jones1795.6-6.2
Green Patrick Goodacre1605.0-6.1
Green Patrick Bernard1444.5-4.8
Total votes
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Surbiton Hill

Surbiton Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Alison Holt 2,286 64.0 +23.2
Liberal Democrats Hilary Gander* 2,285 64.0 +23.5
Liberal Democrats Malcolm Self* 2,102 58.8 +21.7
Conservative Lucky Kumpeson86224.1-12.4
Conservative Mimi Claire Parsons Small83323.3-11.1
Conservative Colin Anthony Suckling79622.3-9.9
Labour Johnnie Byrne3489.7-2.2
Green Michael Firth2948.2-3.3
Labour David Cottington2807.8-3.5
Labour Max Freedman2486.9-4.4
Total votes
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Tolworth & Hook Rise

Tolworth & Hook Rise
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Lorraine Dunstone* 2,084 64.6 +20.4
Liberal Democrats Thay Thayalan* 2,012 62.3 +20.5
Liberal Democrats Dennis Graham Goodship 2,011 62.3 +10.8
Conservative Sue Hudson65320.2-7.4
Conservative Jay Ganesh56417.5-8.2
Conservative Adriana Petkova Sakelarova54216.8-3.2
Labour Tony Banks47314.7-6.9
Labour Judith Christine Cowley41212.8-6.2
Labour Greta Lynne Farian39212.1-5.0
KIRG Mike Briggs1936.0N/A
Total votes
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Tudor

Tudor
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Henry Cunningham* 1,587 44.8 -4.9
Conservative Maria Netley* 1,494 42.2 -0.2
Liberal Democrats Katrina Mary Lidbetter 1,480 41.8 +20.2
Conservative Hugh Scantlebury*1,46541.4-2.8
Liberal Democrats James Kerr-Lindsay1,33637.7+16.2
Liberal Democrats Pim Piers1,28736.3+19.3
Green Natalie Morgans36610.3-9.0
Labour Jude Hurtado3289.3-6.4
Labour Oscar Charles Thorpe3239.1-4.9
Labour Gareth Bob Smy2828.0-9.3
Green Carl Myhill2136.0N/A
Green Sri Viswanatha1855.2N/A
Total votes
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

2018-2022 by-elections

2021 Chessington South by-election

The Liberal Democrats selected former Labour MP Andrew Mackinlay as their candidate. [3] Labour selected Charles Bamford, whose mother was a former Liberal Democrat councillor. [4] Noticeably, the Official Monster Raving Loony Party stood thirteen candidates.

Chessington South by-election, 6 May 2021 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Andrew Mackinlay 1,387 37.2 -18.7
Conservative Sue Towner1,27834.2+1.5
Labour Charles Bamford45112.0+2.9
KIRG Michelle Akintoye37810.1New
Green Adrian Lulham1393.7New
Monster Raving Loony Undertaking Director Brunskill160.4New
Monster Raving Loony Colonel Cramps140.3New
Monster Raving Loony Captain Coily130.3New
Monster Raving Loony A.Gent Chinners120.3New
Monster Raving Loony Baron Von Achenbach80.2New
Monster Raving Loony Duke Diddy Dodd80.2New
TUSC Marco Savastio70.1New
Monster Raving Loony Casual Count of Corinthian60.1N/A
Monster Raving Loony Kingstonian Newt60.1New
Monster Raving Loony Landlord Rover30.08New
Monster Raving Loony Landlady Lucky20.05New
Monster Raving Loony Lady Dave Pither20.05New
Monster Raving Loony Sam Joshua Squatch10.03New
Monster Raving Loony Rev. Robbie The Radical Recyclist10.03N/A
Total votes3,732
Majority1093.0
Turnout 3,732
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

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  2. ↑ Rutter, Calum (25 February 2019). "'We're facing a climate catastrophe' says Kingston councillor". MyLondon.
  3. ↑ Lib Dems announce Andrew Mackinlay as Chessington South By-Election Candidate
  4. ↑ @Official_MRLP (11 April 2021). "@Matt_Severn @ElectionMapsUK Agreed, having a former Labour MP standing for the Lib Dems and the son of the former…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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