Kingston upon Thames London Borough Council elections

A map showing the wards of Kingston upon Thames from 2002 until 2022

Kingston upon Thames London Borough Council is elected every four years.

Political control

Party in control		Years
	Conservative	1964–1986
	No overall control	1986–1994
	Liberal Democrats	1994–1998
	No overall control	1998–2002
	Liberal Democrats	2002–2014
	Conservative	2014–2018
	Liberal Democrats	2018–present

Leadership

The leaders of the council since 1972 have been: ^{[1] [2]}

Councillor	Party		From	To
C. M. Cotton		Conservative	1972	1974
Mike Knowles		Conservative	1974	1983
David Edwards		Conservative	1983	1985
Frank Hartfree		Conservative	1985	1986
Chris Nicholson		Alliance	1986	1987
Steve Harris		Alliance	1987	1988
Frank Hartfree		Conservative	1988	1990
Paul Clokie		Conservative	1990	1994
John Tilley		Liberal Democrats	1994	1997
Derek Osbourne		Liberal Democrats	1997	1998
David Edwards		Conservative	1998	2001
Kevin Davis		Conservative	2001	2002
Roger Hayes		Liberal Democrats	2002	2003
Derek Osbourne		Liberal Democrats	2003	Jun 2013
Liz Green		Liberal Democrats	19 Jun 2013	May 2014
Kevin Davis		Conservative	May 2014	May 2018
Liz Green		Liberal Democrats	May 2018	24 Mar 2020
Caroline Kerr		Liberal Democrats	24 Mar 2020	26 Oct 2021
Andreas Kirsch		Liberal Democrats	26 Oct 2021

Council elections

• 1964 Kingston upon Thames London Borough Council election
• 1968 Kingston upon Thames London Borough Council election
• 1971 Kingston upon Thames London Borough Council election
• 1974 Kingston upon Thames London Borough Council election
• 1978 Kingston upon Thames London Borough Council election (boundary changes reduced the number of seats by ten) ^[3]
• 1982 Kingston upon Thames London Borough Council election
• 1986 Kingston upon Thames London Borough Council election
• 1990 Kingston upon Thames London Borough Council election
• 1994 Kingston upon Thames London Borough Council election
• 1998 Kingston upon Thames London Borough Council election (boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same) ^{[n 1]}
• 2002 Kingston upon Thames London Borough Council election (boundary changes reduced the number of seats by two) ^[4]
• 2006 Kingston upon Thames London Borough Council election
• 2010 Kingston upon Thames London Borough Council election
• 2014 Kingston upon Thames London Borough Council election
• 2018 Kingston upon Thames London Borough Council election
• 2022 Kingston upon Thames London Borough Council election (boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same) ^[5]

Borough result maps

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  2002 results map
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  2006 results map
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  2010 results map
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  2014 results map
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  2018 results map

By-election results

1964-1968

There were no by-elections. ^[6]

1968-1971

Berrylands by-election, 15 May 1969 ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. W. P. Barter	1777
	Liberal	D. A. S. Brooke	944
	Independent	E. Scruby	175
	Labour	William. S. Mutimer	160
	Independent	C. Baker	109
Turnout				50.7%

Grove by-election, 15 May 1969 ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. C. Leeson	680
	Conservative	F. R. S. Montgomery	661
	Labour	Mrs B. G. Holloway	235
	Labour	Mrs M. H. J. Evans	220
	Liberal	D. B. Terry	125
	Independent	J. Bloomfield	71
Turnout				23.0%

Hill by-election, 15 May 1969 ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mrs A. D. Parry	574
	Liberal	Mrs B. W. Toft	134
	Labour	M. E. Mace	125
	Independent	Mrs M. J. Hope	97
Turnout				29.9%

Malden Green by-election, 19 March 1970 ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. M. Cotton	833
	Liberal	R. Brooker	306
	Labour	M. E. Mace	178
Turnout				46.4%

Tolworth South by-election, 16 July 1970 ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. A. H. Cook	733
	Conservative	A. J. Clare	644
	Liberal	Mrs L. M. Chisholm	173
Turnout				34.6%

Chessington by-election, 10 December 1970 ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. J. Halford	1315
	Conservative	Mrs S. A. Leggett	706
	Liberal	J. F. Wainman	97
Turnout				26.3%

1971-1974

Malden Green by-election, 1 July 1971 ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. H. Danbury	419
	Liberal	G. H. Morgan	215
	Labour	R. I. Kellett	152
Turnout				27.9%

St Mark's & Seething Wells by-election, 1 July 1971 ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	N. J. S. McLauchlan	1,029
	Labour	E. C. Pinfold	690
	Liberal	R. Brooker	267
Turnout				27.1%

Malden Manor by-election, 25 May 1972 ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. E. Dixon	811
	Labour	P. T. Oliver	370
	Liberal	N. D. H. Godden	203
Turnout				29.7%

St Mark's & Seething Wells by-election, 5 July 1973 ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. C. Whitney	981
	Liberal	R. Brooker	848
	Labour	E. B. Skyte	553
Turnout				33.4%

Canbury by-election, 13 December 1973 ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Mrs J. R. Philpott	385
	Labour	R. Pringle	286
	Conservative	F. G. Belcham	269
Turnout				25.7%

Tolworth East by-election, 13 December 1973 ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. I. Bradford	817
	Liberal	T. A. Channings	648
	Labour	Mrs R. Mackinlay	531
Turnout				42.9%

1974-1978

Chessington by-election, 11 July 1974 ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Reginald B. S. Sherar	1,081
	Conservative	Michael J. Law	672
	Liberal	Laurence E. Beale	206
Turnout				24.8

Grove by-election, 11 July 1974 ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Joseph Wrigglesworth	729
	Labour	Murray F. Macrae	728
	Liberal	John L. Tilley	280
Turnout				40.9

Joseph Wrigglesworth replaced R. St. J. Stephens who resigned due to being a Council employee.

St Marks & Seething Wells by-election, 11 July 1974 ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Ralph Brooker	1,129
	Conservative	Paul N. H. Clokie	1,013
	Labour	Antonio De Menezes	217
Turnout				34.3

Dickerage by-election, 16 October 1975 ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Audrey M. Barker	387
	Liberal	Kenneth J. Elvey	286
	Conservative	Barrie R. Lambert	218
Turnout				29.7

St Marks & Seething Wells by-election, 16 October 1975 ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	David A. S. Brooke	1,242
	Liberal	Ronald H. Chapman	1,175
	Conservative	Paul N. H. Clokie	1,061
	Conservative	Eunice B. Paxman	1,036
	Labour	Sylvia Denham	195
	Labour	George E. Bayton	184
Turnout				35.7

Berrylands by-election, 11 December 1975 ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	George H. Archer	1,255
	Liberal	Peter J. Sweetman	598
	Ratepayers & Residents Association	Edgar Scruby	188
	Labour	John A. Lee	112
Turnout				33.9

Chessington by-election, 11 December 1975 ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Herbert M. V. Barker	1,313
	Labour	John B. Woodman	810
	Liberal	Geoffrey Hook	749
Turnout				36.2

Mount by-election, 29 April 1976 ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Richard A. Knox-Johnston	847
	Liberal	William J. A. Jones	345
	Labour	Norman F. Brockhurst	307
	National Front	Viola Roberts	68
Turnout				45.8

1990-1994

Grove by-election, 11 July 1991 ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Lib Dem Focus Team	Andrew J. Bull	1,346	54.6
	Conservative	Francis P. McHugh	711	28.8
	Labour	Leo B. Brightley	338	13.7
	Green	Michael A. Stimson	70	2.8
Turnout				44.2
	Lib Dem Focus Team hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Christopher A. Nicholson.

1994-1998

Malden Manor by-election, 9 March 1995 ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Ian R. McDonald	865
	Conservative	Christopher B. Hunt	685
	Labour	Derrick F. Chester	524
Turnout
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Adrian J. Clare.

Norbiton Park by-election, 28 November 1996 ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Wyn A. Evans	1,020	48.2
	Conservative	Jeffrey A. Reardon	776	36.6
	Labour	David L. Mullaney	320	15.1
Majority			244	11.6
Turnout			2,116	48.1
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Jonathan E. M. Stratford.

Hook by-election, 6 February 1997 ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Katharine M. Reid	1,034	52.4
	Conservative	Timothy D. Brown	516	26.1
	Labour	Michael J. Cowley	400	20.3
	Socialist Labour	Dorothy B. Hayball	25	1.3
Majority			518	26.3
Turnout			1,975	52.1
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Mary Watts.

1998-2002

Cambridge by-election, 28 October 1999 ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Paul T. Brill	1,429	62.0	+17.2
	Conservative	Stephan Shakespeare	661	28.7	-10.4
	Labour	Sheila B. Griffin	200	8.7	-7.5
	Socialist Labour	John D. Hayball	16	0.7	+0.7
Majority			768	33.3
Turnout			2,306	39.9
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Ian Manders.

2002-2006

Grove by-election, 11 November 2004 ^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Rachel E. O'Connor	948	52.0	-5.6
	Conservative	Terence W. Bowers	513	28.2	+0.7
	Labour	Amanda R. Fitzgerald	213	11.7	+5.4
	Green	Terry James	105	5.8	-0.8
	English Democrat	Caroline L. Ford	26	1.4	+1.4
	Socialist Labour	Richard Cutler	17	0.9	+0.9
Majority			435	23.8
Turnout			1,822	29.5	-6.5
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Roger M. Hayes.

Canbury by-election, 20 October 2005 ^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	David R. Ryder-Mills	1,053	50.6	+8.6
	Conservative	Geoffrey R. Austin	668	32.0	+7.3
	Labour	Christopher R. Priest	301	14.5	-8.2
	English Democrat	Caroline L. Ford	38	1.8	+1.8
	Socialist Labour	Richard G. Cutler	21	1.0	+1.0
Majority			385	18.6
Turnout			2,081	29.3	-14.0
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Anthony B. Blurton.

2006-2010

There were no by-elections. ^[12]

2010-2014

Surbiton Hill by-election, 15 September 2011 ^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	John Ayles	997	39.7	-2.6
	Conservative	Nick Kilby	895	35.6	-0.9
	Labour	Katie Hill	349	13.9	+2.7
	CPA	Paul Pickhaver	171	6.8	+4.7
	Green	Chris Walker	81	3.22	-4.7
	Independent	James Riding	21	0.8	+0.8
Majority			102	2.1
Turnout			2516	31.7
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	-0.9

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Umesh Parekh.

Coombe Vale by-election, 15 December 2011 ^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ms. Lynne Finnerty	1340
	Conservative	Ms. Julie Pickering	1308
	Liberal Democrats	Kamala Kugan	908
	Liberal Democrats	Rupert C. F. Nichol	778
	Labour	Nick Brown	526
	Labour	Ian Parker	502
	Green	Chris Walker	122
	Green	Tariq Shabbeer	108
	CPA	Ms. Philippa L. E. Hayward	94
	CPA	Roger E. Glencross	76
	UKIP	Michael G. Watson	70
Turnout				43.1%
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllrs. Robert-John Tasker and James C. White.

Coombe Hill by-election, 3 May 2012 ^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Gajan L. Wallooppillai	1601
	Labour	Laurie South	519
	Liberal Democrats	David J. Knowles	409
	Green	Ms. Jean Vidler	235
	UKIP	Michael G. Watson	148
	CPA	Rajesh K. Dewan	66
Turnout				41.5%
	Conservative hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. David M. Edwards.

Grove by-election, 5 July 2012 ^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Rebekah Moll	710	34.48	-14.89
	Conservative	Adrian Charles Amer	687	33.37	+2.35
	Labour	Laurie South	440	21.37	+8.75
	Green	Ryan Daniel Coley	123	5.97	+0.91
	UKIP	Michael Gerard Watson	56	2.72
	BNP	David Douglas Herbert Child	23	1.12
	CPA	Jonathan Michael Rudd	20	0.97
Majority			23
Turnout			2059	25.69
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Marc L. Woodall.

Berrylands by-election, 28 February 2013 ^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Sushila Abraham	948
	Conservative	Mike Head	761
	Labour	Tony Banks	455
	UKIP	Michael Watson	175
	Green	Ryan Coley	112
Turnout				34.5%
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Ms. Frances M. Moseley.

Beverley by-election, 25 July 2013 ^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Terence Paton	1033
	Liberal Democrats	Ms. Lesley Heap	760
	Labour	Ms. Marian Freedman	717
	UKIP	Michael Watson	223
	Green	Chris Walker	207
Turnout				42.2%
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Derek R. Osbourne.

2014-2018

Grove by-election, 7 May 2015 ^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Rebekah Moll	1,634	32.1	-1.4
	Conservative	Jason Hughes	1,616	31.8	+0.9
	Labour	Laurie South	853	16.8	-5.7
	Green	Tim Corbett	458	9.0	-4.0
	UKIP	John Anderson	241	4.7	+4.7
	Independent	John Tolley	238	4.7	+4.7
	TUSC	Gabrielle Thorpe	44	0.9	+0.9
Majority			18	0.4
Turnout			5,084
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Stephen Brister.

Tolworth and Hook Rise by-election, 7 May 2015 ^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Tom Davies	1,729	34.1	-6.6
	Conservative	Ronak Pandya	1,579	31.1	+9.2
	Labour	Tony Banks	898	17.7	+0.6
	UKIP	Vic Bellamy	514	10.1	-6.9
	Green	Nik Way	206	4.1	+4.1
	Independent	Mike Briggs	120	2.4	+2.4
	TUSC	Dan Celardi	29	0.6	-2.8
Majority			150	3.0
Turnout			5,075
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Vicki Harris.

Grove by-election, 16 July 2015 ^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Jon Tolley	1,577	59.9	+26.4
	Conservative	Jenny Lewington	688	26.1	-4.8
	Labour	Laurie South	223	8.5	-14.0
	Green	Clare Keogh	88	3.3	-9.7
	UKIP	John Anderson	58	2.2	+2.2
Majority			889	33.8
Turnout			2,634
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Chrissie Hitchcock.

2018-2022

Chessington South by-election, 6 May 2021 ^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Mackinlay	1,387	37.2	-15.8
	Conservative	Sue Towner	1,278	34.2	+3.1
	Labour	Charles Bamford	451	12.1	+3.5
	KIRG	Michelle Akintoye	378	10.1	+10.1
	Green	Adrian Lulham	139	3.7	+3.7
	Monster Raving Loony	Undertaking Director Brunskill	16	0.4	+0.4
	Monster Raving Loony	Colonel Cramps	14	0.4	+0.4
	Monster Raving Loony	Captain Coily	13	0.3	+0.3
	Monster Raving Loony	A.Gent Chinners	12	0.3	+0.3
	Monster Raving Loony	Baron von Achenbach	8	0.2	+0.2
	Monster Raving Loony	Duke Diddy Dodd	8	0.2	+0.2
	TUSC	Italo Savastio	7	0.2	+0.2
	Monster Raving Loony	Casual Count of Corinthian	6	0.2	+0.2
	Monster Raving Loony	Kingstonian Newt	6	0.2	+0.2
	Monster Raving Loony	Landlord Rover	3	0.1	+0.1
	Monster Raving Loony	Landlady Lucky	2	0.1	+0.1
	Monster Raving Loony	Lady Dave Pither	2	0.1	+0.1
	Monster Raving Loony	Sam Squatch	1	0.0	+0.0
	Monster Raving Loony	Rev Robbie The Radical Recyclist	1	0.0	+0.0
Majority			109	2.9
Turnout			3,732
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Patricia Bamford.

2022-2026

Green Lane & St James by-election, 10 November 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	KIRG	Yvonne Tracey	855	46.3
	Liberal Democrats	Mahmood Rafiq	647	35.1
	Labour	Nick Draper	265	14.4
	Conservative	Suniya Qureshi	78	4.2
Turnout			1,845	40.0
	KIRG gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Tim Cobbett.

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