1994 Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council election

1994 Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council election

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5 May 1994 (1994-05-05)
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All 52 seats up for election to Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council
27 seats needed for a majority
Registered116,856[1]
Turnout64,945, 55.58%[1] (Decrease 4.08)
  First party Second party Third party
  Blank Blank Blank
Leader David Williams Unknown Unknown
Party Liberal Democrats Conservative Labour
Leader since 1983 Unknown
Leader's seat Ham and Petersham Unknown
Last election 48 seats, 48.17% 4 seats, 35.25% 0 seats, 14.70%
Seats before 49 3 0
Seats won 43 7 2
Seat change Decrease 6 Increase 4 Increase 2
Popular vote 80,699 60,790 30,892
Percentage 46.78% 35.24% 17.91%
Swing Decrease 1.39 Decrease 0.01 Increase 3.21

Council control before election


Liberal Democrats

Council control after election


Liberal Democrats

The 1994 Richmond upon Thames Council election took place on 5 May 1994 to elect members of Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats stayed in overall control of the council.[2][3]

Background

Election result

1994 Richmond upon Thames local election[4][5]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Liberal Democrats 43 1 7 Decrease 6 82.69 46.78 80,699 Decrease 1.39
  Conservative 7 5 1 Increase 4 13.46 35.24 60,790 Decrease 0.01
  Labour 2 2 0 Increase 2 3.85 17.91 30,892 Increase 3.21
  Ind. Conservative 0 0 0 Steady 0.00 0.07 117 New
Total 52 172,498

Ward results

(*) - Indicates an incumbent candidate

(†) - Indicates an incumbent candidate standing in a different ward

Barnes

Barnes (3)[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Catharine Gent* 1,891 48.89 Increase 3.06
Liberal Democrats Barbara Westmorland* 1,757
Liberal Democrats Patricia Style* 1,686
Conservative June Robinson 1,551 40.72 Increase 1.49
Conservative Heather Britton 1,461
Conservative John Yandle 1,432
Labour Melvyn Gooding 397 10.39 Increase 3.13
Labour Colin Patterson 375
Labour Peter Hallam 361
Registered electors 6,305 Increase 54
Turnout 3,826 60.68 Decrease 7.36
Rejected ballots 5 0.13 Increase 0.06
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Central Twickenham

Central Twickenham (2)[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Susan Lever 1,063 38.96 Increase 4.37
Conservative Philip Northey 1,022
Liberal Democrats John Coombs*[a] 1,005 36.61 Increase 1.30
Liberal Democrats David Ward 955
Labour Stephen Miller 667 24.43 Increase 3.78
Labour Christopher Moss 641
Registered electors 4,990 Decrease 39
Turnout 2,780 55.71 Decrease 4.28
Rejected ballots 3 0.11 Increase 0.01
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats

East Sheen

East Sheen (2)[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sidney Grose* 1,306 51.21 Increase 0.57
Conservative Timothy Rycroft 1,282
Liberal Democrats Philip Morris 976 38.58 Decrease 0.93
Liberal Democrats Brenda Curd 973
Labour Penelope Curtis 281 10.21 Increase 2.78
Labour John Fowler 235
Registered electors 4,334 Increase 13
Turnout 2,633 60.75 Decrease 3.89
Rejected ballots 8 0.30 Increase 0.12
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

East Twickenham

East Twickenham (3)[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats John Rowlands* 1,982 45.82 Decrease 2.25
Liberal Democrats David Cornwell* 1,875
Liberal Democrats Laurence Mann 1,824
Conservative Timothy Greenhough 1,182 27.62 Decrease 2.33
Conservative Maxwell Henderson-Begg 1,144
Labour Feola Choat 1,115 26.56 Increase 4.58
Labour Peter Saxton 1,102
Conservative Andrew James 1,100
Labour Doreen Vernon 1,077
Registered electors 8,114 Increase1,725
Turnout 4,349 53.60 Decrease 3.98
Rejected ballots 6 0.14 Decrease 0.13
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Ham and Petersham

Ham and Petersham (3)[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Susan Jones* 1,924 59.71 Decrease 1.16
Liberal Democrats David Williams* 1,915
Liberal Democrats Raymond Hart* 1,896
Conservative Ronald Proctor 852 26.27 Decrease 0.32
Conservative Stephen Matthews 838
Conservative Oliver Strebel 832
Labour Alan Bazely 483 14.02 Increase 1.48
Labour Pamela Risner 450
Labour Percy Gourgey 414
Registered electors 5,794 Increase 85
Turnout 3,378 58.30 Decrease 7.07
Rejected ballots 4 0.12 Increase 0.07
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Hampton

Hampton (3)[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Bryan Woodriff* 1,569 48.41 Decrease 0.78
Liberal Democrats Robert Parslow*[b] 1,557
Liberal Democrats Marshall Lees 1,494
Conservative Stuart Leamy 1,134 34.96 Decrease 1.70
Conservative Graham Norris 1,117
Conservative Elizabeth Parsons 1,085
Labour Christine Cross 574 16.63 Increase 2.48
Labour Geoffrey Wheeler 519
Labour Marcus Maclaine 493
Registered electors 6,433 Decrease 89
Turnout 3,406 52.95 Decrease 7.58
Rejected ballots 8 0.23 Increase 0.13
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Hampton Hill

Hampton Hill (3)[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Barbara Alexander 1,567 42.18 Increase 6.17
Conservative Holly Champion 1,517 40.07 Increase 7.14
Liberal Democrats David Martin 1,469
Liberal Democrats Lynne Ferguson 1463
Conservative Grant Clifford 1392
Conservative Anne Woodward 1366
Labour Sally Pearson 667 17.75 Increase 2.89
Labour Fletcher Sowerby 618
Labour Geoffrey Freitag 607
Registered electors 6,561 Decrease 189
Turnout 3,689 56.23 Decrease 2.16
Rejected ballots 8 0.22 Increase 0.19
Liberal Democrats hold
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

Hampton Nursery

Hampton Nursery (2)[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Maureen Woodriff* 1,090 47.91 Decrease 6.12
Liberal Democrats Marion Quelch 1,018
Conservative Margaret Williams 695 30.82 Increase 0.79
Conservative June Cape 661
Labour Martin Cross 491 21.27 Increase 5.33
Labour David Stephenson 444
Registered electors 4,809 Increase 35
Turnout 2,310 48.03 Decrease 4.38
Rejected ballots 5 0.22 Increase 0.10
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Hampton Wick

Hampton Wick (3)[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Gita Rae 1,532 42.22 Decrease 4.37
Liberal Democrats Malcom McDougall* 1,499
Conservative Tony Arbour 1,481 40.47 Increase 1.19
Liberal Democrats Nicolas Nicol 1,432
Conservative Jean Matthews 1,403
Conservative Joanne Manson 1,395
Labour Eva Tutchell 633 17.31 Increase 3.18
Labour Derek Tutchell 612
Labour Gerard Ward 586
Registered electors 7,240 Increase 286
Turnout 3,737 51.61 Decrease 5.74
Rejected ballots 6 0.16 Increase 0.01
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats

Heathfield

Heathfield (3)[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Robert King* 1,859 49.08 Decrease 0.89
Liberal Democrats Lizette Narain* 1,810
Liberal Democrats Michael Jones* 1,803
Conservative Thelma Haywood 1,259 33.37 Decrease 2.27
Conservative Philip Perry 1,252
Conservative Patricia Pipe 1,208
Labour Yvonne McNamara 694 17.55 Increase 3.16
Labour Patricia Hunt 662
Labour Keith Walters 601
Registered electors 7,161 Decrease 148
Turnout 3,949 55.15 Decrease 1.41
Rejected ballots 8 0.20 Increase 0.05
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Kew

Kew (3)[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Serge Lourie* 1,891 46.66 Increase 1.02
Liberal Democrats Jill Miller* 1,848
Liberal Democrats Anthony Barnett 1,786
Conservative Diana Guy 1,448 35.54 Increase 4.00
Conservative Simon Owens 1,384
Conservative William Conchie 1,377
Labour Barnaby Leons-Marder 611 14.84 Increase 3.84
Labour Pamela Leons-Marder 605
Labour Celia Stevens 541
Ind. Conservative Margaret Harrison 117 2.96 New
Registered electors 6,939 Increase 180
Turnout 4,115 59.30 Decrease 3.71
Rejected ballots 6 0.15 Increase 0.13
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Mortlake

Mortlake (3)[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Tim Razzall* 1,578 52.40 Decrease 4.54
Liberal Democrats Susan Fenwick* 1,526
Liberal Democrats Paul Farthing[c] 1,508
Conservative Jane West 900 30.41 Increase 3.24
Conservative John Saunders 898
Conservative Ross Hendry 878
Labour Brian Matthews 523 17.19 Increase 1.30
Labour Edward Masters 511
Labour Ann Neimer 478
Registered electors 5,824 Decrease 69
Turnout 3,130 53.74 Decrease 4.58
Rejected ballots 9 0.29 Increase 0.09
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Palewell

Palewell (3)[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Sally Hamwee* 1,674 46.86 Decrease 2.95
Liberal Democrats Josephine Summers* 1,615
Liberal Democrats Anthony Manners* 1,547
Conservative Martin Graham 1,491 41.48 Increase 0.18
Conservative Neville Otty 1,415
Conservative Olivia Jabourian 1,376
Labour William Genders 428 11.66 Increase 2.77
Labour Christopher Green 420
Labour Ronald Lumborg 354
Registered electors 5,894 Decrease 77
Turnout 3,569 60.55 Decrease 3.01
Rejected ballots 5 0.14 Decrease 0.10
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Richmond Hill

Richmond Hill (3)[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Mary Weber 1,429 44.29 Decrease 3.16
Liberal Democrats Brian Miller* 1,398
Liberal Democrats Martin Pierce* 1,395
Conservative Simon Edwards 1,296 40.29 Increase 9.65
Conservative Alexander Redman 1,278
Conservative David Sparrow 1,267
Labour Alan Laird 541 15.42 Increase 3.51
Labour Arnold Barfield 465
Labour Joy Mostyn 464
Registered electors 5,985 Increase 43
Turnout 3,348 55.94 Decrease 0.86
Rejected ballots 6 0.18 Increase 0.09
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Richmond Town

Richmond Town (2)[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Alison Cornish* 1,267 50.39 Increase 2.94
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Carthew* 1,194
Conservative Philip Taylor 845 34.51 Increase 1.87
Conservative Rodney Bennett 841
Labour Garry Graham 370 15.10 Increase 3.19
Labour Susan Jenkins 368
Registered electors 4,400 Increase 45
Turnout 2,593 58.93 Decrease 3.66
Rejected ballots 4 0.15 Steady
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

South Twickenham

South Twickenham (3)[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Geoff Pope* 1,552 39.66 Increase 1.34
Liberal Democrats Mary Carr 1,374
Conservative Douglas Orchard 1,369 37.73 Increase 3.02
Conservative Nora Millar 1,357
Liberal Democrats Steven Topol 1,336
Conservative Mark Lloyd 1,330
Labour Terence Smith 838 22.61 Increase 6.11
Labour Kenneth Nelson 808
Labour Stephen Guichard 783
Registered electors 7,207 Increase 186
Turnout 3,749 52.02 Decrease 3.80
Rejected ballots 5 0.13 Increase 0.13
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats

Teddington

Teddington (3)[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Martin Elengorn* 2,070 53.51 Increase10.37
Liberal Democrats Elaine Pippard* 2,035
Liberal Democrats Roger Morgan 1,953
Conservative Peter Temlett 1,108 28.60 Decrease 0.47
Conservative Simon Lamb 1,082
Conservative Iain Naughton 1,047
Labour Kevin Gilligan 700 17.89 Increase 2.74
Labour Christopher Boaler 673
Labour Theresa Rowe 653
Registered electors 7,293 Increase 112
Turnout 3,976 54.52 Decrease 4.59
Rejected ballots 7 0.18 Increase 0.04
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

West Twickenham

West Twickenham (2)[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Michael Gold 1,087 41.26 Increase12.16
Labour Elizabeth Mackenzie 1,023
Liberal Democrats Piers Allen 978 37.78 Decrease11.45
Liberal Democrats Hugh Brenchley* 953
Conservative Penelope-Jane Hollis 540 20.96 Decrease 0.71
Conservative Richard Hollis 531
Registered electors 4,674 Increase 160
Turnout 2,683 57.40 Decrease 2.15
Rejected ballots 6 0.22 Steady
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats

Whitton

Whitton (3)[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Keith Mackinney* 1,692 47.25 Increase 3.12
Liberal Democrats Georgina Mackinney* 1,667
Liberal Democrats Keith Warren* 1,612
Conservative Michael Pearce 1,250 35.19 Increase 2.57
Conservative Norma Rowles 1,232
Conservative Kevin Ross 1,220
Labour Paul Thompson 642 17.56 Increase 2.94
Labour John Ennals 625
Labour Andrew Warmington 582
Registered electors 6,899 Increase 20
Turnout 3,725 53.99 Decrease 2.68
Rejected ballots 7 0.19 Increase 0.19
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Notes

  1. ^ Coombs replaced Cllr Anthony Johnson after his resignation in 1992
  2. ^ Parslow replaced Cllr Gavin Alexander after his death in 1993
  3. ^ Farthing was a sitting councillor representing the Richmond Hill ward

References

  1. ^ a b Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis. "London Borough Council Elections - 5 May 1994 - Ward Voting Statistics" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. p. 216. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  2. ^ "London Borough Council Elections 5 May 1994 including Results from the European Elections" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  3. ^ "Richmond-upon-Thames Borough Council Elections" (PDF). Richmond-upon-Thames Borough Council. Richmond-upon-Thames Borough Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 May 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis. "London Borough Council Elections - 5 May 1994" (PDF). London Datastore. pp. 150–152, 214–217. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "London Borough of Richmond Upon Thames Election Results 1964-2010" (PDF). Elections Centre. Plymouth University. pp. 9–10. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 January 2024. Retrieved 17 May 2024.