2002 Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council election
2 May 2002
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| Registered | 130,077[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 51,870, 39.88% ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Elections to Southwark Council were held in May 2002, in which the whole council was up for election. Turnout for the election was 39.88%.
Background
As part of regularly scheduled redistricting taking place within several London councils at the time, Richmon Upon Thames council redrew the boundaries between existing wards, eliminated some, increased the size of others as well as creating new wards. As part of this redistricting Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council added 2 more seats, bringing the councils total number of seats from 52 to 54.[2]
Ward Changes
Wards Created
- Fulwell and Hampton Hill (3)
- Ham, Petersham and Richmond Riverside (3)
- Hampton North (3)
- Mortlake and Barnes Common (3)
- North Richmond (3)
- St Margarets and North Twickenham (3)
- South Richmond (3)
- Twickenham Riverside (3)
Wards Eliminated
- Central Twickenham (2)
- East Twickenham (3)
- Ham and Petersham (3)
- Hampton Hill (3)
- Hampton Nursery (3)
- Mortlake (3)
- Palewell (3)
- Richmond Hill (3)
- Richmond Town (2)
Wards Expanded
- East Sheen - increased from 2 seats to 3
- West Twickenham - increased from 2 seats to 3
Council Composition
In the years between the last election and this one there was only one by-election to replace a councillor who resigned from their seat, however the seat was retained by the Consevative Party[3]. This mean that the composition of the council just before the election was as follows:[3]
| 4 | 34 | 14 |
| Labour | Lib Dem | Conservative |
Election result
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 39 | 30 | 5 | 72.22 | 45.75 | 67,582 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | 15 | 6 | 25 | 27.78 | 36.40 | 53,763 | |||
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.00 | 13.89 | 20,518 | |||
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2.63 | 3,882 | New | ||
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.25 | 1,846 | New | ||
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.08 | 123 | New | ||
| Total | 54 | 147,714 | |||||||
The election was a major victory for the Conservative party, taking nearly 3/4 of all the seats on the council, pushing the Liberal Democrats out of power and regaining control of the council for the first time since they lost overall control in 1982. Labour lost all of the councillors they had on the council, which left the composition of the council looking like this:
| 15 | 39 |
| Lib Dem | Conservative |
Ward results
(*) - Indicates an incumbent candidate
(†) - Indicates an incumbent candidate standing in a different ward
Barnes
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Ross | 1,464 | 50.6 | ||
| Conservative | Christine Percival | 1,444 | 49.9 | ||
| Conservative | John Yandle | 1,427 | 49.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Catharine Gent* | 1,221 | 42.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Barbara Westmorland* | 1,140 | 39.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Dare | 1,094 | 37.8 | ||
| Labour | Ann Neimer | 220 | 7.6 | ||
| Labour | Barbara Underwood | 209 | 7.2 | ||
| Labour | Ronald Lumborg | 200 | 6.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 7,076 | ||||
| Turnout | 2,905 | 41.05 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 11 | 0.38 | |||
| Conservative win (new boundaries) | |||||
| Conservative win (new boundaries) | |||||
| Conservative win (new boundaries) | |||||
East Sheen
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Nicholas True* | 1,697 | 54.6 | ||
| Conservative | Virginia Morris | 1,684 | 54.2 | ||
| Conservative | Nicola Urquhart†[n 1] | 1,651 | 53.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Ida Hennessy | 792 | 25.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Philip Morris | 768 | 24.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Jennifer Smith | 726 | 23.4 | ||
| Green | Sylvia Wills | 314 | 10.1 | ||
| Green | James Page | 295 | 9.5 | ||
| Green | Sylvia Levi | 284 | 9.1 | ||
| Labour | Jane McVeigh | 245 | 7.9 | ||
| Labour | Ragna Garlake | 207 | 6.7 | ||
| Labour | Derek Somers | 198 | 6.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 7,069 | ||||
| Turnout | 3,115 | 44.07 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 7 | 0.22 | |||
| Conservative win (new boundaries) | |||||
| Conservative win (new boundaries) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Fulwell and Hampton Hill
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Malcolm Eady | 1,080 | 40.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Jeremy Elloy | 1,068 | 40.4 | ||
| Conservative | Sallie Colak-Antic | 1,000 | 37.8 | ||
| Conservative | Stuart Leamy | 992 | 37.5 | ||
| Conservative | Janice Dorn | 961 | 36.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Reeves | 895 | 33.8 | ||
| Green | Monica Saunders | 409 | 15.5 | ||
| Labour | Peter Anderson | 375 | 14.2 | ||
| Labour | Samuel Rosenthal | 362 | 13.7 | ||
| Labour | Gurdip S. Kalsi | 320 | 12.1 | ||
| Independent | Jonathan Wainwright | 241 | 9.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 7,113 | New | |||
| Turnout | 2,654 | 37.31 | New | ||
| Rejected ballots | 9 | 0.34 | New | ||
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Ham, Petersham ajnd Richmond Riverside
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Susan Jones†[n 2] | 1,401 | 48.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | David Williams†[n 2] | 1,294 | 44.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Brian Miller†[n 2] | 1,291 | 44.3 | ||
| Conservative | David Sparrow | 918 | 31.5 | ||
| Conservative | Pamela Fleming | 907 | 31.1 | ||
| Conservative | Ronald Fleming | 898 | 30.8 | ||
| Independent | Richard Meacock | 370 | 12.7 | ||
| Independent | John Perry | 314 | 10.8 | ||
| Independent | Teresa Vanneck-Surplice | 295 | 10.1 | ||
| Labour | Frank Cooper | 243 | 8.3 | ||
| Labour | Pamela Risner | 232 | 8.0 | ||
| Labour | Carole Tonkinson | 223 | 7.7 | ||
| Registered electors | 7,048 | New | |||
| Turnout | 2,920 | 41.43 | New | ||
| Rejected ballots | 8 | 0.27 | New | ||
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
Hampton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Mark Kreling†[n 3] | 1,480 | 49.6 | ||
| Conservative | Jean Matthews* | 1,479 | 49.6 | ||
| Conservative | David Young | 1,441 | 48.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Bryan Woodriff* | 1,196 | 40.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Maureen Woodriff†[n 4] | 1,078 | 36.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Elaine Keevil | 1,053 | 35.3 | ||
| Labour | Carmela Carrier | 347 | 11.6 | ||
| Labour | Harold Mackinlay | 279 | 9.3 | ||
| Labour | Janet Fraser | 273 | 9.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 7,185 | ||||
| Turnout | 2,996 | 41.70 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 12 | 0.40 | |||
| Conservative win (new boundaries) | |||||
| Conservative win (new boundaries) | |||||
| Conservative win (new boundaries) | |||||
Hampton North
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Max Hoskinson | 1,498 | 51.3 | ||
| Conservative | Geoffrey Samuel†[n 5] | 1,485 | 50.8 | ||
| Conservative | Hilary Smith | 1,387 | 47.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Raymond Ball | 1,026 | 35.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Cardy†[n 6] | 992 | 34.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Doocey | 977 | 33.4 | ||
| Labour | Sean Beatty | 364 | 12.5 | ||
| Labour | Louisa Spawls | 344 | 11.8 | ||
| Labour | Idwal Morgan | 325 | 11.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 6,928 | New | |||
| Turnout | 2,927 | 42.25 | New | ||
| Rejected ballots | 6 | 0.20 | New | ||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Hampton Wick
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Tony Arbour* | 1,621 | 59.0 | ||
| Conservative | Elizabeth Parsons* | 1,484 | 54.0 | ||
| Conservative | Roger Avins | 1,476 | 53.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Guy Allen | 741 | 27.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Thomas Dobrashian | 693 | 25.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Arthur Jacob | 636 | 23.1 | ||
| Green | Michael Bangham | 370 | 13.5 | ||
| Labour | Eva Tutchell | 297 | 10.8 | ||
| Labour | Derek Tutchell | 278 | 10.1 | ||
| Labour | Caroline Loewenstein | 275 | 10.0 | ||
| Registered electors | 6,905 | ||||
| Turnout | 2,755 | 39.90 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 6 | 0.22 | |||
| Conservative win (new boundaries) | |||||
| Conservative win (new boundaries) | |||||
| Conservative win (new boundaries) | |||||
Heathfield
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Robert King* | 1,161 | 46.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | John Coombs | 1,116 | 44.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | William Treble* | 1,057 | 42.0 | ||
| Conservative | Terence Pearce | 1,022 | 40.6 | ||
| Conservative | Gillian Garrow | 1,017 | 40.4 | ||
| Conservative | Charles Suren | 966 | 38.4 | ||
| Labour | John Reekie | 309 | 12.3 | ||
| Labour | Geoffrey Freitag | 306 | 12.2 | ||
| Labour | Julia Sutherland | 281 | 11.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 6,908 | ||||
| Turnout | 2,522 | 36.51 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 7 | 0.28 | |||
| Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries) | |||||
| Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries) | |||||
| Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries) | |||||
Kew
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Robin Jowit | 1,391 | 45.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Serge Lourie* | 1,339 | 43.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Anthony Barnett* | 1,330 | 43.0 | ||
| Conservative | Emma Winsor-Cundell | 1,327 | 42.9 | ||
| Conservative | Andrew James | 1,314 | 42.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Ian Hunter | 1,252 | 40.5 | ||
| Labour | Margaret Robson | 357 | 11.5 | ||
| Labour | John Fowler | 341 | 11.0 | ||
| Labour | David Butler | 303 | 9.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 7,130 | ||||
| Turnout | 3,100 | 43.48 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 7 | 0.23 | |||
| Conservative win (new boundaries) | |||||
| Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries) | |||||
| Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries) | |||||
Mortlake and Barnes Common
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Carolyn Hoy | 1,112 | 39.2 | ||
| Conservative | Malcom McAllister | 1,098 | 38.7 | ||
| Conservative | John Saunders | 1,081 | 38.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Eleanor Stanier†[n 7] | 850 | 30.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Margaret Saunders | 838 | 29.5 | ||
| Labour | Barry Langford†[n 7] | 823 | 29.0 | ||
| Labour | Brian Matthews†[n 7] | 814 | 28.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Marco Martinez | 792 | 27.9 | ||
| Labour | Barnaby Marder | 756 | 26.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 7,684 | New | |||
| Turnout | 2,848 | 37.06 | New | ||
| Rejected ballots | 11 | 0.39 | New | ||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
North Richmond
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Phillip Taylor | 1,335 | 46.1 | ||
| Conservative | Marc Cranfield-Adams | 1,313 | 45.3 | ||
| Conservative | Anthony Tresigne | 1,279 | 44.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Alison Cornish†[n 8] | 1,129 | 39.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Carthew†[n 8] | 1,059 | 36.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Celia Hodges | 1,004 | 34.7 | ||
| Labour | John Ward | 317 | 10.9 | ||
| Labour | Maureen Metzger | 313 | 10.8 | ||
| Labour | Judith Enright | 312 | 10.8 | ||
| Independent | Raymond Perrin | 145 | 5.0 | ||
| UKIP | Jeremy Shadbolt | 123 | 4.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 7,470 | New | |||
| Turnout | 2,897 | 38.78 | New | ||
| Rejected ballots | 1 | 0.03 | New | ||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
St Margarets and North Twickenham
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Annie Hambidge | 1,180 | 37.2 | ||
| Conservative | David Porter†[n 9] | 1,138 | 35.8 | ||
| Conservative | Simon Lamb†[n 9] | 1,118 | 35.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Harbrinder Khosa | 977 | 30.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Philip Morgan | 960 | 30.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | John Whitall | 949 | 29.9 | ||
| Green | Judy Maciejowska | 579 | 18.2 | ||
| Labour | Feola Choat | 564 | 17.8 | ||
| Labour | Dean Rogers | 539 | 17.0 | ||
| Labour | Benjamin Rowland | 476 | 15.0 | ||
| Green | Kate Stephenson | 439 | 13.8 | ||
| Green | Richard Porter | 401 | 12.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 7,615 | New | |||
| Turnout | 3,182 | 41.79 | New | ||
| Rejected ballots | 6 | 0.19 | New | ||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
South Richmond
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Frances Bouchier | 1,322 | 45.7 | ||
| Conservative | Rodney Bennett | 1,305 | 45.1 | ||
| Conservative | Carolann van Dinter | 1,232 | 42.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Penelope Lee†[n 10] | 1,121 | 38.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Josephine Summers†[n 11] | 1,061 | 36.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Talbot | 1,002 | 34.6 | ||
| Labour | Alan Laird | 355 | 12.3 | ||
| Green | Rachael Douglas | 326 | 11.3 | ||
| Green | John Norris | 242 | 8.4 | ||
| Green | Fred Lightfoot | 223 | 7.7 | ||
| Registered electors | 7,633 | New | |||
| Turnout | 2,897 | 37.95 | New | ||
| Rejected ballots | 5 | 0.17 | New | ||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
South Twickenham
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Douglas Orchard* | 1,185 | 44.5 | ||
| Conservative | David Marlow | 1,139 | 42.8 | ||
| Conservative | Clare Head | 1,127 | 42.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Mark Pope | 790 | 29.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Gillian Cheeseman | 725 | 27.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Steven Topol | 678 | 25.5 | ||
| Labour | Colin Pearson | 495 | 18.6 | ||
| Independent | John Armstrong | 481 | 18.1 | ||
| Labour | Martin Stearman | 477 | 17.9 | ||
| Labour | Jenifer Wyatt | 466 | 17.5 | ||
| Registered electors | 7,318 | ||||
| Turnout | 2,670 | 36.49 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 8 | 0.30 | |||
| Conservative win (new boundaries) | |||||
| Conservative win (new boundaries) | |||||
| Conservative win (new boundaries) | |||||
Teddington
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | James Mumford* | 1,344 | 47.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Martin Elengorn* | 1,324 | 47.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen Knight* | 1,274 | 45.2 | ||
| Conservative | Peter Temlett | 1,075 | 38.1 | ||
| Conservative | June Cape | 1,036 | 36.8 | ||
| Conservative | Kevin Ross | 1,003 | 35.6 | ||
| Labour | Nuala Orton | 403 | 14.3 | ||
| Labour | Penelope Banaji | 398 | 14.1 | ||
| Labour | Sampson Low | 365 | 12.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 7,401 | ||||
| Turnout | 2,825 | 38.17 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 6 | 0.21 | |||
| Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries) | |||||
| Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries) | |||||
| Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries) | |||||
Twickenham Riverside
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Derek Beattie | 1,079 | 42.1 | ||
| Conservative | Helen Boulton | 1,064 | 41.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Mary Carr | 1,055 | 41.1 | ||
| Conservative | Gloria Cadet | 1,041 | 40.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Piers Allen | 1,010 | 39.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Alan Mackinney | 986 | 38.4 | ||
| Labour | John Grant | 461 | 18.0 | ||
| Labour | Percy Gourgey | 425 | 16.6 | ||
| Labour | Julia Hathaway | 416 | 16.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 7,353 | ||||
| Turnout | 2,597 | 35.32 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 32 | 1.23 | |||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
West Twickenham
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Lance Quantrill | 1,321 | 46.9 | ||
| Conservative | Alan Butler†[n 12] | 1,318 | 46.8 | ||
| Conservative | Richard Hollis | 1,317 | 46.8 | ||
| Labour | Michael Gold* | 949 | 33.7 | ||
| Labour | Graham Nixon | 860 | 30.6 | ||
| Labour | Ian Thomson | 804 | 28.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Martin Gould | 532 | 18.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Nigel Cook | 526 | 18.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Alan Juriansz | 490 | 17.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 7,305 | ||||
| Turnout | 2,832 | 38.77 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 18 | 0.64 | |||
| Conservative win (new boundaries) | |||||
| Conservative win (new boundaries) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Whitton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Hilary Dance | 1,443 | 44.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Georgina Mackinney* | 1,392 | 43.2 | ||
| Conservative | Michael Morley | 1,386 | 43.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Keith Mackinney* | 1,377 | 42.7 | ||
| Conservative | Patricia Pipe | 1,374 | 42.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Keith Warren* | 1,353 | 42.0 | ||
| Labour | Jacqueline Morgan | 346 | 10.7 | ||
| Labour | Howard Marchant | 336 | 10.4 | ||
| Labour | Stephen Guichard | 335 | 10.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 6,936 | ||||
| Turnout | 3,228 | 46.54 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 6 | 0.19 | |||
| Conservative win (new boundaries) | |||||
| Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries) | |||||
| Conservative win (new boundaries) | |||||
By-elections
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Eleanor Stanier | 936 | 44.5 | ||
| Conservative | Jane West | 927 | 44.0 | ||
| Labour | Benjamin Rowland | 132 | 6.3 | ||
| Green | James Page | 109 | 5.2 | ||
| Majority | 9 | 0.4 | |||
| Turnout | 2,108 | 30.3 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 4 | 0.2 | |||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | |||||
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. John Saunders
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Jane Arneil | 1,722 | 54.7 | ||
| Conservative | Ewan Wallace | 1,235 | 39.3 | ||
| Green | Sylvia Levi | 104 | 3.3 | ||
| Labour | John Fowler | 85 | 2.7 | ||
| Majority | 487 | 15.4 | |||
| Turnout | 3,149 | 46.6 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 3 | 0.10 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | |||||
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Anthony Barnett
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Suzette Nicholson | 1,669 | 57.9 | ||
| Conservative | Stuart Leamy | 1,111 | 38.6 | ||
| Labour | Kanbar Hosseinbor | 101 | 3.5 | ||
| Majority | 558 | 19.3 | |||
| Turnout | 2,894 | 42.0 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 13 | 0.5 | |||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | |||||
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr Jean Matthews
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Celia Hodges | 1,384 | 51.9 | ||
| Conservative | Paul Hodgins | 1,043 | 39.1 | ||
| Labour | Barnaby Marder | 129 | 4.9 | ||
| Green | Sylvia Wills | 110 | 4.1 | ||
| Majority | 341 | 12.8 | |||
| Turnout | 2,672 | 39.6 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 6 | 0.22 | |||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | |||||
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Marc Cranfield-Adams
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | David Trigg | 2,111 | 45.8 | ||
| Conservative | Nicholas Lait | 1,513 | 32.8 | ||
| Labour | John Grant | 548 | 11.9 | ||
| Green | Henry Gower | 435 | 9.5 | ||
| Majority | 598 | 13.0 | |||
| Turnout | 4,635 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 28 | 0.60 | |||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | |||||
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Derek Beatie
Notes
- ^ Urquhart was a sitting councillor representing the now defunct Palewell ward. She was elected in a by-election triggered by the resignation of Cllr. Helen Blake in 1999[6]
- ^ a b c Jones, Williams and Miller were all sitting councillors representing the now defunct Ham and Petersham ward
- ^ Kreling was a sitting councillor representing the now defunct Hampton Hill ward
- ^ Woodriff was a sitting councillor representing the now defunct Hampton Nursery ward
- ^ Samuel was a sitting councillor representing the now defunct Hampton Hill ward
- ^ Cardy was a sitting councillor representing the now defunct Hampton Nursery ward
- ^ a b c Stanier, Langford and Matthews were all sitting councillor representing the now defunct Mortlake ward
- ^ a b Cornish and Carthew were both sitting councillors representing the now defunct Richmond Town ward
- ^ a b Both Porter and Lamb were incumbent councillors representing the Central Twickenham ward
- ^ Lee was a sitting councillor representing the now defunct Richmond Hill ward
- ^ Summers was a sitting councillor representing the now defunct Palewell ward
- ^ Butler was a sitting councillor representing the South Twickenham ward
References
- ^ a b Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis. "London Borough Council Elections - 2 May 2002 - Ward voting statistics" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. p. 202. Retrieved 6 Feb 2002.
- ^ "The London Borough of Richmond upon Thames (Electoral Changes) Order 2000". www.legislation.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 2025-08-20. Retrieved 2026-02-11.
- ^ a b Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis. "London Borough Council Elections - 2 May 2002 - Changes 1998-02" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. p. 139. Retrieved 11 Feb 2026.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis. "London Borough Council Elections - 2 May 2002" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. pp. 140–143, 202–203. Retrieved 6 Feb 2026.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "London Borough of Richmond Upon Thames Election Results 1964-2010" (PDF). Elections Centre. Plymouth University. pp. 11–12. Retrieved 6 Feb 2026.
- ^ {{cite web|url=https://data.london.gov.uk/download/2zmwy/7ab5d023-6683-44ee-8638-dd00593e2055/London-Borough-Council-Elections-2002.pdf%7Ctitle=London Borough Council Elections - 2 May 2002 - By-election|access-date=9 Feb 2026|website=London Datastore|publisher=Greater London Authority|first1=Michael|last1=Minors|first2=Dennis|last2=Grenham|page=143
- ^ a b c d e Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis. "London Borough Council Elections - 4 May 2006 - By-elections" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. p. 153. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
- ^ "Results of Mortlake and Barnes Common ward by-election, 7 August 2003". richmond.gov.uk. Richmond Upon Thames London Borough Council. Retrieved 8 February 2026.
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