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1994 Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council election

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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]

1994 Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council election
← 1990 5 May 1994 (1994-05-05) 1998 →
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

Background

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Election result

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

Ward results

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(*) - Indicates an incumbent candidate

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

Barnes

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

Central Twickenham

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

East Sheen

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

East Twickenham

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

Ham and Petersham

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

Hampton

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

Hampton Hill

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

Hampton Nursery

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

Hampton Wick

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

Heathfield

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

Kew

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

Mortlake

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

Palewell

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

Richmond Hill

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

Richmond Town

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

South Twickenham

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

Teddington

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Teddington (3)[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Martin D. Elengorn* 2,070 53.51  10.37
Liberal Democrats Elaine I. Pippard* 2,035
Liberal Democrats Roger P. Morgan 1,953
Conservative Peter J. Temlett 1,108 28.60   0.47
Conservative Simon Lamb 1,082
Conservative Iain A. Naughton 1,047
Labour Kevin A. Gilligan 700 17.89   2.74
Labour Christopher J. Boaler 673
Labour Theresa M. Rowe 653
Registered electors 7,293   112
Turnout 3,976 54.52   4.59
Rejected ballots 7 0.18   0.04
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

West Twickenham

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West Twickenham (2)[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Michael D. Gold 1,087 41.26  12.16
Labour Elizabeth G. Mackenzie 1,023
Liberal Democrats Piers R. Allen 978 37.78  11.45
Liberal Democrats Hugh L. Brenchley* 953
Conservative Penelope-Jane Hollis 540 20.96   0.71
Conservative Richard E. Hollis 531
Registered electors 4,674   160
Turnout 2,683 57.40   2.15
Rejected ballots 6 0.22  
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats

Whitton

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

Notes

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  1. ^ Coombs replaced Cllr. Anthony T. Johnson after his resignation in 1992.
  2. ^ Parslow replaced Cllr. Gavin Alexander after his death in 1983.
  3. ^ Farthing was a sitting councillor representing the Richmond Hill ward

References

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  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. 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 (PDF) from the original 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 (PDF) from the original 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.
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