1994 Kingston upon Thames London Borough Council election

The 1994 Kingston upon Thames Council election took place on 5 May 1994 to elect members of Kingston upon Thames London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats gained overall control of the council.^[3] Turnout for the election was 53.33%.

1994 Kingston upon Thames London Borough Council election

← 1990 5 May 1994 (1994-05-05) 1998 →
All 50 seats up for election to Kingston upon Thames London Borough Council 26 seats needed for a majority
Registered	96,986[1]
Turnout	51,720, 53.33% ( 3.08)[1]
First party Second party   Leader John Tilley Paul N.H. Clokie Party Liberal Democrats Conservative Leader since 1994 1990 Leader's seat Canbury Berrylands Last election 18 seats, 30.30% 25 seats, 41.52% Seats before 18 25 Seats won 26 18 Seat change 8 7 Popular vote 54,642 42,557 Percentage 43.14% 33.60% Swing 12.84 7.92   Third party Fourth party   Leader Unknown George A. Forsyth Party Labour Green Leader since Unknown 2 July 1993[2] Leader's seat Unknown Norbiton Last election 7 seats, 25.96% 0 seats. 1.68% Seats before 6 1 Seats won 6 0 Seat change 1 Popular vote 27,398 2,069 Percentage 21.63% 1.63% Swing 4.33 0.05
Council control before election No Overall Control Council control after election Liberal Democrats

Background

Election result

1994 Kingston Upon Thames local elections^[4][5]

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Liberal Democrats	26	8	0	8	52.00	43.14	54,642	12.84
	Conservative	18	0	7	7	36.00	33.60	42,557	7.92
	Labour	6	0	0		12.00	21.63	27,398	4.33
	Green	0	0	1	1	0.00	1.63	2,069	0.05
Total		50						126,666

Ward results

(*) - Indicates an incumbent candidate

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

Berrylands

Berrylands (3)^[4][5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Edna E.M. Gray*	1,457	46.08	9.40
	Conservative	Peter C. Gray*	1,446
	Conservative	Paul N.H. Clokie*	1,405
	Liberal Democrats	John B. Walker	970	29.36	15.09
	Liberal Democrats	Martin Cooper-Mitchell	958
	Liberal Democrats	Vijay Solanki	818
	Labour	John A. Lee	500	13.80	5.32
	Labour	John Phillips	412
	Labour	Santanu K. Chakrabarti	377
	Green	Adrian M.D. Chaffey	335	10.75	New
Registered electors			6,099		132
Turnout			3,076	50.43	1.81
Rejected ballots			9	0.29	0.08
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Burlington

Burlington (2)^[4][5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Derek R. Osbourne*	1,252	53.89	4.09
	Liberal Democrats	Adrian J. McCleay*	1,198
	Conservative	Douglas V.P. Frost	706	30.31	2.78
	Conservative	Ravindra P. Jansari	672
	Labour	Geoffrey F.J. Waugh	366	15.80	1.31
	Labour	Barry J. Whatley	352
Registered electors			3,980		67
Turnout			2,351	59.07	1.64
Rejected ballots			3	0.13	0.05
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Cambridge

Cambridge (3)^[4][5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Julie A. Haines*	1,966	61.08	13.27
	Liberal Democrats	Ian Manders*	1,895
	Liberal Democrats	Arthur J. Heamon	1,854
	Conservative	Matthew D.P. Frost	928	28.86	11.01
	Conservative	Dominic J. Metcalfe	892
	Conservative	Sellen M. Somers	879
	Labour	Audrey M. Barker	342	10.07	2.25
	Labour	Molly E. Kelly	304
	Labour	Sally Richardson	295
Registered electors			5,561		25
Turnout			3,224	57.98	6.34
Rejected ballots			6	0.19	0.05
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Canbury

Canbury (3)^[4][5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	John Tilley*	1,585	51.44	9.81
	Liberal Democrats	Richard G. Lillicrap	1,565
	Liberal Democrats	David J. Twigg*	1,506
	Labour	Rosemary Webb	871	27.24	3.81
	Labour	Christopher R. Priest	826
	Labour	Trevor E. Webb	768
	Conservative	Jonathan M. Cooper	479	15.58	2.95
	Conservative	Roy S.E. Beat	474
	Conservative	Lynne M. Dunn	456
	Green	Duncan M. Gordon	173	5.73	3.06
Registered electors			5,202		98
Turnout			3,020	58.05	4.78
Rejected ballots			3	0.10	0.04
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Chessington North

Chessington North (2)^[4][5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Brian M. Bennett*	1,507	76.57	12.15
	Liberal Democrats	Vicki C. Harris	1,420
	Conservative	Emmanuel J.G. Brooker	283	13.86	6.44
	Conservative	Michael J. Hill	246
	Labour	Dorothy B. Hayball	188	9.57	5.71
	Labour	John D. Hayball	178
Registered electors			3,796		7
Turnout			2,035	53.61	8.78
Rejected ballots			2	0.10	0.02
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Chessington South

Chessington South (3)^[4][5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Sue Goodship*	1,684	45.72	6.99
	Liberal Democrats	Sally A. Scrivens	1,612
	Liberal Democrats	Jeffrey P. Hanna*	1,585
	Conservative	Herbert M.V. Barker	998	26.61	5.58
	Conservative	Ian M. Spiers	928
	Conservative	Stewart Graham	914
	Labour	Christopher J. Duggan	765	20.71	8.37
	Labour	Peter B. Hurst	761
	Labour	Ian R. Michell	686
	Green	Ann E. Bainbridge	248	6.97	New
Registered electors			6,470		157
Turnout			3,634	56.17	2.51
Rejected ballots			4	0.11	0.04
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Coombe

Coombe (2)^[4][5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Kenneth R. Wootton*	989	60.51	3.43
	Conservative	Robin H.I.A.P. Codd	923
	Liberal Democrats	Paul J. Jackson	349	21.77	4.38
	Liberal Democrats	Michael A. Moss	338
	Labour	David K.J. Cooper	286	17.72	0.95
	Labour	Leo B. Brightley	274
Registered electors			3,422		399
Turnout			1,655	48.36	6.49
Rejected ballots			3	0.18	0.18
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Grove

Grove (3)^[4][5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Christine S. Hitchcock*	1,611	53.88	6.73
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew J. Bull*[n 1]	1,548
	Liberal Democrats	Jonathan Oates	1,468
	Conservative	Terence W. Bowers	686	23.45	3.45
	Conservative	Francis P. McHugh	665
	Conservative	Leon Grabman	661
	Labour	John W. Williams	470	15.86	1.89
	Labour	Michael J. Ireland	449
	Labour	James R. Smy	444
	Green	Michael A. Stimson	195	6.81	1.39
Registered electors			6,034		551
Turnout			2,942	48.76	6.06
Rejected ballots			13	0.44	0.27
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Hill

Hill (2)^[4][5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David M. Edwards*	931	51.01	3.94
	Conservative	Eric D. Humphrey	892
	Liberal Democrats	Peter J. Grender	451	24.38	10.38
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew P. Ircha	420
	Labour	Julia A. Rees	335	18.51	2.52
	Labour	Roger J. Price	327
	Green	Michael I. Elam	109	6.10	3.92
Registered electors			3,862		172
Turnout			1,825	47.26	3.80
Rejected ballots			3	0.16
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Hook

Hook (2)^[4][5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Ian A. Reid*	1,350	61.67	7.81
	Liberal Democrats	Mary Watts†[n 2]	1,272
	Conservative	Nicola A. Griffith	623	28.50	0.69
	Conservative	Timothy D. Brown	589
	Labour	Shaun McLoughlin	221	9.83	3.50
	Labour	Rani Mould	196
Registered electors			3,799		129
Turnout			2,247	59.15	2.78
Rejected ballots			1	0.04	0.05
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Malden Manor

Malden Manor (2)^[4][5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John S. Godden*	908	48.53	12.14
	Conservative	Adrian J. Clare*	880
	Labour	Juliet M. Weller	510	27.14	3.73
	Labour	Warren M. Kloman	490
	Liberal Democrats	Neil Bloom	454	24.32	8.40
	Liberal Democrats	Caroline S. White	441
Registered electors			3,958		222
Turnout			1,961	49.54	3.22
Rejected ballots			3	0.15	3.86
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Norbiton

Norbiton (3)^[4][5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Steven Mama*	1,233	38.77	19.91
	Labour	Julie A. Reay*	1,230
	Liberal Democrats	Anne Power	1,038	33.43	21.54
	Liberal Democrats	Daniel M. Falchikov	1,019
	Labour	Matthew F. Rees	1,001
	Liberal Democrats	Sinnathamby Sivananda	931
	Green	George A. Forsyth*[clarification needed]	478	16.05	5.57
	Conservative	Gavin N. French	361	11.75	7.20
	Conservative	Rupert StJ. Stephens	357
	Conservative	Mark S. Parry	333
Registered electors			5,481		187
Turnout			2,890	52.73	1.46
Rejected ballots			6	0.21	0.17
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Liberal Democrats gain from Green

Norbiton Park

Norbiton Park (2)^[4][5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Jennifer Ozanne	1,086	46.35	23.74
	Liberal Democrats	Jonathan E.M. Stratford	1,048
	Conservative	Jeffrey A. Reardon*	937	40.57	16.55
	Conservative	Frank Hartfree*	931
	Labour	Gerald A. Jones	241	9.82	10.45
	Labour	Sharon Waugh	211
	Green	Jean Vidler	75	3.26	New
Registered electors			4,181		48
Turnout			2,404	57.49	1.43
Rejected ballots			3	0.12	0.03
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

St James

St James (3)^[4][5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David H. Fraser*	1,350	50.04	10.49
	Conservative	Michael G. Amson	1,248
	Conservative	Rajendra Pandya	1,111
	Liberal Democrats	Heather E. McDonald	711	27.57	12.38
	Liberal Democrats	Alexander J.StG. Folkes	698
	Liberal Democrats	Peter H. Stotesbury	633
	Labour	Barry G. Bennett	573	22.39	1.89
	Labour	Thomas J. Leonard	553
	Labour	Philip E. Marsden	533
Registered electors			5,164		11
Turnout			2,664	51.59	5.43
Rejected ballots			7	0.26	0.12
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

St Marks

St Marks (3)^[4][5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Gerry Y. Goring	1,656	48.68	30.13
	Liberal Democrats	Jennifer L. Tankard	1,565
	Liberal Democrats	Mary C. Watts	1,497
	Conservative	Rupert O. Matthews*	1,101	33.55	11.05
	Conservative	Karon E. Campbell	1,092
	Conservative	Paul J. Johnston	1,060
	Labour	Arthur G. Cheston	360	10.83	11.18
	Labour	Frances James	354
	Labour	Mary O. James	337
	Green	Martin Lake	224	6.93	7.91
Registered electors			6,398		690
Turnout			3,244	50.70	1.91
Rejected ballots			6	0.18	0.04
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

Surbiton Hill

Surbiton Hill (3)^[4][5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Justin N. Bradford*	1,058	41.02	6.69
	Conservative	Jane O. Smith*	1,048
	Conservative	Albertine Gaur	1,037
	Labour	Anthony J. Banks	821	30.61	5.98
	Labour	Christopher R. Coath	769
	Labour	Robert W. Ellis	756
	Liberal Democrats	Anthony J. Abbott	623	22.70	6.95
	Liberal Democrats	Rolson J. Davies	575
	Liberal Democrats	Robert W. Eyre-Brook	541
	Green	Brian J. Holmes	145	5.68	6.03
Registered electors			5,688		68
Turnout			2,596	45.64	0.17
Rejected ballots			2	0.08	0.04
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Tolworth East

Tolworth East (2)^[4][5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	David C. Ward	1,102	48.92	6.08
	Liberal Democrats	Edmond M. Rosenthal	1,068
	Conservative	Christopher B. Hunt*	876	39.22	4.00
	Conservative	Leslie G.P. Dale*	863
	Labour	Trevor J. Cox	268	11.86	2.08
	Labour	Laurence G. Simmonds	257
Registered electors			3,919		31
Turnout			2,301	58.71	1.41
Rejected ballots			3	0.13	0.10
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

Tolworth South

Tolworth South (2)^[4][5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Toby Flux*	973	51.07	0.98
	Labour	Paul S. Wright*	892
	Liberal Democrats	Angela T. Davies	426	23.10	11.99
	Liberal Democrats	Kevin G. Hutson	417
	Conservative	Philip E. Whiting	390	21.07	17.73
	Conservative	Peter F. Groves	380
	Green	James Duffy	87	4.76	New
Registered electors			3,869		41
Turnout			1,905	49.24	9.43
Rejected ballots			6	0.31	0.13
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Tolworth West

Tolworth West (2)^[4][5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Loraine Monk*	1,009	41.93	12.89
	Labour	Jeremy J. Thorn	938
	Liberal Democrats	Celia G. Cooke	905	38.53	26.72
	Liberal Democrats	Anthony H.W. Nias	885
	Conservative	Trevor H.F. Ribbins	459	19.54	13.83
	Conservative	Adam G. Bradford	448
Registered electors			4,128		225
Turnout			2,444	59.21	2.77
Rejected ballots			5	0.20	0.11
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Tudor

Tudor (3)^[4][5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David H. Cunningham*	1,460	44.54	4.28
	Conservative	Quentin R. Edgington†[n 3]	1,396
	Conservative	Dennis Doe	1,351
	Liberal Democrats	Louise A. Bloom	1,116	33.26	10.30
	Liberal Democrats	Christopher D.S. Leach	1,039
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen J. Harris	986
	Labour	Marion Richardson	705	22.20	3.82
	Labour	Robert C. Kelly	699
	Labour	Derrick F. Chester	692
Registered electors			5,975		54
Turnout			3,302	55.26	4.83
Rejected ballots			0	0.00	0.08
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Notes

1. Bull replaced Cllr. Christopher A. Nicholson after his resignation in 1991
2. Watts was a sitting councillor representing the Chessington South ward
3. Edgington was a sitting councillor representing the Surbiton Hill ward

References

1. Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis. "London Borough Council Elections - 5 May 1994 - Ward Voting Statistics" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. p. 210. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
2. "'I was dropped because my wife's a Tory' - Labour Man". Kingston Informer. 2 July 1993. p. 8. Retrieved 2 June 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive. Labour councillor George Forsyth has not been selected to contest next year's election - a decision he blames on his marriage to Conservative councillor Lynne Dunn.
3. "London Borough Council Elections 5 May 1994 including Results from the European Elections" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
4. Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis. "London Borough Council Elections - 5 May 1994" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. pp. 114–116, 208–211. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
5. Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames Election Results 1964-2010" (PDF). Elections Centre. Plymouth University. pp. 9–10. Retrieved 30 May 2024.