1994 Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council election

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
Registered	116,856[1]
Turnout	64,945, 55.58%[1] ( 4.08)
First party Second party Third party   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 6 4 2 Popular vote 80,699 60,790 30,892 Percentage 46.78% 35.24% 17.91% Swing 1.39 0.01 3.21
Council control before election Liberal Democrats Council control after election Liberal Democrats

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	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

(*) - Indicates an incumbent candidate

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

Barnes

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

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*[lower-alpha 1]	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

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

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

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

Hampton (3)^[4][5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Bryan Woodriff*	1,569	48.41	0.78
	Liberal Democrats	Robert D. Parslow*[lower-alpha 2]	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

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

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

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

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

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

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†[lower-alpha 3]	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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1. 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.
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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. 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.
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