1994 Kingston upon Thames London Borough Council election
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All 50 seats up for election to Kingston upon Thames London Borough Council 26 seats needed for a majority |
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Registered | 96,986[1] |
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Turnout | 51,720, 53.33% ( 3.08)[1] |
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| 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[1] | 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 | |
1994 local election in England
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%.
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
- ^ Bull replaced Cllr. Christopher A. Nicholson after his resignation in 1991
- ^ Watts was a sitting councillor representing the Chessington South ward
- ^ Edgington was a sitting councillor representing the Surbiton Hill ward
References
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "'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.
- ^ "London Borough Council Elections 5 May 1994 including Results from the European Elections" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u 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.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u 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.