Kingston upon Thames local elections

Kingston upon Thames Council is elected every four years.

Political control

Conservative 1964 - 1986

No overall control SDP-Liberal Alliance administration 1986 - 1987

No overall control Conservative administration 1987 - 1994

Liberal Democrat 1994 - 1998

No overall control Conservative administration 1998 - 2002

Liberal Democrat 2002 - present

Council elections

Kingston upon Thames Council election, 1998

Kingston upon Thames Council election, 2002

Kingston upon Thames Council election, 2006

Kingston upon Thames Council election, 2010

By-election results

Norbiton Park By-Election 28 November 1996
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat		1,020	48.2
	Conservative		776	36.6
	Labour		320	15.1
Majority			244	11.6
Turnout			2,116	48.1
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Hook By-Election 6 February 1997
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat		1,034	52.4
	Conservative		516	26.1
	Labour		400	20.3
	Socialist Labour		25	1.3
Majority			518	26.3
Turnout			1,975	52.1
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Cambridge By-Election 28 October 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat		1,429	62.0	+17.2
	Conservative		661	28.7	-10.4
	Labour		200	8.7	-7.5
	Socialist Labour		16	0.7	+0.7
Majority			768	33.3
Turnout			2,306	39.9
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Grove By-Election 11 November 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Rachel O'Connor	948	52.0	-5.6
	Conservative	Terence Bowers	513	28.2	+0.7
	Labour	Amanda Fitzgerald	213	11.7	+5.4
	Green	Terry James	105	5.8	-0.8
	English Democrats	Caroline Ford	26	1.4	+1.4
	Socialist Labour	Richard Cutler	17	0.9	+0.9
Majority			435	23.8
Turnout			1,822	29.5	-6.5
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Canbury By-Election 20 October 2005
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	David Ryder-Mills	1,053	50.6	+8.6
	Conservative	Geoffrey Austin	668	32.0	+7.3
	Labour	Christopher Priest	301	14.5	-8.2
	English Democrats	Caroline Ford	38	1.8	+1.8
	Socialist Labour	Richard Cutler	21	1.0	+1.0
Majority			385	18.6
Turnout			2,081	29.3	-14.0
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Surbiton Hill By-Election 15 September 2011
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	John Ayles	997	39.7	-2.6
	Conservative	Nick Kilby	895	35.6	-0.9
	Labour	Katie Hill	349	13.9	+2.7
	Christian Peoples	Paul Pickhaver	171	6.8	+4.7
	Green	Chris Walker	81	3.22	-4.7
	Independent	James Riding	21	0.8	+0.8
Majority			102	2.1
Turnout			2516	31.7
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing	-0.9

External links

• Kingston upon Thames Council