Election Name: | 1994 Kingston upon Thames London Borough Council election |
Country: | London |
Type: | parliamentary |
Previous Election: | 1990 Kingston upon Thames London Borough Council election |
Previous Year: | 1990 |
Next Election: | 1998 Kingston upon Thames London Borough Council election |
Next Year: | 1998 |
Seats For Election: | All 50 seats up for election to Kingston upon Thames London Borough Council |
Majority Seats: | 26 |
Party1: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
Party2: | Conservative Party (UK) |
Leader1: | John Tilley |
Leader Since1: | 1994 |
Leaders Seat1: | Canbury |
Seats1: | 26 |
Seat Change1: | 8 |
Last Election1: | 18 seats, 30.30% |
Swing1: | 12.84 |
Popular Vote1: | 54,642 |
Percentage1: | 43.14% |
Seats Before1: | 18 |
Leader2: | Paul N.H. Clokie |
Leader Since2: | 1990 |
Leaders Seat2: | Berrylands |
Last Election2: | 25 seats, 41.52% |
Seats Before2: | 25 |
Seats2: | 18 |
Seat Change2: | 7 |
Popular Vote2: | 42,557 |
Percentage2: | 33.60% |
Swing2: | 7.92 |
Party4: | Labour Party (UK) |
Leader4: | Unknown |
Leader Since4: | Unknown |
Leaders Seat4: | Unknown |
Leader5: | George A. Forsyth |
Leader Since5: | 2 July 1993[1] |
Leaders Seat5: | Norbiton |
Party5: | Green Party of England and Wales |
Popular Vote5: | 2,069 |
Percentage5: | 1.63% |
Popular Vote4: | 27,398 |
Percentage4: | 21.63% |
Last Election4: | 7 seats, 25.96% |
Seats Before4: | 6 |
Seats4: | 6 |
Last Election5: | 0 seats. 1.68% |
Seats Before5: | 1 |
Seats5: | 0 |
Seat Change5: | 1 |
Swing4: | 4.33 |
Swing5: | 0.05 |
Council control | |
Before Party: | No Overall Control |
Posttitle: | Council control after election |
After Party: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
Registered: | 96,986[2] |
Turnout: | 51,720, 53.33% (3.08) |
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%.
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