1994 Kingston upon Thames London Borough Council election explained

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%.

Ward results

(*) - Indicates an incumbent candidate

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

Tudor

Notes and References

  1. News: . 'I was dropped because my wife's a Tory' - Labour Man. 2 June 2024. 2 July 1993. 8. Kingston Informer. 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.".
  2. Web site: London Borough Council Elections - 5 May 1994 - Ward Voting Statistics. 2 June 2024. London Research Centre. London Datastore. Michael. Minors. Dennis. Grenham. 210.
  3. Web site: London Borough Council Elections 5 May 1994 including Results from the European Elections. London Datastore. London Research Centre. 29 March 2015.