Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council elections are held every four years for all 54 councillor seats in the 18 wards that make up the Borough Council.[1] By-elections are held in individual wards when vacancies arise outside the four-year cycle.
The first election to the council was held in 1964, initially operating as a shadow authority before the new system came into full effect in 1965. Political control of the council since 1964 has been held by the following parties:[2]
| Election | Overall control | Conservative | Lib Dem | Labour | Green | Ind. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | – | 12 | – | 1 | |||
| 54 | – | – | – | – | |||
| 36 | 3 | 15 | – | – | |||
| 36 | 10 | 8 | – | – | |||
| 34 | 18 | – | – | – | |||
| 26 | 26 | – | – | – | |||
| 3 | 49 | – | – | – | |||
| 4 | 48 | – | – | – | |||
| 7 | 43 | 2 | – | – | |||
| 14 | 34 | 4 | – | – | |||
| 39 | 15 | – | – | – | |||
| 18 | 35 | – | – | 1 | |||
| 30 | 24 | – | – | – | |||
| 39 | 15 | – | – | – | |||
| 11 | 39 | – | 4 | – | |||
| 1 | 48 | – | 5 | – | |||
There were no by-elections.[3]
Following the discovery of a series of voting errors, the High Court on 5 August 1976 declared the Liberal candidate in place of the Conservative. The revised votes are recorded here.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Anthony T. Johnson.The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Gavin Alexander.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Elaine I. Pippard.The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Philip A. Northey.The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Susan E. Fenwick.The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. David A. R. Martin.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Helen Blake.
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. John L. Saunders.The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Anthony J. Barnett.The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Jean M. Matthews.The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Marc L. Cranfield-Adams.The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Derek Beattie.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Benedict A. Stanberry.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Richard Montague.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Tania Mathias, of the Conservative Party, following her election as the Member of Parliament for Twickenham.
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Mona Adams.[8]
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Dylan Baxendale.[9]
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Geoffrey Samuel.
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Martin Elengorn.