Richmond upon Thames

London Borough of Richmond upon Thames

The London Borough of Richmond upon Thames is a London borough in South West London, UK, which forms part of Outer London. It is unique because it is the only London borough situated both north and south of the River Thames.-Settlement:...

 London Borough

London borough

The administrative area of Greater London contains thirty-two London boroughs. Inner London comprises twelve of these boroughs plus the City of London. Outer London comprises the twenty remaining boroughs of Greater London.-Functions:...

 Council in London

London

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, England

England

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 is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2002, 54 councillor

Councillor

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s have been elected from 18 wards

Wards of the United Kingdom

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Political control

Since 1964 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:

Party in control	Years
Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...	1962 - 1982
No overall control No overall control Within the context of local councils of the United Kingdom, the term No Overall Control refers to a situation in which no single party achieves a majority of seats and is analogous to a hung parliament...	1982 - 1986
SDP-Liberal Alliance SDP-Liberal Alliance The SDP–Liberal Alliance was an electoral pact formed by the Social Democratic Party and the Liberal Party in the United Kingdom which was in existence from 1981 to 1988, when the bulk of the two parties merged to form the Social and Liberal Democrats, later referred to as simply the Liberal...	1986 - 1990
Liberal Democrats	1990 - 2002
Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...	2002 - 2006
Liberal Democrats	2006 - 2010
Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...	2010 - present

Council elections

Richmond upon Thames Council election, 1998

Richmond upon Thames Council election, 1998

The 1998 Richmond upon Thames Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats stayed in overall control of the council....

Richmond upon Thames Council election, 2002 (boundary changes increased the number of seats by 2)

Richmond upon Thames Council election, 2006

Richmond upon Thames Council election, 2006

Elections to the Richmond upon Thames Council were held on 4 May 2006. The whole council was up for election for the first time since the 2002 election. The Liberal Democrats regained control of the council which had been Conservative run from 2002....

Richmond upon Thames Council election, 2010

Richmond upon Thames Council election, 2010

Elections for London Borough of Richmond upon Thames were held on the 6 May 2010. The 2010 General Election and other local elections took place on the same day....

1994-1998

1998-2002

2002-2006

2006-2010

External links

• Richmond upon Thames Council