2002 Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council election

2002 English local election 2002 05 02 yes 2002 Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council election parliamentary 1998 Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council election 1998 2006 Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council election 2006 All 54 seats up for election to Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council 28 130,077https://data.london.gov.uk/download/2zmwy/7ab5d023-6683-44ee-8638-dd00593e2055/London-Borough-Council-Elections-2002.pdf London Borough Council Elections - 2 May 2002 - Ward voting statistics 6 Feb 2002 London Datastore Greater London Authority Michael Minors Dennis Grenham 202 51,870, 39.88% ( 5.15) Coat of arms of the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames.svg Conservative Party (UK) 14 seats, 36.20% 39 25 9.55 67,582 45.75% Liberal Democrats (UK) Serge Lourie Tony Arbour 22 May 2001 Kew 34 seats, 43.01% 15 19 53,763 36.40% 6.61 Council control Liberal Democrats (UK) Council control after election Conservative Party (UK) Unknown Labour Party (UK) 4 seats, 20.47% 0 4 20,518 13.89% 6.58 130x50px|Blank 130x50px|Blank 130x50px|Blank 1996 Hampton Wick Unknown Unknown Elections to Southwark Council were held in May 2002, in which the whole council was up for election. Turnout for the election was 39.88%. Background As part of regularly scheduled redistricting taking place within several London councils at the time, Richmon Upon Thames council redrew the boundaries between existing wards, eliminated some, increased the size of others as well as creating new wards. As part of this redistricting Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council added 2 more seats, bringing the councils total number of seats from 52 to 54.The London Borough of Richmond upon Thames (Electoral Changes) Order 2000 https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/314/made https://web.archive.org/web/20250820014802/https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/314/made 2025-08-20 2026-02-11 www.legislation.gov.uk en Ward Changes Wards Created Fulwell and Hampton Hill (3) Ham, Petersham and Richmond Riverside (3) Hampton North (3) Mortlake and Barnes Common (3) North Richmond (3) St Margarets and North Twickenham (3) South Richmond (3) Twickenham Riverside (3) Wards Eliminated Central Twickenham (2) East Twickenham (3) Ham and Petersham (3) Hampton Hill (3) Hampton Nursery (3) Mortlake (3) Palewell (3) Richmond Hill (3) Richmond Town (2) Wards Expanded East Sheen - increased from 2 seats to 3 West Twickenham - increased from 2 seats to 3 Council Composition In the years between the last election and this one there was only one by-election to replace a councillor who resigned from their seat, however the seat was retained by the Conservative Party.Minors Michael Grenham Dennis London Borough Council Elections - 2 May 2002 - Changes 1998-02 https://data.london.gov.uk/download/2zmwy/7ab5d023-6683-44ee-8638-dd00593e2055/London-Borough-Council-Elections-2002.pdf 11 Feb 2026 London Datastore Greater London Authority 139 This mean that the composition of the council just before the election was as follows: +↓43414Labour Party (UK) LabourLiberal Democrats (UK) Lib DemConservative Party (UK) Conservative Election result 2002 Richmond Upon Thames London Borough Council local election resultshttps://data.london.gov.uk/download/2zmwy/7ab5d023-6683-44ee-8638-dd00593e2055/London-Borough-Council-Elections-2002.pdf London Borough Council Elections - 2 May 2002 6 Feb 2026 Greater London Authority London Datastore Michael Minors Dennis Grenham 140-143, 202-203https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Richmond-Upon-Thames-1964-2010.pdf London Borough of Richmond Upon Thames Election Results 1964-2010 6 Feb 2026 Plymouth University Elections Centre Colin Rallings Michael Thrasher 11-12 Conservative Party (UK) 39 30 5 25 72.22 45.75 67,582 9.55 yesLiberal Democrats (UK) 6 15 25 19 27.78 36.40 53,763 6.61Labour Party (UK) 0 0 4 4 0.00 13.89 20,518 6.58Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0.00 2.63 3,882 NewIndependent politician 0 0 0 0.00 1.25 1,846 NewUnited Kingdom Independence Party 0 0 0.00 0.08 123 New 054 147,714The election was a major victory for the Conservative party, taking nearly 3/4 of all the seats on the council, pushing the Liberal Democrats out of power and regaining control of the council for the first time since they lost overall control in 1982. Labour lost all of the councillors they had on the council, which left the composition of the council looking like this: +↓1539Liberal Democrats (UK) Lib DemConservative Party (UK) Conservative Ward results (*) - Indicates an incumbent candidate (†) - Indicates an incumbent candidate standing in a different ward Barnes Barnes (3)Conservative Party (UK) John Ross 1,464 50.6Conservative Party (UK) Christine Percival 1,444 49.9Conservative Party (UK) John Yandle 1,427 49.3Liberal Democrats (UK) Catharine Gent* 1,221 42.2Liberal Democrats (UK) Barbara Westmorland* 1,140 39.4Liberal Democrats (UK) Paul Dare 1,094 37.8Labour Party (UK) Ann Neimer 220 7.6Labour Party (UK) Barbara Underwood 209 7.2Labour Party (UK) Ronald Lumborg 200 6.97,076 452,905 41.05 8.9611 0.38 0.08Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK) East Sheen East Sheen (3)Conservative Party (UK) Nicholas True* 1,697 54.6Conservative Party (UK) Virginia Morris 1,684 54.2Conservative Party (UK) Nicola Urquhart†n Urquhart was a sitting councillor representing the now defunct Palewell ward. She was elected in a by-election triggered by the resignation of Cllr. Helen Blake in 1999https://data.london.gov.uk/download/2zmwy/7ab5d023-6683-44ee-8638-dd00593e2055/London-Borough-Council-Elections-2002.pdf London Borough Council Elections - 2 May 2002 - By-election 9 Feb 2026 London Datastore Greater London Authority Michael Minors Dennis Grenham 143 1,651 53.1Liberal Democrats (UK) Ida Hennessy 792 25.5Liberal Democrats (UK) Philip Morris 768 24.7Liberal Democrats (UK) Jennifer Smith 726 23.4Green Party of England and Wales Sylvia Wills 314 10.1Green Party of England and Wales James Page 295 9.5Green Party of England and Wales Sylvia Levi 284 9.1Labour Party (UK) Jane McVeigh 245 7.9Labour Party (UK) Ragna Garlake 207 6.7Labour Party (UK) Derek Somers 198 6.47,069 2,2863,115 44.07 2.117 0.22 0.04Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK) Fulwell and Hampton Hill Fullwell and Hampton Hill (3)Liberal Democrats (UK) Malcolm Eady 1,080 40.8Liberal Democrats (UK) Jeremy Elloy 1,068 40.4Conservative Party (UK) Sallie Colak-Antic 1,000 37.8Conservative Party (UK) Stuart Leamy 992 37.5Conservative Party (UK) Janice Dorn 961 36.3Liberal Democrats (UK) Andrew Reeves 895 33.8Green Party of England and Wales Monica Saunders 409 15.5Labour Party (UK) Peter Anderson 375 14.2Labour Party (UK) Samuel Rosenthal 362 13.7Labour Party (UK) Gurdip S. Kalsi 320 12.1Independent politician Jonathan Wainwright 241 9.17,113 New2,654 37.31 New9 0.34 NewLiberal Democrats (UK)Liberal Democrats (UK)Conservative Party (UK) Ham, Petersham ajnd Richmond Riverside Ham, Petersham and Richmond Riverside (3)Liberal Democrats (UK) Susan Jones†n Ham&Petersham Jones, Williams and Miller were all sitting councillors representing the now defunct Ham and Petersham ward 1,401 48.1Liberal Democrats (UK) David Williams†n Ham&Petersham 1,294 44.4Liberal Democrats (UK) Brian Miller†n Ham&Petersham 1,291 44.3Conservative Party (UK) David Sparrow 918 31.5Conservative Party (UK) Pamela Fleming 907 31.1Conservative Party (UK) Ronald Fleming 898 30.8Independent politician Richard Meacock 370 12.7Independent politician John Perry 314 10.8Independent politician Teresa Vanneck-Surplice 295 10.1Labour Party (UK) Frank Cooper 243 8.3Labour Party (UK) Pamela Risner 232 8.0Labour Party (UK) Carole Tonkinson 223 7.77,048 New2,920 41.43 New8 0.27 NewLiberal Democrats (UK)Liberal Democrats (UK)Liberal Democrats (UK) Hampton Hampton (3)Conservative Party (UK) Mark Kreling†n Kreling was a sitting councillor representing the now defunct Hampton Hill ward 1,480 49.6Conservative Party (UK) Jean Matthews* 1,479 49.6Conservative Party (UK) David Young 1,441 48.3Liberal Democrats (UK) Bryan Woodriff* 1,196 40.1Liberal Democrats (UK) Maureen Woodriff†n Woodriff was a sitting councillor representing the now defunct Hampton Nursery ward 1,078 36.1Liberal Democrats (UK) Elaine Keevil 1,053 35.3Labour Party (UK) Carmela Carrier 347 11.6Labour Party (UK) Harold Mackinlay 279 9.3Labour Party (UK) Janet Fraser 273 9.17,185 4272,996 41.70 2.8712 0.40 0.06Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK) Hampton North Hampton North (3)Conservative Party (UK) Max Hoskinson 1,498 51.3Conservative Party (UK) Geoffrey Samuel†n Samuel was a sitting councillor representing the now defunct Hampton Hill ward 1,485 50.8Conservative Party (UK) Hilary Smith 1,387 47.5Liberal Democrats (UK) Raymond Ball 1,026 35.1Liberal Democrats (UK) Jonathan Cardy†n Cardy was a sitting councillor representing the now defunct Hampton Nursery ward 992 34.0Liberal Democrats (UK) Elizabeth Doocey 977 33.4Labour Party (UK) Sean Beatty 364 12.5Labour Party (UK) Louisa Spawls 344 11.8Labour Party (UK) Idwal Morgan 325 11.16,928 New2,927 42.25 New6 0.20 NewConservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK) Hampton Wick Hampton Wick (3)Conservative Party (UK) Tony Arbour* 1,621 59.0Conservative Party (UK) Elizabeth Parsons* 1,484 54.0Conservative Party (UK) Roger Avins 1,476 53.7Liberal Democrats (UK) Guy Allen 741 27.0Liberal Democrats (UK) Thomas Dobrashian 693 25.2Liberal Democrats (UK) Arthur Jacob 636 23.1Green Party of England and Wales Michael Bangham 370 13.5Labour Party (UK) Eva Tutchell 297 10.8Labour Party (UK) Derek Tutchell 278 10.1Labour Party (UK) Caroline Loewenstein 275 10.06,905 7662,755 39.90 6.446 0.22 0.06Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK) Heathfield Heathfield (3)Liberal Democrats (UK) Robert King* 1,161 46.2Liberal Democrats (UK) John Coombs 1,116 44.4Liberal Democrats (UK) William Treble* 1,057 42.0Conservative Party (UK) Terence Pearce 1,022 40.6Conservative Party (UK) Gillian Garrow 1,017 40.4Conservative Party (UK) Charles Suren 966 38.4Labour Party (UK) John Reekie 309 12.3Labour Party (UK) Geoffrey Freitag 306 12.2Labour Party (UK) Julia Sutherland 281 11.26,908 5442,522 36.51 3.637 0.28 0.02Liberal Democrats (UK)Liberal Democrats (UK)Liberal Democrats (UK) Kew Kew (3)Conservative Party (UK) Robin Jowit 1,391 45.0Liberal Democrats (UK) Serge Lourie* 1,339 43.3Liberal Democrats (UK) Anthony Barnett* 1,330 43.0Conservative Party (UK) Emma Winsor-Cundell 1,327 42.9Conservative Party (UK) Andrew James 1,314 42.5Liberal Democrats (UK) Ian Hunter 1,252 40.5Labour Party (UK) Margaret Robson 357 11.5Labour Party (UK) John Fowler 341 11.0Labour Party (UK) David Butler 303 9.87,130 3783,100 43.48 3.427 0.23 0.14Conservative Party (UK)Liberal Democrats (UK)Liberal Democrats (UK) Mortlake and Barnes Common Mortlake and Barnes Common (3)Conservative Party (UK) Carolyn Hoy 1,112 39.2Conservative Party (UK) Malcom McAllister 1,098 38.7Conservative Party (UK) John Saunders 1,081 38.1Liberal Democrats (UK) Eleanor Stanier†n Mortlake Stanier, Langford and Matthews were all sitting councillor representing the now defunct Mortlake ward 850 30.0Liberal Democrats (UK) Margaret Saunders 838 29.5Labour Party (UK) Barry Langford†n Mortlake 823 29.0Labour Party (UK) Brian Matthews†n Mortlake 814 28.7Liberal Democrats (UK) Marco Martinez 792 27.9Labour Party (UK) Barnaby Marder 756 26.67,684 New2,848 37.06 New11 0.39 NewConservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK) North Richmond North Richmond (3)Conservative Party (UK) Phillip Taylor 1,335 46.1Conservative Party (UK) Marc Cranfield-Adams 1,313 45.3Conservative Party (UK) Anthony Tresigne 1,279 44.2Liberal Democrats (UK) Alison Cornish†n RichmondTown Cornish and Carthew were both sitting councillors representing the now defunct Richmond Town ward 1,129 39.0Liberal Democrats (UK) Nicholas Carthew†n RichmondTown 1,059 36.6Liberal Democrats (UK) Celia Hodges 1,004 34.7Labour Party (UK) John Ward 317 10.9Labour Party (UK) Maureen Metzger 313 10.8Labour Party (UK) Judith Enright 312 10.8Independent politician Raymond Perrin 145 5.0UK Independence Party Jeremy Shadbolt 123 4.27,470 New2,897 38.78 New1 0.03 NewConservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK) St Margarets and North Twickenham St Margarets and North Twickenham (3)Conservative Party (UK) Annie Hambidge 1,180 37.2Conservative Party (UK) David Porter†n "CentralTwickenham" Both Porter and Lamb were incumbent councillors representing the Central Twickenham ward 1,138 35.8Conservative Party (UK) Simon Lamb†n "CentralTwickenham" 1,118 35.2Liberal Democrats (UK) Harbrinder Khosa 977 30.8Liberal Democrats (UK) Philip Morgan 960 30.2Liberal Democrats (UK) John Whitall 949 29.9Green Party of England and Wales Judy Maciejowska 579 18.2Labour Party (UK) Feola Choat 564 17.8Labour Party (UK) Dean Rogers 539 17.0Labour Party (UK) Benjamin Rowland 476 15.0Green Party of England and Wales Kate Stephenson 439 13.8Green Party of England and Wales Richard Porter 401 12.67,615 New3,182 41.79 New6 0.19 NewConservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK) South Richmond South Richmond (3)Conservative Party (UK) Frances Bouchier 1,322 45.7Conservative Party (UK) Rodney Bennett 1,305 45.1Conservative Party (UK) Carolann van Dinter 1,232 42.6Liberal Democrats (UK) Penelope Lee†n Lee was a sitting councillor representing the now defunct Richmond Hill ward 1,121 38.8Liberal Democrats (UK) Josephine Summers†n Summers was a sitting councillor representing the now defunct Palewell ward 1,061 36.7Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter Talbot 1,002 34.6Labour Party (UK) Alan Laird 355 12.3Green Party of England and Wales Rachael Douglas 326 11.3Green Party of England and Wales John Norris 242 8.4Green Party of England and Wales Fred Lightfoot 223 7.77,633 New2,897 37.95 New5 0.17 NewConservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK) South Twickenham South Twickenham (3)Conservative Party (UK) Douglas Orchard* 1,185 44.5Conservative Party (UK) David Marlow 1,139 42.8Conservative Party (UK) Clare Head 1,127 42.3Liberal Democrats (UK) Mark Pope 790 29.7Liberal Democrats (UK) Gillian Cheeseman 725 27.2Liberal Democrats (UK) Steven Topol 678 25.5Labour Party (UK) Colin Pearson 495 18.6Independent politician John Armstrong 481 18.1Labour Party (UK) Martin Stearman 477 17.9Labour Party (UK) Jenifer Wyatt 466 17.57,318 1812,670 36.49 10.498 0.30 0.04Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK) Teddington Teddington (3)Liberal Democrats (UK) James Mumford* 1,344 47.7Liberal Democrats (UK) Martin Elengorn* 1,324 47.0Liberal Democrats (UK) Stephen Knight* 1,274 45.2Conservative Party (UK) Peter Temlett 1,075 38.1Conservative Party (UK) June Cape 1,036 36.8Conservative Party (UK) Kevin Ross 1,003 35.6Labour Party (UK) Nuala Orton 403 14.3Labour Party (UK) Penelope Banaji 398 14.1Labour Party (UK) Sampson Low 365 12.97,401 2432,825 38.17 5.046 0.21 0.46Liberal Democrats (UK)Liberal Democrats (UK)Liberal Democrats (UK) Twickenham Riverside Twickenham Riverside (3)Conservative Party (UK) Derek Beattie 1,079 42.1Conservative Party (UK) Helen Boulton 1,064 41.5Liberal Democrats (UK) Mary Carr 1,055 41.1Conservative Party (UK) Gloria Cadet 1,041 40.6Liberal Democrats (UK) Piers Allen 1,010 39.4Liberal Democrats (UK) Alan Mackinney 986 38.4Labour Party (UK) John Grant 461 18.0Labour Party (UK) Percy Gourgey 425 16.6Labour Party (UK) Julia Hathaway 416 16.27,353 2912,597 35.32 7.8932 1.23 0.56Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK)Liberal Democrats (UK) West Twickenham West Twickenham (3)Conservative Party (UK) Lance Quantrill 1,321 46.9Conservative Party (UK) Alan Butler†n Butler was a sitting councillor representing the South Twickenham ward 1,318 46.8Conservative Party (UK) Richard Hollis 1,317 46.8Labour Party (UK) Michael Gold* 949 33.7Labour Party (UK) Graham Nixon 860 30.6Labour Party (UK) Ian Thomson 804 28.6Liberal Democrats (UK) Martin Gould 532 18.9Liberal Democrats (UK) Nigel Cook 526 18.7Liberal Democrats (UK) Alan Juriansz 490 17.47,305 2,5082,832 38.77 5.3618 0.64 0.50Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK) Whitton Whitton (3)Conservative Party (UK) Hilary Dance 1,443 44.8Liberal Democrats (UK) Georgina Mackinney* 1,392 43.2Conservative Party (UK) Michael Morley 1,386 43.0Liberal Democrats (UK) Keith Mackinney* 1,377 42.7Conservative Party (UK) Patricia Pipe 1,374 42.6Liberal Democrats (UK) Keith Warren* 1,353 42.0Labour Party (UK) Jacqueline Morgan 346 10.7Labour Party (UK) Howard Marchant 336 10.4Labour Party (UK) Stephen Guichard 335 10.46,936 1713,228 46.54 0.866 0.19 0.37Conservative Party (UK)Liberal Democrats (UK)Conservative Party (UK) By-elections Mortlake and Barnes Common by-election, 7 August 2003https://data.london.gov.uk/download/2wz1y/9c56d7c2-34f4-4bb7-894d-302b550127d8/London-Borough-Council-Elections-2006.pdf London Borough Council Elections - 4 May 2006 - By-elections 8 February 2025 Greater London Authority London Datastore Michael Minors Dennis Grenham 153https://www.richmond.gov.uk/7_august_2003_election_result Results of Mortlake and Barnes Common ward by-election, 7 August 2003 8 February 2026 richmond.gov.uk Richmond Upon Thames London Borough Councilhttps://www.andrewteale.me.uk/leap/by/2003-08-07/ Local by-elections - Thursday 7th August 2003 - Richmond upon Thames - Mortlake and Barnes Common 8 Feb 2026 Local Elections Archive Project Andrew TealeLiberal Democrats (UK) Eleanor Stanier 936 44.5Conservative Party (UK) Jane West 927 44.0Labour Party (UK) Benjamin Rowland 132 6.3Green Party of England and Wales James Page 109 5.29 0.42,108 30.34 0.2Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK)The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. John SaundersKew by-election, 18 December 2003https://www.richmond.gov.uk/council/elections_voting_and_registration/elections_and_referendums/election_results/local_election_results/18_december_2003_kew_election_result Results of Kew ward by-election,18 December 2003 8 February 2026 richmond.gov.uk Richmond Upon Thames London Borough Councilhttps://www.andrewteale.me.uk/leap/by/2003-12-18/ Local by-elections - Thursday 18th December 2003 - Richmond upon Thames - Kew 8 Feb 2026 Local Elections Archive Project Andrew TealeLiberal Democrats (UK) Jane Arneil 1,722 54.7Conservative Party (UK) Ewan Wallace 1,235 39.3Green Party of England and Wales Sylvia Levi 104 3.3Labour Party (UK) John Fowler 85 2.7487 15.43,149 46.63 0.10Liberal Democrats (UK)The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Anthony BarnettHampton by-election, 7 October 2004https://www.richmond.gov.uk/council/elections_voting_and_registration/elections_and_referendums/election_results/local_election_results/7_oct_2004_hampton_election_result Results of Hampton ward by-election, 7 October 2004 8 Feb 2026 richmond.gov.uk Richmond Upon Thames London Borough Councilhttps://www.andrewteale.me.uk/leap/by/2004-10-07/ Local by-elections - Thursday 7th October 2004 - Richmond upon Thames - Hampton 8 Feb 2026 Local Elections Archive Project Andrew TealeLiberal Democrats (UK) Suzette Nicholson 1,669 57.9Conservative Party (UK) Stuart Leamy 1,111 38.6Labour Party (UK) Kanbar Hosseinbor 101 3.5558 19.32,894 42.013 0.5Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK)The by-election was called following the death of Cllr Jean MatthewsNorth Richmond by-election, 27 January 2005https://www.richmond.gov.uk/council/elections_voting_and_registration/elections_and_referendums/election_results/local_election_results/27_january_2005_north_richmond_election_result Results of North Richmond ward by-election, 27 January 2005 8 Feb 2026 richmond.gov.uk Richmond Upon Thames London Borough CouncilLiberal Democrats (UK) Celia Hodges 1,384 51.9Conservative Party (UK) Paul Hodgins 1,043 39.1Labour Party (UK) Barnaby Marder 129 4.9Green Party of England and Wales Sylvia Wills 110 4.1341 12.82,672 39.66 0.22Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK)The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Marc Cranfield-AdamsTwickenham Riverside by-election, 5 May 2005https://www.richmond.gov.uk/council/elections_voting_and_registration/elections_and_referendums/election_results/local_election_results/5_may_2005_twickenham_riverside_election_result Results of Twickenham Riverside ward by-election, 5 May 2005 8 Feb 2026 richmond.gov.uk Richmond Upon Thames London Borough Councilhttps://www.andrewteale.me.uk/leap/by/2005-05-05/ Local by-elections - Thursday 5th May 2005 - Richmond upon Thames - Twickenham 8 Feb 2026 Local Elections Archive Project Andrew TealeLiberal Democrats (UK) David Trigg 2,111 45.8Conservative Party (UK) Nicholas Lait 1,513 32.8Labour Party (UK) John Grant 548 11.9Green Party of England and Wales Henry Gower 435 9.5598 13.04,63528 0.60Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK)The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Derek Beatie Notes n References Richmond