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Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council elections
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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.

Results summary
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]
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Council elections
- 1964 Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council election
- 1968 Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council election (boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[3]
- 1971 Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council election (boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[n 1]
- 1974 Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council election
- 1978 Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council election (boundary changes reduced the number of seats by two)[4]
- 1982 Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council election
- 1986 Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council election
- 1990 Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council election
- 1994 Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council election (boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[n 2][n 3]
- 1998 Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council election (boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[n 4]
- 2002 Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council election (boundary changes increased the number of seats by two)[5][6]
- 2006 Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council election
- 2010 Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council election
- 2014 Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council election
- 2018 Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council election
- 2022 Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council election (boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[7]
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Borough result maps
- 2002 results map
- 2006 results map
- 2010 results map
- 2014 results map
- 2018 results map
- 2022 results map
By-election results
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1964–1968
There were no by-elections.[3]
1968–1971
1971–1974
1974–1978
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.
1978–1982
1982–1986
1986–1990
1990–1994
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.
1994–1998
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.
1998–2002
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Helen Blake.
2002–2006
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.
2006–2010
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Benedict A. Stanberry.
2010–2014
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Richard Montague.
2014–2018
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.
2018–2022
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Mona Adams.[21]
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Dylan Baxendale.[22]
2022–2026
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Geoffrey Samuel.
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Martin Elengorn.
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Notes
- The Greater London and Surrey Order 1970
- The Greater London and Surrey (County and London Borough Boundaries) (No. 2) Order 1993
- The Greater London and Surrey (County and London Borough Boundaries) (No. 4) Order 1993
- The Greater London and Surrey (County and London Borough Boundaries) Order 1994
- Alfred George Henry Lawrance JP, who had been, from 1964 to 1965, the last Mayor of Barnes before its absorption into the newly created London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, represented Mortlake Ward until the 1968 election when he and all his Labour colleagues lost their seats.
Harrison, Martin (13 October 2014). "The Last Mayor of Barnes". Martin Harrison's Medal Research Site. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
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