Richmond upon Thames Council - Wards and Councillors

London borough · London · 54 seats in 18 wards · All seats elected every four years · Next election 2 May 2030

Liberal Democrats have a majority on Richmond upon Thames Council. The council has 54 councillors in 18 wards. Seats by party: Lib Dem 54. The next election is on 2 May 2030.

Control

Seats by party

Liberal Democrats (Majority)

54 seats - 28 for a majority

Lib Dem 54

Seat changes since the 7 May 2026 election No change since the election.

Vote share at the 7 May 2026 election (54 seats, all wards)

ShareSeats won

Lib Dem49.0%54

Conservative17.8%0

Green16.8%0

Reform10.6%0

Labour4.7%0

Other1.1%0

2026 election results for Richmond upon Thames, ward by ward

Next election

2 May 2030

all 54 seats up, then every four years

Largest party

Lib Dem 54

majority of 54; 28 needed

Closest result

Barnes

Lib Dem won the last seat by 221 votes over Conservative, 7 May 2026

Latest by-election

Hampton North

Lib Dem gain from Conservative, 18 January 2024 (2 since 2021)

Constituencies

3 overlap

2024Now

Voted Leave in 2016

31%

GB 52%

Wards

Who holds each ward

Lib Dem

Coloured by the party holding most of the ward's seats today; where seats are split evenly, by the party with the higher share at the last election.

All 18 wards

Councillors and last results

Select a ward for its full results, candidates and last by-election.

Ward and councillors	Last election
Barnes Andy Hale, Duncan Rasor, Fiona Sacks	7 May 2026 Lib Dem 42.9% lead 10.4 pts
East Sheen Mohsin Khan, Julia Cambridge, Margaret Dane	7 May 2026 Lib Dem 50.5% lead 25.9 pts
Fulwell & Hampton Hill Matthew Wherry, Jonathan Cardy, Matthew Hull	7 May 2026 Lib Dem 48.9% lead 23.5 pts
Ham, Petersham & Richmond Riverside Dermot Kelly, Penelope Frost, Seamus Joyce	7 May 2026 Lib Dem 48.6% lead 21.8 pts
Hampton Nick Kennerley, Gareth Roberts, Sam Dalton	7 May 2026 Lib Dem 50.2% lead 27.8 pts
Hampton North Jeremy Davis, Elizabeth Gant, Carey Bishop	7 May 2026 Lib Dem 50.9% lead 34.6 pts
Hampton Wick & South Teddington Helen Baxter, Jim Millard, Liz Tidhar	7 May 2026 Lib Dem 53.8% lead 35.8 pts
Heathfield Michael Wilson, John Coombs, Lesley Pollesche	7 May 2026 Lib Dem 47.2% lead 28.6 pts
Kew Clare Vollum, Kelvin Cheatle, Maureen Goldthorpe	7 May 2026 Lib Dem 47.1% lead 22.5 pts
Mortlake & Barnes Common Anton McNulty-Howard, Geri Cox, Michael Dingemans	7 May 2026 Lib Dem 38.5% lead 13.5 pts
North Richmond Richard Pyne, Richard Warren, Nancy Baldwin	7 May 2026 Lib Dem 46.6% lead 34.2 pts
South Richmond Chris Varley, Paulina Vassileva, Massimo Chiesa	7 May 2026 Lib Dem 42.8% lead 19.4 pts
South Twickenham Michael Butlin, Jack Jones, Rhi Lee	7 May 2026 Lib Dem 45.5% lead 16.9 pts
St Margarets & North Twickenham Maria Margiotta, Alexander Ehmann, Katie Mansfield	7 May 2026 Lib Dem 56.6% lead 41.4 pts
Teddington Phil Giesler, Richard Baker, Charlie Engel	7 May 2026 Lib Dem 57.2% lead 42.3 pts
Twickenham Riverside Andrew Duncan, Julia Neden-Watts, James Chard	7 May 2026 Lib Dem 52.0% lead 33.1 pts
West Twickenham Alan Juriansz, Rachel Robertson, Piers Allen	7 May 2026 Lib Dem 53.8% lead 36.5 pts
Whitton Nathanael MacDonald, Kuldev Sehra, Jo Humphreys	7 May 2026 Lib Dem 48.7% lead 31.9 pts

Barnes

Andy Hale Lib DemDuncan Rasor Lib DemFiona Sacks Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (3 seats)

Lib Dem42.9%

Conservative32.5%

Green9.5%

Reform9.1%

Labour3.6%

Independent2.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Fiona Sacks Elected	Lib Dem	1,800
Andy Hale Elected	Lib Dem	1,728
Duncan Rasor Elected	Lib Dem	1,586
Helen Edward	Conservative	1,365
Carlos Garofolin	Conservative	1,216
Sandy Urquhart	Conservative	1,212
Kieran John Sheedy	Green	397
Miranda Katharine Lewis	Green	382
Mark Fox	Reform	380
Kim Marshall	Green	367
Christopher MacNee	Reform	346
Guy Simon Rose	Reform	328
Stephen Michael Russell	Labour	151
Sam Cullen	Labour	126
Ivan Avanessov	Independent	105
Sujata Patel	Labour	103

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

East Sheen

Julia Cambridge Lib DemMargaret Dane Lib DemMohsin Khan Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (3 seats)

Lib Dem50.5%

Conservative24.6%

Green12.6%

Reform8.3%

Labour4.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Julia Cambridge Elected	Lib Dem	2,198
Margaret Dane Elected	Lib Dem	1,951
Mohsin Khan Elected	Lib Dem	1,775
Nick King	Conservative	1,069
Luke Richard Parker	Conservative	972
Claudia Nascimento	Conservative	962
Danielle Coleman	Green	546
David Hopwood	Green	393
Jill Winser	Green	382
Phil Nuthall	Reform	360
Juliet Lisa Rawlings	Reform	347
Deborah Genders	Labour	177
Mike Freedman	Labour	125
Tracey Mullins	Labour	120

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Fulwell & Hampton Hill

Jonathan Cardy Lib DemMatthew Hull Lib DemMatthew Wherry Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (3 seats)

Lib Dem48.9%

Green25.4%

Conservative12.6%

Reform9.0%

Labour4.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Jonathan Cardy Elected	Lib Dem	2,289
Matthew Wherry Elected	Lib Dem	2,092
Matthew Hull Elected	Lib Dem	1,876
Nansi Eggleton	Green	1,188
David Trigg	Green	850
Tim Highmoor	Green	746
Jo Brown	Conservative	589
John Goodwin	Conservative	504
Julian James Joseph Marsh	Conservative	449
Magnus Forster-Brown	Reform	420
Gavin Nichols	Reform	396
Eva Tutchell	Labour	199
John Walter Edmonds	Labour	180
James Johnson	Labour	146

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Ham, Petersham & Richmond Riverside

Dermot Kelly Lib DemPenelope Frost Lib DemSeamus Joyce Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (3 seats)

Lib Dem48.6%

Green26.8%

Reform11.1%

Conservative10.9%

Labour2.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Penny Frost Elected	Lib Dem	2,097
Seamus Joyce Elected	Lib Dem	1,735
Dermot Kelly Elected	Lib Dem	1,654
Chas Warlow	Green	1,154
Jaydan Okunola	Green	1,043
Lauren Stansfield	Green	1,033
John Farley Rose	Reform	480
Georgina Butler	Conservative	470
Andrew Jeremy Swarbrick	Reform	440
Oliver Sami Lafci	Reform	439
John Traversi	Conservative	374
Robert Holt Tudway	Conservative	344
Helen Fleur Montgomery	Labour	113
Helen Caroline Nance	Labour	87
Mohammad Sharif Walid	Labour	85

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Hampton

Gareth Roberts Lib DemNick Kennerley Lib DemSam Dalton Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (3 seats)

Lib Dem50.2%

Conservative22.4%

Green12.9%

Reform11.1%

Labour3.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Gareth David Roberts Elected	Lib Dem	2,117
Sam Dalton Elected	Lib Dem	2,087
Nick Kennerley Elected	Lib Dem	1,967
Veronica Mary Barnes	Conservative	946
Derek Jones	Conservative	915
Rody Mager	Conservative	704
Valentina Sophia Butenko	Green	544
Debbie Montague	Reform	468
Stuart Adam Wright	Reform	447
Meera Rajendran	Green	436
Lewis William Sturdy	Green	410
Caroline Anne Loewenstein	Labour	144
Christopher Stephen Fawcett	Labour	131
James Oliva-Hauxwell	Labour	109

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Hampton North

Carey Bishop Lib DemElizabeth Gant Lib DemJeremy Davis Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (3 seats)

Lib Dem50.9%

Reform16.3%

Conservative15.4%

Green12.4%

Labour5.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Carey Bishop Elected	Lib Dem	1,767
Elizabeth Gant Elected	Lib Dem	1,694
Jeremy Davis Elected	Lib Dem	1,625
Martin Ashley Fraiel	Reform	565
Max Hoskinson	Reform	548
Cathy Howe	Conservative	535
Alan Butler	Conservative	495
John Yianni	Reform	486
Nupur Majumdar	Conservative	463
Poppy Robbins	Green	431
Stephen Richard Hancock	Green	359
Ayesha Sadiq	Green	343
Lucy Jane Abercrombie	Labour	174
Christopher Richard Johnson	Labour	109
Philip Joseph Moshi	Labour	98

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Hampton Wick & South Teddington

Helen Baxter Lib DemJim Millard Lib DemLiz Tidhar Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (3 seats)

Lib Dem53.8%

Conservative18.0%

Green13.4%

Reform9.7%

Labour5.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Jim Millard Elected	Lib Dem	2,436
Liz Tidhar Elected	Lib Dem	2,267
Helen Baxter Elected	Lib Dem	2,104
Joe Broughton	Conservative	818
Magan Singodia	Green	609
Wendy Hatto	Green	576
Tony Fiddes	Conservative	552
Mircea Chisacof	Conservative	494
Mike Young	Green	460
Edward Ronald George Davies	Reform	440
Michael James MacKie	Reform	422
Neil Roland Browning	Labour	229
Richard Siu-Ming Cheung	Labour	195
Gerard Elliott Ward	Labour	182

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Heathfield

John Coombs Lib DemLesley Pollesche Lib DemMichael Wilson Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (3 seats)

Lib Dem47.2%

Reform18.6%

Conservative14.5%

Green12.7%

Labour7.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Lesley Pollesche Elected	Lib Dem	1,572
John Coombs Elected	Lib Dem	1,568
Michael Wilson Elected	Lib Dem	1,488
Keith John Goodenough	Reform	620
Alex Starling	Reform	615
Robert Stephen Thompson	Reform	589
Fiona Maria Theresa Barry	Conservative	481
Alastair Armstrong	Green	422
George Edward Dryja	Conservative	421
Lizzie Curtis	Green	398
Jonathan Charles Lebosquet	Conservative	391
Rae Vermeulen	Green	347
Anne Feeney	Labour	233
Liz MacKenzie	Labour	192
Michael John McCarthy	Labour	181

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Kew

Clare Vollum Lib DemKelvin Cheatle Lib DemMaureen Goldthorpe Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (3 seats)

Lib Dem47.1%

Conservative24.6%

Green15.3%

Reform8.9%

Labour4.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Clare Vollum Elected	Lib Dem	2,212
Maureen Goldthorpe Elected	Lib Dem	2,112
Kelvin Cheatle Elected	Lib Dem	2,108
Margaret Buter-Morris	Conservative	1,157
Anthony Blanco	Conservative	1,109
Xandi Steele	Conservative	890
Geoffrey O'Connell	Green	717
Andrew Webster	Green	636
Alex Stylianou	Green	604
Glyn Douglas Wallis-Jones	Reform	416
Ray Ferris	Labour	195
Anousheh Alavi	Labour	180
Barnaby Marder	Labour	174

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Mortlake & Barnes Common

Anton McNulty-Howard Lib DemGeri Cox Lib DemMichael Dingemans Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (3 seats)

Lib Dem38.5%

Conservative25.0%

Green18.0%

Reform10.4%

Labour8.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Geri Cox Elected	Lib Dem	1,637
Michael Dingemans Elected	Lib Dem	1,464
Anton McNulty-Howard Elected	Lib Dem	1,443
Clare Delmar	Conservative	1,065
Rhys Irvine James Thomas	Conservative	959
Peter Vider	Conservative	890
Seth Ashby-Hawkins	Green	767
Nadia Miriam Mirza	Green	656
Ciaran Edward Cusack	Green	642
Paisley Arnold	Reform	444
John Kirwan Hughes	Reform	408
David Charles White	Reform	402
Francine Loudon Bates	Labour	341
Lucas Spencer	Labour	291
Matthew David Woolston	Labour	218

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

North Richmond

Nancy Baldwin Lib DemRichard Pyne Lib DemRichard Warren Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (3 seats)

Lib Dem46.6%

Conservative12.4%

Green12.2%

Reform9.3%

Independent8.0%

Independent7.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Nancy Baldwin Elected	Lib Dem	2,191
Richard Pyne Elected	Lib Dem	1,978
Richard Warren Elected	Lib Dem	1,901
Thomas O'Malley	Conservative	584
Jane Harrison	Green	575
David Palairet	Conservative	549
Jenna Kruger	Green	474
Diane Scott	Green	451
Alan Charnley	Reform	438
Amen Bayat	Conservative	436
Maggie Richens	Independent	376
William George Spencer Richens	Independent	361
Tom Absolon	Labour	176
Fiona Mary O'Farrell	Labour	155
Jonathan Alexander Dredge	Labour	116

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

South Richmond

Chris Varley Lib DemMassimo Chiesa Lib DemPaulina Vassileva Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (3 seats)

Lib Dem42.8%

Conservative23.4%

Green19.5%

Reform10.2%

Labour4.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Chris Varley Elected	Lib Dem	1,758
Massimo Chiesa Elected	Lib Dem	1,727
Paulina Vassileva Elected	Lib Dem	1,677
Charlie Protheroe	Conservative	962
Phillip Brian Taylor	Conservative	904
Sheba Sogol	Conservative	857
Paddy Griffith	Green	801
Tanya Williams	Green	583
Alexi Hatto	Green	479
Christine Cullis	Reform	417
Susan Gamble	Reform	410
Candice Schneider	Reform	390
Max Davies	Labour	168
Marion White	Labour	160
David McAlpine	Labour	152

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

South Twickenham

Jack Jones Lib DemMichael Butlin Lib DemRhi Lee Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (3 seats)

Lib Dem45.5%

Green28.6%

Conservative13.5%

Reform8.5%

Labour3.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Michael Butlin Elected	Lib Dem	2,121
Rhi Lee Elected	Lib Dem	1,995
Jack Clothier Jones Elected	Lib Dem	1,974
Richard Bennett	Green	1,333
Gareth Jones	Green	1,054
Ross Monaghan	Green	912
Jane Boulton	Conservative	630
David Marlow	Conservative	551
David Richard Porter	Conservative	504
Michael Charles Anstey	Reform	395
Robert MacIntyre	Reform	375
Ian Nieuwstadt	Reform	339
Christina Joy Rose Green	Labour	183
Daniel Michael Freeman	Labour	154
David Goldberg	Labour	127

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

St Margarets & North Twickenham

Alexander Ehmann Lib DemKatie Mansfield Lib DemMaria Margiotta Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (3 seats)

Lib Dem56.6%

Green15.2%

Conservative14.4%

Reform8.5%

Labour5.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Katie Mansfield Elected	Lib Dem	2,480
Maria Margiotta Elected	Lib Dem	2,311
Alexander Ehmann Elected	Lib Dem	2,264
Milo Clarke	Green	667
Sean Anderson	Green	663
Elizabeth Mary Georgia Hill	Conservative	630
Richard Clemence	Green	617
Brian William Jarvis	Conservative	532
Nathaniel Ikeazor	Conservative	508
Pearse Patrick Benjamin Bates	Reform	374
Peter Jonathan Crooks	Reform	358
Paul Grindrod	Reform	352
Sandra Jane Roberts	Labour	234
Christopher David Andrew George	Labour	229
Howard Digby Roberts	Labour	182

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Teddington

Charlie Engel Lib DemPhil Giesler Lib DemRichard Baker Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (3 seats)

Lib Dem57.2%

Green14.9%

Conservative13.7%

Reform9.7%

Labour4.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Richard Baker Elected	Lib Dem	2,613
Charlie Engel Elected	Lib Dem	2,539
Phil Giesler Elected	Lib Dem	2,435
Ken Denaro	Green	683
Jon Hollis	Conservative	625
Elizabeth Dolan	Conservative	568
Phulmaya Bhusal	Green	558
Eddie Thorne	Green	515
James Lloyd-Thomas	Conservative	496
Julian David Allbut	Reform	442
Kay Marilyn Brooks	Reform	407
Mark Vellacott	Reform	387
Patricia Margaret Tivendale	Labour	208
James Dylan Thomson	Labour	192
Sampson Edward Low	Labour	187

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Twickenham Riverside

Andrew Duncan Lib DemJames Chard Lib DemJulia Neden-Watts Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (3 seats)

Lib Dem52.0%

Green18.9%

Conservative15.8%

Reform8.2%

Labour5.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes
James Henry Chard Elected	Lib Dem	2,299
Julia Neden-Watts Elected	Lib Dem	2,221
Andrew Duncan Elected	Lib Dem	2,051
Maggie Brown	Green	833
Maria Barry	Conservative	698
Adrian Johnston	Conservative	680
David Sparrow	Conservative	602
Steve Roest	Green	574
Merhala Selvarajah	Green	542
Martin Vincent Bergin	Reform	363
Oliver Patrick Stafford Needs	Reform	340
Sabrina Susan Fuller	Labour	226
Liam David Humble	Labour	192
Edward Sherwood	Labour	155

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

West Twickenham

Alan Juriansz Lib DemPiers Allen Lib DemRachel Robertson Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (3 seats)

Lib Dem53.8%

Green17.3%

Conservative12.7%

Reform12.0%

Labour4.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Piers Allen Elected	Lib Dem	2,210
Rachel Robertson Elected	Lib Dem	2,123
Alan Juriansz Elected	Lib Dem	2,026
Rosalie Callway	Green	711
Surya Cooper	Green	567
Fiona Maureen Brannon	Conservative	521
Paul Healey	Green	493
George Anthony McQueen	Reform	492
Gabrielle Teresa Maria Koukis	Reform	484
Richard George Lailey	Reform	483
Neil Wynn-Jones	Conservative	446
Zahra Khan	Conservative	418
Oliver Timothy Freeman	Labour	175
Adam Steuart Gladstone	Labour	145
Stephen Guichard	Labour	135

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Whitton

Jo Humphreys Lib DemKuldev Sehra Lib DemNathanael MacDonald Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (3 seats)

Lib Dem48.7%

Reform16.8%

Conservative14.6%

Green13.5%

Labour6.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Jo Humphreys Elected	Lib Dem	1,933
Nathanael MacDonald Elected	Lib Dem	1,756
Kuldev Sehra Elected	Lib Dem	1,742
Peter Stuart Denver Dombi	Reform	666
Stephen Jacklin Pulfrey	Reform	640
Max Balfour	Conservative	580
Nicolas Silkov-Yianni	Reform	558
David Ian Bradshaw	Conservative	547
Keith Buckman	Green	534
Elizabeth Foster	Conservative	525
Niall George Fahey	Green	492
Qudsia Shah	Green	465
Syed Junaid Ahmed	Labour	254
David Alan Eckert	Labour	252
Pam Marum	Labour	216

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

By-elections

Every council by-election since 2021

2 by-elections since July 2021, 1 of them gains.

Date	Ward	Result	Winner's share
18 January 2024	Hampton North	Lib Dem gain from Conservative	53.2%
18 January 2024	Teddington	Lib Dem hold	64.3%

Parliament

Parliamentary constituencies

Constituency	Share of council	2024 winner	Projected now
Twickenham	54%	Lib Dem	Lib Dem 42%
Richmond Park	41%	Lib Dem	Lib Dem 46%
Brentford and Isleworth	5%	Labour	Labour 43%

Share of the council: the proportion of its census neighbourhoods (2021 LSOAs) in each seat. The projection is PollCheck's demographic model at current polling, not a forecast.

People

Who lives in Richmond upon Thames

195,271 residents in 80,701 households

Voted Leave in 2016

31% 21 below GB

Degree or higher

60% 26 above GB

No qualifications

9% 9 below GB

Own their home

62% 1 above GB

Rent from a council or housing association

12% 5 below GB

Rent privately

25% 5 above GB

Aged 15 to 34

26% 5 below GB

Aged 65 and over

20% 2 below GB

GB figure. 2021 Census (Scotland: 2022): age as a share of residents aged 15 and over, qualifications of residents aged 16 and over, housing as a share of households. Leave: 2016 EU referendum, Electoral Commission results by counting area.

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Closest on the measures above: the 2016 Leave vote, age, qualifications and housing. Maps show which party holds each ward.

Sources

Sources and method

Seat totals and control: PollCheck council control tracker. Councillors: Open Council Data (CC BY-SA 4.0). Election results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), with some vote counts from DCLEAPIL, Leman (2025) (CC BY-SA 4.0), and corrections checked against councils' official declarations. Ward boundaries: Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Census: Office for National Statistics and National Records of Scotland.

Councillor lists and DCLEAPIL-derived vote counts on this page are available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

In wards electing more than one councillor, a party's share counts only its leading candidate (the Rallings and Thrasher method). Independents count individually. The lead is the gap between the top two parties' shares.