Hillingdon London Borough Council elections
The members of the Hillingdon London Borough Council in London, England are elected every four years. Since the 2022 boundary changes, the council is composed of 53 councillors.[1]
Political control edit
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:
Party in control | Years | |
---|---|---|
Labour | 1964–1968 | |
Conservative | 1968–1971 | |
Labour | 1971–1978 | |
Conservative | 1978–1986 | |
No overall control | 1986–1990 | |
Conservative | 1990–1994 | |
Labour | 1994–1998 | |
No overall control | 1998–2006 | |
Conservative | 2006–present |
Leadership edit
The leaders of the council since 1965 have been:[2][3]
Councillor | Party | From | To | |
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Alfred Beck | Labour | 1965 | 1968 | |
Darrell Charles | Conservative | 1968 | 1971 | |
Alfred Beck | Labour | 1971 | 1973 | |
John Bartlett | Labour | 1973 | 1978 | |
John Watts | Conservative | 1978 | 1984 | |
Norman Hawkins | Conservative | 1984 | 1986 | |
No leader | 1986 | 1990 | ||
Andrew Boff | Conservative | 1990 | 1992 | |
Richard Barnes | Conservative | 1992 | 1994 | |
Chris Rogers | Labour | 1994 | 15 May 1997 | |
Paul Harmsworth | Labour | 15 May 1997 | 1998 | |
Richard Barnes | Conservative | 1998 | 2000 | |
Ray Puddifoot | Conservative | 2000 | 14 Jan 2021 | |
Ian Edwards | Conservative | 14 Jan 2021 |
Council elections edit
- 1964 Hillingdon London Borough Council election
- 1968 Hillingdon London Borough Council election
- 1971 Hillingdon London Borough Council election
- 1974 Hillingdon London Borough Council election
- 1978 Hillingdon London Borough Council election (boundary changes increased the number of seats by nine)[4]
- 1982 Hillingdon London Borough Council election
- 1986 Hillingdon London Borough Council election
- 1990 Hillingdon London Borough Council election
- 1994 Hillingdon London Borough Council election (boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[n 1][n 2]
- 1998 Hillingdon London Borough Council election
- 2002 Hillingdon London Borough Council election (boundary changes reduced the number of seats by four)[5][6]
- 2006 Hillingdon London Borough Council election
- 2010 Hillingdon London Borough Council election
- 2014 Hillingdon London Borough Council election
- 2018 Hillingdon London Borough Council election
- 2022 Hillingdon London Borough Council election (boundary changes reduced the number of seats by twelve)
Borough result maps edit
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2002 results map
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2006 results map
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2010 results map
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2014 results map
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2018 results map
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2022 results map
By-election results edit
1964-1968 edit
There were no by-elections.[7]
1968-1971 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | C. R. Brindle | 1523 | |||
Liberal | D. F. J. Wood | 160 | |||
Labour | R. A. Rosser | 126 | |||
Turnout | 23.7% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mrs G. M. Clark | 890 | |||
Labour | R. W. Bossom | 198 | |||
Non Party | A. H. Kurtz | 12 | |||
Turnout | 13.4% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | K. C. Briggs | 1654 | |||
Liberal | B. Outhwaite | 272 | |||
Labour | T. L. Morgan | 221 | |||
Turnout | 29.5% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | E. G. Booth | 2018 | |||
Liberal | C. A. Herring | 173 | |||
Labour | C. C. G. Barton | 166 | |||
Turnout | 29.8% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | G. A. Childs | 842 | |||
Conservative | J. L. Tyrrell | 746 | |||
Turnout | 16.2% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | D. W. Heppenstall | 1279 | |||
Conservative | R. W. Hall | 925 | |||
Liberal | S. W. James | 143 | |||
Turnout | 31.1% |
1971-1974 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. E. Clifford | 1,510 | |||
Conservative | A. J. T. Tyrrell | 747 | |||
National Front | J. S. Fairhurst | 488 | |||
Turnout | 24.8% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. A. Watts | 1,247 | |||
Labour | J. I. Rees | 930 | |||
Liberal | J. M. Price | 544 | |||
National Front | P. Marsh | 128 | |||
Turnout | 31.5% |
1974-1978 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Terence P. Dicks | 1,397 | |||
Labour | Deirdre P. H. Heppenstall | 1,330 | |||
Liberal | Michael E. Ryan | 403 | |||
National Front | John S. Fairhurst | 163 | |||
Turnout | 45.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Derek N. List | 2,177 | |||
Liberal | Derek J. Honeygold | 512 | |||
Labour | Jean Heather | 496 | |||
Turnout | 37.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Norman C. Hawkins | 3,381 | |||
Liberal | Gordon D. Leigh | 481 | |||
Labour | Dorothy J. Blundell | 419 | |||
National Front | John S. Fairhurst | 175 | |||
Turnout | 48.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Keith E. Salisbury | 2,194 | |||
Labour | Elsie E. Broughton | 1,499 | |||
National | Joseph F. Deville | 140 | |||
National Front | Peter Marsh | 125 | |||
Hayes Liberal | Marie D. Greenfield | 109 | |||
Liberal Harlington | John W. Lyford | 36 | |||
Turnout | 36.0 |
1978-1982 edit
1982-1986 edit
There were no by-elections.[10]
1986-1990 edit
1990-1994 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David A. Bishop | 2,338 | 68.0 | ||
Labour | James B. McGurk | 762 | 22.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Richard K. Drew | 336 | 9.8 | ||
Turnout | 46.4 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Graham E. Sewell.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Francis Way | 1,316 | 50.2 | ||
Conservative | Mary A. O'Connor | 1,038 | 39.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Michael F. Cox | 266 | 10.2 | ||
Turnout | 40.1 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. John Walker.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Karen R. Livney | 757 | 46.1 | ||
Conservative | Karyn T. Kenway | 649 | 39.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Ann-Marie Sharkey | 164 | 10.0 | ||
Green | William G. Cheesbrough | 71 | 4.3 | ||
Turnout | 39.0 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Gordon Mcl. Bogan.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Philip N. Corthorne | 1,475 | 50.8 | ||
Labour | John V. Morse | 1,096 | 37.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Harry Davies | 303 | 10.4 | ||
Independent | Diane I. Greenwood | 31 | 1.1 | ||
Turnout | 50.3 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Derek J. Tow.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Pauline D. Crawley | 1,339 | 49.0 | ||
Conservative | Patricia J. Spargo | 866 | 31.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Jill Rhodes | 411 | 15.0 | ||
Green | Ian E. Flindall | 117 | 4.3 | ||
Turnout | 56.4 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Kenneth R. Abel.
1994-1998 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | John L. Oswell | 1,179 | |||
Conservative | Derek D. Baxter | 341 | |||
Militant Labour | Derek J. Marsdon | 132 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Peter J. Dollimore | 121 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Christopher J. Mullen.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John R. Major | 1,773 | 73.5 | ||
Conservative | Andrew P. Teebay | 376 | 15.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Andrew Vernazza | 143 | 5.9 | ||
Militant Labour | Sarah E. King | 120 | |||
Majority | 1,397 | 57.9 | |||
Turnout | 2,292 | 36.4 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Gulab S. Sharma.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Michael S. Usher | 770 | 64.3 | +3.8 | |
Conservative | Mary A. O'Connor | 332 | 27.7 | -4.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Peter J. Dollimore | 95 | 7.9 | +7.9 | |
Majority | 438 | 36.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,197 | 21.2 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Philip Kordun.
1998-2002 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Paul K. Harmsworth | 777 | 44.2 | +1.2 | |
Conservative | Brian A. Wing | 734 | 41.8 | -2.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Christopher Gee | 245 | 14.0 | +1.3 | |
Majority | 43 | 2.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,756 | 34.1 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
The by-election was called following the disqualification of Cllr. Mark J. Chester.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Norman H. Nunn-Price | 661 | 49.4 | -22.4 | |
Conservative | Michael J. Gibson | 258 | 19.3 | -8.9 | |
Socialist (GB) | Walter D. Kennedy | 233 | 17.4 | +17.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Michael Cox | 186 | 13.9 | +13.9 | |
Majority | 403 | 30.1 | |||
Turnout | 1,338 | 27.6 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Timothy J. Freeman.
2002-2006 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Roderick P. Marshall | 1,011 | 43.8 | +4.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Anthony J. Little | 688 | 29.8 | +20.1 | |
Conservative | Geraldine Nicholson | 466 | 20.2 | +0.0 | |
Green | Graham Gilbert | 92 | 4.0 | -3.5 | |
BNP | Francis S. McAllister | 49 | 2.1 | -4.2 | |
Majority | 323 | 14.0 | |||
Turnout | 2,306 | 29.6 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Jagjit S. Sidhu.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | John O. Curley | 1,016 | 34.3 | +12.4 | |
Conservative | Graham E. M. Horn | 899 | 30.4 | -12.8 | |
Labour | Anne O'Shea | 526 | 17.8 | -20.8 | |
BNP | Gareth Jones | 434 | 14.7 | +14.7 | |
Green | Graham J. Lee | 86 | 2.9 | -4.4 | |
Majority | 117 | 3.9 | |||
Turnout | 2,961 | 36.2 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. James J. O'Neill
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Michael R. White | 1,340 | 42.7 | +0.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Alan S. Graham | 1,245 | 39.7 | -6.2 | |
Labour | Alan K. Gilbert | 299 | 9.5 | -2.6 | |
National Front | Peter Shaw | 188 | 5.9 | +5.9 | |
Green | Graham J. Lee | 65 | 2.1 | +2.1 | |
Majority | 95 | 3.0 | |||
Turnout | 3,137 | 37.4 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Margaret A. Grant.
2006-2010 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Tony Eginton | 1,031 | 45.3 | -12.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Roy Chamdal | 506 | 22.2 | +8.7 | |
Conservative | Kashmir Pahal | 445 | 19.6 | -9.0 | |
BNP | Denis Macdonald | 186 | 8.2 | +8.2 | |
National Front | Andrew Crippscripps | 74 | 3.3 | +3.3 | |
Green | Catriona Corfield | 33 | 1.5 | +1.5 | |
Majority | 525 | 23.1 | |||
Turnout | 2,275 | 25.0 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Norman H. Nunn-Price.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Riley | 1351 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Adrian K. Betts | 860 | |||
Labour | John P. Campbell | 147 | |||
BNP | Denis N. Macdonald | 111 | |||
Green | Graham J. Lee | 55 | |||
National Front | Ian Edward | 52 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Solveig Stone.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ms. Carol Melvin | 1216 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Alan Prue | 466 | |||
Labour | Robert Nunn | 116 | |||
Green | Graham Lee | 66 | |||
Independent | Francis Mcallistair | 25 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the disqualification of Cllr. D Ian Oakley.
2014-2018 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | John Oswell | 950 | 39.2 | +4.3 | |
Conservative | Mary O'Connor | 929 | 38.3 | +7.0 | |
UKIP | Cliff Dixon | 468 | 19.3 | -3.0 | |
TUSC | Wally Kennedy | 40 | 1.7 | -1.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Paul McKeown | 37 | 1.5 | +1.5 | |
Majority | 21 | 0.9 | |||
Turnout | 2,424 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
By-election triggered by resignation of Labour councillor David Horne.
2018-2022 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Colleen Sullivan | 1,430 | 68.8 | +9.1 | |
Labour | Annelise Roberts | 488 | 23.5 | -12.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Chris Hooper | 86 | 4.1 | +4.1 | |
Green | Mark Keir | 59 | 2.8 | +2.8 | |
UKIP | Geoff Courtenay | 16 | 0.8 | +0.8 | |
Majority | 942 | 45.3 | |||
Turnout | 2,079 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
By-election triggered by resignation of Conservative councillor Pat Jackson.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Darran Davies | 2,098 | 49.6 | +0.6 | |
Labour | Steve Garelick | 1,799 | 42.5 | -3.3 | |
Green | John Bowman | 164 | 3.9 | -1.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Alexander Cunliffe | 107 | 2.5 | +2.5 | |
Independent | Tiffany Rytter | 61 | 1.4 | +1.4 | |
Majority | 299 | 7.1 | |||
Turnout | 4,229 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
By-election triggered by death of Conservative councillor Neil Fyfe.
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