1994 Kingston upon Thames London Borough Council election information
1994 Kingston upon Thames London Borough Council election
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5 May 1994 (1994-05-05)
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All 50 seats up for election to Kingston upon Thames London Borough Council 26 seats needed for a majority
Registered
96,986[1]
Turnout
51,720, 53.33% ( 3.08)[1]
First party
Second party
Leader
John Tilley
Paul N.H. Clokie
Party
Liberal Democrats
Conservative
Leader since
1994
1990
Leader's seat
Canbury
Berrylands
Last election
18 seats, 30.30%
25 seats, 41.52%
Seats before
18
25
Seats won
26
18
Seat change
8
7
Popular vote
54,642
42,557
Percentage
43.14%
33.60%
Swing
12.84
7.92
Third party
Fourth party
Leader
Unknown
George A. Forsyth[1]
Party
Labour
Green
Leader since
Unknown
2 July 1993[2]
Leader's seat
Unknown
Norbiton
Last election
7 seats, 25.96%
0 seats. 1.68%
Seats before
6
1
Seats won
6
0
Seat change
1
Popular vote
27,398
2,069
Percentage
21.63%
1.63%
Swing
4.33
0.05
Council control before election
No Overall Control
Council control after election
Liberal Democrats
1994 local election in England
The 1994 Kingston upon Thames Council election took place on 5 May 1994 to elect members of Kingston upon Thames London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats gained overall control of the council.[3] Turnout for the election was 53.33%.
^ abMinors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis. "London Borough Council Elections - 5 May 1994 - Ward Voting Statistics" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. p. 210. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
^"'I was dropped because my wife's a Tory' - Labour Man". Kingston Informer. 2 July 1993. p. 8. Retrieved 2 June 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive. Labour councillor George Forsyth has not been selected to contest next year's election - a decision he blames on his marriage to Conservative councillor Lynne Dunn.
^"London Borough Council Elections 5 May 1994 including Results from the European Elections" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
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