2018 Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council election

2018 Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council Election
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All 54 seats to Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council
28 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
  Blank Blank Blank
Leader Gareth Roberts Paul Hodgins Richard Bennett
Party Liberal Democrats Conservative Green
Leader's seat Hampton Barnes South Twickenham
Last election 15 seats, 31.8% 39 seats, 45.0% 0 seats, 6.0%
Seats won 39 11 4
Seat change Increase24 Decrease28 Increase4
Popular vote 146,198 78,431 9,392
Percentage 46.7% 37.6% 4.5%
Swing Increase14.9% Decrease7.3% Decrease1.5%

Map of the results of the 2018 Richmond upon Thames Borough council election. Liberal Democrats in yellow, Conservatives in blue, Green Party in green.

Council control before election

Conservative

Council control after election

Liberal Democrats

The 2018 Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council Election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council in England,[1] on the same day as other local elections. The previous time the seats were up for election was 22 May 2014.

The Liberal Democrats regained control of the council, winning 39 out of the 54 seats, with the Conservative Party forming the principal opposition with eleven of the remaining fifteen seats.

  1. ^ "Local Council Elections 2018". richmond.gov.uk. Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council. Retrieved 14 April 2018.