Richmond upon Thames council election, 2026

Most seats
55
Liberal Democrats
Seats contested
55
across 18 wards
Turnout
50.7%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats 55 +7 109,313 51.8% -3.7
Conservative and Unionist Party 0 -1 37,164 17.6% -9.0
Green Party 0 -5 33,414 15.8% +10.5
Reform UK 0 +0 20,634 9.8% —
Labour Party 0 +0 9,595 4.5% -6.5
Independent 0 +0 842 0.4% -0.3

Changes are against the previous council election on 05/05/2022. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 55
Labour Party 55
Liberal Democrats 55
Conservative and Unionist Party 54
Green Party 54
Reform UK 47
Independent 3

A party standing a full slate could field 55 candidates, one per seat.

Results by ward

Share is each candidate's share of ballots cast in the ward. Change compares each party's lead candidate with the ward's previous contest. Bold rows are elected candidates.

Barnes 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Fiona Sacks Elected 1,800 45.4% -7.8
Liberal Democrats Andy Hale Elected 1,728 43.6% —
Liberal Democrats Duncan Rasor Elected 1,586 40.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Helen Edward 1,365 34.4% -10.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Carlos Garofolin 1,216 30.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Sandy Urquhart 1,212 30.6% —
Green Party Kieran John Sheedy 397 10.0% —
Green Party Miranda Katharine Lewis 382 9.6% —
Reform UK Mark Fox 380 9.6% —
Green Party Kim Marshall 367 9.3% —
Reform UK Christopher MacNee 346 8.7% —
Reform UK Guy Simon Rose 328 8.3% —
Labour Party Stephen Michael Russell 151 3.8% -3.0
Labour Party Sam Cullen 126 3.2% —
Independent Ivan Avanessov 105 2.6% —
Labour Party Sujata Patel 103 2.6% —
Majority221
Turnout51.6%
Registered electors7,695
Ballots cast3,967

Liberal Democrats hold

East Sheen 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Julia Cambridge Elected 2,198 55.8% -10.4
Liberal Democrats Margaret Dane Elected 1,951 49.6% —
Liberal Democrats Mohsin Khan Elected 1,775 45.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Nick King 1,069 27.2% -5.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Luke Richard Parker 972 24.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Claudia Nascimento 962 24.4% —
Green Party Danielle Coleman 546 13.9% —
Green Party David Hopwood 393 10.0% —
Green Party Jill Winser 382 9.7% —
Reform UK Philip Nuthall 360 9.1% —
Reform UK Phil Nuthall 360 9.1% —
Reform UK Juliet Lisa Rawlings 347 8.8% —
Labour Party Deborah Genders 177 4.5% -3.6
Labour Party Mike Freedman 125 3.2% —
Labour Party Tracey Mullins 120 3.0% —
Majority706
Turnout52.0%
Registered electors7,584
Ballots cast3,936

Liberal Democrats hold

Fulwell & Hampton Hill 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Cardy Elected 2,289 55.6% -12.7
Liberal Democrats Matthew Wherry Elected 2,092 50.8% —
Liberal Democrats Matthew Hull Elected 1,876 45.6% —
Green Party Nansi Eggleton 1,188 28.8% -33.2
Green Party David Trigg 850 20.6% —
Green Party Tim Highmoor 746 18.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Jo Brown 589 14.3% -9.4
Conservative and Unionist Party John Goodwin 504 12.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Julian James Joseph Marsh 449 10.9% —
Reform UK Magnus Forster-Brown 420 10.2% —
Reform UK Gavin Nichols 396 9.6% —
Labour Party Eva Tutchell 199 4.8% -10.3
Labour Party John Walter Edmonds 180 4.4% —
Labour Party James Johnson 146 3.5% —
Majority688
Turnout51.3%
Registered electors8,030
Ballots cast4,118

Liberal Democrats gain from Green Party · Liberal Democrats hold

Ham, Petersham & Richmond Riverside 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Penny Frost Elected 2,097 53.8% -18.7
Liberal Democrats Seamus Joyce Elected 1,735 44.5% —
Liberal Democrats Dermot Kelly Elected 1,654 42.5% —
Green Party Chas Warlow 1,154 29.6% -34.0
Green Party Jaydan Okunola 1,043 26.8% —
Green Party Lauren Stansfield 1,033 26.5% —
Reform UK John Farley Rose 480 12.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Georgina Butler 470 12.1% -12.7
Reform UK Andrew Jeremy Swarbrick 440 11.3% —
Reform UK Oliver Sami Lafci 439 11.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party John Traversi 374 9.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Robert Holt Tudway 344 8.8% —
Labour Party Helen Fleur Montgomery 113 2.9% -10.7
Labour Party Helen Caroline Nance 87 2.2% —
Labour Party Mohammad Sharif Walid 85 2.2% —
Majority500
Turnout52.2%
Registered electors7,491
Ballots cast3,895

Liberal Democrats gain from Green Party · Liberal Democrats hold

Hampton 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Gareth David Roberts Elected 2,117 53.1% -11.6
Liberal Democrats Sam Dalton Elected 2,087 52.4% —
Liberal Democrats Nick Kennerley Elected 1,967 49.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Veronica Mary Barnes 946 23.7% -5.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Derek Jones 915 23.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Rody Mager 704 17.7% —
Green Party Valentina Sophia Butenko 544 13.7% —
Reform UK Debbie Montague 468 11.7% —
Reform UK Stuart Adam Wright 447 11.2% —
Green Party Meera Rajendran 436 10.9% —
Green Party Lewis William Sturdy 410 10.3% —
Labour Party Caroline Anne Loewenstein 144 3.6% -4.4
Labour Party Christopher Stephen Fawcett 131 3.3% —
Labour Party James Oliva-Hauxwell 109 2.7% —
Majority1,021
Turnout53.5%
Registered electors7,453
Ballots cast3,985

Liberal Democrats hold

Hampton North 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Carey Bishop Elected 1,767 53.5% +0.3
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Gant Elected 1,694 51.3% —
Liberal Democrats Jeremy Davis Elected 1,625 49.2% —
Reform UK Martin Ashley Fraiel 565 17.1% —
Reform UK Max Hoskinson 548 16.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Cathy Howe 535 16.2% -18.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Alan Butler 495 15.0% —
Reform UK John Yianni 486 14.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Nupur Majumdar 463 14.0% —
Green Party Poppy Robbins 431 13.1% +8.3
Green Party Stephen Richard Hancock 359 10.9% —
Green Party Ayesha Sadiq 343 10.4% —
Labour Party Lucy Jane Abercrombie 174 5.3% -1.9
Labour Party Christopher Richard Johnson 109 3.3% —
Labour Party Philip Joseph Moshi 98 3.0% —
Majority1,060
Turnout45.0%
Registered electors7,352
Ballots cast3,302

Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party · Liberal Democrats hold

Hampton Wick & South Teddington 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Jim Millard Elected 2,436 59.2% -11.9
Liberal Democrats Liz Tidhar Elected 2,267 55.1% —
Liberal Democrats Helen Baxter Elected 2,104 51.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Joe Broughton 818 19.9% -3.4
Green Party Magan Singodia 609 14.8% —
Green Party Wendy Hatto 576 14.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Tony Fiddes 552 13.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Mircea Chisacof 494 12.0% —
Green Party Mike Young 460 11.2% —
Reform UK Edward Ronald George Davies 440 10.7% —
Reform UK Michael James MacKie 422 10.3% —
Labour Party Neil Roland Browning 229 5.6% -4.7
Labour Party Richard Siu-Ming Cheung 195 4.7% —
Labour Party Gerard Elliott Ward 182 4.4% —
Majority1,286
Turnout50.7%
Registered electors8,121
Ballots cast4,116

Liberal Democrats hold

Heathfield 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Lesley Pollesche Elected 1,572 48.2% -2.5
Liberal Democrats John Coombs Elected 1,568 48.1% —
Liberal Democrats Michael Wilson Elected 1,488 45.7% —
Reform UK Keith John Goodenough 620 19.0% —
Reform UK Alex Starling 615 18.9% —
Reform UK Robert Stephen Thompson 589 18.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Fiona Maria Theresa Barry 481 14.8% -11.9
Green Party Alastair Armstrong 422 12.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party George Edward Dryja 421 12.9% —
Green Party Lizzie Curtis 398 12.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Jonathan Charles Lebosquet 391 12.0% —
Green Party Rae Vermeulen 347 10.6% —
Labour Party Anne Feeney 233 7.1% -20.0
Labour Party Liz MacKenzie 192 5.9% —
Labour Party Michael John McCarthy 181 5.6% —
Majority868
Turnout44.5%
Registered electors7,345
Ballots cast3,259

Liberal Democrats hold

Kew 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Clare Vollum Elected 2,212 50.7% -13.2
Liberal Democrats Maureen Goldthorpe Elected 2,112 48.5% —
Liberal Democrats Kelvin Cheatle Elected 2,108 48.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Margaret Buter-Morris 1,157 26.5% -2.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Anthony Blanco 1,109 25.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Xandi Steele 890 20.4% —
Green Party Geoffrey O'Connell 717 16.4% —
Green Party Andrew Webster 636 14.6% —
Green Party Alex Stylianou 604 13.9% —
Reform UK Glyn Douglas Wallis-Jones 416 9.5% —
Labour Party Ray Ferris 195 4.5% -3.8
Labour Party Anousheh Alavi 180 4.1% —
Labour Party Barnaby Marder 174 4.0% —
Majority951
Turnout51.3%
Registered electors8,510
Ballots cast4,359

Liberal Democrats hold

Mortlake & Barnes Common 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Geri Cox Elected 1,637 37.6% -14.1
Liberal Democrats Michael Dingemans Elected 1,464 33.6% —
Liberal Democrats Anton McNulty-Howard Elected 1,443 33.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Clare Delmar 1,065 24.4% -9.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Rhys Irvine James Thomas 959 22.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Peter Vider 890 20.4% —
Green Party Seth Ashby-Hawkins 767 17.6% -18.5
Green Party Nadia Miriam Mirza 656 15.0% —
Green Party Ciaran Edward Cusack 642 14.7% —
Reform UK Paisley Arnold 444 10.2% —
Reform UK John Kirwan Hughes 408 9.4% —
Reform UK David Charles White 402 9.2% —
Labour Party Francine Loudon Bates 341 7.8% -12.3
Labour Party Lucas Spencer 291 6.7% —
Labour Party Matthew David Woolston 218 5.0% —
Majority378
Turnout52.0%
Registered electors8,387
Ballots cast4,359

Liberal Democrats gain from Green Party · Liberal Democrats hold

North Richmond 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Nancy Baldwin Elected 2,191 59.7% -7.2
Liberal Democrats Richard Pyne Elected 1,978 53.9% —
Liberal Democrats Richard Warren Elected 1,901 51.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Thomas O'Malley 584 15.9% -7.7
Green Party Jane Harrison 575 15.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party David Palairet 549 14.9% —
Green Party Jenna Kruger 474 12.9% —
Green Party Diane Scott 451 12.3% —
Reform UK Alan Charnley 438 11.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Amen Bayat 436 11.9% —
Independent Maggie Richens 376 10.2% —
Independent William George Spencer Richens 361 9.8% —
Labour Party Tom Absolon 176 4.8% -9.6
Labour Party Fiona Mary O'Farrell 155 4.2% —
Labour Party Jonathan Alexander Dredge 116 3.2% —
Majority1,317
Turnout47.9%
Registered electors7,693
Ballots cast3,673

Liberal Democrats hold

South Richmond 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Chris Varley Elected 1,758 45.0% -16.8
Liberal Democrats Massimo Chiesa Elected 1,727 44.2% —
Liberal Democrats Paulina Vassileva Elected 1,677 42.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Charlie Protheroe 962 24.6% -13.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Phillip Brian Taylor 904 23.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Sheba Sogol 857 21.9% —
Green Party Paddy Griffith 801 20.5% -29.8
Green Party Tanya Williams 583 14.9% —
Green Party Alexi Hatto 479 12.3% —
Reform UK Christine Cullis 417 10.7% —
Reform UK Susan Gamble 410 10.5% —
Reform UK Candice Schneider 390 10.0% —
Labour Party Max Davies 168 4.3% -5.8
Labour Party Marion White 160 4.1% —
Labour Party David McAlpine 152 3.9% —
Majority715
Turnout50.1%
Registered electors7,792
Ballots cast3,906

Liberal Democrats gain from Green Party · Liberal Democrats hold

South Twickenham 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Michael Butlin Elected 2,121 49.5% -17.5
Liberal Democrats Rhi Lee Elected 1,995 46.5% —
Liberal Democrats Jack Clothier Jones Elected 1,974 46.0% —
Green Party Richard Bennett 1,333 31.1% -27.2
Green Party Gareth Jones 1,054 24.6% —
Green Party Ross Monaghan 912 21.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Jane Boulton 630 14.7% -10.7
Conservative and Unionist Party David Marlow 551 12.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party David Richard Porter 504 11.8% —
Reform UK Michael Charles Anstey 395 9.2% —
Reform UK Robert MacIntyre 375 8.7% —
Reform UK Ian Nieuwstadt 339 7.9% —
Labour Party Christina Joy Rose Green 183 4.3% -10.4
Labour Party Daniel Michael Freeman 154 3.6% —
Labour Party David Goldberg 127 3.0% —
Majority641
Turnout57.0%
Registered electors7,534
Ballots cast4,287

Liberal Democrats gain from Green Party · Liberal Democrats hold

St Margarets & North Twickenham 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Katie Mansfield Elected 2,480 57.3% -15.9
Liberal Democrats Maria Margiotta Elected 2,311 53.4% —
Liberal Democrats Alexander Ehmann Elected 2,264 52.3% —
Green Party Milo Clarke 667 15.4% —
Green Party Sean Anderson 663 15.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Elizabeth Mary Georgia Hill 630 14.5% -2.3
Green Party Richard Clemence 617 14.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Brian William Jarvis 532 12.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Nathaniel Ikeazor 508 11.7% —
Reform UK Pearse Patrick Benjamin Bates 374 8.6% —
Reform UK Peter Jonathan Crooks 358 8.3% —
Reform UK Peter Jonathan Crooks 358 8.3% —
Reform UK Paul Grindrod 352 8.1% —
Labour Party Sandra Jane Roberts 234 5.4% -5.7
Labour Party Sandra Jane Roberts 234 5.4% —
Labour Party Christopher David Andrew George 229 5.3% —
Labour Party Howard Digby Roberts 182 4.2% —
Majority1,597
Turnout—
Registered electors8,399
Ballots cast (estimated)4,331

Liberal Democrats hold

Teddington 4 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Richard Baker Elected 2,613 59.5% -4.8
Liberal Democrats Charlie Engel Elected 2,539 57.8% —
Liberal Democrats Charlie Engel Elected 2,539 57.8% —
Liberal Democrats Phil Giesler Elected 2,435 55.4% —
Green Party Ken Denaro 683 15.5% +8.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Jon Hollis 625 14.2% -6.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Elizabeth Dolan 568 12.9% —
Green Party Phulmaya Bhusal 558 12.7% —
Green Party Eddie Thorne 515 11.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party James Lloyd-Thomas 496 11.3% —
Reform UK Julian David Allbut 442 10.1% —
Reform UK Kay Marilyn Brooks 407 9.3% —
Reform UK Mark Vellacott 387 8.8% —
Labour Party Patricia Margaret Tivendale 208 4.7% -1.4
Labour Party James Dylan Thomson 192 4.4% —
Labour Party Sampson Edward Low 187 4.3% —
Majority1,752
Turnout54.1%
Registered electors8,126
Ballots cast4,393

Liberal Democrats gain · Liberal Democrats hold

Twickenham Riverside 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats James Henry Chard Elected 2,299 56.4% -10.7
Liberal Democrats Julia Neden-Watts Elected 2,221 54.5% —
Liberal Democrats Andrew Duncan Elected 2,051 50.3% —
Green Party Maggie Brown 833 20.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Maria Barry 698 17.1% -6.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Adrian Johnston 680 16.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party David Sparrow 602 14.8% —
Green Party Steve Roest 574 14.1% —
Green Party Merhala Selvarajah 542 13.3% —
Reform UK Martin Vincent Bergin 363 8.9% —
Reform UK Oliver Patrick Stafford Needs 340 8.3% —
Labour Party Sabrina Susan Fuller 226 5.5% -4.9
Labour Party Liam David Humble 192 4.7% —
Labour Party Edward Sherwood 155 3.8% —
Majority1,218
Turnout50.4%
Registered electors8,094
Ballots cast4,076

Liberal Democrats hold

West Twickenham 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Piers Allen Elected 2,210 56.8% -7.6
Liberal Democrats Rachel Robertson Elected 2,123 54.6% —
Liberal Democrats Alan Juriansz Elected 2,026 52.1% —
Green Party Rosalie Callway 711 18.3% —
Green Party Surya Cooper 567 14.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Fiona Maureen Brannon 521 13.4% -11.6
Green Party Paul Healey 493 12.7% —
Reform UK George Anthony McQueen 492 12.7% —
Reform UK Gabrielle Teresa Maria Koukis 484 12.4% —
Reform UK Richard George Lailey 483 12.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Neil Wynn-Jones 446 11.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Zahra Khan 418 10.7% —
Labour Party Oliver Timothy Freeman 175 4.5% -9.8
Labour Party Adam Steuart Gladstone 145 3.7% —
Labour Party Stephen Guichard 135 3.5% —
Majority1,315
Turnout49.2%
Registered electors7,914
Ballots cast3,889

Liberal Democrats hold

Whitton 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Jo Humphreys Elected 1,933 50.4% -17.4
Liberal Democrats Nathanael MacDonald Elected 1,756 45.8% —
Liberal Democrats Kuldev Sehra Elected 1,742 45.5% —
Reform UK Peter Stuart Denver Dombi 666 17.4% —
Reform UK Stephen Jacklin Pulfrey 640 16.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Max Balfour 580 15.1% -14.6
Reform UK Nicolas Silkov-Yianni 558 14.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party David Ian Bradshaw 547 14.3% —
Green Party Keith Buckman 534 13.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Elizabeth Foster 525 13.7% —
Green Party Niall George Fahey 492 12.8% —
Green Party Qudsia Shah 465 12.1% —
Labour Party Syed Junaid Ahmed 254 6.6% -4.8
Labour Party David Alan Eckert 252 6.6% —
Labour Party Pam Marum 216 5.6% —
Majority1,076
Turnout50.0%
Registered electors7,670
Ballots cast3,832

Liberal Democrats hold

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