A map showing the wards of Hounslow since 2002

Hounslow Council in London, England is elected every four years. 60 councillors are elected from 20 wards, with by-elections held to fill any vacancies between elections.[1]

Political control

Since 1964 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2]

Party in controlYears
Labour1964–1968
Conservative1968–1971
Labour1971–2006
No overall control2006–2010
Labour2010–present

Leadership

The leaders of the council since 1965 have been:[3][4]

CouncillorPartyFromTo
Alf King Labour19651968
Dyas Usher Conservative19681969
George Henniker[5] Conservative19691971
Alf King Labour19711986
John Grigg Labour19861987
David Wetzel Labour19871991
John Chatt Labour19911999
John Connelly Labour19992002
John Chatt Labour200218 May 2004
Colin Ellar Labour18 May 20047 May 2006
Peter Thompson Conservative23 May 200625 May 2010
Jagdish Sharma Labour25 May 201010 Jun 2014
Steve Curran Labour10 Jun 201431 May 2022
Shantanu Rajawat Labour31 May 2022

Council elections

Borough result maps

By-election results

1964-1968

There were several by-elections in 1964 arising from elected Councillors being appointed as Aldermen. Details required

1968-1971

Heston East by-election, 20 June 1968[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative M. G. Venn 1100
Labour M. J. Nicholls 413
Liberal E. G. Charrington 234
Turnout 21.8%
Spring Grove by-election, 20 June 1968[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative H. E. Butler 1641
Labour K. J. Baldry 146
Turnout 23.7%
Isleworth South by-election, 24 October 1968[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour G. McKay 1207
Conservative G. D. Taylor 956
Communist B. E. DomsalIa 47
Turnout 35.8%

1971-1974

Clifden by-election, 1 July 1971[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour P. C. Scott 1,826
Conservative Mrs M. C. Downes 670
Turnout 33.2%
East Bedfont by-election, 1 July 1971[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Duffy 1,577
Labour H. T. Brown 1,560
Conservative J. C. Potter 555
Conservative T. Perkins 550
Liberal J. A. Quinn 116
Liberal Mrs J. I. Quinn 114
Turnout 26.4%
Heston West by-election, 1 July 1971[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A. Wallis 1,517
Conservative V. E. Hopkins 667
Turnout 28.5%
Spring Grove by-election, 6 July 1972[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative G. E. Henniker 1,724
Labour Mrs K. Butler 605
Turnout 28.8%
Riverside by-election, 15 March 1973[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A. E. Bearne 1,516
Conservative T. H. D. Russell 1,505
Turnout 38.6%

1974-1978

Heston West by-election, 6 February 1975[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Audrey H. Padley 1,357
Conservative Bramwell J. E. Ballard 1,282
Liberal Michael A. Simmons 183
Turnout 37.0
Cranford by-election, 11 December 1975[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Henry A. North 887
Conservative Bramwell J. E. Ballard 791
National Front James F. Wood 122
Turnout 22.1
Feltham South by-election, 11 December 1975[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Kerry Butler 962
Conservative Wendy V. Rogers 880
National Front Malcolm R. Hutton 68
Communist David Howell 59
Turnout 28.4
Hounslow Central by-election, 25 March 1976[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Michael J. Parker 1,400
Conservative David W. Hannay 1,299
Ratepayers Douglas A. Evans 486
National Front Josephine M. Reid 161
Liberal Michael A. Simmons 147
National Party Thomas Carnie 34
Turnout 51.5
Heston West by-election, 29 April 1976[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jeffery Spence 1,395
Conservative Bramwell J. E. Ballard 1,234
Heston Ratepayers Association Nicholas J. Guyatt 687
Liberal Charles W. Baily 193
National Party Malcolm R. Hutton 181
Turnout 49.3
Clifden by-election, 7 October 1976[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert E. Stratton 1,238
Labour Roy B. Hall 1,062
Liberal Audrey J. J. Maclean 619
National Front Peter J. Attridge 346
Turnout 46.6
Heston East by-election, 24 November 1977[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Bramwell J. E. Ballard 1,562
Heston Ratepayers Association Roger J. Owen 769
Labour Paul M. Maynard 769
National Front Josephine M. Reid 163
Turnout 33.9

1978-1982

1982-1986

1986-1990

1990-1994

Cranford by-election, 20 September 1990[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Harbakhsh S. Khangura 1,270 54.4
Conservative Jack H. Austin 771 33.0
Green Brett Stacey 204 8.7
Liberal Democrats Mohammad A. Rahman 88 3.8
Turnout 32.1
Labour hold Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Henry A. North.

Hounslow South by-election, 9 July 1992[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Anthony Fairfield 1,193
Conservative Wojciech Klamut 1,109
Labour Christine Hay 894
Labour Balbhadar Jain 884
Liberal Democrats Laurance Mann 166
Liberal Democrats Ivan Berti 157
Green Martin Friend 123
Green John Bradley 122
Turnout 36.7
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

The by-election was called following the resignations of Cllrs. Valerie D. Marks and William H. Martin.

Hounslow South by-election, 22 April 1993[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Walter J. Hill 1,250 44.0
Labour Christine Hay 1,217 42.9
Liberal Democrats Iven K. S. Berti 262 9.2
Independent William R. Chatterton 110 3.9
Turnout 36.6
Conservative hold Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Peter E. Leggett.

Isleworth South by-election, 8 July 1993[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Valerie Lamey 831 34.5
Liberal Democrats Laurence N. Mann 713 29.6
Conservative Gregory F. Pugsley 482 20.0
Independent Labour William Raymond 198 8.2
Independent Thomas Reader 182 7.6
Turnout 31.8
Labour hold Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Peter Caldwell.

Feltham South by-election, 11 November 1993[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Royston S. Haines 984 38.1
Labour Lynda F. Walmsley 969 37.5
Conservative Anthony C. Gurrin 367 14.2
National Front Raymond J. O'Connor 261 10.1
Turnout 39.9
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Co-op Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Edward J. Pauling.

1994-1998

Hanworth by-election, 31 August 1995[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Les Bawn 1,315
Liberal Democrats Ann-Marie Mallon 993
Conservative John P. Bolding 208
BNP Warren B. Glass 119
Green Stephen P. Smith 46
Turnout
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Michael F. Hoban.

Isleworth North by-election, 17 July 1997[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Janet E. Tindall 940 46.6 -9.9
Conservative Adrian H. Lee 555 27.5 +3.2
Liberal Democrats Gareth G. Hartwell 393 19.5 +6.6
Community Group Caroline J. Andrews 131 6.5 +6.5
Majority 385 19.1
Turnout 2,019 25.3
Labour hold Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Antony Louki.

1998-2002

Gunnersbury by-election, 12 November 1998[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Tristan St. J. Brunnell 750 46.0 -12.2
Conservative Justin H. Reynolds 523 32.1 +4.5
Liberal Democrats Paul R. Rustad 231 14.2 +0.1
Independent Donald Golding 125 7.7 +7.7
Majority 227 13.9
Turnout 1,629 21.3
Labour hold Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Peter D. Nathan.

East Bedfont by-election, 19 October 2000[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats John Howliston 573 42.0 +17.4
Labour Caroline A. Imrie 372 27.3 -11.7
Conservative John P. Bolding 283 20.8 +0.7
Independent Brian Green 135 9.9 -6.4
Majority 201 14.7
Turnout 1,363 15.3
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Brian W. Price.

Hounslow Central by-election, 19 October 2000[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Robert J. Whatley 802 59.3 +5.2
Conservative Ronald Baker 304 22.5 +3.9
Independent Genevieve M. Hibbs 135 10.0 -5.4
Liberal Democrats Mohammad A. Rahman 112 8.3 -3.7
Majority 498 36.8
Turnout 1,353 17.5
Labour hold Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Pamela Wharfe.

Chiswick Riverside by-election, 8 March 2001[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Felicity Barwood 939 44.5 +6.9
Liberal Democrats Paul Rustad 607 28.8 -4.2
Labour Valerie Yates 565 26.8 -2.6
Majority 332 15.7
Turnout 2,111 26.7
Conservative hold Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Josephine C. F. Langton.

2002-2006

Hounslow South by-election, 3 October 2002[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Pritam Grewal 866 38.0 +3.0
Community Group Paul A. Fisher 657 28.8 +15.6
Conservative John R. Davies 594 26.0 -9.0
Liberal Democrats Michael L. Wilson 156 7.2 -4.2
Majority 209 9.2
Turnout 2,282 27.9
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Walter J. Hill.

Heston West by-election, 30 September 2004[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Elizabeth P. Hughes 596 40.7 -19.0
Liberal Democrats Satnam K. Khalsa 461 31.5 +31.5
Conservative Bhupindar K. Lakhanpaul 406 27.8 +5.2
Majority 135 9.2
Turnout 1,463 17.8
Labour hold Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. John S. Gray.

Heston East by-election, 25 November 2004[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Shivcharn S. Gill 593 42.9 +15.1
Conservative Herdeep Singh 432 31.3 +5.3
Liberal Democrats Syed S. Akhtar 356 25.8 +0.0
Majority 161 11.6
Turnout 1,381 16.7
Labour hold Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Roger M. Clarke.

Chiswick Homefields by-election, 9 December 2004[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Gerald A. R. McGregor 878 58.1 +12.7
Labour Valerie Yates 430 28.5 +4.7
Green Martin J. Bleach 203 13.4 +4.2
Majority 448 29.6
Turnout 1,511 18.6
Conservative hold Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Sally L. Gilson.

Osterley & Spring Grove by-election, 25 August 2005[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sheila O'Reilly 1,008 52.2 +11.3
Labour Bandna Chopra 524 27.1 -2.0
Community Group Andrew D. Sibley 223 11.6 +2.2
Liberal Democrats Naseem Pankhida 175 9.1 -2.0
Majority 484 25.1
Turnout 1,930 22.3
Conservative hold Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Premila Bhanderi.

2006-2010

Hanworth Park by-election, 12 July 2007[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Paul Jabbal 1,054 41.1 -3.3
Labour Colin Eilar 729 28.4 +2.1
Liberal Democrats Simon T. Martin 507 19.8 +4.2
Independent Vanessa K. Smith 201 7.8 -5.9
Green Anthony W. J. Agius 73 2.8 +2.8
Majority 325 12.7
Turnout 2,564 32.3
Conservative hold Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Harley F. W. Buckner.

Chiswick Riverside by-election, 13 December 2007[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Thomas S. Hearn 1,207 61.1 +16.1
Labour Edward O. Mayne 414 21.0 +3.2
Liberal Democrats Phyllis A. Ballantyne 250 12.7 -7.1
Green Martin J. Bleach 103 5.2 -12.2
Majority 793 40.1
Turnout 1,974 24.6
Conservative hold Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Robert R. F. Kinghorn.

2010-2014

There were no by-elections.[16]

2014-2018

There were two by-elections in this period.

2018-2022

There have been no by-elections in this period.

References

  1. ↑ The Ealing, Hammersmith and Fulham, and Hounslow (London Borough Boundaries) Order 1993
  2. ↑ The Ealing, Hillingdon and Hounslow (London Borough Boundaries) Order 1993
  3. ↑ The Greater London and Surrey (County and London Borough Boundaries) (No. 4) Order 1993
  4. ↑ The Heathrow Airport (County and London Borough Boundaries) Order 1993
  1. ↑ "Elections - results". London Borough of Hounslow. Archived from the original on 9 June 2009. Retrieved 12 July 2009.
  2. ↑ "Hounslow". BBC News Online. 19 April 2009. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
  3. ↑ "Council minutes". Hounslow Council. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  4. ↑ "London Boroughs Political Almanac". London Councils. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  5. ↑ "'Rates and housing are the issues'". Acton Gazette. 22 April 1971. p. 6. Retrieved 3 July 2022. Leader of Hounslow Borough Council, Cllr. George Henniker...
  6. 1 2 3 4 "London Borough Council Elections 13 May 1971" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "London Borough Council Elections 4 May 1978" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  8. ↑ "Hounslow". BBC News Online. Retrieved 12 July 2009.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 "London Borough Council Elections 2 May 2002" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 "London Borough Council Elections 2 May 1974" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 "London Borough Council By-elections May 1990 to May 1994" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  12. 1 2 "London Borough Council Elections 7 May 1998 including the Greater London Authority Referendum results" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  13. 1 2 3 4 5 "London Borough Council Elections 4 May 2006" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  14. ↑ "By-election - Hanworth". London Borough of Hounslow. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 12 July 2009.
  15. ↑ "By-elections". London Borough of Hounslow. Archived from the original on 9 January 2009. Retrieved 12 July 2009.
  16. ↑ "London Borough Council Elections 22 May 2014" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
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