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Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council elections are held every four years for all 54 councillor seats in the 18 wards that make up the Borough Council. By-elections are held in individual wards when vacancies arise outside the four-year cycle.
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Political control
Since 1964 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:
Council elections
1964–1968
There were no by-elections.
1974–1978
Following the discovery of a series of voting errors, the High Court on 5 August 1976, declared the Liberal candidate in place of the Conservative. The revised votes are recorded here.
1990–1994
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Anthony T. Johnson.
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Gavin Alexander.
1994–1998
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Elaine I. Pippard.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Philip A. Northey.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Susan E. Fenwick.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. David A. R. Martin.
1998–2002
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Helen Blake.
2002–2006
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. John L. Saunders.
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Anthony J. Barnett.
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Jean M. Matthews.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Marc L. Cranfield-Adams.
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Derek Beattie.
2006–2010
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Benedict A. Stanberry.
2010–2014
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Richard J. Montague.
2014–2018
The by-election was called following the resignation of Councillor Tania Mathias, of the Conservative Party, following her election as the Member of Parliament for Twickenham.