A map showing the wards of Hillingdon since 2002

The members of the Hillingdon London Borough Council in London, England are elected every four years. Since the 2022 boundary changes, the council is composed of 53 councillors.[1]

Political control

The first election to the council was held in 1964, initially operating as a shadow authority before the new system came into full effect in 1965. Political control of the council since 1964 has been held by the following parties:

Party in control Years
Labour 1964–1968
Conservative 1968–1971
Labour 1971–1978
Conservative 1978–1986
No overall control 1986–1990
Conservative 1990–1994
Labour 1994–1998
No overall control 1998–2006
Conservative 2006–present

Leadership

The leaders of the council since 1965 have been:[2][3]

Councillor Party From To
Alfred Beck Labour 1965 1968
Darrell Charles Conservative 1968 1971
Alfred Beck Labour 1971 1973
John Bartlett Labour 1973 1978
John Watts Conservative 1978 1984
Norman Hawkins Conservative 1984 1986
No leader 1986 1990
Andrew Boff Conservative 1990 1992
Richard Barnes Conservative 1992 1994
Chris Rogers Labour 1994 15 May 1997
Paul Harmsworth Labour 15 May 1997 1998
Richard Barnes Conservative 1998 2000
Ray Puddifoot Conservative 2000 14 Jan 2021
Ian Edwards Conservative 14 Jan 2021

Council elections

Borough result maps

By-election results

1964-1968

There were no by-elections.[7]

1968-1971

Haydon by-election, 18 July 1968[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative C. R. Brindle 1523
Liberal D. F. J. Wood 160
Labour R. A. Rosser 126
Turnout 23.7%
Hillingdon West by-election, 18 July 1968[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mrs G. M. Clark 890
Labour R. W. Bossom 198
Non Party A. H. Kurtz 12
Turnout 13.4%
Ickenham by-election, 18 July 1968[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative K. C. Briggs 1654
Liberal B. Outhwaite 272
Labour T. L. Morgan 221
Turnout 29.5%
Ruislip by-election, 18 July 1968[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative E. G. Booth 2018
Liberal C. A. Herring 173
Labour C. C. G. Barton 166
Turnout 29.8%
Belmore by-election, 4 March 1970[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour G. A. Childs 842
Conservative J. L. Tyrrell 746
Turnout 16.2%
Hillingdon East by-election, 21 October 1970[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour D. W. Heppenstall 1279
Conservative R. W. Hall 925
Liberal S. W. James 143
Turnout 31.1%

1971-1974

Frogmore by-election, 23 November 1972[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. E. Clifford 1,510
Conservative A. J. T. Tyrrell 747
National Front J. S. Fairhurst 488
Turnout 24.8%
Hillingdon West by-election, 27 September 1973[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. A. Watts 1,247
Labour J. I. Rees 930
Liberal J. M. Price 544
National Front P. Marsh 128
Turnout 31.5%

1974-1978

Hillingdon East by-election, 15 August 1974[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Terence P. Dicks 1,397
Labour Deirdre P. H. Heppenstall 1,330
Liberal Michael E. Ryan 403
National Front John S. Fairhurst 163
Turnout 45.1
Haydon by-election, 6 February 1975[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Derek N. List 2,177
Liberal Derek J. Honeygold 512
Labour Jean Heather 496
Turnout 37.6
Northwood by-election, 8 April 1976[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Norman C. Hawkins 3,381
Liberal Gordon D. Leigh 481
Labour Dorothy J. Blundell 419
National Front John S. Fairhurst 175
Turnout 48.8
Hayes by-election, 23 June 1977[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Keith E. Salisbury 2,194
Labour Elsie E. Broughton 1,499
National Joseph F. Deville 140
National Front Peter Marsh 125
Hayes Liberal Marie D. Greenfield 109
Liberal Harlington John W. Lyford 36
Turnout 36.0

1978-1982

1982-1986

There were no by-elections.[10]

1986-1990

1990-1994

Northwood Hills by-election, 26 July 1990[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David A. Bishop 2,338 68.0
Labour James B. McGurk 762 22.2
Liberal Democrats Richard K. Drew 336 9.8
Turnout 46.4
Conservative hold Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Graham E. Sewell.

Yeading by-election, 11 July 1991[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Francis Way 1,316 50.2
Conservative Mary A. O'Connor 1,038 39.6
Liberal Democrats Michael F. Cox 266 10.2
Turnout 40.1
Labour hold Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. John Walker.

Uxbridge South by-election, 26 September 1991[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Karen R. Livney 757 46.1
Conservative Karyn T. Kenway 649 39.5
Liberal Democrats Ann-Marie Sharkey 164 10.0
Green William G. Cheesbrough 71 4.3
Turnout 39.0
Labour hold Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Gordon Mcl. Bogan.

St Martins by-election, 22 April 1993[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Philip N. Corthorne 1,475 50.8
Labour John V. Morse 1,096 37.7
Liberal Democrats Harry Davies 303 10.4
Independent Diane I. Greenwood 31 1.1
Turnout 50.3
Conservative hold Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Derek J. Tow.

Harefield by-election, 12 August 1993[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Pauline D. Crawley 1,339 49.0
Conservative Patricia J. Spargo 866 31.7
Liberal Democrats Jill Rhodes 411 15.0
Green Ian E. Flindall 117 4.3
Turnout 56.4
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Kenneth R. Abel.

1994-1998

Crane by-election, 19 October 1995[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John L. Oswell 1,179
Conservative Derek D. Baxter 341
Militant Labour Derek J. Marsdon 132
Liberal Democrats Peter J. Dollimore 121
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Christopher J. Mullen.

Barnhill by-election, 13 June 1996[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John R. Major 1,773 73.5
Conservative Andrew P. Teebay 376 15.6
Liberal Democrats Andrew Vernazza 143 5.9
Militant Labour Sarah E. King 120
Majority 1,397 57.9
Turnout 2,292 36.4
Labour hold Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Gulab S. Sharma.

Heathrow by-election, 6 November 1997[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Michael S. Usher 770 64.3 +3.8
Conservative Mary A. O'Connor 332 27.7 -4.1
Liberal Democrats Peter J. Dollimore 95 7.9 +7.9
Majority 438 36.6
Turnout 1,197 21.2
Labour hold Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Philip Kordun.

1998-2002

Yiewsley by-election, 25 June 1998[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Paul K. Harmsworth 777 44.2 +1.2
Conservative Brian A. Wing 734 41.8 -2.5
Liberal Democrats Christopher Gee 245 14.0 +1.3
Majority 43 2.4
Turnout 1,756 34.1
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

The by-election was called following the disqualification of Cllr. Mark J. Chester.

Botwell by-election, 30 March 2000[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Norman H. Nunn-Price 661 49.4 -22.4
Conservative Michael J. Gibson 258 19.3 -8.9
Socialist (GB) Walter D. Kennedy 233 17.4 +17.4
Liberal Democrats Michael Cox 186 13.9 +13.9
Majority 403 30.1
Turnout 1,338 27.6
Labour hold Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Timothy J. Freeman.

2002-2006

Heathrow Villages by-election, 4 July 2002[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Roderick P. Marshall 1,011 43.8 +4.8
Liberal Democrats Anthony J. Little 688 29.8 +20.1
Conservative Geraldine Nicholson 466 20.2 +0.0
Green Graham Gilbert 92 4.0 -3.5
BNP Francis S. McAllister 49 2.1 -4.2
Majority 323 14.0
Turnout 2,306 29.6
Labour hold Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Jagjit S. Sidhu.

South Ruislip by-election, 29 April 2004[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats John O. Curley 1,016 34.3 +12.4
Conservative Graham E. M. Horn 899 30.4 -12.8
Labour Anne O'Shea 526 17.8 -20.8
BNP Gareth Jones 434 14.7 +14.7
Green Graham J. Lee 86 2.9 -4.4
Majority 117 3.9
Turnout 2,961 36.2
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. James J. O'Neill

Cavendish by-election, 17 February 2005[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Michael R. White 1,340 42.7 +0.6
Liberal Democrats Alan S. Graham 1,245 39.7 -6.2
Labour Alan K. Gilbert 299 9.5 -2.6
National Front Peter Shaw 188 5.9 +5.9
Green Graham J. Lee 65 2.1 +2.1
Majority 95 3.0
Turnout 3,137 37.4
Conservative hold Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Margaret A. Grant.

2006-2010

Townfield by-election, 17 July 2008[15][16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Tony Eginton 1,031 45.3 -12.6
Liberal Democrats Roy Chamdal 506 22.2 +8.7
Conservative Kashmir Pahal 445 19.6 -9.0
BNP Denis Macdonald 186 8.2 +8.2
National Front Andrew Crippscripps 74 3.3 +3.3
Green Catriona Corfield 33 1.5 +1.5
Majority 525 23.1
Turnout 2,275 25.0
Labour hold Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Norman H. Nunn-Price.

West Ruislip by-election, 2 October 2008[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Riley 1351
Liberal Democrats Adrian K. Betts 860
Labour John P. Campbell 147
BNP Denis N. Macdonald 111
Green Graham J. Lee 55
National Front Ian Edward 52
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Solveig Stone.

Northwood by-election, 11 December 2008[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ms. Carol Melvin 1216
Liberal Democrats Alan Prue 466
Labour Robert Nunn 116
Green Graham Lee 66
Independent Francis Mcallistair 25
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

The by-election was called following the disqualification of Cllr. D Ian Oakley.

2010-2014

[18]

Hillingdon East by-election, 27 Feb 2020
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Colleen Margaret Ann Sullivan 1,430
Labour Annelise Mary Gabrielle Roberts 488
Liberal Democrats Chris Hooper 86
Green Mark Alan Keir 59
UKIP Geoff Courtenay 16
Turnout 22.17%
Conservative hold Swing

By-election triggered by resignation of Conservative councillor Pat Jackson.

References

  1. ^ The Ealing, Hillingdon and Hounslow (London Borough Boundaries) Order 1993
  2. ^ The Heathrow Airport (County and London Borough Boundaries) Order 1993
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