Kingston Council will remain under the control of Liberal Democrats following the local 2022 elections after winning 41 seats.

The Conservatives came in second with just three seats and the Kingston Independent Residents Group gained one seat.

Voter turnout reached 45.64 per cent for the 2022 local election with 50,966 ballot papers submitted.

A total of 45 of the council’s full 48 seats were declared yesterday.

Three seats are currently vacant due to the postponement of the election in the New Malden Village Ward.

This is in accordance with electoral law, following the news of the death of independent candidate Mary Jean Clark.

Before the 2022 results yesterday, Kingston had 37 Lib Dem councillors, eight Tories and two independents.

Here is the breakdown of results in Kingston:

  • Alexandra Ward:

The ward of Alexandra has elected two Liberal Democrat candidates, Peter Maurice Herlinger (991 votes) and Ian Manders (976 votes).

  • Berrylands Ward:

The ward of Berrylands has elected two Liberal Democrat candidates, Jackie Davies (1,340 votes) and Anita Margaret Schaper (1,232 votes).

  • Canbury Gardens Ward:

The ward Canbury Gardens has elected two Liberal Democrat candidates, James Noel Manthel (1,191 votes) and Noel Walter Hadjimichael (1,173).

  • Chessington South and Malden Rushett Ward:

The ward of Chessington South and Malden Rushett has elected three Liberal Democrats candidates, Andreas Kirsch (1,453 votes), Sharukh Mirza (1,353 votes) and Griseldis Kirsch (1,335 votes).

  • Coombe Hill Ward:

The ward of Coombe Hill has elected three Liberal Democrat candidates, Andrew James Crawford Bolton (1,624 votes), Kamala Kugan (1,612 votes) and Andrew Sillett (1,475 votes).

  • Coombe Vale Ward:

The ward of Coombe Vale has elected three Liberal Democrats candidates: Andrew James Crawford Bolton (1,624 votes), KUGAN Kamala Kugan (1,612 votes) and Andrew Sillett (1,475 votes).

  • Green Lane and St James Ward:

The ward of Green Lane and St James elected one Liberal Democrat candidate, Tim Cobbett (888 votes) and one Kingston Independent Residents Group candidate, James Giles (853 votes).

  • Hook and Chessington North Ward:

The ward of Hook and Chessington North has elected three Liberal Democrats candidates, Afy Afilaka (1,566 votes), Sue Ansari (1,627 votes) and Steph Archer (1,750 votes).

  • King George's and Sunray Ward:

The ward of King George’s and Sunray has elected two Liberal Democrat candidates Mark Beynon (813 votes) and Helen Rachel Grocott (784 votes).

  • Kingston Gate Ward:

The ward of Kingston Gate has elected three Liberal Democrats candidates: Anne Owen (1,614 votes), Sabah Hamed (1,504 votes) and Farshid Sadr-Hashemi (1,315 votes).

  • Kingston Town Ward: 

The ward of Kingston Town has elected three Liberal Democrats candidates: Roger Mark Hayes (1,243 votes), Nicola Nardelli (1,243 votes) and John Sweeney (1,104 votes).

  • Motspur Park and Old Malden East Ward:

The ward of Motspur Park and Old Malden East has elected two Liberal Democrat candidates, Lynn Isabell Henderson (1,132 votes) and John Richard Thorpe (1,009).

  • Norbiton Ward:

The ward of Norbiton has elected three Liberal Democrats candidates: Emily Davey (1,541 votes), Olly Wehring (1,495 votes) and Susan Skipwith (1,258 votes).

  • Old Malden Ward St. Mark's and Seething Wells Ward:

The ward of St Mark's and Seething Well has elected three Liberal Democrats candidates: Elizabeth Shard Green (1,830 votes), Diane White (1,726 votes) and Yogan Yoganathan (1,669 votes).

  • Surbiton Hill Ward:

The ward of Surbiton Hill has elected three Liberal Democrats candidates: Alison Holt (1,810 votes), Tom Reeve (1,629 votes) and Amir Ali Khan (1,596 votes).

  • Tolworth Ward:

The ward of Tolworth has elected three Liberal Democrats Mariana Goncalves (2,047 votes), Andrew John Wooldridge (2,002 votes) and Thay Thayalan (1,998 votes).

  • Tudor Ward:

The ward of Tudor has elected one Liberal Democrat candidate, Patrick Hall (1,321 votes) and one Conservative candidate, Jamal Chohan (1,167 votes).