# Hillingdon London Borough Council elections

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.

## Council elections

* 1964 Hillingdon London Borough Council election
* 1968 Hillingdon London Borough Council election
* 1971 Hillingdon London Borough Council election
* 1974 Hillingdon London Borough Council election
* 1978 Hillingdon London Borough Council election (boundary changes increased the number of seats by nine)
* 1982 Hillingdon London Borough Council election
* 1986 Hillingdon London Borough Council election
* 1990 Hillingdon London Borough Council election
* 1994 Hillingdon London Borough Council election (boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)
* 1998 Hillingdon London Borough Council election
* 2002 Hillingdon London Borough Council election (boundary changes reduced the number of seats by four)
* 2006 Hillingdon London Borough Council election
* 2010 Hillingdon London Borough Council election
* 2014 Hillingdon London Borough Council election
* 2018 Hillingdon London Borough Council election
* 2022 Hillingdon London Borough Council election (boundary changes reduced the number of seats by twelve)

## Borough result maps

* 2002 results map
* 2006 results map
* 2010 results map
* 2014 results map
* 2018 results map
* 2022 results map

## By-election results
### 1964-1968

There were no by-elections.

### 1968-1971

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

### 1971-1974

Frogmore by-election, 23 November 1972 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | J. E. Clifford | 1,510 | |
| | Conservative | A. J. T. Tyrrell | 747 | |
| | National Front | J. S. Fairhurst | 488 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 24.8% |
Hillingdon West by-election, 27 September 1973 :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | | 31.5% |

### 1974-1978

Hillingdon East by-election, 15 August 1974 :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | | 45.1 |
Haydon by-election, 6 February 1975 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Derek N. List | 2,177 | |
| | Liberal | Derek J. Honeygold | 512 | |
| | Labour | Jean Heather | 496 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 37.6 |
Northwood by-election, 8 April 1976 :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | | 48.8 |
Hayes by-election, 23 June 1977 :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.0 |

### 1982-1986

There were no by-elections.

### 1990-1994

Northwood Hills by-election, 26 July 1990 :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | | 46.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Graham E. Sewell.
Yeading by-election, 11 July 1991 :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | | 40.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. John Walker.
Uxbridge South by-election, 26 September 1991 :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | | 39.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Gordon Mcl. Bogan.
St Martins by-election, 22 April 1993 :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | | 50.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Derek J. Tow.
Harefield by-election, 12 August 1993 :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | | 56.4 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | 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 :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Christopher J. Mullen.
Barnhill by-election, 13 June 1996 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,397 | 57.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,292 | 36.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Gulab S. Sharma.
Heathrow by-election, 6 November 1997 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 438 | 36.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,197 | 21.2 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Philip Kordun.

### 1998-2002

Yiewsley by-election, 25 June 1998 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 43 | 2.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,756 | 34.1 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
The by-election was called following the disqualification of Cllr. Mark J. Chester.
Botwell by-election, 30 March 2000 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 403 | 30.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,338 | 27.6 | |
| | Labour hold | 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 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 323 | 14.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,306 | 29.6 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Jagjit S. Sidhu.
South Ruislip by-election, 29 April 2004 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 117 | 3.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,961 | 36.2 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | 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 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 95 | 3.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,137 | 37.4 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Margaret A. Grant.

### 2006-2010

Townfield by-election, 17 July 2008 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 525 | 23.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,275 | 25.0 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Norman H. Nunn-Price.
West Ruislip by-election, 2 October 2008 :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Solveig Stone.
Northwood by-election, 11 December 2008 :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the disqualification of Cllr. D Ian Oakley.

### 2014-2018

Charville by-election, 27 November 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Oswell | 950 | 39.2 | +4.3 |
| | Conservative | Mary O'Connor | 929 | 38.3 | +7.0 |
| | UKIP | Cliff Dixon | 468 | 19.3 | −3.0 |
| | TUSC | Wally Kennedy | 40 | 1.7 | −1.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul McKeown | 37 | 1.5 | +1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 21 | 0.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,424 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
By-election triggered by resignation of Labour councillor David Horne.

### 2018-2022

Hillingdon East by-election, 27 February 2020 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Colleen Sullivan | 1,430 | 68.8 | +9.1 |
| | Labour | Annelise Roberts | 488 | 23.5 | −12.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Chris Hooper | 86 | 4.1 | +4.1 |
| | Green | Mark Keir | 59 | 2.8 | +2.8 |
| | UKIP | Geoff Courtenay | 16 | 0.8 | +0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 942 | 45.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,079 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
By-election triggered by resignation of Conservative councillor Pat Jackson.
Charville by-election, 6 May 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Darran Davies | 2,098 | 49.6 | +0.6 |
| | Labour | Steve Garelick | 1,799 | 42.5 | −3.3 |
| | Green | John Bowman | 164 | 3.9 | −1.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alexander Cunliffe | 107 | 2.5 | +2.5 |
| | Independent | Tiffany Rytter | 61 | 1.4 | +1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 299 | 7.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,229 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
By-election triggered by death of Conservative councillor Neil Fyfe.

### 2022-2026

Hillingdon East by-election, 2 May 2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Kelly Martin | 2,911 | 58.1 | +0.5 |
| | Labour | Steve Garelick | 1,364 | 27.2 | −8.7 |
| | Green | Sarah Green | 363 | 7.2 | +7.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tom Cottew | 270 | 5.4 | +5.4 |
| | Independent | Geoff Courtenay | 103 | 2.1 | +2.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,547 | 30.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,011 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
By-election triggered by resignation of Conservative councillor Alan Chapman.