
Ealing Council is elected every four years.
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:
| Election | Overall Control | Labour | Conservative | Lib Dem | Ind./Res. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Labour | 34 | 26 | - | - | |
| 1968 | Conservative | 5 | 53 | - | 2 | |
| 1971 | Labour | 40 | 20 | - | - | |
| 1974 | Labour | 36 | 24 | - | - | |
| 1978 | Conservative | 28 | 41 | - | 1 | |
| 1982 | Conservative | 30 | 37 | 3 | - | |
| 1986 | Labour | 47 | 20 | 3 | - | |
| 1990 | Conservative | 20 | 40 | - | - | |
| 1994 | Labour | 48 | 20 | 3 | - | |
| 1998 | Labour | 53 | 15 | 3 | - | |
| 2002 | Labour | 48 | 17 | 4 | - | |
| 2006 | Conservative | 29 | 37 | 3 | - | |
| 2010 | Labour | 40 | 24 | 5 | - | |
| 2014 | Labour | 53 | 12 | 4 | - | |
| 2018 | Labour | 57 | 8 | 4 | - | |
| 2022 | Labour | 59 | 5 | 6 | - | |
Leadership
The leaders of the council since 1965 have been:[1][2]
| Councillor | Party | From | To | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Hopkins | Labour | 1964 | 1968 | |
| Robert Hetherington | Conservative | 1968 | 1971 | |
| John Telfer | Labour | 1971 | 1975 | |
| Michael Elliot | Labour | 1975 | 1978 | |
| Beatrice Howard | Conservative | 1978 | 1981 | |
| John Wood | Conservative | 1981 | 1983 | |
| Ken Kettle | Conservative | 1983 | 1986 | |
| Len Turner | Labour | 1986 | 1989 | |
| John Cudmore | Labour | 1989 | 1990 | |
| Martin Mallam | Conservative | 1990 | 1991 | |
| Graham Bull | Conservative | 1991 | 1994 | |
| John Cudmore | Labour | 1994 | 17 May 2005 | |
| Leo Thomson | Labour | 17 May 2005 | 7 May 2006 | |
| Jason Stacey | Conservative | 23 May 2006 | 25 May 2010 | |
| Julian Bell | Labour | 25 May 2010 | 18 May 2021 | |
| Peter Mason | Labour | 18 May 2021 | ||
Council elections
- 1964 Ealing London Borough Council election
- 1968 Ealing London Borough Council election
- 1971 Ealing London Borough Council election
- 1974 Ealing London Borough Council election
- 1978 Ealing London Borough Council election (boundary changes increased the number of seats by ten)[3]
- 1982 Ealing London Borough Council election
- 1986 Ealing London Borough Council election
- 1990 Ealing London Borough Council election
- 1994 Ealing London Borough Council election (boundary changes increased the number of seats by one)[4][n 1][n 2][n 3]
- 1998 Ealing London Borough Council election
- 2002 Ealing London Borough Council election (boundary changes reduced the number of seats by two)[5]
- 2006 Ealing London Borough Council election
- 2010 Ealing London Borough Council election
- 2014 Ealing London Borough Council election
- 2018 Ealing London Borough Council election
- 2022 Ealing London Borough Council election (boundary changes increased the number of seats by one)[6]
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.[7]
1968-1971
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | K. L. Kettle | 1771 | |||
| Labour | I. A. Williams | 344 | |||
| Liberal | Mrs J. Martin-Kaye | 213 | |||
| Turnout | 19.1% | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | R. E. T. Spencer | 1609 | |||
| Labour | P. Downham | 467 | |||
| Liberal | F. F. P. Moore | 142 | |||
| National Front | B. E. Holbrook | 63 | |||
| Turnout | 21.2% | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | R. A. V. M. Fenner | 2143 | |||
| Labour | P. C. Eckles | 684 | |||
| Liberal | N. J. Reed | 224 | |||
| Turnout | 34.0% | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | M. F. Jennings | 1846 | |||
| Conservative | D. R. Lewis | 1813 | |||
| Labour | T. Cheesman | 1249 | |||
| Labour | P. W. Sennett | 1211 | |||
| National Front | D. C. Pooley | 343 | |||
| National Front | J. Shaw | 329 | |||
| Turnout | 31.4% | ||||
1971-1974
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Mrs O. Barlow | 1,456 | |||
| Conservative | Mrs G. Goold | 724 | |||
| Liberal | C. L. Joseph | 144 | |||
| Turnout | 25.8% | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | T. F. Durkin | 2,088 | |||
| Conservative | D. J. Hart | 1,428 | |||
| Turnout | 38.8% | ||||
1974-1978
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Brian P. Parke | 2,027 | |||
| Labour | Malam Atkins | 1,113 | |||
| Liberal | Peter C. D. Hankinson | 490 | |||
| Turnout | 38.8 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Vladimir Kopecky | 1,550 | |||
| Labour | William Morgan | 1,191 | |||
| Liberal | Graham D. Smith | 452 | |||
| Turnout | 31.9 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Rabindara N. S. Pathak | 1,585 | |||
| Conservative | Peter J. Jenkins | 899 | |||
| Liberal | Kenneth R. Stevens | 483 | |||
| Turnout | 30.3 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Eleanor C. Withers | 1,939 | |||
| Labour | Valerie O. Eckles | 1,758 | |||
| Liberal | Christopher D. Hallawell | 274 | |||
| Turnout | 42.2 | ||||
1978-1982
1982-1986
1986-1990
1990-1994
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | David Millican | 1,665 | 51.3 | ||
| Labour | Stephen A. Sears | 1,204 | 37.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Philip J. Hurst | 271 | 8.3 | ||
| Green | Christina L. Meiklejohn | 107 | 3.3 | ||
| Turnout | 33.7 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Robert Hetherington.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Edward N. Riley | 1,591 | 57.1 | ||
| Conservative | Brij M. Gupta | 655 | 23.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Rusi K. Dalal | 443 | 15.9 | ||
| Green | Jacqueline M. Goodwin | 95 | 3.4 | ||
| Turnout | 34.4 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Honor J. Graham.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Ian Gibb | 1,841 | 48.6 | ||
| Labour Co-op | Anthony Oliver | 1,394 | 36.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Helen McKay | 515 | 13.6 | ||
| Green | Astra Seibe | 40 | 1.1 | ||
| Turnout | 42.4 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Henry H. Allen.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Keith D. M. Fraser | 1,070 | 54.4 | ||
| Conservative | Christine R. Magnowska | 715 | 36.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Leslie A. Rowe | 183 | 9.3 | ||
| Turnout | 39.4 | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Anthony C. John.
1994-1998
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Neil Richardson | 1,330 | |||
| Conservative | David Millican | 1,229 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | John B. Maycock | 399 | |||
| National Front | Michael C. H. Moore | 77 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. John I. Wood.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Manjit S. Mahal | 1,820 | |||
| Labour | Gurdip S. Sahota | 1,781 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | John B. Maycock | 753 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | John W. Mitchell | 757 | |||
| Conservative | David S. Gold | 744 | |||
| Conservative | Michael Pack | 702 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Chanan S. Lachhar and the resignation of Cllr. Tara S. Dyal.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Ranjit L. Dheer | 1,704 | 82.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Nicola F. Thomson | 360 | 17.4 | ||
| Majority | 1,344 | 65.2 | |||
| Turnout | 2,064 | 23.0 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Jasbinder K. Birt.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Joseph Scahill | 828 | 56.8 | ||
| Conservative | Mary C. Cook | 522 | 35.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Ayjay Gupta | 98 | 6.7 | ||
| Majority | 306 | 21.0 | |||
| Turnout | 1,448 | 29.8 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Roderick G. Baptie.
1998-2002
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | John Delaney | 1,276 | |||
| Labour | Stephen Donnelly | 1,254 | |||
| Labour | Margaret Payne | 1,207 | |||
| Conservative | Ellen Delaney | 806 | |||
| Conservative | Glenn Murphy | 770 | |||
| Conservative | Mary Macleod | 741 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Edward Bailey | 254 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Fiona Grabowski | 236 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Donal O'Connell | 199 | |||
| Turnout | 6,743 | 26.6 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Glenn M. Murphy | 964 | 54.8 | +19.1 | |
| Labour | Paul J. Woodgate | 685 | 38.9 | -1.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Francesco Fruzza | 110 | 6.6 | +0.6 | |
| Majority | 279 | 15.9 | |||
| Turnout | 1,759 | 22.5 | |||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Brian R. Reeves.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Martin R. Beecroft | 1,043 | 52.3 | +0.6 | |
| Conservative | Daniel R. Kawczynski | 725 | 36.4 | +13.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | John W. Mitchell | 123 | 6.2 | -8.1 | |
| Socialist Labour | David E. Morgan | 57 | 2.9 | +2.9 | |
| Independent Green | Astra L. Seibe | 45 | 2.3 | -9.1 | |
| Majority | 318 | 15.9 | |||
| Turnout | 1,993 | 20.0 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Hilary J. Benn.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Paul J. Woodgate | 600 | 47.5 | -10.9 | |
| Conservative | Paul William Hill | 561 | 44.5 | +18.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Gary Malcolm | 101 | 8.0 | -7.1 | |
| Majority | 39 | 3.0 | |||
| Turnout | 1,262 | 24.4 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Judith E. Field.
2002-2006
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Bassam Mahfouz | 2,545 | 51.6 | -8.5 | |
| Conservative | Ruth Goldsborough | 1,566 | 31.8 | +3.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Judith E. Ducker | 820 | 16.6 | +5.1 | |
| Majority | 979 | 19.8 | |||
| Turnout | 4,931 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Sophie E. Hosking.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Eileen V. Harris | 1,017 | 42.1 | -7.4 | |
| Labour | Timothy J. Murtagh | 848 | 35.1 | -6.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Anthony H. J. Miller | 497 | 20.6 | +12.0 | |
| Green | Brian A. Outten | 52 | 2.2 | +2.2 | |
| Majority | 169 | 7.0 | |||
| Turnout | 2,414 | 25.0 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Peter Downham.
2006-2010
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Gregory Stafford | 1,519 | 43.3 | +5.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Francesco Fruzza | 1,288 | 36.7 | +1.5 | |
| Labour | Munir Ahmed | 539 | 15.3 | -2.9 | |
| Green | John Doyle | 165 | 4.7 | -4.3 | |
| Majority | 231 | 6.6 | |||
| Turnout | 3,511 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Brian H. Castle.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Maureen Crosby | 1,790 | 43.8 | +0.6 | |
| Labour | Tim Murtagh | 1,770 | 43.3 | -0.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | John B. Maycock | 529 | 12.9 | -1.0 | |
| Majority | 20 | 0.5 | |||
| Turnout | 4,089 | 38.2 | |||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Sonika Nirwal.
2010-2014
There were no by-elections.[14]
2014-2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Fabio Conti | 2,750 | 39.5 | -0.8 | |
| Labour | Anita Macdonald | 2,630 | 37.8 | +7.0 | |
| Green | Bruni de la Motte | 751 | 10.8 | -3.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Joanna Louise Dugdale | 570 | 8.2 | +0.1 | |
| UKIP | Bob Little | 262 | 3.8 | -2.6 | |
| Majority | 120 | 1.7 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
The by-election was called following the resignation of Councillor Mark Reen.
External links
- ↑ "Council minutes". Ealing Council. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
- ↑ "London Boroughs Political Almanac". London Councils. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "London Borough Council Elections 4 May 1978" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
- ↑ "London Borough Council Elections 5 May 1994 including Results from the European Elections" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 "London Borough Council Elections 2 May 2002" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
- ↑ "Ealing result - Local Elections 2022". BBC News. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- ↑ "London Borough Council Elections 9 May 1968" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 "London Borough Council Elections 13 May 1971" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
- 1 2 "London Borough Council Elections 2 May 1974" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 "London Borough Council By-elections May 1990 to May 1994" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 "London Borough Council Elections 7 May 1998 including the Greater London Authority Referendum results" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
- 1 2 "London Borough Council Elections 4 May 2006" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- 1 2 "London Borough Council Elections 6 May 2010" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ↑ "London Borough Council Elections 22 May 2014" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
- ↑ "Conservatives win Northfield ward by-election for Ealing Council".