London local elections: What were the results in Richmond?

The Liberal Democrats secured a clean sweep, seizing all 54 seats on Richmond Council in a landslide victory that saw every Green Party councillor ousted from the South West London borough.

Sir Ed Davey’s party not only maintained but expanded its control, gaining five seats from the Greens.

The Lib Dems will now lead the council for a third term, after winning control of the authority from the Conservatives in 2018. Prior to Thursday’s election, the party held 49 seats, following a Conservative by-election loss in January 2024.

Following the announcement of the results, Twickenham and Richmond Lib Dems thanked voters on X for trusting the party to run the borough for another four years, after the results were announced, and pledged to make every vote count.

The party wrote: “To every voter, every volunteer, every canvasser, every delivery hero and every teller who stood outside the polling station. Thank you.”

Former Green Party Group Leader on the council, Andrée Frieze, said it had been a “difficult” night for the local party, but she promised it would continue to scrutinise the Lib Dem administration.

The Lib Dems pledged in their manifesto to “protect what matters most – by transforming how the council works, focussing on early help and prevention, and using every pound wisely to reinvest in a fairer, greener and more resilient Richmond”.

It promised to protect vital services from Government cuts, tackle the cost of living, lead on climate action, invest in early help for children and adults and deliver thriving town centres and cultural life.

The party’s victory comes after it stood a full slate of 54 candidates in the borough, along with Labour, the Conservatives and the Greens. Reform put forward 45 candidates, while three Independent candidates also battled for a seat.

Richmond upon Thames (Total number of seats: 54)