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Richmond Park - History
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| Established | May 01, 1997 |
| Disbanded | Still Active |
| Last Modified | RBH April 16, 2021 05:24pm |
| Description | This was one of the Liberal Democrats' first gains in south west London in 1997, when Jenny Tonge defeated former Conservative Party chairman, Jeremy Hanley - who had been MP for Richmond and Barnes since 1983. Richmond Park is an outer London seat, fronting the river and sandwiched between Lib Dem Twickenham and Labour Putney. It contains a number of areas bordering on Richmond Park - the largest of London's royal parks and home to part of the Royal Ballet school. It also includes Richmond town centre and the highly desirable residential districts of Richmond, Barnes and Kew, with its Royal Botanical Gardens and Public Record Office. Richmond Palace was built by Henry VII and used as a royal residence until 1650. Richmond Bridge is the oldest of the Thames crossings. Demographically, it's about the same as the national average in terms of ethnic diversity. Two-thirds own their own homes. Unemployment is below average. Politically the Liberal Democrats had been active here at local level before they captured the Parliamentary seat. They controlled the borough council from 1984 to 2002. In 2001 the Tory candidate ran an energetic local campaign along the same lines as the Lib Dems. Ms Tonge is standing down this time and is being replaced by the former London mayoral candidate, Susan Kramer.
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| Date |
Type |
Results
[Show Primaries]
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| Jul 04, 2024 |
General Election |
| | Sarah Olney(I)
28,528
55.38%
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| Sara Gezdari
11,373
22.08%
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| Laura Coryton
5,048
9.80%
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| Michael Hearn
3,258
6.32%
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| Chas Warlow
2,728
5.30%
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| Chris French
349
0.68%
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| Richard Harrison
233
0.45%
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| Dec 12, 2019 |
General Election |
| | Sarah Olney
34,559
53.11%
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| Zac Goldsmith(I)
26,793
41.18%
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| Sandra Keen
3,407
5.24%
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| Caroline Teresa Shah
247
0.38%
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| John Usher
61
0.09%
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| Jun 08, 2017 |
General Election |
| | Zac Goldsmith
28,588
45.14%
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| Sarah Olney(I)
28,543
45.07%
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| Cate Tuitt
5,773
9.12%
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| Peter Jewell
426
0.67%
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| Dec 01, 2016 |
By-election |
| | Sarah Olney
20,510
49.68%
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| Zac Goldsmith(I)
18,638
45.15%
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| Christian Wolmar
1,515
3.67%
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| Alan "Howling Laud" Hope
184
0.45%
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| Fiona Syms
173
0.42%
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| Dominic Stockford
164
0.40%
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| Ankit Love
67
0.16%
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| | | David Powell
32
0.08%
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| May 07, 2015 |
General Election |
| | Zac Goldsmith(I)
34,404
58.21%
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| Robin Meltzer
11,389
19.27%
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| Sachin Patel
7,296
12.34%
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| Andrée Frieze
3,548
6.00%
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| Sam Naz
2,464
4.17%
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| May 06, 2010 |
General Election |
| | Zac Goldsmith
29,461
49.71%
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| Susan Kramer(I)
25,370
42.81%
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| Eleanor Tunnicliffe
2,979
5.03%
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| Peter Dul
669
1.13%
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| James Page
572
0.97%
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| Sue May
133
0.22%
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| Charles Hill
84
0.14%
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| May 05, 2005 |
General Election |
| | Susan Kramer
24,011
46.74%
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| Marco Forgione
20,280
39.48%
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| James Butler
4,768
9.28%
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| James Page
1,379
2.68%
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| Peter Dul
458
0.89%
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| Peter Flower
288
0.56%
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| Margaret Harrison
83
0.16%
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| | | "Rainbow" George Weiss
63
0.12%
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| Richard Meacock
44
0.09%
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| Jun 07, 2001 |
General Election |
| | Jenny Tonge(I)
23,444
47.70%
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| Tom Harris
18,480
37.60%
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| Barry Langford
5,541
11.27%
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| James Page
1,223
2.49%
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| Peter St. John Howe
348
0.71%
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| Ray Perrin
115
0.23%
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| May 01, 1997 |
General Election |
| | Jenny Tonge
25,393
44.55%
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| Jeremy Hanley(I)
22,442
39.37%
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| Sue Jenkins
7,172
12.58%
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| Jake Pugh
1,467
2.57%
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| David Beaupré
348
0.61%
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| Bruno D'Arcy
102
0.18%
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| Peter Davies
73
0.13%
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