Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council

Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council is the local authority for the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames in Greater London, England. It is a London borough council, one of 32 in London, the United Kingdom capital. Richmond upon Thames is divided into 18 wards and elections for all Council seats in the borough are held every four years.[4] The most recent election was in 2022 when the Liberal Democrats, led by Gareth Roberts, retained overall majority control of the council for a second consecutive term.[5]

Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council
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Council logo
Type
Type	London borough
Leadership
Mayor of Richmond upon Thames	Julia Cambridge[1] since 24 May 2022
Leader of the Council	Gareth Roberts, Liberal Democrats[2] since May 2018
Chief Executive	Mark Maidment
Structure
Seats	54 councillors[3]
Political groups	Administration (48)   Liberal Democrat (48) Other parties (6)   Green Party (5)   Conservative (1)
Elections
Voting system	Plurality-at-large
Last election	5 May 2022
Next election	2026
Meeting place
York House, Twickenham
Website
richmond.gov.uk