Richmond Council elections 2022
Richmond Council elections took place on Thursday 5 May 2022. Voters in the borough chose who they wanted to represent them as their ward councillors.
- Results
- Changes to wards and number of councillors
- Election timetable
- Briefings for candidate and agents
- Media attendance
- Candidate spending
- Election meeting rooms
Results
The results for all of the wards contested at the 2022 Richmond Council elections were published on 6 May 2022.
Changes to wards and number of councillors
In 2019, the Local Government Boundary Commission for England (LGBCE) carried out a statutory review of the council's electoral arrangements. Following the implementation of their recommendations for changes to our electoral arrangements, the following changes will come into force from May 2022:
- The number of wards in the borough will remain the same at 18, however, the name of your ward may have changed
- The total number of councillors will remain at 54
New electoral wards
From May 2022 Richmond will have the following 18 wards, all with 3 councillors per ward.
- Barnes
- East Sheen
- Fulwell & Hampton Hill
- Ham, Petersham and Richmond Riverside
- Hampton
- Hampton North
- Hampton Wick and South Teddington
- Heathfield Ward
- Kew
- Mortlake and Barnes Common
- North Richmond
- South Richmond
- South Twickenham
- St. Margarets and North Twickenham
- Teddington
- Twickenham Riverside
- West Twickenham
- Whitton
Election timetable
Event | Date | Action |
---|---|---|
Publication of Notice of Election | Monday 28 March 2022 | |
First issue of postal vote ballot papers | Those registered for postal vote before and including 29 March 2022 | Postal vote will be issued on or around 14 April 2022 |
Second issue of postal vote ballot papers | Those registered after 29 March 2022 | Postal vote will be issued on or around 22 April 2022 |
Delivery of nomination papers | On any working day between 10am and 4pm from the date stated on the Notice of Election | |
Deadline for delivery of nomination papers | 4pm on Tuesday 5 April 2022 | |
Deadline for withdrawals of nomination | 4pm on Tuesday 5 April 2022 | |
Deadline of notification of appointment of election agents | 4pm on Tuesday 5 April 2022 | |
Publication of first interim election notice of alteration | Tuesday 5 April 2022 | |
Publication of Statement of Persons Nominated | 4pm on Wednesday 6 April 2022 | |
Last day to register to vote | Thursday 14 April 2022 | Register to vote |
Deadline to receive new postal vote applications, or to change or cancel an existing postal, proxy or postal proxy vote arrangement | 5pm on Tuesday 19 April 2022 | |
Publication of Notice of Poll and Situation of Polling Stations | Not later than Tuesday 26 April 2022 | |
Deadline to receive new proxy vote applications (not postal proxy or emergency proxies) | 5pm on Tuesday 26 April 2022 | Apply to vote by proxy |
Publication of second interim election notice of alteration | Between Wednesday 6 April and Tuesday 26 April 2022 | |
Last day to appoint polling and counting agents | Wednesday 27 April 2022 | |
Publication of final election notice of alteration | Wednesday 27 April 2022 | |
First day to issue postal vote packs in response to requests to replace lost postal vote packs | Thursday 28 April 2022 | |
Polling day | 7am to 10pm on Thursday 5 May 2022 | |
Deadline emergency proxy vote applications | 5pm on Thursday 5 May 2022 | Apply for an emergency proxy vote |
Last day to issue replace spoilt of lost postal vote packs | 5pm on Thursday 5 May 2022 | |
Last time to alter the register due to clerical error or court appeal | 9pm on Thursday 5 May 2022 | |
Counting of votes | From 10pm on Thursday 5 May 2022 | |
Last day for the receipt of election expenses | Friday 10 June 2022 |
Briefings for candidates and agents
All validly nominated candidates were invited to a briefing with the the Returning Officer on Tuesday 12 April 2022. This included details of the count process and expectations.
View slides from the briefing (pdf, 1.1 MB)
Media attendance
Media organisations must register for accreditation in advance to gain access to the 2022 local election count in Richmond.
Candidate spending
There are limits on candidate spending at elections and controls on the sources of funding for that spending. Find out how spending limits are calculated.
Election meeting rooms
Candidates are entitled to use rooms in publicly funded buildings free of charge to hold public meetings from the last date of publication of the Notice of Election through to the day before polling day.
View available meeting rooms in Richmond (pdf, 91 KB)
The availability of meeting rooms at any of the venues is dependent on pre-existing bookings.
Updated: 11 May 2022
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