Elections in Kingston upon Thames
Kingston upon Thames is in the South West constituency for
the London Assembly. The other boroughs in this constituency are
Richmond upon Thames and Hounslow, which is the lead borough.
In the elections you will be voting for a candidate to represent
your constituency on the London Assembly. You will also be voting
for a London-wide Assembly Member and the Mayor of London.
The elections
On 1 May 2008 you will have three ballot papers. One to vote for
the Mayor of London on which you will have a first and second
choice, one to vote for your Constituency Assembly Member and one
to vote for a London-wide Assembly Member.
Find out more about:
Voting for the Mayor
Voting for the Assembly
Did you know?
Kingston is one of only four Royal boroughs in England and
Wales.
Nipper, the famous "HMV" dog, is buried in Kingston behind
Lloyds bank.
Kingston has a population of some 150,000, swelled in term-time
by 20,000 students.
| Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
Votes % |
Majority |
| Arbour, Tony |
Conservative Party |
48,858 |
31.53% |
4,067 |
| Doocey, Dee |
Liberal Democrats |
44,791 |
28.90% |
|
| Malhotra, Seema |
Labour Party |
25,225 |
16.28% |
|
| Hindle, Alan George |
UK Independence Party |
12,477 |
8.05% |
|
| Maciejowska, Judy Sara |
Green Party |
9,866 |
6.37% |
|
| Waraich, Omar Muddassir |
Respect |
3,785 |
2.44% |
|
| Flower, Peter James |
Christian Peoples Alliance |
3,008 |
1.94% |
|