Tories Hold Chiswick Riverside


Thomas Samuel Hearn elected Councillor with a big majority

Thomas Samuel Hearn has been elected to represent Chiswick Riverside ward in the by election called after the untimely death of Robert Kinghorn.

Name Party Votes
Thomas Samuel Hearn Conservative
1207
Elected
Ed Mayne Labour
414
-
Phyllis Ballentyne Liberal Democrat
250
-
Martin Bleach Green
103
-

Turnout was 24.63% and there were 50.83% postal vote returns.

The victory was not a surprise given the large majority at the last election but the Conservative vote appears to have held up very well. There had been concerns that controversy over parking enforcement and cuts to services would reduce their share of the vote. In fact it was the Liberal Democrats and the Greens who seem to have lost most ground with Labour regaining second place.

Cllr. Hearn has lived in Chiswick Riverside for over 20 years and his children attended a local school where he is an active school governor. His special interests are education, transport and services for the elderly. He has pledged to regularly canvass local residents for their views and be readily available by phone, email and regular surgeries.

He will work alongside existing Chiswick Riverside councillors Felicity Barwood and Paul Lynch (both Conservative).

Election May 2006

Name Party Votes
BARWOOD, FELICITY Conservative 1803 Elected
KINGHORN, ROBERT RICHARD, FRANCIS Conservative 1789 Elected
LYNCH, PAUL KEVIN JAMES Conservative 1775 Elected
THOMAS, JULIE VANESSA Liberal Democrat 795 -
SMITH, PAMELA JEAN Labour 713 -
DEVANEY, JOHN FRASER LAIRD Green 698 -
DELANEY, MATTHEW CASPER Labour 694 -
MALHOTRA, MUKESH Labour 509 -

 

December 15, 2007