Coombe (ward)
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Coombe was an electoral ward in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames from 1965 to 2002. The ward was first used in the 1964 elections and last used for the 1998 elections. It returned two councillors to Kingston upon Thames London Borough Council. For elections to the Greater London Council, the ward was part of the Kingston upon Thames electoral division from 1965 to 1986.
| Coombe | |
|---|---|
| Former electoral ward for the Kingston upon Thames London Borough Council | |
 Coombe ward boundaries from 1978 to 2002 | |
| Borough | Kingston upon Thames |
| County | Greater London |
| Electorate | 4,040 (1998) |
| Former electoral ward | |
| Created | 1965 |
| Abolished | 2002 |
| Councillors | 2 |
1978–2002 Kingston council elections
There was a revision of ward boundaries in Kingston upon Thames in 1978.
1998 election
The election took place on 7 May 1998.[1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Robin Codd | 790 | |||
| Conservative | Peter Crerar | 714 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Grender | 223 | |||
| Labour | Noel Hamel | 211 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | David Knowles | 209 | |||
| Labour | Shaun McLoughlin | 175 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
1994 election
The election took place on 5 May 1994.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Kenneth Wootton | 989 | 60.51 |  3.43 | |
| Conservative | Robin Codd | 923 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Jackson | 349 | 21.77 | 4.38 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Moss | 338 | |||
| Labour | David Cooper | 286 | 17.72 | 0.95 | |
| Labour | Leo Brightley | 274 | |||
| Registered electors | 3,422 |  399 | |||
| Turnout | 1,655 | 48.36 | 6.49 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 3 | 0.18 | 0.18 | ||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||