Summary
All 48 seats contested. Voter registration deadline approaching. Photo ID required.
Kingston elects all 48 councillors on 7 May 2026. All 19 wards will be contested, with the current administration holding a 6-seat majority. Resident engagement has risen sharply since boundary changes were announced.
This document presents the proposed meeting schedule for all Kingston upon Thames council committees and panels for the 2026/27 municipal year. It shows dates for regular committee meetings, licensing panels, planning committees, and special events like borough elections and graduation periods.
This document analyses financial risks to Kingston Council's 2023/24 budget totalling £18.5 million in worst-case scenarios. It identifies 16 key risk areas including inflation pressures, social care demand, and service delivery challenges that could impact the council's finances.
This report proposes a 4.04% increase in councillors' allowances for the 2022-23 financial year, backdated to April 2022. The increase would raise the basic allowance from £8,623 to £8,971 per annum. Kingston's allowances are currently amongst the lowest in London.
This report sets out Kingston Council's proposed budget for 2022/23 to 2025/26, including detailed spending plans and council tax levels. The committee is asked to recommend approval of the budget proposals to Full Council, which will make the final decision on 1 March 2022.
This is a community engagement report commissioned by the Kingston Strategic Partnership to understand views of residents and create a vision for the future. Over 900 people participated in surveys, interviews and focus groups between August and December 2021 to gather their opinions on Kingston as a place to live, work and study.
This is a draft statement of policy that sets out the principles Kingston Council will apply when exercising its gambling licensing functions under the Gambling Act 2005. The policy covers premises licences, permits, and notices for various forms of gambling and must be reviewed every three years.
An independent panel review of councillor allowances across London boroughs. The panel recommends maintaining current allowance levels due to uncertainty from COVID-19 impacts, but proposes conducting another review in 2022-23 rather than waiting the usual four years.
This document sets out the final recommendations for polling districts and polling places across Kingston upon Thames following a statutory review. The changes aim to ensure voters have suitable, accessible places to cast their ballots, with some polling stations being moved to better locations and others being split into multiple stations to handle larger numbers of electors.
This document contains responses to a consultation on proposed changes to polling stations across Kingston upon Thames wards. Residents and councillors have raised concerns about accessibility, location suitability, and religious sensitivities of proposed polling places.
This document sets out Kingston upon Thames council's policy for employees and others to safely report concerns about wrongdoing, misconduct or dangers to the public. It provides a framework for confidentially raising concerns internally and ensures protection from harassment or victimisation for those making disclosures in good faith.