Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council elections Anthony J. Barnett. The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Jean M. Matthews. The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Marc L. Cranfield-Adams. The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Derek Beattie. The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Benedict A. Stanberry. The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Richard J. Montague. The by-election was called following the resignation of Councillor Tania Mathias, of the Conservative Party, following her election as the Member of Parliament for Twickenham. Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council elections Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council
Both sides the Tweed controversial ruling whereby a simple majority was not enough to win a devolved parliament for Scotland. Instead it required that 40% of the entire Scottish electorate, not just those who voted, had to vote yes. A non-vote was therefore effectively a "no" vote. In the referendum 52% of those who voted voted yes, but as this only amounted to 33% of the electorate, the scheme could not be realised. "Both sides the Tweed" speaks of the corruption involved in the negotiations leading up to the Act of Union of 1707, which linked Scotland and England on terms that nationalists believe