Croydon and Sutton (London Assembly constituency)

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Croydon and Sutton
London Assembly constituency
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Shown within London (numbered 5)
Created: 2000
Member: Andrew Pelling
Party: Conservative
Region: London
Assembly: London Assembly

Croydon and Sutton is a constituency represented in the London Assembly.

It consists of the combined area of the London Borough of Croydon and the London Borough of Sutton.

The south of Croydon is traditionally a more Conservative area, while the north of Croydon has traditionally Labour-voting areas. Sutton is competitive between the Liberal Democrats and the Conservatives.

The equivalent Westminster seats are:

[edit] Election results

London Assembly election, 2004: Croydon and Sutton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Andrew Pelling 52,330 38.6 -2.0
Liberal Democrats Steve Gauge 28,636 21.1 -4.5
Labour Sean Fitzsimons 25,861 19.1 -5.7
UK Independence James Feisenberger 15,203 11.2 N/A
Green Shasha Khan 6,175 4.6 -2.9
Christian Peoples David Campanale 4,234 3.1 N/A
Respect Waqas Hussain 3,108 2.3 N/A
Majority 23,694 17.5 +2.6
Turnout 135,547 36.0 +3.3
Conservative hold Swing
London Assembly election, 2000: Croydon and Sutton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Andrew Pelling 48,421 40.6 N/A
Liberal Democrats Anne Gallop 30,614 25.7 N/A
Labour Maggie Mansell 29,514 24.8 N/A
Green Peter Hickson 8,884 7.4 N/A
London Socialist Alliance Mark Steel 1,823 1.5 N/A
Majority 17,807 14.9 N/A
Turnout 119,256 32.7 N/A
Conservative hold Swing


London Assembly constituencies

Barnet and Camden | Bexley and Bromley | Brent and Harrow | City and East | Croydon and Sutton | Ealing and Hillingdon | Enfield and Haringey | Greenwich and Lewisham | Havering and Redbridge | Lambeth and Southwark | Merton and Wandsworth | North East | South West | West Central
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