Wandsworth London Borough Council elections
Wandsworth London Borough Council in London, England, is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2002, 60 councillors have been elected from 20 wards.[1]
Political control
Since 1964 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2]
Party in control | Years |
[#f9f9f9|Labour | 1964 - 1968 |
[#f9f9f9|Conservative | 1968 - 1971 |
[#f9f9f9|Labour | 1971 - 1978 |
[#f9f9f9|Conservative | 1978–present |
Council elections
- Wandsworth London Borough Council election, 1964
- Wandsworth London Borough Council election, 1968 (boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[3]
- Wandsworth London Borough Council election, 1971
- Wandsworth London Borough Council election, 1974
- Wandsworth London Borough Council election, 1978 (boundary changes increased the number of seats by one)[4]
- Wandsworth London Borough Council election, 1982
- Wandsworth London Borough Council election, 1986
- Wandsworth London Borough Council election, 1990
- Wandsworth London Borough Council election, 1994 (boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[n 1][n 2]
- Wandsworth London Borough Council election, 1998
- Wandsworth London Borough Council election, 2002 (boundary changes reduced the number of seats by one)[1][5]
- Wandsworth London Borough Council election, 2006
- Wandsworth London Borough Council election, 2010
- Wandsworth London Borough Council election, 2014
Borough result maps
By-election results
1964-1968
There were no by-elections.[3]
1968-1971
Putney by-election, 29 August 1968[6] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Mrs M. C. M. Warren-Evans |
Unopposed |
|
|
St John by-election, 6 March 1969[6] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Mrs M. F. Sporle |
1085 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Mrs I. Trapp |
797 |
|
|
|
National Front |
T. Lamb |
253 |
|
|
|
Liberal |
D. G. Patterson |
151 |
|
|
Turnout |
|
24.8% |
|
1971-1974
Nightingale by-election, 26 October 1972[7] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
M. A. S. Heaster |
1,364 |
|
|
|
Labour |
D. R. Hill |
1,016 |
|
|
|
National Front |
J. M. Clifton |
446 |
|
|
Turnout |
|
24.6% |
|
1974-1978
Graveney by-election, 22 January 1976[4] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Kenneth Solly |
1,245 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Francis A. Staff |
971 |
|
|
|
Liberal |
Richard F. J. Heron |
428 |
|
|
|
Independent Labour |
Edward D. Larkin |
94 |
|
|
|
Communist |
Denis Ellward |
48 |
|
|
Turnout |
|
26.6 |
|
Southfield by-election, 10 June 1976[4] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Roger Merry-Price |
2,061 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Vera Thompson |
1,270 |
|
|
|
National Front |
Diane M. Dawson |
480 |
|
|
|
Liberal |
Colin H. Smith |
270 |
|
|
Turnout |
|
38.8 |
|
Furzedown by-election, 4 November 1976[4] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Brian N. C. Prichard |
1,716 |
|
|
|
Labour |
George F. Rowe |
1,260 |
|
|
|
National Front |
Christopher J. Lewis |
333 |
|
|
|
Liberal |
Michael P. Sullivan |
240 |
|
|
|
Communist |
Michael Taylor |
54 |
|
|
Turnout |
|
31.4 |
|
Putney by-election, 9 December 1976[4] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Margaret E. Calcott-James |
2,658 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Donald J. Roy |
753 |
|
|
|
Liberal |
Peter K. Gerhold |
620 |
|
|
|
National Front |
Diane M. Dawson |
212 |
|
|
|
Communist |
David J. Welsh |
78 |
|
|
Turnout |
|
29.2 |
|
1990-1994
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Eric J. Somerville-Jones.
1994-1998
There were no by-elections.[9]
1998-2002
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. William F. D. Hawkins.
Balham by-election, 1 July 1999[5] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Richard D. Longmore |
1,136 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Martin C. Tupper |
596 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Matthew G. Green |
125 |
|
|
|
Green |
John M. Rattray |
109 |
|
|
|
Independent |
Edward D. Larkin |
10 |
|
|
Turnout |
|
|
|
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Rev. Andrew P. B. White.
2002-2006
There were no by-elections.[10]
2006-2010
There were no by-elections.[11]
2010-2014
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Edward J. U. Lister.
Southfields by-election, 29 March 2012[12] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Ms. Kim Caddy |
1841 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Josh Kaile |
1511 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
John Munro |
220 |
|
|
|
Green |
Bruce Mackenzie |
100 |
|
|
|
UKIP |
Strachan McDonald |
40 |
|
|
|
Independent |
Mohammed Abid |
38 |
|
|
Turnout |
|
|
|
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Ms. Lucy E. Allan.
2014-2018
There have been no by-elections so far.
References
- ↑ The Greater London and Surrey (County and London Borough Boundaries) (No. 2) Order 1993
- ↑ The Lambeth, Merton and Wandsworth (London Borough Boundaries) Order 1993
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