Sutton London Borough Council elections

Sutton London Borough Council in London, England is elected every four years.

Political control

Since 1964 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[1]

Party in control Years
Conservative 1964 - 1986
No overall control 1986 - 1990
Liberal Democrats 1990 - present

Council elections

Borough result maps

By-election results

1964-1968

There were no by-elections.[5]

1968-1971

Cheam West by-election, 4 July 1968[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative H. A. Bennett 709
Labour A. J. Barker 70
Turnout 17.5%
Sutton South East by-election, 4 July 1968[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. C. Squire 522
Labour J. Dowsett 72
Turnout 14.1%
Cheam South by-election, 22 January 1970[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative K. A. Rose 1033
Labour Mrs P. M. Brennan 81
Turnout 21.1%
Sutton East by-election, 28 May 1970[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. J. Kenney 442
Labour Mrs E. M. McEwen 428
Liberal D. E. Strong 139
Turnout 28.2%

1971-1974

There were no by-elections.[7]

1974-1978

Sutton Central by-election, 17 April 1975[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John A. Mullin 1,176
Labour James K. Rhodes 547
Conservative Lesley D. Symonds 445
Turnout 55.0
Sutton South East by-election, 17 June 1976[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter H. Geiringer 1,591
Liberal Eva C. Liston 513
Labour Ada Pinkney 168
National Front Roy E. C. Trethewey 166
Turnout 48.8

1990-1994

Beddington South by-election, 30 July 1992[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Olive D. Edwards 1,108 43.8
Conservative Andrew D. Beadle 824 32.5
Labour Stephen P. Lloyd 464 18.3
Green John K. W. Cornford 91 3.6
Raving Loony Green Giant Danny J. B. Bamford 45 1.8
Turnout 38.6
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Alan R. Chewter.

1994-1998

Carshalton North by-election, 20 October 1994[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Anthony Pattison 880
Labour Margaret Smart 560
Conservative Eric S. Pillinger 258
Monster Raving Loony John Major 30
Green Peter T. Rudkin 15
Turnout
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Delphine C. Lock.

St Helier North by-election, 23 March 1995[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John G. Morgan 1,641
Liberal Democrat John E. Bull 645
Conservative Brian W. M. Keynes 111
Monster Raving Loony John Major 33
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

The by-election was called following the disqualification of Cllr. Patrick B. Kane.

Carshalton Beeches by-election, 18 May 1995[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Roy E. Bentley 1,497
Conservative Keith J. Martin 816
Labour Claire Shearer 651
Green John K. W. Cornford 67
Monster Raving Loony John Major 31
Turnout
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Daphne A. Gvozdenovie.

Sutton Common by-election, 7 December 1995[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Anne N. Gallop 878
Labour Mark G. Allison 397
Conservative Christopher G. Furey 270
Independent Conservative Gerald Ward 68
Monster Raving Loony John Major 16
Turnout
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Richard F. Broadbent.

Sutton West by-election, 21 November 1996[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Joan Crowhurst 894 60.6
Conservative Roger M. V. Ison 315 21.4
Labour Ronald S. Williams 266 18.0
Monster Raving Loony Danny Blue 18 1.2
Majority 579 39.2
Turnout 1,493 34.1
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Christine L. B. Headley.

St Helier North by-election, 13 February 1997[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Joyce Smith 1,058 60.5
Liberal Democrat Colin C. Hall 512 29.3
Conservative Brian W. M. Keynes 130 7.4
Independent St Hellier Party Donald G. Langridge 40 2.3
Monster Raving Loony Danny Blue 10 0.6
Majority 546 31.2
Turnout 1,750 28.8
Labour hold Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Donald B. Hopkins.

St Helier South by-election, 21 August 1997[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Stephen P. Lloyd 538 57.1 +4.8
Liberal Democrat Sheila M. Andrews 335 35.5 -4.4
Conservative Brian W. M. Keynes 57 6.0 -1.8
Monster Raving Loony Danny Blue 13 1.4 +1.4
Majority 203 21.6
Turnout 943 24.2
Labour hold Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Gary F. Stagg.

1998-2002

Cheam South by-election, 23 September 1999[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Park 962 69.1 +3.6
Liberal Democrat Keith M. Legg 248 17.8 -10.2
Independent Glenn A. Abbassi 84 6.0 +6.0
Labour David Jarman 76 5.5 -1.0
Independent William Smith 23 1.7 +1.7
Majority 714 51.3
Turnout 1,393 30.6
Conservative hold Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Sarah S. Wallace.

Beddington South by-election, 7 June 2001[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Ferris Moussa 1,380 39.8 -13.0
Conservative Louise Heale 1,081 31.1 +10.5
Labour Joseph Magee 1,009 29.1 +3.5
Majority 299 8.7
Turnout 3,470 56.2
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Richard S. Aitken.

2002-2006

Carshalton Central by-election, 21 November 2002[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Christopher Pennington 996 45.2 -7.0
Conservative Paul S. Scully 837 38.0 +6.6
Labour Sam J. Towler 268 12.2 +3.1
Green Susan E. Riddlestone 103 4.7 -2.7
Majority 159 7.2
Turnout 2,204 29.9
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Michael A. Cooper.

2006-2010

Cheam by-election, 28 February 2008[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jonathan Pritchard 1,541 45.8 -12.0
Liberal Democrat Wendy Mathys 1,454 43.3 +3.9
UKIP Francis Day 260 7.7 +7.7
Labour Kathleen Allen 106 3.2 +0.5
Majority 87 2.5
Turnout 3,361 44.0
Conservative hold Swing

The by-election was called following the disqualification of Cllr. Eleanor D. Pinfold.

Nonsuch by-election, 2 July 2009[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Gerry Jerome 1,665 50.6 +4.0
Conservative Georg Braun 1,329 40.4 -7.2
BNP Peter North 211 6.4 +6.4
Labour Marcus Papadopoulus 88 2.7 -3.3
Majority 336 10.2
Turnout 3,293 41.0
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Christopher P. Dunlop.

2010-2014

Worcester Park by-election, 16 February 2012[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Roger D. C. Roberts 1367
Conservative Simon Densley 977
Labour Ms. Hilary C. Hosking 315
UKIP David Pickles 190
Green George Dow 46
Turnout 33.5%
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Ms. Jennifer E. Campbell-Klomps.

Stonecot by-election, 6 December 2012[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Nick Emmerson 1034
Conservative Graham Jarvis 402
Labour Ms. Bonnie Craven 289
UKIP Jeremy Wraith 182
Green Ms. Joan Hartfield 32
Turnout 24%
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Brendan Hudson.

2014-2018

There have been no by-elections so far.

References

  1. The Greater London and Surrey (County and London Borough Boundaries) (No. 3) Order 1993
  2. The Croydon, Merton and Sutton (London Borough Boundaries) Order 1993
  3. The Greater London and Surrey (County and London Borough Boundaries) Order 1994
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