# Sutton (electoral division)

Sutton was an electoral division for the purposes of elections to the Greater London Council. The constituency elected two councillors for a three-year term in 1964, 1967 and 1970.

## History

It was planned to use the same boundaries as the Westminster Parliament constituencies for election of councillors to the Greater London Council (GLC), as had been the practice for elections to the predecessor London County Council, but those that existed in 1965 crossed the Greater London boundary. Until new constituencies could be settled, the 32 London boroughs were used as electoral areas which therefore created a constituency called Sutton.
The electoral division was replaced from 1973 by the single-member electoral divisions of Carshalton and Sutton and Cheam.

## Elections

The Sutton constituency was used for the Greater London Council elections in 1964, 1967 and 1970. Two councillors were elected at each election using first-past-the-post voting.

### 1964 election

The first election was held on 9 April 1964, a year before the council came into its powers. The electorate was 119,695 and two Conservative Party councillors were elected. With 58,851 people voting, the turnout was 49.2%. The councillors were elected for a three-year term.
1964 Greater London Council election: Sutton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | George Frederick Everitt | 30,393 | | |
| | Conservative | Frederick William Thompson | 28,979 | | |
| | Labour | P. J. Bassett | 19,023 | | |
| | Labour | H. Ferguson | 18,129 | | |
| | Liberal | J. D. Ross | 7,548 | | |
| | Liberal | G. R. Watkin | 6,787 | | |
| | Communist | A. T. Goddard | 1,880 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### 1967 election

The second election was held on 13 April 1967. The electorate was 117,721 and two Conservative Party councillors were elected. With 52,254 people voting, the turnout was 44.4%. The councillors were elected for a three-year term.
1967 Greater London Council election: Sutton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | George Frederick Everitt | 30,899 |
| | Conservative | Alan Horace Lewis Leach | 29,879 |
| | Labour | P. J. Bassett | 13,894 |
| | Labour | C. J. Goodall | 12,869 |
| | Liberal | J. H. G. Browne | 6,341 |
| | Liberal | R. H. Insoll | 5,470 |
| | Communist | F. Clark | 1,251 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### 1970 election

The third election was held on 9 April 1970. The electorate was 127,521 and two Conservative Party councillors were elected. With 44,774 people voting, the turnout was 35.1%. The councillors were elected for a three-year term.
1970 Greater London Council election: Sutton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | George Frederick Everitt | 28,062 |
| | Conservative | Alan Horace Lewis Leach | 27,573 |
| | Labour | P. J. Bassett | 12,664 |
| | Labour | H. Ferguson | 12,171 |
| | Liberal | R. H. Insoll | 2,657 |
| | Liberal | Graham Norman Tope | 2,523 |
| | Homes before Roads | R. B. Cook | 600 |
| | Communist | H. A. Cleverley | 503 |
| | Homes before Roads | D. G. Rennie | 474 |
| | Union Movement | A. H. Burn | 310 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |