# Wandsworth London Borough Council elections

Wandsworth London Borough Council, England, is elected every four years. From 2002 to 2018, 60 councillors were elected from 20 wards. Following ward boundary changes, in 2022 58 councillors were elected in 22 wards returning either 2 or 3 councillors each.

## Political control

The first election to the council was held in 1964, initially operating as a shadow authority before the new system came into full effect in 1965. Political control of the council since 1964 has been held by the following parties:
| Election | Overall Control | Conservative | Labour | Lib Dem | Ind. |
| 1964 | Labour | 13 | 47 | - | - |
| 1968 | Conservative | 48 | 12 | - | - |
| 1971 | Labour | 7 | 54 | - | - |
| 1974 | Labour | 12 | 48 | - | - |
| 1978 | Conservative | 36 | 25 | - | - |
| 1982 | Conservative | 33 | 27 | 1 | - |
| 1986 | Conservative | 31 | 30 | - | - |
| 1990 | Conservative | 48 | 13 | - | - |
| 1994 | Conservative | 45 | 16 | - | - |
| 1998 | Conservative | 50 | 11 | - | - |
| 2002 | Conservative | 50 | 10 | - | - |
| 2006 | Conservative | 51 | 9 | - | - |
| 2010 | Conservative | 47 | 13 | - | - |
| 2014 | Conservative | 41 | 19 | - | - |
| 2018 | Conservative | 33 | 26 | - | 1 |
| 2022 | Labour | 22 | 35 | - | 1 |

## Council elections

* 1964 Wandsworth London Borough Council election
* 1968 Wandsworth London Borough Council election (boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)
* 1971 Wandsworth London Borough Council election
* 1974 Wandsworth London Borough Council election
* 1978 Wandsworth London Borough Council election (boundary changes increased the number of seats by one)
* 1982 Wandsworth London Borough Council election
* 1986 Wandsworth London Borough Council election
* 1990 Wandsworth London Borough Council election
* 1994 Wandsworth London Borough Council election (boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)
* 1998 Wandsworth London Borough Council election
* 2002 Wandsworth London Borough Council election (boundary changes reduced the number of seats by one)
* 2006 Wandsworth London Borough Council election
* 2010 Wandsworth London Borough Council election
* 2014 Wandsworth London Borough Council election
* 2018 Wandsworth London Borough Council election
* 2022 Wandsworth London Borough Council election (boundary changes reduced the number of seats by two)

## Borough result maps

* 2002 results map
* 2006 results map
* 2010 results map
* 2014 results map
* 2018 results map
* 2022 results map

## By-election results
### 1964-1968

There were no by-elections.

### 1968-1971

Nightingale by-election, 27 June 1968 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | W. Roberts | 1,648 | |
| | Conservative | N. F. Clark-Lawrence | 1,623 | |
| | Labour | A. J. Hill | 320 | |
| | Labour | M. F. Spade | 314 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 17.6% |
Putney by-election, 27 June 1968 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | G. W. H. Peters | 2,252 | |
| | Conservative | G. M. Wolfson | 2,243 | |
| | Labour | E. M. Jenkins | 476 | |
| | Labour | F. C. Wells | 469 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 19.2% |
Putney by-election, 29 August 1968 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | M. C. M. Warren-Evans | Unopposed | | |
St John by-election, 6 March 1969 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | M. F. Sporle | 1,085 | |
| | Conservative | I. Trapp | 797 | |
| | National Front | T. Lamb | 253 | |
| | Liberal | D. G. Patterson | 151 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 24.8% |

### 1971-1974

Balham by-election, 23 March 1972 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | S. K. Bovey | 1,394 | |
| | Conservative | A. E. Cawsey | 1,314 | |
| | National Front | J. M. Clifton | 154 | |
| | Communist | A. F. Barr | 48 | |
| | Union Movement | M. P. Winn | 17 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 29.7% |
Graveney by-election, 23 March 1972 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | C. A. R. Helm | 2,130 | |
| | Conservative | M. M. Newman | 693 | |
| | National Front | T. Lamb | 158 | |
| | Communist | D. Ellwand | 80 | |
| | Union Movement | D. R. Gerlach | 7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 27.6% |
Nightingale by-election, 26 October 1972 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | M. A. S. Heaster | 1,364 | |
| | Labour | D. R. Hill | 1,016 | |
| | National Front | J. M. Clifton | 446 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 24.6% |
Tooting by-election, 18 April 1973 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | V. C. Luthers | 1,170 | |
| | Conservative | E. D. M. Tod | 494 | |
| | Independent Liberal | E. D. Larkin | 99 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 17.7% |

### 1974-1978

Southfield by-election, 6 March 1975 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Edward J. Lister | 1,943 | |
| | Labour | John A. Tidball | 1,520 | |
| | Liberal | John Horrocks | 484 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 37.2 |
Graveney by-election, 22 January 1976 :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | | 26.6 |
Southfield by-election, 10 June 1976 :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | | 38.8 |
Furzedown by-election, 4 November 1976 :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | | 31.4 |
Putney by-election, 9 December 1976 :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | | 29.2 |

### 1982-1986

Earslfield by-election, 13 October 1983 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Alliance | David Patterson | 1,263 |
| Labour | Patrick Roche | 1,058 |
| Conservative | Angela Graham | 658 |
| Independent Liberal | Edward Larkin | 50 |
| Ecology (Green) | Elizabeth Shaw | 30 |

### 1990-1994

West Putney by-election, 12 December 1991 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Terence Maccabee | 1,761 | 56.3 |
| | Labour | Francis H. Jones | 1,155 | 36.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John D. Martyn | 214 | 6.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 32.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Eric J. Somerville-Jones.

### 1994-1998

There were no by-elections.

### 1998-2002

West Putney by-election, 2 July 1998 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Bryan A. F. Burn | 1,561 |
| | Labour | Paul A. Baverstock | 755 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Susan Shocket | 193 |
| | Green | Tracey Thorn | 45 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. William F. D. Hawkins.
Balham by-election, 1 July 1999 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Richard D. Longmore | 1,136 |
| | Labour | Martin C. Tupper | 596 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Matthew G. Green | 125 |
| | Green | John M. Rattray | 109 |
| | Independent | Edward D. Larkin | 10 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | 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.

### 2006-2010

There were no by-elections.

### 2010-2014

Thamesfield by-election, 30 June 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Michael Ryder | 1,497 |
| | Labour | Christian Klapp | 1022 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lisa Smart | 545 |
| | Green | Marian Hoffman | 202 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Edward J. U. Lister.
Southfields by-election, 29 March 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Kim Caddy | 1,841 |
| | Labour | Josh Kaile | 1511 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Munro | 220 |
| | Green | Bruce Mackenzie | 100 |
| | UKIP | Strachan McDonald | 40 |
| | Independent | Mohammed Abid | 38 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Lucy Allan.

### 2014-2018

Earlsfield by-election 7 May 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Angela Graham | 4,418 |
| | Labour | Paul White | 2,879 |
| | Green | Liam Morgan | 514 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Oliver Bailey | 387 |
| | UKIP | Thomas Blackwell | 374 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
The by-election was triggered by the death of Councillor Adrian Knowles of the Conservative Party. The by-election was held on the same day as the 2015 general election.
Tooting by-election 18 August 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Paul White | 1,467 |
| | Conservative | Thom Norman | 944 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Eileen Riley Arms | 267 |
| | Green | Albert Vickery | 116 |
| | SDP | Alexander Ali Balkan | 75 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Councillor Ben Johnson of the Labour Party, following his appointment as an adviser to the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan.
Queenstown by-election 10th November 2016 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | Aydin Dikerdem | 1,551 |
| Conservative | Rhodri Morgan | 987 |
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Adam-Davis | 249 |
| Green | Stella Baker | 122 |
This by-election was triggered by the death of Councillor Sally-Ann Ephson of the Labour Party.

### 2018–2022

Furzedown by-election 21 June 2019 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Graham Loveland | 1,811 | 49.0 | 14.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jon Irwin | 887 | 24.0 | 18.7 |
| | Conservative | Nabi Toktas | 681 | 18.4 | 3.0 |
| | Green | Gerard Harrison | 318 | 8.6 | 1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 924 | 25.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Bedford by-election 6 May 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Hannah Stanislaus | 2,714 | 48.3 |
| | Conservative | Tom Mytton | 1,778 | 31.7 |
| | Green | David Carlyon | 815 | 14.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Reeten Banerji | 318 | 5.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 51.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Bedford by-election 25 November 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sheila Boswell | 906 | 40.2 | 9.8 |
| | Conservative | Tom Mytton | 905 | 40.2 | 5.7 |
| | Green | Roy Vickery | 306 | 13.6 | 4.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Tibbles | 135 | 6.0 | 0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1 | 0.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2252 | 21.7 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Councillor Hannah Stanislaus of the Labour Party

### 2022-2026

Tooting Broadway by-election 14 July 2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Rex Osborn | 1,429 | 62.2 | 1.6 |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Iliff | 491 | 21.4 | 2.8 |
| | Green | Lisa Osborne | 285 | 12.4 | 2.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Haren Thillainathan | 94 | 4.1 | 2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 938 | 40.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,299 | 19.3 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
The by-election was triggered by the death of Councillor Andy Gibbons of the Labour Party.
Tooting Broadway by-election 18 January 2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sean Lawless | 1,888 | 67.3 | 6.8 |
| | Conservative | Otto Jacobsson | 542 | 19.3 | 0.8 |
| | Green | Nick Humberstone | 261 | 9.3 | 5.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Thillainathan Haren | 113 | 4.0 | 2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,346 | 48.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,804 | 24.10 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Councillor Kate Forbes of the Labour Party.
West Putney by-election 2 May 2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Nick Austin | 2,839 | 45.3 | 4.7 |
| | Labour | Jane Briginshaw | 2,350 | 37.5 | 5.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Lejman | 635 | 10.1 | 1.9 |
| | Green | Fergal McEntee | 438 | 7.0 | 1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 489 | 7.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,262 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Councillor Claire Gilbert of the Labour Party.