# Sutton London Borough Council elections

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

## Summary results

| Year | Liberal Democrats | Conservative | Labour | Residents Association /Independent | Notes |
| 1964 | 0 | 30 | 17 | 4 | |
| 1968 | 0 | 41 | 7 | 3 | |
| 1971 | 0 | 25 | 21 | 5 | |
| 1974 | 6 | 28 | 13 | 4 | |
| 1978 | 2 | 47 | 7 | 0 | Boundary changes increased number of seats by five |
| 1982 | 3 | 46 | 7 | 0 | |
| 1986 | 28 | 21 | 7 | 0 | |
| 1990 | 32 | 18 | 6 | 0 | |
| 1994 | 47 | 4 | 5 | 0 | Boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same |
| 1998 | 46 | 5 | 5 | 0 | Boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same |
| 2002 | 43 | 8 | 3 | 0 | Boundary changes reduced the number of seats by two |
| 2006 | 32 | 22 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2010 | 43 | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 45 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 33 | 18 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 29 | 20 | 3 | 3 | Boundary changes increased the number of seats by one |

## 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

Cheam West by-election, 4 July 1968 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | H. A. Bennett | 909 | 97.8 |
| | Labour | A. J. Barker | 20 | 2.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 17.5% |
Sutton South East by-election, 4 July 1968 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | R. C. Squire | 522 | 87.9 |
| | Labour | J. Dowsett | 72 | 12.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 14.1% |
Cheam South by-election, 22 January 1970 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | K. A. Rose | 1093 | 97.2 |
| | Labour | Mrs P. M. Brennan | 31 | 2.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 21.1% |
Sutton East by-election, 28 May 1970 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | A. J. Kenney | 442 | |
| | Labour | Mrs E. M. McEwen | 428 | |
| | Liberal | D. E. Strong | 139 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 28.2% |

### 1971-1974

There were no by-elections.

### 1974-1978

Sutton Central by-election, 17 April 1975 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | John Aubrey Mullin | 1,176 | |
| | Labour | James K. Rhodes | 547 | |
| | Conservative | Lesley D. Symonds | 445 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 55.0 |
Sutton South East by-election, 17 June 1976 :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | | 48.8 |

### 1990-1994

Beddington South by-election, 30 July 1992 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | 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 Party | Danny J. B. Bamford | 45 | 1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 38.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Alan R. Chewter.

### 1994-1998

Carshalton North by-election, 20 October 1994 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anthony Pattison | 880 |
| | Labour | Margaret Smart | 560 |
| | Conservative | Eric S. Pillinger | 258 |
| | Monster Raving Loony | John Major | 30 |
| | Green | Peter T. Rudkin | 15 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Delphine C. Lock.
St Helier North by-election, 23 March 1995 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | John G. Morgan | 1,641 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John E. Bull | 645 |
| | Conservative | Brian W. M. Keynes | 111 |
| | Monster Raving Loony | John Major | 33 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the disqualification of Cllr. Patrick B. Kane.
Carshalton Beeches by-election, 18 May 1995 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Daphne A. Gvozdenovie.
Sutton Common by-election, 7 December 1995 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anne N. Gallop | 878 |
| | Labour | Mark G. Allison | 397 |
| | Conservative | Christopher G. Furey | 270 |
| | Ind. Conservative | Gerald Ward | 68 |
| | Monster Raving Loony | John Major | 16 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Richard F. Broadbent.
Sutton West by-election, 21 November 1996 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | 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 | Majority | Majority | 579 | 39.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,493 | 34.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Christine L. B. Headley.
St Helier North by-election, 13 February 1997 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Joyce Smith | 1,058 | 60.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 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 | Majority | Majority | 546 | 31.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,750 | 28.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Donald B. Hopkins.
St Helier South by-election, 21 August 1997 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Stephen P. Lloyd | 538 | 57.1 | +4.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 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 | Majority | Majority | 203 | 21.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 943 | 24.2 | |
| | Labour hold | 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 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Park | 962 | 69.1 | +3.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 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 | Majority | Majority | 714 | 51.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,393 | 30.6 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Sarah S. Wallace.
Beddington South by-election, 7 June 2001 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | 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 | Majority | Majority | 299 | 8.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,470 | 56.2 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Richard S. Aitken.

### 2002-2006

Carshalton Central by-election, 21 November 2002 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Pennington | 996 | 45.2 | −7.0 |
| | Conservative | Paul 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 | Majority | Majority | 159 | 7.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,204 | 29.9 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Michael A. Cooper.

### 2006-2010

Cheam by-election, 28 February 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Pritchard | 1,541 | 45.8 | −12.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 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 | Majority | Majority | 87 | 2.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,361 | 44.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
The by-election was called following the disqualification of Cllr. Eleanor D. Pinfold.
Nonsuch by-election, 2 July 2009 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | 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 | Majority | Majority | 336 | 10.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,293 | 41.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Christopher P. Dunlop.

### 2010-2014

Worcester Park by-election, 16 February 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roger D. C. Roberts | 1367 | |
| | Conservative | Simon Densley | 977 | |
| | Labour | Ms. Hilary C. Hosking | 315 | |
| | UKIP | David Pickles | 190 | |
| | Green | George Dow | 46 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 33.5% |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Ms. Jennifer E. Campbell-Klomps.
Stonecot by-election, 6 December 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nick Emmerson | 1034 | |
| | Conservative | Graham Jarvis | 402 | |
| | Labour | Ms. Bonnie Craven | 289 | |
| | UKIP | Jeremy Wraith | 182 | |
| | Green | Ms. Joan Hartfield | 32 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 24% |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Brendan Hudson.

### 2014-2018

Wallington South by-election, 11 June 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steve Cook | 1,251 | 44.1 | 6.9 |
| | Conservative | Jim Simms | 936 | 33.0 | 13.7 |
| | Labour | Sarah Gwynn | 181 | 6.4 | 2.4 |
| | Independent | Duncan Mattey | 180 | 6.4 | 6.4 |
| | UKIP | Andy Beadle | 164 | 5.8 | 10.5 |
| | Green | Rosa Rajendran | 122 | 4.3 | 2.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 315 | 11.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,835 | 35.4 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
The by-election was triggered by the death of Councillor Colin Hall, the Liberal Democrat deputy leader.
Carshalton Central by-election, 28 July 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Chris Williams | 1,250 | 43.4 | 5.1 |
| | Conservative | Melissa Pearce | 1,061 | 36.9 | 11.6 |
| | Green | Ross Hemingway | 211 | 7.3 | 0.3 |
| | Labour | Sarah Gwynn | 176 | 6.1 | 3.1 |
| | UKIP | Bill Main-Ian | 150 | 5.2 | 10.5 |
| | CPA | Ashley Dickenson | 29 | 1.0 | 1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,881 | 27.04% | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Councillor Alan Salter

### 2018-2022

Belmont by-election, 25 October 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Neil Garratt | 1,328 | 46.7 | 9.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dean Juster | 1,069 | 37.6 | 10.7 |
| | Labour | Marian Wingrove | 303 | 10.7 | 6.1 |
| | Green | Claire Jackson-Prior | 63 | 2.2 | 2.2 |
| | UKIP | John Bannon | 50 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| | CPA | Ashley Dickenson | 30 | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 259 | 9.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,843 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Councillor Patrick McManus.
Wallington North by-election, 28 March 2019 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Barry Lewis | 1,039 | 38.2 | 7.8 |
| | Conservative | Charlotte Leonard | 709 | 26.1 | 0.5 |
| | Independent | Gervais Sawyer | 381 | 14.0 | 14.0 |
| | Labour | Sheila Berry | 301 | 11.1 | 5.6 |
| | Green | Verity Thomson | 166 | 6.1 | 2.3 |
| | UKIP | John Bannon | 104 | 3.8 | 0.5 |
| | CPA | Ashley Dickenson | 17 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 330 | 12.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,717 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Councillor Joyce Melican.

### 2022-2026

St Helier West by-election, 2 May 2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Catherine Gray | 1,342 | 35.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Noor Sumun | 1,336 | 35.3 |
| | Labour | Margaret Thomas | 682 | 18.0 |
| | Independent | Hamilton Activist Kingsley | 367 | 9.7 |
| | Independent | Renos Costi | 62 | 1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6 | 0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,789 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Councillor Sheila Berry.