# Thornton (ward)

Thornton ward was an administrative division of the London Borough of Lambeth, United Kingdom from 1965 to 2022.
The ward comprised the communities of Clapham Park and the Hyde Farm Estate. The ward shared the borough's western boundary with Wandsworth along Cavendish Road and Emmanuel Road alongside Tooting Bec Common. The south eastern boundary then continued along Emmanuel Road and New Park Road to the A205 South Circular Road. The boundaries of northern part of the ward followed the boundaries of the Clapham Park estate east of Kings Avenue and then cross to run down Clarence Avenue and Poynders Road.
The ward was located in the Streatham parliamentary constituency.

## 2002–2022 Lambeth council elections
### April 2019 by-election

The by-election took place on 11 April 2019.
April 2019 Thornton by-election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | Nanda Manley-Browne | 998 | 41 |
| Liberal Democrats | Mathew Bryant | 979 | 41 |
| Green | Adrian John Audsley | 171 | 7 |
| Conservative | Martin Lester Read | 166 | 7 |
| Women's Equality | Leila Fazal | 53 | 2 |
| UKIP | John Kenneth Plume | 39 | 2 |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### February 2019 by-election

The by-election took place on 7 February 2019, following the resignation of Lib Peck.
February 2019 Thornton by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Stephen Donnelly | 1,154 | 44.7 | 18.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rebecca MacNair | 845 | 32.8 | 23.1 |
| | Green | Adrian Audsley | 251 | 9.7 | 1.7 |
| | Conservative | Martin Reid | 247 | 9.6 | 6.4 |
| | Women's Equality | Leila Fazal | 46 | 1.8 | N/A |
| | UKIP | John Plume | 36 | 1.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 309 | 11.9 | 52.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 27.5 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 2018 election

The election took place on 3 May 2018.
2018 Lambeth London Borough Council election: Thornton (3) :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | Lib Peck | 2,140 |
| Labour | Jane Edbrooke | 1,999 |
| Labour | Ed Davie | 1,990 |
| Conservative | Martin Reid | 645 |
| Conservative | Michael Spencer | 511 |
| Conservative | Vernon de Maynard | 489 |
| Green | Katherine Curran | 388 |
| Green | Adrian Audsley | 364 |
| Liberal Democrats | Duncan Brack | 329 |
| Liberal Democrats | Rebecca MacNair | 328 |
| Green | Anja Thies | 292 |
| Liberal Democrats | Conor Doherty | 235 |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
Jane Edbrooke was previously an Oval ward councillor (2010-2018).

### 2014 election

The election took place on 22 May 2014.
2014 Lambeth London Borough Council election: Thornton 2014 (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Lib Peck | 2,280 |
| | Labour | Diana Morris | 2,220 |
| | Labour | Ed Davie | 2,113 |
| | UKIP | Bruce Machan | 764 |
| | Conservative | Simon Hemsley | 664 |
| | Conservative | Vernon de Maynard | 570 |
| | Conservative | Savill Young | 481 |
| | Green | Adrian Audsley | 360 |
| | Green | Hannah Kershaw | 336 |
| | Green | Charles Lankaster | 272 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rebecca MacNair | 271 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Duncan Brack | 258 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Pindar | 227 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 10,816 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### 2010 election

The election on 6 May 2010 took place on the same day as the United Kingdom general election.
2010 Lambeth London Borough Council election: Thornton 2010 (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Diana Morris | 2,614 |
| | Labour | Lib Peck | 2,609 |
| | Labour | Edward Davie | 2,399 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Pindar | 1,705 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Keating | 1,670 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Waterman | 1,383 |
| | Conservative | Melanie Ball | 1,188 |
| | Conservative | Simon Hemsley | 1,104 |
| | Conservative | Vernon de Maynard | 1,004 |
| | Green | Adrian Audsley | 504 |
| | Green | Charles Gay | 373 |
| | Green | Helen Kersley | 311 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 16,861 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### 2006 election

The election took place on 4 May 2006.
2006 Lambeth London Borough Council election: Thornton (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Lib Peck | 1,494 |
| | Labour | Diana Morris | 1,445 |
| | Labour | Michael Hipwell | 1,354 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Pindar | 1,094 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Sparling | 946 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Suzanne Whitehead | 925 |
| | Conservative | Joy Jackson | 480 |
| | Green | Adrian Audsley | 470 |
| | Conservative | Vernon de Maynard | 462 |
| | Conservative | Philippa Stone | 457 |
| | Green | Charles Evans | 372 |
| | Green | Louise Wakefield | 363 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 9,862 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |

### 2002 election

The election took place on 2 May 2002.

## 1978–2002 Lambeth council elections
### 2001 by-election

The by-election took place on 7 June 2001.

### 1998 election

The election took place on 7 May 1998.
1998 Lambeth London Borough Council election: Thornton (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Anthony Hewitt | 1,178 | | |
| | Labour | Julie Minns | 1,129 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Pindar | 1,080 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Doyle | 1,040 | | |
| | Conservative | Claude Randall | 170 | | |
| | Conservative | Mark Kotecha | 151 | | |
| | Green | Lee Allane | 122 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats |

### 1994 election

The election took place on 5 May 1994.
1994 Lambeth London Borough Council election: Thornton (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Maltby J. Pindar | 1,244 | 39.26 | 33.40 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David C. Warner | 1,204 | | |
| | Labour | Rudolph A. Daley | 1,065 | 33.26 | 9.14 |
| | Labour | Ty Goddard | 1,009 | | |
| | Conservative | Roger M. Bennett | 718 | 22.00 | 21.62 |
| | Conservative | Oliver A.W. Lodge | 653 | | |
| | Independent | Ronald C. Bird | 171 | 5.48 | New |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,886 | | 140 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,202 | 54.40 | 0.93 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 8 | 0.25 | 0.09 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour |

### 1990 election

The election took place on 3 May 1990.
1990 Lambeth London Borough Council election: Thornton (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Ronald C. Bird | 1,385 | 43.62 |
| | Labour | Rudolp A. Daley | 1,360 | 42.40 |
| | Conservative | Roger M. Bennett | 1,341 | |
| | Labour | David G. Davis | 1,290 | |
| | Green | Susan P. Bradley | 254 | 8.13 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Celia M. Thomas | 194 | 5.86 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Arthur W.R. Capel | 171 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,746 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,179 | 55.33 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 5 | 0.16 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### 1986 election

The election took place on 8 May 1986.

### 1982 election

The election took place on 6 May 1982.

### 1978 election

The election took place on 4 May 1978.

## 1964–1978 Lambeth council elections
### 1974 election

The election took place on 2 May 1974.

### 1971 election

The election took place on 13 May 1971.

### 1968 election

The election took place on 9 May 1968.
1968 Lambeth London Borough Council election: Thornton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | C. N. Brown | 2892 |
| | Conservative | W. F. R. Fuller | 2874 |
| | Conservative | G. M. Murray | 1214 |
| | Labour | L. Drake | 1172 |
| | Labour | M. M. Noble | 1159 |
| | Labour | W. Seeley | 1159 |
| | Communist | J. E. Styles | 143 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |

### 1964 election

The election took place on 7 May 1964.