# Carshalton and Wallington (UK Parliament constituency)

Carshalton and Wallington is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom since 2024 by Bobby Dean, a Liberal Democrat.
The seat was created at the 1983 general election, replacing the former seat of Carshalton.

## Boundaries

1983–2010: The London Borough of Sutton wards of Beddington North, Beddington South, Carshalton Beeches, Carshalton Central, Carshalton North, Clockhouse, St Helier North, St Helier South, Wallington North, Wallington South, Wandle Valley, Woodcote, and Wrythe Green.
2010–2024: The London Borough of Sutton wards of Beddington North, Beddington South, Carshalton Central, Carshalton South and Clockhouse, St Helier, The Wrythe, Wallington North, Wallington South, and Wandle Valley.
2024–present: Beddington; Carshalton Central; Carshalton South & Clockhouse; Hackbridge; St. Helier East; St. Helier West; South Beddington & Roundshaw; The Wrythe; Wallington North; and Wallington South.

## Political history

The seat was created in 1983, replacing the former constituency of Carshalton, which had voted Conservative at every election since its creation in 1945. The new Carshalton and Wallington initially followed suit as a safe Conservative seat, being won by the party by a wide margin (ranging from 18.8% to 28.7%) at each of the first three general elections of its existence.
However, the large national swing against the Conservatives in 1997 saw the seat gained by the Liberal Democrat Tom Brake by a decisive margin of 11.2%.
Brake would hold the seat for the next 22 years, being one of just eight Liberal Democrat MPs to survive the party's near-wipeout at the 2015 United Kingdom general election - Carshalton and Wallington was one of just two seats in the southern half of England, the other being North Norfolk to be retained by the party that year.
After narrowly holding on to the seat for the Liberal Democrats in both 2015 and 2017, Brake was defeated by the Conservative Elliot Colburn by just 629 votes at the 2019. Brake had been the party spokesman on Brexit. The Liberal Democrats fiercely campaigned Brexit; however, this seat voted to leave in the 2016 referendum.
The Liberal Democrats regained the seat at the 2024 general election by a margin of 16.9% – their largest ever majority in the constituency.
Demographically this zone of London has little social housing and much of the housing, overwhelmingly semi-detached or detached, is to some extent considered to be in the stockbroker belt; some of the south of the seat has fine views from the slopes of the Downs and many small parks and recreation grounds characterise the district.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1983 | Nigel Forman | Conservative |
| 1997 | Tom Brake | Liberal Democrats |
| 2019 | Elliot Colburn | Conservative |
| 2024 | Bobby Dean | Liberal Democrats |

## Election results
### Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Carshalton and Wallington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bobby Dean | 20,126 | 43.1 | +2.0 |
| | Conservative | Elliot Colburn | 12,221 | 26.2 | −16.2 |
| | Labour | Hersh Thaker | 6,108 | 13.1 | +0.7 |
| | Reform UK | Elizabeth Cooper | 5,941 | 12.7 | +10.6 |
| | Green | Tracey Hague | 1,517 | 3.3 | +1.8 |
| | Workers Party | Atif Rashid | 441 | 0.9 | N/A |
| | CPA | Ashley Dickenson | 231 | 0.5 | +0.1 |
| | SDP | Steve Kelleher | 85 | 0.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,905 | 16.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,670 | 62.8 | −4.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 74,362 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | +9.1 | |

### Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Carshalton and Wallington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Elliot Colburn | 20,822 | 42.4 | +4.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tom Brake | 20,193 | 41.1 | +0.1 |
| | Labour | Ahmad Wattoo | 6,081 | 12.4 | −6.0 |
| | Brexit Party | James Woudhuysen | 1,043 | 2.1 | N/A |
| | Green | Tracey Hague | 759 | 1.5 | +0.5 |
| | CPA | Ashley Dickenson | 200 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 629 | 1.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,098 | 67.3 | −4.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 72,926 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +2.0 | |
General election 2017: Carshalton and Wallington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tom Brake | 20,819 | 41.0 | +6.1 |
| | Conservative | Matthew Maxwell-Scott | 19,450 | 38.3 | +6.6 |
| | Labour | Emine Ibrahim | 9,360 | 18.4 | +3.4 |
| | Green | Shasha Khan | 501 | 1.0 | −2.2 |
| | Independent | Nick Mattey | 434 | 0.9 | N/A |
| | CPA | Ashley Dickenson | 189 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,369 | 2.7 | −0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,753 | 71.6 | +3.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 70,849 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | −0.3 | |
General election 2015: Carshalton and Wallington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tom Brake | 16,603 | 34.9 | −13.4 |
| | Conservative | Matthew Maxwell-Scott | 15,093 | 31.7 | −5.1 |
| | Labour | Siobhan Tate | 7,150 | 15.0 | +6.3 |
| | UKIP | William Main-Ian | 7,049 | 14.8 | +11.9 |
| | Green | Ross Hemingway | 1,492 | 3.2 | +2.4 |
| | CPA | Ashley Dickenson | 177 | 0.4 | N/A |
| | National Front | Richard Edmonds | 49 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,510 | 3.2 | −8.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,613 | 68.0 | −1.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 69,981 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | −4.3 | |
General election 2010: Carshalton and Wallington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tom Brake | 22,180 | 48.3 | +7.9 |
| | Conservative | Kenneth Andrew | 16,920 | 36.8 | −0.6 |
| | Labour | Shafi Khan | 4,015 | 8.7 | −8.6 |
| | UKIP | Frank Day | 1,348 | 2.9 | +0.3 |
| | BNP | Charlotte Lewis | 1,100 | 2.4 | N/A |
| | Green | George Dow | 355 | 0.8 | −1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,260 | 11.5 | +9.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,918 | 69.0 | +4.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 66,524 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +4.3 | |

### Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Carshalton and Wallington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tom Brake | 17,357 | 40.3 | −4.7 |
| | Conservative | Kenneth Andrew | 16,289 | 37.8 | +4.0 |
| | Labour | Andrew Theobald | 7,396 | 17.2 | −1.2 |
| | UKIP | Francis Day | 1,111 | 2.6 | +1.4 |
| | Green | Robert Steel | 908 | 2.1 | +0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,068 | 2.5 | −8.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,061 | 63.5 | +3.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 67,243 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | −4.4 | |
General election 2001: Carshalton and Wallington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tom Brake | 18,289 | 45.0 | +6.8 |
| | Conservative | Kenneth Andrew | 13,742 | 33.8 | +0.3 |
| | Labour | Margaret Cooper | 7,466 | 18.4 | −5.5 |
| | Green | Simon Dixon | 614 | 1.5 | +0.7 |
| | UKIP | Martin Haley | 501 | 1.2 | +0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,547 | 11.2 | +6.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,612 | 60.3 | −13.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 67,337 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +3.3 | |

### Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Carshalton and Wallington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tom Brake | 18,490 | 38.2 | +7.3 |
| | Conservative | Nigel Forman | 16,223 | 33.5 | −16.2 |
| | Labour | Andrew Theobald | 11,565 | 23.9 | +6.2 |
| | Referendum | Julian Storey | 1,289 | 2.7 | N/A |
| | Green | Peter Hickson | 377 | 0.8 | −0.4 |
| | BNP | Gary Ritchie | 261 | 0.5 | N/A |
| | UKIP | Leslie Povey | 218 | 0.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,267 | 4.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,423 | 73.3 | −7.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 66,064 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | +11.8 | |
General election 1992: Carshalton and Wallington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Nigel Forman | 26,243 | 49.7 | −4.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tom Brake | 16,300 | 30.9 | +4.7 |
| | Labour | Margaret Moran | 9,333 | 17.7 | −0.5 |
| | Green | Robert Steel | 614 | 1.2 | −0.4 |
| | Loony Green | Daniel Bamford | 266 | 0.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,943 | 18.8 | −9.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 52,756 | 80.9 | +6.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 65,179 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −4.5 | |

### Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Carshalton and Wallington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Nigel Forman | 27,984 | 54.0 | +2.7 |
| | SDP | John Grant | 13,575 | 26.2 | −3.4 |
| | Labour | Johanna Baker | 9,440 | 18.2 | +0.7 |
| | Green | Robert Steel | 843 | 1.6 | 0.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14,409 | 27.8 | +6.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 51,842 | 74.2 | +3.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 69,906 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +3.1 | |
General election 1983: Carshalton and Wallington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Nigel Forman | 25,396 | 51.3 | |
| | SDP | Bryan James Monroe Ensor | 14,641 | 29.6 | |
| | Labour | Johanna Baker | 8,655 | 17.5 | |
| | Ecology | Robert Steel | 784 | 1.6 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,755 | 21.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,476 | 71.2 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 69,542 | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |