# Sutton Central (ward)

Sutton Central is an electoral ward in the London Borough of Sutton. The ward has existed since the creation of the borough on 1 April 1965 and was first used in the 1964 elections. It returns councillors to Sutton London Borough Council.

## Sutton council elections since 2022

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Sutton in 2022.

### 2025 by-election

The by-election will take place on 10 April 2025.

### 2022 election

The election took place on 5 May 2022.
2022 Sutton London Borough Council election: Sutton Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Bartolucci | 1,228 | 44.7 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Edward Parsley | 1,102 | 40.1 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Cryss Mennaceur | 1,038 | 37.8 | |
| | Labour | John McGeachy | 858 | 31.2 | |
| | Labour | Kerrie Peak | 834 | 30.3 | |
| | Labour | Natalie Wright | 816 | 29.7 | |
| | Conservative | Barry Russell | 722 | 26.3 | |
| | Conservative | Terence Woods | 657 | 23.9 | |
| | Conservative | Venu Sood | 643 | 23.4 | |
| | Green | Peter Friel | 351 | 12.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries) | Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries) | Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries) | Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries) | Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries) |
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| | Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries) | Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries) | Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries) | Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries) | Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries) |

## 2002–2022 Sutton council elections

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Sutton in 2002.

### 2018 election

The election took place on 3 May 2018.
2018 Sutton London Borough Council election: Sutton Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Bartolucci | 1,259 | 40.3 | −6.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rich Clare | 1,236 | 39.6 | −3.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ali Mirhashem | 1,114 | 35.7 | −2.0 |
| | Labour | Steve Adams | 1,082 | 34.6 | +13.7 |
| | Labour | Bonnie Craven | 961 | 30.8 | +13.4 |
| | Labour | Vic Paulino | 905 | 29.0 | +13.8 |
| | Conservative | Nigel Cornwell | 789 | 25.3 | +10.7 |
| | Conservative | Marie Grant | 756 | 24.2 | +11.2 |
| | Conservative | Alan Plant | 727 | 23.3 | +5.5 |
| | Green | Peter Friel | 293 | 9.4 | −2.3 |
| | UKIP | Jess Beadle | 154 | 4.9 | −13.6 |
| | UKIP | Charlie Wood | 112 | 3.6 | N/A |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 8 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,132 | 33.69 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### 2014 election

The election took place on 22 May 2014.
2014 Sutton London Borough Council election: Sutton Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Bartolucci | 1,480 | 46.8 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Vincent Galligan | 1,365 | 43.1 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ali Mirhashem | 1,192 | 37.7 | |
| | Labour | Emily Brothers | 662 | 20.9 | |
| | UKIP | Jake Grogan | 584 | 18.5 | |
| | Conservative | Charles Cornwell | 563 | 17.8 | |
| | Labour | Charles Mansell | 550 | 17.4 | |
| | Labour | Vic Paulino | 480 | 15.2 | |
| | Conservative | Nigel Cornwell | 463 | 14.6 | |
| | Conservative | Marie Grant | 412 | 13.0 | |
| | Green | Simon Honey | 369 | 11.7 | |
| | TUSC | Pauline Gorman | 90 | 2.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,164 | 38.5 | −26.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### 2010 election

The election on 6 May 2010 took place on the same day as the United Kingdom general election.
2010 Sutton London Borough Council election: Sutton Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sean Brennan | 2,660 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Janet Lowne | 2,275 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Graham Tope | 2,160 |
| | Conservative | Alexandra Churchill | 1,393 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Pearce | 1,326 |
| | Conservative | Uday Kalangi | 1,060 |
| | Labour | Kathy Allen | 804 |
| | Labour | Charlie Mansell | 544 |
| | Labour | Vic Paulino | 456 |
| | Green | Simon Honey | 419 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |

### 2006 election

The election took place on 4 May 2006.
2006 Sutton London Borough Council election: Sutton Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Brennan | 1,371 | 54.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Janet Lowne | 1,340 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Graham Tope | 1,340 | |
| | Conservative | Elizabeth Fison | 681 | 27.2 |
| | Conservative | Margaret Greenwood | 668 | |
| | Conservative | Christine Hicks | 648 | |
| | Labour | Kathleen Allen | 454 | 18.1 |
| | Labour | Maria Ponto | 422 | |
| | Labour | Enid Bakewell | 397 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### 2002 election

The election took place on 2 May 2002.
2002 Sutton London Borough Council election: Sutton Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Brennan | 1,010 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Janet Lowne | 983 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Graham Tope | 948 | | |
| | Labour | Kathleen Allen | 751 | | |
| | Labour | Gale Blears | 695 | | |
| | Labour | John Morgan | 664 | | |
| | Conservative | Stewart England | 477 | | |
| | Conservative | Annabel Wells | 460 | | |
| | Conservative | Lynne Isaby | 450 | | |
| | Green | Margaret Williams | 192 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries) | Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries) | Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries) | Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries) | Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries) |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries) | Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries) | Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries) | Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries) | Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries) |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries) | Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries) | Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries) | Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries) | Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries) |