Sutton London Borough Council in London, England is elected every four years.
The first elections to the council were held in 1964, ahead of the new system coming into full effect in 1965. Political control of the council since 1964 has been held by the following parties:[1]
Election | Overall Control | Lib Dem | Conservative | Labour | Res./Ind. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1964 | Conservative | - | 30 | 17 | 4 | |
1968 | Conservative | - | 41 | 7 | 3 | |
1971 | No overall control | - | 25 | 21 | 5 | |
1974 | Conservative | 6 | 28 | 13 | 4 | |
1978 | Conservative | 2 | 47 | 7 | - | |
1982 | Conservative | 3 | 46 | 7 | - | |
1986 | No overall control | 28 | 21 | 7 | - | |
1990 | Liberal Democrats | 32 | 18 | 6 | - | |
1994 | Liberal Democrats | 47 | 4 | 5 | - | |
1998 | Liberal Democrats | 46 | 5 | 5 | - | |
2002 | Liberal Democrats | 43 | 8 | 3 | - | |
2006 | Liberal Democrats | 32 | 22 | - | - | |
2010 | Liberal Democrats | 43 | 11 | - | - | |
2014 | Liberal Democrats | 45 | 9 | - | - | |
2018 | Liberal Democrats | 33 | 18 | - | 3 | |
2022 | Liberal Democrats | 29 | 20 | 3 | 3 |
The leaders of the council since 1965 have been:[2][3]
Councillor | Party | From | To | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Tag Taylor | Conservative | 1964 | 1973 | |
John Charles Cox | Conservative | 1973 | 1976 | |
Robin Squire | Conservative | 1976 | 1980 | |
David Trafford | Conservative | 1980 | 1986 | |
Graham Tope | Liberal | 1986 | 1988 | |
Liberal Democrats | 1988 | 1999 | ||
Mike Cooper | Liberal Democrats | 1999 | 16 Oct 2002 | |
Sean Brennan | Liberal Democrats | 18 Nov 2002 | 21 May 2012 | |
Ruth Dombey | Liberal Democrats | 21 May 2012 |
There were no by-elections.[8]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | H. A. Bennett | 909 | 97.8 | ||
Labour | A. J. Barker | 20 | 2.2 | ||
Turnout | 17.5% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | R. C. Squire | 522 | 87.9 | ||
Labour | J. Dowsett | 72 | 12.1 | ||
Turnout | 14.1% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | K. A. Rose | 1093 | 97.2 | ||
Labour | Mrs P. M. Brennan | 31 | 2.8 | ||
Turnout | 21.1% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | A. J. Kenney | 442 | |||
Labour | Mrs E. M. McEwen | 428 | |||
Liberal | D. E. Strong | 139 | |||
Turnout | 28.2% |
There were no by-elections.[10]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Aubrey Mullin | 1,176 | |||
Labour | James K. Rhodes | 547 | |||
Conservative | Lesley D. Symonds | 445 | |||
Turnout | 55.0 |
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 | 48.8 |
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 | 38.6 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Alan R. Chewter.
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 | |||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Delphine C. Lock.
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 | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the disqualification of Cllr. Patrick B. Kane.
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 | |||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Daphne A. Gvozdenovie.
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 | |||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Richard F. Broadbent.
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 | 579 | 39.2 | |||
Turnout | 1,493 | 34.1 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Christine L. B. Headley.
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 | 546 | 31.2 | |||
Turnout | 1,750 | 28.8 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Donald B. Hopkins.
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 | 203 | 21.6 | |||
Turnout | 943 | 24.2 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Gary F. Stagg.
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 | 714 | 51.3 | |||
Turnout | 1,393 | 30.6 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Sarah S. Wallace.
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 | 299 | 8.7 | |||
Turnout | 3,470 | 56.2 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Richard S. Aitken.
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 | 159 | 7.2 | |||
Turnout | 2,204 | 29.9 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Michael A. Cooper.
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 | 87 | 2.5 | |||
Turnout | 3,361 | 44.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the disqualification of Cllr. Eleanor D. Pinfold.
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 | 336 | 10.2 | |||
Turnout | 3,293 | 41.0 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Christopher P. Dunlop.
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 | 33.5% | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Ms. Jennifer E. Campbell-Klomps.
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 | 24% | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Brendan Hudson.
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 | 315 | 11.1 | |||
Turnout | 2,835 | 35.4 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
The by-election was triggered by the death of Councillor Colin Hall, the Liberal Democrat deputy leader.
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 | 2,881 | 27.04% | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Councillor Alan Salter
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 | 259 | 9.1 | |||
Turnout | 2,843 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Councillor Patrick McManus.
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 | 330 | 12.1 | |||
Turnout | 2,717 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Councillor Joyce Melican.