Wandsworth London Borough Council elections
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Wandsworth London Borough Council, England, is elected every four years. From 2002 to 2018, 60 councillors were elected from 20 wards.[1] Following ward boundary changes, in 2022 58 councillors were elected in 22 wards returning either 2 or 3 councillors each.[2]
Political control[edit]
The first election to the council was held in 1964, initially operating as a shadow authority before the new system came into full effect in 1965. Political control of the council since 1964 has been held by the following parties:[3]
Election | Overall Control | Conservative | Labour | Lib Dem | Ind. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1964 | Labour | 13 | 47 | - | - | |
1968 | Conservative | 48 | 12 | - | - | |
1971 | Labour | 7 | 54 | - | - | |
1974 | Labour | 12 | 48 | - | - | |
1978 | Conservative | 36 | 25 | - | - | |
1982 | Conservative | 33 | 27 | 1 | - | |
1986 | Conservative | 31 | 30 | - | - | |
1990 | Conservative | 48 | 13 | - | - | |
1994 | Conservative | 45 | 16 | - | - | |
1998 | Conservative | 50 | 11 | - | - | |
2002 | Conservative | 50 | 10 | - | - | |
2006 | Conservative | 51 | 9 | - | - | |
2010 | Conservative | 47 | 13 | - | - | |
2014 | Conservative | 41 | 19 | - | - | |
2018 | Conservative | 33 | 26 | - | 1 | |
2022 | Labour | 22 | 35 | - | 1 |
Council elections[edit]
- 1964 Wandsworth London Borough Council election
- 1968 Wandsworth London Borough Council election (boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[4]
- 1971 Wandsworth London Borough Council election
- 1974 Wandsworth London Borough Council election
- 1978 Wandsworth London Borough Council election (boundary changes increased the number of seats by one)[5]
- 1982 Wandsworth London Borough Council election
- 1986 Wandsworth London Borough Council election
- 1990 Wandsworth London Borough Council election
- 1994 Wandsworth London Borough Council election (boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[n 1][n 2]
- 1998 Wandsworth London Borough Council election
- 2002 Wandsworth London Borough Council election (boundary changes reduced the number of seats by one)[1][6]
- 2006 Wandsworth London Borough Council election
- 2010 Wandsworth London Borough Council election
- 2014 Wandsworth London Borough Council election
- 2018 Wandsworth London Borough Council election
- 2022 Wandsworth London Borough Council election (boundary changes reduced the number of seats by two) [7]
Borough result maps[edit]
- 2002 results map
- 2006 results map
- 2010 results map
- 2014 results map
- 2018 results map
- 2022 results map
By-election results[edit]
1964-1968[edit]
There were no by-elections.[4]
1968-1971[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | W. Roberts | 1,648 | |||
Conservative | N. F. Clark-Lawrence | 1,623 | |||
Labour | A. J. Hill | 320 | |||
Labour | M. F. Spade | 314 | |||
Turnout | 17.6% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | G. W. H. Peters | 2,252 | |||
Conservative | G. M. Wolfson | 2,243 | |||
Labour | E. M. Jenkins | 476 | |||
Labour | F. C. Wells | 469 | |||
Turnout | 19.2% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | M. C. M. Warren-Evans | Unopposed |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | M. F. Sporle | 1,085 | |||
Conservative | I. Trapp | 797 | |||
National Front | T. Lamb | 253 | |||
Liberal | D. G. Patterson | 151 | |||
Turnout | 24.8% |
1971-1974[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | S. K. Bovey | 1,394 | |||
Conservative | A. E. Cawsey | 1,314 | |||
National Front | J. M. Clifton | 154 | |||
Communist | A. F. Barr | 48 | |||
Union Movement | M. P. Winn | 17 | |||
Turnout | 29.7% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | C. A. R. Helm | 2,130 | |||
Conservative | M. M. Newman | 693 | |||
National Front | T. Lamb | 158 | |||
Communist | D. Ellwand | 80 | |||
Union Movement | D. R. Gerlach | 7 | |||
Turnout | 27.6% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | M. A. S. Heaster | 1,364 | |||
Labour | D. R. Hill | 1,016 | |||
National Front | J. M. Clifton | 446 | |||
Turnout | 24.6% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | V. C. Luthers | 1,170 | |||
Conservative | E. D. M. Tod | 494 | |||
Independent Liberal | E. D. Larkin | 99 | |||
Turnout | 17.7% |
1974-1978[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Edward J. Lister | 1,943 | |||
Labour | John A. Tidball | 1,520 | |||
Liberal | John Horrocks | 484 | |||
Turnout | 37.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Kenneth Solly | 1,245 | |||
Conservative | Francis A. Staff | 971 | |||
Liberal | Richard F. J. Heron | 428 | |||
Independent Labour | Edward D. Larkin | 94 | |||
Communist | Denis Ellward | 48 | |||
Turnout | 26.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Roger Merry-Price | 2,061 | |||
Labour | Vera Thompson | 1,270 | |||
National Front | Diane M. Dawson | 480 | |||
Liberal | Colin H. Smith | 270 | |||
Turnout | 38.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Brian N. C. Prichard | 1,716 | |||
Labour | George F. Rowe | 1,260 | |||
National Front | Christopher J. Lewis | 333 | |||
Liberal | Michael P. Sullivan | 240 | |||
Communist | Michael Taylor | 54 | |||
Turnout | 31.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Margaret E. Calcott-James | 2,658 | |||
Labour | Donald J. Roy | 753 | |||
Liberal | Peter K. Gerhold | 620 | |||
National Front | Diane M. Dawson | 212 | |||
Communist | David J. Welsh | 78 | |||
Turnout | 29.2 |
1978-1982[edit]
1982-1986[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alliance | David Patterson | 1,263 | |||
Labour | Patrick Roche | 1,058 | |||
Conservative | Angela Graham | 658 | |||
Independent Liberal | Edward Larkin | 50 | |||
Ecology (Green) | Elizabeth Shaw | 30 |
1986-1990[edit]
1990-1994[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Terence Maccabee | 1,761 | 56.3 | ||
Labour | Francis H. Jones | 1,155 | 36.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | John D. Martyn | 214 | 6.8 | ||
Turnout | 32.2 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Eric J. Somerville-Jones.
1994-1998[edit]
There were no by-elections.[12]
1998-2002[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Bryan A. F. Burn | 1,561 | |||
Labour | Paul A. Baverstock | 755 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Susan Shocket | 193 | |||
Green | Tracey Thorn | 45 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. William F. D. Hawkins.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Richard D. Longmore | 1,136 | |||
Labour | Martin C. Tupper | 596 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Matthew G. Green | 125 | |||
Green | John M. Rattray | 109 | |||
Independent | Edward D. Larkin | 10 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Rev. Andrew P. B. White.
2002-2006[edit]
There were no by-elections.[13]
2006-2010[edit]
There were no by-elections.[14]
2010-2014[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Michael Ryder | 1,497 | |||
Labour | Christian Klapp | 1022 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Lisa Smart | 545 | |||
Green | Marian Hoffman | 202 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Edward J. U. Lister.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Kim Caddy | 1,841 | |||
Labour | Josh Kaile | 1511 | |||
Liberal Democrats | John Munro | 220 | |||
Green | Bruce Mackenzie | 100 | |||
UKIP | Strachan McDonald | 40 | |||
Independent | Mohammed Abid | 38 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Lucy Allan.
2014-2018[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Angela Graham | 4,418 | |||
Labour | Paul White | 2,879 | |||
Green | Liam Morgan | 514 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Oliver Bailey | 387 | |||
UKIP | Thomas Blackwell | 374 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
The by-election was triggered by the death of Councillor Adrian Knowles of the Conservative Party. The by-election was held on the same day as the 2015 general election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Paul White | 1,467 | |||
Conservative | Thom Norman | 944 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Eileen Riley Arms | 267 | |||
Green | Albert Vickery | 116 | |||
SDP | Alexander Ali Balkan | 75 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Councillor Ben Johnson of the Labour Party, following his appointment as an adviser to the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan.[18]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Aydin Dikerdem | 1,551 | |||
Conservative | Rhodri Morgan | 987 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Richard Adam-Davis | 249 | |||
Green | Stella Baker | 122 |
This by-election was triggered by the death of Councillor Sally-Ann Ephson of the Labour Party.
2018–2022[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Graham Loveland | 1,811 | 49.0 | 14.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jon Irwin | 887 | 24.0 | 18.7 | |
Conservative | Nabi Toktas | 681 | 18.4 | 3.0 | |
Green | Gerard Harrison | 318 | 8.6 | 1.0 | |
Majority | 924 | 25.0 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Hannah Stanislaus | 2,714 | 48.3 | ||
Conservative | Tom Mytton | 1,778 | 31.7 | ||
Green | David Carlyon | 815 | 14.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Reeten Banerji | 318 | 5.5 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 51.4 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Sheila Boswell | 906 | 40.2 | 9.8 | |
Conservative | Tom Mytton | 905 | 40.2 | 5.7 | |
Green | Roy Vickery | 306 | 13.6 | 4.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Paul Tibbles | 135 | 6.0 | 0.2 | |
Majority | 1 | 0.0 | |||
Turnout | 2252 | 21.7 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Councillor Hannah Stanislaus of the Labour Party
2022-2026[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Rex Osborn | 1,429 | 62.2 | 1.6 | |
Conservative | Jonathan Iliff | 491 | 21.4 | 2.8 | |
Green | Lisa Osborne | 285 | 12.4 | 2.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Haren Thillainathan | 94 | 4.1 | 2.0 | |
Majority | 938 | 40.8 | |||
Turnout | 2299 | 19.3 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
The by-election was triggered by the death of Councillor Andy Gibbons of the Labour Party.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Sean Lawless | 1,888 | 67.3 | 6.8 | |
Conservative | Otto Jacobsson | 542 | 19.3 | 0.8 | |
Green | Nick Humberstone | 261 | 9.3 | 5.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Thillainathan Haren | 113 | 4.0 | 2.0 | |
Majority | 1,346 | 48.0 | |||
Turnout | 2,804 | 24.10 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Councillor Kate Forbes of the Labour Party.
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