2018 Wandsworth London Borough Council election

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2018 Wandsworth London Borough Council election
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All 60 seats to Wandsworth London Borough Council
31 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
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Party Conservative Labour
Last election41 seats, 39.8%19 seats, 32.2%
Seats won3326
Seat changeDecrease2.svg8Increase2.svg7
Popular vote42,00242,401
Percentage38.3%38.7%
SwingDecrease2.svg1.5%Increase2.svg6.5%
Wandsworth London UK local election 2018 map.svg
Results of the 2018 Wandsworth London Borough council election.
Council control before election

Conservative

Council control after election

Conservative

The 2018 Wandsworth Council election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Wandsworth Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

Contents

The Conservative Party retained control of the council with a reduced majority, although the Labour Party made 7 gains and won the popular vote across the borough by a narrow margin.

Overall results

The Conservatives retained control of the council, winning 33 seats (down 8). Labour won 26 (up 7), while 1 seat was won by an independent, Malcolm Grimston. [1]

Wandsworth Local Election Result 2018 [2]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 2670+743.338.742,401+6.5
  Conservative 3307-755.038.342,002-1.5
  Liberal Democrats 00000.08.59,339+0.8
  Green 00000.07.98,684-4.7
  Independent 110+11.73.74,002+2.3
  Renew 001-10.02.32,474New
  UKIP 00000.00.6660-5.1
  Duma Polska 00000.00.196New
  Democrats and Veterans 00000.00.026New

Ward results

Balham (3) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Lucy Mowatt 2,495 47.8
Conservative Paul Ellis 2,458 47.1
Conservative Clare Salier 2,309 44.2
Labour Sue Watson1,97637.8
Labour Alex Wolfers1,86335.7
Labour Ben McGowan1,80234.5
Renew Chris Coghlan56810.9
Liberal Democrats Christine Green5019.6
Green Dan Rad4658.9
Liberal Democrats Philip Carey4558.7
Liberal Democrats Matthew Green3045.8
Turnout 5,22146.27
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Bedford (3) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Fleur Anderson 2,835 54.8
Labour Clare Fraser 2,719 52.6
Labour Hector Wakefield 2,376 46.0
Conservative Pippa Smith1,95537.8
Conservative Thom Norman1,88936.5
Conservative Shaun Wright1,79434.7
Green Albert Vickery52510.2
Liberal Democrats David Lane3546.8
Liberal Democrats Mark Robinson3176.1
Liberal Democrats William Woodward2955.7
Turnout 5,16946.09
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Earlsfield (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joanne Rigby 2,664 45.8
Labour Graeme Henderson 2,642 45.4
Conservative Angela Graham 2,595 44.6
Labour Alan McDonald2,58544.4
Conservative Lewis Preston2,31439.8
Conservative James Jeffreys2,30939.7
Green Glyn Goodwin4708.1
Green Vanessa Mieville3856.6
Liberal Democrats Paul Edgeworth3355.8
Liberal Democrats David Chapireau3095.3
Liberal Democrats Russell Henley2734.7
Turnout 5,82149.30
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Conservative hold Swing
East Putney (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sarah Binder 2,627 53.6
Conservative George Crivelli 2,503 51.1
Conservative Ravi Govindia 2,418 49.4
Labour Finna Ayres1,29626.5
Labour Eileen Flanagan1,23225.2
Labour Hugh Samuel1,09822.4
Liberal Democrats Jose Rodriguez Andres79516.2
Liberal Democrats John Williams74315.2
Liberal Democrats Timothy Williams63312.9
Green Anita Gray3897.9
Green Jonathan Croall3246.6
Green Richard Morris2404.9
Turnout 4,89741.06
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Fairfield (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Piers McCausland 2,235 50.9
Conservative William Sweet 2,172 49.5
Conservative Rory O'Broin 2,154 49.1
Labour Juliana Annan1,43032.6
Labour Lynne Jackson1,41432.2
Labour Ian Jewesbury1,35130.8
Green David Carlyon53312.1
Liberal Democrats David Patterson44310.1
Liberal Democrats Patrick Warren3558.1
Renew George Hilton3217.3
Liberal Democrats Paul Scaping3167.2
Turnout 4,38739.74
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Furzedown (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Leonie Cooper 3,488 68.7
Labour Judith Gasser 3,371 66.4
Labour Candida Jones 3,254 64.1
Conservative Claire Clay1,17423.1
Conservative Robert Broadhurst1,16723.0
Conservative Nabi Toktas98219.4
Green Gerard Harrison52610.4
Liberal Democrats Raaid Casoojee2925.8
Liberal Democrats John Pindar1973.9
Liberal Democrats Gary Wilson1903.7
Turnout 5,07445.40
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Graveney (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kemi Akinola 3,025 68.1
Labour Kate Forbes 2,982 67.1
Labour Andrew Gibbons 2,894 65.2
Conservative Miles Bassett95021.4
Conservative Antonia Dunn93921.1
Conservative Toby Williams93821.1
Green Esther Obiri-Darko49111.1
Liberal Democrats Stephen Bieniek1884.2
Liberal Democrats Giles Derrington1844.1
Liberal Democrats Colin Hamilton-Williams1262.8
Duma Polska Dorota Zalewska-Kinash962.2
Turnout 4,44240.00
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Latchmere (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tony Belton 2,587 62.5
Labour Kate Stock 2,519 60.9
Labour Simon Hogg 2,442 59.0
Conservative Robert Carington99424.0
Conservative Alex Stewart-Clark91322.1
Conservative Joseph Ridout89021.5
Green Sheaian Lee3498.4
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Alexander2576.2
Liberal Democrats Mark Bennett2315.6
Liberal Democrats Philip Walder2185.3
Independent Alex McHugh1483.6
Renew Caroline Poeschl992.4
UKIP Eugene Power711.7
UKIP Charles Skeffington711.7
Democrats and Veterans Ruth Price260.6
Turnout 4,13637.03
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Nightingale (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sarah McDermott 2,535 44.9
Conservative Richard Field 2,461 43.6
Conservative Ian Hart 2,383 42.2
Labour Rebecca Wilson2,32141.1
Labour Henry Fowler2,18638.7
Labour Colm O'Flynn2,15838.2
Liberal Democrats Olly Glover60710.8
Liberal Democrats Sabrina-Provence Maydew5609.9
Green Patrick Ellen4998.8
Liberal Democrats Jon Irwin4778.4
Renew James Blair1342.4
UKIP Strachan McDonald470.8
Turnout 5,64549.33
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Northcote (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Dawson 2,516 56.6
Conservative Louise Nathanson 2,389 53.7
Conservative Aled Richards-Jones 2,323 52.2
Labour Amy Merrigan1,16826.3
Labour Chloe Ingram1,09724.7
Labour Tom Hymas98222.1
Liberal Democrats David Linden88019.8
Liberal Democrats Muriel Cronin58813.2
Green Caroline Austin54512.3
Renew Jane Hilton45810.3
Liberal Democrats Daniel Jayson4179.4
Turnout 4,44842.74
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Queenstown (3) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Aydin Dikerdem 2,637 53.0
Labour Paula Walker 2,425 48.8
Labour Maurice McLeod 2,366 47.6
Conservative Matthew Corner1,73434.9
Conservative Marie Hanson1,71234.4
Conservative Justin Taylor1,69934.2
Green Stella Baker384
Liberal Democrats Florence Mele3657.3
Liberal Democrats Mark Gitsham3356.7
Liberal Democrats Jordi Lage2935.9
Green Frankleroy Stuart2464.9
Renew Daria Hass1342.7
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Roehampton & Putney Heath (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jeremy Ambache 1,806 51.4
Labour Sue McKinney 1,797 51.1
Labour Claire Gilbert 1,724 49.0
Conservative Mohammad Masood1,24935.5
Conservative Kyle Knight1,23135.0
Conservative Dan Lynch1,19734.1
Green Fergal McEntee3199.1
Liberal Democrats Helen Speedy2507.1
Liberal Democrats Hugh Brown2266.4
Liberal Democrats Ben Speedy2085.9
Turnout 3,51536.10
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Shaftesbury (3) [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Dr Hugh Byrne 2,131 46.2
Conservative Jonathan Cook 2,085 45.2
Conservative John Senior 1,934 41.9
Labour Samantha Heath1,89941.1
Labour Sara Linton1,89241.0
Labour Mohammad Zaheer1,56533.9
Renew James Cousins49910.8
Green James Frew46010.0
Liberal Democrats Richard Davis4108.9
Liberal Democrats Alexander Harlow2776.0
Liberal Democrats Simon Shields2675.8
Turnout 4,61642.51
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from Renew Swing
Southfields (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Kim Caddy 2,981 47.2
Conservative Guy Humphries 2,912 46.1
Conservative Terry Walsh 2,888 45.7
Labour Sheila Boswell2,33837.0
Labour Guy Griffith2,15534.1
Labour Sam Nicholas2,13733.8
Liberal Democrats Sue Wixley71611.3
Liberal Democrats Pat Durai-Bates69611.0
Liberal Democrats Duncan Lyons64310.2
Green Ben Fletcher4627.3
Green Lauren Harris4026.4
Renew Nicky Frost941.5
UKIP Patricia Ward801.3
Turnout 6,31548.89
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
St Mary's Park (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Melanie Hampton 2,602 45.3
Conservative Rhodri Morgan 2,498 43.5
Labour Emily Wintle 2,495 43.5
Conservative Charles Pitt2,48443.3
Labour Matt Valentine2,46843.0
Labour Steve Worrall2,16237.7
Green Lois Davis5619.8
Liberal Democrats Sian Hughes Kroon3806.6
Liberal Democrats Robert Anderson3145.5
Liberal Democrats Michael Leitch3085.4
Renew David Britten2674.7
Turnout 5,74043.62
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Thamesfield (3) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Rosemary Torrington 2,697 51.6
Conservative John Ryder 2,618 50.1
Conservative John Locker 2,492 47.7
Labour Sally Warren1,10321.1
Labour Stephen Gibbons1,01919.5
Labour Chris Locke1,01119.3
Liberal Democrats Paul Benton97518.6
Liberal Democrats Ryan Mercer92917.8
Liberal Democrats James Keep88717.0
Green Diana McAnn73914.1
Green Richard Carter4689.0
Green Ann Pasola4308.2
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Tooting (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Annamarie Critchard 3,106 68.1
Labour James Daly 2,917 64.6
Labour Paul White 2,694 59.1
Conservative Louise Mason-Rutherford1,15025.2
Conservative Ed Gibbs1,11824.5
Conservative Andrew Zwain1,01722.3
Green Liam Bailey-Morgan51111.2
Liberal Democrats Vijay Thumar2565.6
Liberal Democrats John Lee2325.1
Liberal Democrats Daniel Morse2024.4
Turnout 4,56039.12
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Wandsworth Common (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Rosemary Birchall 3,124 64.4
Conservative Peter Graham 2,932 60.4
Conservative Adrian Flook 2,903 59.8
Labour Peter Blowes1,20624.8
Labour Marium Irfan1,20624.8
Labour Matty Tong1,07422.1
Liberal Democrats Eileen Arms49110.1
Green Simon Hudd4579.4
Liberal Democrats Caroline Ogden4098.4
Liberal Democrats Simon Sharich2685.5
Turnout 4,85447.61
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
West Hill (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Malcolm Grimston 4,002 66.7
Labour Angela Ireland 1,850 30.8
Labour Peter Carpenter 1,657 27.6
Conservative Alison Rodwell1,62627.1
Labour Nobuco Hara1,60626.8
Conservative Salvatore Murtas1,36322.7
Conservative Robert Hughes1,26521.1
Green Terry Brown4487.5
Green Penny Staniaszek3646.1
Liberal Democrats Mary Doody2644.4
Liberal Democrats Andrew Hinton2504.2
Liberal Democrats Maria Joy2494.2
Turnout 6,00051.08
Independent gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Malcolm Grimston was elected in 2014 as a Conservative, before becoming an Independent. Changes are shown from the 2014 election.

West Putney (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jane Cooper 2,684 54.4
Conservative Ian Lewer 2,604 52.8
Conservative Steffi Sutters 2,584 52.4
Labour Yasin Inan1,41928.8
Labour Jim McKinney1,40528.5
Labour Susan Olech1,30426.4
Liberal Democrats Helen Compson58011.8
Liberal Democrats Charles Gillbe4589.3
Liberal Democrats Sharon Davis4198.5
Green Emma Killick3697.5
Green Jennifer Pang3426.9
Green Christopher Poole2665.4
Turnout 4,93143.97
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

2018–2022 by-elections

Furzedown by-election 21 June 2019 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Graham Loveland 1,811 49.0 Decrease2.svg14.7
Liberal Democrats Jon Irwin88724.0Increase2.svg18.7
Conservative Nabi Toktas68118.4Decrease2.svg3.0
Green Gerard Harrison3188.6Decrease2.svg1.0
Majority92425.0
Turnout 3,697
Labour hold Swing
Bedford by-election 6 May 2021 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Hannah Stanislaus 2,714 48.3 Decrease2.svg1.7
Conservative Tom Mytton1,77831.7Decrease2.svg2.8
Green David Carlyon81514.5Increase2.svg5.2
Liberal Democrats Reeten Banerji3185.5Decrease2.svg0.7
Majority93616.6
Turnout 6,24351.4
Labour hold Swing
Bedford by-election 25 November 2021
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sheila Boswell 906 40.2 Decrease2.svg8.1
Conservative Tom Mytton90540.2Increase2.svg8.5
Green Roy Vickery30613.6Decrease2.svg0.9
Liberal Democrats Paul Tibbles1356.0Increase2.svg0.5
Majority10.0
Turnout 2,25221.7
Labour hold Swing

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