Carshalton and Wallington (UK Parliament constituency)

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Carshalton and Wallington
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
CarshaltonWallington2007Constituency.svg
Boundary of Carshalton and Wallington in Greater London
County Greater London
Population95,322 (2011 census) [1]
Electorate 69,916 (May 2015) [2]
Major settlements Beddington, Carshalton and Wallington
Current constituency
Created 1983
Member of Parliament Elliot Colburn (Conservative)
SeatsOne
Created from Carshalton

Carshalton and Wallington [lower-alpha 1] is a constituency (also known as a seat) represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom since 2019 by Elliot Colburn, a Conservative.

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The seat was created at the 1983 general election, replacing the former seat of Carshalton.

Political history

Results of all deposit-keeping candidates in their bid be the MP for Carshalton and Wallington (UK House of Commons). The first two LD results refer to the SDP. Results for Carshalton and Wallington.svg
Results of all deposit-keeping candidates in their bid be the MP for Carshalton and Wallington (UK House of Commons). The first two LD results refer to the SDP.

From 1997 to 2010 Liberal Democrat majorities were between 2.5% and 15%, contextually marginal in the light of local political history. The large national swing against the Conservatives in 1997 of −11.2% compared to −16.2% expressed locally. This ended the seat's spell of three widely perceived "strong" or "safe" victories – the weakest lead seen by outgoing MP Forman was 18.9% in 1992. Results since 2015 have been very marginal majorities.

The Liberal Democrats 2010 to 2015 coalition proved very unpopular in most other places prompting an unprecedented swing against the party nationally. The coalition saw no meeting of the party's tuition fees abolition policy and a quite austere credit crunch recovery in fiscal policy. No other seat in the southern half of England, aside from North Norfolk (on its fringe), was retained by a Liberal Democrat in 2015. The seat became one of eight connected to the party. The result placed the seat ahead of seats the party lost that had returned a Liberal Democrat or Liberal for decades, such as Truro and St Austell, its member (or that for its direct predecessor version, Truro) having had the party's allegiance since 1974. In 2019, this seat was one of three Liberal Democrat seats gained by the Conservatives (albeit two went the other way). Brake, the losing incumbent was party spokesman on Brexit. The party fiercely campaigned against this; however, this seat voted to leave in the 2016 referendum.

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.

Boundaries

Carshalton and Wallington (UK Parliament constituency)
Map of present 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–present: 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.

Proposed

Carshalton and Wallington in 2023 Carshalton and Wallington 2023 Constituency.svg
Carshalton and Wallington in 2023

Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, enacted by the Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023, the boundaries of the constituency from the next general election, due by January 2025, will be virtually unchanged. However, following a review of local authority ward boundaries which came into effect on 4 May 2022, the composition of the seat will now be composed of the following London Borough of Sutton wards:

Beddington; Carshalton Central; Carshalton South & Clockhouse; Hackbridge; St. Helier East; St. Helier West; South Beddington & Roundshaw; The Wrythe; Wallington North; Wallington South. [3]

Members of Parliament

ElectionMember [4] [5] Party
1983 Nigel Forman Conservative
1997 Tom Brake Liberal Democrats
2019 Elliot Colburn Conservative

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

Next general election: Carshalton and Wallington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Bobby Dean [6]
Majority
Turnout

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Carshalton and Wallington [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Elliot Colburn 20,822 42.4 Increase2.svg4.1
Liberal Democrats Tom Brake 20,19341.1Increase2.svg0.1
Labour Ahmad Wattoo6,08112.4Decrease2.svg6.0
Brexit Party James Woudhuysen1,0432.1New
Green Tracey Hague7591.5Increase2.svg0.5
CPA Ashley Dickenson2000.4Steady2.svg 0.0
Majority6291.3N/A
Turnout 49,09867.3Decrease2.svg4.3
Registered electors 72,926
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing Increase2.svg2.0
General election 2017: Carshalton and Wallington [9] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Tom Brake 20,819 41.0 Increase2.svg6.1
Conservative Matthew Maxwell-Scott 19,45038.3Increase2.svg6.6
Labour Emine Ibrahim9,36018.4Increase2.svg3.4
Green Shasha Khan5011.0Decrease2.svg2.2
Independent Nick Mattey4340.9New
CPA Ashley Dickenson1890.4Steady2.svg0.0
Majority1,3692.7Decrease2.svg0.5
Turnout 50,75371.6Increase2.svg3.6
Registered electors 70,849
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Decrease2.svg0.3
General election 2015: Carshalton and Wallington [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Tom Brake 16,603 34.9 Decrease2.svg13.4
Conservative Matthew Maxwell-Scott 15,09331.7Decrease2.svg5.1
Labour Siobhan Tate7,15015.0Increase2.svg6.3
UKIP William Main-Ian7,04914.8Increase2.svg11.9
Green Ross Hemingway1,4923.2Increase2.svg2.4
CPA Ashley Dickenson1770.4New
National Front Richard Edmonds 490.1New
Majority1,5103.2Decrease2.svg8.3
Turnout 47,61368.0Decrease2.svg1.0
Registered electors 69,981
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Decrease2.svg4.3
General election 2010: Carshalton and Wallington [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Tom Brake 22,180 48.3 Increase2.svg7.9
Conservative Kenneth Andrew16,92036.8Decrease2.svg0.6
Labour Shafi Khan4,0158.7Decrease2.svg8.6
UKIP Frank Day1,3482.9Increase2.svg0.3
BNP Charlotte Lewis1,1002.4New
Green George Dow3550.8Decrease2.svg1.4
Majority5,26011.5Increase2.svg9.0
Turnout 45,91869.0Increase2.svg4.8
Registered electors 66,524
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase2.svg4.3

Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Carshalton and Wallington [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Tom Brake 17,357 40.3 −4.7
Conservative Kenneth Andrew16,28937.8+4.0
Labour Andrew Theobald7,39617.2−1.2
UKIP Francis Day1,1112.6+1.4
Green Robert Steel9082.1+0.6
Majority1,0682.5-8.7
Turnout 43,06163.5+3.2
Registered electors 67,243
Liberal Democrats hold Swing −4.4
General election 2001: Carshalton and Wallington [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Tom Brake 18,289 45.0 +6.8
Conservative Kenneth Andrew13,74233.8+0.3
Labour Margaret Cooper7,46618.4−5.5
Green Simon Dixon6141.5+0.7
UKIP Martin Haley5011.2+0.7
Majority4,54711.2+6.5
Turnout 40,61260.3−13.0
Registered electors 67,337
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +3.3

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Carshalton and Wallington [15] [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Tom Brake 18,490 38.2 +7.3
Conservative Nigel Forman 16,22333.5−16.2
Labour Andrew Theobald11,56523.9+6.2
Referendum Julian Storey1,2892.7New
Green Peter Hickson3770.8-0.4
BNP Gary Ritchie2610.5New
UKIP Leslie Povey2180.5New
Majority2,2674.7N/A
Turnout 48,42473.3−7.6
Registered electors 66,064
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing +11.8
General election 1992: Carshalton and Wallington [17] [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Nigel Forman 26,243 49.7 −4.3
Liberal Democrats Tom Brake 16,30030.9+4.7
Labour Margaret Moran 9,33317.7−0.5
Green Robert Steel6141.2−0.4
Loony GreenDaniel Bamford2660.5New
Majority9,94318.8-9.0
Turnout 52,75680.9+6.7
Registered electors 65,179
Conservative hold Swing −4.5

Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Carshalton and Wallington [19] [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Nigel Forman 27,984 54.0 +2.7
SDP John Grant 13,57526.2−3.4
Labour Johanna Baker9,44018.2+0.7
Green Robert Steel8431.6±0.0
Majority14,40927.8+6.1
Turnout 51,84274.2+3.0
Registered electors 69,906
Conservative hold Swing +3.1
General election 1983: Carshalton and Wallington [21] [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Nigel Forman 25,396 51.3
SDP Bryan James Monroe Ensor14,64129.6
Labour Johanna Baker8,65517.5
Ecology Robert Steel7841.6
Majority10,75521.7
Turnout 49,47671.2
Registered electors 69,542
Conservative win (new seat)

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ /kɑːrˈʃɔːl-tənˌ-ʔən.əndˈwɒlɪŋtən/ (hover over for phonetic character guide)

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