The London Borough of Sutton is an Outer London borough in London,England. It covers an area of 43 km2 (17 sq mi) and is the 80th largest local authority in England by population. It borders the London Borough of Croydon to the east,the London Borough of Merton to the north and the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames to the north-west;it also borders the Surrey boroughs of Epsom and Ewell to the west and Reigate and Banstead to the south. The local authority is Sutton London Borough Council. Its principal town is Sutton.
Thomas Anthony Brake is a British Liberal Democrat politician. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Carshalton and Wallington in London from 1997 to 2019.
Paul Kenneth Burstow is a British former politician who served as the Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Sutton and Cheam for 18 years,from 1997 to 2015,when he was defeated by Paul Scully.
East Surrey is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2019 by Claire Coutinho,a Conservative who formerly served as Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero. The seat covers an affluent area in the English county of Surrey.
Carshalton and Wallington is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom since 2024 by Bobby Dean,a Liberal Democrat.
Sutton and Cheam is a constituency in Greater London represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Luke Taylor,a Liberal Democrat.
Christopher Ian Brian Mynott Philp is a British politician who is the current Shadow Leader of the House of Commons since July 2024. He held the post of Minister of State for Crime,Policing and Fire from October 2022 to July 2024. He was previously appointed to Liz Truss's cabinet from September to October 2022 as Chief Secretary to the Treasury and then as Minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster General. A member of the Conservative Party,he is the Member of Parliament (MP) for Croydon South following his election in 2015.
The region of Greater London,including the City of London,is divided into 75 parliamentary constituencies which are sub-classified as borough constituencies,affecting the type of electoral officer and level of expenses permitted. Since the general election of July 2024,59 are represented by Labour MPs,9 by Conservative MPs,6 by Liberal Democrat MPs,and 1 by an independent MP.
Croydon and Sutton is a constituency represented in the London Assembly.
Carshalton was a constituency combining with areas to the south-west,then to the east instead,Carshalton which is a suburb on a long,north–south hillside south of London. The latter form saw it take up an eastern "half" of the London Borough of Sutton. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Prior to its uniform adoption of proportional representation in 1999,the United Kingdom used first-past-the-post for the European elections in England,Scotland and Wales. The European Parliament constituencies used under that system were smaller than the later regional constituencies and only had one Member of the European Parliament each.
On 29 November 2012,a by-election was held for the UK House of Commons constituency of Croydon North in the London Borough of Croydon. The by-election was caused by the death of its Member of Parliament Malcolm Wicks. It took place on the same day as by-elections in Middlesbrough and Rotherham. The by-election was won by Steve Reed of the Labour Party.
The 1964 Sutton Council election took place on 7 May 1964 to elect members of Sutton London Borough Council in London,England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative Party gained control of the council.
Paul Stuart Scully is a former British politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Sutton and Cheam from 2015 to 2024. A member of the Conservative Party,he served as Minister for London from February 2020 and Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Tech and the Digital Economy from October 2022. He was sacked from both roles in November 2023.
Jack Edgar Brereton is a British politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Stoke-on-Trent South constituency from the 2017 general election until 2024. A member of the Conservative Party,he is a former councillor on Stoke-on-Trent City Council.
Luisa Manon Porritt is a British Liberal Democrat politician.
Christian Wakeford is a British politician serving as Assistant Government Whip since 2024. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bury South since the 2019 general election. Elected in 2019 as a Conservative,he crossed the floor to Labour in 2022. He was re-elected for Labour in the 2024 general election.
The 2022 Sutton London Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2022. All 55 members of Sutton London Borough Council were elected. The elections took place alongside local elections in the other London boroughs and elections to local authorities across the United Kingdom.
Bobby Warren Dean is a British Liberal Democrat politician who has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Carshalton and Wallington since 2024.
Luke Alexander Taylor is a British politician. A member of the Liberal Democrats,he has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Sutton and Cheam since 2024. He has been a Liberal Democrat councillor on Sutton London Borough Council for Sutton West and East Cheam since 2022.
