| St Helier West | |
|---|---|
| Electoral ward for the Sutton London Borough Council | |
St Helier West ward boundaries since 2022 | |
| Borough | Sutton |
| County | Greater London |
| Population | 12,178 (2021) [a] |
| Electorate | 8,542 (2022) |
| Area | 1.460 square kilometres (0.564 sq mi) |
| Current electoral ward | |
| Created | 2022 |
| Councillors | 3 |
| Created from | St Helier |
| GSS code | E05013762 |
St Helier West is an electoral ward in the London Borough of Sutton. The ward was first used in the 2022 elections. It returns three councillors to Sutton London Borough Council.
| Term | Councillor | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022–2024 | Sheila Berry | Labour | |
| 2022–present | Steven Alvarez | Conservative | |
| 2022–present | Wendy Clark | Conservative | |
| 2024–present | Catherine Gray | Conservative | |
The by-election was held on 2 May 2024. It took place on the same day as the 2024 London mayoral election, the 2024 London Assembly election and 14 other borough council by-elections across London. [1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Catherine Gray | 1,342 | 35.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Noor Sumun | 1,336 | 35.3 | ||
| Labour | Margaret Thomas | 682 | 18.0 | ||
| Independent | Activist Kingsley Hamilton | 367 | 9.7 | ||
| Independent | Renos Costi | 62 | 1.6 | ||
| Majority | 6 | 0.1 | |||
| Turnout | 3,825 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
The election took place on 5 May 2022. [2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Sheila Berry | 848 | 35.5 | ||
| Conservative | Steven Alvarez | 823 | 34.5 | ||
| Conservative | Wendy Clark | 808 | 33.8 | ||
| Labour | Nicholas Diamantis | 780 | 32.7 | ||
| Labour | Paul McCarthy | 776 | 32.5 | ||
| Conservative | Ethan Windsor | 751 | 31.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Omavally Narayana Pillay | 729 | 30.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Chubb | 703 | 29.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Jean Crossby* | 702 | 29.4 | ||
| Green | Peter Mead | 243 | 10.2 | ||
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