Sutton (electoral division)

Sutton
Former electoral division for the Greater London Council
District	London Borough of Sutton
Population	166,430 (1969 estimate)
Electorate	119,695 (1964) 117,721 (1967) 127,521 (1970)
Area	10,728.8 acres (43.418 km2)
Former electoral division
Created	1965
Abolished	1973
Member(s)	2
Replaced by	Carshalton and Sutton and Cheam

Sutton was an electoral division for the purposes of elections to the Greater London Council. The constituency elected two councillors for a three-year term in 1964, 1967 and 1970.

History

It was planned to use the same boundaries as the Westminster Parliament constituencies for election of councillors to the Greater London Council (GLC), as had been the practice for elections to the predecessor London County Council, but those that existed in 1965 crossed the Greater London boundary. Until new constituencies could be settled, the 32 London boroughs were used as electoral areas which therefore created a constituency called Sutton.

The electoral division was replaced from 1973 by the single-member electoral divisions of Carshalton and Sutton and Cheam. ^[1]

Elections

The Sutton constituency was used for the Greater London Council elections in 1964, ^[2] 1967 ^[3] and 1970. ^[4] Two councillors were elected at each election using first-past-the-post voting. ^[5]

1964 election

The first election was held on 9 April 1964, a year before the council came into its powers. The electorate was 119,695 and two Conservative Party councillors were elected. With 58,851 people voting, the turnout was 49.2%. The councillors were elected for a three-year term.

1964 Greater London Council election: Sutton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	George Frederick Everitt	30,393
	Conservative	Frederick William Thompson	28,979
	Labour	P. J. Bassett	19,023
	Labour	H. Ferguson	18,129
	Liberal	J. D. Ross	7,548
	Liberal	G. R. Watkin	6,787
	Communist	A. T. Goddard	1,880
Turnout
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

1967 election

The second election was held on 13 April 1967. The electorate was 117,721 and two Conservative Party councillors were elected. With 52,254 people voting, the turnout was 44.4%. The councillors were elected for a three-year term.

1967 Greater London Council election: Sutton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	George Frederick Everitt	30,899
	Conservative	Alan Horace Lewis Leach	29,879
	Labour	P. J. Bassett	13,894
	Labour	C. J. Goodall	12,869
	Liberal	J. H. G. Browne	6,341
	Liberal	R. H. Insoll	5,470
	Communist	F. Clark	1,251
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

1970 election

The third election was held on 9 April 1970. The electorate was 127,521 and two Conservative Party councillors were elected. With 44,774 people voting, the turnout was 35.1%. The councillors were elected for a three-year term.

1970 Greater London Council election: Sutton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	George Frederick Everitt	28,062
	Conservative	Alan Horace Lewis Leach	27,573
	Labour	P. J. Bassett	12,664
	Labour	H. Ferguson	12,171
	Liberal	R. H. Insoll	2,657
	Liberal	G. N. Tope	2,523
	Homes before Roads	R. B. Cook	600
	Communist	H. A. Cleverley	503
	Homes before Roads	D. G. Rennie	474
	Union Movement	A. H. Burn	310
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

1. "The Greater London (Electoral Areas) Order 1972" (PDF). legislation.gov.uk. 20 June 1972. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
2. "General Election of Greater London Councillors" (PDF). 9 April 1964. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
3. "General Election of Greater London Councillors" (PDF). 13 April 1967. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
4. "Greater London Council Election" (PDF). 9 April 1970. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
5. Boothroyd, David. "Greater London Council Election results: Sutton". United Kingdom Election Results. Archived from the original on 24 March 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2023.