Wandsworth London Borough Council elections

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Wandsworth London Borough Council, England, is elected every four years. From 2002 to 2018, 60 councillors were elected from 20 wards. [1] Following ward boundary changes, in 2022 58 councillors were elected in 22 wards returning either 2 or 3 councillors each. [2]

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Political control

The first election to the council was held in 1964, initially operating as a shadow authority before the new system came into full effect in 1965. Political control of the council since 1964 has been held by the following parties: [3]

ElectionOverall Control Conservative Labour Lib Dem Ind.
1964 Labour 1347--
1968 Conservative 4812--
1971 Labour 754--
1974 Labour 1248--
1978 Conservative 3625--
1982 Conservative 33271-
1986 Conservative 3130--
1990 Conservative 4813--
1994 Conservative 4516--
1998 Conservative 5011--
2002 Conservative 5010--
2006 Conservative 519--
2010 Conservative 4713--
2014 Conservative 4119--
2018 Conservative 3326-1
2022 Labour 2235-1

Leadership

The leaders of the council since 1965 have been: [4] [5]

CouncillorPartyFromTo
Sidney Wellbelove Labour 19641966
Sidney Sporle Labour 19661968
Ronald Ash Conservative 19681971
Ian McGarry Labour 1971May 1972
Frank Sims Labour May 1972Dec 1972
Ian McGarry Labour Dec 19721976
John Tilley Labour 19761978
Dennis Mallam Conservative 19781979
Christopher Chope Conservative 19791983
Paul Beresford Conservative 19831992
Edward Lister Conservative 199218 May 2011
Ravi Govindia Conservative 18 May 2011May 2022
Simon Hogg Labour 25 May 2022

Council elections

Borough result maps

By-election results

1964-1968

There were no by-elections. [6]

1968-1971

Nightingale by-election, 27 June 1968 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative W. Roberts 1,648
Conservative N. F. Clark-Lawrence 1,623
Labour A. J. Hill320
Labour M. F. Spade314
Turnout 17.6%
Putney by-election, 27 June 1968 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative G. W. H. Peters 2,252
Conservative G. M. Wolfson 2,243
Labour E. M. Jenkins476
Labour F. C. Wells469
Turnout 19.2%
Putney by-election, 29 August 1968 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative M. C. M. Warren-Evans Unopposed
St John by-election, 6 March 1969 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour M. F. Sporle 1,085
Conservative I. Trapp797
National Front T. Lamb253
Liberal D. G. Patterson151
Turnout 24.8%

1971-1974

Balham by-election, 23 March 1972 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour S. K. Bovey 1,394
Conservative A. E. Cawsey1,314
National Front J. M. Clifton154
Communist A. F. Barr48
Union Movement M. P. Winn17
Turnout 29.7%
Graveney by-election, 23 March 1972 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour C. A. R. Helm 2,130
Conservative M. M. Newman693
National Front T. Lamb158
Communist D. Ellwand80
Union Movement D. R. Gerlach7
Turnout 27.6%
Nightingale by-election, 26 October 1972 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative M. A. S. Heaster 1,364
Labour D. R. Hill1,016
National Front J. M. Clifton446
Turnout 24.6%
Tooting by-election, 18 April 1973 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour V. C. Luthers 1,170
Conservative E. D. M. Tod494
Independent Liberal E. D. Larkin99
Turnout 17.7%

1974-1978

Southfield by-election, 6 March 1975 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Edward J. Lister 1,943
Labour John A. Tidball1,520
Liberal John Horrocks484
Turnout 37.2
Graveney by-election, 22 January 1976 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kenneth Solly 1,245
Conservative Francis A. Staff971
Liberal Richard F. J. Heron428
Independent Labour Edward D. Larkin94
Communist Denis Ellward48
Turnout 26.6
Southfield by-election, 10 June 1976 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Roger Merry-Price 2,061
Labour Vera Thompson1,270
National Front Diane M. Dawson480
Liberal Colin H. Smith270
Turnout 38.8
Furzedown by-election, 4 November 1976 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Brian N. C. Prichard 1,716
Labour George F. Rowe1,260
National Front Christopher J. Lewis333
Liberal Michael P. Sullivan240
Communist Michael Taylor54
Turnout 31.4
Putney by-election, 9 December 1976 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Margaret E. Calcott-James 2,658
Labour Donald J. Roy753
Liberal Peter K. Gerhold620
National Front Diane M. Dawson212
Communist David J. Welsh78
Turnout 29.2

1978-1982

1982-1986

Earslfield by-election, 13 October 1983 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Alliance David Patterson 1,263
Labour Patrick Roche1,058
Conservative Angela Graham658
Independent LiberalEdward Larkin50
Ecology (Green)Elizabeth Shaw30

1986-1990

1990-1994

West Putney by-election, 12 December 1991 [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Terence Maccabee 1,761 56.3
Labour Francis H. Jones1,15536.9
Liberal Democrats John D. Martyn2146.8
Turnout 32.2
Conservative hold Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Eric J. Somerville-Jones.

1994-1998

There were no by-elections. [14]

1998-2002

West Putney by-election, 2 July 1998 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Bryan A. F. Burn 1,561
Labour Paul A. Baverstock755
Liberal Democrats Susan Shocket193
Green Tracey Thorn45
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. William F. D. Hawkins.

Balham by-election, 1 July 1999 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard D. Longmore 1,136
Labour Martin C. Tupper596
Liberal Democrats Matthew G. Green125
Green John M. Rattray109
Independent Edward D. Larkin10
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Rev. Andrew P. B. White.

2002-2006

There were no by-elections. [15]

2006-2010

There were no by-elections. [16]

2010-2014

Thamesfield by-election, 30 June 2011 [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael Ryder 1,497
Labour Christian Klapp1022
Liberal Democrats Lisa Smart545
Green Marian Hoffman202
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Edward J. U. Lister.

Southfields by-election, 29 March 2012 [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Kim Caddy 1,841
Labour Josh Kaile1511
Liberal Democrats John Munro220
Green Bruce Mackenzie100
UKIP Strachan McDonald40
Independent Mohammed Abid38
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Lucy Allan.

2014-2018

Earlsfield by-election 7 May 2015 [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Angela Graham 4,418
Labour Paul White2,879
Green Liam Morgan514
Liberal Democrats Oliver Bailey387
UKIP Thomas Blackwell374
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

The by-election was triggered by the death of Councillor Adrian Knowles of the Conservative Party. The by-election was held on the same day as the 2015 general election.

Tooting by-election 18 August 2016 [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Paul White 1,467
Conservative Thom Norman944
Liberal Democrats Eileen Riley Arms267
Green Albert Vickery116
SDP Alexander Ali Balkan75
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Councillor Ben Johnson of the Labour Party, following his appointment as an adviser to the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan. [20]

Queenstown by-election 10th November 2016
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Aydin Dikerdem 1,551
Conservative Rhodri Morgan987
Liberal Democrats Richard Adam-Davis249
Green Stella Baker122

This by-election was triggered by the death of Councillor Sally-Ann Ephson of the Labour Party.

2018–2022

Furzedown by-election 21 June 2019 [21]
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
Labour hold Swing
Bedford by-election 6 May 2021 [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Hannah Stanislaus 2,714 48.3
Conservative Tom Mytton1,77831.7
Green David Carlyon81514.5
Liberal Democrats Reeten Banerji3185.5
Majority
Turnout 51.4
Labour hold Swing
Bedford by-election 25 November 2021 [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sheila Boswell 906 40.2 Decrease2.svg9.8
Conservative Tom Mytton90540.2Increase2.svg5.7
Green Roy Vickery30613.6Increase2.svg4.3
Liberal Democrats Paul Tibbles1356.0Decrease2.svg0.2
Majority10.0
Turnout 225221.7
Labour hold Swing

The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Councillor Hannah Stanislaus of the Labour Party

2022-2026

Tooting Broadway by-election 14 July 2022 [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Rex Osborn 1,429 62.2 Increase2.svg1.6
Conservative Jonathan Iliff49121.4Increase2.svg2.8
Green Lisa Osborne28512.4Decrease2.svg2.5
Liberal Democrats Haren Thillainathan944.1Decrease2.svg2.0
Majority93840.8
Turnout 229919.3
Labour hold Swing

The by-election was triggered by the death of Councillor Andy Gibbons of the Labour Party.

Tooting Broadway by-election 18 January 2024 [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sean Lawless1,88867.3Increase2.svg6.8
Conservative Otto Jacobsson54219.3Increase2.svg0.8
Green Nick Humberstone2619.3Decrease2.svg5.5
Liberal Democrats Thillainathan Haren1134.0Decrease2.svg2.0
Majority1,34648.0
Turnout 2,80424.10
Labour hold Swing

The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Councillor Kate Forbes of the Labour Party.

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