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

Council elections

Borough result maps

By-election results

1964-1968

There were no by-elections. [4]

1968-1971

Nightingale by-election, 27 June 1968 [8]
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 [8]
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 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative M. C. M. Warren-Evans Unopposed
St John by-election, 6 March 1969 [8]
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 [9]
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 [9]
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 [9]
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 [9]
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 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Edward J. Lister 1,943
Labour John A. Tidball1,520
Liberal John Horrocks484
Turnout 37.2
Graveney by-election, 22 January 1976 [5]
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 [5]
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 [5]
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 [5]
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 [10]
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 [11]
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 Somerville-Jones.

1994-1998

There were no by-elections. [12]

1998-2002

West Putney by-election, 2 July 1998 [6]
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 Hawkins.

Balham by-election, 1 July 1999 [6]
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 Andrew White.

2002-2006

There were no by-elections. [13]

2006-2010

There were no by-elections. [14]

2010-2014

Thamesfield by-election, 30 June 2011 [15]
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 Lister.

Southfields by-election, 29 March 2012 [15]
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 Cllr Lucy Allan.

2014-2018

Earlsfield by-election 7 May 2015 [16]
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 Cllr 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 [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Paul White 1,467
Conservative Thom Norman944
Liberal Democrats Eileen Arms267
Green Albert Vickery116
SDP Alexander Balkan75
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Cllr Ben Johnson of the Labour Party, following his appointment as an adviser to the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan. [18]

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 [19]
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
Majority 92425.0
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Bedford by-election 6 May 2021 [20]
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 [21]
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
Majority 10.0
Turnout 225221.7
Labour hold Swing

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

2022-2026

Tooting Broadway by-election 14 July 2022 [22]
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
Majority 93840.8
Turnout 2,29919.3
Labour hold Swing

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

Tooting Broadway by-election 18 January 2024 [23]
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
Majority 1,34648.0
Turnout 2,80424.10
Labour hold Swing

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

West Putney by-election 2 May 2024 [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Nick Austin 2,839 45.3 Increase2.svg4.7
Labour Jane Briginshaw2,35037.5Decrease2.svg5.3
Liberal Democrats Mark Lejman63510.1Increase2.svg1.9
Green Fergal McEntee4387.0Decrease2.svg1.4
Majority 4897.8
Turnout 6,262
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Cllr Claire Gilbert of the Labour Party.

References

  1. ↑ The Greater London and Surrey (County and London Borough Boundaries) (No. 2) Order 1993
  2. ↑ The Lambeth, Merton and Wandsworth (London Borough Boundaries) Order 1993
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  6. 1 2 3 "London Borough Council Elections 2 May 2002" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  7. ↑ Notice of Election. Wandsworth Boroughwandsworth.gov.uk Archived 31 March 2022 at the Wayback Machine
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  14. ↑ "London Borough Council Elections 6 May 2010" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  15. 1 2 "London Borough Council Elections 22 May 2014" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 March 2024. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
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  22. ↑ "Tooting Broadway Ward by-election result". Wandsworth Borough Council. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
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