West Putney (ward)

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West Putney
Electoral ward
for the Wandsworth London Borough Council
West Putney (ward)
West Putney ward boundaries since 2022
Borough Wandsworth
County Greater London
Population16,910 (2021) [lower-alpha 1]
Electorate12,025 (2022)
Area2.506 square kilometres (0.968 sq mi)
Current electoral ward
Created1978
GSS code E05014030

West Putney is an electoral ward in the London Borough of Wandsworth. The ward was first used in the 1978 elections. It returns councillors to Wandsworth London Borough Council.

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Wandsworth council elections since 2022

2024 by-election

The by-election was held on 2 May 2024, following the resignation of Claire Gilbert. 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]

2024 West Putney by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Nick Austin 2,839 45.3 +1.3
Labour Jane Briginshaw2,35037.5-7.7
Liberal Democrats Mark Lejman63510.1+1.2
Green Joseph McEntee4387.0-2.1
Majority489
Turnout 626252
Conservative gain from Labour

2022 election

The election took place on 5 May 2022. [2]

2022 Wandsworth London Borough Council election: West Putney
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Jeremy Ambache 2,676 46.5
Labour Claire Gilbert 2,605 45.2
Conservative Steffi Sutters 2,534 44.0
Conservative Paddy Reid2,51943.7
Conservative Ian Lewer2,40941.8
Labour Graham Loveland2,23938.9
Green Tahira Amini5249.1
Liberal Democrats Joanna Chidgey5158.9
Green Julie Estelle4738.2
Liberal Democrats Cait Hart Dyke3425.9
Turnout 5,758
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)
Conservative win (new boundaries)

2002–2022 Wandsworth council elections

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Wandsworth in 2002.

2018 election

The election took place on 3 May 2018. [3]

2018 Wandsworth London Borough Council election: West Putney
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jane Cooper 2,684 54.4
Conservative Ian Lewer 2,604 52.8
Conservative Steffi Sutters 2,584 52.4
Labour Yasin Inan1,41928.8
Labour Jim McKinney1,40528.5
Labour Susan Olech1,30426.4
Liberal Democrats Helen Compson58011.8
Liberal Democrats Charles Gillbe4589.3
Liberal Democrats Sharon Davis4198.5
Green Emma Killick3697.5
Green Jennifer Pang3426.9
Green Christopher Poole2665.4
Turnout 4,93143.97
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Notes

  1. 2021 Census data reported for 2022 ward boundaries

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