1994 Sutton London Borough Council election

1994 Sutton London Borough Council election

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All 56 seats up for election to Sutton London Borough Council
First party Second party Third party   Party Liberal Democrats Labour Conservative Seats before 32 6 18 Seats won 47 5 4 Seat change 15 1 14 Percentage 55.8% 15.8% 37.4%

The 1994 Sutton Council election took place on 5 May 1994 to elect members of Sutton London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats stayed in overall control of the council. ^[1]

Election result

The Liberal Democrats won a majority vote in the election, and both the Conservative party and Labour party lost a significant portion of their votes to the Liberal Democrats.

1994 Sutton Local Elections ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Liberal Democrats	47	15	0	15	83.93
	Labour	5	0	1	1	8.93
	Conservative	4	0	14	14	7.14		35,563
	Green	0	0	0		0.00		2,737
	Independent	0	0	0		0.00		553
	BNP	0	0	0		0.00		199
Total		56

Ward results

(*) - Indicates an incumbent candidate

(†) - Indicates an incumbent candidate standing in a different ward

Beddington North

Beddington North (2) ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Pamela M. Cooper	1,496	58.39	8.32
	Liberal Democrats	John W.E. Leach	1,425
	Conservative	Moira J. Butt	709	27.34	9.14
	Conservative	Eric S. Pillinger	659
	Labour	Margaret A. Thomas	236	9.27	0.37
	Labour	Anthony R. Frempong	227
	Green	Peter T. Rudkin	125	5.00	0.45
Registered electors			4,848		147
Turnout			2,604	53.71	7.96
Rejected ballots			1	0.04	0.04
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Beddington South

Beddington South (3) ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Robert J. Irving*	1,746	61.25	18.09
	Liberal Democrats	Colleen Saunders*	1,655
	Liberal Democrats	Olive D. Edwards* [n 1]	1,646
	Labour	Jacqueline M. McLoughlin	537	18.97	6.94
	Labour	Stephen T. Bailey	523
	Labour	William E. Blunden	502
	Conservative	Brian W. Keynes	467	16.72	10.51
	Conservative	Mark M. Rowley	464
	Conservative	Christopher J. Casselden	447
	Independent	Lawrance J. Gibbons	84	3.06	New
Registered electors			6,477		81
Turnout			2,962	45.73	8.36
Rejected ballots			3	0.10	0.07
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Belmont

Belmont (2) ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Anthony S. Wallace	1,153	43.58	19.49
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew J. Snelling	1,127
	Conservative	Roger M.V. Ison	1,116	42.12	16.43
	Conservative	Simon S.J. Pritchett	1,088
	Labour	Paul M. Harrison	252	9.52	1.52
	Labour	Sarah L. Stewart	246
	Green	Heather V. Jarrett	125	4.78	1.55
Registered electors			5,716		603
Turnout			2,668	46.68	3.66
Rejected ballots			1	0.04	0.08
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

Carshalton Beeches

Carshalton Beeches (3) ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Gary M. Miles	1,574	43.53	18.77
	Liberal Democrats	Margaret Woodley	1,512
	Liberal Democrats	Daphne A. Gvozdenovic	1,463
	Conservative	Mavis Peart*	1,328	37.81	10.59
	Conservative	Keith J. Martin*	1,317
	Conservative	Edward J. Crowley*	1,307
	Labour	Claire Shearer	493	12.20	1.81
	Labour	Peter C. Randall	395
	Labour	Anne Towner	387
	Green	Wendy J. Cornford	225	6.46	1.09
Registered electors			6,726		62
Turnout			3,428	50.97	4.60
Rejected ballots			0	0.00	0.05
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

Carshalton Central

Carshalton Central (2) ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Thomas A. Brake	1,338	52.73	6.30
	Liberal Democrats	Angela K. Baughan	1,290
	Conservative	Lea Deely	639	25.12	13.51
	Conservative	Timothy D. Harmon-De Clare	613
	Green	Robert W. Steel	459	12.68	7.12
	Labour	Douglas J. Banks	253	9.47	0.70
	Labour	Anna-Marie Cummins	218
	Green	Dennis F. Tomlin	172
Registered electors			4,740		65
Turnout			2,573	54.28	6.00
Rejected ballots			1	0.04	0.10
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Carshalton North

Carshalton North (2) ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Michael A. Cooper*	1,818	66.76	11.40
	Liberal Democrats	Delphine C. Lock	1,640
	Conservative	Harry Rogers	458	16.79	12.73
	Conservative	Michael T. Rowback	412
	Labour	Katherine L. Green	302	11.35	0.50
	Labour	Mark R. Green	285
	Green	Neil J. Hornsby	132	5.10	0.83
Registered electors			5,077		66
Turnout			2,693	53.04	5.06
Rejected ballots			1	0.04	0.06
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Cheam South

Cheam South (2) ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Lynette G. Ranson*	1,335	60.31	11.15
	Conservative	Edward G. Trevor*	1,245
	Liberal Democrats	David M. Little	548	24.78	7.47
	Liberal Democrats	Patricia J. Roberts	511
	Independent	Viviane V.E. Mackrory-Jamieson	194	9.07	New
	Labour	David Jarman	139	5.84	0.86
	Labour	Claire J. Snelling	110
Registered electors			4,391		19
Turnout			2,126	48.42	7.53
Rejected ballots			1	0.05	0.01
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Cheam West

Cheam West (2) ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Robert P. Gleeson	1,396	57.28	11.26
	Liberal Democrats	Mark T. Steward	1,373
	Conservative	Peter Coulston	691	28.45	15.94
	Conservative	Adrian C. Taylor	684
	Labour	Denise E. Dixon	200	7.78	1.61
	Labour	Gale A. Montgomery	176
	Independent	Andrew M. Bate	107	4.42	New
	Green	Edith S. Scaffardi	50	2.07	1.36
Registered electors			4,355		59
Turnout			2,418	55.52	6.70
Rejected ballots			2	0.08	0.08
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Clockhouse

Clockhouse (1) ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	James G. Daly	583	64.14	40.68
	Conservative	John W. Care	163	17.93	37.64
	Labour	John A.S. Weir	163	17.93	3.04
Registered electors			1,523		37
Turnout			909	59.68	4.81
Rejected ballots			0	0.00
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

North Cheam

North Cheam (2) ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Ruth M. Shaw † [n 2]	1,683	70.56	8.16
	Liberal Democrats	Julian P. Freeman	1,676
	Conservative	Joan W. Sharvill	464	18.94	10.53
	Conservative	Margaret F. Clark	437
	Labour	Gillian A. Morris	255	10.50	2.37
	Labour	Paul T. Morris	244
Registered electors			4,896		90
Turnout			2,513	51.33	8.32
Rejected ballots			2	0.08	0.04
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Rosehill

Rosehill (2) ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Paul K. Burstow*	1,637	73.04	13.06
	Liberal Democrats	Mary E. Kemm	1,511
	Conservative	Stanley F. Lever	401	18.47	12.52
	Conservative	Lorna M. Rayne	395
	Labour	Martin Cole	194	8.49	0.54
	Labour	David J. Pollard	177
Registered electors			4,417		6
Turnout			2,251	50.96	9.77
Rejected ballots			2	0.09	0.05
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

St Helier North

St Helier North (3) ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Patrick B. Kane*	1,314	49.94	8.46
	Labour	Donald B. Hopkins*	1,288
	Labour	Andrew C. Theobald	1,146
	Liberal Democrats	Anthony Brett Young	890	33.43	10.64
	Liberal Democrats	Lawrence C. Smith	823
	Liberal Democrats	Barry F. Reed	796
	Conservative	Robert A. Creece	226	8.67	8.10
	Conservative	Beryl C. Pidgeon	215
	Conservative	Alison J. Pike	209
	BNP	Jennifer F. Oliver	199	7.96	New
Registered electors			6,101		129
Turnout			2,675	43.85	3.31
Rejected ballots			2	0.07	0.07
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

St Helier South

St Helier South (2) ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Charles J. Mansell*	835	52.10	11.56
	Labour	Gary F. Stagg	779
	Liberal Democrats	John F. Brennan	638	40.28	20.22
	Liberal Democrats	Neil Frater	610
	Conservative	Michael M. Deann-Valentine	125	7.62	5.35
	Conservative	Patrick D. Jaques	110
Registered electors			4,126		272
Turnout			1,620	39.26	7.31
Rejected ballots			2	0.12	0.21
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Sutton Central

Sutton Central (2) ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Graham N. Tope*	1,608	72.97	13.91
	Liberal Democrats	Keith J.S.M. Pitkin*	1,533
	Conservative	Bryan D.L. Gale	320	14.54	9.27
	Conservative	Alfred J. Taylor	305
	Labour	David C. Fleming	284	12.49	2.34
	Labour	John K. Evers	253
Registered electors			4,886		51
Turnout			2,288	46.83	5.41
Rejected ballots			8	0.35	0.19
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Sutton Common

Sutton Common (2) ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Lesley F. O'Connell*	1,723	88.02	22.96
	Liberal Democrats	Richard F. Brodbent*	1,716
	Labour	Herbert J. Smith	239	11.98	3.56
	Labour	George H. Dunton	229
Registered electors			4,460		70
Turnout			2,144	48.07	12.00
Rejected ballots			55	2.57	2.56
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Sutton East

Sutton East (3) ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Austin P. Kearney	1,438	51.44	1.90
	Liberal Democrats	Terence A. Woods*	1,400
	Liberal Democrats	Janet Lowne	1,395
	Labour	Anthony R. Thorpe	681	23.44	2.75
	Labour	Antony C. Dyson	647
	Labour	Kevin J. Willsher	602
	Conservative	Christine M. Hicks	537	19.40	10.37
	Conservative	Heather M. Irwin	533
	Conservative	Doreen P. Leech	527
	Green	Richard S. Collier	157	5.72	New
Registered electors			5,811		207
Turnout			2,810	48.36	4.89
Rejected ballots			3	0.11	0.12
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Sutton South

Sutton South (3) ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Donald G. Brims	1,349	41.54	13.73
	Conservative	Jean Brisley*	1,283	40.59	11.03
	Liberal Democrats	Nicholas Cull	1,274
	Conservative	Peter H. Geiringer*	1,238
	Conservative	David P. Lindfield	1,194
	Liberal Democrats	Jayanta K. Chatterjee	1,177
	Labour	Geoffrey Brennan	432	12.39	0.70
	Labour	Margaret Smart	364
	Labour	Suzanne F. Imrie	338
	Green	John K.W. Cornford	215	5.48	2.00
	Green	Simon J. Honey	153
	Green	Maureen H. Peglar	132
Registered electors			7,631		97
Turnout			3,224	42.25	6.52
Rejected ballots			0	0.00	0.16
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
	Conservative hold
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

Sutton West

Sutton West (2) ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Christine L.B. Headley	1,593	67.01	3.10
	Liberal Democrats	Gerard Jerome	1,428
	Conservative	Linda E. Verner	513	22.70	6.50
	Conservative	Glenys A. Longhurst	510
	Labour	Christopher J. Dixon	163	7.01	0.12
	Labour	Ronald S. Williams	153
	Green	Jose K. Hickson	79	3.28	New
	Green	Peter H. Hickson	68
Registered electors			4,321		22
Turnout			2,287	52.93	6.92
Rejected ballots			1	0.04	0.04
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Wallington North

Wallington North (3) ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	John Dodwell	2,070	56.82	26.36
	Liberal Democrats	Michael G. Lyon	1,946
	Liberal Democrats	Peter J. Overy	1,918
	Conservative	Howard J. Bowles	861	24.42	19.33
	Conservative	Craydon R. Care*	845
	Conservative	John M. Hill	843
	Labour	Gregory P. Byrne	485	13.30	5.22
	Labour	Richard T. Mackie	462
	Labour	Peter J. Turner	442
	Green	John R. Cooper	190	5.46	1.81
Registered electors			7,035		118
Turnout			3,551	50.48	1.04
Rejected ballots			1	0.03	0.03
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

Wallington South

Wallington South (3) ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Richard H. Bailey	1,983	52.28	28.20
	Liberal Democrats	Brendan Hudson	1,845
	Liberal Democrats	Stanley A.G. Theed	1,712
	Conservative	Liane S. Brisley	1,104	29.97	11.96
	Conservative	David L. Martin-Clark	1,053
	Conservative	Michael V. Pike*	1.021
	Labour	David N. Murray	392	10.53	3.11
	Labour	Michael J. McLoughlin	382
	Labour	Clive S. Poge	342
	Green	Susan E. Riddlestone	171	4.84	2.42
	Independent	John Major	96	2.38	New
	Independent	Norma Major	72
Registered electors			7,153		184
Turnout			3,576	49.99	3.06
Rejected ballots			3	0.08	0.08
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

Wandle Valley

Wandle Valley (2) ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Margaret P. Court	1,190	56.24	13.88
	Liberal Democrats	Matthew R. Bishop*	1,189
	Labour	Stephen P. Lloyd	758	34.22	9.00
	Labour	Violet J. Scotter	690
	Conservative	Ivor A.A. Lovell	156	7.04	7.38
	Conservative	Shirley K. Lovell	142
	Green	Sean O'Keeffe	53	2.50	New
Registered electors			4,156		482
Turnout			2,215	53.30	3.23
Rejected ballots			0	0.00	0.05
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour
	Liberal Democrats hold

Woodcote

Woodcote (1) ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Graham G. Whitham*	777	59.40	11.78
	Liberal Democrats	Duncan R. Ponikwer	411	31.42	11.77
	Labour	Ann K. Poge	120	9.18	0.01
Registered electors			2,710		65
Turnout			1,308	48.27	6.36
Rejected ballots			0	0.00	0.35
	Conservative hold

Worcester Park North

Worcester Park North (3) ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Carol M. Campbell† [n 3]	2,058	63.18	15.24
	Liberal Democrats	Gareth W. Campbell*	2,055
	Liberal Democrats	Arnold H. Shaw	1,940
	Conservative	Alan J. Brown	800	23.54	14.28
	Conservative	Clifford C.G. Carter	730
	Conservative	Beryl R. Moxon	727
	Labour	David R. Jones	299	8.86	0.67
	Labour	Hilary C. Hosking	286
	Labour	Margaret Kossowicz	263
	Green	Ian Moore	141	4.42	0.29
Registered electors			6,848		435
Turnout			3,287	48.00	9.01
Rejected ballots			0	0.00	0.11
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Worcester Park South

Worcester Park South (2) ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Roger D.C. Roberts*	1,652	71.60	18.76
	Liberal Democrats	Michael J. Shaw	1,636
	Conservative	Alan Osborne	485	20.25	18.90
	Conservative	Hilary V. Wortley	444
	Labour	Alan Olive	188	8.15	0.14
	Labour	Alan J. Mowatt	185
Registered electors			4,424		41
Turnout			2,370	53.57	9.17
Rejected ballots			1	0.04	0.11
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Wrythe Green

Wrythe Green (2) ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Sheila C. Siggins*	1,476	58.77	11.34
	Liberal Democrats	Susan M. Stears*	1,445
	Labour	John G. Morgan	500	19.67	2.50
	Labour	Susan F. Mansell	478
	Conservative	Elaine Jones	454	17.94	11.52
	Conservative	Patricia Shaw-Davis	437
	Green	William E. Fuller	90	3.62	2.31
Registered electors			5,146		46
Turnout			2,587	50.27	6.26
Rejected ballots			2	0.08	0.09
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Notes

1. Edwards replaced Cllr. Alan R. Chewter after his resignation in 1992
2. Shaw was a sitting councillor representing the Worcester Park North ward
3. Campbell was a sitting councillor representing North Cheam ward

References

1. "London Borough Council Elections 5 May 1994 including Results from the European Elections" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
2. Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis. "London Borough Council Elections - 5 May 1994" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. pp. 161–164, 216–219. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
3. Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "London Borough of Sutton Election Results 1964-2010" (PDF). Elections Centre. Plymouth University. pp. 9–10. Retrieved 14 May 2024.