Local UK elections
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]
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]
Election | Overall Control | Conservative | Labour | Lib Dem | Ind. |
1964 | | Labour | 13 | 47 | - | - |
1968 | | Conservative | 48 | 12 | - | - |
1971 | | Labour | 7 | 54 | - | - |
1974 | | Labour | 12 | 48 | - | - |
1978 | | Conservative | 36 | 25 | - | - |
1982 | | Conservative | 33 | 27 | 1 | - |
1986 | | Conservative | 31 | 30 | - | - |
1990 | | Conservative | 48 | 13 | - | - |
1994 | | Conservative | 45 | 16 | - | - |
1998 | | Conservative | 50 | 11 | - | - |
2002 | | Conservative | 50 | 10 | - | - |
2006 | | Conservative | 51 | 9 | - | - |
2010 | | Conservative | 47 | 13 | - | - |
2014 | | Conservative | 41 | 19 | - | - |
2018 | | Conservative | 33 | 26 | - | 1 |
2022 | | Labour | 22 | 35 | - | 1 |
Council elections
Borough result maps
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2002 results map
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2006 results map
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2010 results map
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2014 results map
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2018 results map
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2022 results map
By-election results
1964-1968
There were no by-elections.[4]
1968-1971
Nightingale by-election, 27 June 1968[8] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | W. Roberts | 1,648 | | |
| Conservative | N. F. Clark-Lawrence | 1,623 | | |
| Labour | A. J. Hill | 320 | | |
| Labour | M. F. Spade | 314 | | |
Turnout | | 17.6% | |
Putney by-election, 27 June 1968[8] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | G. W. H. Peters | 2,252 | | |
| Conservative | G. M. Wolfson | 2,243 | | |
| Labour | E. M. Jenkins | 476 | | |
| Labour | F. C. Wells | 469 | | |
Turnout | | 19.2% | |
Putney by-election, 29 August 1968[8] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | M. C. M. Warren-Evans | Unopposed | | |
St John by-election, 6 March 1969[8] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | M. F. Sporle | 1,085 | | |
| Conservative | I. Trapp | 797 | | |
| National Front | T. Lamb | 253 | | |
| Liberal | D. G. Patterson | 151 | | |
Turnout | | 24.8% | |
1971-1974
Balham by-election, 23 March 1972[9] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | S. K. Bovey | 1,394 | | |
| Conservative | A. E. Cawsey | 1,314 | | |
| National Front | J. M. Clifton | 154 | | |
| Communist | A. F. Barr | 48 | | |
| Union Movement | M. P. Winn | 17 | | |
Turnout | | 29.7% | |
Graveney by-election, 23 March 1972[9] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | C. A. R. Helm | 2,130 | | |
| Conservative | M. M. Newman | 693 | | |
| National Front | T. Lamb | 158 | | |
| Communist | D. Ellwand | 80 | | |
| Union Movement | D. R. Gerlach | 7 | | |
Turnout | | 27.6% | |
Nightingale by-election, 26 October 1972[9] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | M. A. S. Heaster | 1,364 | | |
| Labour | D. R. Hill | 1,016 | | |
| National Front | J. M. Clifton | 446 | | |
Turnout | | 24.6% | |
Tooting by-election, 18 April 1973[9] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | V. C. Luthers | 1,170 | | |
| Conservative | E. D. M. Tod | 494 | | |
| Independent Liberal | E. D. Larkin | 99 | | |
Turnout | | 17.7% | |
1974-1978
Southfield by-election, 6 March 1975[5] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Edward J. Lister | 1,943 | | |
| Labour | John A. Tidball | 1,520 | | |
| Liberal | John Horrocks | 484 | | |
Turnout | | 37.2 | |
Graveney by-election, 22 January 1976[5] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Kenneth Solly | 1,245 | | |
| Conservative | Francis A. Staff | 971 | | |
| Liberal | Richard F. J. Heron | 428 | | |
| Independent Labour | Edward D. Larkin | 94 | | |
| Communist | Denis Ellward | 48 | | |
Turnout | | 26.6 | |
Southfield by-election, 10 June 1976[5] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Roger Merry-Price | 2,061 | | |
| Labour | Vera Thompson | 1,270 | | |
| National Front | Diane M. Dawson | 480 | | |
| Liberal | Colin H. Smith | 270 | | |
Turnout | | 38.8 | |
Furzedown by-election, 4 November 1976[5] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Brian N. C. Prichard | 1,716 | | |
| Labour | George F. Rowe | 1,260 | | |
| National Front | Christopher J. Lewis | 333 | | |
| Liberal | Michael P. Sullivan | 240 | | |
| Communist | Michael Taylor | 54 | | |
Turnout | | 31.4 | |
Putney by-election, 9 December 1976[5] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Margaret E. Calcott-James | 2,658 | | |
| Labour | Donald J. Roy | 753 | | |
| Liberal | Peter K. Gerhold | 620 | | |
| National Front | Diane M. Dawson | 212 | | |
| Communist | David J. Welsh | 78 | | |
Turnout | | 29.2 | |
1978-1982
1982-1986
Earslfield by-election, 13 October 1983[10] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Alliance | David Patterson | 1,263 | | |
| Labour | Patrick Roche | 1,058 | | |
| Conservative | Angela Graham | 658 | | |
| Independent Liberal | Edward Larkin | 50 | | |
| Ecology (Green) | Elizabeth Shaw | 30 | | |
1986-1990
1990-1994
West Putney by-election, 12 December 1991[11] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Terence Maccabee | 1,761 | 56.3 | |
| Labour | Francis H. Jones | 1,155 | 36.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | John D. Martyn | 214 | 6.8 | |
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.[12]
1998-2002
West Putney by-election, 2 July 1998[6] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Bryan A. F. Burn | 1,561 | | |
| Labour | Paul A. Baverstock | 755 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Susan Shocket | 193 | | |
| Green | Tracey Thorn | 45 | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. William F. D. Hawkins.
Balham by-election, 1 July 1999[6] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Richard D. Longmore | 1,136 | | |
| Labour | Martin C. Tupper | 596 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Matthew G. Green | 125 | | |
| Green | John M. Rattray | 109 | | |
| Independent | Edward D. Larkin | 10 | | |
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.[13]
2006-2010
There were no by-elections.[14]
2010-2014
Thamesfield by-election, 30 June 2011[15] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Michael Ryder | 1,497 | | |
| Labour | Christian Klapp | 1022 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Lisa Smart | 545 | | |
| Green | Marian Hoffman | 202 | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Edward J. U. Lister.
Southfields by-election, 29 March 2012[15] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Kim Caddy | 1,841 | | |
| Labour | Josh Kaile | 1511 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | John Munro | 220 | | |
| Green | Bruce Mackenzie | 100 | | |
| UKIP | Strachan McDonald | 40 | | |
| Independent | Mohammed Abid | 38 | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Lucy Allan.
2014-2018
Earlsfield by-election 7 May 2015[16] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Angela Graham | 4,418 | | |
| Labour | Paul White | 2,879 | | |
| Green | Liam Morgan | 514 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Oliver Bailey | 387 | | |
| UKIP | Thomas Blackwell | 374 | | |
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[17] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Paul White | 1,467 | | |
| Conservative | Thom Norman | 944 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Eileen Riley Arms | 267 | | |
| Green | Albert Vickery | 116 | | |
| SDP | Alexander Ali Balkan | 75 | | |
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.[18]
Queenstown by-election 10th November 2016 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Aydin Dikerdem | 1,551 | | |
| Conservative | Rhodri Morgan | 987 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Adam-Davis | 249 | | |
| Green | Stella Baker | 122 | | |
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] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Graham Loveland | 1,811 | 49.0 | 14.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | Jon Irwin | 887 | 24.0 | 18.7 |
| Conservative | Nabi Toktas | 681 | 18.4 | 3.0 |
| Green | Gerard Harrison | 318 | 8.6 | 1.0 |
Majority | 924 | 25.0 | |
Turnout | | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Bedford by-election 6 May 2021[20] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Hannah Stanislaus | 2,714 | 48.3 | |
| Conservative | Tom Mytton | 1,778 | 31.7 | |
| Green | David Carlyon | 815 | 14.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Reeten Banerji | 318 | 5.5 | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | 51.4 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Bedford by-election 25 November 2021[21] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Sheila Boswell | 906 | 40.2 | 9.8 |
| Conservative | Tom Mytton | 905 | 40.2 | 5.7 |
| Green | Roy Vickery | 306 | 13.6 | 4.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Tibbles | 135 | 6.0 | 0.2 |
Majority | 1 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 2252 | 21.7 | |
| 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[22] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Rex Osborn | 1,429 | 62.2 | 1.6 |
| Conservative | Jonathan Iliff | 491 | 21.4 | 2.8 |
| Green | Lisa Osborne | 285 | 12.4 | 2.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | Haren Thillainathan | 94 | 4.1 | 2.0 |
Majority | 938 | 40.8 | |
Turnout | 2299 | 19.3 | |
| 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[23] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Sean Lawless | 1,888 | 67.3 | 6.8 |
| Conservative | Otto Jacobsson | 542 | 19.3 | 0.8 |
| Green | Nick Humberstone | 261 | 9.3 | 5.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | Thillainathan Haren | 113 | 4.0 | 2.0 |
Majority | 1,346 | 48.0 | |
Turnout | 2,804 | 24.10 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Councillor Kate Forbes of the Labour Party.
References
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- ^ The Lambeth, Merton and Wandsworth (London Borough Boundaries) Order 1993
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