Wandsworth London Borough Council elections
Local UK 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]
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 | |
| 2026 | No overall control | 29 | 28 | - | 1 | |
Council elections
- 1964 Wandsworth London Borough Council election
- 1968 Wandsworth London Borough Council election (boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[4]
- 1971 Wandsworth London Borough Council election
- 1974 Wandsworth London Borough Council election
- 1978 Wandsworth London Borough Council election (boundary changes increased the number of seats by one)[5]
- 1982 Wandsworth London Borough Council election
- 1986 Wandsworth London Borough Council election
- 1990 Wandsworth London Borough Council election
- 1994 Wandsworth London Borough Council election (boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[n 1][n 2]
- 1998 Wandsworth London Borough Council election
- 2002 Wandsworth London Borough Council election (boundary changes reduced the number of seats by one)[1][6]
- 2006 Wandsworth London Borough Council election
- 2010 Wandsworth London Borough Council election
- 2014 Wandsworth London Borough Council election
- 2018 Wandsworth London Borough Council election
- 2022 Wandsworth London Borough Council election (boundary changes reduced the number of seats by two) [7]
- 2026 Wandsworth London Borough Council election
Borough result maps
2002 results map
2006 results map
2010 results map
2014 results map
2018 results map
2022 results map
By-election results
1964-1968
There were no by-elections.[4]
1968-1971
| 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% | ||||
| 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% | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | M. C. M. Warren-Evans | Unopposed | |||
| 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
| 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% | ||||
| 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% | ||||
| 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% | ||||
| 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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Edward Lister | 1,943 | |||
| Labour | John Tidball | 1,520 | |||
| Liberal | John Horrocks | 484 | |||
| Turnout | 37.2 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Kenneth Solly | 1,245 | |||
| Conservative | Francis Staff | 971 | |||
| Liberal | Richard Heron | 428 | |||
| Independent Labour | Edward Larkin | 94 | |||
| Communist | Denis Ellward | 48 | |||
| Turnout | 26.6 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Roger Merry-Price | 2,061 | |||
| Labour | Vera Thompson | 1,270 | |||
| National Front | Diane Dawson | 480 | |||
| Liberal | Colin Smith | 270 | |||
| Turnout | 38.8 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Brian Prichard | 1,716 | |||
| Labour | George Rowe | 1,260 | |||
| National Front | Christopher Lewis | 333 | |||
| Liberal | Michael Sullivan | 240 | |||
| Communist | Michael Taylor | 54 | |||
| Turnout | 31.4 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Margaret Calcott-James | 2,658 | |||
| Labour | Donald Roy | 753 | |||
| Liberal | Peter Gerhold | 620 | |||
| National Front | Diane Dawson | 212 | |||
| Communist | David Welsh | 78 | |||
| Turnout | 29.2 | ||||
1978-1982
1982-1986
| 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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Terence Maccabee | 1,761 | 56.3 | ||
| Labour | Francis Jones | 1,155 | 36.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | John Martyn | 214 | 6.8 | ||
| 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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Bryan Burn | 1,561 | |||
| Labour | Paul 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 Hawkins.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Richard Longmore | 1,136 | |||
| Labour | Martin Tupper | 596 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Matthew Green | 125 | |||
| Green | John Rattray | 109 | |||
| Independent | Edward Larkin | 10 | |||
| 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
| 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 Lister.
| 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 Cllr Lucy Allan.
2014-2018
| 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 Cllr Adrian Knowles of the Conservative Party. The by-election was held on the same day as the 2015 general election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Paul White | 1,467 | |||
| Conservative | Thom Norman | 944 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Eileen Arms | 267 | |||
| Green | Albert Vickery | 116 | |||
| SDP | Alexander Balkan | 75 | |||
| 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]
| 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
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 Cllr Hannah Stanislaus of the Labour Party
2022-2026
| 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 | 2,299 | 19.3 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
The by-election was triggered by the death of Cllr Andy Gibbons of the Labour Party.
| 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 Cllr Kate Forbes of the Labour Party.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Nick Austin | 2,839 | 45.3 | 4.7 | |
| Labour | Jane Briginshaw | 2,350 | 37.5 | 5.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Mark Lejman | 635 | 10.1 | 1.9 | |
| Green | Fergal McEntee | 438 | 7.0 | 1.4 | |
| Majority | 489 | 7.8 | |||
| Turnout | 6,262 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Cllr Claire Gilbert of the Labour Party.