Croydon and Sutton (London Assembly constituency)

Croydon and Sutton is a constituency represented in the London Assembly.

Croydon and Sutton
Territorial constituency for the London Assembly
Croydon and Sutton shown within London
Created2000 (2000)
Number of membersOne
MemberSteve O'Connell
PartyConservative
Last election2016
Next election2021

It consists of the combined area of the London Borough of Croydon and the London Borough of Sutton.

Overlapping constituencies

The south of Croydon is traditionally a more Conservative area, while the north of Croydon has traditionally Labour-voting areas. Sutton is competitive between the Liberal Democrats and the Conservatives. The equivalent Westminster seats are:

Assembly Members
ElectionMemberParty
2000 Andrew Pelling Conservative
2008 Steve O'Connell Conservative

Election results
2021 London Assembly election: Croydon and Sutton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Peter Underwood
Liberal Democrats Claire Bonham
Conservative Neil Garratt
Labour Patsy Cummings
2016 London Assembly election: Croydon and Sutton[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Steve O'Connell 70,156 38.6 -0.5
Labour Marina Ahmad 58,542 32.2 -0.7
Liberal Democrats Amna Ahmad 18,859 10.4 -3.8
UKIP Peter Staveley 18,338 10.1 +3.2
Green Tracey Hague 13,513 7.4 +0.8
All People's Party Madonna Lewis 1,386 0.8 "N/A"
National Front Richard Edmonds 1,106 0.6 "N/A"
Majority 11,614 6.4 +0.3
Total formal votes 181,900 99.1 +0.5
Informal votes 1,668 0.9 -0.5
Turnout 183,568 46 +10.3
2012 London Assembly election: Croydon and Sutton[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Steve O'Connell 60,152 39.1 -4.2
Labour Louisa Woodley 50,734 32.9 +13.7
Liberal Democrats Abigail Lock 21,889 14.2 -4.1
UKIP Winston McKenzie 10,757 6.9 +1.5
Green Gordon Ross 10,287 6.6 +1.5
Majority 9,418 6.1 -18.0
Total formal votes 153,819 98.6
Informal votes 2,165 1.4
Turnout 155,984 35.7 -13.3
2008 London Assembly election: Croydon and Sutton [3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Steve O'Connell 76,477 43.3 +4.7
Labour Shafi Khan 33,812 19.2 +0.1
Liberal Democrats Abigail Lock 32,335 18.3 –2.8
UKIP David Pickles 9,440 5.4 –1.8
Green Shasha Khan 8,969 5.1 +0.5
Christian (CPA) David Campanale 6,910 3.9 +0.8
English Democrat Richard Castle 4,186 2.4 N/A
Left List Zana Hussain 1,361 0.8 N/A
Majority 42,665 24.1 +6.6
Turnout 176,474 49.0 +13.0
Conservative hold Swing
2004 London Assembly election: Croydon and Sutton[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Andrew Pelling 52,330 38.6 –2.0
Liberal Democrats Steve Gauge 28,636 21.1 –4.5
Labour Sean Fitzsimons 25,861 19.1 –5.7
UKIP James Feisenberger 15,203 11.2 N/A
Green Shasha Khan 6,175 4.6 –2.9
CPA David Campanale 4,234 3.1 N/A
Respect Waqas Hussain 3,108 2.3 N/A
Majority 23,694 17.5 +2.6
Turnout 135,547 36.0 +3.3
Conservative hold Swing
2000 London Assembly election: Croydon and Sutton[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Andrew Pelling 48,421 40.6 N/A
Liberal Democrats Anne Gallop 30,614 25.7 N/A
Labour Maggie Mansell 29,514 24.8 N/A
Green Peter Hickson 8,884 7.4 N/A
London Socialist Mark Steel 1,823 1.5 N/A
Majority 17,807 14.9 N/A
Turnout 119,256 32.7 N/A
Conservative hold Swing

References
  1. London Elects, 13 May 2016
  2. GLA Election Results 2012 - Croydon and Sutton London Elects, 4 May 2012
  3. Election 2008: results BBC News
  4. Greater London Authority Election Results Election Demon
  5. London & Local Elections 2000: Croydon and Sutton, BBC News

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