Sutton and Cheam (UK Parliament constituency)

Sutton and Cheam is a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament. Since 2015, the seat has been held by Paul Scully, a Conservative.[n 2]

For the former local authority, see Municipal Borough of Sutton and Cheam.

Sutton and Cheam
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Boundary of Sutton and Cheam in Greater London
CountyGreater London
Electorate66,147 (December 2010)[1]
Current constituency
Created1945
Member of ParliamentPaul Scully (Conservative)
Created fromMid Surrey or more commonly 'Epsom' (as eastern offshoot seat)

Boundaries

1945–1950: The Municipal Borough of Sutton and Cheam.

1950–1964: as above (from 1965 becoming wards of the London Borough of Sutton but not described as such in boundary legislation itself for a time).

1964–1978: The London Borough of Sutton wards of Belmont, Cheam North, Cheam South, Cheam West, Sutton Central, Sutton East, Sutton North, Sutton North East, Sutton South, Sutton South East, Worcester Park North, and Worcester Park South.

1978–2002: The London Borough of Sutton wards of Belmont, Cheam South, Cheam West, North Cheam, Rosehill, Sutton Central, Sutton Common, Sutton East, Sutton South, Sutton West, Worcester Park North, and Worcester Park South.

2002–present: The London Borough of Sutton wards of Belmont, Cheam, Nonsuch, Stonecot, Sutton Central, Sutton North, Sutton South, Sutton West, and Worcester Park.

Constituency profile

The area maintains separate schooling systems, with grammar schools and comprehensive schools, similar to Kingston upon Thames; it has more semi-detached, terraced and detached properties than the Greater London average.[8] Workless claimants, registered jobseekers, were in November 2012 significantly lower than the national average of 3.8%, at 2.1% of the population based on a statistical compilation by The Guardian.[9]

Members of Parliament
Election Member[10] Party Notes
1945Sir Sidney Marshall Conservative Resigned 1954
1954 by-electionRichard Sharples Conservative Resigned 1972
1972 by-electionGraham Tope Liberal
Feb 1974Sir Neil Macfarlane Conservative
1992Lady Olga Maitland Conservative
1997Paul Burstow Liberal Democrats
2015Paul Scully Conservative

Elections
  • Results of UK House of Commons seat Sutton and Cheam, created in 1945

Elections in the 2010s
General election 2019: Sutton and Cheam[11][12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Paul Scully 25,235 50.0 -1.1
Liberal Democrats Hina Bokhari 16,884 33.4 +6.7
Labour Bonnie Craven 7,200 14.3 -6.2
Green Claire Jackson-Prior 1,168 2.3 +0.6
Majority 8,351 16.4 -8.0
Turnout 50,487 70.4 -3.4
Registered electors 71,760
Conservative hold Swing -3.9
General election 2017: Sutton and Cheam[13][14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Paul Scully 26,567 51.1 +9.6
Liberal Democrats Amna Ahmad 13,869 26.7 -7.0
Labour Bonnie Craven 10,663 20.5 +9.4
Green Claire Jackson-Prior 871 1.7 -0.4
Majority 12,698 24.4 +16.5
Turnout 51,970 73.8 +1.7
Registered electors 70,404
Conservative hold Swing +8.3
General election 2015: Sutton and Cheam[15][16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Paul Scully 20,732 41.5 -0.8
Liberal Democrats Paul Burstow 16,811 33.7 -12.0
Labour Emily Brothers 5,546 11.1 +4.2
UKIP Angus Dalgleish 5,341 10.7 +8.7
Green Maeve Tomlinson 1,051 2.1 +1.6
National Health Action Dave Ash 345 0.7 N/A
TUSC Pauline Gorman 79 0.2 N/A
Majority 3,921 7.8 N/A
Turnout 49,905 72.1 -0.7
Registered electors 69,228
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing +5.6
General election 2010: Sutton and Cheam[17][18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrats Paul Burstow 22,156 45.7 −1.2
Conservative Philippa Stroud 20,548 42.4 +1.7
Labour Kathy Allen 3,376 7.0 −4.9
BNP John Clarke 1,014 2.1 N/A
UKIP David Pickles 950 2.0 N/A
Green Peter Hickson 246 0.5 N/A
English Democrat John Dodds 106 0.2 N/A
Christian Peoples Alliance Matthew Connolly 52 0.1 N/A
Libertarian Martin Cullip 41 0.1 N/A
Independents Federation UK Brian Hammond 19 0.0 N/A
Majority 1,608 3.3 −2.9
Turnout 48,508 72.8 +5.5
Registered electors 66,658
Liberal Democrats hold Swing −1.5

Elections in the 2000s
General election 2005: Sutton and Cheam[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrats Paul Burstow 19,768 47.1 -1.7
Conservative Richard Willis 16,922 40.4 +2.4
Labour Anand Shukla 4,954 11.8 -1.4
Rainbow Dream Ticket Rainbow George Weiss 288 0.7 +0.7
Majority 2,846 6.8 -4.0
Turnout 41,932 66.2 +3.8
Registered electors 62,885
Liberal Democrats hold Swing -2.0
General election 2001: Sutton and Cheam[20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrats Paul Burstow 19,382 48.8 +6.5
Conservative Olga Maitland 15,078 38.0 +0.1
Labour Lisa Homan 5,263 13.2 -2.2
Majority 4,304 10.8 +6.35
Turnout 39,723 62.4 -12.5
Registered electors 63,648
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +3.2

Elections in the 1990s
General election 1997: Sutton and Cheam[21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrats Paul Burstow 19,919 42.30 +8.54
Conservative Olga Maitland 17,822 37.85 -17.33
Labour Mark Allison 7,280 15.5 +5.58
Referendum Peter Atkinson 1,784 3.8 N/A
UKIP Simon Mckie 191 0.4 N/A
Natural Law Deborah Wright 96 0.20 -0.26
Majority 2,097 4.45 N/A
Turnout 47,092 74.90 -7.50
Registered electors 62,824
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing -12.90
General election 1992: Sutton and Cheam[22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Olga Maitland 27,710 55.18 -5.57
Liberal Democrats Paul Burstow 16,954 33.76 +5.15
Labour G. C. Martin 4,980 9.92 -0.72
Green J. Duffy 444 0.88 N/A
Natural Law A. Hatchard 133 0.26 N/A
Majority 10,756 21.42 -10.72
Turnout 50,221 82.40 +5.80
Registered electors 60,949
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1980s
General election 1987: Sutton and Cheam[23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Neil Macfarlane 29,710 60.75 +3.65
Liberal Robert Greig 13,992 28.61 -6.59
Labour Loraine Monk 5,202 10.64 +3.04
Majority 15,718 32.14 +10.24
Turnout 48,904 76.60 +2.30
Registered electors 63,850
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1983: Sutton and Cheam[24]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Neil Macfarlane 26,782 57.1 -0.9
Liberal C. Caswill 16,518 35.2 +8.8
Labour G.S. Dixon 3,568 7.6 -6.7
Majority 10,264 21.9 -9.7
Turnout 46,868 74.3 -4.5
Registered electors 63,099
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1970s
General election 1979: Sutton and Cheam
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Neil Macfarlane 28,842 58.0 +10.4
Liberal Christopher Caswill 13,136 26.4 -10.1
Labour N. Irwin 7,126 14.3 -1.0
National Front J. Hunt 465 0.9 N/A
Independent J. Smoker 128 0.2 N/A
Majority 15,706 31.6 +20.5
Turnout 49,277 78.8 +1.9
Registered electors 63,038
Conservative hold Swing
General election October 1974: Sutton and Cheam
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Neil Macfarlane 22,156 47.6 +2.2
Liberal Graham Tope 16,995 36.5 -5.5
Labour James Kenneth Rhodes 7,118 15.3 +2.7
Women's Rights Una Kroll 298 0.6 N/A
Majority 5,161 11.1 +7.6
Turnout 46,567 76.9 -5.7
Registered electors 60,559
Conservative hold Swing
General election February 1974: Sutton and Cheam
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Neil Macfarlane 22,555 45.4 -12.7
Liberal Graham Tope 20,836 42.0 +27.4
Labour James Kenneth Rhodes 6,270 12.6 -14.7
Majority 1,719 3.4 N/A
Turnout 49,661 82.6 +15.0
Registered electors 60,109
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing
1972 Sutton and Cheam by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Graham Tope 18,328 53.6 +39.0
Conservative Neil Macfarlane 10,911 31.9 -26.2
Labour David Miller 2,937 8.6 -18.7
Anti-Common Market Chris Frere-Smith 1,332 3.9 N/A
National Independence Edgar Scruby 660 1.9 N/A
Majority 7,417 21.7 N/A
Turnout 34,194 56.3 -11.3
Registered electors
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +32.6
General election 1970: Sutton and Cheam[25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Richard Sharples 23,957 58.1 +7.00
Labour John Dowsett 11,261 27.3 -2.99
Liberal Nicholas DM McGeorge 6,023 14.6 -4.01
Majority 12,696 30.8 +9.99
Turnout 41,241 67.6 -8.76
Registered electors 61,050
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1960s
General election 1966: Sutton and Cheam[26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Richard Sharples 22,331 51.10 -1.55
Labour Frank J Ward 13,235 30.29 +3.16
Liberal Nicholas DM McGeorge 8,134 18.61 -1.62
Majority 9,096 20.81 -4.71
Turnout 43,700 76.36 +2.09
Registered electors 57,227
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1964: Sutton and Cheam[27]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Richard Sharples 22,975 52.65 -5.67
Labour Paul Derrick 11,839 27.13 +1.65
Liberal John Montgomerie 8,827 20.23 +4.02
Majority 11,136 25.52 -7.32
Turnout 43,641 74.27 -5.34
Registered electors 58,898
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1950s
General election 1959: Sutton and Cheam[28]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Richard Sharples 27,344 58.32 -7.70
Labour Frank Judd 11,946 25.48 -8.50
Liberal John Montgomerie 7,600 16.21 N/A
Majority 15,398 32.84 +0.81
Turnout 46,890 79.61 +3.16
Registered electors 58,763
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1955: Sutton and Cheam[29]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Richard Sharples 29,538 66.02 +3.25
Labour Ronald M Lewis 15,205 33.98 -3.25
Majority 14,333 32.04 +6.51
Turnout 44,743 76.45 -5.23
Registered electors 58,529
Conservative hold Swing
1954 Sutton and Cheam by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Richard Sharples 21,930 66.55 +3.78
Labour N. T. Poulter 11,023 33.45 -3.78
Majority 10,907 33.10 +7.57
Turnout 32,953 55.60 -26.08
Registered electors 59,292
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1951: Sutton and Cheam[30]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Sidney Marshall 30,684 62.77 +5.84
Labour Eric KI Hurst 18,202 37.23 +2.71
Majority 12,482 25.53 +3.12
Turnout 58,886 81.68 -5.05
Registered electors 59,848
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1950: Sutton and Cheam
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Sidney Marshall 29,200 56.93 +10.89
Labour Helen O. Judd 17,706 34.52 -6.45
Liberal H. J. Wheeler 4,389 8.56 -4.45
Majority 11,494 22.41 +17.34
Turnout 51,295 86.73 +11.01
Registered electors 59,141
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1940s
General election 1945: Sutton and Cheam
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Sidney Marshall 19,431 46.04 N/A
Labour Helen O. Judd 17,293 40.97 N/A
Liberal J. P. Hughes 5,483 12.99 N/A
Majority 2,138 5.07 N/A
Turnout 42,207 75.72 N/A
Registered electors 55,742
Conservative win (new seat)
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See also
  • List of Parliamentary constituencies in Greater London

Notes and references
Notes
  1. A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
  2. As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.
References
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