Carshalton and Wallington (UK Parliament constituency)

Carshalton and Wallington (/kɑːrˈʃɔːltən ... ˈwɒlɪŋtən/) is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom since 2019 by Elliot Colburn, a Conservative.

Carshalton and Wallington
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Boundary of Carshalton and Wallington in Greater London
CountyGreater London
Population95,322 (2011 census)[1]
Electorate69,916 (May 2015)[2]
Current constituency
Created1983
Member of ParliamentElliot Colburn (Conservative)
Number of membersOne
Created fromCarshalton

The constituency was created at the 1983 general election, replacing the former seat of Carshalton.

Political history

Results since 1997 may well, given the seat's volatility in result, be more helpfully viewed as marginal majorities for the victor rather than emphatic (a majority of under 15% may be considered marginal). A national swing against the Conservatives in 1997 (-11.2%, compared to -16.2% locally) ended their three terms of widely-perceived "strong" or "safe" Conservative victories (the lowest majority seen by outgoing MP Nigel Forman was 18.9% of the vote in 1992).

Later results soon disproved assumptions of it being a safe seat for the Liberal Democrats, who had retained it since 1997. Following their role in the coalition government, there was a large swing against the party nationally, and no other seat in the southern half of England, aside from North Norfolk, was retained by a Liberal Democrat in 2015. This transformed the constituency into one the party's eight most secure seats, by virtue of those eight being the few retained by the party. The result placed Carshalton and Wallington ahead of seats the party lost that had returned a Liberal Democrat or Liberal for decades, such as Truro and St Austell, its member (or that for its direct predecessor version, Truro) having had the party's allegiance since 1974. In 2019, this seat was one of several Liberal Democrat seats gained by the Conservatives, in an election which saw two seats change hands in the opposite direction. Brake, the losing incumbent, was the Liberal Democrats' spokesman on Brexit. The party had fiercely campaigned against Britain's departure from the European Union; however, this seat voted to leave in the 2016 referendum.

Boundaries

1983–2010: The London Borough of Sutton wards of Beddington North, Beddington South, Carshalton Beeches, Carshalton Central, Carshalton North, Clockhouse, St Helier North, St Helier South, Wallington North, Wallington South, Wandle Valley, Woodcote, and Wrythe Green.

2010–present: The London Borough of Sutton wards of Beddington North, Beddington South, Carshalton Central, Carshalton South and Clockhouse, St Helier, The Wrythe, Wallington North, Wallington South, and Wandle Valley.

Members of Parliament
ElectionMember[3][4] Party
1983 Nigel Forman Conservative
1997 Tom Brake Liberal Democrat
2019 Elliot Colburn Conservative

Election results

Elections in the 2010s
General election 2019: Carshalton and Wallington[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Elliot Colburn 20,822 42.4 4.1
Liberal Democrats Tom Brake 20,193 41.1 0.1
Labour Ahmad Wattoo 6,081 12.4 6.1
Brexit Party James Woudhuysen 1,043 2.1 N/A
Green Tracey Hague 759 1.5 0.6
Christian Peoples Alliance Ashley Dickenson 200 0.4 0.0
Majority 629 1.3 N/A
Turnout 49,098 67.3 4.3
Registered electors 72,926
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing 2.0
General election 2017: Carshalton and Wallington[6][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrats Tom Brake 20,819 41.0 6.1
Conservative Matthew Maxwell-Scott 19,450 38.3 6.6
Labour Emine Ibrahim 9,360 18.4 3.4
Green Shasha Khan 501 1.0 2.1
Independent Nick Mattey 434 0.9 N/A
Christian Peoples Alliance Ashley Dickenson 189 0.4 0.0
Majority 1,369 2.7 0.5
Turnout 50,753 71.6 3.6
Registered electors 70,849
Liberal Democrats hold Swing 0.3
General election 2015: Carshalton and Wallington[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrats Tom Brake 16,603 34.9 13.4
Conservative Matthew Maxwell-Scott 15,093 31.7 5.1
Labour Siobhan Tate 7,150 15.0 6.3
UKIP William Main-Ian 7,049 14.8 11.9
Green Ross Hemingway 1,492 3.2 2.4
Christian Peoples Alliance Ashley Dickenson 177 0.4 N/A
National Front Richard Edmonds 49 0.1 N/A
Majority 1,510 3.2 8.3
Turnout 47,613 68.0 1.0
Registered electors 69,981
Liberal Democrats hold Swing 4.3
General election 2010: Carshalton and Wallington[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrats Tom Brake 22,180 48.3 7.9
Conservative Kenneth Andrew 16,920 36.8 0.6
Labour Shafi Khan 4,015 8.7 8.6
UKIP Frank Day 1,348 2.9 0.3
BNP Charlotte Lewis 1,100 2.4 N/A
Green George Dow 355 0.8 1.4
Majority 5,260 11.5 9.0
Turnout 45,918 69.0 4.8
Registered electors 66,524
Liberal Democrats hold Swing 4.3

Elections in the 2000s
General election 2005: Carshalton and Wallington[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrats Tom Brake 17,357 40.3 −4.7
Conservative Kenneth Andrew 16,289 37.8 +4.0
Labour Andrew Theobald 7,396 17.2 −1.2
UKIP Francis Day 1,111 2.6 +1.4
Green Robert Steel 908 2.1 +0.6
Majority 1,068 2.5 -8.7
Turnout 43,061 63.5 +3.2
Registered electors 67,243
Liberal Democrats hold Swing −4.4
General election 2001: Carshalton and Wallington[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrats Tom Brake 18,289 45.0 +6.8
Conservative Kenneth Andrew 13,742 33.8 +0.3
Labour Margaret Cooper 7,466 18.4 −5.5
Green Simon Dixon 614 1.5 +0.7
UKIP Martin Haley 501 1.2 +0.8
Majority 4,547 11.2 +6.5
Turnout 40,612 60.3 −13.0
Registered electors 67,337
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +3.3

Elections in the 1990s
General election 1997: Carshalton and Wallington[12][13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrats Tom Brake 18,490 38.2 +7.3
Conservative Nigel Forman 16,223 33.5 −16.2
Labour Andrew Theobald 11,565 23.9 +6.2
Referendum Julian Storey 1,289 2.7 N/A
Green Peter Hickson 377 0.8 -0.4
BNP Gary Ritchie 261 0.5 N/A
UKIP Leslie Povey 218 0.5 N/A
Majority 2,267 4.7 N/A
Turnout 48,424 73.3 −7.6
Registered electors 66,064
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing +11.8
General election 1992: Carshalton and Wallington[14][15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Nigel Forman 26,243 49.7 −4.3
Liberal Democrats Tom Brake 16,300 30.9 +4.7
Labour Margaret Moran 9,333 17.7 −0.5
Green Robert Steel 614 1.2 −0.4
Loony Green D Bamford 266 0.5 N/A
Majority 9,943 18.8 -9.0
Turnout 52,755 80.9 +5.9
Registered electors 65,179
Conservative hold Swing −4.5

Elections in the 1980s
General election 1987: Carshalton and Wallington[16][17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Nigel Forman 27,984 54.0 +2.7
SDP John Douglas Grant 13,575 26.2 −3.4
Labour Johanna Baker 9,440 18.2 +0.7
Green Robert Steel 843 1.6 ±0.0
Majority 14,409 27.8 +6.1
Turnout 51,840 75.0 +3.0
Registered electors 69,120
Conservative hold Swing +3.1
General election 1983: Carshalton and Wallington[18][19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Nigel Forman 25,396 51.3 0.0
SDP B.J.M. Ensor 14,641 29.6 +13.9
Labour Johanna Baker 8,655 17.5 -13.7
Ecology Robert Steel 784 1.6 N/A
Majority 10,755 21.7 +1.6
Turnout 49,478 72.0 -4.7
Registered electors 68,682
Conservative win (new seat)

See also
  • List of Parliamentary constituencies in Greater London

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