South West (London Assembly constituency)

South West is a constituency represented in the London Assembly. It has been represented, since its creation in 2000, by Tony Arbour, a Conservative from Richmond upon Thames.

South West

Territorial constituency for the London Assembly
South West shown within London
Created	2000 (2000)
Number of members	One
Member	Tony Arbour
Party	Conservative
Last election	2016
Next election	2021

It covers the combined area of the London Borough of Hounslow, the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, and the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. Originally a marginal seat between the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats upon creation, the seat has only elected Conservative AMs since creation and has been a safe seat for the party since the 2008 election.

Assembly members

Election		Member	Party
	2000	Tony Arbour	Conservative

Election results

2016 London Assembly election: South West[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Tony Arbour	84,381	39.47	-0.37
	Labour	Martin Whelton	62,937	29.44	+0.70
	Liberal Democrats	Rosina Robson	30,654	14.34	-2.34
	Green	Andree Frieze	19,745	9.23	-0.51
	UKIP	Alan Craig	14,983	7.00	+2.10
	Socialist (GB)	Adam Buick	1,065	0.49	N/A
Majority			21,444	10.03
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout			213,765

2012 London Assembly election: South West[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Tony Arbour	69,151	39.84	-0.98
	Labour	Lisa Homan	49,889	28.74	+12.72
	Liberal Democrats	Munira Wilson	28,947	16.68	-9.85
	Green	Daniel Goldsmith	17,070	9.84	+3.06
	UKIP	Jeffrey Bolter	8,505	4.90	+2.89
Majority			19,262	11.10	-3.19
Total formal votes			173,562	98.6
Rejected ballots			2,518	1.4
Turnout			176,080	40.2	-5.2

2008 London Assembly election: South West[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Tony Arbour	76,913	40.8	+7.8
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Knight	49,985	26.5	–3.8
	Labour	Ansuya Sodha	30,190	16.0	–1.0
	Green	John Hunt	12,774	6.8	+0.1
	National Front	Andrew Cripps	4,754	2.5	N/A
	UKIP	Peter Dul	3,779	2.0	–6.4
	Christian (Christian Peoples Alliance)	Sue May	3,718	1.9	–0.1
	Free England	Andrew Constantine	2,908	1.5	N/A
	English Democrat	Roger Cooper	1,874	1.0	N/A
	Left List	Tansy Hoskins	1,526	0.8	N/A
Majority			26,928	14.3	+11.6
Turnout			188,421	45.4	+6.9
	Conservative hold		Swing	+5.8

2004 London Assembly election: South West[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Tony Arbour	48,858	33.0	–2.4
	Liberal Democrats	Dee Doocey	44,791	30.3	+0.1
	Labour	Seema Malhotra	25,225	17.0	–5.8
	UKIP	A. G. Hindle	12,477	8.4	N/A
	Green	Judy Maciejowska	9,866	6.7	–3.1
	Respect	O. M. Waraich	3,785	2.6	N/A
	Christian Peoples Alliance	P. J. Flower	3,008	2.0	N/A
Majority			4,067	2.7	–2.5
Turnout				38.5	+3.1
	Conservative hold		Swing	–1.2

2000 London Assembly election: South West[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Tony Arbour	48,248	35.4	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Geoff Pope	41,189	30.2	N/A
	Labour	Jagdish Sharma	31,065	22.8	N/A
	Green	Judy Maciejowska	13,426	9.8	N/A
	London Socialist	Danny Faith	2,319	1.7	N/A
Majority			7,059	5.2	N/A
Turnout			136,247	35.4	N/A
	Conservative hold		Swing	N/A

References

1. http://www.londonelects.org.uk/download/file/fid/477
2. "South West London Constituency member".
3. "Election 2008 – London Elections: South West". BBC.
4. "Greater London Authority Election Results". election.demon.co.uk.
5. London & Local Elections 2000: South West, BBC News

External links

• 2004 result