| London Assembly constituency | |
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| Croydon and Sutton shown within London | |
| Created: | 2000 |
| Member: | Steve O'Connell |
| Party: | Conservative |
| Region: | London |
| Assembly: | London Assembly |
Croydon and Sutton is a constituency represented in the London Assembly.
It consists of the combined area of the London Borough of Croydon and the London Borough of Sutton.
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:
- Carshalton and Wallington (Liberal Democrat)
- Croydon Central (Conservative)
- Croydon North (Labour)
- Croydon South (Conservative)
- Sutton and Cheam (Liberal Democrat)
Assembly Members
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Andrew Pelling | Conservative | |
| 2008 | Steve O'Connell | Conservative | |
Election results
| London Assembly election, 2008: Croydon and Sutton [1] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Steve O'Connell | 76,477 | 43.3 | +4.7 | |
| Labour | Shafi Khan | 33,812 | 19.2 | +0.1 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Abigail Lock | 32,335 | 18.3 | –2.8 | |
| UK Independence | David Pickles | 9,440 | 5.4 | –1.8 | |
| Green | Shasha Khan | 8,969 | 5.1 | +0.5 | |
| Christian Choice | David Campanale | 6,910 | 3.9 | +0.8 | |
| English Democrats | 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 | ||||
| London Assembly election, 2004: Croydon and Sutton[2] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Andrew Pelling | 52,330 | 38.6 | –2.0 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Steve Gauge | 28,636 | 21.1 | –4.5 | |
| Labour | Sean Fitzsimons | 25,861 | 19.1 | –5.7 | |
| UK Independence | James Feisenberger | 15,203 | 11.2 | N/A | |
| Green | Shasha Khan | 6,175 | 4.6 | –2.9 | |
| Christian Peoples | 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 | ||||
| London Assembly election, 2000: Croydon and Sutton[3] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Andrew Pelling | 48,421 | 40.6 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrat | 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
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