The area's voters produced a 32.6% swing to the Liberal Party in the 1972 by-election.[2] In the nine prior elections it only returned Conservative MPs and the Liberal candidate polled third behind Labour six times and none stood three times.
At the 2017 general election, the incumbent Conservative MP, Paul Scully, gained an 8.3% swing which moved the seat away from the typical "marginal" band of analysis: Scully won by a 24.4% majority. Due to the secret ballot only opinion polls can determine if this rise in popularity had more to do with the campaign of the Liberal Democrat candidate and/or the Conservatives picking up votes from the non-standing party UKIP, whose withdrawal was common in 2017 nationwide, following the vote to leave the EU. UKIP had 378 candidates across the UK, 346 fewer than in 2015.[5] Also not standing, and having lost their deposits in 2015, were two left-wing minor candidates. An 11.6% extra vote share was on hand for four parties as the candidate list fell from seven to four.
The seat had ranked from 2015 to 2017 the 39th-slimmest margin of majority, specifically in share of the vote as opposed to number of votes, among the 331 Conservative seats.[6] In third place, Labour's vote share almost doubled to 20.4%, their highest in Sutton and Cheam since 1970; a further swing of 3.4% of voters would have made Labour the closest challengers to the Conservatives, before the Liberal Democrats. The Conservatives finished in fourth place in the European Election 2019, trailing significantly behind the Liberal Democrats, the Brexit Party, and the Labour Party.[7]
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.
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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]
This section needs to be updated. Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information.(March 2021)
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]
^A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
^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.
Referencesedit
^. 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Archived from the original on 6 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
^"BBC NEWS – UK – UK Politics – Memorable by-election results". bbc.co.uk. 22 May 2008.
^"Constituency Referendum Results". Retrieved 20 September 2019.
^"European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — Reject Third Reading — Membership of the European Union: Recent Votes".
^Library, House of Commons (8 June 2017). "Who stood in the General Election 2017?".
^"Conservative Members of Parliament 2015". UK Political.info. from the original on 8 June 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
^Dempsey, Noel (6 February 2017). "Estimated 2019 European Parliament election results by constituency". Retrieved 20 September 2019.
^. ons.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 29 January 2016.
^Unemployment claimants by constituency The Guardian
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For the former local authority see Municipal Borough of Sutton and Cheam Sutton and Cheam is a constituency n 1 in Greater London represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2015 by Paul Scully a Conservative n 2 Sutton and CheamBorough constituencyfor the House of CommonsBoundary of Sutton and Cheam in Greater LondonCountyGreater LondonElectorate66 147 December 2010 1 Current constituencyCreated1945Member of ParliamentPaul Scully Conservative Created fromMid Surrey or more commonly Epsom as eastern offshoot seat Contents 1 Political history 2 Prominent members 3 Boundaries 4 Constituency profile 5 Members of Parliament 6 Elections 6 1 Elections in the 2010s 6 2 Elections in the 2000s 6 3 Elections in the 1990s 6 4 Elections in the 1980s 6 5 Elections in the 1970s 6 6 Elections in the 1960s 6 7 Elections in the 1950s 6 8 Elections in the 1940s 7 See also 8 Notes 9 References 10 External linksPolitical history editThe area s voters produced a 32 6 swing to the Liberal Party in the 1972 by election 2 In the nine prior elections it only returned Conservative MPs and the Liberal candidate polled third behind Labour six times and none stood three times The seat is a marginal seat which has since 1970 frequently flipped between electing Conservative and Liberal Liberal Democrat candidates During the Conservative Government 1979 1990 the seat was won by a sufficient majority to be branded a Conservative safe seat It was regained by the Liberal Democrats in the 1997 general election The Conservatives regained the seat at the 2015 general election In June 2016 an estimated 51 28 of local adults voting in the EU membership referendum chose to leave the European Union instead of to remain 3 This was matched in two January 2018 votes in Parliament by its MP 4 At the 2017 general election the incumbent Conservative MP Paul Scully gained an 8 3 swing which moved the seat away from the typical marginal band of analysis Scully won by a 24 4 majority Due to the secret ballot only opinion polls can determine if this rise in popularity had more to do with the campaign of the Liberal Democrat candidate and or the Conservatives picking up votes from the non standing party UKIP whose withdrawal was common in 2017 nationwide following the vote to leave the EU UKIP had 378 candidates across the UK 346 fewer than in 2015 5 Also not standing and having lost their deposits in 2015 were two left wing minor candidates An 11 6 extra vote share was on hand for four parties as the candidate list fell from seven to four The seat had ranked from 2015 to 2017 the 39th slimmest margin of majority specifically in share of the vote as opposed to number of votes among the 331 Conservative seats 6 In third place Labour s vote share almost doubled to 20 4 their highest in Sutton and Cheam since 1970 a further swing of 3 4 of voters would have made Labour the closest challengers to the Conservatives before the Liberal Democrats The Conservatives finished in fourth place in the European Election 2019 trailing significantly behind the Liberal Democrats the Brexit Party and the Labour Party 7 Prominent members editRichard Sharples the constituency s Conservative MP from 1954 was a former major in the army and served as a Home Office Minister before resigning his seat in 1972 to become Governor of Bermuda Boundaries edit nbsp Map of current 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 editThe 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 This section needs to be updated Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information March 2021 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 editElection Member 10 Party Notes1945 Sir Sidney Marshall Conservative Resigned 19541954 by election Richard Sharples Conservative Resigned 19721972 by election Graham Tope LiberalFeb 1974 Sir Neil Macfarlane Conservative1992 Lady Olga Maitland Conservative1997 Paul Burstow Liberal Democrats2015 Paul Scully ConservativeElections edit nbsp Results of UK House of Commons seat Sutton and Cheam created in 1945Elections in the 2010s edit General election 2019 Sutton and Cheam 11 12 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Paul Scully 25 235 50 0 1 1Liberal Democrats Hina Bokhari 16 884 33 4 6 7Labour Bonnie Craven 7 200 14 3 6 2Green Claire Jackson Prior 1 168 2 3 0 6Majority 8 351 16 6 7 8Turnout 50 487 70 4 3 4Registered electors 71 760Conservative hold Swing 3 9General election 2017 Sutton and Cheam 13 14 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Paul Scully 26 567 51 1 9 6Liberal Democrats Amna Ahmad 13 869 26 7 7 0Labour Bonnie Craven 10 663 20 5 9 4Green Claire Jackson Prior 871 1 7 0 4Majority 12 698 24 4 16 6Turnout 51 970 73 8 1 7Registered electors 70 404Conservative hold Swing 8 3General election 2015 Sutton and Cheam 15 16 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Paul Scully 20 732 41 5 0 8Liberal Democrats Paul Burstow 16 811 33 7 12 0Labour Emily Brothers 5 546 11 1 4 1UKIP Angus Dalgleish 5 341 10 7 8 7Green Maeve Tomlinson 1 051 2 1 1 6NHA Dave Ash 345 0 7 NewTUSC Pauline Gorman 79 0 2 NewMajority 3 921 7 8 N ATurnout 49 905 72 1 0 7Registered electors 69 228Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing 5 6See also Opinion polling in United Kingdom constituencies 2010 15 Sutton and Cheam General election 2010 Sutton and Cheam 17 18 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Democrats Paul Burstow 22 156 45 7 1 2Conservative Philippa Stroud 20 548 42 4 1 7Labour Kathy Allen 3 376 7 0 4 9BNP John Clarke 1 014 2 1 NewUKIP David Pickles 950 2 0 NewGreen Peter Hickson 246 0 5 NewEnglish Democrat John Dodds 106 0 2 NewCPA Matthew Connolly 52 0 1 NewLibertarian Martin Cullip 41 0 1 NewIndependents Federation UK Brian Hammond 19 0 0 NewMajority 1 608 3 3 2 9Turnout 48 508 72 8 5 5Registered electors 66 658Liberal Democrats hold Swing 1 5Elections in the 2000s edit General election 2005 Sutton and Cheam 19 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Democrats Paul Burstow 19 768 47 1 1 7Conservative Richard Willis 16 922 40 4 2 4Labour Anand Shukla 4 954 11 8 1 4Rainbow Dream Ticket Rainbow George Weiss 288 0 7 NewMajority 2 846 6 7 4 1Turnout 41 932 66 2 3 8Registered electors 62 885Liberal Democrats hold Swing 2 0General election 2001 Sutton and Cheam 20 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Democrats Paul Burstow 19 382 48 8 6 5Conservative Olga Maitland 15 078 38 0 0 2Labour Lisa Homan 5 263 13 2 2 3Majority 4 304 10 8 6 4Turnout 39 723 62 4 12 5Registered electors 63 648Liberal Democrats hold Swing 3 2Elections in the 1990s edit General election 1997 Sutton and Cheam 21 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Democrats Paul Burstow 19 919 42 3 8 5Conservative Olga Maitland 17 822 37 9 17 3Labour Mark Allison 7 280 15 5 5 6Referendum Peter Atkinson 1 784 3 8 NewUKIP Simon Mckie 191 0 4 NewNatural Law Deborah Wright 96 0 2 0 1Majority 2 097 4 4 N ATurnout 47 092 74 9 7 5Registered electors 62 824Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing 12 9General election 1992 Sutton and Cheam 22 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Olga Maitland 27 710 55 2 5 6Liberal Democrats Paul Burstow 16 954 33 8 5 2Labour G C Martin 4 980 9 9 0 7Green J Duffy 444 0 9 NewNatural Law A Hatchard 133 0 3 NewMajority 10 756 21 4 10 8Turnout 50 221 82 4 5 8Registered electors 60 949Conservative hold Swing 5 4Elections in the 1980s edit General election 1987 Sutton and Cheam 23 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Neil Macfarlane 29 710 60 8 3 7Liberal Robert Greig 13 992 28 6 6 6Labour Loraine Monk 5 202 10 6 3 0Majority 15 718 32 2 10 3Turnout 48 904 76 6 2 3Registered electors 63 850Conservative hold Swing 5 1General election 1983 Sutton and Cheam 24 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Neil Macfarlane 26 782 57 1 0 9Liberal C Caswill 16 518 35 2 8 8Labour G S Dixon 3 568 7 6 6 7Majority 10 264 21 9 9 7Turnout 46 868 74 3 4 5Registered electors 63 099Conservative hold Swing 4 0Elections in the 1970s edit General election 1979 Sutton and Cheam Party Candidate Votes Conservative Neil Macfarlane 28 842 58 0 10 4Liberal Christopher Caswill 13 136 26 4 10 1Labour N Irwin 7 126 14 3 1 0National Front J Hunt 465 0 9 NewIndependent J Smoker 128 0 2 NewMajority 15 706 31 6 20 5Turnout 49 277 78 8 1 9Registered electors 63 038Conservative hold SwingGeneral election October 1974 Sutton and Cheam Party Candidate Votes Conservative Neil Macfarlane 22 156 47 6 2 2Liberal Graham Tope 16 995 36 5 5 5Labour James Kenneth Rhodes 7 118 15 3 2 7Women s Rights Una Kroll 298 0 6 NewMajority 5 161 11 1 7 7Turnout 46 567 76 9 5 7Registered electors 60 559Conservative hold SwingGeneral election February 1974 Sutton and Cheam Party Candidate Votes Conservative Neil Macfarlane 22 555 45 4 12 7Liberal Graham Tope 20 836 42 0 27 4Labour James Kenneth Rhodes 6 270 12 6 14 7Majority 1 719 3 4 N ATurnout 49 661 82 6 15 0Registered electors 60 109Conservative hold Swing1972 Sutton and Cheam by election Party Candidate Votes Liberal Graham Tope 18 328 53 6 39 0Conservative Neil Macfarlane 10 911 31 9 26 2Labour David Miller 2 937 8 6 18 7Anti Common Market Chris Frere Smith 1 332 3 9 NewNational Independence Edgar Scruby 660 1 9 NewMajority 7 417 21 7 N ATurnout 34 194 56 3 11 3Registered electorsLiberal gain from Conservative Swing 32 6General election 1970 Sutton and Cheam 25 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Richard Sharples 23 957 58 1 7 00Labour John Dowsett 11 261 27 3 2 99Liberal Nicholas DM McGeorge 6 023 14 6 4 01Majority 12 696 30 8 9 99Turnout 41 241 67 6 8 76Registered electors 61 050Conservative hold SwingElections in the 1960s edit General election 1966 Sutton and Cheam 26 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Richard Sharples 22 331 51 10 1 55Labour Frank J Ward 13 235 30 29 3 16Liberal Nicholas DM McGeorge 8 134 18 61 1 62Majority 9 096 20 81 4 71Turnout 43 700 76 36 2 09Registered electors 57 227Conservative hold SwingGeneral election 1964 Sutton and Cheam 27 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Richard Sharples 22 975 52 65 5 67Labour Paul Derrick 11 839 27 13 1 65Liberal John Montgomerie 8 827 20 23 4 02Majority 11 136 25 52 7 32Turnout 43 641 74 27 5 34Registered electors 58 898Conservative hold SwingElections in the 1950s edit General election 1959 Sutton and Cheam 28 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Richard Sharples 27 344 58 32 7 70Labour Frank Judd 11 946 25 48 8 50Liberal John Montgomerie 7 600 16 21 NewMajority 15 398 32 84 0 81Turnout 46 890 79 61 3 16Registered electors 58 763Conservative hold SwingGeneral election 1955 Sutton and Cheam 29 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Richard Sharples 29 538 66 02 3 25Labour Ronald M Lewis 15 205 33 98 3 25Majority 14 333 32 04 6 51Turnout 44 743 76 45 5 23Registered electors 58 529Conservative hold Swing1954 Sutton and Cheam by election Party Candidate Votes Conservative Richard Sharples 21 930 66 55 3 78Labour N T Poulter 11 023 33 45 3 78Majority 10 907 33 10 7 57Turnout 32 953 55 60 26 08Registered electors 59 292Conservative hold SwingGeneral election 1951 Sutton and Cheam 30 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Sidney Marshall 30 684 62 77 5 84Labour Eric KI Hurst 18 202 37 23 2 71Majority 12 482 25 54 3 13Turnout 58 886 81 68 5 05Registered electors 59 848Conservative hold SwingGeneral election 1950 Sutton and Cheam Party Candidate Votes Conservative Sidney Marshall 29 200 56 93 10 89Labour Helen O Judd 17 706 34 52 6 45Liberal Henry Joseph Wheeler 4 389 8 56 4 45Majority 11 494 22 41 17 34Turnout 51 295 86 73 11 01Registered electors 59 141Conservative hold SwingElections in the 1940s edit General election 1945 Sutton and Cheam Party Candidate Votes Conservative Sidney Marshall 19 431 46 04Labour Helen O Judd 17 293 40 97Liberal John Pickering Hughes 5 483 12 99Majority 2 138 5 07Turnout 42 207 75 72Registered electors 55 742Conservative win new seat See also editList of parliamentary constituencies in LondonNotes edit A borough constituency for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer 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 edit Electorate Figures Boundary Commission for England 2011 Electorate Figures Boundary Commission for England 4 March 2011 Archived from the original on 6 November 2010 Retrieved 13 March 2011 BBC NEWS UK UK Politics Memorable by election results bbc co uk 22 May 2008 Constituency Referendum Results Retrieved 20 September 2019 European Union Withdrawal Bill Reject Third Reading Membership of the European Union Recent Votes Library House of Commons 8 June 2017 Who stood in the General Election 2017 Conservative Members of Parliament 2015 UK Political info Archived from the original on 8 June 2017 Retrieved 12 February 2017 Dempsey Noel 6 February 2017 Estimated 2019 European Parliament election results by constituency Retrieved 20 September 2019 2011 Census Interactive ONS ons gov uk Archived from the 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