Croydon and Sutton (London Assembly constituency)

Croydon and SuttonTerritorial constituency for the London Assembly

Croydon and Sutton shown within London

Created| 2000 (2000)
Number of members| One
Member| Neil Garratt
Party| Conservative
Last election| 2024
Next election| 2028

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.

## Overlapping constituencies

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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 (Conservative)
* Croydon Central (Labour)
* Croydon North (Labour)
* Croydon South (Conservative)
* Sutton and Cheam (Conservative)

## Assembly members

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Election | Member | Party

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| 2000 | Andrew Pelling | Conservative
| 2008 | Steve O'Connell | Conservative
2021 | Neil Garratt | Conservative

## Mayoral election results

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Below are the results for the candidate which received the highest share of the popular vote in the constituency at each mayoral election.

Year | Member | Party

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| 2000 | Ken Livingstone | Independent
| 2004 | Steven Norris | Conservative
| 2008 | Boris Johnson | Conservative
| 2012 | Boris Johnson | Conservative
| 2016 | Zac Goldsmith | Conservative
| 2021 | Shaun Bailey | Conservative
| 2024 | Susan Hall | Conservative

## Assembly election results

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2024 London Assembly election: Croydon and Sutton[1][2] Party  | Candidate  | Constituency  | List

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Votes  | %  | ±% | Votes  | %  | ±%
| Conservative | Neil Garratt | 64,674 | 35.0 | 6.4 | 60,955 | 33.0 | 6.3
| Labour | Maddie Henson  | 54,380  | 29.4  | 1.9  | 53,473  | 28.9  | 0.7
| Liberal Democrats | Trish Fivey  | 29,160  | 15.8  | 1.4  | 22,023  | 11.9  | 2.7
| Green | Peter Underwood  | 19,434  | 10.5  | 0.6  | 17,682  | 9.6  | 0.6
| Reform UK | Marian Lynn Newton  | 14,375  | 7.8  | 6.0  | 13,624  | 7.4  | 6.4
| TUSC | April Jacqueline Ashley  | 2,766  | 1.5  | New |  |  |
| Rejoin EU | 3,801  | 2.1  | 0.4
| Animal Welfare | 3,023  | 1.6  | 0.2
| Britain First | 2,936  | 1.6  | New
| CPA | 2,678  | 1.4  | 0.1
| SDP | 1,911  | 1.0  | 0.7
| Laurence Fox | 1,147  | 0.6  | New
| Communist | 664  | 0.4  | 0.1
| Farah London  | 596  | 0.3  | New
| Heritage | 311  | 0.2  | 0.4
| Gabe Romualdo  | 78  | 0.0  | New
Majority  | 10,294  |  |  |
Valid Votes  | 184,789  |  | 184,902  |
Invalid Votes  | 1,332  |  | 1,195  |
Turnout | 186,121  | 42.23%  |  | 186,097  | 42.23%  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

2021 London Assembly election: Croydon and Sutton[3] Party  | Candidate  | Constituency  | List

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Votes  | %  | ±% | Votes  | %  | ±%
| Conservative | Neil Garratt | 75,246 | 41.4 | 2.8 | 71,168 | 39.3 | 4.4
| Labour Co-op | Patsy Cummings  | 56,975  | 31.3  | 0.9  | 53,534  | 29.6  | 1.9
| Liberal Democrats | Claire Bonham  | 26,258  | 14.4  | 4.0  | 16,683  | 9.2  | 0.6
| Green | Peter Underwood  | 18,069  | 9.9  | 2.5  | 18,450  | 10.2  | 4.1
| Reform UK | Robert Poll  | 3,190  | 1.8  | New | 1,736  | 1.0  | New
| Let London Live | Renos Sampson  | 2,021  | 1.1  | New | 1,198  | 0.7  | New
| Animal Welfare | 3,298  | 1.8  | 0.8
| Rejoin EU | 2,990  | 1.7  | New
| CPA | 2,766  | 1.5  | 0.1
| Women's Equality | 2,762  | 1.5  | 0.7
| UKIP | 2,132  | 1.2  | 7.8
| London Real | 1,217  | 0.7  | New
| Heritage | 1,035  | 0.6  | New
| SDP | 560  | 0.3  | New
| Communist | 528  | 0.3  | New
| TUSC | 398  | 0.2  | New
| Londependence Party  | 337  | 0.2  | New
| National Liberal | 178  | 0.1  | New
Majority  | 18,271  | 10.1  | 3.7  |
Valid Votes  | 181,759  |  | 180,970  |
Invalid Votes  | 2,659  |  | 3,457  |
Turnout | 184,418  | 42.7  | 2.9  | 184,427  | 42.7  | 2.9
| Conservative hold | Swing | 1.9  |
2016 London Assembly election: Croydon and Sutton[4] Party  | Candidate  | Constituency  | List

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Votes  | %  | ±% | Votes  | %  | ±%
| Conservative | Steve O'Connell[a] | 70,156 | 38.6 | 0.5 | 63,550 | 34.9 | 1.7
| Labour | Marina Ahmad | 58,542  | 32.2  | 0.7  | 57,284  | 31.5  | 0.8
| Liberal Democrats | Amna Ahmad  | 18,859  | 10.4  | 3.8  | 17,749  | 9.8  | 0.1
| UKIP | Peter Staveley  | 18,338  | 10.1  | 3.2  | 16,368  | 9.0  | 2.3
| Green | Tracey Hague  | 13,513  | 7.4  | 0.8  | 11,076  | 6.1  | 0.3
| All People's Party | Madonna Lewis  | 1,386  | 0.8  | New |
| National Front | Richard Edmonds | 1,106  | 0.6  | New |
| Women's Equality | 4,071  | 2.2  | New
| Britain First | 3,476  | 1.9  | New
| CPA | 2,564  | 1.4  | 1.0
| Respect | 2,161  | 1.2  | New
| Animal Welfare | 1,822  | 1.0  | New
| BNP | 1,160  | 0.6  | 1.9
| The House Party  | 629  | 0.3  | 0.0
Majority  | 11,614  | 6.4  | 0.2  |
Valid Votes  | 181,900  |  | 181,910  |
Invalid Votes  | 1,668  |  | 1,666  |
Turnout | 183,568  | 45.6  | 9.9  | 183,576  | 45.6  | 9.8
| Conservative hold | Swing | 0.2  |
2012 London Assembly election: Croydon and Sutton[5] Party  | Candidate  | Constituency  | List

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Votes  | %  | ±% | Votes  | %  | ±%
| Conservative | Steve O'Connell[a] | 60,152 | 39.1 | 4.2 | 56,495 | 36.6 | 4.3
| Labour | Louisa Woodley  | 50,734  | 32.9  | 13.7  | 49,804  | 32.3  | 11.7
| Liberal Democrats | Abigail Lock  | 21,889  | 14.2  | 4.1  | 15,228  | 9.9  | 4.6
| UKIP | Winston McKenzie | 10,757  | 6.9  | 1.5  | 10,339  | 6.7  | 3.8
| Green | Gordon Ross  | 10,287  | 6.6  | 1.5  | 9,866  | 6.4  | 0.8
| BNP | 3,842  | 2.5  | 3.5
| CPA | 3,701  | 2.4  | 1.3
| English Democrat | 2,205  | 1.4  | 0.0
| TUSC | 877  | 0.6  | New
| Independent | Rathy Alagaratnam  | 605  | 0.4  | 0.1
| National Front | 582  | 0.4  | New
| Independent | Ijaz Hayat  | 427  | 0.3  | New
| The House Party  | 394  | 0.3  | New
Majority  | 9,418  | 6.2  | 17.9  |
Valid Votes  | 153,819  |  | 154,365  |
Invalid Votes  | 2,165  |  | 1,723  |
Turnout | 155,984  | 35.7  | 13.3  | 156,088  | 35.8  | 13.2
| Conservative hold | Swing | 9.0  |
2008 London Assembly election: Croydon and Sutton [6] Party  | Candidate  | Constituency  | List

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Votes  | %  | ±% | Votes  | %  | ±%
| Conservative | Steve O'Connell | 76,477 | 44.1 | +4.7 | 71,149 | 40.9 | 7.0
| Labour | Shafi Khan  | 33,812  | 19.5  | +0.1  | 35,859  | 20.6  | 0.7
| Liberal Democrats | Abigail Lock  | 32,335  | 18.6  | –2.8  | 25,240  | 14.5  | 4.5
| UKIP | David Pickles  | 9,440  | 5.4  | –1.8  | 5,064  | 2.9  | 7.4
| Green | Shasha Khan  | 8,969  | 5.2  | +0.5  | 9,813  | 5.6  | 0.3
| CPA | David Campanale  | 6,910  | 4.0  | +0.8  | 6,442  | 3.7  | 0.2
| English Democrat | Richard Castle  | 4,186  | 2.4  | New | 2,349  | 1.4  | New
| Left List | Zana Hussain  | 1,361  | 0.8  | New | 1,002  | 0.6  | New
| BNP | 10,499  | 6.0  | 1.2
| Abolish the Congestion Charge  | 3,542  | 2.0  | New
| Respect | 1,994  | 1.1  | 1.1
| Independent | Rathy Alagaratnam  | 446  | 0.3  | New
| Unity for Peace and Socialism | 355  | 0.2  | New
| One London | 184  | 0.1  | New
Majority  | 42,665  | 24.1  | 6.6  |
Valid Votes  | 173,490  |  | 173,938  |
Invalid Votes  | 2,984  |  | 2,547  |
Turnout | 176,474  | 49.0  | 11.2  | 176,485  | 49.0  | 11.2
| Conservative hold | Swing | 3.3  |
2004 London Assembly election: Croydon and Sutton[7] Party  | Candidate  | Constituency  | List

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Votes  | %  | ±% | Votes  | %  | ±%
| Conservative | Andrew Pelling[a] | 52,330 | 38.6 | 2.0 | 47,226 | 33.9 | 1.5
| Liberal Democrats | Steve Gauge  | 28,636  | 21.1  | 4.5  | 26,421  | 19.0  | 0.3
| Labour | Sean Fitzsimons  | 25,861  | 19.1  | 5.7  | 27,636  | 19.9  | 3.8
| UKIP | James Feisenberger  | 15,203  | 11.2  | New | 14,262  | 10.3  | 8.0
| Green | Shasha Khan  | 6,175  | 4.6  | 2.9  | 8,233  | 5.9  | 1.9
| CPA | David Campanale  | 4,234  | 3.1  | New | 5,463  | 3.9  | 1.0
| Respect | Waqas Hussain  | 3,108  | 2.3  | New | 3,001  | 2.2  | New
| BNP | 6,699  | 4.8  | 2.2
| Alliance for Diversity in Community, Uppal  | 167  | 0.1  | New
Majority  | 23,694  | 17.5  | 2.6  |
Valid Votes  | 135,547  |  | 139,108  |
Invalid Votes  | 6,727  |  | 3,166  |
Turnout | 142,274  | 37.8  | 2.3  | 142,274  | 37.8  | 2.3
| Conservative hold | Swing | 1.3  |
2000 London Assembly election: Croydon and Sutton[8] Party  | Candidate  | Constituency  | List

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Votes  | %  | ±% | Votes  | %  | ±%
| Conservative | Andrew Pelling | 48,421 | 40.6 | N/A | 43,666 | 35.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Anne Gallop  | 30,614  | 25.7  | N/A | 23,837  | 19.3  |
| Labour | Maggie Mansell  | 29,514  | 24.8  | N/A | 29,221  | 23.7  |
| Green | Peter Hickson  | 8,884  | 7.4  | N/A | 9,658  | 7.8  |
| London Socialist | Mark Steel | 1,823  | 1.5  | N/A | 907  | 0.7  |
| CPA | 6,039  | 4.9  |
| BNP | 3,206  | 2.6  |
| UKIP | 2,902  | 2.3  |
| Pro-Motorist Small Shop  | 1,028  | 0.8  |
| Independent | Peter Tatchell | 803  | 0.7  |
| Campaign Against Tube Privatisation  | 779  | 0.6  |
| Socialist Labour | 675  | 0.5  |
| Natural Law | 440  | 0.4  |
| Communist | 354  | 0.3  |
Majority  | 17,807  | 14.9  | N/A |
Valid Votes  | 119,256  |  | 123,515  |
Invalid Votes  | 10,370  |  | 6,111  |
Turnout | 129,626  | 35.5  | N/A | 129,626  | 35.5  | N/A
| Conservative win (new seat)

## Notes

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1. ^ a b c Incumbent member for this constituency

## References

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1. ^ "GLA 2024 Elections, Constituency Member of the London Assembly Results, Croydon and Sutton" (PDF). London Elects.
2. ^ "GLA 2024 Elections, London Wide Assembly, Croydon and Sutton" (PDF). London Elects.
3. ^ [1] London Elects, 08 May 2021
4. ^ [2] London Elects, 13 May 2016
5. ^ GLA Election Results 2012 - Croydon and Sutton London Elects, 4 May 2012
6. ^ Election 2008: results BBC News
7. ^ Greater London Authority Election Results Election Demon
8. ^ London & Local Elections 2000: Croydon and Sutton, BBC News

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