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Sutton & Cheam - History
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| Established | July 05, 1945 |
| Disbanded | Still Active |
| Last Modified | RBH August 29, 2020 03:13pm |
| Description | This seat is part of the band of constituencies in south-west London which delivered five Conservative MPs in 1992 - but returned five Liberal Democrats in 1997. It has a history of Liberalism, however. Graham (Lord) Tope won a famous by-election here in 1972. (He still sits on the local council.) Much of it is typical 1930s suburbia, although both Sutton and Cheam have their distinct identities. Cheam is rather more affluent than Sutton, despite its association with Tony Hancock and 2 Railway Cuttings. For many years, however, Sir Harry Secombe lived here and the town's theatre bears his name. Next to Cheam is a smaller suburb called Worcester Park where, in Longfellow Road, the young John Major spent the first few years of his life. Cheam also has some historic, Tudor buildings. Both parts of the constituency have large numbers of commuters and Sutton's railway station links to central London in less than half an hour. Reed Business Publishing and the Crown Agents are based here. Sutton town centre is now beginning to rival those of Kingston and Croydon. Sutton council is well under the control of the Liberal Democrats' 43 to eight Conservatives and three Labour. The majority of wards in the Sutton and Cheam constituency have Lib Dem councillors, except the more affluent parts of Cheam. The last three general elections saw the former deputy leader of the council, Liberal Democrat Paul Burstow, pitted against the former Conservative MP and gossip-columnist, Lady Olga Maitland. Having taken the seat in 1997 on a swing of almost 13%, Mr Burstow held on four years later with a doubling of his majority.
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| Date |
Type |
Results
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| Jul 04, 2024 |
General Election |
| | Luke Taylor
17,576
36.92%
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| Tom Drummond
13,775
28.94%
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| Chrishni Reshekaron
8,430
17.71%
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| Ryan Powell
5,787
12.16%
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| Aasha Anam
1,721
3.62%
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| Hamilton Action-Man Kingsley
317
0.67%
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| Dec 12, 2019 |
General Election |
| | Paul Scully(I)
25,235
49.98%
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| Hina Bokhari
16,884
33.44%
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| Bonnie Craven
7,200
14.26%
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| Claire Elizabeth Jackson-Prior
1,168
2.31%
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| Jun 08, 2017 |
General Election |
| | Paul Scully(I)
26,567
51.12%
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| Amna Ahmad
13,869
26.69%
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| Bonnie Craven
10,663
20.52%
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| Claire Elizabeth Jackson-Prior
871
1.68%
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| May 07, 2015 |
General Election |
| | Paul Scully
20,732
41.54%
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| Paul Burstow(I)
16,811
33.69%
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| Emily Brothers
5,546
11.11%
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| Gus Dalgleish
5,341
10.70%
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| Maeve Tomlinson
1,051
2.11%
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| Dave Ash
345
0.69%
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| Pauline Gorman
79
0.16%
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| May 06, 2010 |
General Election |
| | Paul Burstow(I)
22,156
45.67%
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| Philippa Stroud
20,548
42.36%
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| Kathy Allen
3,376
6.96%
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| John Clarke
1,014
2.09%
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| David Pickles
950
1.96%
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| Peter Hickson
246
0.51%
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| John Dodds
106
0.22%
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| | | Matthew Connolly
52
0.11%
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| Martin Cullip
41
0.08%
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| Brian Hammond
19
0.04%
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| May 05, 2005 |
General Election |
| | Paul Burstow(I)
19,768
47.14%
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| Richard Willis
16,922
40.36%
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| Anand Shukla
4,954
11.81%
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| "Rainbow" George Weiss
288
0.69%
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| Jun 07, 2001 |
General Election |
| | Paul Burstow(I)
19,382
48.79%
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| Olga Maitland
15,078
37.96%
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| Lisa Homan
5,263
13.25%
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| May 01, 1997 |
General Election |
| | Paul Burstow
19,919
42.30%
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| Olga Maitland(I)
17,822
37.85%
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| Mark Allison
7,280
15.46%
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| Peter Atkinson
1,784
3.79%
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| Simon McKie
191
0.41%
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| Deborah Wright
96
0.20%
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| Apr 09, 1992 |
General Election |
| | Olga Maitland
27,710
55.18%
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| Paul Burstow
16,954
33.76%
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| Geoff C. Martin
4,980
9.92%
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| Jim Duffy
444
0.88%
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| Angela Hatchard
133
0.26%
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| Jun 11, 1987 |
General Election |
| | Neil Macfarlane(I)
29,710
60.75%
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| Robert Greig
13,992
28.61%
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| Loraine Monk
5,202
10.64%
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| Jun 09, 1983 |
General Election |
| | Neil Macfarlane(I)
26,782
57.14%
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| Christopher Caswill
16,518
35.24%
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| Geoffrey S. Dixon
3,568
7.61%
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| May 03, 1979 |
General Election |
| | Neil Macfarlane(I)
28,842
58.04%
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| Christopher Caswill
13,136
26.43%
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| N. Irwin
7,126
14.34%
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| J. Hunt
465
0.94%
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| J. Smoker
128
0.26%
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| Oct 10, 1974 |
General Election |
| | Neil Macfarlane(I)
22,156
47.58%
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| Graham Tope
16,995
36.50%
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| James K. Rhodes
7,118
15.29%
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| Una Kroll
298
0.64%
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| Feb 28, 1974 |
General Election |
| | Neil Macfarlane
22,555
45.42%
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| Graham Tope(I)
20,836
41.96%
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| James K. Rhodes
6,270
12.63%
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| Dec 07, 1972 |
By-election |
| | Graham Tope
18,328
53.74%
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| Neil Macfarlane
10,911
31.99%
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| David Miller
2,937
8.61%
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| Chris Frere-Smith
1,332
3.91%
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| Edgar Scruby
600
1.76%
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| Jun 18, 1970 |
General Election |
| | Richard Sharples(I)
23,957
58.09%
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| John Dowsett
11,261
27.31%
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| Nicholas D. M. McGeorge
6,023
14.60%
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| Mar 31, 1966 |
General Election |
| | Richard Sharples(I)
22,331
51.10%
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| Frank J. Ward
13,235
30.29%
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| Nicholas D. M. McGeorge
8,134
18.61%
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| Oct 15, 1964 |
General Election |
| | Richard Sharples(I)
22,975
52.65%
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| Paul Derrick
11,839
27.13%
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| John Montgomerie
8,827
20.23%
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| Oct 08, 1959 |
General Election |
| | Richard Sharples(I)
27,344
58.32%
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| Frank Judd
11,946
25.48%
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| John Montgomerie
7,600
16.21%
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| May 26, 1955 |
General Election |
| | Richard Sharples(I)
29,538
66.02%
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| Ronald M. Lewis
15,205
33.98%
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| Nov 04, 1954 |
By-election |
| | Richard Sharples
21,930
66.55%
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| Norman T. Poulter
11,023
33.45%
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| Oct 25, 1951 |
General Election |
| | Sidney Marshall(I)
30,684
62.77%
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| Eric K. I. Hurst
18,202
37.23%
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| Feb 23, 1950 |
General Election |
| | Sidney Marshall(I)
29,200
56.93%
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| Helen O. Judd
17,706
34.52%
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| Henry J. Wheeler
4,389
8.56%
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| Jul 05, 1945 |
General Election |
| | Sidney Marshall
19,431
46.04%
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| Helen O. Judd
17,293
40.97%
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| John P. Hughes
5,483
12.99%
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