Wandsworth London Borough Council elections
Wandsworth London Borough Council, England, is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2002, 60 councillors have been elected from 20 wards.[1]

Political control
    
Since 1964 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2]
| Election | Overall Control | Conservative | Labour | Lib Dem | Ind. | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Labour | 13 | 47 | - | - | 
| 1968 | Conservative | 48 | 12 | - | - | 
| 1971 | Labour | 7 | 54 | - | - | 
| 1974 | Labour | 12 | 48 | - | - | 
| 1978 | Conservative | 36 | 25 | - | - | 
| 1982 | Conservative | 33 | 27 | 1 | - | 
| 1986 | Conservative | 31 | 30 | - | - | 
| 1990 | Conservative | 48 | 13 | - | - | 
| 1994 | Conservative | 45 | 16 | - | - | 
| 1998 | Conservative | 50 | 11 | - | - | 
| 2002 | Conservative | 50 | 10 | - | - | 
| 2006 | Conservative | 51 | 9 | - | - | 
| 2010 | Conservative | 47 | 13 | - | - | 
| 2014 | Conservative | 41 | 19 | - | - | 
| 2018 | Conservative | 33 | 26 | - | 1 | 
| 2022 | - | - | - | - | - | 
Council elections
    
- 1964 Wandsworth London Borough Council election
 - 1968 Wandsworth London Borough Council election (boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[3]
 - 1971 Wandsworth London Borough Council election
 - 1974 Wandsworth London Borough Council election
 - 1978 Wandsworth London Borough Council election (boundary changes increased the number of seats by one)[4]
 - 1982 Wandsworth London Borough Council election
 - 1986 Wandsworth London Borough Council election
 - 1990 Wandsworth London Borough Council election
 - 1994 Wandsworth London Borough Council election (boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[n 1][n 2]
 - 1998 Wandsworth London Borough Council election
 - 2002 Wandsworth London Borough Council election (boundary changes reduced the number of seats by one)[1][5]
 - 2006 Wandsworth London Borough Council election
 - 2010 Wandsworth London Borough Council election
 - 2014 Wandsworth London Borough Council election
 - 2018 Wandsworth London Borough Council election
 - 2022 Wandsworth London Borough Council election (boundary changes reduced the number of seats by two) [6]
 
Borough result maps
    
2002 results map
2006 results map
2010 results map
2014 results map
2018 results map
By-election results
    
    1964-1968
    
There were no by-elections.[3]
1968-1971
    
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | W. Roberts | 1,648 | |||
| Conservative | N. F. Clark-Lawrence | 1,623 | |||
| Labour | A. J. Hill | 320 | |||
| Labour | M. F. Spade | 314 | |||
| Turnout | 17.6% | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | G. W. H. Peters | 2,252 | |||
| Conservative | G. M. Wolfson | 2,243 | |||
| Labour | E. M. Jenkins | 476 | |||
| Labour | F. C. Wells | 469 | |||
| Turnout | 19.2% | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | M. C. M. Warren-Evans | Unopposed | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | M. F. Sporle | 1,085 | |||
| Conservative | I. Trapp | 797 | |||
| National Front | T. Lamb | 253 | |||
| Liberal | D. G. Patterson | 151 | |||
| Turnout | 24.8% | ||||
1971-1974
    
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | S. K. Bovey | 1,394 | |||
| Conservative | A. E. Cawsey | 1,314 | |||
| National Front | J. M. Clifton | 154 | |||
| Communist | A. F. Barr | 48 | |||
| Union Movement | M. P. Winn | 17 | |||
| Turnout | 29.7% | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | C. A. R. Helm | 2,130 | |||
| Conservative | M. M. Newman | 693 | |||
| National Front | T. Lamb | 158 | |||
| Communist | D. Ellwand | 80 | |||
| Union Movement | D. R. Gerlach | 7 | |||
| Turnout | 27.6% | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | M. A. S. Heaster | 1,364 | |||
| Labour | D. R. Hill | 1,016 | |||
| National Front | J. M. Clifton | 446 | |||
| Turnout | 24.6% | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | V. C. Luthers | 1,170 | |||
| Conservative | E. D. M. Tod | 494 | |||
| Independent Liberal | E. D. Larkin | 99 | |||
| Turnout | 17.7% | ||||
1974-1978
    
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Edward J. Lister | 1,943 | |||
| Labour | John A. Tidball | 1,520 | |||
| Liberal | John Horrocks | 484 | |||
| Turnout | 37.2 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Kenneth Solly | 1,245 | |||
| Conservative | Francis A. Staff | 971 | |||
| Liberal | Richard F. J. Heron | 428 | |||
| Independent Labour | Edward D. Larkin | 94 | |||
| Communist | Denis Ellward | 48 | |||
| Turnout | 26.6 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Roger Merry-Price | 2,061 | |||
| Labour | Vera Thompson | 1,270 | |||
| National Front | Diane M. Dawson | 480 | |||
| Liberal | Colin H. Smith | 270 | |||
| Turnout | 38.8 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Brian N. C. Prichard | 1,716 | |||
| Labour | George F. Rowe | 1,260 | |||
| National Front | Christopher J. Lewis | 333 | |||
| Liberal | Michael P. Sullivan | 240 | |||
| Communist | Michael Taylor | 54 | |||
| Turnout | 31.4 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Margaret E. Calcott-James | 2,658 | |||
| Labour | Donald J. Roy | 753 | |||
| Liberal | Peter K. Gerhold | 620 | |||
| National Front | Diane M. Dawson | 212 | |||
| Communist | David J. Welsh | 78 | |||
| Turnout | 29.2 | ||||
1990-1994
    
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Terence Maccabee | 1,761 | 56.3 | ||
| Labour | Francis H. Jones | 1,155 | 36.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | John D. Martyn | 214 | 6.8 | ||
| Turnout | 32.2 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Eric J. Somerville-Jones.
1994-1998
    
There were no by-elections.[10]
1998-2002
    
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Bryan A. F. Burn | 1,561 | |||
| Labour | Paul A. Baverstock | 755 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Susan Shocket | 193 | |||
| Green | Tracey Thorn | 45 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. William F. D. Hawkins.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Richard D. Longmore | 1,136 | |||
| Labour | Martin C. Tupper | 596 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Matthew G. Green | 125 | |||
| Green | John M. Rattray | 109 | |||
| Independent | Edward D. Larkin | 10 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Rev. Andrew P. B. White.
2002-2006
    
There were no by-elections.[11]
2006-2010
    
There were no by-elections.[12]
2010-2014
    
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Michael Ryder | 1,497 | |||
| Labour | Christian Klapp | 1022 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Lisa Smart | 545 | |||
| Green | Marian Hoffman | 202 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Edward J. U. Lister.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Kim Caddy | 1,841 | |||
| Labour | Josh Kaile | 1511 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | John Munro | 220 | |||
| Green | Bruce Mackenzie | 100 | |||
| UKIP | Strachan McDonald | 40 | |||
| Independent | Mohammed Abid | 38 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
The by-election was called following the resignation of Lucy Allan.
2014-2018
    
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Angela Graham | 4,418 | |||
| Labour | Paul White | 2,879 | |||
| Green | Liam Morgan | 514 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Oliver Bailey | 387 | |||
| UKIP | Thomas Blackwell | 374 | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
The by-election was triggered by the death of Councillor Adrian Knowles of the Conservative Party. The by-election was held on the same day as the 2015 general election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Paul White | 1,467 | |||
| Conservative | Thom Norman | 944 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Eileen Riley Arms | 267 | |||
| Green | Albert Vickery | 116 | |||
| SDP | Alexander Ali Balkan | 75 | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Councillor Ben Johnson of the Labour Party, following his appointment as an adviser to the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan.[16]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Aydin Dikerdem | 1,551 | |||
| Conservative | Rhodri Morgan | 987 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Adam-Davis | 249 | |||
| Green | Stella Baker | 122 | |||
This by-election was triggered by the death of Councillor Sally-Ann Ephson of the Labour Party.
2018–2022
    
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Graham Loveland | 1,811 | 49.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Jon Irwin | 887 | 24.0 | ||
| Conservative | Nabi Toktas | 681 | 18.4 | ||
| Green | Gerard Harrison | 318 | 8.6 | ||
| Majority | 924 | 25.0 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Hannah Stanislaus | 2,714 | 48.3 | ||
| Conservative | Tom Mytton | 1,778 | 31.7 | ||
| Green | David Carlyon | 815 | 14.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Reeten Banerji | 318 | 5.5 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 51.4 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
References
    
- The Greater London and Surrey (County and London Borough Boundaries) (No. 2) Order 1993
 - The Lambeth, Merton and Wandsworth (London Borough Boundaries) Order 1993
 
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