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Sutton and Cheam — UK General Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

Sutton and Cheam was won by Liberal Democrat at the 2024 general election, with a majority of 3,801 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Sutton and Cheam from 1945 to 2024.

Full Election History, 1945–2024

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1945 Sidney Horatio Marshall (Conservative) 19,431 46.0% Helen Judd (Labour) 2,138 (5.1 pts) 75.7%
1950 Sidney Horatio Marshall (Conservative) 29,200 56.9% Helen Judd (Labour) 11,494 (22.4 pts) 86.7%
1951 Sidney Horatio Marshall (Conservative) 30,684 62.8% Eric Hurst (Labour) 12,482 (25.5 pts) 81.7%
1955 Richard Christopher Sharples (Conservative) 29,538 66.0% Ronald Lewis (Labour) 14,333 (32.0 pts) 76.4%
1959 Richard Christopher Sharples (Conservative) 27,344 58.3% Frank Judd (Labour) 15,398 (32.8 pts) 79.6%
1964 Richard Christopher Sharples (Conservative) 22,975 52.6% Paul Derrick (Labour) 11,136 (25.5 pts) 74.3%
1966 Richard Sharples (Conservative) 22,331 51.1% Frank Ward (Labour) 9,096 (20.8 pts) 76.4%
1970 Richard Sharples (Conservative) 23,957 58.1% John Dowsett (Labour) 12,696 (30.8 pts) 67.6%
Feb 1974 Sir David Macfarlane (Conservative) 22,555 45.4% Graham Tope (Liberal) 1,719 (3.5 pts) 82.6%
Oct 1974 Sir David Macfarlane (Conservative) 22,156 47.6% Graham Tope (Liberal) 5,161 (11.1 pts) 76.9%
1979 Sir David Macfarlane (Conservative) 28,842 58.0% Christopher Caswill (Liberal) 15,706 (31.6 pts) 78.8%
1983 Sir Neil Macfarlane (Conservative) 26,782 57.1% Christopher John Gaswill (Liberal) 10,264 (21.9 pts) 74.3%
1987 Sir Neil Macfarlane (Conservative) 29,710 60.8% Robert Greig (Liberal) 15,718 (32.1 pts) 76.6%
1992 Lady Olga Maitland (Conservative) 27,710 55.2% Paul Burstow (Liberal Democrat) 10,756 (21.4 pts) 82.4%
1997 Paul Burstow (Liberal Democrat) 19,919 42.3% Lady Olga Maitland (Conservative) 2,097 (4.5 pts) 75.0%
2001 Paul Burstow (Liberal Democrat) 19,382 48.8% Lady Olga Maitland (Conservative) 4,304 (10.8 pts) 62.4%
2005 Paul Burstow (Liberal Democrat) 19,768 47.1% Richard Willis (Conservative) 2,846 (6.8 pts) 66.2%
2010 Paul Burstow (Liberal Democrat) 22,156 45.7% Philippa Stroud (Conservative) 1,608 (3.3 pts) 73.1%
2015 Paul Scully (Conservative) 20,732 41.5% Paul Burstow (Liberal Democrat) 3,921 (7.9 pts) 72.3%
2017 Paul Scully (Conservative) 26,567 51.1% Amna Ahmad (Liberal Democrat) 12,698 (24.4 pts) 74.0%
2019 Paul Scully (Conservative) 25,235 50.0% Hina Bokhari (Liberal Democrat) 8,351 (16.5 pts) 70.6%
2024 Luke Taylor (Liberal Democrat) 17,576 36.9% Tom Drummond (Conservative) 3,801 (8.0 pts) 66.0%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sidney Horatio Marshall Conservative 19,43146.0% Yes
Helen Judd Labour 17,29341.0% No
John Pickering Hughes Liberal 5,48313.0% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sidney Horatio Marshall Conservative 29,20056.9% Yes
Helen Judd Labour 17,70634.5% No
Henry Joseph Wheeler Liberal 4,3898.6% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sidney Horatio Marshall Conservative 30,68462.8% Yes
Eric Hurst Labour 18,20237.2% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Christopher Sharples Conservative 29,53866.0% Yes
Ronald Lewis Labour 15,20534.0% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Christopher Sharples Conservative 27,34458.3% Yes
Frank Judd Labour 11,94625.5% No
John Montgomerie Liberal 7,60016.2% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Christopher Sharples Conservative 22,97552.6% Yes
Paul Derrick Labour 11,83927.1% No
John Montgomerie Liberal 8,82720.2% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Sharples Conservative 22,33151.1% Yes
Frank Ward Labour 13,23530.3% No
Nicholas McGeorge Liberal 8,13418.6% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Sharples Conservative 23,95758.1% Yes
John Dowsett Labour 11,26127.3% No
Nicholas Dudley Murdoch McGeorge Liberal 6,02314.6% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sir David Macfarlane Conservative 22,55545.4% Yes
Graham Tope Liberal 20,83642.0% No
James Rhodes Labour 6,27012.6% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sir David Macfarlane Conservative 22,15647.6% Yes
Graham Tope Liberal 16,99536.5% No
James Rhodes Labour 7,11815.3% No
Dr Una Kroll Women's Rights 2980.6% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sir David Macfarlane Conservative 28,84258.0% Yes
Christopher Caswill Liberal 13,13626.4% No
Nancy Todd Irwin Labour 7,12614.3% No
John Ernest George Hunt National Front 4650.9% No
John Allan Smoker Independent 1280.3% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sir Neil Macfarlane Conservative 26,78257.1% Yes
Christopher John Gaswill Liberal 16,51835.2% No
Geoffrey Steven Dixon Labour 3,5687.6% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sir Neil Macfarlane Conservative 29,71060.8% Yes
Robert Greig Liberal 13,99228.6% No
Loraine Monk Labour 5,20210.6% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Lady Olga Maitland Conservative 27,71055.2% Yes
Paul Burstow Liberal Democrat 16,95433.8% No
Geoffrey Clifford Martin Labour 4,9809.9% No
James Duffy Green 4440.9% No
Angela Rose Hatchard Natural Law 1330.3% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Paul Burstow Liberal Democrat 19,91942.3% Yes
Lady Olga Maitland Conservative 17,82237.8% No
Mark Allison Labour 7,28015.5% No
Peter Atkinson Referendum Party 1,7843.8% No
Simon Mckie UKIP 1910.4% No
Deborah Wright Natural Law 960.2% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Paul Burstow Liberal Democrat 19,38248.8% Yes
Lady Olga Maitland Conservative 15,07838.0% No
Lisa Homan Labour 5,26313.2% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Paul Burstow Liberal Democrat 19,76847.1% Yes
Richard Willis Conservative 16,92240.4% No
Anand Shukla Labour 4,95411.8% No
Rainbow George Weiss Rainbow Dream Ticket 2880.7% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Paul Burstow Liberal Democrat 22,15645.7% Yes
Philippa Stroud Conservative 20,54842.4% No
Kathy Allen Labour 3,3767.0% No
John Clarke BNP 1,0142.1% No
David Pickles UKIP 9502.0% No
Peter Hickson Green 2460.5% No
John Dodds English Democrats 1060.2% No
Matthew Connolly Christian Peoples Alliance 520.1% No
Martin Cullip Libertarian Party 410.1% No
Brian Hammond Independents Federation UK 190.0% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Paul Scully Conservative 20,73241.5% Yes
Paul Burstow Liberal Democrat 16,81133.7% No
Emily Brothers Labour 5,54611.1% No
Gus Dalgleish UKIP 5,34110.7% No
Maeve Tomlinson Green 1,0512.1% No
Dave Ash National Health Action Party 3450.7% No
Pauline Gorman Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 790.2% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Paul Scully Conservative 26,56751.1% Yes
Amna Ahmad Liberal Democrat 13,86926.7% No
Bonnie Craven Labour 10,66320.5% No
Claire Jackson-Prior Green 8711.7% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Paul Scully Conservative 25,23550.0% Yes
Hina Bokhari Liberal Democrat 16,88433.4% No
Bonnie Craven Labour 7,20014.3% No
Claire Jackson-Prior Green 1,1682.3% No

2024

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Luke Taylor Liberal Democrat 17,57636.9% Yes
Tom Drummond Conservative 13,77528.9% No
Chrisni Reshekaron Labour 8,43017.7% No
Ryan Powell Reform UK 5,78712.2% No
Aasha Anam Green 1,7213.6% No
Hamilton Action-Man Kingsley Independent 3170.7% No

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.

1945: Conservative margin 5.1 pts 1950: Conservative margin 22.4 pts 1951: Conservative margin 25.5 pts 1955: Conservative margin 32.0 pts 1959: Conservative margin 32.8 pts 1964: Conservative margin 25.5 pts 1966: Conservative margin 20.8 pts 1970: Conservative margin 30.8 pts Feb 1974: Conservative margin 3.5 pts Oct 1974: Conservative margin 11.1 pts 1979: Conservative margin 31.6 pts 1983: Conservative margin 21.9 pts 1987: Conservative margin 32.1 pts 1992: Conservative margin 21.4 pts 1997: Liberal Democrat margin 4.5 pts 2001: Liberal Democrat margin 10.8 pts 2005: Liberal Democrat margin 6.8 pts 2010: Liberal Democrat margin 3.3 pts 2015: Conservative margin 7.9 pts 2017: Conservative margin 24.4 pts 2019: Conservative margin 16.5 pts 2024: Liberal Democrat margin 8.0 pts 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019 2024

Trend

Sutton and Cheam has been contested at 22 general elections on record since 1945. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Conservative, Liberal Democrat.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Sutton and Cheam in the 2024 general election?

Liberal Democrat won Sutton and Cheam in 2024 with 17,576 votes (36.9%), a majority of 3,801 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Sutton and Cheam since 1945?

Since 1945, Sutton and Cheam has been won by: Conservative, Liberal Democrat.

What was the closest result in Sutton and Cheam?

The closest result on record for Sutton and Cheam was 2010, when Liberal Democrat beat Conservative by just 1,608 votes (3.3 percentage points).

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