Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
Tooting was won by Labour at the 2024 general election, with a majority of 19,487 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Tooting from Feb 1974 to 2024.
Full Election History, Feb 1974–2024
Election
Elected
Votes
Vote Share
Runner-up
Majority
Turnout
Feb 1974
Thomas Cox (Labour)
18,795
48.3%
Andrew Clive Elliot (Conservative)
6,108 (15.7 pts)
72.8%
Oct 1974
Thomas Cox (Labour)
18,530
54.3%
Andrew Clive Eliot (Conservative)
7,855 (23.0 pts)
63.4%
1979
Thomas Cox (Labour)
18,642
51.9%
Richard Ritchie (Conservative)
5,200 (14.5 pts)
70.5%
1983
Thomas Cox (Labour)
19,640
42.7%
Robin Harris (Conservative)
2,659 (5.8 pts)
67.5%
1987
Thomas Cox (Labour)
21,457
44.2%
Martin Winter (Conservative)
1,441 (3.0 pts)
71.2%
1992
Thomas Cox (Labour)
24,601
48.2%
Martin Winter (Conservative)
4,107 (8.0 pts)
74.8%
1997
Thomas Cox (Labour)
27,516
59.7%
James Hutchings (Conservative)
15,011 (32.6 pts)
69.2%
2001
Thomas Cox (Labour)
20,332
54.1%
Alexander Nicoll (Conservative)
10,400 (27.7 pts)
54.9%
2005
Sadiq Khan (Labour)
17,914
43.1%
James Bethell (Conservative)
5,381 (13.0 pts)
59.0%
2010
Sadiq Khan (Labour)
22,038
43.5%
Mark Clarke (Conservative)
2,524 (5.0 pts)
68.7%
2015
Sadiq Khan (Labour)
25,263
47.2%
Dan Watkins (Conservative)
2,842 (5.3 pts)
70.0%
2017
Rosena Allin-Khan (Labour)
34,694
59.6%
Dan Watkins (Conservative)
15,458 (26.6 pts)
74.8%
2019
Rosena Allin-Khan (Labour)
30,811
52.7%
Kerry Briscoe (Conservative)
14,307 (24.5 pts)
76.2%
2024
Rosena Allin-Khan (Labour)
29,209
55.2%
Ethan Brooks (Conservative)
19,487 (36.8 pts)
69.8%
Full Result Breakdown by Election
Feb 1974
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Thomas Cox
Labour
18,795
48.3%
Yes
Andrew Clive Elliot
Conservative
12,687
32.6%
No
Richard Francis Joseph Heron
Liberal
7,108
18.3%
No
Robert Lewis
Communist
337
0.9%
No
Oct 1974
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Thomas Cox
Labour
18,530
54.3%
Yes
Andrew Clive Eliot
Conservative
10,675
31.3%
No
Richard Francis Joseph Heron
Liberal
4,644
13.6%
No
Robert Lewis
Communist
268
0.8%
No
1979
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Thomas Cox
Labour
18,642
51.9%
Yes
Richard Ritchie
Conservative
13,442
37.4%
No
Richard Fife
Liberal
2,917
8.1%
No
Peter Berbridge
National Front
682
1.9%
No
Lou Lewis
Communist
233
0.6%
No
1983
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Thomas Cox
Labour
19,640
42.7%
Yes
Robin Harris
Conservative
16,981
37.0%
No
Julia Neuberger
Social Democratic Party
8,317
18.1%
No
Peter Berbridge
National Front
355
0.8%
No
Elizabeth Shaw
Green
255
0.6%
No
Robert Lewis
Communist
181
0.4%
No
Haribhai Patel
Ethnic Minority
146
0.3%
No
Corin Redgrave
Workers Revolutionary
72
0.2%
No
1987
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Thomas Cox
Labour
21,457
44.2%
Yes
Martin Winter
Conservative
20,016
41.3%
No
Jeremy Ambache
Social Democratic Party
6,423
13.2%
No
Monica Vickery
Green
621
1.3%
No
1992
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Thomas Cox
Labour
24,601
48.2%
Yes
Martin Winter
Conservative
20,494
40.1%
No
Robert Bunce
Liberal Democrat
3,776
7.4%
No
Carmel Martin
Liberal
1,340
2.6%
No
Paul Owens
Green
694
1.4%
No
Farrakh Anklesalria
Natural Law
119
0.2%
No
Michael Whitelaw
Christian Democrat
64
0.1%
No
1997
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Thomas Cox
Labour
27,516
59.7%
Yes
James Hutchings
Conservative
12,505
27.1%
No
Simon James
Liberal Democrat
4,320
9.4%
No
Angela Husband
Referendum Party
829
1.8%
No
Matthew Ledbury
Green
527
1.1%
No
Peter Boddington
Independent
161
0.3%
No
Jan Koene
Independent
94
0.2%
No
Daniel Baily-Bond
Rainbow Dream Ticket
83
0.2%
No
Peter Miller
Natural Law
70
0.2%
No
2001
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Thomas Cox
Labour
20,332
54.1%
Yes
Alexander Nicoll
Conservative
9,932
26.4%
No
Simon James
Liberal Democrat
5,583
14.9%
No
Matthew Ledbury
Green
1,744
4.6%
No
2005
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Sadiq Khan
Labour
17,914
43.1%
Yes
James Bethell
Conservative
12,533
30.2%
No
Stephanie Dearden
Liberal Democrat
8,110
19.5%
No
Siobhan Vitelli
Green
1,695
4.1%
No
Ali Zaidi
Respect
700
1.7%
No
Strachan McDonald
UKIP
424
1.0%
No
Ian Perkin
Independent
192
0.5%
No
2010
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Sadiq Khan
Labour
22,038
43.5%
Yes
Mark Clarke
Conservative
19,514
38.5%
No
Nasser Butt
Liberal Democrat
7,509
14.8%
No
Strachan McDonald
UKIP
624
1.2%
No
Roy Vickery
Green
609
1.2%
No
Susan John-Richards
Independent
190
0.4%
No
Shereen Paul
Christian Party, Proclaiming Christ's Lordship
171
0.3%
No
2015
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Sadiq Khan
Labour
25,263
47.2%
Yes
Dan Watkins
Conservative
22,421
41.9%
No
Esther Obiri-Darko
Green
2,201
4.1%
No
Philip Ling
Liberal Democrat
2,107
3.9%
No
Przemek De Skuba Skwirczynski
UKIP
1,537
2.9%
No
2017
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Rosena Allin-Khan
Labour
34,694
59.6%
Yes
Dan Watkins
Conservative
19,236
33.1%
No
Alexander Glassbrook
Liberal Democrat
3,057
5.3%
No
Esther Obiri-Darko
Green
845
1.5%
No
Ryan Coshall
UKIP
339
0.6%
No
2019
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Rosena Allin-Khan
Labour
30,811
52.7%
Yes
Kerry Briscoe
Conservative
16,504
28.2%
No
Olly Glover
Liberal Democrat
8,305
14.2%
No
Glyn Goodwin
Green
2,314
4.0%
No
Adam Shakir
Brexit Party
462
0.8%
No
Roz Hubley
Social Democratic Party
77
0.1%
No
2024
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Rosena Allin-Khan
Labour
29,209
55.2%
Yes
Ethan Brooks
Conservative
9,722
18.4%
No
Nick Humberstone
Green
5,672
10.7%
No
Judith Trounson
Liberal Democrat
4,438
8.4%
No
Andrew Price
Reform UK
2,546
4.8%
No
Tarik Hussain
Workers Party of Britain
807
1.5%
No
Jas Alduk
Rejoin EU
370
0.7%
No
Davinder Jamus
Independent
179
0.3%
No
Margin Over Time
Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.
Trend
Tooting has been contested at 14 general elections on record since Feb 1974. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Labour.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Tooting in the 2024 general election?
Labour won Tooting in 2024 with 29,209 votes (55.2%), a majority of 19,487 votes over Conservative in second place.
Which parties have won Tooting since Feb 1974?
Since Feb 1974, Tooting has been won by: Labour.
What was the closest result in Tooting?
The closest result on record for Tooting was 1987, when Labour beat Conservative by just 1,441 votes (3.0 percentage points).