Tooting — UK General Election Results

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

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Cox Labour 18,79548.3% Yes
Andrew Clive Elliot Conservative 12,68732.6% No
Richard Francis Joseph Heron Liberal 7,10818.3% No
Robert Lewis Communist 3370.9% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Cox Labour 18,53054.3% Yes
Andrew Clive Eliot Conservative 10,67531.3% No
Richard Francis Joseph Heron Liberal 4,64413.6% No
Robert Lewis Communist 2680.8% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Cox Labour 18,64251.9% Yes
Richard Ritchie Conservative 13,44237.4% No
Richard Fife Liberal 2,9178.1% No
Peter Berbridge National Front 6821.9% No
Lou Lewis Communist 2330.6% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Cox Labour 19,64042.7% Yes
Robin Harris Conservative 16,98137.0% No
Julia Neuberger Social Democratic Party 8,31718.1% No
Peter Berbridge National Front 3550.8% No
Elizabeth Shaw Green 2550.6% No
Robert Lewis Communist 1810.4% No
Haribhai Patel Ethnic Minority 1460.3% No
Corin Redgrave Workers Revolutionary 720.2% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Cox Labour 21,45744.2% Yes
Martin Winter Conservative 20,01641.3% No
Jeremy Ambache Social Democratic Party 6,42313.2% No
Monica Vickery Green 6211.3% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Cox Labour 24,60148.2% Yes
Martin Winter Conservative 20,49440.1% No
Robert Bunce Liberal Democrat 3,7767.4% No
Carmel Martin Liberal 1,3402.6% No
Paul Owens Green 6941.4% No
Farrakh Anklesalria Natural Law 1190.2% No
Michael Whitelaw Christian Democrat 640.1% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Cox Labour 27,51659.7% Yes
James Hutchings Conservative 12,50527.1% No
Simon James Liberal Democrat 4,3209.4% No
Angela Husband Referendum Party 8291.8% No
Matthew Ledbury Green 5271.1% No
Peter Boddington Independent 1610.3% No
Jan Koene Independent 940.2% No
Daniel Baily-Bond Rainbow Dream Ticket 830.2% No
Peter Miller Natural Law 700.2% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Cox Labour 20,33254.1% Yes
Alexander Nicoll Conservative 9,93226.4% No
Simon James Liberal Democrat 5,58314.9% No
Matthew Ledbury Green 1,7444.6% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sadiq Khan Labour 17,91443.1% Yes
James Bethell Conservative 12,53330.2% No
Stephanie Dearden Liberal Democrat 8,11019.5% No
Siobhan Vitelli Green 1,6954.1% No
Ali Zaidi Respect 7001.7% No
Strachan McDonald UKIP 4241.0% No
Ian Perkin Independent 1920.5% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sadiq Khan Labour 22,03843.5% Yes
Mark Clarke Conservative 19,51438.5% No
Nasser Butt Liberal Democrat 7,50914.8% No
Strachan McDonald UKIP 6241.2% No
Roy Vickery Green 6091.2% No
Susan John-Richards Independent 1900.4% No
Shereen Paul Christian Party, Proclaiming Christ's Lordship 1710.3% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sadiq Khan Labour 25,26347.2% Yes
Dan Watkins Conservative 22,42141.9% No
Esther Obiri-Darko Green 2,2014.1% No
Philip Ling Liberal Democrat 2,1073.9% No
Przemek De Skuba Skwirczynski UKIP 1,5372.9% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Rosena Allin-Khan Labour 34,69459.6% Yes
Dan Watkins Conservative 19,23633.1% No
Alexander Glassbrook Liberal Democrat 3,0575.3% No
Esther Obiri-Darko Green 8451.5% No
Ryan Coshall UKIP 3390.6% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Rosena Allin-Khan Labour 30,81152.7% Yes
Kerry Briscoe Conservative 16,50428.2% No
Olly Glover Liberal Democrat 8,30514.2% No
Glyn Goodwin Green 2,3144.0% No
Adam Shakir Brexit Party 4620.8% No
Roz Hubley Social Democratic Party 770.1% No

2024

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Rosena Allin-Khan Labour 29,20955.2% Yes
Ethan Brooks Conservative 9,72218.4% No
Nick Humberstone Green 5,67210.7% No
Judith Trounson Liberal Democrat 4,4388.4% No
Andrew Price Reform UK 2,5464.8% No
Tarik Hussain Workers Party of Britain 8071.5% No
Jas Alduk Rejoin EU 3700.7% No
Davinder Jamus Independent 1790.3% No

Margin Over Time

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

Feb 1974: Labour margin 15.7 pts Oct 1974: Labour margin 23.0 pts 1979: Labour margin 14.5 pts 1983: Labour margin 5.8 pts 1987: Labour margin 3.0 pts 1992: Labour margin 8.0 pts 1997: Labour margin 32.6 pts 2001: Labour margin 27.7 pts 2005: Labour margin 13.0 pts 2010: Labour margin 5.0 pts 2015: Labour margin 5.3 pts 2017: Labour margin 26.6 pts 2019: Labour margin 24.5 pts 2024: Labour margin 36.8 pts Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019 2024

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).

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