Carshalton and Wallington (UK Parliament constituency)

Carshalton and Wallington
Carshalton and Wallington
Borough constituency; for the House of Commons
	Interactive map of boundaries from 2024
	Location within Greater London
County	Greater London
Population	95,322 (2011 census)
Electorate	72,755 (2023)
Major settlements	Beddington, Carshalton and Wallington
Current constituency
Created	1983
Member of Parliament	Bobby Dean (Liberal Democrats)
Seats	One
Created from	Carshalton

Carshalton and Wallington^[a] is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom since 2024 by Bobby Dean, a Liberal Democrat.

The seat was created at the 1983 general election, replacing the former seat of Carshalton.

Boundaries

1983–2010: The London Borough of Sutton wards of Beddington North, Beddington South, Carshalton Beeches, Carshalton Central, Carshalton North, Clockhouse, St Helier North, St Helier South, Wallington North, Wallington South, Wandle Valley, Woodcote, and Wrythe Green.

2010–2024: The London Borough of Sutton wards of Beddington North, Beddington South, Carshalton Central, Carshalton South and Clockhouse, St Helier, The Wrythe, Wallington North, Wallington South, and Wandle Valley.

2024–present: Beddington; Carshalton Central; Carshalton South & Clockhouse; Hackbridge; St. Helier East; St. Helier West; South Beddington & Roundshaw; The Wrythe; Wallington North; and Wallington South.^[3]

Political history

The seat was created in 1983, replacing the former constituency of Carshalton, which had voted Conservative at every election since its creation in 1945. The new Carshalton and Wallington initially followed suit as a safe Conservative seat, being won by the party by a wide margin (ranging from 18.8% to 28.7%) at each of the first three general elections of its existence.

However, the large national swing against the Conservatives in 1997 saw the seat gained by the Liberal Democrat Tom Brake by a decisive margin of 11.2%.

Brake would hold the seat for the next 22 years, being one of just eight Liberal Democrat MPs to survive the party's near-wipeout at the 2015 United Kingdom general election - Carshalton and Wallington was one of just two seats in the southern half of England, the other being North Norfolk to be retained by the party that year.

After narrowly holding on to the seat for the Liberal Democrats in both 2015 and 2017, Brake was defeated by the Conservative Elliot Colburn by just 629 votes at the 2019. Brake had been the party spokesman on Brexit. The Liberal Democrats fiercely campaigned Brexit; however, this seat voted to leave in the 2016 referendum.

The Liberal Democrats regained the seat at the 2024 general election by a margin of 16.9% – their largest ever majority in the constituency.

Demographically this zone of London has little social housing and much of the housing, overwhelmingly semi-detached or detached, is to some extent considered to be in the stockbroker belt; some of the south of the seat has fine views from the slopes of the Downs and many small parks and recreation grounds characterise the district.

Members of Parliament

Election	Member^[4]^[5]
1983	Nigel Forman	Conservative
1997	Tom Brake	Liberal Democrats
2019	Elliot Colburn	Conservative
2024	Bobby Dean	Liberal Democrats

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Carshalton and Wallington^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Bobby Dean	20,126	43.1	+2.0
	Conservative	Elliot Colburn	12,221	26.2	–16.2
	Labour	Hersh Thaker	6,108	13.1	+0.7
	Reform UK	Elizabeth Cooper	5,941	12.7	+10.6
	Green	Tracey Hague	1,517	3.3	+1.8
	Workers Party	Atif Rashid	441	0.9	N/A
	CPA	Ashley Dickenson	231	0.5	+0.1
	SDP	Steve Kelleher	85	0.2	N/A
Majority			7,905	16.9	N/A
Turnout			46,670	62.8	–4.5
Registered electors			74,362
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	9.1

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Carshalton and Wallington^[7]^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Elliot Colburn	20,822	42.4	+4.1
	Liberal Democrats	Tom Brake	20,193	41.1	+0.1
	Labour	Ahmad Wattoo	6,081	12.4	–6.0
	Brexit Party	James Woudhuysen	1,043	2.1	N/A
	Green	Tracey Hague	759	1.5	+0.5
	CPA	Ashley Dickenson	200	0.4	0.0
Majority			629	1.3	N/A
Turnout			49,098	67.3	–4.3
Registered electors			72,926
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	+2.0

General election 2017: Carshalton and Wallington^[9]^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Tom Brake	20,819	41.0	+6.1
	Conservative	Matthew Maxwell-Scott	19,450	38.3	+6.6
	Labour	Emine Ibrahim	9,360	18.4	+3.4
	Green	Shasha Khan	501	1.0	–2.2
	Independent	Nick Mattey	434	0.9	N/A
	CPA	Ashley Dickenson	189	0.4	0.0
Majority			1,369	2.7	–0.5
Turnout			50,753	71.6	+3.6
Registered electors			70,849
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	–0.3

General election 2015: Carshalton and Wallington^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Tom Brake	16,603	34.9	–13.4
	Conservative	Matthew Maxwell-Scott	15,093	31.7	–5.1
	Labour	Siobhan Tate	7,150	15.0	+6.3
	UKIP	William Main-Ian	7,049	14.8	+11.9
	Green	Ross Hemingway	1,492	3.2	+2.4
	CPA	Ashley Dickenson	177	0.4	N/A
	National Front	Richard Edmonds	49	0.1	N/A
Majority			1,510	3.2	–8.3
Turnout			47,613	68.0	–1.0
Registered electors			69,981
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	–4.3

General election 2010: Carshalton and Wallington^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Tom Brake	22,180	48.3	+7.9
	Conservative	Kenneth Andrew	16,920	36.8	–0.6
	Labour	Shafi Khan	4,015	8.7	–8.6
	UKIP	Frank Day	1,348	2.9	+0.3
	BNP	Charlotte Lewis	1,100	2.4	N/A
	Green	George Dow	355	0.8	–1.4
Majority			5,260	11.5	+9.0
Turnout			45,918	69.0	+4.8
Registered electors			66,524
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	+4.3

Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Carshalton and Wallington^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Tom Brake	17,357	40.3	−4.7
	Conservative	Kenneth Andrew	16,289	37.8	+4.0
	Labour	Andrew Theobald	7,396	17.2	−1.2
	UKIP	Francis Day	1,111	2.6	+1.4
	Green	Robert Steel	908	2.1	+0.6
Majority			1,068	2.5	−8.7
Turnout			43,061	63.5	+3.2
Registered electors			67,243
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	−4.4

General election 2001: Carshalton and Wallington^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Tom Brake	18,289	45.0	+6.8
	Conservative	Kenneth Andrew	13,742	33.8	+0.3
	Labour	Margaret Cooper	7,466	18.4	−5.5
	Green	Simon Dixon	614	1.5	+0.7
	UKIP	Martin Haley	501	1.2	+0.7
Majority			4,547	11.2	+6.5
Turnout			40,612	60.3	−13.0
Registered electors			67,337
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	+3.3

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Carshalton and Wallington^[15]^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Tom Brake	18,490	38.2	+7.3
	Conservative	Nigel Forman	16,223	33.5	−16.2
	Labour	Andrew Theobald	11,565	23.9	+6.2
	Referendum	Julian Storey	1,289	2.7	N/A
	Green	Peter Hickson	377	0.8	−0.4
	BNP	Gary Ritchie	261	0.5	N/A
	UKIP	Leslie Povey	218	0.5	N/A
Majority			2,267	4.7	N/A
Turnout			48,423	73.3	−7.6
Registered electors			66,064
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	+11.8

General election 1992: Carshalton and Wallington^[17]^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Nigel Forman	26,243	49.7	−4.3
	Liberal Democrats	Tom Brake	16,300	30.9	+4.7
	Labour	Margaret Moran	9,333	17.7	−0.5
	Green	Robert Steel	614	1.2	−0.4
	Loony Green	Daniel Bamford	266	0.5	N/A
Majority			9,943	18.8	−9.0
Turnout			52,756	80.9	+6.7
Registered electors			65,179
	Conservative hold		Swing	−4.5

Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Carshalton and Wallington^[19]^[20]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Nigel Forman	27,984	54.0	+2.7
	SDP	John Grant	13,575	26.2	−3.4
	Labour	Johanna Baker	9,440	18.2	+0.7
	Green	Robert Steel	843	1.6	±0.0
Majority			14,409	27.8	+6.1
Turnout			51,842	74.2	+3.0
Registered electors			69,906
	Conservative hold		Swing	+3.1

General election 1983: Carshalton and Wallington^[21]^[22]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Nigel Forman	25,396	51.3
	SDP	Bryan James Monroe Ensor	14,641	29.6
	Labour	Johanna Baker	8,655	17.5
	Ecology	Robert Steel	784	1.6
Majority			10,755	21.7
Turnout			49,476	71.2
Registered electors			69,542
	Conservative win (new seat)

Notes

^ /kɑːrˈʃɔːltən.əndˈwɒlɪŋtən/ (hover over for phonetic character guide)

References

^ "Carshalton and Wallington: Usual Resident Population, 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 16 February 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – London". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 3 London region.
^ "Carshalton and Wallington 1983-". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Archived from the original on 8 February 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 3)
^ "Statement of Person Nominated and Notice of Poll: Carshalton and Wallington Constituency". Sutton Council. 7 June 2024.
^ Council, Sutton. "Statement of Persons Nominated & Notice of Poll - Carshalton & Wallington 2019 | Sutton Council". www.sutton.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 21 February 2022. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
^ "Commons Briefing Paper 8749. General Election 2019: results and analysis" (PDF). London: House of Commons Library. 28 January 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 November 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
^ "Carshalton & Wallington parliamentary constituency". BBC News. Archived from the original on 31 December 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
^ "Commons Briefing Paper 7979. General Election 2017: results and analysis" (PDF) (Second ed.). House of Commons Library. 29 January 2019 [7 April 2018]. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 November 2019.
^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
^ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
^ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
^ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
^ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
^ "Carshalton & Wallington". Politicsresources.net. Archived from the original on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
^ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
^ "UK General Election results: April 1992". Politicsresources.net. 9 April 1992. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
^ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
^ "UK General Election results: June 1987". Politicsresources.net. 11 June 1987. Archived from the original on 5 March 2012. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
^ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
^ "UK General Election results: June 1983". Politicsresources.net. 9 June 1983. Archived from the original on 17 January 2010. Retrieved 24 July 2016.

External links

nomis Constituency Profile for Carshalton and Wallington — presenting data from the ONS annual population survey and other official statistics.
Politics Resources (Election results from 1922 onwards)
Electoral Calculus (Election results from 1955 onwards)
Carshalton and Wallington UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) at MapIt UK
Carshalton and Wallington UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK
Carshalton and Wallington UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK

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[3] /kɑːrˈʃɔːltən.əndˈwɒlɪŋtən/ (hover over for phonetic character guide)

[1] "Carshalton and Wallington: Usual Resident Population, 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 16 February 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2015.

[2] "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – London". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 19 June 2024.

[4] "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 3 London region.

[5] "Carshalton and Wallington 1983-". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Archived from the original on 8 February 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2015.

[rayment-6] Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 3)

[7] "Statement of Person Nominated and Notice of Poll: Carshalton and Wallington Constituency". Sutton Council. 7 June 2024.

[8] Council, Sutton. "Statement of Persons Nominated & Notice of Poll - Carshalton & Wallington 2019 | Sutton Council". www.sutton.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 21 February 2022. Retrieved 19 November 2019.

[9] "Commons Briefing Paper 8749. General Election 2019: results and analysis" (PDF). London: House of Commons Library. 28 January 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 November 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2022.

[10] "Carshalton & Wallington parliamentary constituency". BBC News. Archived from the original on 31 December 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2018.

[11] "Commons Briefing Paper 7979. General Election 2017: results and analysis" (PDF) (Second ed.). House of Commons Library. 29 January 2019 [7 April 2018]. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 November 2019.

[electoralcalculus2015-12] "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.

[electoralcalculus2010-13] "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.

[electoralcalculus2005-14] "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

[electoralcalculus2001-15] "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

[electoralcalculus1997-16] "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

[17] "Carshalton & Wallington". Politicsresources.net. Archived from the original on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2016.

[electoralcalculus1992-18] "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

[19] "UK General Election results: April 1992". Politicsresources.net. 9 April 1992. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2016.

[electoralcalculus1987-20] "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

[21] "UK General Election results: June 1987". Politicsresources.net. 11 June 1987. Archived from the original on 5 March 2012. Retrieved 24 July 2016.

[electoralcalculus1983-22] "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

[23] "UK General Election results: June 1983". Politicsresources.net. 9 June 1983. Archived from the original on 17 January 2010. Retrieved 24 July 2016.

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