Carshalton and Wallington (UK Parliament constituency)

Carshalton and Wallington
Carshalton and Wallington
Borough constituency; for the House of Commons
	Boundary of Carshalton and Wallington in Greater London
County	Greater London
Population	95,322 (2011 census)
Electorate	69,916 (May 2015)
Major settlements	Beddington, Carshalton and Wallington
Current constituency
Created	1983
Member of Parliament	Elliot Colburn (Conservative)
Number of members	One
Created from	Carshalton

Carshalton and Wallington^[a] is a constituency (also known as a seat) represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom since 2019 by Elliot Colburn, a Conservative.

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

Political history[]

Results of all deposit-keeping candidates in their bid be the MP for Carshalton and Wallington (UK House of Commons). The first two LD results refer to the SDP.

From 1997 to 2010 Liberal Democrat majorities were between 2.5% and 15%, contextually marginal in the light of local political history. The large national swing against the Conservatives in 1997 of −11.2% compared to −16.2% expressed locally. This ended the seat's spell of three widely perceived "strong" or "safe" victories – the weakest lead seen by outgoing MP Forman was 18.9% in 1992. Results since 2015 have been very marginal majorities.

The Liberal Democrats 2010 to 2015 coalition proved very unpopular in most other places prompting an unprecedented swing against the party nationally. The coalition saw no meeting of the party's tuition fees abolition policy and a quite austere credit crunch recovery in fiscal policy. No other seat in the southern half of England, aside from North Norfolk (on its fringe), was retained by a Liberal Democrat in 2015. The seat became one of eight connected to the party. The result placed the seat ahead of seats the party lost that had returned a Liberal Democrat or Liberal for decades, such as Truro and St Austell, its member (or that for its direct predecessor version, Truro) having had the party's allegiance since 1974. In 2019, this seat was one of three Liberal Democrat seats gained by the Conservatives (albeit two went the other way). Brake, the losing incumbent was party spokesman on Brexit. The party fiercely campaigned against this; however, this seat voted to leave in the 2016 referendum.

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.

Boundaries[]

Map of present 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–present: 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.

Members of Parliament[]

Election	Member^[3]^[4]
1983	Nigel Forman	Conservative
1997	Tom Brake	Liberal Democrats
2019	Elliot Colburn	Conservative

Election results[]

Elections in the 2010s[]

General election 2019: Carshalton and Wallington^[5]
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	New
	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^[6]^[7]
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	New
	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^[8]
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	New
	National Front	Richard Edmonds	49	0.1	New
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^[9]
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	New
	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^[10]
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^[11]
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^[12]^[13]
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	New
	Green	Peter Hickson	377	0.8	-0.4
	BNP	Gary Ritchie	261	0.5	New
	UKIP	Leslie Povey	218	0.5	New
Majority			2,267	4.7	N/A
Turnout			48,424	73.3	−7.6
Registered electors			66,064
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	+11.8

General election 1992: Carshalton and Wallington^[14]^[15]
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	D Bamford	266	0.5	New
Majority			9,943	18.8	-9.0
Turnout			52,755	80.9	+5.9
Registered electors			65,179
	Conservative hold		Swing	−4.5

Elections in the 1980s[]

General election 1987: Carshalton and Wallington^[16]^[17]
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 (UK)	Robert Steel	843	1.6	±0.0
Majority			14,409	27.8	+6.1
Turnout			51,840	75.0	+3.0
Registered electors			69,120
	Conservative hold		Swing	+3.1

General election 1983: Carshalton and Wallington^[18]^[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Nigel Forman	25,396	51.3	0.0
	SDP	B.J.M. Ensor	14,641	29.6	+13.9
	Labour	Johanna Baker	8,655	17.5	-13.7
	Ecology	Robert Steel	784	1.6	New
Majority			10,755	21.7	+1.6
Turnout			49,478	72.0	-4.7
Registered electors			68,682
	Conservative win (new seat)

Notes[]

^ /kɑːrˈʃɔːl-tənˌ-ʔən.əndˈwɒlɪŋtən/ (hover over for phonetic character guide)

References[]

^ "Carshalton and Wallington: Usual Resident Population, 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
^ "Carshalton & Wallington". UK Polling Report. Retrieved 2016-07-24.
^ "Carshalton and Wallington 1983-". Hansard 1803-2005. UK Parliament. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 3)
^ Council, Sutton. "Statement of Persons Nominated & Notice of Poll - Carshalton & Wallington 2019 | Sutton Council". www.sutton.gov.uk. Retrieved 2019-11-19.
^ "Carshalton & Wallington parliamentary constituency". BBC News.
^ http://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-7979/CBP-7979.pdf
^ "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 2016-06-03. Retrieved 2016-07-24.
^ "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. 1992-04-09. Archived from the original on 2011-08-11. Retrieved 2016-07-24.
^ "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. 1987-06-11. Archived from the original on 2012-03-05. Retrieved 2016-07-24.
^ "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. 1983-06-09. Archived from the original on 2010-01-17. Retrieved 2016-07-24.

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)

Coordinates: 51°21′36″N 0°09′00″W / 51.360°N 0.150°W / 51.360; -0.150

[3] /kɑːrˈʃɔːl-tənˌ-ʔən.əndˈwɒlɪŋtən/ (hover over for phonetic character guide)

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

[2] "Carshalton & Wallington". UK Polling Report. Retrieved 2016-07-24.

[4] "Carshalton and Wallington 1983-". Hansard 1803-2005. UK Parliament. Retrieved 2 February 2015.

[rayment-5] Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 3)

[6] Council, Sutton. "Statement of Persons Nominated & Notice of Poll - Carshalton & Wallington 2019 | Sutton Council". www.sutton.gov.uk. Retrieved 2019-11-19.

[7] "Carshalton & Wallington parliamentary constituency". BBC News.

[8] ttp://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-7979/CBP-7979.pdf

[electoralcalculus2015-9] "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.

[electoralcalculus2010-10] "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.

[electoralcalculus2005-11] "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

[electoralcalculus2001-12] "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

[electoralcalculus1997-13] "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

[14] "Carshalton & Wallington". Politicsresources.net. Archived from the original on 2016-06-03. Retrieved 2016-07-24.

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

[16] "UK General Election results: April 1992". Politicsresources.net. 1992-04-09. Archived from the original on 2011-08-11. Retrieved 2016-07-24.

[electoralcalculus1987-17] "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

[18] "UK General Election results: June 1987". Politicsresources.net. 1987-06-11. Archived from the original on 2012-03-05. Retrieved 2016-07-24.

[electoralcalculus1983-19] "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

[20] "UK General Election results: June 1983". Politicsresources.net. 1983-06-09. Archived from the original on 2010-01-17. Retrieved 2016-07-24.

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