Croydon and Sutton (London Assembly constituency)

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**Croydon and Sutton**
London Assembly constituency

Croydon and Sutton shown within London
Created:	2000
Member:	Steve O'Connell
Party:	Conservative
Region:	London
Assembly:	London Assembly

Croydon and Sutton is a constituency represented in the London Assembly.

It consists of the combined area of the London Borough of Croydon and the London Borough of Sutton.

The south of Croydon is traditionally a more Conservative area, while the north of Croydon has traditionally Labour-voting areas. Sutton is competitive between the Liberal Democrats and the Conservatives.

The equivalent Westminster seats are:

Carshalton and Wallington (Liberal Democrat)
Croydon Central (Conservative)
Croydon North (Labour)
Croydon South (Conservative)
Sutton and Cheam (Liberal Democrat)

[edit] Assembly Members

Year		Member	Party
	2000	Andrew Pelling	Conservative
	2008	Steve O'Connell	Conservative

[edit] Election results

London Assembly election, 2008: Croydon and Sutton ^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Steve O'Connell	76,477	43.3	+4.7
	Labour	Shafi Khan	33,812	19.2	+0.1
	Liberal Democrat	Abigail Lock	32,335	18.3	–2.8
	UK Independence	David Pickles	9,440	5.4	–1.8
	Green	Shasha Khan	8,969	5.1	+0.5
	Christian Choice	David Campanale	6,910	3.9
	English Democrats	Richard Castle	4,186	2.4	N/A
	Left List	Zana Hussain	1,361	0.8	N/A
Majority			42,665	24.1	+6.6
Turnout			176,474	49.0	+13.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

London Assembly election, 2004: Croydon and Sutton^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Andrew Pelling	52,330	38.6	–2.0
	Liberal Democrat	Steve Gauge	28,636	21.1	–4.5
	Labour	Sean Fitzsimons	25,861	19.1	–5.7
	UK Independence	James Feisenberger	15,203	11.2	N/A
	Green	Shasha Khan	6,175	4.6	–2.9
	Christian Peoples	David Campanale	4,234	3.1	N/A
	Respect	Waqas Hussain	3,108	2.3	N/A
Majority			23,694	17.5	+2.6
Turnout			135,547	36.0	+3.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

London Assembly election, 2000: Croydon and Sutton^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Andrew Pelling	48,421	40.6	N/A
	Liberal Democrat	Anne Gallop	30,614	25.7	N/A
	Labour	Maggie Mansell	29,514	24.8	N/A
	Green	Peter Hickson	8,884	7.4	N/A
	London Socialist	Mark Steel	1,823	1.5	N/A
Majority			17,807	14.9	N/A
Turnout			119,256	32.7	N/A
	Conservative hold		Swing

[edit] References

v • d • e London Assembly constituencies

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