Election Name: | 1994 Sutton London Borough Council election |
Country: | London |
Previous Election: | 1990 Sutton London Borough Council election |
Previous Year: | 1990 |
Next Election: | 1998 Sutton London Borough Council election |
Next Year: | 1998 |
Ongoing: | no |
Type: | parliamentary |
Seats For Election: | All 56 seats up for election to Sutton London Borough Council |
Party1: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
Seats1: | 47 |
Percentage1: | 56.09% |
Party2: | Labour Party (UK) |
Seats2: | 5 |
Percentage2: | 16.07% |
Seats Before2: | 6 |
Seat Change2: | 1 |
Seats Before1: | 32 |
Seat Change1: | 15 |
Party3: | Conservative Party (UK) |
Seats3: | 4 |
Seats Before3: | 18 |
Seat Change3: | 14 |
Percentage3: | 25.36% |
Council control | |
Before Party: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
Posttitle: | Council control after election |
After Party: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
Popular Vote1: | 78,659 |
Swing1: | 14.04 |
Popular Vote2: | 22,533 |
Swing2: | 1.58 |
Popular Vote3: | 35,563 |
Swing3: | 12.45 |
Majority Seats: | 29 |
Registered: | 127,974[1] |
Turnout: | 63,086, 49.30% |
Leader1: | Graham N. Tope |
Leader Since1: | 1986 |
Leaders Seat1: | Sutton Central |
Leader2: | Unknown |
Leader Since2: | Unknown |
Leaders Seat2: | Unknown |
Leader3: | Unknown |
Leaders Seat3: | Unknown |
Leader Since3: | Unknown |
The 1994 Sutton Council election took place on 5 May 1994 to elect members of Sutton London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats stayed in overall control of the council.[2]
The Liberal Democrats won a majority vote in the election, and both the Conservative party and Labour party lost a significant portion of their votes to the Liberal Democrats.
(*) - Indicates an incumbent candidate
(†) - Indicates an incumbent candidate standing in a different ward