Wandsworth London Borough Council elections explained

Wandsworth London Borough Council, England, is elected every four years. From 2002 to 2018, 60 councillors were elected from 20 wards.^[1] Following ward boundary changes, in 2022 58 councillors were elected in 22 wards returning either 2 or 3 councillors each.^[2]

Political control

The first election to the council was held in 1964, initially operating as a shadow authority before the new system came into full effect in 1965. Political control of the council since 1964 has been held by the following parties:^[3]

Election	Overall Control		Conservative	Labour	Lib Dem	Ind.
		13	47	-	-
		48	12	-	-
		7	54	-	-
		12	48	-	-
		36	25	-	-
		33	27	1	-
		31	30	-	-
		48	13	-	-
		45	16	-	-
		50	11	-	-
		50	10	-	-
		51	9	-	-
		47	13	-	-
		41	19	-	-
		33	26	-	1
2022		22	35	-	1

Council elections

• 1964 Wandsworth London Borough Council election
• 1968 Wandsworth London Borough Council election (boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)^[4]
• 1971 Wandsworth London Borough Council election
• 1974 Wandsworth London Borough Council election
• 1978 Wandsworth London Borough Council election (boundary changes increased the number of seats by one)^[5]
• 1982 Wandsworth London Borough Council election
• 1986 Wandsworth London Borough Council election
• 1990 Wandsworth London Borough Council election
• 1994 Wandsworth London Borough Council election (boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)
• 1998 Wandsworth London Borough Council election
• 2002 Wandsworth London Borough Council election (boundary changes reduced the number of seats by one)^{[1] [6]}
• 2006 Wandsworth London Borough Council election
• 2010 Wandsworth London Borough Council election
• 2014 Wandsworth London Borough Council election
• 2018 Wandsworth London Borough Council election
• 2022 Wandsworth London Borough Council election (boundary changes reduced the number of seats by two) ^[7]

By-election results

1964-1968

There were no by-elections.^[4]

1990-1994

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Eric J. Somerville-Jones.

1994-1998

There were no by-elections.^[8]

1998-2002

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. William F. D. Hawkins.The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Rev. Andrew P. B. White.

2002-2006

There were no by-elections.^[9]

2006-2010

There were no by-elections.^[10]

2010-2014

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Edward J. U. Lister.The by-election was called following the resignation of Lucy Allan.

2014-2018

The by-election was triggered by the death of Councillor Adrian Knowles of the Conservative Party. The by-election was held on the same day as the 2015 general election.

The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Councillor Ben Johnson of the Labour Party, following his appointment as an adviser to the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan.^[11]

This by-election was triggered by the death of Councillor Sally-Ann Ephson of the Labour Party.

2018–2022

The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Councillor Hannah Stanislaus of the Labour Party

2022-2026

The by-election was triggered by the death of Councillor Andy Gibbons of the Labour Party.

The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Councillor Kate Forbes of the Labour Party.

External links

• Wandsworth Council

Notes and References

1. News: Wandsworth . Local elections 2002 . 24 June 2012 . BBC News Online.
2. Web site: Local electoral boundary reviews . 2022-05-18 . Wandsworth Borough Council . en-gb.
3. News: Wandsworth . English local election results, 2010 . 24 June 2012 . . 19 April 2009.
4. Web site: London Borough Council Elections 9 May 1968. London Datastore. Greater London Council. 24 February 2015.
5. Web site: London Borough Council Elections 4 May 1978. London Datastore. Greater London Council. 25 February 2015.
6. Web site: London Borough Council Elections 2 May 2002. London Datastore. Greater London Authority. 25 February 2015.
7. https://www.wandsworth.gov.uk/media/10659/notice_of_election_wandsworth_borough_2022.pdf Notice of Election. Wandsworth Borough
8. Web site: London Borough Council Elections 7 May 1998 including the Greater London Authority Referendum results. London Datastore. London Research Centre. 8 March 2015.
9. Web site: London Borough Council Elections 4 May 2006. London Datastore. Greater London Authority. 7 March 2015.
10. Web site: London Borough Council Elections 6 May 2010. London Datastore. Greater London Authority. 7 March 2015.
11. Web site: Tooting Labour Councillor steps down to become adviser to Mayor of London. Your Local Guardian.