Carshalton and Wallington (UK Parliament constituency)

UK constituency infobox alt
Name = Carshalton and Wallington


Type = Borough
Entity = Greater London
DivisionType = County
Division = Greater London
Year = 1974
MP = Tom Brake
Party = Liberal Democrat
EP = London

Carshalton and Wallington is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The constituency was created as Sutton Carshalton at the 1974 General Election and was renamed Carshalton and Wallington at the1983 General Election, it retained the same boundaries. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. It is a marginal seat between the Liberal Democrats and the Conservatives.

Boundaries

Members of Parliament

Election results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Tom Brake
votes = 17,357
percentage = 40.3
change = −4.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Ken Andrew
votes = 16,289
percentage = 37.8
change = +4.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Andrew Theobald
votes = 7,396
percentage = 17.2
change = −1.2Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Francis Day
votes = 1,111
percentage = 2.6
change = +1.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Bob Steel
votes = 908
percentage = 2.1
change = +0.6Election box majority
votes = 1,068
percentage = 2.5
change =Election box turnout
votes = 43,061
percentage = 63.5
change = +3.2Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing = −4.4

Election box begin
title=General Election 2001: Carshalton and WallingtonElection box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Tom Brake
votes = 18,289
percentage = 45.0
change = +6.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Ken Andrew
votes = 13,742
percentage = 33.8
change = +0.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Maggie Cooper
votes = 7,466
percentage = 18.4
change = -5.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Simon Dixon
votes = 614
percentage = 1.5
change = +0.7Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Martin Haley
votes = 501
percentage = 1.2
change = +0.8Election box majority
votes = 4,547
percentage = 11.2
change = Election box turnout
votes = 40,612
percentage = 60.3
change = -13.0Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =

See also

* List of Parliamentary constituencies in Greater London