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Croydon and Sutton (London Assembly constituency)
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| London Assembly constituency | |
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| Croydon and Sutton shown within London | |
| Created: | 2000 |
| Member: | Andrew Pelling |
| 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)
| London Assembly election, 2004: Croydon and Sutton | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Alliance | 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 | ||||