The Wrythe is an electoral ward in the London Borough of Sutton. The ward was first used in the 2002 elections. It returns councillors to Sutton London Borough Council.

The Wrythe
Electoral ward
for the Sutton London Borough Council
Map
The Wrythe ward boundaries since 2022
BoroughSutton
CountyGreater London
Population10,938 (2021)[a]
Electorate7,890 (2022)
Major settlementsThe Wrythe
Area1.420 square kilometres (0.548 sq mi)
Current electoral ward
Created2002
Number of members2
Councillors
  •   Colin Stears
  •   Bobby Dean
  •   Patrick Ogbonna
GSS code
  • E05000568 (2002–2022)
  • E05013769 (2022–present)

List of councillors

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Term Councillor Party
2002–2014 Susan Stears Liberal Democrats
2002–2006 Sheila Siggins Liberal Democrats
2002–2014 Roger Thistle Liberal Democrats
2006–present Colin Stears Liberal Democrats
2014–2018 Callum Morton Liberal Democrats
2014–2022 Nali Patel Liberal Democrats
2018–2022 Sam Weatherlake Liberal Democrats
2022–present Bobby Dean Liberal Democrats
2022–present Patrick Ogbonna Liberal Democrats

Sutton council elections since 2022

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There was a revision of ward boundaries in Sutton in 2022.

2022 election

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The election took place on 5 May 2022.[1]

2022 Sutton London Borough Council election: The Wrythe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Bobby Dean 1,492 47.9
Liberal Democrats Colin Stears 1,337 43.0
Liberal Democrats Patrick Ogbonna 1,225 39.4
Conservative Edward Dwight 1,175 37.8
Conservative Robert Okpuru 1,138 36.6
Conservative Daisy Pearce 1,084 34.8
Labour David Grant 534 17.2
Labour Margaret Thomas 488 15.7
Labour Cecil Tate 468 15.0
Green Faye Burnett 394 12.7
Turnout
Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries)
Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries)
Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries)

2002–2022 Sutton council elections

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The Wrythe ward boundaries from 2002 to 2022

2018 election

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The election took place on 3 May 2018.[2]

2018 Sutton London Borough Council election: The Wrythe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Colin Stears 1,324 46.8 +1.3
Liberal Democrats Sam Weatherlake 1,249 44.2 −1.5
Liberal Democrats Nali Patel 1,224 43.3 +2.5
Conservative Will Curley 760 26.9 +9.4
Conservative Millie Shields 747 26.4 +9.8
Conservative Sebastian Wopinski 659 23.3 +10.4
Labour Sheila Berry 533 18.9 +3.4
Labour Carlos De Sousa 498 17.6 +3.5
Labour Paul McCarthy 476 16.8 +4.3
Green Penelope Mouncey 204 7.2 −3.1
UKIP John Bannon 196 6.9 −18.8
Green Michael Boulton 187 6.6 N/A
UKIP Bill Main-Ian 177 6.3 N/A
UKIP Gino Marotta 129 4.6 N/A
Green Phillip Mouncey 121 4.3 N/A
Rejected ballots 2
Turnout 2,829 34.09
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

2014 election

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The election took place on 22 May 2014.[3]

2014 Sutton London Borough Council election: The Wrythe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Callum Morton 1,341 45.7
Liberal Democrats Colin Stears 1,337 45.5
Liberal Democrats Nali Patel 1,199 40.8
UKIP Chris Howe 754 25.7
Conservative Benjamin Scully 513 17.5
Conservative Charles Manton 487 16.6
Labour Deirdre Barry 455 15.5
Labour Alex Milligan 415 14.1
Conservative Marion Williams 378 12.9
Labour Tony Thorpe 365 12.4
Green Derek Coleman 303 10.3
Turnout 2,936 40.1 −26.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

2010 election

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The election on 6 May 2010 took place on the same day as the United Kingdom general election.[4]

2010 Sutton London Borough Council election: The Wrythe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Colin Stears 2,566
Liberal Democrats Susan Stears 2,491
Liberal Democrats Roger Thistle 2,229
Conservative Samantha Drew 1,511
Conservative Terry Faulds 1,432
Conservative Jim Simms 1,329
Labour Pat Simons 585
Labour Sean Hayward 570
Labour Andrew Theobald 562
BNP Sarah Bristow 451
Green Andrew Lindsay 377
Turnout
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

2006 election

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The election took place on 4 May 2006.[5]

2006 Sutton London Borough Council election: The Wrythe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Susan Stears 1,436 54.3
Liberal Democrats Colin Stears 1,405
Liberal Democrats Roger Thistle 1,370
Conservative Derek Lockhart 867 32.8
Conservative Christopher Wortley 834
Conservative Stephen Odunton 791
Labour Margaret Collier 343 13.0
Labour Catherine Magee 337
Labour Margaret Hughes 335
Turnout 36.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

2002 election

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The election took place on 2 May 2002.[6]

2002 Sutton London Borough Council election: The Wrythe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Susan Stears 1,176
Liberal Democrats Sheila Siggins 1,142
Liberal Democrats Roger Thistle 1,103
Conservative Robert Creece 544
Conservative Christopher Wortley 540
Conservative Marion Williams 536
Labour Richard Collier 377
Labour Anthony Thorpe 365
Labour Bodipala Wijeyesinghe 354
Green Karin Andrews 118
Green William Fuller 99
Turnout
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Notes

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  1. ^ 2021 Census data reported for 2022 ward boundaries

References

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  1. ^ Heywood, Joe; Loftus, Caitlin (March 2023). "London Borough Council Elections: May 2022" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  2. ^ Colombeau, Joseph (October 2018). "London Borough Council Elections: 3 May 2018" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  3. ^ Colombeau, Joseph (September 2014). "London Borough Council Elections: 22 May 2014" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  4. ^ Piggott, Gareth (March 2011). "London Borough Council Elections: 6 May 2010" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  5. ^ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (March 2007). "London Borough Council Elections: 4 May 2006" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  6. ^ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (2002). "London Borough Council Elections: 2 May 2002" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 31 May 2024.