Thornton (ward)

Thornton
Thornton
Former electoral ward; for the Lambeth London Borough Council
Borough	Lambeth
County	Greater London
Former electoral ward
Created	1965
Abolished	2022
Member(s)	3

Thornton ward was an administrative division of the London Borough of Lambeth, United Kingdom from 1965 to 2022.

The ward comprised the communities of Clapham Park and the Hyde Farm Estate. The ward shared the borough's western boundary with Wandsworth along Cavendish Road and Emmanuel Road alongside Tooting Bec Common. The south eastern boundary then continued along Emmanuel Road and New Park Road to the A205 South Circular Road. The boundaries of northern part of the ward followed the boundaries of the Clapham Park estate east of Kings Avenue and then cross to run down Clarence Avenue and Poynders Road.

The ward was located in the Streatham parliamentary constituency.

2002–2022 Lambeth council elections

April 2019 by-election

The by-election took place on 11 April 2019.

April 2019 Thornton by-election
	Candidate	Votes	%
Labour	Nanda Manley-Browne	998	41
Liberal Democrats	Mathew Bryant	979	41
Green	Adrian John Audsley	171	7
Conservative	Martin Lester Read	166	7
Women's Equality	Leila Fazal	53	2
UKIP	John Kenneth Plume	39	2
Labour hold		Swing

February 2019 by-election

The by-election took place on 7 February 2019, following the resignation of Lib Peck.

February 2019 Thornton by-election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Stephen Donnelly	1,154	44.7	18.2
	Liberal Democrats	Rebecca MacNair	845	32.8	23.1
	Green	Adrian Audsley	251	9.7	1.7
	Conservative	Martin Reid	247	9.6	6.4
	Women's Equality	Leila Fazal	46	1.8	N/A
	UKIP	John Plume	36	1.4	N/A
Majority			309	11.9	52.0
Turnout				27.5
	Labour hold		Swing

2018 election

The election took place on 3 May 2018.^[1]

2018 Lambeth London Borough Council election: Thornton (3)
	Candidate	Votes
Labour	Lib Peck	2,140
Labour	Jane Edbrooke	1,999
Labour	Ed Davie	1,990
Conservative	Martin Reid	645
Conservative	Michael Spencer	511
Conservative	Vernon de Maynard	489
Green	Katherine Curran	388
Green	Adrian Audsley	364
Liberal Democrats	Duncan Brack	329
Liberal Democrats	Rebecca MacNair	328
Green	Anja Thies	292
Liberal Democrats	Conor Doherty	235
Labour hold		Swing
Labour hold		Swing
Labour hold		Swing

Jane Edbrooke was previously an Oval ward councillor (2010-2018).

2014 election

The election took place on 22 May 2014.^[2]

2014 Lambeth London Borough Council election: Thornton 2014 (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Lib Peck	2,280
	Labour	Diana Morris	2,220
	Labour	Ed Davie	2,113
	UKIP	Bruce Machan	764
	Conservative	Simon Hemsley	664
	Conservative	Vernon de Maynard	570
	Conservative	Savill Young	481
	Green	Adrian Audsley	360
	Green	Hannah Kershaw	336
	Green	Charles Lankaster	272
	Liberal Democrats	Rebecca MacNair	271
	Liberal Democrats	Duncan Brack	258
	Liberal Democrats	John Pindar	227
Total votes			10,816
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

2010 election

The election on 6 May 2010 took place on the same day as the United Kingdom general election.^[3]

2010 Lambeth London Borough Council election: Thornton 2010 (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Diana Morris	2,614
	Labour	Lib Peck	2,609
	Labour	Edward Davie	2,399
	Liberal Democrats	John Pindar	1,705
	Liberal Democrats	Christopher Keating	1,670
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Waterman	1,383
	Conservative	Melanie Ball	1,188
	Conservative	Simon Hemsley	1,104
	Conservative	Vernon de Maynard	1,004
	Green	Adrian Audsley	504
	Green	Charles Gay	373
	Green	Helen Kersley	311
Total votes			16,861
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

2006 election

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

2006 Lambeth London Borough Council election: Thornton (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Lib Peck	1,494
	Labour	Diana Morris	1,445
	Labour	Michael Hipwell	1,354
	Liberal Democrats	John Pindar	1,094
	Liberal Democrats	James Sparling	946
	Liberal Democrats	Suzanne Whitehead	925
	Conservative	Joy Jackson	480
	Green	Adrian Audsley	470
	Conservative	Vernon de Maynard	462
	Conservative	Philippa Stone	457
	Green	Charles Evans	372
	Green	Louise Wakefield	363
Total votes			9,862
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

2002 election

The election took place on 2 May 2002.^[5]

1978–2002 Lambeth council elections

2001 by-election

The by-election took place on 7 June 2001.

1998 election

The election took place on 7 May 1998.^[6]

1998 Lambeth London Borough Council election: Thornton (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Anthony Hewitt	1,178
	Labour	Julie Minns	1,129
	Liberal Democrats	John Pindar	1,080
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Doyle	1,040
	Conservative	Claude Randall	170
	Conservative	Mark Kotecha	151
	Green	Lee Allane	122
Turnout
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats

1994 election

The election took place on 5 May 1994.^[7]

1994 Lambeth London Borough Council election: Thornton (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Maltby J. Pindar	1,244	39.26	33.40
	Liberal Democrats	David C. Warner	1,204
	Labour	Rudolph A. Daley	1,065	33.26	9.14
	Labour	Ty Goddard	1,009
	Conservative	Roger M. Bennett	718	22.00	21.62
	Conservative	Oliver A.W. Lodge	653
	Independent	Ronald C. Bird	171	5.48	New
Registered electors			5,886		140
Turnout			3,202	54.40	0.93
Rejected ballots			8	0.25	0.09
	Liberal Democrats gain from Independent
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour

1990 election

The election took place on 3 May 1990.^[8]

1990 Lambeth London Borough Council election: Thornton (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Ronald C. Bird	1,385	43.62
	Labour	Rudolp A. Daley	1,360	42.40
	Conservative	Roger M. Bennett	1,341
	Labour	David G. Davis	1,290
	Green	Susan P. Bradley	254	8.13
	Liberal Democrats	Celia M. Thomas	194	5.86
	Liberal Democrats	Arthur W.R. Capel	171
Registered electors			5,746
Turnout			3,179	55.33
Rejected ballots			5	0.16
	Conservative hold
	Labour hold

1986 election

The election took place on 8 May 1986.^[9]

1982 election

The election took place on 6 May 1982.^[10]

1978 election

The election took place on 4 May 1978.^[11]

1964–1978 Lambeth council elections

1974 election

The election took place on 2 May 1974.^[12]

1971 election

The election took place on 13 May 1971.^[13]

1968 election

The election took place on 9 May 1968.^[14]

1968 Lambeth London Borough Council election: Thornton
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	C. N. Brown	2892
	Conservative	W. F. R. Fuller	2874
	Conservative	G. M. Murray	1214
	Labour	L. Drake	1172
	Labour	M. M. Noble	1159
	Labour	W. Seeley	1159
	Communist	J. E. Styles	143
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

1964 election

The election took place on 7 May 1964.^[15]

References

^ Colombeau, Joseph (October 2018). "London Borough Council Elections: 3 May 2018" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
^ Colombeau, Joseph (September 2014). "London Borough Council Elections: 22 May 2014" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
^ Piggott, Gareth (March 2011). "London Borough Council Elections: 6 May 2010" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
^ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (March 2007). "London Borough Council Elections: 4 May 2006" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
^ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (2002). "London Borough Council Elections: 2 May 2002" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
^ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (1998). "London Borough Council Elections: 7 May 1998" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
^ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (1994). "London Borough Council Elections: 5 May 1994" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
^ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (1990). "London Borough Council Elections: 3 May 1990" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
^ "London Borough Council Elections: 8 May 1986" (PDF). London Datastore. London Residuary Body. August 1986. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
^ "London Borough Council Elections: 6 May 1982" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. 29 July 1982. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
^ "London Borough Council Elections: 4 May 1978" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. 1978. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
^ "London Borough Council Elections: 2 May 1974" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. 1974. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
^ "London Borough Council Elections: 13 May 1971" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. 1971. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
^ "London Borough Council Elections: 9 May 1968" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. April 1969. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
^ "London Borough Council Elections: 7 May 1964" (PDF). London Datastore. London County Council. November 1964. Retrieved 13 October 2023.

External links

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[2018_results-1] Colombeau, Joseph (October 2018). "London Borough Council Elections: 3 May 2018" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.

[2014_results-2] Colombeau, Joseph (September 2014). "London Borough Council Elections: 22 May 2014" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.

[2010_results-3] Piggott, Gareth (March 2011). "London Borough Council Elections: 6 May 2010" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.

[2006_results-4] Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (March 2007). "London Borough Council Elections: 4 May 2006" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.

[2002_results-5] Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (2002). "London Borough Council Elections: 2 May 2002" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 31 May 2024.

[1998_results-6] Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (1998). "London Borough Council Elections: 7 May 1998" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 18 May 2024.

[1994_results-7] Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (1994). "London Borough Council Elections: 5 May 1994" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 13 October 2023.

[1990_results-8] Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (1990). "London Borough Council Elections: 3 May 1990" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 13 October 2023.

[1986_results-9] "London Borough Council Elections: 8 May 1986" (PDF). London Datastore. London Residuary Body. August 1986. Retrieved 18 May 2024.

[1982_results-10] "London Borough Council Elections: 6 May 1982" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. 29 July 1982. Retrieved 18 May 2024.

[1978_results-11] "London Borough Council Elections: 4 May 1978" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. 1978. Retrieved 18 May 2024.

[1974_results-12] "London Borough Council Elections: 2 May 1974" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. 1974. Retrieved 13 October 2023.

[1971_results-13] "London Borough Council Elections: 13 May 1971" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. 1971. Retrieved 13 October 2023.

[1968_results-14] "London Borough Council Elections: 9 May 1968" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. April 1969. Retrieved 13 October 2023.

[1964_results-15] "London Borough Council Elections: 7 May 1964" (PDF). London Datastore. London County Council. November 1964. Retrieved 13 October 2023.

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Thornton
Former electoral ward for the Lambeth London Borough Council
Borough	Lambeth
County	Greater London
Former electoral ward
Created	1965
Abolished	2022
Member(s)	3