Croydon and Sutton (London Assembly constituency)

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Croydon and Sutton

London Assembly constituency
Shown within London (numbered 5)
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)

[edit] Election results

London Assembly election, 2004: Croydon and Sutton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Andrew Pelling	52,330	38.6	-2.0
	Liberal Democrats	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 Democrats	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

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