Sutton local elections
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Sutton
London Borough
Council in London
, England
is elected every four years.
Sutton Council election, 2002 (boundary changes reduced the number of seats by 2)
Sutton Council election, 2006
Sutton Council election, 2010
London Borough of Sutton
The London Borough of Sutton is a London borough in South London, England and forms part of Outer London. It covers an area of and is the 80th largest local authority in England by population. It is one of the southernmost boroughs of London...
London Borough
London borough
The administrative area of Greater London contains thirty-two London boroughs. Inner London comprises twelve of these boroughs plus the City of London. Outer London comprises the twenty remaining boroughs of Greater London.-Functions:...
Council in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
is elected every four years.
Political control
Since 1964 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:| Party in control | Years |
|---|---|
| Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House... |
1964 - 1986 |
| No overall control No overall control Within the context of local councils of the United Kingdom, the term No Overall Control refers to a situation in which no single party achieves a majority of seats and is analogous to a hung parliament... |
1986 - 1990 |
| Liberal Democrats | 1990 - present |
Council elections
Sutton Council election, 1998Sutton Council election, 2002 (boundary changes reduced the number of seats by 2)
Sutton Council election, 2006
Sutton Council election, 2010
Sutton Council election, 2010
Elections for London Borough of Sutton were held on the 6 May 2010. The 2010 General Election and other local elections took place on the same day.In London council elections the entire council is elected every four years, opposed to some local elections where one councillor is elected every year...