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Wandsworth London Borough Council, England, is elected every four years. From 2002 to 2018, 60 councillors were elected from 20 wards. Following ward boundary changes, in 2022 58 councillors were elected in 22 wards returning either 2 or 3 councillors each.

Political control

The first election to the council was held in 1964, initially operating as a shadow authority before the new system came into full effect in 1965. Political control of the council since 1964 has been held by the following parties:

Council elections

• 1964 Wandsworth London Borough Council election
• 1968 Wandsworth London Borough Council election (boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)
• 1971 Wandsworth London Borough Council election
• 1974 Wandsworth London Borough Council election
• 1978 Wandsworth London Borough Council election (boundary changes increased the number of seats by one)
• 1982 Wandsworth London Borough Council election
• 1986 Wandsworth London Borough Council election
• 1990 Wandsworth London Borough Council election
• 1994 Wandsworth London Borough Council election (boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)
• 1998 Wandsworth London Borough Council election
• 2002 Wandsworth London Borough Council election (boundary changes reduced the number of seats by one)
• 2006 Wandsworth London Borough Council election
• 2010 Wandsworth London Borough Council election
• 2014 Wandsworth London Borough Council election
• 2018 Wandsworth London Borough Council election
• 2022 Wandsworth London Borough Council election (boundary changes reduced the number of seats by two)

Borough result maps

• 2002 results map
• 2006 results map
• 2010 results map
• 2014 results map
• 2018 results map
• 2022 results map

By-election results

1964-1968

There were no by-elections.

1968-1971

1971-1974

1974-1978

1978-1982

1982-1986

1986-1990

1990-1994

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Eric J. Somerville-Jones.

1994-1998

There were no by-elections.

1998-2002

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. William F. D. Hawkins.

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Rev. Andrew P. B. White.

2002-2006

There were no by-elections.

2006-2010

There were no by-elections.

2010-2014

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Edward J. U. Lister.

The by-election was called following the resignation of Lucy Allan.

2014-2018

The by-election was triggered by the death of Councillor Adrian Knowles of the Conservative Party. The by-election was held on the same day as the 2015 general election.

The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Councillor Ben Johnson of the Labour Party, following his appointment as an adviser to the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan.

This by-election was triggered by the death of Councillor Sally-Ann Ephson of the Labour Party.

2018–2022

Furzedown by-election 21 June 2019

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Graham Loveland	1,811	49.0	14.7
	Liberal Democrats	Jon Irwin	887	24.0	18.7
	Conservative	Nabi Toktas	681	18.4	3.0
	Green	Gerard Harrison	318	8.6	1.0
Majority			924	25.0
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

Bedford by-election 25 November 2021

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sheila Boswell	906	40.2	9.8
	Conservative	Tom Mytton	905	40.2	5.7
	Green	Roy Vickery	306	13.6	4.3
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Tibbles	135	6.0	0.2
Majority			1	0.0
Turnout			2252	21.7
	Labour hold		Swing

The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Councillor Hannah Stanislaus of the Labour Party

2022-2026

Tooting Broadway by-election 14 July 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Rex Osborn	1,429	62.2	1.6
	Conservative	Jonathan Iliff	491	21.4	2.8
	Green	Lisa Osborne	285	12.4	2.5
	Liberal Democrats	Haren Thillainathan	94	4.1	2.0
Majority			938	40.8
Turnout			2,299	19.3
	Labour hold		Swing

The by-election was triggered by the death of Councillor Andy Gibbons of the Labour Party.

Tooting Broadway by-election 18 January 2024

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sean Lawless	1,888	67.3	6.8
	Conservative	Otto Jacobsson	542	19.3	0.8
	Green	Nick Humberstone	261	9.3	5.5
	Liberal Democrats	Thillainathan Haren	113	4.0	2.0
Majority			1,346	48.0
Turnout			2,804	24.10
	Labour hold		Swing

The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Councillor Kate Forbes of the Labour Party.

West Putney by-election 2 May 2024

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Nick Austin	2,839	45.3	4.7
	Labour	Jane Briginshaw	2,350	37.5	5.3
	Liberal Democrats	Mark Lejman	635	10.1	1.9
	Green	Fergal McEntee	438	7.0	1.4
Majority			489	7.8
Turnout			6,262
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Councillor Claire Gilbert of the Labour Party.

References

1. The Greater London and Surrey (County and London Borough Boundaries) (No. 2) Order 1993
2. The Lambeth, Merton and Wandsworth (London Borough Boundaries) Order 1993

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12. "London Borough Council Elections 7 May 1998 including the Greater London Authority Referendum results" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
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21. "Bedford Ward by-election result". Wandsworth Borough Council. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
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23. "Tooting Broadway ward by-election" (PDF). Wandsworth Borough Council. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
24. "Local Elections Archive Project — West Putney Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 December 2024.

External links

• Wandsworth Council

• Council elections in the London Borough of Wandsworth