Election 97

Sutton and Cheam

Current MP Olga Maitland
Conservative 97 17,822
Labour 97 7,280
LibDem 97 19,919
Nationalist 97 0
Other 97 287
Elected party
Sutton and Cheam

Robert Waller wrote
Old constituency Sutton and Cheam
Conservative 92 27,710
Labour 92 4,980
LibDem 92 16,954
Nationalist 92 0
Other 92 577
Elected party Conservative

The voters of suburban Sutton and Cheam, to the south of Greater London and once a part of Surrey, clearly think and vote differently on national and local issues. They consistently elect an overwhelmingly Liberal Democrat council (47 Lib Dems to four Tories) while returning Lady Olga Maitland as Conservative MP with a five-figure majority - the disparity is no doubt due to fear, not of the Lib Dems, but of a Labour government. The Liberals did briefly hold the seat once, after their so-called 'false dawn' of 1972. But their long-term hopes in Sutton were dashed, and it has to be said that the Tories are favourites to win once again.


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