Election 97

Carshalton and Wallington


Result 97 gain
from Conservative
Current MP 97 Nigel Forman
Majority 0 ( 0.0%)
Conservative 97 16,223 (33.5%)
Labour 97 11,565 (23.9%)
LibDem 97 18,490 (38.2%)
Nationalist 97 0 ( 0.0%)
Other 97 2,145 ( 4.4%)
Elected party 97
Electorate 97 66,038
Turnout 97 48,423 (73.3%)



1992 MP Nigel Forman
Old constituency name Carshalton and Wallington
Majority 92 9,943 (18.8%)
Conservative 92 26,243 (49.7%)
Labour 92 9,333 (17.7%)
LibDem 92 16,300 (30.9%)
Nationalist 92 0 ( 0.0%)
Other 92 880 ( 1.7%)
Elected party 92 Conservative
Electorate 92 65,188
Turnout 92 52,756 (80.9%)
Carshalton and Wallington



Tory change -16.2%
Labour change +6.2%
Lib Dem change +7.3%
Nationalist change +0.0%
Other change +2.8%
Electorate change +1.3%
Turnout Change -7.6%
Robert Waller wrote

Carshalton and Wallington, on the Surrey fringes of Greater London, gives every impression of being safe Tory suburbia. However, the Liberals, and now the Liberal Democrats, have a long history of strong intervention in the Borough of Sutton. They now control the local council and harbour serious ambitions of taking this parliamentary seat. Objectively, a Conservative lead of 10,000 votes looks insurmountable, but this is almost exactly the same as the vote for Labour. A further anti-Tory swing, plus serious tactical voting, could just see the Lib Dems home.


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