Photo: A P Monblat · CC BY-SA 3.0The Liberal Democrats hold a majority on the London Borough of Sutton
Sutton is run by the London Borough of Sutton. The Liberal Democrats have a majority on the London Borough of Sutton. Sutton is split between 3 parliamentary constituencies.
£2,380
Band D, a year, the middle band every council sets its tax from.
Where it goes →How Sutton’s politics has changed since 2021
A majority on the London Borough of Sutton
The Liberal Democrats hold a majority on the London Borough of Sutton: 51 of its 55 seats as elected (it held 29 before the May 2026 election). Reform UK holds 2, Labour 1 and independents 1. Who’s in charge ↓
The 2026 vote
Across Sutton’s wards, the Liberal Democrats took 44.4%, Reform UK took 20.1% and the Conservatives took 17% of votes in May 2026. In 2022, the Liberal Democrats had 39.5%. How Sutton has voted ↓
Council tax
A Band D bill in Sutton is £2,379 for 2026–27; the London Borough of Sutton keeps 79% of it. The council area’s Band D has risen 60% in ten years, against England’s 56%. Council money ↓
Written from the data on this page: Democracy Club results since May 2021, the UK Parliament Members API and MHCLG council tax.
Who holds the seats
Seats by party as elected. A party needs 28 of Sutton’s 55 seats to run the council alone.
- Liberal Democrat51+22
- Reform UK2+2
- Independent1−2
- Labour1−2
- Conservative0−20
Change against the council before the 7 May 2026 election.
Seats are counted from election results: each ward’s most recent winners until its seats are filled. Councillors who have since changed party or resigned aren’t reflected, and which parties lead the council, and who is leader, comes from the council itself.
Results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), elections since May 2021; seats per ward from its EveryElection.
Two tiers of council, no parish tier
Sutton has two tiers of council: the county runs the big services, the district the local ones.
Every main council service: schools, social care, roads, bins, planning, housing and libraries.
99% of Sutton’s residents
Website ↗Bins and recycling, planning, housing, environmental health, leisure, and collecting council tax.
Who runs Sutton: same source as Who runs Sutton, above.
Website ↗Schools, social care, roads and transport, libraries and waste disposal.
Website ↗Transport for London, policing (through the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime), the London Fire Brigade and London-wide planning.
Mayor: Sadiq Khan (Labour), elected May 2024
Website ↗Who to ask
From GOV.UK’s “Understand how your council works”: in two-tier areas the district or borough runs local services and the county the big ones.
99% of Sutton is unparished: there is no parish or town council, so the council runs local matters itself and no parish precept is added to the bill.
Councils from ONS lookups (wards and councils May 2026, parishes 2025), names and websites from GOV.UK’s local council finder; parish councils from MHCLG’s 2026–27 list of precepting parishes.
From the council to Westminster
Every elected tier that speaks for Sutton, from the most recent elections.
- 1Council wards20 wards · 55 councillorsLiberal Democrat 51 · Reform UK 2 · Labour 1 · Independent 1 · all 55
- 2Mayor of LondonGreater London Authority · elected May 2024Sadiq Khan
- 3Police and crime commissionerSurrey Police · elected May 2024Lisa Townsend
- 4House of CommonsSplit between 3 constituencies
Party colours are neutral on purpose: they tell parties apart and aren’t the parties’ own. Tap an MP’s name for their contact page on parliament.uk.
55 councillors for 20 wards
Wards with at least 2% of the town’s residents, or half their own inside it. Each shows who won its most recent elections, newest first, until its seats are filled.
- Richard ChoiLiberal Democrat · May 2026
- Ed ParsleyLiberal Democrat · May 2026
- Cryss MennaceurLiberal Democrat · May 2026
- Richard CliftonLiberal Democrat · May 2026
- Trish FiveyLiberal Democrat · May 2026
- Asif HiraniLiberal Democrat · May 2026
- Sunita GordonLiberal Democrat · May 2026
- Aaron Lewis GoaterLiberal Democrat · May 2026
- Barry Robert LewisLiberal Democrat · May 2026
- Joicy Antini JosephLiberal Democrat · May 2026
- Janey GouldReform UK · May 2026
- Alison LongReform UK · May 2026
- Chandra AlapatiLiberal Democrat · May 2026
- Joseph BarkhamLiberal Democrat · May 2026
- Rashi BarsaiyanLiberal Democrat · May 2026
- Andrew William JennerLiberal Democrat · May 2026
- Isabel AraujoLiberal Democrat · May 2026
- Jake Michael ShortLiberal Democrat · May 2026
- Sam CumberLiberal Democrat · May 2026
- Vanessa McCainLiberal Democrat · May 2026
- Yusuf Abd El-RazzakLiberal Democrat · May 2026
- James ApplebyLiberal Democrat · May 2026
- Naveen SamratLiberal Democrat · May 2026
- Jason StoneLiberal Democrat · May 2026
- Jayne Louise McCoyLiberal Democrat · May 2026
- Sam MartinLiberal Democrat · May 2026
- Muhammad Izhar SadiqLiberal Democrat · May 2026
- Colin Henry StearsLiberal Democrat · May 2026
- Rukhsar Hasan AskariLiberal Democrat · May 2026
- Ian David George SimpsonLiberal Democrat · May 2026
- Edward Timothy JoyceLiberal Democrat · May 2026
- Sunil KumarLiberal Democrat · May 2026
- Judy WalshLiberal Democrat · May 2026
- Louise PhelanLiberal Democrat · May 2026
- Christopher WoolmerLiberal Democrat · May 2026
- Qasim EsakLiberal Democrat · May 2026
The other 8 wards
- Nick MatteyIndependent · May 2026
- Sue EbanksLiberal Democrat · May 2026
- Rob LeahLiberal Democrat · May 2026
- Stephen KingdomLiberal Democrat · May 2026
- Melody Lam ThorpeLiberal Democrat · May 2026
- Shimino JesudasLiberal Democrat · May 2026
- Lisa Eleanor WebsterLiberal Democrat · May 2026
- Peter Andrew ChubbLiberal Democrat · May 2026
- Noor SumunLiberal Democrat · May 2026
- Rob BeckLiberal Democrat · May 2026
- Cumar SahaLiberal Democrat · May 2026
- Paul Jeremy ColeLiberal Democrat · May 2026
- Gemma Amy MundayLiberal Democrat · May 2026
- Joanna ElgarfLiberal Democrat · May 2026
- Israel OwoadeLiberal Democrat · May 2026
- Jenna Hartley-SmithLiberal Democrat · May 2026
- Luni SabharwalLiberal Democrat · May 2026
- Tom FosterLiberal Democrat · May 2026
- Dave TchilLabour and Co-operative · May 2026
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| Ward | Seats | Elected | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sutton CentralSutton · all in Sutton · 12,571 residents3 seats · May 2026 | 3 | Richard ChoiEd ParsleyCryss Mennaceur | May 2026 |
| Sutton SouthSutton · all in Sutton · 12,248 residents3 seats · May 2026 | 3 | Richard CliftonTrish FiveyAsif Hirani | May 2026 |
| Wallington NorthSutton · all in Sutton · 12,235 residents3 seats · May 2026 | 3 | Sunita GordonAaron Lewis GoaterBarry Robert Lewis | May 2026 |
| St Helier WestSutton · all in Sutton · 12,180 residents3 seats · May 2026 | 3 | Joicy Antini JosephJaney GouldAlison Long | May 2026 |
| BelmontSutton · all in Sutton · 11,862 residents3 seats · May 2026 | 3 | Chandra AlapatiJoseph BarkhamRashi Barsaiyan | May 2026 |
| Carshalton CentralSutton · all in Sutton · 11,537 residents3 seats · May 2026 | 3 | Andrew William JennerIsabel AraujoJake Michael Short | May 2026 |
| Sutton NorthSutton · all in Sutton · 11,294 residents3 seats · May 2026 | 3 | Sam CumberVanessa McCainYusuf Abd El-Razzak | May 2026 |
| North CheamSutton · all in Sutton · 11,164 residents3 seats · May 2026 | 3 | James ApplebyNaveen SamratJason Stone | May 2026 |
| Wallington SouthSutton · all in Sutton · 11,053 residents3 seats · May 2026 | 3 | Jayne Louise McCoySam MartinMuhammad Izhar Sadiq | May 2026 |
| The WrytheSutton · all in Sutton · 10,935 residents3 seats · May 2026 | 3 | Colin Henry StearsRukhsar Hasan AskariIan David George Simpson | May 2026 |
| South Beddington & RoundshawSutton · all in Sutton · 10,911 residents3 seats · May 2026 | 3 | Edward Timothy JoyceSunil KumarJudy Walsh | May 2026 |
| Sutton West & East CheamSutton · all in Sutton · 10,906 residents3 seats · May 2026 | 3 | Louise PhelanChristopher WoolmerQasim Esak | May 2026 |
The other 8 wards
| Ward | Seats | Elected | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| BeddingtonSutton · all in Sutton · 10,780 residents3 seats · May 2026 | 3 | Nick MatteySue EbanksRob Leah | May 2026 |
| CheamSutton · all in Sutton · 10,424 residents3 seats · May 2026 | 3 | Stephen KingdomMelody Lam ThorpeShimino Jesudas | May 2026 |
| Carshalton South & ClockhouseSutton · mostly in Sutton · 9,445 residents3 seats · May 2026 | 3 | Lisa Eleanor WebsterPeter Andrew ChubbNoor Sumun | May 2026 |
| StonecotSutton · all in Sutton · 8,276 residents2 seats · May 2026 | 2 | Rob BeckCumar Saha | May 2026 |
| St Helier EastSutton · all in Sutton · 8,196 residents2 seats · May 2026 | 2 | Paul Jeremy ColeGemma Amy Munday | May 2026 |
| Worcester Park NorthSutton · mostly in Sutton · 7,811 residents2 seats · May 2026 | 2 | Joanna ElgarfIsrael Owoade | May 2026 |
| Worcester Park SouthSutton · all in Sutton · 7,071 residents2 seats · May 2026 | 2 | Jenna Hartley-SmithLuni Sabharwal | May 2026 |
| HackbridgeSutton · all in Sutton · 6,585 residents2 seats · May 2026 | 2 | Tom FosterDave Tchil | May 2026 |
Councillors can resign, change party or sit as independents between elections; a by-election winner replaces someone not named here. London Borough of Sutton’s website lists who sits now.
Results from Democracy Club’s candidates database (CC BY 4.0; elections since May 2021) and ward seats from its EveryElection, matched to ONS wards (May 2026) and county divisions (May 2025).
The Liberal Democrats have led every council vote since 2022
Share of all votes cast for candidates in Sutton’s wards at each scheduled council election since 2021. A gap is a year with no election here.
Seats won at each election
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| Party | 2022 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Green | 3.6% | 10.5% |
| Labour | 16.9% | 6% |
| Liberal Democrat | 39.5% | 44.4% |
| Conservative | 36.2% | 17% |
| Reform UK | 0% | 20.1% |
In 2026, the Liberal Democrats won 51, Reform UK won 2, Labour won 1 and independents won 1 of the 55 seats up in Sutton’s wards.
Results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0). Where a ward elects several councillors at once, each voter has that many votes; all of them count here.
Sutton council election, May 2026
Results in the wards that make up Sutton, as declared. Percentages are of votes cast for candidates in each ward; where a ward elects several councillors, each voter has that many votes.
20 wards voted. Every seat in the town’s wards was up.
No election is scheduled yet for Sutton’s wards in Democracy Club’s list. Councils publish a notice of election about five weeks before polling day.
Who can I vote for? ↗10,250 votes for candidates · 3 seats, so 3 votes each
11,435 votes for candidates · 3 seats, so 3 votes each
11,922 votes for candidates · 3 seats, so 3 votes each
Every ward’s result (17 more)
9,762 votes for candidates · 3 seats, so 3 votes each
13,248 votes for candidates · 3 seats, so 3 votes each
13,593 votes for candidates · 3 seats, so 3 votes each
11,400 votes for candidates · 3 seats, so 3 votes each
13,072 votes for candidates · 3 seats, so 3 votes each
11,349 votes for candidates · 3 seats, so 3 votes each
10,866 votes for candidates · 3 seats, so 3 votes each
10,286 votes for candidates · 3 seats, so 3 votes each
11,568 votes for candidates · 3 seats, so 3 votes each
11,619 votes for candidates · 3 seats, so 3 votes each
13,114 votes for candidates · 3 seats, so 3 votes each
12,192 votes for candidates · 3 seats, so 3 votes each
5,451 votes for candidates · 2 seats, so 2 votes each
4,338 votes for candidates · 2 seats, so 2 votes each
5,630 votes for candidates · 2 seats, so 2 votes each
6,004 votes for candidates · 2 seats, so 2 votes each
4,409 votes for candidates · 2 seats, so 2 votes each
Candidates and results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), from councils’ declared results; polling dates from Democracy Club’s EveryElection.
Sutton is split between 3 constituencies
The constituencies’ MP and the 4 July 2024 general election, the whole constituency’s result.
Liberal Democrat, MP since 4 July 2024
50% of Sutton’s residents live in this constituency.
Turnout 63% (England 60%).
Majority 7,905 of 46,670 votes (16.9%): wider than in 60% of England’s 543 constituencies.
Liberal Democrat, MP since 4 July 2024
50% of Sutton’s residents live in this constituency.
Turnout 66% (England 60%).
Majority 3,801 of 47,606 votes (8%): the 150th-narrowest of 543 in England.
Conservative, MP since 4 July 2024
1% of Sutton’s residents live in this constituency.
Turnout 69% (England 60%).
Majority 3,187 of 53,161 votes (6%): the 117th-narrowest of 543 in England.
46,670 votes for candidates · majority 7,905
Liberal Democrat, MP since 4 July 2024.
turnout in July 2024: 46,670 votes from 74,362 registered voters. England: 60%.
Majority 7,905 of 46,670 votes (16.9%): wider than in 60% of England’s 543 constituencies.
Sutton and Cheam
47,606 votes for candidates · majority 3,801
Liberal Democrat, MP since 4 July 2024.
turnout in July 2024: 47,606 votes from 72,303 registered voters. England: 60%.
Majority 3,801 of 47,606 votes (8%): the 150th-narrowest of 543 in England.
Reigate
53,161 votes for candidates · majority 3,187
Conservative, MP since 4 July 2024.
turnout in July 2024: 53,161 votes from 77,102 registered voters. England: 60%.
Majority 3,187 of 53,161 votes (6%): the 117th-narrowest of 543 in England.
MPs and results: UK Parliament Members API (Open Parliament Licence v3.0); constituencies from ONS (2024 boundaries). Percentages are of valid votes; turnout is votes cast over the electorate.
Sutton’s Band D council tax is £2,379 a year
Where a Band D bill goes, what it has cost over the years, and what the councils plan to spend per resident.
London Borough of Sutton keeps £1,868.13 of a Band D bill (79%); the rest goes to the Greater London Authority.
Across the whole town the average Band D is £2,380 (parishes differ; weighted by residents).
Band D since 1993
Sutton’s Band D bill has risen 60% in ten years, from £1,486.03 in 2016–17, against England’s average (56%). It was £520.88 in 1993–94.
Your bill by band
A Band D home in the unparished part of Sutton, 2026–27, before discounts. The Valuation Office Agency’s band search gives any home’s band.
London boroughs
Average Band D in each council area, 2026–27, parish precepts included; the 11 nearest of 33. Bars start at £900.
Council budgets per resident, 2026–27
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| Sutton | Sutton’s councils | London | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adult social care | £449 | £471 | £487 |
| Children’s social care | £288 | £301 | £290 |
| Roads and transport | £35 | £-5 | £41 |
| Housing (not council homes’ rents) | £93 | £160 | £61 |
| Bins, street cleaning, environment | £107 | £119 | £119 |
| Libraries, leisure, culture | £24 | £42 | £44 |
| Planning and development | £17 | £24 | £26 |
| Public health | £59 | £98 | £78 |
| Running the council | £45 | £68 | £59 |
| Other | £11 | £41 | £19 |
| Total, schools apart | £1,127 | £1,345 | £1,234 |
Net budgeted service spending, MHCLG Revenue Account budget 2026–27, per resident (ONS mid-2025 estimates). Schools are left out: academies are paid for directly by government, so council school budgets depend on how many schools have converted. London and England: all their councils together. Police, fire and transport authorities aren’t included.
Band D: MHCLG Band D council tax 2026–27 (each authority’s own figure, excluding parish precepts) and Council Tax statistics for town and parish councils 2026–27; since 1993–94, MHCLG’s area averages including parishes.
Having a say in how Sutton is run
It takes about five minutes online; the deadline is 12 working days before a poll.
gov.uk ↗Type a postcode to write to each of its councillors and its MP.
WriteToThem ↗GOV.UK sends the report to the council that looks after the road.
gov.uk ↗Council and committee meetings are open to the public, with agendas and minutes online.
sutton.gov.uk ↗Anyone can comment while an application is open for consultation.
sutton.gov.uk ↗The rules, nomination papers and guidance for council candidates.
Electoral Commission ↗Questions about how Sutton is run
Does Sutton have a town council?
No. Sutton is unparished, so there is no town or parish council and no parish precept.
Who is the MP for Sutton?
Sutton is split between 3 constituencies: Carshalton and Wallington (Bobby Dean, Liberal Democrat), Sutton and Cheam (Luke Taylor, Liberal Democrat) and Reigate (Rebecca Paul, Conservative). Parliament’s Find your MP service matches a postcode to its MP.
How many councillors does Sutton have?
55 ward councillors represent Sutton’s 20 wards.
When are the next elections in Sutton?
No election is scheduled yet in Democracy Club’s list for Sutton’s wards. The next UK general election must be held by August 2029.
How much is council tax in Sutton?
Band D council tax in Sutton is £2,380 for 2026–27. Your bill depends on your home’s band, from A (6/9 of Band D) to H (18/9).
Who controls the London Borough of Sutton?
The Liberal Democrats have a majority: 51 of 55 seats as elected. The council’s website lists who leads it now.
Who won the 2026 council election in Sutton?
In Sutton’s wards on 7 May 2026, Liberal Democrat 51 · Reform UK 2 · Labour 1 · Independent 1 of the 55 seats up. The Liberal Democrats had the largest share of votes, 44.4%.
Sources: ONS ward, county division, parish, constituency lookups (Census 2021 output areas; Open Government Licence v3.0) · GOV.UK local council finder · Democracy Club candidates (CC BY 4.0) and EveryElection · UK Parliament Members API (Open Parliament Licence v3.0) · MHCLG Band D council tax, parish precepts and Revenue Account budgets 2026–27 (OGL v3.0) · ONS mid-2025 population estimates. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0.
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