Sutton and Cheam was an electoral division for the purposes of elections to the

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. The constituency elected one councillor for a four-year term in 1973, 1977 and 1981, with the final term extended for an extra year ahead of the abolition of the Greater London Council.

History

It was planned to use the same boundaries as the Westminster Parliament constituencies for election of councillors to the Greater London Council (GLC), as had been the practice for elections to the predecessor

London County Council The London County Council (LCC) was the principal local government body for the County of London throughout its existence from 1889 to 1965, and the first London-wide general municipal authority to be directly elected. It covered the area today ...

, but those that existed in 1965 crossed the Greater London boundary. Until new constituencies could be settled, the 32 London boroughs were used as electoral areas. The London Borough of Sutton formed the

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electoral division. This was used for the Greater London Council elections in 1964, 1967 and 1970. The new constituencies were settled following the Second Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies and the new electoral division matched the boundaries of the Sutton and Cheam parliamentary constituency. It covered an area of .

Elections

The Sutton and Cheam constituency was used for the Greater London Council elections in

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and

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. One councillor was elected at each election using

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voting.

1973 election

The fourth election to the GLC (and first using revised boundaries) was held on 12 April 1973. The electorate was 60,475 and one Liberal Party councillor was elected. The turnout was 48.1%. The councillor was elected for a three-year term. This was extended for an extra year in 1976 when the electoral cycle was switched to four-yearly.

1977 election

The fifth election to the GLC (and second using revised boundaries) was held on 5 May 1977. The electorate was 61,850 and one Conservative Party councillor was elected. The turnout was 55.9%. The councillor was elected for a four-year term.

1981 election

The sixth and final election to the GLC (and third using revised boundaries) was held on 7 May 1981. The electorate was 62,729 and one Conservative Party councillor was elected. The turnout was 54.5%. The councillor was elected for a four-year term, extended by an extra year by the Local Government (Interim Provisions) Act 1984, ahead of the abolition of the council.

References

{{Greater London Council Politics of the London Borough of Sutton Greater London Council electoral divisions 1973 establishments in England 1986 disestablishments in England