Sutton and Cheam.
Liberal Democrats MP Luke Taylor holds the seat on 36.9% of the vote.
3 Jun 2026
Taylor has been actively opposing the government on matters of parliamentary accountability this week. On 28 April he voted to refer Keir Starmer to the Privileges Committee over allegations that the Prime Minister misled Parliament on the Mandelson appointment -- a vote backed by the Liberal Democrats but opposed by Labour. He also voted against regulations that would allow the government to strip asylum seekers of accommodation and financial support, and has consistently sided with the Lords in the ongoing ping-pong over the Pension Schemes Bill, resisting government powers to direct pension fund investments into specific asset classes.
Taylor is a 100% party-line voter with no rebel votes, though his participation rate of 67% sits below the Commons average. His stance profile reveals a notable pattern: he scores very high on supporting Lords scrutiny (96%) and parliamentary oversight (95%), but low on workers' rights (25%), housing development (8%), and progressive taxation (0%) -- the last placing him 20 points below his own party's average. His 315 contributions span crime, the economy, defence, and social care, suggesting broad rather than specialist engagement. Recent speeches have targeted the Palantir NHS contract, which he publicly called "shameful", and the future of St Helier Hospital's A&E.
His committee seat on Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs fits his voting pattern -- scrutiny of executive power is a recurring theme. Local coverage over the past 90 days has been broadly positive, with his work on the St Helier hospital funding and a local housing development scoring well, though a sharply critical pre-election article from 2024 about his conduct toward constituents remains on record. No data on casework activity is available.
Ward-level direction-of-travel: who controls what, who flipped recently, who holds the line.
| Ward | Latest winner | Votes | Council | Last cycle |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont(3 seats) | Alapati · Barkham · Barsaiyan | 5,837 | Sutton LD | May 2026 |
| Cheam(3 seats) | Thorpe · Jesudas · Kingdom | 5,430 | Sutton LD | May 2026 |
| North Cheam(3 seats) | Appleby · Stone · Samrat | 5,364 | Sutton LD | May 2026 |
| Stonecot(2 seats) | Saha · Beck | 2,626 | Sutton LD | May 2026 |
| Sutton Central(3 seats) | Mennaceur · Parsley · Choi | 4,753 | Sutton LD | May 2026 |
| Sutton North(3 seats) | Cumber · McCain · El-Razzak | 5,247 | Sutton LD | May 2026 |
| Sutton South(3 seats) | Hirani · Clifton · Fivey | 5,587 | Sutton LD | May 2026 |
| Sutton West East Cheam(3 seats) | Woolmer · Phelan · Esak | 5,917 | Sutton LD | May 2026 |
| Worcester Park North(2 seats) | Owoade · Elgarf | 2,321 | Sutton LD | May 2026 |
| Worcester Park South(2 seats) | Hartley-Smith · Sabharwal | 2,787 | Sutton LD | May 2026 |
Source · Democracy Club · DCLEAPIL v1.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The seat’s population is concentrated in Sutton (Sutton) (103,175), with Rural & dispersed (1,780) as the second pole. Total population across named built-up areas: 104,955.
Source · ONS Built-Up Areas · Census 2021
| Settlement | Pop. | Class |
|---|---|---|
| Sutton (Sutton) | 103,175 | city |
| Rural & dispersed | 1,780 | village |
Headline indicators.
| Indicator | Local | National | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment rate | 63.4% | 57.1% | +11% |
| Owner-occupied | 65.6% | 63.1% | +4% |
| Private rented | 24.9% | 20.0% | +24% |
| Social rented | 9.4% | 16.8% | -44% |
Ethnicity.
Source · Census 2021
Population by age & sexCensus 2021 · 18 bands · click to expand
Source · Census 2021 (ONS) · % of usual residents; tick marks the median seat per band
Income tax contribution.
| Total income tax | £488m |
| Taxpayers | 53,000 |
| Median per taxpayer | £4,170 |
| Mean per taxpayer | £9,170 |
Source · HMRC SPI · ±8% confidence
Where the money flows back in.
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Headline rate.
By category.
Source · data.police.uk · 3-month rate per 1,000 pop
2024 — full result.
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luke TaylorWON | LD | 17,576 | 36.9 |
| Tom Drummond | Con | 13,775 | 28.9 |
| Chrisni Reshekaron | Lab | 8,430 | 17.7 |
| Ryan Powell | Ref | 5,787 | 12.2 |
| Aasha Anam | Grn | 1,721 | 3.6 |
| Hamilton Action-Man Kingsley | Ind | 317 | 0.7 |
Turnout 47,606
Prior contests.
| Year | Winner | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Paul Scully | Con | 50.0 |
| 2017 | Paul Scully | Con | 51.1 |
| 2015 | Paul Scully | Con | 41.5 |
| 2010 | Burstow, Paul | LD | 45.7 |
Sources, methods & last update
2023 boundary review
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Census 2021
National avg over 575 seats
±8% confidence
LSOA-aggregated · rolling 12mo