The placeConstituency · London · Electorate 72,303 · 2023 boundaries

Sutton and Cheam.

Liberal Democrats MP Luke Taylor holds the seat on 36.9% of the vote.

Member of ParliamentLuke Taylor · Liberal Democrats
CouncilSutton
Boundary set2023
ONS codeE14001534
Electorate · 2024
72.3k
Registered to vote
2024 GE — winner
36.9%
Liberal Democrats · +8.0pp over Con
Settlements
2
Largest: Sutton (Sutton)
Crime · per 1k pop · 3mo
15.9
data.police.uk · 12mo rolling
Dispatch
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.

36.9%
LD vote · 2024 GE
1
Council overlapping the seat
10
Wards · 27 councillors
§ 01The local picture — wards.10 wards · 27 councillors

Ward-level direction-of-travel: who controls what, who flipped recently, who holds the line.

WardLatest winnerVotesCouncilLast cycle
Belmont(3 seats)Alapati · Barkham · Barsaiyan5,837Sutton LDMay 2026
Cheam(3 seats)Thorpe · Jesudas · Kingdom5,430Sutton LDMay 2026
North Cheam(3 seats)Appleby · Stone · Samrat5,364Sutton LDMay 2026
Stonecot(2 seats)Saha · Beck2,626Sutton LDMay 2026
Sutton Central(3 seats)Mennaceur · Parsley · Choi4,753Sutton LDMay 2026
Sutton North(3 seats)Cumber · McCain · El-Razzak5,247Sutton LDMay 2026
Sutton South(3 seats)Hirani · Clifton · Fivey5,587Sutton LDMay 2026
Sutton West East Cheam(3 seats)Woolmer · Phelan · Esak5,917Sutton LDMay 2026
Worcester Park North(2 seats)Owoade · Elgarf2,321Sutton LDMay 2026
Worcester Park South(2 seats)Hartley-Smith · Sabharwal2,787Sutton LDMay 2026

Source · Democracy Club · DCLEAPIL v1.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)

§ 02Settlements.2 named places

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.

city 103,175village 1,780

Source · ONS Built-Up Areas · Census 2021

SettlementPop.Class
Sutton (Sutton)103,175city
Rural & dispersed1,780village
§ 03Demographics.Census 2021 · vs national avg

Headline indicators.

IndicatorLocalNationalΔ
Employment rate63.4%57.1%+11%
Owner-occupied65.6%63.1%+4%
Private rented24.9%20.0%+24%
Social rented9.4%16.8%-44%

Ethnicity.

White67.8%
Asian19.2%
Black4.5%
Mixed4.7%
Other3.8%

Source · Census 2021

Population by age & sexCensus 2021 · 18 bands · click to expand
Male 48.5% Female 51.4% Median seat
MaleAgeFemale
85+
80-84
75-79
70-74
65-69
60-64
55-59
50-54
45-49
40-44
35-39
30-34
25-29
20-24
16-19
10-15
5-9
0-4

Source · Census 2021 (ONS) · % of usual residents; tick marks the median seat per band

§ 04Local economy.Income · tax · businesses · schools
Median income
£35,700
HMRC SPI · 2024
Mean income
£47,500
HMRC SPI · 2024
Businesses
4,485
VAT/PAYE-registered
Schools
32
16 primary · 6 secondary
GCSE pass
83.3%
Attainment 8: 57.7

Income tax contribution.

Total income tax£488m
Taxpayers53,000
Median per taxpayer£4,170
Mean per taxpayer£9,170

Source · HMRC SPI · ±8% confidence

Where the money flows back in.

For council finance & suppliers

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§ 05Recorded crime.data.police.uk · 12-month rolling

Headline rate.

Per 1k pop · 3mo
15.9
-23% vs national
Monthly avg / 1k
5.3
12-month rolling
Top category
Violence & sexual offences
33% of recorded crime

By category.

Violence & sexual offences5.2
Anti-social behaviour3.2
Vehicle crime1.4
Public order1.2
Other theft1.0
Criminal damage & arson0.9
Burglary0.7

Source · data.police.uk · 3-month rate per 1,000 pop

Showing 7 of 15·All 15 categories — full monthly trend & settlement breakdown
§ 06Election history.5 contests · created on 2023 boundaries

2024 — full result.

CandidateVotes%
Luke TaylorWONLD17,57636.9
Tom DrummondCon13,77528.9
Chrisni ReshekaronLab8,43017.7
Ryan PowellRef5,78712.2
Aasha AnamGrn1,7213.6
Hamilton Action-Man KingsleyInd3170.7

Turnout 47,606

Prior contests.

YearWinner%
2019Paul ScullyCon50.0
2017Paul ScullyCon51.1
2015Paul ScullyCon41.5
2010Burstow, PaulLD45.7
Sources, methods & last update
Method The dispatch paragraphs are AI-generated from the public sources listed below. Every figure links to its source. If we’re wrong, please tell us — corrections within 48 hours.
BoundariesONS Open Geography Portal
2023 boundary review
Wards & councilsLGBCE · Democracy Club
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
SettlementsONS Built-Up Areas
Census 2021
DemographicsONS · Nomis · Census 2021
National avg over 575 seats
Income & taxHMRC SPI
±8% confidence
SchoolsDfE · attainment data
Crimedata.police.uk
LSOA-aggregated · rolling 12mo
ElectionsElectoral Commission