Wandsworth London Borough Council, England, is elected every four years. From 2002 to 2018, 60 councillors were elected from 20 wards. Following ward boundary changes, in 2022 58 councillors were elected in 22 wards returning either 2 or 3 councillors each.
Political control The first election to the council was held in 1964, initially operating as a shadow authority before the new system came into full effect in 1965. Political control of the council since 1964 has been held by the following parties: ElectionOverall Control Conservative Labour Lib Dem Ind. 1964 13 47 - - 1968 48 12 - - 1971 7 54 - - 1974 12 48 - - 1978 36 25 - - 1982 33 27 1 - 1986 31 30 - - 1990 48 13 - - 1994 45 16 - - 1998 50 11 - - 2002 50 10 - - 2006 51 9 - - 2010 47 13 - - 2014 41 19 - - 2018 33 26 - 12022 22 35 - 12026 29 28 - 1
Council elections 1964 Wandsworth London Borough Council election 1968 Wandsworth London Borough Council election (boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same) 1971 Wandsworth London Borough Council election 1974 Wandsworth London Borough Council election 1978 Wandsworth London Borough Council election (boundary changes increased the number of seats by one) 1982 Wandsworth London Borough Council election 1986 Wandsworth London Borough Council election 1990 Wandsworth London Borough Council election 1994 Wandsworth London Borough Council election (boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same) 1998 Wandsworth London Borough Council election 2002 Wandsworth London Borough Council election (boundary changes reduced the number of seats by one) 2006 Wandsworth London Borough Council election 2010 Wandsworth London Borough Council election 2014 Wandsworth London Borough Council election 2018 Wandsworth London Borough Council election 2022 Wandsworth London Borough Council election (boundary changes reduced the number of seats by two)Notice of Election. Wandsworth Boroughwandsworth.gov.uk 2026 Wandsworth London Borough Council election
Borough result maps
By-election results
1964-1968 There were no by-elections.
1968-1971
1971-1974
1974-1978
1978-1982
1982-1986
1986-1990
1990-1994
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr Eric Somerville-Jones.
1994-1998 There were no by-elections.
1998-2002
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr William Hawkins.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Andrew White.
2002-2006 There were no by-elections.
2006-2010 There were no by-elections.
2010-2014
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Edward Lister.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Lucy Allan.
2014-2018
The by-election was triggered by the death of Cllr Adrian Knowles of the Conservative Party. The by-election was held on the same day as the 2015 general election.
The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Cllr Ben Johnson of the Labour Party, following his appointment as an adviser to the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan.
This by-election was triggered by the death of Councillor Sally-Ann Ephson of the Labour Party.
2018–2022
The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Cllr Hannah Stanislaus of the Labour Party
2022-2026
The by-election was triggered by the death of Cllr Andy Gibbons of the Labour Party.
The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Cllr Kate Forbes of the Labour Party.
The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Cllr Claire Gilbert of the Labour Party.
2022-2026
The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Cllr Lizzy Dobres of the Labour Party.
References
External links Wandsworth Council