Constituency profile

Sutton and Cheam

London · Borough constituency · Sutton borough

Luke Taylor MP
Sitting MP

Luke Taylor

Liberal Democrat

First elected July 2024

Current PollCheck projection

Region & type
London
Borough constituency, Sutton council
Last 5 GE winners
LDCCCLD
Conservative 3/5, Liberal Democrats 2/5
EU referendum 2016
51.3% Leave
UK average 51.9%; -0.6pp below mean
Current outlook
Liberal Democrats +10.6pp
vs Conservative 27.5%
LondonBrexit-marginalGraduate-heavyDiverse

About the Sutton and Cheam constituency

Sutton and Cheam is a borough constituency in London. The sitting MP is Luke Taylor (Liberal Democrat), first elected in July 2024. At the 2024 general election, the Liberal Democrats won with 36.9% to 28.9% for the Conservatives, a majority of 3,801 votes on a 65.8% turnout. PollCheck's current projection, at the seven-poll average, has the Liberal Democrats on 38.1% and the Conservatives on 27.5%, a margin of 10.6 points.

Who lives in Sutton and Cheam? Constituency demographics

From the 2021 Census and 2016 EU referendum estimates. Constituency-level data on 2024 boundaries.

Leave vote 2016
51.3%
UK average ~52%
Degree or above
42.1%
UK average ~34%
No qualifications
14.2%
UK average ~18%
Owner-occupied
65.3%
UK average ~63%
Renting (social + private)
33.7%
UK average ~36%
Median age
39.9
UK median ~40
Age 65+
19.9%
UK average ~19%
Age 18-34
28.1%
UK average ~28%

How did Sutton and Cheam vote in 2024 and how would it vote now?

2024 vote shares from the HoC Library. Current projection is at the 7-poll average.

2024 general election

LD gain from Con · majority 3,801 votes (8.0pp) · turnout 65.8%

Current projection

If a general election were held today, at current poll average

Map of Sutton and Cheam

Switch between GE2024 ward winners (modelled estimates, ~4pp average error) and a demographic view from the 2021 Census. Hover any area for detail. How the map is built ›

Council layer (not Westminster)

Sutton and Cheam within Sutton

Sutton and Cheam sits entirely within Sutton Council. The figures below are from the council elections held on 7 May 2026. About this layer ›

Council overlap

CouncilShare of seatProjection
Sutton
61 LSOAs
100%View projection ›

Most recent council ward results

Latest council winner per ward - May 2026 results where the council voted, otherwise the most recent available result. How this table is sourced ›

Ward GE2024 winner Latest council winner Shift since GE2024 Turnout
BelmontLib Dem 36.2%vs Conservative 29.4%May 2026 Lib Dem 44.1%vs Conservative 27.6%
Lib Dem share
+7.9pp
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CheamLib Dem 35.2%vs Conservative 33.5%May 2026 Lib Dem 41.4%vs Conservative 30.3%
Lib Dem share
+6.2pp
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North CheamLib Dem 35.8%vs Conservative 32.1%May 2026 Lib Dem 41.0%vs Reform 24.4%
Lib Dem share
+5.2pp
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StonecotLib Dem 38.8%vs Conservative 28.4%May 2026 Lib Dem 48.2%vs Reform 22.3%
Lib Dem share
+9.3pp
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Sutton CentralLib Dem 37.4%vs Labour 23.2%May 2026 Lib Dem 46.4%vs Green 20.9%
Lib Dem share
+8.9pp
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Sutton NorthLib Dem 37.8%vs Conservative 28.8%May 2026 Lib Dem 46.0%vs Reform 21.3%
Lib Dem share
+8.3pp
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Sutton SouthLib Dem 38.6%vs Conservative 26.3%May 2026 Lib Dem 48.9%vs Conservative 21.0%
Lib Dem share
+10.2pp
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Sutton West & East CheamLib Dem 38.6%vs Conservative 27.6%May 2026 Lib Dem 51.1%vs Reform 18.0%
Lib Dem share
+12.5pp
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Worcester Park NorthLib Dem 35.1%vs Conservative 30.7%May 2026 Lib Dem 41.2%vs Conservative 21.3%
Lib Dem share
+6.2pp
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Worcester Park SouthLib Dem 35.0%vs Conservative 32.4%May 2026 Lib Dem 46.4%vs Reform 22.0%
Lib Dem share
+11.5pp
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Projection trajectory

PollCheck's projection for Sutton and Cheam at each of the last 60 GB polls. Hover the chart for the underlying poll details.

Who has won Sutton and Cheam at past general elections?

2024 and notional 2019 rows are on current boundaries; 2010-2017 rows are on the boundaries in force at the time. More on boundaries ›

Year Result MP Lab Con LD Right (Ref/UKIP) Green Other Majority Turnout
2010LD holdPaul Burstow7.0%42.4%45.7%2.0% UKIP0.5%2.5%1,60872.8%
2015Con gain from LDPaul Scully11.1%41.5%33.7%10.7% UKIP2.1%0.8%3,92172.1%-0.7
2017Con holdPaul Scully20.5%51.1%26.7%-1.7%-12,69873.8%+1.7
2019notionalConservative winnerPaul Scully 2019 MP, pre-review boundary14.3%50.0%33.4%-2.3%-8,35170.8%-3.0
2024LD gain from ConLuke Taylor17.7%28.9%36.9%12.2% Ref3.6%0.7%3,80165.8%-5.0

Earlier years are on pre-2024 boundaries; comparable results on the new boundary will be added when sourced.

Constituencies most like Sutton and Cheam

Five seats with similar demographic profiles to Sutton and Cheam. Politics shown for context.

What would change this seat?

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Related

Sources

Every figure on this page is computed from the sources below. Read the full methodology ›

Show full source list
  • 2024 general election results · UK Parliament Election Results portal and House of Commons Library briefing CBP-10009.
  • Notional 2019 results on 2024 boundaries · UK Parliament Election Results portal. Recalculated by Parliament; carries assumptions about how 2019 voters would have distributed across the redrawn boundaries.
  • Historic general election results (2010-2017) · House of Commons Library historic results files (on the boundaries in force at the time).
  • Ward-level GE2024 estimates · Britain Elects / New Statesman - article by Ben Walker, underlying spreadsheet. Modelled from constituency totals; average ~4pp per-ward MoE.
  • May 2026 council ward results · Democracy Club via PollCheck's locals 2026 dataset.
  • Earlier council ward results (2014-2024) · DCLEAPIL v1.0 (Jason Leman, drawing on Andrew Teale's LEAP dataset and Democracy Club).
  • Demographics · ONS Census 2021 (England and Wales), aggregated to constituency level using the ONS LSOA21 -> PCON24 best-fit lookup.
  • EU referendum 2016 estimates · Constituency-level Leave vote estimates (Hanretty 2017 method).
  • MP details and Cabinet roles · UK Parliament Members API. MP photos are fetched live from the same source.
  • Boundary geometry and lookups · ONS Open Geography Portal (PCON24 boundaries, LSOA21 boundaries, LSOA21-WD24-LAD24 best-fit lookup).
  • Current projection and trajectory · PollCheck's demographic swingometer applied to the rolling 7-poll average from aggregated GB polls. Not a true MRP - vote-share movements are applied through per-constituency sensitivity multipliers derived from demographic regressions.

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