Constituency view

Sutton and Cheam

London, England

LD gain from Con

Current MP

Current representation

Luke Taylor

Liberal Democrats

Male

Majority3,801

Turnout65.8%

Electorate72,303

Valid votes47,606

2024 Results

Party breakdown

Lib Dem17,576 - 36.9%

Conservative13,775 - 28.9%

Labour8,430 - 17.7%

Reform5,787 - 12.2%

Green1,721 - 3.6%

Other317 - 0.7%

Benefits bill · 2025/26

£169,498,069

Estimated yearly spend on the six main working-age and disability benefits paid to residents of this constituency.

£1,582 total benefits bill per resident · 30% below average

Sutton and Cheam: £1,582
England and Wales average: £2,259

Ranked 439 of 575 constituencies (1 = highest)

Total benefits bill	£169,498,069	416/575
Change over 2 years	+17.1%
Median local wage (2025)	£40,360	+6.0%

Universal Credit£104,428,040
£975 per resident · 7,474 households claiming
Assessed LCWRA: 2,329 · 1 in 29 working-age adults
Personal Independence Payment£29,363,092
£274 per resident · 3,903 claimants (+21.2% since Jul 2024)
Psychiatric conditions: 1,733 · 44% of claimants
Enhanced mobility (Motability-eligible): 1,994
Housing Benefit£17,072,230
£159 per resident · 1,805 claimants
Disability Living Allowance£10,337,753
£96 per resident · 1,753 claimants
Employment Support Allowance£4,306,827
£40 per resident · 687 claimants
Carer's Allowance£3,990,127
£37 per resident · 925 claimants

Ranks are out of England and Wales constituencies, highest first. Source: TaxPayers' Alliance, benefitsdata.uk (estimated from DWP Stat-Xplore claimant counts). England and Wales only. See this seat on benefitsdata.uk ↗

Demographics

Source: ONS Census 2021 (England, Wales, NI) and Scotland's Census 2022, aggregated to 2024 constituency boundaries by the House of Commons Library.

Ethnic composition

2021

White 67.9%White British 55.2%Asian 19.2%Black, African or Caribbean 4.5%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 4.7%Other 3.7%

England & Wales (2021)

White 83.0%White British 74.4%Asian 8.6%Black, African or Caribbean 3.7%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.7%Other 2.0%

2011

White 78.6%White British 69.6%Asian 12.9%Black, African or Caribbean 3.5%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 3.5%Other 1.5%

England & Wales (2011)

White 86.0%White British 80.5%Asian 7.5%Black, African or Caribbean 3.3%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.2%Other 1.0%

2001

White 88.9%White British 82.6%Asian 6.1%Black, African or Caribbean 1.9%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.0%Other 1.0%

England & Wales (2001)

White 91.3%White British 87.5%Asian 4.8%Black, African or Caribbean 2.2%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1.3%Other 0.4%

1991

White 93.8%White British N/AAsian 4.3%Black, African or Caribbean 1.1%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.0%Other 0.9%

England & Wales (1991)

White 94.1%White British N/AAsian 3.6%Black, African or Caribbean 1.8%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.0%Other 0.6%

Year-over-year comparison uses broad ethnic groups.

2011 values are reaggregated from 2011 Output Areas onto 2024 boundaries.

2001 values are reaggregated from 2001 LSOAs onto 2024 boundaries.

1991 values are reaggregated from 1997 parliamentary constituencies onto 2024 boundaries.

Country of birth

Sutton and Cheam (2021)

UK 69.2%Other EU 9.1%Other countries 21.7%

England & Wales (2021)

UK 84.0%Other EU 6.0%Other countries 10.1%

Sutton and Cheam (2011)

UK 78.0%Other EU 4.9%Other countries 17.2%

England & Wales (2011)

UK 86.6%Other EU 3.6%Other countries 9.8%

Sutton and Cheam (2001)

UK 86.6%Other EU 1.8%Other countries 11.6%

England & Wales (2001)

UK 91.1%Other EU 1.4%Other countries 7.5%

Sutton and Cheam (1991)

UK 90.1%Other EU 3.7%Other countries 6.3%

England & Wales (1991)

UK 92.7%Other EU 2.5%Other countries 4.8%

1991 country of birth data uses the 1991 census's Commonwealth-based classification. Ireland and EU countries are not separately broken out. Regional figures are approximations.

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Sutton and Cheam

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Comparison

How this seat compares

Metric	Sutton and Cheam	National	Difference	Rank
% White	67.9%	83.0%	-15.1pp	551/650
% White British	55.2%	74.4%	-19.2pp	532/632
% Asian	19.2%	8.6%	+10.6pp	64/650
% Black, African or Caribbean	4.5%	3.7%	+0.8pp	147/650
% Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	4.7%	2.7%	+2.0pp	88/650
% Other ethnic group	3.7%	2.0%	+1.8pp	92/650
% UK-born	69.2%	84.0%	-14.7pp	570/650
% Non-UK-born	30.8%	16.0%	+14.7pp	81/650
% Other EU-born	9.1%	6.0%	+3.2pp	104/650
% Other countries-born	21.7%	10.1%	+11.6pp	75/650
% Christian	45.8%	46.7%	-0.9pp	370/575
% Muslim	7.7%	6.3%	+1.4pp	139/575
% Hindu	7.7%	1.6%	+6.0pp	19/575
% Sikh	0.2%	0.9%	-0.6pp	256/575
% Jewish	0.2%	0.5%	-0.2pp	127/575
% Buddhist	0.9%	0.4%	+0.5pp	40/575
% Other religion	0.6%	0.6%	-0.0pp	184/575
% No religion	30.7%	37.0%	-6.3pp	476/575
% Religion not stated	6.2%	6.0%	+0.2pp	190/575
% Has any religion	63.1%	57.0%	+6.1pp	106/575

Nearby seats

Constituencies around Sutton and Cheam

Neighbouring constituencies on 2024 boundaries, ordered by the length of the shared border.

Source: ONS Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies (July 2024) Boundaries UK BSC. Seats with a short coastline or none, such as islands, are completed with the closest constituencies by distance.