Sutton and Cheam: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Luke Taylor (Liberal Democrat) is the MP for Sutton and Cheam, elected at the general election of 4 July 2024. Luke Taylor took the seat for Liberal Democrat in July 2024 with 17,576 votes (36.9%), ahead of Tom Drummond (Conservative) on 13,775. Turnout, counted as valid votes over the electorate, was 65.8% (47,606 of 72,303); the winning margin was 3,801 votes.
Key figures
What the figures show
On the official figures, Sutton and Cheam has the 54th highest population density (2021) of the 575 constituencies with this figure (5,726.5 per sq km).
Half of the homes sold in the year to March 2026 went for more than £485,000 and half for less. That is up 43% on £340,000 ten years before. It is the highest March-year median in the series, which starts in 1996. It ranks 72nd highest of 575 constituencies. The figure rests on 989 recorded sales.
Median annual pay for full-time work was £40,360 for jobs in Sutton and Cheam and £43,550 for its residents (April 2025, ASHE). A year before, the residents' median was £41,803. The residents' figure ranks 132nd highest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
3,939 children in Sutton and Cheam were in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, the Department for Work and Pensions estimates: 17.6% of under-16s, where the UK share is 26.0%. Before housing costs the share was 8.9% in 2024/25, from 8.0% in 2021/22.
At the 2021 Census there were 41,707 households and 5,726.5 residents per square kilometre; 38.4% of workers mainly worked from home and 18.5% of residents aged 16 and over were retired.
About 107,100 people live in Sutton and Cheam: the ONS figure for mid-2024 is 107,146. 17,421 were aged 65 or over and 22,322 were under 16.
Survey estimates for April 2025 to March 2026 have 78.0% of working-age residents in employment, within a margin of 6.4 points. The economically inactive share was 17.8%.
5,040 business sites were registered in Sutton and Cheam in March 2026 (4,975 a year before), and employed 35,000 people in 2024.
In September 2026, 3.1% of 16 to 64 year olds in Sutton and Cheam were claimants (2,100 people). September 2025 had 2,040.
MP
Luke Taylor, Liberal Democrat
- MP for Sutton and Cheam since 4 July 2024
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Luke Taylor on this site
In Parliament
What Luke Taylor said most recently in Parliament, word for word from Hansard (from 20 October 2026 to 21 October 2026). Hansard search returns 362 spoken contributions by Luke Taylor since 4 July 2024.
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stringer. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Epsom and Ewell (Helen Maguire) for bringing this important debate to the House. It is worth making it clear that I am a huge fan of e-bikes.
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I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. The new clause is intended to ensure that the economic regulation of NATS contains effective incentives to prevent avoidable disruption and strengthen operational resilience, as we recognise the impact that major system …
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I sympathise with the Minister’s experience on holiday—and the experience of his rapidly decreasing youth. This point was potentially buried at the beginning of my speech, but the introduction of asymmetric EU regulations could present a challenge.
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The hon. Gentleman has invited me on to the point we raise in the new clause, about the need to work with IATA to ensure that this is part of either the mobility aid passport or a separate wheelchair passport structure, so that it protects passengers when they fly both from and …
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We accept that huge steps have been taken. As somebody who has particular experience, does the hon. Member see the challenge around training airline check-in staff and ground handlers? What does he see as the way to achieve the aims and goals that we have?
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Read from the Hansard API on 28 October 2026. Up to two items per debate; remarks under 40 characters are left out. All contributions in Hansard.
General election, 4 July 2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Change in share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Taylor | Liberal Democrat | 17,576 | 36.9% | +3.5 |
| Tom Drummond | Conservative | 13,775 | 28.9% | −21.0 |
| Chrisni Reshekaron | Labour | 8,430 | 17.7% | +3.4 |
| Ryan Powell | Reform UK | 5,787 | 12.2% | |
| Aasha Anam | Green Party | 1,721 | 3.6% | +1.3 |
| Hamilton Action-Man Kingsley | Independent | 317 | 0.7% |
Result summary as published: LD gain from Con. Change in share is in percentage points against the notional 2019 result on the new boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library, election results (data, read 14 October 2026).
Results on these boundaries
| Date | Election | First | Second | Majority | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2024 | General election | Liberal Democrat 36.9% | Conservative 28.9% | 3,801 | 65.8% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 50.0% | Liberal Democrat 33.4% | 8,351 | 70.8% |
Only results on the constituency boundaries first used at the 2024 general election are shown. The 2019 figures are the House of Commons Library's notional estimates of how votes cast in 2019 would have fallen on these boundaries, not a result that was declared. Source: House of Commons Library, constituency results.
Councils
Sutton and Cheam lies within Sutton.
- Sutton E09000029
Who has power over Sutton and Cheam
Every body that makes decisions for Sutton and Cheam, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 3: Local councils
Level 4: County councils, combined authorities and metro mayors
- Greater London Authority Greater London Authority
- Metropolitan Police Service police force
- Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust NHS
- NHS South West London Integrated Care Board NHS
- London in official figures
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- Sutton and Cheam this page: Luke Taylor (Liberal Democrat) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
| Figure | Period | Publisher | Read | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | mid-2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimants as a share of residents aged 16 to 64 | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimant count | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Employment rate, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of residents | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of people working here | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median house price | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Homes sold | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, after housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, before housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Business sites (local units) | March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| People employed by businesses here | 2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Economically inactive, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Households | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents per square kilometre | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Workers mainly working from home | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents aged 16+ who are retired | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
"Data" is the file or query each figure was read from (its SHA-256 is in the link title); "area" shows the same table for this constituency alone.
Common questions
Who is the MP for Sutton and Cheam?
UK Parliament lists Luke Taylor, Liberal Democrat, as the Member of Parliament for Sutton and Cheam since the July 2024 general election.
What was the 2024 general election result in Sutton and Cheam?
Luke Taylor (Liberal Democrat) won with 17,576 votes, a majority of 3,801, on a turnout of 65.8% (House of Commons Library).
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Sutton and Cheam?
3.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 in September 2026, 2,100 people, on the ONS claimant count.
What is the average house price in Sutton and Cheam?
The median price paid was £485,000 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry sales).
What is the average salary in Sutton and Cheam?
Median full-time pay of residents was £43,550 a year in April 2025 (ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings).
How many children in Sutton and Cheam live in low income families?
DWP counts 3,939 (17.6% of under-16s) in relative low income after housing costs for 2024/25.
What is the population of Sutton and Cheam?
The ONS estimate for mid-2024 is 107,146 residents.
Built 14 October 2026 from official records; how these pages are compiled. This page lists what the record shows and gives no verdict on the MP or the area. Link moved or figure wrong? Tell us.