Merton London Borough Council elections

A map showing the wards of Merton since 2002

Merton London Borough Council in London, England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2002, 60 councillors have been elected from 20 wards.^[1]

Political control

Since the foundation of the council, political control of the council has been held by the following parties:^[2]

Party in control	Years
No overall control	1964 - 1968
Conservative	1968 - 1971
Labour	1971 - 1974
Conservative	1974 - 1990
Labour	1990 - 2006
No overall control	2006 - 2014
Labour	2014 - present

Council elections

Merton London Borough Council election, 1964
Merton London Borough Council election, 1968
Merton London Borough Council election, 1971
Merton London Borough Council election, 1974
Merton London Borough Council election, 1978 (boundary changes increased the number of seats by three)^[3]
Merton London Borough Council election, 1982
Merton London Borough Council election, 1986
Merton London Borough Council election, 1990
Merton London Borough Council election, 1994 (boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)^{[n 1]}
Merton London Borough Council election, 1998 (boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)^{[n 2]}
Merton London Borough Council election, 2002 (boundary changes increased the number of seats by three)^[4]^[5]
Merton London Borough Council election, 2006
Merton London Borough Council election, 2010
Merton London Borough Council election, 2014

Borough result maps

2002 results map
2006 results map
2010 results map
2014 results map

By-election results

1964-1968

There were no by-elections.^[6]

1968-1971

Wimbledon North by-election, 4 July 1968^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Miss L. Hirst	1741
	Liberal	G. A. Bloxam	748
	Labour	A. C. W. Holmes	429
Turnout				27.9%

Mitcham West by-election, 15 October 1970^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. R. Veal	1235
	Conservative	P. E. Burcombe	540
	Liberal	P. H. E. Whiffin	208
	Communist	J. A. Court	56
	Independent	C. N. S. Killick	16
Turnout				21.8%

1971-1974

Wimbledon North by-election, 26 October 1972^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Miss M. J. Minto	1,898
	Liberal	Mrs L. A. Sawyer	766
	Labour	Mrs W. Daniels	695
Turnout				29.4%

Mitcham North by-election, 14 June 1973^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. L. Harris	1,324
	Conservative	F. H. Meakings	1,287
	Liberal	P. C. Spratling	1,105
Turnout				34.6%

1974-1978

Wimbledon South by-election, 19 September 1974^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Diana M. Harris	1,187
	Labour	Lester W. B. Augarde	1,119
	Liberal	Keith N. Searby	662
	Air Road Public Safety White Resident	William G. Boaks	13
Turnout				34.2

West Barnes by-election, 20 March 1975^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Vincent Talbot	1,781
	Labour	Shirley E. Cornish	786
	Insurance Official	David W. Cotton	293
	Independent	Grace L. Giddins	38
	Air Road Public Safety White Resident	William G. Boaks	4
Turnout				28.6

Mitcham Central by-election, 8 May 1975^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Residents	David J. Rogers	1,833
	Labour	Leslie A. Payne	1,248
	Liberal	Linda R. Pollard	463
	Council Tenants & Residents	Leonard Jenner	111
	Air Road Public Safety White Resident	William G. Boaks	12
Turnout				35.8

Cannon Hill by-election, 30 October 1975^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Peggy Rowell	1,955
	Conservative	Anthony M. Owen	1,710
	Labour	Philip M. Jones	765
	Air Road Public Safety White Resident	William G. Boaks	7
Turnout				45.5

Wimbledon West by-election, 27 November 1975^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sellen M. Somers	2,428
	Liberal	David W. G. Sawyer	1,203
	Labour	Christine M. Bickerstaff	303
	Air Road Public Safety White Resident	William G. Boaks	18
Turnout				36.1

1990-1994

West Barnes by-election, 1 October 1992^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Michael F. Troy	1,250	41.1
	Labour	Steven G. Conquest	931	30.6
	Liberal Democrat	Alison L. Willott	558	18.4
	Independent Resident	Roger I. Logan	225	7.4
	Green	Jacqueline L. Barrow	76	2.5
Turnout				43.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Michael J. G. Menhinick.

1994-1998

Figge's Marsh by-election, 16 March 1995^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Andrew J. Judge	1,403
	Conservative	Selvin Brown	825
	Liberal Democrat	Marc J.-Y. Plessier	109
	Green	Rajeev K. Thacker	61
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. David R. Proctor.

Durnsford by-election, 29 June 1995^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Joyce G. Paton	700
	Conservative	Jean A. Fortescue	552
	Liberal Democrat	Stephen K. Harbron	302
	Green	Rajeen K. Thacker	94
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Arthur M. Kennedy.

1998-2002

Lower Morden by-election, 15 June 2000^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Maurice H. Groves	1,033	59.9	+11.9
	Labour	Michael A. Fitzgerald	470	27.3	-8.1
	Liberal Democrat	Heather M. Hurst	148	8.6	-3.4
	Green	Giles T. Barrow	73	4.2	-0.4
Majority			563	32.6
Turnout			1,724	25.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Terence J. Daniels.

West Barnes by-election, 9 November 2000^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Gillian V. Lewis-Lavender	984	49.5	+24.3
	Liberal Democrat	Heather M. Hurst	723	36.4	-5.6
	Labour	Tony R. Giles	279	14.0	-14.3
Majority			261	13.1
Turnout			1,986	27.8
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Jennifer N. Willott.

2002-2006

Ravensbury by-election, 6 March 2003^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Stephen Alambritis	1,014	46.4	_0.9
	Conservative	Barbara J. Mansfield	942	43.1	+15.0
	UKIP	Adrian K. J. Roberts	116	5.3	+5.3
	Green	Richard M. Evans	112	5.1	-4.8
Majority			72	3.3
Turnout			2,184	33.7
	Labour hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Tony Giles.

Lower Morden by-election, 10 June 2004^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ronald W. Wilson	1,401	49.9	+4.3
	Labour	Terence J. Daniels	576	20.5	-2.1
	UKIP	Adrian K. J. Roberts	392	14.0	+1.3
	Liberal Democrat	Lina Akbar	262	9.3	-2.1
	Green	Giles T. Barrow	175	6.2	-1.5
Majority			825	29.4
Turnout			2,806	43.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Leslie D. Mutch.

2006-2010

There were no by-elections.^[13]

2010-2014

Wimbledon Park by-election, 3 May 2012^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ms. Linda Taylor	1837
	Labour	Ms. Louise Deegan	931
	Liberal Democrat	Dave Busby	838
	Green	Richmond Crowhurst	253
Turnout				48%
	Conservative hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Tariq M. Ahmad.

Colliers Wood by-election, 8 August 2013^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ms. Caroline Cooper-Marbiah	1685
	Conservative	Peter Lord	441
	UKIP	Shafqat Janjua	157
	Liberal Democrat	Phil Ling	52
Turnout				29.9%
	Labour hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Gam Gurung.

2014-2018

There have been no by-elections so far.

References

↑ The Lambeth, Merton and Wandsworth (London Borough Boundaries) Order 1993
↑ The Croydon, Merton and Sutton (London Borough Boundaries) Order 1993

↑ "Merton Council Election nominations now closed". Merton Council. 2002-04-08. Retrieved 2010-03-24.
↑ "Local elections: Merton". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2009-09-11.
1 2 3 4 5 6 "London Borough Council Elections 4 May 1978" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
↑ "Merton". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2009-09-11.
1 2 3 "London Borough Council Elections 2 May 2002" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
↑ "London Borough Council Elections 9 May 1968" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
1 2 "London Borough Council Elections 13 May 1971" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
1 2 "London Borough Council Elections 2 May 1974" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
↑ "London Borough Council By-elections May 1990 to May 1994" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
1 2 "London Borough Council Elections 7 May 1998 including the Greater London Authority Referendum results" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
↑ "Ravensbury ward by-election - 6 March 2003" (PDF). Merton Council. Retrieved 2009-09-11.
↑ "Lower Morden by-election results". Merton Council. 2004-06-11. Retrieved 2009-09-11.
↑ "London Borough Council Elections 6 May 2010" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
1 2 "London Borough Council Elections 22 May 2014" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 26 February 2015.

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Council elections in Greater London

Barking and Dagenham	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

Barnet	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

Bexley	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

Brent	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

Bromley	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

Camden	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

Croydon	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

Ealing	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

Enfield	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

Greenwich	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

Hackney	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

Hammersmith and Fulham	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

Haringey	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

Harrow	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

Havering	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

Hillingdon	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

Hounslow	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

Islington	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

Kensington and Chelsea	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

Kingston upon Thames	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

Lambeth	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

Lewisham	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

Merton	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

Newham	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

Redbridge	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

Richmond upon Thames	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

Southwark	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

Sutton	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

Tower Hamlets	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

Waltham Forest	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

Wandsworth	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

Westminster	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

Greater London	1964 1967 1970 1973 1977 1981 Abolished

See also: London-wide elections Wards Boundary changes

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