Cannon Hill (ward)

Cannon Hill
Electoral ward
for the Merton London Borough Council
Cannon Hill ward boundaries since 2022
BoroughMerton
CountyGreater London
Population9,791 (2021)[a][1]
Electorate7,256 (2022)
Major settlementsCannon Hill
Area2.225 square kilometres (0.859 sq mi)
Current electoral ward
Created1965
Number of members
  • 1965–1978: 4
  • 1978–present: 3
Councillors
  •   Nicholas McLean
  •   Vacancy
  •   Michael Paterson
GSS code
  • E05000456 (2002–2022)
  • E05013811 (2022–present)

Cannon Hill is an electoral ward in the London Borough of Merton. The ward was first used in the 1964 elections and elects three councillors to Merton London Borough Council.

List of councillors

Seat Councillor Took office Left office Party Election
1W. Castle1964 (1964)1971 (1971) Conservative1964, 1968
2Iris Derriman1964 (1964)1982 (1982) Conservative1964, 1968, 1971, 1974, 1978
3I. Leivers1964 (1964)1971 (1971) Conservative1964, 1968
4N. Obee1964 (1964)1968 (1968) Conservative1964
4R. Stucley-Lucas1968 (1968)1971 (1971) Conservative1968
1P. Jones1971 (1971)1974 (1974) Labour1971
3D. Connellan1971 (1971)1974 (1974) Labour1971
4W. Dunne1971 (1971)1974 (1974) Labour1971
1David Williams1974 (1974)1987 (1987) Conservative1974, 1978, 1982
3Alfred Leivers1974 (1974)1986 (1986) Conservative1974, 1978, 1982
4A. Moore1974 (1974)1975 (1975) Conservative1974
4Peggy Rowell1975 (1975)1978 (1978) Liberal1975
2Joan Pethen1982 (1982)1994 (1994) Conservative1982
3Thelma Earnshaw1986 (1986)1994 (1994) Conservative1986, 1990
1John Ratcliffe1987 (1987)1990 (1990) Conservative1987
1Colin McCaul1990 (1990)1994 (1994) Conservative1990
1Michael Mannion1994 (1994)2002 (2002) Labour1994, 1998
2Brian White1994 (1994)2002 (2002) Labour1994, 1998
3Charles Lucas1994 (1994)2002 (2002) Labour1994, 1998
1Deborah Shears2002 (2002)2014 (2014) Conservative2002, 2006, 2010
2Fiona Bryce2002 (2002)2006 (2006) Conservative2002
3Brian Lewis-Lavender2002 (2002)2006 (2006) Conservative2002
2William Brierly2006 (2006)2010 (2010) Conservative2006
3Brian Lewis-Lavender2006 (2006)2010 (2010) Conservative2006
2Miles Windsor2010 (2010)2014 (2014) Conservative2010
3Logie Lohendran2010 (2010)2014 (2014) Conservative2010
1Tobin Byers2014 (2014)2018 (2018) Labour2014
2Pauline Cowper2014 (2014)2022 (2022) Labour2014, 2018
3Fidelis Gadzama2014 (2014)2018 (2018) Labour2014
1Nicholas McLean2018 (2018)Incumbent Conservative2018, 2022
3Mark Kenny2018 (2018)2019 (2019) Labour2018
3Jenifer Gould2019 (2019)2026 (2026) Liberal Democrats2019, 2022
2Michael Paterson2022 (2022)Incumbent Conservative2022

Merton council elections since 2022

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Merton in 2022.[2]

2026 election

Jennifer Gould resigned in January 2026, with the by-election deferred until May 2026.[3][b]

2022 election

The election took place on 5 May 2022.[5]

2022 Merton London Borough Council election: Cannon Hill (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Jennifer Gould 1,329 36.7 N/A
Conservative Nicholas McLean 1,263 34.9 N/A
Conservative Michael Paterson 1,193 32.9 N/A
Liberal Democrats Asif Ashraf 1,168 32.3 N/A
Conservative Frank Pocock 1,140 31.5 N/A
Liberal Democrats Richard Poole 1,129 31.2 N/A
Labour Dave Barnes 1,049 29.0 N/A
Labour Pauline Cowper 984 27.2 N/A
Labour Ryan Barnett 977 27.0 N/A
Green Jae Henderson 299 8.3 N/A
Turnout 3,621 49.9
Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries)
Conservative win (new boundaries)
Conservative win (new boundaries)

2002–2022 Merton council elections

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Merton in 2002.

2019 by-election

The by-election took place on 20 June 2019, following the resignation of Mark Kenny.

2019 Cannon Hill by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Jenifer Gould 1,060 35.0 +24.3
Labour Ryan Barnett 876 28.9 −13.9
Conservative Michael Paterson 867 28.6 −14.2
Green Susie O'Connor 158 5.2 +5.2
UKIP Andrew Mills 68 2.2 −1.4
Majority 184 6.1
Turnout 2,030 41.8
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing +19.1

2018 election

The election took place on 3 May 2018.[6]

2018 Merton London Borough Council election: Cannon Hill (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nicholas McLean 1,644 45.2 +10.1
Labour Pauline Cowper 1,642 45.1 −2.4
Labour Mark Kenny 1,636 44.9 −3.3
Conservative Michael Paterson 1,562 42.9 +9.9
Labour Muhammod Rahman 1,445 39.7 −4.8
Conservative Harry Todd 1,406 38.6 +7.7
Liberal Democrats Geoff Cooper 411 11.3 +4.0
Liberal Democrats Klaar Dresselaers 313 8.6 +2.1
Liberal Democrats Cosette Malik 303 8.3 +4.6
UKIP Andrew Mills 141 3.9 −10.3
Turnout 3,649 50
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

2014 election

The election took place on 22 May 2014.[7]

2014 Merton London Borough Council election: Cannon Hill (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Tobin Byers 1,686 48.2 +21.0
Labour Pauline Cowper 1,661 47.5 +8.0
Labour Fidelis Gadzama 1,556 44.5 +7.2
Conservative Debbie Shears 1,227 35.1 −8.9
Conservative Omar Bush 1,153 33.0 −6.5
Conservative Logie Lohendran 1,081 30.9 −6.4
UKIP Andrew Mills 597 14.2 N/A
Liberal Democrats Andrew Cope 254 7.3 −16.7
Liberal Democrats Vivian MacVeigh 227 6.5 −14.6
Liberal Democrats Cosette Malik 131 3.7 −16.5
Turnout 49.3
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

2010 election

The election on 6 May 2010 took place on the same day as the United Kingdom general election.[8]

2010 Merton London Borough Council election: Cannon Hill (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Deborah Shears 2,195 44.0 −9.7
Conservative Miles Windsor 1,967 39.5 −15.1
Conservative Logie Lohendran 1,860 37.3 −14.4
Labour Leslie Boodram 1,355 27.2 +2.2
Liberal Democrats Helen Carter 1,195 24.0 +10.2
Labour Shelley McNicol 1,169 23.5 −1.5
Labour Aejaz Khanzada 1,094 22.0 +1.2
Liberal Democrats Hazel Rutledge 1,050 21.1 +8.1
Liberal Democrats Barrie Lambert 1,007 20.2 +8.1
Independent Ray Skinner 498 10.0 N/A
BNP Paul Laws 378 7.6 N/A
CPA Samuel Jayakrishna 149 3.0 N/A
Turnout 4,983 71.2
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

2006 election

The election took place on 4 May 2006.[9]

2006 Merton London Borough Council election: Cannon Hill (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Brierly 1,778 54.6 +8.8
Conservative Deborah Shears 1,748 53.7 +6.0
Conservative Brian Lewis-Lavender 1,681 51.7 +8.1
Labour Christopher Houghton 814 25.0 −5.5
Labour Henry Macauley 812 25.0 −2.4
Labour Motiur Rahman 678 20.8 −6.0
Liberal Democrats Mary O'Herlihy Nixon 450 13.8 +1.8
Liberal Democrats Nelson Menezes 423 13.0 +1.6
Liberal Democrats Christopher Oxford 416 12.8 +1.9
Pensioners Action Alliance Michael Fitzgerald 383 11.8 N/A
Turnout 3,254 47.1 +4.2
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

2002 election

The election took place on 2 May 2002.[10]

2002 Merton London Borough Council election: Cannon Hill (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Deborah Shears 1,396 47.7
Conservative Fiona Bryce 1,341 45.8
Conservative David Shellhorn 1,277 43.6
Labour Stephen Alambritis 893 30.5
Labour Henry MacAuley 803 27.4
Labour Charles Lucas 785 26.8
Liberal Democrats Blaise Eglington 351 12.0
Liberal Democrats Michael Spalding 333 11.4
Liberal Democrats Richard Ladmore 319 10.9
Independent Despina Steiert 215 7.3
UKIP Graham Mills 175 6.0
Green Francis Cluer 153 5.2
Green Catherine Fallowfield 119 4.1
Green Giles Fallowfield 98 3.3
Turnout 2,928 42.9
Conservative win (new boundaries)
Conservative win (new boundaries)
Conservative win (new boundaries)

1978–2002 Merton council elections

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Merton in 1978. The number of councillors returned was reduced from four to three.

1998 election

The election on 7 May 1998 took place on the same day as the 1998 Greater London Authority referendum.[11]

1998 Merton London Borough Council election: Cannon Hill (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Michael Mannion 1,354 44.64 1.71
Labour Brian White 1,308
Labour Charles Lucas 1,269
Conservative Michael Grundy 1,090 36.77 3.61
Conservative David Gillmor 1,088
Conservative Joan Pethen 1,060
Liberal Democrats Peter Larkin 459 12.94 2.25
Liberal Democrats Christopher Oxford 352
Liberal Democrats Mark Surey 329
Green John Barker 166 5.65 0.35
Registered electors 6,669 39
Turnout 3,047 45.69 7.81
Rejected ballots 4 0.13 0.05
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

1994 election

The election took place on 5 May 1994.[12]

1994 Merton London Borough Council election: Cannon Hill (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Michael Mannion 1,631 46.35 8.98
Labour Charles Lucas 1,611
Labour Brian White 1,608
Conservative Thelma Earnshaw 1,195 33.16 15.87
Conservative Joan Pethen 1,146
Conservative Pauline Blythe 1,130
Liberal Democrats Peter Larkin 556 15.19 1.59
Liberal Democrats Anne-Marie Anderson 533
Liberal Democrats George Senior 502
Green Justin Craig 185 5.30 New
Registered electors 6,630 58
Turnout 3,547 53.50 6.16
Rejected ballots 3 0.08 0.10
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

1990 election

The election took place on 3 May 1990.[13]

1990 Merton London Borough Council election: Cannon Hill (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Thelma Earnshaw 1,900 49.03
Conservative Joan Pethen 1,880
Conservative Colin McCaul 1,834
Labour David Chapman 1,448 37.37
Labour Geoffrey Lightfoot 1,447
Labour Brian White 1,382
Liberal Democrats Peter Larkin 563 13.60
Liberal Democrats Patricia Pearce 504
Liberal Democrats Stephen van Dulken 490
Registered electors 6,688
Turnout 3,990 59.66
Rejected ballots 7 0.18
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

1987 by-election

The by-election took place on 26 November 1987, following the resignation of David Williams.[13]

1987 Cannon Hill by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Ratcliffe 1,711 57.0
Labour Paula Burnett 990 33.0
Alliance Neil Rennie 300 10.0
Turnout 43.3
Conservative hold Swing

1986 election

The election took place on 8 May 1986.[14]

1982 election

The election took place on 6 May 1982.[15]

1978 election

The election took place on 4 May 1978.[16]

1964–1978 Merton council elections

External image
Map showing Cannon Hill ward boundaries from 1965 to 1978

1975 by-election

The by-election took place on 30 October 1975.[16]

1975 Cannon Hill by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Peggy Rowell 1,955
Conservative Anthony Owen 1,710
Labour Philip Jones 765
Air Road Public Safety White Resident Bill Boaks 7
Turnout 45.5
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

1974 election

The election took place on 2 May 1974.[17]

1971 election

The election took place on 13 May 1971.[18]

1968 election

The election took place on 9 May 1968.[19]

1964 election

The election took place on 7 May 1964.[20]

Notes

  1. ^ 2021 Census data reported for 2022 ward boundaries
  2. ^ Casual vacancies occurring within six months of scheduled elections are not filled.[4]

References

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  2. ^ "The London Borough of Merton (Electoral Changes) Order 2020". gov.uk. 30 November 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Resignation of Councillor Jenifer Gould". Merton Council. 5 January 2026. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
  4. ^ "Six month rule". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 18 November 2025.
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