Merton Park (ward)

Merton Park
Electoral ward
for the Merton London Borough Council
Merton Park ward boundaries since 2022
BoroughMerton
CountyGreater London
Population8,294 (2021)[a][1]
Electorate6,038 (2022)
Major settlementsMerton Park
Area1.697 square kilometres (0.655 sq mi)
Current electoral ward
Created1978
Number of members
  • 1978–2022: 3
  • 2022–present: 2
Councillors
  •   Edward Foley
  •   Stephen Mercer
GSS code
  • E05000466 (2002–2022)
  • E05013820 (2022–present)

Merton Park is an electoral ward in the London Borough of Merton. The ward was first used in the 1978 elections. It returns councillors to Merton London Borough Council. The ward was subject to boundary revisions in 2002 and 2022. The 2022 revision reduced the number of councillors from three to two. The ward is unusual in London because of its active residents association, the Merton Park Ward Residents Association, who have won all seats in the ward since 1990.

List of councillors

Seat Councillor Took office Left office Party Election
1George Watt1978 (1978)1980 (1980) Conservative1978
2Ethel Davis1978 (1978)1986 (1986) Conservative1978, 1982
3Harold Turner1978 (1978)1990 (1990) Conservative1978, 1982, 1986
1William Perry1980 (1980)1986 (1986) Conservative1980, 1982
1Kathryn Nicholls1986 (1986)1989 (1989) Conservative1986
2Barry Edwards1986 (1986)1990 (1990) Conservative1986
1Bridget Smith1989 (1989)2002 (2002) Merton Park RA1989, 1990, 1994, 1998
2Desmonde Child1990 (1990)2002 (2002) Merton Park RA1990, 1994, 1998
3Neville Beddoe1990 (1990)1998 (1998) Merton Park RA1990, 1994
3John Nelson-Jones1998 (1998)2006 (2006) Merton Park RA1998, 2002
1Jillian Ashton2002 (2002)2006 (2006) Merton Park RA2002
2Peter Southgate2002 (2002)2022 (2022) Merton Park RA2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018
1Karin Forbes2006 (2006)2014 (2014) Merton Park RA2006, 2010
3Krysia Wiliams2006 (2006)2010 (2010) Merton Park RA2006
3John Sargeant2010 (2010)2018 (2018) Merton Park RA2010, 2014
1Edward Foley2014 (2014)Incumbent Merton Park RA2014, 2018, 2022
3Dickie Wilkinson2018 (2018)2022 (2022) Merton Park RA2018, 2022
2Stephen Mercer2022 (2022)Incumbent Merton Park RA2022

Summary

Councillors elected by party at each general borough election.

0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
1978
1982
1986
1990
1994
1998
2002
2006
2010
2014
2018
2022
  •   Conservative
  •   Residents

Merton council elections since 2022

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Merton in 2022.[2] The ward lost some territory in the north to Wimbledon Town and Dundonald and the number of councillors was reduced from three to two.

2022 election

The election took place on 5 May 2022.[3]

2022 Merton London Borough Council election: Merton Park (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Merton Park RA Edward Foley 1,853 61.1 N/A
Merton Park RA Stephen Mercer 1,723 56.8 N/A
Labour Deborah Chadwick 575 19.0 N/A
Labour Alex Harris 498 16.4 N/A
Conservative Abdul Latif 346 11.4 N/A
Conservative Najeeb Latif 333 11.0 N/A
Liberal Democrats Emma Maddison 293 9.7 N/A
Liberal Democrats Christopher Oxford 177 5.8 N/A
Green Keiren O'Brien 173 5.7 N/A
Turnout 3,031 50.2
Merton Park RA win (new boundaries)
Merton Park RA win (new boundaries)

2002–2022 Merton council elections

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

2018 election

The election took place on 3 May 2018.[4]

2018 Merton London Borough Council election: Merton Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Merton Park RA Peter Southgate 2,034 57.6 −4.0
Merton Park RA Edward Foley 1,981 56.1 −5.3
Merton Park RA Dickie Wilkinson 1,883 53.3 −10.4
Labour Mervin Eubanks 644 18.2 +1.6
Labour Liz Sherwood 622 17.6 +2.7
Labour Michael Mannion 613 17.3 +2.4
Conservative Andrew Cunningham 574 16.2 −0.8
Conservative Alastair Gunn 547 15.5 −0.1
Conservative Asher Ross 511 14.5 −1.0
Green Rachel Brooks 360 10.2 N/A
Liberal Democrats John Braithwaite 269 7.6 +3.3
Liberal Democrats Stephen Harbron 186 5.3 +1.0
Liberal Democrats Philip Ling 172 4.9 +1.4
Turnout 3,543 50
Merton Park RA hold Swing
Merton Park RA hold Swing
Merton Park RA hold Swing

2014 election

The election took place on 22 May 2014.[5]

2014 Merton London Borough Council election: Merton Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Merton Park RA John Sargeant 2,123 63.7 +13.5
Merton Park RA Peter Southgate 2,052 61.6 +11.5
Merton Park RA Edward Foley 2,047 61.4 +10.9
Conservative David Cotterill 566 17.0 −10.1
Labour Anthony Draper 552 16.6 −0.6
Conservative Robert Lawrence 520 15.6 −7.7
Conservative Nicholas Bustin 516 15.5 −6.5
Labour Ross Savill 496 14.9 +2.2
Labour Charles Ocansey 495 14.9 +1.5
Liberal Democrats Duncan Burch 143 4.3 −9.4
Liberal Democrats John Dalton 143 4.3 N/A
Liberal Democrats Nazir Malik 115 3.5 N/A
Turnout 47.4
Merton Park RA hold Swing
Merton Park RA hold Swing
Merton Park RA hold Swing

2010 election

2010 Merton London Borough Council election: Merton Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Merton Park RA Karin Forbes 2,538 50.5 +1.6
Merton Park RA John Sargeant 2,519 50.2 +2.9
Merton Park RA Peter Southgate 2,515 50.1 +1.4
Conservative Pete Digger 1,359 27.1 −7.8
Conservative Eleanor Sturge 1,170 23.3 −11.0
Conservative Linda Taylor 1,106 22.0 −11.8
Labour Christopher McKeon 862 17.2 +6.1
Liberal Democrats Duncan Burch 690 13.7 +5.3
Labour Charles Ocansey 671 13.4 +3.8
Labour Teresa Ocansey 636 12.7 +3.7
UKIP Graham Mills 227 4.5 +0.4
Turnout 5,021 72.2
Merton Park RA hold Swing
Merton Park RA hold Swing
Merton Park RA hold Swing

2006 election

The election took place on 4 May 2006.[6]

2006 Merton London Borough Council election: Merton Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Merton Park RA Karin Forbes 1,626 48.9 −5.3
Merton Park RA Peter Southgate 1,619 48.7 −2.7
Merton Park RA Krysia Wiliams 1,570 47.3 −3.9
Conservative Simon Hooberman 1,159 34.9 +7.2
Conservative Simon Manara 1,139 34.3 +7.9
Conservative John Richardson 1,122 33.8 +7.9
Labour Richard Nichols 370 11.1 −3.7
Labour Carl Linkson 318 9.6 −3.9
Labour Christopher Ostrowski 299 9.0 −3.8
Liberal Democrats Maximilian Camplin 278 8.4 N/A
UKIP Andrew Mills 136 4.1 −0.5
Turnout 3,322 48.9 +7.1
Merton Park RA hold Swing
Merton Park RA hold Swing
Merton Park RA hold Swing

2002 election

The election took place on 2 May 2002.[7]

2002 Merton London Borough Council election: Merton Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Merton Park RA Jillian Ashton 1,499 54.2
Merton Park RA Peter Southgate 1,420 51.4
Merton Park RA John Nelson-Jones 1,415 51.2
Conservative David Edge 765 27.7
Conservative Richard Chellew 731 26.4
Conservative Richard Mernane 716 25.9
Labour Richard Nichols 409 14.8
Labour Michael Reddin 373 13.5
Labour Robert Powell 355 12.8
Green Naomi Adams 201 7.3
UKIP Andrew Mills 127 4.6
Turnout 2,765 41.8
Merton Park RA win (new boundaries)
Merton Park RA win (new boundaries)
Merton Park RA win (new boundaries)

1978–2002 Merton council elections

1998 election

The election on 7 May 1998 took place on the same day as the 1998 Greater London Authority referendum.[8]

1998 Merton London Borough Council election: Merton Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Merton Park RA Desmonde Child 1,506 50.07 7.35
Merton Park RA Bridget Smith 1,496
Merton Park RA John Nelson-Jones 1,413
Conservative Mark Coote 811 26.37 7.46
Conservative Ronald Cox 775
Conservative Gavin Muncey 739
Labour Michael Fitzgerald 531 16.69 2.33
Labour Aejaz Khan-Zada 473
Labour Roger Stephens 468
Liberal Democrats John O'Boyle 202 6.87 2.22
Registered electors 6,819 341
Turnout 2,929 42.95 9.89
Rejected ballots 8 0.27 0.15
Merton Park RA hold Swing
Merton Park RA hold Swing
Merton Park RA hold Swing

1994 election

The election took place on 5 May 1994.[9]

1994 Merton London Borough Council election: Merton Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Merton Park RA Neville Beddoe 1,968 57.42 6.35
Merton Park RA Bridget Smith 1,948
Merton Park RA Desmonde Child 1,944
Labour Edmond Ceci 667 19.02 2.15
Conservative John Day 664 18.91 13.15
Labour Alison Morgan 645
Conservative Christopher Dyson 633
Conservative Anne Sparrow 632
Labour Aeronwen Griffiths 628
Liberal Democrats William Prosser 158 4.65 New
Registered electors 6,478 113
Turnout 3,423 52.84 6.50
Rejected ballots 4 0.12 0.07
Merton Park RA hold Swing
Merton Park RA hold Swing
Merton Park RA hold Swing

1990 election

The election took place on 3 May 1990.[10]

1990 Merton London Borough Council election: Merton Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Merton Park RA Bridget Smith 1,947
Merton Park RA Desmonde Child 1,815
Merton Park RA Neville Beddoe 1,805
Conservative Harold Turner 1,181
Conservative Anne Sparrow 1,174
Conservative John Day 1,141
Labour Patrick O'Sullivan 625
Labour Edmond Ceci 619
Labour Nicholas Morgan 594
Turnout
Merton Park RA hold Swing
Merton Park RA gain from Conservative Swing
Merton Park RA gain from Conservative Swing

1989 by-election

The by-election took place on 19 October 1989, following the resignation of Kathryn Nicholls.[10] The Conservative Party held a majority of one on the council since the 1986 election. Bridget Smith stood on a platform of opposing the proposed Merton Relief Road.[11]

1989 Merton Park by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Merton Park RA Bridget Smith 1,436 41.7
Conservative James Smith 1,206 35.0
Labour Patrick O'Sullivan 805 23.4
Turnout 52.9
Merton Park RA gain from Conservative Swing

1986 election

The election took place on 8 May 1986.[12]

1986 Merton London Borough Council election: Merton Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Kathryn Nicholls 1,459
Conservative Barry Edwards 1,457
Conservative Harold Turner 1,390
Labour Betty Delaney 813
Labour Patrick O'Sullivan 786
Alliance (SDP) Kirsten Nielsen 768
Alliance (SDP) Christopher Skrebowski 751
Labour Edmond Ceci 738
Alliance (SDP) Peter Laub 733
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

1982 election

The election took place on 6 May 1982.[13]

1982 Merton London Borough Council election: Merton Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ethel Davis 1,859
Conservative William Perry 1,798
Conservative Harold Turner 1,781
Alliance (SDP) Neil Rennie 822
Alliance (SDP) Kirsten Nielsen 816
Alliance (SDP) Peter Laub 769
Labour William Lean 393
Labour Patrick O'Sullivan 391
Labour Edmond Ceci 3iB
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

1980 by-election

The by-election took place on 8 May 1980, following the death of George Watt.[13]

1980 Merton Park by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Perry 1,513 55.7
Labour Patrick O'Sullivan 666 24.5
Liberal Andrew Trompeteler 449 16.5
National Front John Perryman 72 2.7
Independent[b] Bill Boaks 16 0.6
Turnout 42.2
Conservative hold Swing

1978 election

The election took place on 4 May 1978.[14]

1978 Merton London Borough Council election: Merton Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative George Watt 2,203
Conservative Ethel Davis 2,197
Conservative Harold Turner 2,139
Labour Edmond Ceci 609
Labour Merilyn Harris 601
Labour Patrick O'Sullivan 589
Liberal Harriet Knight 272
Liberal John Yeoumans 233
Turnout
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Notes

  1. ^ 2021 Census data reported for 2022 ward boundaries
  2. ^ Public Safety, Democratic Monarchist, White Resident

References

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