Merton
London borough · London · 57 seats in 20 wards · All seats elected every four years · Next election 2 May 2030
Labour have a majority on Merton Council. The council has 57 councillors in 20 wards. Seats by party: Labour 32, Lib Dem 19, Conservative 4, Other 2. The next election is on 2 May 2030.
Seats by party
Who holds each ward
Winning margin at the last election, in points.
Coloured by the party holding most of the ward's seats today; where seats are split evenly, by the party with the higher share at the last election.
Councillors and last results
Select a ward for its full results, candidates and last by-election.
| Ward and councillors | Last election |
|---|---|
| Abbey John Braithwaite, Klaar Dresselaers, Barry Smith | 7 May 2026 Lib Dem 39.7% lead 16.0 pts |
| Cannon Hill Robert Mitchell, Richard Poole, Asif Ashraf | 7 May 2026 Lib Dem 32.4% lead 8.0 pts |
| Colliers Wood Joanna Sieradzinska, Caroline Cooper-Marbiah, Stuart Neaverson | 7 May 2026 Labour 42.2% lead 20.0 pts |
| Cricket Green Usaama Kaweesa, Gill Manly, Michael Butcher | 7 May 2026 Labour 48.1% lead 31.2 pts |
| Figge's Marsh Dan Johnston, Franca Ofeimu, Agatha Akyigyina | 7 May 2026 Labour 55.3% lead 37.6 pts |
| Graveney Linda Kirby, Billy Hayes, Devina Paul | 7 May 2026 Labour 51.0% lead 27.1 pts |
| Hillside Sarah Golby, Daniel Holden | 7 May 2026 Lib Dem 39.7% lead 8.0 pts |
| Lavender Fields Harry Platts, Slawek Szczepanski, Edith Macauley | 7 May 2026 Labour 42.4% lead 21.8 pts |
| Longthornton Brenda Fraser, Ross Garrod, Sonia Phillips | 7 May 2026 Labour 50.9% lead 31.0 pts |
| Lower Morden Daniel Shearer, Dan Hogan, Sally Kenny | 7 May 2026 Labour 33.8% lead 10.9 pts |
| Merton Park Edward Foley, Stephen Mercer | 7 May 2026 Merton Park Ward Independent Residents 53.8% lead 41.4 pts |
| Pollards Hill Ryan Rodrigues, Joan Henry, Martin Whelton | 7 May 2026 Labour 52.2% lead 32.4 pts |
| Ravensbury Peter McCabe, Stephen Alambritis, Val Hoppichler | 7 May 2026 Labour 38.5% lead 14.7 pts |
| Raynes Park Chessie Flack, Matthew Willis, Victoria Wilson | 7 May 2026 Lib Dem 46.2% lead 30.0 pts |
| St Helier Andrew Judge, Shuile Syeda, Nedra Daniel | 7 May 2026 Labour 37.4% lead 8.8 pts |
| Village Jan Comer, Will Orson, Max Austin | 7 May 2026 Conservative 42.5% lead 9.2 pts |
| Wandle Sebastian Budner, Eleanor Stringer | 7 May 2026 Labour 38.4% lead 5.6 pts |
| West Barnes Mariam Hakim, Robert Page, Hina Bokhari | 7 May 2026 Lib Dem 43.2% lead 27.4 pts |
| Wimbledon Park Jil Hall, Tony Reiss, Nick Thomas | 7 May 2026 Lib Dem 48.9% lead 31.5 pts |
| Wimbledon Town & Dundonald Simon McGrath, Samantha MacArthur, Anthony Fairclough | 7 May 2026 Lib Dem 50.6% lead 34.7 pts |
Abbey
Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (3 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| John Matthew Braithwaite Elected | Lib Dem | 1,594 |
| Klaar Dresselaers Elected | Lib Dem | 1,452 |
| Barry John Smith Elected | Lib Dem | 1,370 |
| Kara Regina Rose Una Abrams | Labour | 953 |
| Andrew Robert Copeland | Labour | 820 |
| Shajaki Jeyaveerasingam | Labour | 701 |
| George Nicholas Burridge | Green | 676 |
| James Sellers | Green | 622 |
| Nigel Charles Benbow | Conservative | 507 |
| Ellie Christina Lauren Ioannou | Conservative | 399 |
| Cleon Edmund Enrique Wilson | Conservative | 351 |
| Zoe Miller | Reform | 289 |
| Clark Inglis | Reform | 275 |
| Simon Ogilvie-Harris | Reform | 268 |
Party shares count each party's leading candidate.
Cannon Hill
Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (3 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Richard David Poole Elected | Lib Dem | 1,379 |
| Asif Ashraf Elected | Lib Dem | 1,376 |
| Robert James Mitchell Elected | Lib Dem | 1,278 |
| Nick McLean | Conservative | 1,038 |
| Michael Charles Joseph Paterson | Conservative | 926 |
| Frank Laurance Pocock | Conservative | 880 |
| Elizabeth Ann Sherwood | Labour | 702 |
| Emma Jane Alexander | Green | 659 |
| Mohammad Ahsan Ashraf | Labour | 629 |
| Neil Valentine Davies | Labour | 625 |
| Margaret Clare Rogers | Green | 503 |
| Troy Lee Bowler | Reform | 474 |
| Paul Gaskin | Reform | 466 |
| John William Wigmore | Reform | 439 |
Party shares count each party's leading candidate.
Colliers Wood
Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (3 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Caroline Masue Cooper-Marbiah Elected | Labour | 1,807 |
| Stuart Neaverson Elected | Labour | 1,763 |
| Joanna Sieradzinska Elected | Labour | 1,494 |
| Conor Mark Dunwoody | Green | 950 |
| Jenny Booth | Lib Dem | 886 |
| George Hadjiyiannakis | Lib Dem | 772 |
| Fevzi Hussein | Green | 763 |
| Mehmood Naqshbandi | Green | 746 |
| John Michael Oliver | Lib Dem | 651 |
| Andrew Robert Cole | Conservative | 315 |
| Olivier Beumer | Reform | 281 |
| William Richards | Reform | 259 |
| Rob Cossins | Conservative | 255 |
| Edward Smith | Reform | 244 |
| Martin Thomas Lake | Conservative | 243 |
| Alex Forbes | Independent | 48 |
Party shares count each party's leading candidate.
Cricket Green
Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (3 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Kevin Butcher Elected | Labour | 1,576 |
| Usaama Kaweesa Elected | Labour | 1,510 |
| Gill Manly Elected | Labour | 1,492 |
| Ryan Lee Omamori Letbe-Holder | Green | 553 |
| Adele Pinkett | Green | 549 |
| Richard Law | Reform | 530 |
| Casey Powell | Reform | 462 |
| Artem Mikheev | Reform | 424 |
| Eleanor Anne Cox | Conservative | 316 |
| William Woodward | Lib Dem | 300 |
| Vivian Rose Vella | Lib Dem | 296 |
| Yu Wing Wong | Lib Dem | 266 |
| Debbie Wills | Conservative | 217 |
| Peter Vindal Ludvigsen | Conservative | 210 |
Party shares count each party's leading candidate.
Figge's Marsh
Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (3 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Agatha Mary Akyigyina Elected | Labour | 1,569 |
| Dan Johnston Elected | Labour | 1,374 |
| Franca Ofeimu Elected | Labour | 1,323 |
| Omar Daair | Green | 503 |
| Sally Pannifex | Green | 435 |
| Johnathan Ian Gifford Knight | Green | 408 |
| Ronan Fraser | Reform | 356 |
| Steeve Mandarin | Reform | 326 |
| Vinayak Malhotra | Reform | 320 |
| Elizabeth Jean Barker | Lib Dem | 235 |
| Alice Sophie Jane Hammond | Conservative | 176 |
| Matthew William Payne | Lib Dem | 172 |
| Sally Patricia Hammond | Conservative | 164 |
| Emma Catherine Wiley | Lib Dem | 141 |
| William Henry Woodroofe | Conservative | 133 |
Party shares count each party's leading candidate.
Graveney
Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (3 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Linda Christine Kirby Elected | Labour | 1,778 |
| Billy Hayes Elected | Labour | 1,607 |
| Devina Marylyn Paul Elected | Labour | 1,562 |
| Franki Appleton | Green | 832 |
| Darrell Ennis-Gayle | Green | 727 |
| Rupert Arthur Stevens | Green | 607 |
| Beth Mitchell | Conservative | 308 |
| Iain James Coleman | Lib Dem | 284 |
| Ivana Jurcevic | Reform | 281 |
| James Oakenfull | Reform | 257 |
| Thomas Sebastian George Moulton | Conservative | 257 |
| Charles Williams | Reform | 254 |
| Caitilin Jane Dawson Smith | Conservative | 240 |
| Man Ho Yip | Lib Dem | 199 |
| Hamish Thomas Norbrook | Lib Dem | 196 |
Party shares count each party's leading candidate.
Hillside
Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (2 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Sarah Jane Golby Elected | Lib Dem | 1,366 |
| Dan Holden Elected | Conservative | 1,089 |
| Richard Shillito | Lib Dem | 1,063 |
| Suzanne Ellen Grocott | Conservative | 944 |
| Nick Robins | Green | 424 |
| Catherine Kagau | Labour | 318 |
| Robert Newbery | Labour | 286 |
| Angus Murray | Reform | 241 |
| Guy Winterflood | Reform | 206 |
Party shares count each party's leading candidate.
Lavender Fields
Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (3 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Edith Joan MacAuley Elected | Labour | 1,316 |
| Harry John Platts Elected | Labour | 1,170 |
| Slawek Szczepanski Elected | Labour | 1,126 |
| Emma Antonia Donegan | Green | 641 |
| Gareth James Davidson | Green | 615 |
| Dom Teuma | Green | 485 |
| Amanda Ashford | Reform | 475 |
| John Furness | Reform | 444 |
| Gina Ann Harper | Reform | 437 |
| Emily Jane Robertson | Lib Dem | 293 |
| Malcolm Trevor Brown | Lib Dem | 284 |
| Vivian Aku-Barton | Conservative | 243 |
| Cosmo Patrick Lupton | Lib Dem | 220 |
| Capri Chanel Fox | Conservative | 199 |
| Gary Michael Pritchard | Conservative | 196 |
| Mike Kelson | Animal Welfare Party | 108 |
| Marco Bocci | Libertarian Party | 31 |
Party shares count each party's leading candidate.
Longthornton
Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (3 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Brenda Lorraine Fraser Elected | Labour | 1,637 |
| Ross Benjamin Garrod Elected | Labour | 1,494 |
| Sonia Elaine Phillips Elected | Labour | 1,472 |
| Christopher Adrian Stanton | Green | 641 |
| Ann Montrose Strydom | Green | 597 |
| Jonathan Deane | Reform | 386 |
| Leslie Colin King | Reform | 338 |
| Ryan Powell | Reform | 326 |
| Roger Stephen Drage | Conservative | 311 |
| Kelly Caroline Hockey | Conservative | 295 |
| Hugo Hawksley Summerson | Conservative | 259 |
| Mary-Jane Jeanes | Lib Dem | 241 |
| Christine Peace | Lib Dem | 199 |
| Savas Michael Nicolaides | Lib Dem | 187 |
Party shares count each party's leading candidate.
Lower Morden
Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (3 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Sally Isabel Kenny Elected | Labour | 1,604 |
| Dan Hogan Elected | Labour | 1,499 |
| Daniel Lewis Shearer Elected | Labour | 1,379 |
| Fraser Robertson | Reform | 1,088 |
| Elizabeth Weeks | Reform | 1,051 |
| Rohan Kempadoo | Reform | 1,001 |
| Joe Hackett | Conservative | 908 |
| Jack Alexander Gebhard | Conservative | 894 |
| Harry Joseph Todd | Conservative | 821 |
| Martin John Astrand | Green | 608 |
| Vincent James William Bolt | Lib Dem | 540 |
| Ahmed Nasir | Green | 522 |
| Georgina Dilali | Lib Dem | 416 |
| Guy Mercer | Lib Dem | 356 |
Party shares count each party's leading candidate.
Merton Park
Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (2 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Edward Foley Elected | Merton Park Ward Independent Residents | 1,916 |
| Stephen Mercer Elected | Merton Park Ward Independent Residents | 1,798 |
| Melinda Balatoni | Green | 443 |
| Emma Tamsin Maddison | Lib Dem | 406 |
| Elizabeth Hawes | Labour | 381 |
| Christopher Oxford | Lib Dem | 286 |
| Shirley Pritchard | Labour | 286 |
| Hayley Emma Ormrod | Conservative | 213 |
| Christopher Dunn | Reform | 202 |
| Yuriy Lysenko | Conservative | 182 |
| Ricky Bello | Reform | 181 |
Party shares count each party's leading candidate.
Pollards Hill
Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (3 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Joan Palmeta Henry Elected | Labour | 1,696 |
| Martin Whelton Elected | Labour | 1,574 |
| Ryan Rodrigues Elected | Labour | 1,556 |
| Zainul Abadeen | Green | 643 |
| Chun Yin Cheung | Reform | 428 |
| Sandy Gretton | Reform | 425 |
| Irene Perdomo | Reform | 396 |
| Anne Babington Blanchard | Lib Dem | 256 |
| Stephen Paul Crowe | Conservative | 225 |
| Michael Ormrod | Conservative | 207 |
| Anton Gjeta | Conservative | 201 |
| Susie Hicks | Lib Dem | 198 |
| Nicholas Paul Harris | Lib Dem | 184 |
Party shares count each party's leading candidate.
Ravensbury
Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (3 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Stephen Alambritis Elected | Labour | 1,321 |
| Val Hoppichler Elected | Labour | 1,172 |
| Peter Joseph McCabe Elected | Labour | 1,158 |
| Christopher Michael Bird | Lib Dem | 815 |
| Edward Marsh | Lib Dem | 696 |
| David Miller-Holland | Lib Dem | 575 |
| Nicholas Shaun Prangnell | Green | 532 |
| James Bogle | Reform | 526 |
| Simon Goldstein | Reform | 509 |
| Alexander Smith | Reform | 478 |
| Julia Mary Cox | Conservative | 235 |
| Jeremy James Klerck | Conservative | 175 |
| Brian Ernest Lewis-Lavender | Conservative | 173 |
Party shares count each party's leading candidate.
Raynes Park
Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (3 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Victoria Jane Wilson Elected | Lib Dem | 2,093 |
| Chessie Flack Elected | Lib Dem | 2,087 |
| Matthew James Willis Elected | Lib Dem | 2,072 |
| Michael Martin Bull | Conservative | 735 |
| Angela Jane Manser | Green | 659 |
| Nigel Christopher Popham | Conservative | 655 |
| Richard Mark Evans | Green | 626 |
| Sandy Cowling | Labour | 610 |
| Sivas Ranjan | Conservative | 560 |
| Mark Featherston | Labour | 556 |
| Timothy John Patrick McLoughlin | Labour | 461 |
| Darren Manning | Reform | 432 |
| Charles Patrick McSwiggan | Reform | 410 |
| Kadir Kadir | Reform | 397 |
Party shares count each party's leading candidate.
St Helier
Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (3 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew Judge Elected | Labour | 1,215 |
| Nedra Nalda Daniel Elected | Labour | 1,209 |
| Shuile Narmin Syeda Elected | Labour | 1,135 |
| Pippa Maslin | Green | 929 |
| Steve Coles | Green | 834 |
| Benjamin Smith | Green | 761 |
| Christopher Lovejoy | Reform | 537 |
| Andrew Robin Parr | Reform | 508 |
| Assana Assadi Haghi | Reform | 485 |
| Hermione Peace | Lib Dem | 296 |
| Charlie Beale | Conservative | 276 |
| Sophia Paterson | Conservative | 248 |
| Joshua Jonathan Harmston-Gething | Conservative | 239 |
| Sarah Elizabeth Weber | Lib Dem | 235 |
| John Leslie Raymond | Lib Dem | 220 |
Party shares count each party's leading candidate.
Village
Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (3 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Max Daniel Austin Elected | Conservative | 2,169 |
| Jan Comer Elected | Conservative | 1,973 |
| Will Orson Elected | Conservative | 1,939 |
| Ursula Gillian Faulkner | Lib Dem | 1,701 |
| Iain Hugh Wadie | Lib Dem | 1,542 |
| Leo Liao | Lib Dem | 1,478 |
| Rachel Eileen Brooks | Green | 441 |
| Fiona Beumer | Reform | 421 |
| Alistair Robert Boyd | Reform | 395 |
| Andrea Colquhoun | Labour | 377 |
| Ann Teresa Gillespie | Labour | 347 |
| Eoin Fraser | Reform | 337 |
| Margaret Tulloch | Labour | 323 |
Party shares count each party's leading candidate.
Wandle
Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (2 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Eleanor Stringer Elected | Labour | 1,155 |
| Sebastian Budner Elected | Labour | 1,076 |
| Kirsten Galea | Lib Dem | 986 |
| Philip Ling | Lib Dem | 864 |
| Gideon Noah Tarry | Green | 438 |
| Richard Albert Dalton | Reform | 238 |
| Jeremy Singer | Reform | 218 |
| Thomas Clive McCall | Conservative | 192 |
| Oonagh Jane Moulton | Conservative | 185 |
Party shares count each party's leading candidate.
West Barnes
Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (3 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Hina Bokhari Elected | Lib Dem | 1,816 |
| Robert Page Elected | Lib Dem | 1,560 |
| Mariam Hakim Elected | Lib Dem | 1,540 |
| Oenone Kate Flambert | Labour | 666 |
| Gilli Lewis-Lavender | Conservative | 664 |
| Sarah Jane Bosley McAlister | Conservative | 618 |
| Teresa Elzbieta Engley | Conservative | 614 |
| Charles Barraball | Green | 610 |
| Rebecca Claire Tate | Labour | 567 |
| Susan Rose O'Connor | Green | 517 |
| John Clive Townsend | Labour | 484 |
| Christopher McLaughlin | Reform | 449 |
| Petra Frolkova | Reform | 420 |
| Alex Pinna | Reform | 406 |
Party shares count each party's leading candidate.
Wimbledon Park
Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (3 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Jil Hall Elected | Lib Dem | 2,078 |
| Tony Reiss Elected | Lib Dem | 1,853 |
| Nick Thomas Elected | Lib Dem | 1,777 |
| Juliet Dorothy Boyd | Green | 741 |
| Janice Mary Elizabeth Howard | Conservative | 610 |
| Andrew Geoffrey Eliot Howard | Conservative | 604 |
| Linda Joan Taylor | Conservative | 552 |
| Hugh Constant | Labour | 538 |
| James Francis Norman Robson | Green | 510 |
| David Cowling | Labour | 444 |
| Terry Daniels | Labour | 392 |
| John Christopher Pearson | Reform | 284 |
| Stephen Gibson | Reform | 280 |
| Edward Powell | Reform | 263 |
Party shares count each party's leading candidate.
Wimbledon Town & Dundonald
Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (3 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Samantha MacArthur Elected | Lib Dem | 2,664 |
| Anthony John Fairclough Elected | Lib Dem | 2,618 |
| Simon McGrath Elected | Lib Dem | 2,287 |
| Huw Henry Mason Buckley | Green | 840 |
| Abigail Clare Jones | Labour | 793 |
| Anthony Neil Cole | Conservative | 634 |
| Sarah Elizabeth Poole | Conservative | 620 |
| Katie Russell | Conservative | 589 |
| Peter Richard Payne | Labour | 571 |
| Joel Daniel Winter | Labour | 544 |
| Lisa Kay Bassett | Reform | 339 |
| Timothy Becker | Reform | 308 |
| John Bradbury | Reform | 306 |
Party shares count each party's leading candidate.
Every council by-election since 2021
2 by-elections since July 2021, 0 of them gains.
| Date | Ward | Result | Winner's share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2024 | Figge's Marsh | Labour hold | 66.1% |
| 4 July 2024 | St Helier | Labour hold | 47.9% |
Parliamentary constituencies
| Constituency | Share of council | 2024 winner | Projected now |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mitcham and Morden | 56% | Labour | Labour 46% |
| Wimbledon | 44% | Lib Dem | Lib Dem 39% |
Share of the council: the proportion of its census neighbourhoods (2021 LSOAs) in each seat. The projection is PollCheck's demographic model at current polling, not a forecast.
Who lives in Merton
215,185 residents in 81,714 households
GB figure. 2021 Census (Scotland: 2022): age as a share of residents aged 15 and over, qualifications of residents aged 16 and over, housing as a share of households. Leave: 2016 EU referendum, Electoral Commission results by counting area.
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Sources and method
Seat totals and control: PollCheck council control tracker. Councillors: Open Council Data (CC BY-SA 4.0). Election results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), with some vote counts from DCLEAPIL, Leman (2025) (CC BY-SA 4.0), and corrections checked against councils' official declarations. Ward boundaries: Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Census: Office for National Statistics and National Records of Scotland.
Councillor lists and DCLEAPIL-derived vote counts on this page are available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
In wards electing more than one councillor, a party's share counts only its leading candidate (the Rallings and Thrasher method). Independents count individually. The lead is the gap between the top two parties' shares.