2018 Merton London Borough Council election
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![]() Map of the results of the 2018 Merton council election. Conservatives in blue, Labour in red, Liberal Democrats in yellow and Merton Park Ward Residents Association in white. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Elections for the London Borough of Merton were held on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Merton London Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections in England.[1]
Campaign[]
In February 2018, Peter Walker, a former Labour councillor for Figges Marsh who was suspended by the party in October 2017, claimed that the local Labour Party was excluding supporters of the national party leader, Jeremy Corbyn, from becoming councillors.[2]
Labour pledged to complete the building of a new leisure centre, bring AFC Wimbledon's home grounds within Merton, consider the introduction of a landlord licensing scheme, establish targets for affordable housing and introduce 20 mph zones.[3]
The Conservatives pledged to reintroduce weekly street cleaning, increase mobile CCTV, deliver a masterplan for Wimbledon, regenerate Morden, establish a 24/7 anti-social behaviour hotline, rebuild St Helier Hospital, introduce borough-wide anti-idling measures and reintroduce webcasting of council meetings.[4]
The Liberal Democrats pledged to institute a target of 50% affordable housing in large developments, install more public bins and public drinking fountains, increase cycling infrastructure, introduce default 20 mph zones, make Raynes Park and Motspur Park railway stations fully accessible, replace the closed walk-in surgery in Mitcham, introduce a levy on planning developments to pay for local schools, scrap charges for the use of Council-owned parks and playing fields, develop incubator sites for start-ups and establish neighbourhood plans.[5]
A key issue during the campaign was the proposed closure of Wimbledon police station by the Labour Mayor of London. The Conservatives proposed to buy the police station,[4] while the Liberal Democrats supported a legal action against the closure.[6] The legal action was brought by Paul Kohler, one of the successful Liberal Democrat candidates for Trinity in the election.[7]
Demolition of Merton Hall[]
A key issue during the campaign was the partial demolition of the historic Merton Hall in South Wimbledon, which was given planning permission by the council in September 2017.[8] Under the plans, the Elim Pentecostal Church would assume tenancy of Merton Hall after the year-long works, under the condition that the site could still be hired as a community space by local residents.[9] Elim Church's current High Path site would then become a Harris Federation school hosting 1,200 students from September 2020.[8]
A petition opposing the plans and calling on Historic England to list Merton Hall attracted over 4,000 signatures.[10] The plans attracted national attention in March 2018 over concerns that Elim Church could seek to prevent LGBT groups from hiring Merton Hall.[11] The Conservatives opposed the demolition plans and pledged to end the demolition works immediately if elected; they also alleged that the demolition broke pre-election purdah rules, given that it was using public money on a contentious issue.[12] The Merton Park Ward Residents Association also expressed their regret over the council's plans; their councillors suggested alternative sites for the secondary school and questioned the extent of the demolition required.[13]
The demolition works began in April 2018.[10] In the election, the ward of Abbey, in which Merton Hall is situated, returned one Conservative councillor.[14] After the election, responding to criticism of the plans, council leader Stephen Alambritis claimed that the council is building a brand new hall and not demolishing the existing one. Alambritis confirmed that two investigations were underway, one by the Local Government Ombudsman and another by Ernst and Young.[15]
Results[]
Labour retained its control of Merton Council, its majority reduced to four seats. The Conservatives gained two seats from Labour (one each in the wards of Cannon Hill and Abbey) and the Liberal Democrats gained five seats from the Conservatives (two in West Barnes, two in Dundonald and one in Trinity). The Merton Park Ward Residents Association maintained its three councillors in Merton Park.[1] By seat count, this was the best ever election result for the Liberal Democrats in the borough, and the first time they had held council positions outside the West Barnes ward.
Paul Kohler, who achieved significant recognition after leading a legal campaign against the proposed closure of Wimbledon police station,[16][17] was elected for the Liberal Democrats in Trinity.[18] Two months after the election, his legal action resulted in a judgment that the decision to close the police station was unlawful.[7]
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Labour | 34 | 0 | 2 | ![]() |
56.7 | 46.9 | 83,890 | ![]() | |
Conservative | 17 | 2 | 5 | ![]() |
28.3 | 31.5 | 56,223 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | 6 | 5 | 0 | ![]() |
10.0 | 14.6 | 26,158 | ![]() | |
Merton Park Residents | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 3.3 | 5,898 | ![]() | |
Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.8 | 4,970 | ![]() | |
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 836 | N/A | |
UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 459 | ![]() | |
Democrats and Veterans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 151 | New | |
TUSC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 77 | ![]() | |
Duma Polska | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 33 | New |
On 11 May 2018, it was announced that the council's cabinet would be reshuffled.[20] Mary Curtin, a Labour councillor for Lower Morden, was voted in as the council's new mayor at the Annual Council Meeting on 23 May 2018.[21]
Ward results[]
Abbey[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Eleanor Leslie Stringer | 1,476 | 42.8 | -5.1 | |
Conservative | Nigel Charles Benbow | 1,446 | 41.9 | +7.1 | |
Labour | Ben Butler | 1,409 | 40.7 | -7.1 | |
Conservative | Emma-Louise Vetriano | 1,399 | 40.6 | +6.8 | |
Conservative | Sivas Ranjan | 1,383 | 40.1 | +10.2 | |
Labour | Dave Treanor | 1,323 | 38.4 | -8.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Matthew William Payne | 547 | 15.9 | +7.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Barry Smith | 464 | 13.5 | +7.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Panos Topalis | 419 | 12.1 | +7.1 | |
TUSC | Piero Miloro | 77 | 2.2 | N/A | |
Turnout | 3,458 | 45 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Cannon Hill[]
Following the resignation of Mark Kenny, a by-election was held on 20 June 2019 with the Liberal Democrats gaining the seat.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Nicholas Martin McLean | 1,644 | 45.2 | +10.1 | |
Labour | Pauline Una Cowper* | 1,642 | 45.1 | -2.4 | |
Labour | Mark Kenny | 1,636 | 44.9 | -3.3 | |
Conservative | Michael Charles Joseph Paterson | 1,562 | 42.9 | +9.9 | |
Labour | Muhammod Motiur Rahman | 1,445 | 39.7 | -4.8 | |
Conservative | Harry Joseph 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 Thomas Mills | 141 | 3.9 | -10.3 | |
Turnout | 3,649 | 50 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Colliers Wood[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Laxmi Attawar* | 1,908 | 63.1 | +8.4 | |
Labour | Caroline M Cooper-Marbiah* | 1,824 | 60.4 | +3.8 | |
Labour | Dave Ward | 1,812 | 60.0 | +0.5 | |
Conservative | Max Daniel Austin | 465 | 18.7 | -3.9 | |
Conservative | Sally Patricia Hammond | 434 | 14.4 | -7.3 | |
Conservative | Krystal Louise Miller | 424 | 14.0 | -6.5 | |
Green | Kenneth Green | 413 | 13.7 | -4.6 | |
Green | Harriet Edwards | 389 | 12.9 | N/A | |
Green | Charles Barraball | 285 | 9.4 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Emily Jane Robertson | 232 | 7.7 | -0.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Brigid Elizabeth Finlayson | 206 | 6.8 | -1.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Shipra Gupta | 204 | 6.8 | N/A | |
Turnout | 3,028 | 38 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Cricket Green[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Rebecca Aisha Lanning | 2,054 | 71.6 | +2.3 | |
Labour | Owen Pritchard | 2,004 | 69.9 | +3.6 | |
Labour | Russell John Makin* | 1,994 | 69.5 | +1.3 | |
Conservative | Gary Clive Watkinson | 422 | 14.7 | ±0.0 | |
Conservative | Linda Joan Taylor[n 1] | 407 | 14.2 | +0.1 | |
Conservative | Cesar Augusto Sepulveda | 368 | 12.8 | +1.0 | |
Green | Christopher Adrian Stanton | 249 | 8.7 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Claire Louise Bolt | 215 | 7.5 | +2.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Guilliana Victoria Castle | 189 | 6.6 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Vincent James William Bolt | 159 | 5.5 | N/A | |
Democrats and Veterans | Kay Evans | 151 | 5.3 | N/A | |
Turnout | 2,881 | 34 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Dundonald[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Anthony John Fairclough | 1,576 | 44.9 | +19.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Simon McGrath | 1,389 | 39.6 | +13.8 | |
Conservative | David Thomas Dean* | 1,361 | 38.8 | -6.8 | |
Conservative | Michael Martin Bull* | 1,301 | 37.1 | -6.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Tippett-Cooper | 1,299 | 37.0 | +11.7 | |
Conservative | Suzanne Ellen Grocott* | 1,284 | 36.6 | -6.4 | |
Labour | Wayne Busbridge | 594 | 16.9 | -4.1 | |
Labour | Daniel Stefan Johnston | 549 | 15.6 | -9.0 | |
Labour | Bupe Ngoy | 517 | 14.7 | -6.8 | |
Green | David Clive Wood | 332 | 9.4 | N/A | |
Turnout | 3,515 | 51 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Figge’s Marsh[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Agatha Akyigyina* | 2,457 | 80.7 | -0.3 | |
Labour | Geraldine Patricia Stanford* | 2,361 | 77.6 | -0.2 | |
Labour | Mike Brunt | 2,313 | 76.0 | +4.2 | |
Conservative | Charlie Gregory | 380 | 12.5 | -1.8 | |
Conservative | Hamish Alexander Badenoch | 378 | 12.4 | -0.3 | |
Conservative | Marina Hardwick | 369 | 12.1 | +0.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Busby-Cartwright-Owen | 187 | 6.1 | +0.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Eliane Patton | 125 | 4.1 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Giorga Gamba | 115 | 3.8 | N/A | |
Turnout | 3,058 | 36 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Graveney[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Linda Christine Kirby* | 2,181 | 80.5 | +4.3 | |
Labour | John Dehaney* | 2,139 | 79.0 | +0.6 | |
Labour | Tobin Byers | 2,080 | 76.8 | +9.3 | |
Conservative | Maureen Kyalya | 324 | 12.0 | -3.0 | |
Conservative | Charlie Chirico | 319 | 11.8 | -1.6 | |
Conservative | Thomas Sebastian George Moulton | 304 | 11.2 | -0.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Luke Alexander Taylor | 246 | 9.1 | +1.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Sarah Weber | 179 | 6.6 | -0.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Quresh Shehab Mukadam | 149 | 5.5 | N/A | |
Turnout | 2,723 | 37 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Hillside[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Tyrie Williams* | 1,427 | 55.4 | +4.7 | |
Conservative | Daniel Sean Holden* | 1,425 | 55.3 | +5.1 | |
Conservative | David Ward Simpson* | 1,391 | 54.0 | +2.2 | |
Labour | Joseph Day Archer | 614 | 23.8 | -1.3 | |
Labour | David William Barnes | 593 | 23.0 | -0.9 | |
Labour | Philip Mervyn Jones | 567 | 22.0 | +0.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Samantha MacArthur | 565 | 21.9 | +4.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Richard Gerald Williams | 491 | 19.1 | +5.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Nicholas James Sanders | 435 | 16.9 | +3.6 | |
Turnout | 2,583 | 40 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Lavender Fields[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mark G Allison* | 1,711 | 72.5 | +4.6 | |
Labour | Edith Joan Macauley* | 1,664 | 70.5 | +7.1 | |
Labour | Billy Christie | 1,637 | 69.4 | +3.5 | |
Conservative | Alice Sophie Jane Hammond | 308 | 13.1 | -0.8 | |
Conservative | Jay Crush | 295 | 12.5 | +0.9 | |
Green | Stephen McKeever | 287 | 12.2 | N/A | |
Conservative | David James Sawer | 257 | 12.8 | +2.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Jean Barker | 206 | 10.9 | +1.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Mary-Jane Jeanes[n 2] | 165 | 7.0 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Christopher Adam Oxford | 127 | 5.4 | N/A | |
Turnout | 2,365 | 30 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Longthornton[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Brenda Lorraine Fraser* | 2,048 | 77.1 | +4.7 | |
Labour | David Anthony Chung* | 1,981 | 74.6 | +2.3 | |
Labour | Marsie Vanesser Skeete* | 1,914 | 72.1 | +7.5 | |
Conservative | Peter Charles Thomas Borthwick | 447 | 16.8 | -5.0 | |
Conservative | Sarah Jane Bosley McAlister | 441 | 14.8 | -5.1 | |
Conservative | John Burke Telford | 393 | 12.1 | -6.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Hamish Thomas Ellis Norbrook | 129 | 4.9 | -1.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Kaweh Beheshtizadeh | 126 | 4.7 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Benedict Isambard Statham Fletcher | 111 | 4.2 | N/A | |
Turnout | 2,668 | 33 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Lower Morden[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Sally Isabel Kenny* | 1,634 | 51.3 | +0.4 | |
Labour | Stan C Anderson* | 1,632 | 51.3 | +1.4 | |
Labour | Mary Anne Curtin* | 1,588 | 49.9 | +2.9 | |
Conservative | Maurice Groves | 1,294 | 40.7 | +7.1 | |
Conservative | Geraldine Veronica Mary Kirby | 1,248 | 39.2 | +9.6 | |
Conservative | Hamna Humayun Qureshi | 1,098 | 34.5 | +7.7 | |
Green | Alban Godfrey Thurston | 191 | 6.0 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Asif Ashraf | 188 | 5.9 | +0.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Anne Babington Blanchard | 169 | 5.3 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Gabriel Luck | 141 | 4.4 | N/A | |
Turnout | 3,186 | 45 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Merton Park[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Merton Park Residents | Peter William Southgate* | 2,034 | 57.6 | -4.0 | |
Merton Park Residents | Edward William Foley* | 1,981 | 56.1 | -5.3 | |
Merton Park Residents | 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 Harry Walton Cunningham | 574 | 16.2 | -0.8 | |
Conservative | Alastair James Gunn | 547 | 15.5 | -0.1 | |
Conservative | Asher Raphael Ross | 511 | 14.5 | -1.0 | |
Green | Rachel Brooks | 360 | 10.2 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | John Matthew Braithwaite | 269 | 7.6 | +3.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Stephen Kenneth Harbron | 186 | 5.3 | +1.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Philip Ling | 172 | 4.9 | +1.4 | |
Turnout | 3,543 | 50 | |||
Merton Park Residents hold | Swing | ||||
Merton Park Residents hold | Swing | ||||
Merton Park Residents hold | Swing |
Pollards Hill[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Joan Henry* | 2,214 | 80.6 | +8.1 | |
Labour | Aidan Michael Mundy | 2,140 | 77.9 | +7.0 | |
Labour | Martin James Whelton* | 2,119 | 77.2 | +6.7 | |
Conservative | Beth Mitchell | 382 | 13.9 | +0.7 | |
Conservative | Rachel Georgina Prior | 346 | 12.6 | ±0.0 | |
Conservative | Michael Ormrod | 344 | 12.5 | +2.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Emma Maddison | 122 | 4.4 | -1.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Duncan John Burch | 118 | 4.3 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Tony Reiss | 76 | 2.8 | N/A | |
Turnout | 2,761 | 34 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Ravensbury[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Stephen Alambritis* | 1,892 | 67.7 | +1.7 | |
Labour | Natasha Dawn Irons | 1,793 | 64.2 | +4.9 | |
Labour | Peter Joseph McCabe* | 1,742 | 62.4 | +7.7 | |
Conservative | Anton Gjeta | 354 | 12.7 | +1.5 | |
Conservative | Henry Richard Lennox Nelless | 353 | 12.6 | -1.5 | |
Conservative | Daniel Jon Page | 328 | 11.7 | +0.8 | |
Independent | Mark Gale | 303 | 10.8 | N/A | |
Independent | Christopher Michael Holt | 279 | 10.0 | N/A | |
Independent | Tracy Wilson | 254 | 9.1 | N/A | |
Green | Thomas Killick | 187 | 6.7 | -4.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Somayeh Aghnia | 148 | 5.3 | -1.6 | |
UKIP | Terry Sullivan | 143 | 5.1 | -16.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Amanda Jane Harvey | 137 | 4.9 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Richard Arthur Shillito | 107 | 3.8 | N/A | |
Turnout | 2,797 | 37 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Raynes Park[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Stephen Paul Crowe* | 1,486 | 48.5 | +2.2 | |
Conservative | Adam Bush* | 1,470 | 47.9 | +1.5 | |
Conservative | Omar Bush | 1,351 | 44.0 | -2.6 | |
Labour | Clare Gardner | 897 | 29.2 | +2.6 | |
Labour | Clare Antenen | 799 | 26.1 | +2.6 | |
Labour | Peter McGinity | 695 | 22.7 | +0.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Martin Edward Lewis | 583 | 19.0 | +1.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Edward Tourle | 553 | 18.0 | +2.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Vivian Vella | 542 | 17.7 | +3.1 | |
Green | Sonja Nadine Timpson | 475 | 15.5 | N/A | |
Turnout | 3,074 | 42 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
St Helier[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Kelly Marie Braund* | 1,809 | 68.9 | +1.9 | |
Labour | Dennis Pearce* | 1,724 | 65.7 | +1.8 | |
Labour | Nicholas Gregory Draper | 1,671 | 63.6 | +7.8 | |
Conservative | Sandy Gretton | 479 | 18.2 | +1.4 | |
Conservative | Raymond Walter Hutchings | 456 | 17.4 | +2.9 | |
Conservative | Nick Kwilecki | 414 | 15.8 | +1.8 | |
Green | Philippa Zielfa Maslin | 245 | 9.3 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Matthew Graham Lowing | 194 | 7.4 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Paul Harris | 178 | 6.8 | N/A | |
UKIP | Bob Grahame | 145 | 5.5 | -16.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Simon William Parritt | 107 | 4.1 | -2.7 | |
Turnout | 2,632 | 33 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Trinity[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Paul Kohler | 1,279 | 35.8 | +23.1 | |
Conservative | James Holmes* | 1,199 | 33.6 | -11.1 | |
Conservative | Hayley Ormrod | 1,196 | 33.5 | -10.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Tamara Kohler | 1,156 | 32.4 | +22.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Drake Hackforth-Jones | 1,117 | 31.3 | +21.5 | |
Conservative | Abdul Latif* | 1,116 | 31.2 | -7.7 | |
Labour | Becky Hooper | 1,023 | 28.6 | -4.1 | |
Labour | Ryan Barnett | 935 | 26.2 | -2.1 | |
Labour | Billy Hayes | 852 | 23.9 | -2.6 | |
Green | Elizabeth Matthews | 358 | 10.0 | -8.9 | |
Duma Polska | Marcia Moraczewski | 33 | 0.9 | N/A | |
UKIP | Rod Scott | 30 | 0.8 | -8.3 | |
Turnout | 3,579 | 48 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Village[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Thomas James Barlow | 2,206 | 75.2 | +2.4 | |
Conservative | Andrew Geoffrey Eliot Howard | 2,160 | 73.7 | +1.3 | |
Conservative | Amer Najeeb Latif* | 2,094 | 71.4 | +6.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Susan Bucknall | 407 | 13.9 | +6.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Dan Bradman | 404 | 13.8 | +6.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Hugo James Forshaw | 341 | 11.6 | +5.8 | |
Green | Lisa Florence Wood | 292 | 10.0 | +0.6 | |
Labour | Maria Pamela Bentley-Dingwall | 287 | 9.8 | -3.8 | |
Labour | Teresa Ocansey | 221 | 7.5 | -3.1 | |
Labour | Charles Kwabena Francis Ocansey | 203 | 6.9 | -2.0 | |
Turnout | 2,934 | 47 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
West Barnes[]
On 12 June 2020, Quilliam left the Liberal Democrats and joined the Labour Party.[26]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Eloise Bailey | 1,624 | 40.2 | +2.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Hina Bokhari | 1,534 | 38.0 | +3.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Carl Oliver John Quilliam | 1,454 | 36.0 | +10.1 | |
Conservative | Gilli Lewis-Lavender* | 1,419 | 35.1 | -5.8 | |
Conservative | Brian Ernest Lewis-Lavender* | 1,380 | 34.1 | -1.9 | |
Conservative | Logie Lohendran | 1,292 | 32.0 | +4.2 | |
Labour | Caroline Monica Charles | 976 | 24.1 | +7.4 | |
Labour | Rebecca Antoinette Ann Moses | 935 | 23.1 | +6.5 | |
Labour | Abdul Aziz Atcha | 880 | 21.8 | +6.9 | |
Green | Conal Edward Cunningham | 304 | 7.5 | -5.6 | |
Turnout | 4,054 | 54 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
Wimbledon Park[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Oonagh Jane Moulton* | 1,822 | 50.8 | +6.5 | |
Conservative | Janice Mary Elizabeth Howard* | 1,792 | 50.0 | +3.4 | |
Conservative | Ed Gretton | 1,748 | 48.7 | +6.1 | |
Labour | Hugh Darcy Page Constant | 1,021 | 28.5 | +0.4 | |
Labour | Pam Treanor | 996 | 27.8 | +4.5 | |
Labour | Terry Daniels | 886 | 24.7 | +1.5 | |
Green | Juliet Dorothy Boyd | 603 | 16.8 | +0.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Robin Napier Goodchild | 536 | 14.9 | +3.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Victoria Jane Watt | 525 | 14.6 | +3.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | JB Tanqueray | 509 | 14.2 | +4.9 | |
Turnout | 3,592 | 43 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
By-elections[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Jenifer Gould | 1,060 | 35.0 | +23.7 | |
Labour | Ryan Barnett | 876 | 28.9 | -16.0 | |
Conservative | Michael Paterson | 867 | 28.6 | -14.3 | |
Green | Susie O'Connor | 158 | 5.2 | New | |
UKIP | Andrew Mills | 68 | 2.2 | -1.7 | |
Majority | 184 | 6.1 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,030 | 41.8 | -8.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing |
The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Cllr. Mark Kenny of the Labour Party.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Helena Dollimore | 1,859 | 54.4 | -14.5 | |
Conservative | Isaac Frimpong | 907 | 26.6 | +8.4 | |
Green | Pippa Maslin | 409 | 12.0 | +2.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Simon Jones | 241 | 7.1 | -0.3 | |
Majority | 952 | 27.8 | -22.9 | ||
Turnout | 3,495 | 42.4 | +9.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Cllr. Kelly Braund of the Labour Party.
Notes and references[]
Notes
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