Merton council election, 2018

03/05/2018 · 20 wards · 60 seats contested

Most seats
34
Labour Party
Seats contested
60
across 20 wards
Turnout
—
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Labour Party 34 — 83,890 46.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party 17 — 56,223 31.5% —
Liberal Democrats 6 — 26,158 14.6% —
Merton Park Ward Independent Residents 3 — 5,898 3.3% —
Green Party 0 — 4,970 2.8% —
Independent 0 — 836 0.5% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 0 — 459 0.3% —
Independents for Direct Democracy 0 — 151 0.1% —
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 0 — 77 0.0% —
Duma Polska = Polish Pride 0 — 33 0.0% —

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 60
Conservative and Unionist Party 60
Labour Party 60
Liberal Democrats 60
Green Party 15
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 4
Independent 3
Merton Park Ward Independent Residents 3
Duma Polska = Polish Pride 1
Independents for Direct Democracy 1
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 1

A party standing a full slate could field 60 candidates, one per seat.

Results by ward

Share is each candidate's share of ballots cast in the ward. Change compares each party's lead candidate with the ward's previous contest. Bold rows are elected candidates.

Abbey 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Eleanor Stringer Elected 1,476 44.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Nigel Charles Benbow Elected 1,446 43.6% —
Labour Party Ben Butler Elected 1,409 42.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Emma-Louise Vetriano 1,399 42.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Sivas Ranjan 1,383 41.7% —
Labour Party Dave Treanor 1,323 39.9% —
Liberal Democrats Matthew William Payne 547 16.5% —
Liberal Democrats Barry John Smith 464 14.0% —
Liberal Democrats Panos Topalis 419 12.6% —
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Piero Miloro 77 2.3% —
Majority10
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)3,314

Cannon Hill 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Nick McLean Elected 1,644 47.0% —
Labour Party Pauline Una Cowper Elected 1,642 46.9% —
Labour Party Mark Kenny Elected 1,636 46.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Michael Charles Joseph Paterson 1,562 44.6% —
Labour Party Muhammod Motiur Rahman 1,445 41.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Harry Joseph Todd 1,406 40.2% —
Liberal Democrats Geoff Cooper 411 11.7% —
Liberal Democrats Klaar Dresselaers 313 8.9% —
Liberal Democrats Cosette Malik 303 8.7% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Andrew Mills 141 4.0% —
Majority74
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)3,501

Colliers Wood 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Laxmi Attawar Elected 1,908 66.6% —
Labour Party Caroline Masue Cooper-Marbiah Elected 1,824 63.7% —
Labour Party Dave Ward Elected 1,812 63.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Max Daniel Austin 465 16.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Sally Patricia Hammond 434 15.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Krystal Louise Miller 424 14.8% —
Green Party Kenneth Green 413 14.4% —
Green Party Harriet Edwards 389 13.6% —
Green Party Charles Barraball 285 9.9% —
Liberal Democrats Emily Jane Robertson 232 8.1% —
Liberal Democrats Brigid Elizabeth Finlayson 206 7.2% —
Liberal Democrats Shipra Gupta 204 7.1% —
Majority1,347
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,865

Cricket Green 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Rebecca Aisha Lanning Elected 2,054 75.0% —
Labour Party Owen Pritchard Elected 2,004 73.2% —
Labour Party Russell John Makin Elected 1,994 72.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Gary Clive Watkinson 422 15.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Linda Joan Taylor 407 14.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Cesar Augusto Sepulveda 368 13.4% —
Green Party Christopher Adrian Stanton 249 9.1% —
Liberal Democrats Claire Louise Bolt 215 7.9% —
Liberal Democrats Guilliana Victoria Castle 189 6.9% —
Liberal Democrats Vincent James William Bolt 159 5.8% —
Independents for Direct Democracy Kay Evans 151 5.5% —
Majority1,572
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,737

Dundonald 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Anthony John Fairclough Elected 1,576 46.3% —
Liberal Democrats Simon McGrath Elected 1,389 40.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party David Dean Elected 1,361 40.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Michael Martin Bull 1,301 38.3% —
Liberal Democrats John Tippett-Cooper 1,299 38.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Suzanne Ellen Grocott 1,284 37.8% —
Labour Party Wayne Busbridge 594 17.5% —
Labour Party Dan Johnston 549 16.1% —
Labour Party Bupe Ngoy 517 15.2% —
Green Party David Clive Wood 332 9.8% —
Majority60
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)3,401

Figge's Marsh 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Agatha Mary Akyigyina Elected 2,457 84.9% +11.3
Labour Party Geraldine Patricia Stanford Elected 2,361 81.6% —
Labour Party Mike Brunt Elected 2,313 79.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Charlie Gregory 380 13.1% +1.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Hamish Badenoch 378 13.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Marina Hardwick 369 12.7% —
Liberal Democrats Dave Busby 187 6.5% +2.9
Liberal Democrats Eliane Patton 125 4.3% —
Liberal Democrats Giorgia Gamba 115 4.0% —
Majority1,933
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,895

Graveney 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Linda Christine Kirby Elected 2,181 82.6% —
Labour Party John Dehaney Elected 2,139 81.0% —
Labour Party Tobin Byers Elected 2,080 78.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Maureen Kyalya 324 12.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Charlie Chirico 319 12.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Thomas Sebastian George Moulton 304 11.5% —
Liberal Democrats Luke Taylor 246 9.3% —
Liberal Democrats Sarah Weber 179 6.8% —
Liberal Democrats Quresh Shehab Mukadam 149 5.6% —
Majority1,756
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,640

Hillside 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party David Williams Elected 1,427 57.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Dan Holden Elected 1,425 56.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party David Simpson Elected 1,391 55.6% —
Labour Party Joseph Day Archer 614 24.5% —
Labour Party Dave Barnes 593 23.7% —
Labour Party Philip Mervyn Jones 567 22.7% —
Liberal Democrats Samantha MacArthur 565 22.6% —
Liberal Democrats Richard Gerald Williams 491 19.6% —
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Sanders 435 17.4% —
Majority777
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,503

Lavender Fields 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Mark G Allison Elected 1,711 77.1% —
Labour Party Edith Joan MacAuley Elected 1,664 75.0% —
Labour Party Billy Christie Elected 1,637 73.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Alice Sophie Jane Hammond 308 13.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Jay Crush 295 13.3% —
Green Party Stephen McKeever 287 12.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party David James Sawer 257 11.6% —
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Jean Barker 206 9.3% —
Liberal Democrats Mary-Jane Jeanes 165 7.4% —
Liberal Democrats Christopher Oxford 127 5.7% —
Majority1,329
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,219

Longthornton 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Brenda Lorraine Fraser Elected 2,048 80.9% —
Labour Party David Anthony Chung Elected 1,981 78.3% —
Labour Party Marsie Vanesser Skeete Elected 1,914 75.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Peter Charles Thomas Borthwick 447 17.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Sarah Jane Bosley McAlister 441 17.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party John Burke Telford 393 15.5% —
Liberal Democrats Hamish Thomas Norbrook 129 5.1% —
Liberal Democrats Kaweh Beheshtizadeh 126 5.0% —
Liberal Democrats Ben Fletcher 111 4.4% —
Majority1,467
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,530

Lower Morden 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Sally Isabel Kenny Elected 1,634 53.4% —
Labour Party Stan C Anderson Elected 1,632 53.3% —
Labour Party Mary Anne Curtin Elected 1,588 51.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Maurice Groves 1,294 42.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Geraldine Veronica Mary Kirby 1,248 40.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Hamna Qureshi 1,098 35.9% —
Green Party Alban Godfrey Thurston 191 6.2% —
Liberal Democrats Asif Ashraf 188 6.1% —
Liberal Democrats Anne Babington Blanchard 169 5.5% —
Liberal Democrats Gabriel Luck 141 4.6% —
Majority294
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)3,061

Merton Park 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Merton Park Ward Independent Residents Peter William Southgate Elected 2,034 58.7% —
Merton Park Ward Independent Residents Edward Foley Elected 1,981 57.2% —
Merton Park Ward Independent Residents Dickie Wilkinson Elected 1,883 54.3% —
Labour Party Mervin Eubanks 644 18.6% —
Labour Party Elizabeth Ann Sherwood 622 18.0% —
Labour Party Michael Mannion 613 17.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Andrew Harry Walton Cunningham 574 16.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Alastair James Gunn 547 15.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Asher Raphael Ross 511 14.7% —
Green Party Rachel Brooks 360 10.4% —
Liberal Democrats John Matthew Braithwaite 269 7.8% —
Liberal Democrats Stephen Kenneth Habrorn 186 5.4% —
Liberal Democrats Philip Ling 172 5.0% —
Majority1,239
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)3,465

Pollards Hill 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Joan Palmeta Henry Elected 2,214 84.5% —
Labour and Co-operative Party Aidan Michael Mundy Elected 2,140 81.7% —
Labour and Co-operative Party Martin Whelton Elected 2,119 80.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Beth Mitchell 382 14.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Rachel Georgina Prior 346 13.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Michael Ormrod 344 13.1% —
Liberal Democrats Emma Tamsin Maddison 122 4.7% —
Liberal Democrats Duncan John Burch 118 4.5% —
Liberal Democrats Tony Reiss 76 2.9% —
Majority1,737
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,620

Ravensbury 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Stephen Alambritis Elected 1,892 70.8% —
Labour Party Natasha Irons Elected 1,793 67.1% —
Labour Party Peter Joseph McCabe Elected 1,742 65.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Anton Gjeta 354 13.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Henry Richard Lennox Nelless 353 13.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Daniel Jon Page 328 12.3% —
Independent Mark Gale 303 11.3% —
Independent Christopher Michael Holt 279 10.4% —
Independent Tracy Wilson 254 9.5% —
Green Party Tom Killick 187 7.0% —
Liberal Democrats Somayeh Aghnia 148 5.5% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Terry Sullivan 143 5.3% —
Liberal Democrats Amanda Jane Harvey 137 5.1% —
Liberal Democrats Richard Shillito 107 4.0% —
Majority1,388
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,673

Raynes Park 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Stephen Paul Crowe Elected 1,486 50.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Adam Bush Elected 1,470 49.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Omar Bush Elected 1,351 45.8% —
Labour Party Clare Gardner 897 30.4% —
Labour Party Clare Antenen 799 27.1% —
Labour Party Peter McGinity 695 23.6% —
Liberal Democrats Martin Edward Lewis 583 19.8% —
Liberal Democrats David Edward Tourle 553 18.7% —
Liberal Democrats Vivian Rose Vella 542 18.4% —
Green Party Sonja Nadine Timpson 475 16.1% —
Majority454
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,950

St Helier 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Kelly Marie Braund Elected 1,809 73.1% -1.0
Labour Party Dennis Pearce Elected 1,724 69.7% —
Labour Party Nick Draper Elected 1,671 67.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Sandy Gretton 479 19.4% +3.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Raymond Walter Hutchings 456 18.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Nick Kwilecki 414 16.7% —
Green Party Pippa Maslin 245 9.9% +6.9
Liberal Democrats Matthew Graham Lowing 194 7.8% +3.0
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Paul Harris 178 7.2% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Bob Grahame 145 5.9% +3.4
Liberal Democrats Simon William Parritt 107 4.3% —
Majority1,192
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,474

Trinity 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Paul Kohler Elected 1,279 37.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party James Holmes Elected 1,199 34.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Hayley Emma Ormrod Elected 1,196 34.9% —
Liberal Democrats Tamara Kohler 1,156 33.7% —
Liberal Democrats Richard Hackworth-Jones 1,117 32.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Abdul Latif 1,116 32.5% —
Labour Party Becky Hooper 1,023 29.8% —
Labour Party Ryan Barnett 935 27.3% —
Labour Party Billy Hayes 852 24.8% —
Green Party Elizabeth Jane Matthews 358 10.4% —
Duma Polska = Polish Pride Marcin Maria Moraczewski 33 1.0% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Rod Scott 30 0.9% —
Majority40
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)3,431

Village 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Thomas Barlow Elected 2,206 76.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Andrew Geoffrey Eliot Howard Elected 2,160 75.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Najeeb Latif Elected 2,094 72.9% —
Liberal Democrats Susan Bucknall 407 14.2% —
Liberal Democrats Dan Bradman 404 14.1% —
Liberal Democrats Hugo James Forshaw 341 11.9% —
Green Party Lisa Florence Wood 292 10.2% —
Labour Party Maria Pamela Bentley-Dingwall 287 10.0% —
Labour Party Teresa Ocansey 221 7.7% —
Labour Party Charles Kwabena Francis Ocansey 203 7.1% —
Majority1,687
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,872

West Barnes 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Eloise Bailey Elected 1,624 41.3% —
Liberal Democrats Hina Bokhari Elected 1,534 39.0% —
Liberal Democrats Carl Quilliam Elected 1,454 37.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Gilli Lewis-Lavender 1,419 36.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Brian Ernest Lewis-Lavender 1,380 35.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Logie Lohendran 1,292 32.9% —
Labour Party Caroline Monica Charles 976 24.8% —
Labour Party Rebecca Antoinette Ann Moses 935 23.8% —
Labour Party Abdul Aziz Atcha 880 22.4% —
Green Party Conal Edward Cunningham 304 7.7% —
Majority35
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)3,933

Wimbledon Park 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Oonagh Jane Moulton Elected 1,822 52.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Janice Mary Elizabeth Howard Elected 1,792 51.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Ed Gretton Elected 1,748 50.2% —
Labour Party Hugh Constant 1,021 29.3% —
Labour Party Pam Treanor 996 28.6% —
Labour Party Terry Daniels 886 25.5% —
Green Party Juliet Dorothy Boyd 603 17.3% —
Liberal Democrats Robin Napier Goodchild 536 15.4% —
Liberal Democrats Victoria Jane Watt 525 15.1% —
Liberal Democrats JB Tanqueray 509 14.6% —
Majority727
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)3,479

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