2014 Merton London Borough Council election

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2014 Merton London Borough Council election
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All 60 council seats on Merton London Borough Council
Turnout41.3% (Decrease2.svg25%) [1] [2]
 First partySecond party
 
Party Labour Conservative
Last election28 seats, 39.0%27 seats, 36.3%
Seats won3620
Seat changeIncrease2.svg8Decrease2.svg7
Popular vote83,09152,867
Percentage49.6%31.6%
SwingIncrease2.svg10.6%Decrease2.svg4.8%
 Third partyFourth party
 
Party Merton Park Residents Liberal Democrats
Last election3 seats, 2.9%2 seats, 18.1%
Seats won31
Seat changeSteady2.svgDecrease2.svg1
Popular vote6,22214,973
Percentage3.7%8.9%
SwingIncrease2.svg0.8%Decrease2.svg9.2%
Merton London UK local election 2014 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2014 Merton council election. Conservatives in blue, Labour in red, Liberal Democrats in yellow and Merton Park Ward Residents Association in white.
Council leader before election

Stephen Alambritis
Labour

Council leader after election

Stephen Alambritis
Labour

Elections for the London Borough of Merton were held on 22 May 2014 to elect members of Merton London Borough Council in England. [3] This was on the same day as other local elections in England and an election to the European Parliament.

Contents

The incumbent minority Labour administration gained eight seats from the Conservatives, returning the council to majority control. [3]

Background

In May 2013, four Conservative councillors had defected to the UK Independence Party, including Suzanne Evans, who later became a national spokesperson for the party. [4] No by-elections were called as a result of the defections. In the election, all those who sought re-election as UKIP councillors were defeated, including Evans in the Hillside ward. [1] [5]

Results summary

Labour gained seats from the Conservatives in the wards of Abbey, Cannon Hill and Lower Morden; this returned the council to majority Labour control from no overall control. Labour won 36 seats (+8) and the Conservatives 20 seats (-7). The Liberal Democrats lost one seat in West Barnes to the Conservatives to finish with just 1 seat, whilst the Merton Park Ward Residents Association maintained its three seats in Merton Park. [1] [2]

Merton Local Election Result 2014 [6]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 3680Increase2.svg860.049.683,091Increase2.svg10.6
  Conservative 2018Decrease2.svg733.331.652,867Decrease2.svg4.8
  Merton Park Residents 300Steady2.svg5.03.76,222Increase2.svg0.8
  Liberal Democrats 101Decrease2.svg11.78.914,973Decrease2.svg9.2
  UKIP 000Steady2.svg0.03.66,112Increase2.svg3.2
  Green 000Steady2.svg0.01.52,564Decrease2.svg0.1
  Mitcham Independent Party 000Steady2.svg0.00.61,056N/A
  Keep Our St Helier Hospital 000Steady2.svg0.00.3422N/A
  TUSC 000Steady2.svg0.00.1251N/A

Ward Results

Abbey

Abbey
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Abigail Jones 1,563 47.9 +15.6
Labour Andrew Judge* 1,560 47.8 +11.5
Labour Katy Neep 1,519 46.5 +15.4
Conservative Henry Nelless*1,13634.8−2.0
Conservative Peter Smith1,10433.8−5.8
Conservative Cesar Sepulveda97529.9−4.3
Green David Wood42513.0N/A
Liberal Democrats Pauline Barry2848.7−17.0
UKIP Rathy Alagaratnam2597.9N/A
Liberal Democrats Richard Heinrich2026.2−16.9
Liberal Democrats John Tippett-Cooper1625.0−17.4
Turnout 3,45845
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Cannon Hill

Cannon Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
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*1,22735.1−8.9
Conservative Omar Bush1,15333.0−6.5
Conservative Logie Lohendran*1,08130.9−6.4
UKIP Andrew Mills59714.2N/A
Liberal Democrats Andrew Cope2547.3−16.7
Liberal Democrats Vivian MacVeigh2276.5−14.6
Liberal Democrats Cosette Malik1313.7−16.5
Turnout 49.3
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Colliers Wood

Colliers Wood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Nick Draper* 1,774 59.5 +3.7
Labour Caroline M Cooper-Marbiah* 1,687 56.6 +8.3
Labour Laxmi Attawar* 1,631 54.7 +4.1
Conservative Peter Lord67422.6+1.2
Conservative Adam Crymble64621.7+1.2
Conservative Giuseppe Fraschini61220.5+2.4
Green Ian Weir54518.3+5.0
Liberal Democrats Nathan Hollow2388.0−11.0
Liberal Democrats David Woodbridge2357.9−9.3
TUSC April Ashley1324.4N/A
Turnout 37.5
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Cricket Green

Cricket Green
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ian Munn* 2,204 69.3 +7.6
Labour Russell Makin* 2,170 68.2 +10.3
Labour Judy Saunders* 2,107 66.3 +9.1
Conservative Barbara Mansfield46714.7−10.7
Conservative Andrew Hollingsworth44914.1−6.3
Mitcham Independent PartyAlan Hutchings38612.1N/A
Conservative Carl Warner37511.8−7.9
Mitcham Independent PartyJohn Mansfield36011.3N/A
Mitcham Independent PartyStuart Morrison3109.7N/A
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Pizey1474.6−11.4
Turnout 40.1
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Dundonald

Dundonald
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Dean* 1,408 45.6 +1.9
Conservative Michael Bull 1,355 43.9 +2.3
Conservative Suzanne Grocott* 1,326 43.0 +4.3
Liberal Democrats Giles Bailey79525.8−10.1
Liberal Democrats Anthony Fairclough78225.3−7.8
Liberal Democrats Diana Coman78125.3−6.7
Labour Christine Bickerstaff75824.6+5.0
Labour Adeniyi Adegboyega66521.5+5.7
Labour Wayne Busbridge64721.0+7.5
UKIP Eddie Edwards2327.5N/A
Turnout 44.7
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Figge’s Marsh

Figge's Marsh
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Agatha Akyigyina* 2,483 81.0 +11.7
Labour Geraldine Stanford* 2,384 77.8 +9.0
Labour Peter Walker* 2,200 71.8 +8.8
Conservative William Brierly43914.3−3.5
Conservative Henry Moulton39012.7−4.6
Conservative John Telford36611.9−3.8
Liberal Democrats Peter Cargin1805.9−9.6
Turnout 37.8
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Graveney

Graveney
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Dehaney* 2,194 78.4 +10.7
Labour Linda Kirby* 2,132 76.2 +6.8
Labour Greg Udeh* 1,888 67.5 +8.9
Conservative Margaret Brierly42115.0−2.4
Conservative Alice Hammond 37613.4−3.7
Conservative Sally Hammond 33311.9−8.3
Liberal Democrats Peter Hardy2067.4N/A
Liberal Democrats Benedict Fletcher2057.3−11.8
TUSC Rodney Kay-Kreizman1194.3N/A
Turnout 38.8
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Hillside

Hillside
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Simpson* 1,309 51.8 +5.5
Conservative David Williams* 1,281 50.7 +3.6
Conservative Daniel Holden 1,269 50.2 −1.9
Labour Michelle Gordon63425.1+7.3
Labour Tony Kane60323.9+9.3
Labour Christopher McKeon53321.1+7.2
Liberal Democrats Carmel Fowler45317.9−11.2
UKIP Suzanne Evans*34213.5−38.6
Liberal Democrats Hamish Norbrook33713.3−12.2
Liberal Democrats Mohammed Hasan33613.3−9.8
Turnout 38.2
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Lavender Fields

Lavender Fields
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Mark Allison* 1,682 67.9 +12.6
Labour Co-op Ross Garrod 1,633 65.9 +12.3
Labour Co-op Edith Joan Macauley* 1,570 63.4 +8.9
UKIP Don Anderson42417.1N/A
Conservative Richard Aitken-Davies34413.9−7.4
Conservative Philip Beard28811.6−7.8
Conservative Thomas Moulton26310.6−8.2
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Jean Barker 2329.4−9.4
Turnout 33.2
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Longthornton

Longthornton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Brenda Fraser* 2,119 72.4 +8.5
Labour David Chung* 2,115 72.3 +10.1
Labour Marsie Skeete 1,891 64.6 +12.0
Conservative Richard Hayward63721.8−5.9
Conservative Beth Mitchell58319.9−3.2
Conservative Hamna Qureshi53118.24.4
Liberal Democrats Eliane Patton1996.8−11.5
Turnout 38.0
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Lower Morden

Lower Morden
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sally Kenny 1,762 50.9 +17.8
Labour Stan Anderson 1,730 49.9 +19.5
Labour Mary Curtin 1,630 47.0 +21.6
Conservative Maurice Groves*1,16533.6−16.8
Conservative Ray Tindle*1,02629.6−9.5
Conservative Gary Watkinson92826.8−17.3
UKIP Richard Hilton*75321.7−22.4
Liberal Democrats Asif Ashraf1725.0−11.7
Turnout 49.9
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Merton Park

Merton Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Merton Park Residents John Sargeant* 2,123 63.7 +13.5
Merton Park Residents Peter Southgate* 2,052 61.6 +11.5
Merton Park Residents Edward Foley 2,047 61.4 +10.9
Conservative David Cotterill56617.0−10.1
Labour Anthony Draper55216.6−0.6
Conservative Robert Lawrence52015.6−7.7
Conservative Nicholas Bustin51615.5−6.5
Labour Ross Savill49614.9+2.2
Labour Charles Ocansey49514.9+1.5
Liberal Democrats Duncan Burch1434.3−9.4
Liberal Democrats John Dalton1434.3N/A
Liberal Democrats Nazir Malik1153.5N/A
Turnout 47.4
Merton Park Residents hold Swing
Merton Park Residents hold Swing
Merton Park Residents hold Swing

Pollards Hill

Pollards Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joan Henry 2,195 72.5 +26.3
Labour Jeff Hanna* 2,148 70.9 +24.5
Labour Martin Whelton* 2,135 70.5 +23.1
UKIP Bob Grahame49816.4N/A
Conservative Robert Giles39913.2−12.1
Conservative Jay Crush38212.6−7.1
Conservative Imran Kali2909.6−9.4
Liberal Democrats Stephen Harbron1635.4−5.3
Turnout 38.0
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Ravensbury

Ravensbury
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Stephen Alambritis* 1,971 66.0 +13.8
Labour Philip Jones* 1,769 59.3 +6.6
Labour Peter McCabe* 1,633 54.7 +5.7
UKIP John Brereton64921.7N/A
Conservative Nicholas McLean42014.1−16.0
Conservative Anton Gjeta33511.2−16.3
Green Natalie Gordon32811.0N/A
Conservative Frank Pocock32510.9−11.9
Liberal Democrats Anne Blanchard2066.9−9.0
Turnout 40.7
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Raynes Park

Raynes Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jill West 1,351 46.6 −2.8
Conservative Adam Bush 1,470 46.4 +1.9
Conservative Stephen Crowe 1,486 46.3 +3.8
Labour Alison Honor80926.6+8.4
Labour Charles Lucas71623.5+6.2
Labour Praful Nargund 67222.1+6.5
Liberal Democrats David Amer54718.0−14.1
Liberal Democrats Jennifer Bernard47115.5−12.8
Liberal Democrats Kevin Whincup44414.6−9.8
UKIP Peter Burton33911.1N/A
Keep Our St Helier HospitalDavid Ash2237.3N/A
Turnout 41.8
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

St Helier

St Helier
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Maxi Martin* 2,010 67.0 +13.6
Labour Dennis Pearce* 1,916 63.9 +15.0
Labour Imran Uddin 1,673 55.8 +6.4
UKIP Andre Lampitt66322.1N/A
Conservative Chris Challouma50516.8−14.0
Conservative Chris McLaughlin43514.5−12.1
Conservative Hugh Lenon42114.0−12.0
Liberal Democrats Simon Parritt2036.8−10.3
Turnout 38.7
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Trinity

Trinity
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Holmes* 1,283 44.7 +1.5
Conservative Charlie Chirico 1,270 44.1 +2.1
Conservative Abdul Latif 1,119 38.9 −0.1
Labour Mike Blakeney94032.7+6.9
Labour John Colbert81428.3+5.4
Labour Haile Warner76326.5+4.4
Green Liz Matthews54318.9+5.3
Liberal Democrats Helen Carter36412.7−11.5
Liberal Democrats Federico Bertero29010.1−12.6
Liberal Democrats Matthew Payne2839.8−17.5
UKIP Dominic Moass2639.1N/A
Turnout 39.5
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Village

Village
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Hamish Badenoch 2,067 72.8 +3.5
Conservative John Bowcott* 2,055 72.4 +3.4
Conservative Najeeb Latif 1,848 65.1 −2.1
Labour Bill Bottriell38513.6+1.9
Labour Brian Paul30010.6+1.9
UKIP Rod Scott29810.5N/A
Green Mason Redding2689.4N/A
Labour Habibullah Khan2538.9−0.7
Liberal Democrats Simon McGrath2177.8−9.0
Liberal Democrats Diana Oxford2137.5−13.2
Liberal Democrats Daniel Sheridan1645.8−9.3
Turnout 45.2
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

West Barnes

West Barnes
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Gilli Lewis-Lavender* 1,424 40.9 +3.2
Liberal Democrats Mary-Jane Jeanes* 1,311 37.7 −1.3
Conservative Brian Lewis-Lavender 1,252 36.0 −0.7
Liberal Democrats Iain Dysart*1,21835.0−3.0
Conservative Miles Windsor96627.8−6.4
Liberal Democrats Philip Ling90225.9−7.3
Labour Irina Chung58116.7−1.1
Labour Jerome Neil57716.6+0.5
Labour Sam Thomas52014.9+1.2
Green Charles Barraball45513.1+6.0
UKIP Nicolas O’Gorman42912.3N/A
Turnout 47.0
Conservative hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Wimbledon Park

Wimbledon Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Janice Howard* 1,497 46.6 +3.8
Conservative Oonagh Moulton* 1,424 44.3 +3.3
Conservative Linda Taylor* 1,367 42.6 −0.5
Labour Hugh Constant90428.1+7.5
Labour Ailsa Williams74723.3+5.4
Labour Motiur Rahman74623.2+7.0
Green Liam Collins52416.3+8.1
Liberal Democrats Edward Doran36811.5−14.2
UKIP Mark McAleer36611.4+7.6
Liberal Democrats Dave Busby35110.9−18.0
Liberal Democrats Denis Kouadio2999.3−17.6
Keep Our St Helier HospitalSandra Ash1895.9N/A
Turnout 39.8
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

By-elections

St Helier by-election, 19 May 2016 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jerome Neil 1,436 71.0 +4.0
Conservative Susan Edwards28213.9−2.9
UKIP Richard Alexander Hilton1919.4−12.7
Liberal Democrats Asif Ashraf592.9−3.9
Green John Charles Barraball552.7N/A
Majority1,15457.1
Turnout 2,03024.9−13.8
Labour hold Swing

The by-election was triggered by the death of Cllr. Maxi Martin of the Labour Party.

St Helier by-election, 20 July 2017 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kelly Braund 1,508 74.1 +18.3
Conservative Geraldine Kirby31815.6−1.2
Liberal Democrats Geoff Cooper984.8−2.0
Green Phillipa Zielfa Maslin613.0N/A
UKIP Bob Grahame502.5−19.6
Majority1,19058.4
Turnout 2,03524.9−13.8
Labour hold Swing

The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Cllr. Imran Uddin of the Labour Party.

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