2018 Merton London Borough Council election

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2018 Merton London Borough Council election
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All 60 council seats on Merton London Borough Council
 First partySecond party
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Party Labour Conservative
Last election36 seats, 49.6%20 seats, 31.6%
Seats won3417
Seat changeDecrease2.svg2Decrease2.svg3
Popular vote83,89056,223
Percentage46.9%31.5%
SwingDecrease2.svg2.7%Decrease2.svg0.1%
 Third partyFourth party
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Party Liberal Democrats Merton Park Residents
Last election1 seat, 8.9%3 seats, 3.7%
Seats won63
Seat changeIncrease2.svg5Steady2.svg
Popular vote26,1585,898
Percentage14.6%3.3%
SwingIncrease2.svg5.7%Decrease2.svg0.4%
Merton London UK local election 2018 map.svg
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.
Council leader before election

Stephen Alambritis
Labour

Council leader after
election

Stephen Alambritis
Labour

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]

Contents

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]

Merton local election result 2018 [19]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 3402Decrease2.svg256.746.983,890Decrease2.svg2.5%
  Conservative 1725Decrease2.svg328.331.556,223Decrease2.svg0.1%
  Liberal Democrats 650Increase2.svg510.014.626,158Increase2.svg5.7%
  Merton Park Residents 30005.03.35,898Decrease2.svg0.4%
  Green 000002.84,970Increase2.svg1.3%
  Independent 000000.5836N/A
  UKIP 000000.3459Decrease2.svg3.3%
  Democrats and Veterans 000000.1151New
  TUSC 000000.077Decrease2.svg0.1%
  Duma Polska 000000.033New

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

Abbey
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Eleanor Stringer 1,476 42.8 −5.1
Conservative Nigel Benbow 1,446 41.9 +7.1
Labour Ben Butler 1,409 40.7 −7.1
Conservative Emma-Louise Vetriano1,39940.6+6.8
Conservative Sivas Ranjan1,38340.1+10.2
Labour Dave Treanor1,32338.4−8.1
Liberal Democrats Matthew Payne54715.9+7.2
Liberal Democrats Barry Smith46413.5+7.3
Liberal Democrats Panos Topalis41912.1+7.1
TUSC Piero Miloro772.2N/A
Turnout 3,45845
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.

Cannon Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Nicholas McLean 1,644 45.2 +10.1
Labour Pauline Cowper* 1,642 45.1 −2.4
Labour Mark Kenny 1,636 44.9 −3.3
Conservative Michael Paterson1,56242.9+9.9
Labour Muhammod Rahman1,44539.7−4.8
Conservative Harry Todd1,40638.6+7.7
Liberal Democrats Geoff Cooper41111.3+4.0
Liberal Democrats Klaar Dresselaers3138.6+2.1
Liberal Democrats Cosette Malik3038.3+4.6
UKIP Andrew Mills1413.9−10.3
Turnout 3,64950
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Colliers Wood

Colliers Wood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Laxmi Attawar* 1,908 63.1 +8.4
Labour Caroline Cooper-Marbiah* 1,824 60.4 +3.8
Labour Dave Ward 1,812 60.0 +0.5
Conservative Max Austin46518.7−3.9
Conservative Sally Hammond 43414.4−7.3
Conservative Krystal Miller42414.0−6.5
Green Kenneth Green41313.7−4.6
Green Harriet Edwards38912.9N/A
Green Charles Barraball2859.4N/A
Liberal Democrats Emily Robertson2327.7−0.3
Liberal Democrats Brigid Finlayson2066.8−1.1
Liberal Democrats Shipra Gupta2046.8N/A
Turnout 3,02838
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Cricket Green

Cricket Green
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Rebecca Lanning 2,054 71.6 +2.3
Labour Owen Pritchard 2,004 69.9 +3.6
Labour Russell Makin* 1,994 69.5 +1.3
Conservative Gary Watkinson42214.7±0.0
Conservative Linda Taylor [n 1] 40714.2+0.1
Conservative Cesar Sepulveda36812.8+1.0
Green Christopher Stanton2498.7N/A
Liberal Democrats Claire Bolt2157.5+2.9
Liberal Democrats Guilliana Castle1896.6N/A
Liberal Democrats Vincent Bolt1595.5N/A
Democrats and Veterans Kay Evans1515.3N/A
Turnout 2,88134
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Dundonald

Dundonald
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Anthony Fairclough 1,576 44.9 +19.6
Liberal Democrats Simon McGrath 1,389 39.6 +13.8
Conservative David Dean* 1,361 38.8 −6.8
Conservative Michael Bull*1,30137.1−6.8
Liberal Democrats John Tippett-Cooper1,29937.0+11.7
Conservative Suzanne Grocott*1,28436.6−6.4
Labour Wayne Busbridge59416.9−4.1
Labour Daniel Johnston54915.6−9.0
Labour Bupe Ngoy51714.7−6.8
Green David Wood3329.4N/A
Turnout 3,51551
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Figge’s Marsh

Figge's Marsh
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Agatha Akyigyina* 2,457 80.7 −0.3
Labour Geraldine Stanford* 2,361 77.6 −0.2
Labour Mike Brunt 2,313 76.0 +4.2
Conservative Charlie Gregory38012.5−1.8
Conservative Hamish Badenoch37812.4−0.3
Conservative Marina Hardwick36912.1+0.2
Liberal Democrats David Busby-Cartwright-Owen1876.1+0.2
Liberal Democrats Eliane Patton1254.1N/A
Liberal Democrats Giorga Gamba1153.8N/A
Turnout 3,05836
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Graveney

Graveney
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Linda 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 Kyalya32412.0−3.0
Conservative Charlie Chirico31911.8−1.6
Conservative Thomas Moulton30411.2−0.7
Liberal Democrats Luke Taylor2469.1+1.7
Liberal Democrats Sarah Weber1796.6−0.7
Liberal Democrats Quresh Mukadam1495.5N/A
Turnout 2,72337
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Hillside

Hillside
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Williams* 1,427 55.4 +4.7
Conservative Daniel Holden* 1,425 55.3 +5.1
Conservative David Simpson* 1,391 54.0 +2.2
Labour Joseph Archer61423.8−1.3
Labour David Barnes59323.0−0.9
Labour Philip Jones56722.0+0.9
Liberal Democrats Samantha MacArthur56521.9+4.0
Liberal Democrats Richard Williams49119.1+5.8
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Sanders43516.9+3.6
Turnout 2,58340
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Lavender Fields

Lavender Fields
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Mark Allison* 1,711 72.5 +4.6
Labour Co-op Edith Macauley* 1,664 70.5 +7.1
Labour Co-op Billy Christie 1,637 69.4 +3.5
Conservative Alice Hammond 30813.1−0.8
Conservative Jay Crush29512.5+0.9
Green Stephen McKeever28712.2N/A
Conservative David Sawer25712.8+2.2
Liberal Democrats Liz Barker 20610.9+1.5
Liberal Democrats Mary-Jane Jeanes [n 2] 1657.0N/A
Liberal Democrats Christopher Oxford1275.4N/A
Turnout 2,36530
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Longthornton

Longthornton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Brenda Fraser* 2,048 77.1 +4.7
Labour David Chung* 1,981 74.6 +2.3
Labour Marsie Skeete* 1,914 72.1 +7.5
Conservative Peter Borthwick44716.8−5.0
Conservative Sarah McAlister44114.8−5.1
Conservative John Telford39312.1−6.1
Liberal Democrats Hamish Norbrook1294.9−1.9
Liberal Democrats Kaweh Beheshtizadeh1264.7N/A
Liberal Democrats Benedict Fletcher1114.2N/A
Turnout 2,66833
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Lower Morden

Lower Morden
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sally Kenny* 1,634 51.3 +0.4
Labour Stan Anderson* 1,632 51.3 +1.4
Labour Mary Curtin* 1,588 49.9 +2.9
Conservative Maurice Groves1,29440.7+7.1
Conservative Geraldine Kirby1,24839.2+9.6
Conservative Hamna Qureshi1,09834.5+7.7
Green Alban Thurston1916.0N/A
Liberal Democrats Asif Ashraf1885.9+0.9
Liberal Democrats Anne Blanchard1695.3N/A
Liberal Democrats Gabriel Luck1414.4N/A
Turnout 3,18645
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Merton Park

Merton Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Merton Park Residents Peter Southgate* 2,034 57.6 −4.0
Merton Park Residents Edward Foley* 1,981 56.1 −5.3
Merton Park Residents Dickie Wilkinson 1,883 53.3 −10.4
Labour Mervin Eubanks64418.2+1.6
Labour Liz Sherwood62217.6+2.7
Labour Michael Mannion61317.3+2.4
Conservative Andrew Cunningham57416.2−0.8
Conservative Alastair Gunn54715.5−0.1
Conservative Asher Ross51114.5−1.0
Green Rachel Brooks36010.2N/A
Liberal Democrats John Braithwaite2697.6+3.3
Liberal Democrats Stephen Harbron1865.3+1.0
Liberal Democrats Philip Ling1724.9+1.4
Turnout 3,54350
Merton Park Residents hold Swing
Merton Park Residents hold Swing
Merton Park Residents hold Swing

Pollards Hill

Pollards Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joan Henry* 2,214 80.6 +8.1
Labour Aidan Mundy 2,140 77.9 +7.0
Labour Martin Whelton* 2,119 77.2 +6.7
Conservative Beth Mitchell38213.9+0.7
Conservative Rachel Prior34612.6±0.0
Conservative Michael Ormrod34412.5+2.9
Liberal Democrats Emma Maddison1224.4−1.0
Liberal Democrats Duncan Burch1184.3N/A
Liberal Democrats Tony Reiss762.8N/A
Turnout 2,76134
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Ravensbury

Ravensbury
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Stephen Alambritis* 1,892 67.7 +1.7
Labour Natasha Irons 1,793 64.2 +4.9
Labour Peter McCabe* 1,742 62.4 +7.7
Conservative Anton Gjeta35412.7+1.5
Conservative Henry Nelless35312.6−1.5
Conservative Daniel Page32811.7+0.8
Independent Mark Gale30310.8N/A
Independent Christopher Holt27910.0N/A
Independent Tracy Wilson2549.1N/A
Green Thomas Killick1876.7−4.3
Liberal Democrats Somayeh Aghnia1485.3−1.6
UKIP Terry Sullivan1435.1−16.6
Liberal Democrats Amanda Harvey1374.9N/A
Liberal Democrats Richard Shillito1073.8N/A
Turnout 2,79737
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Raynes Park

Raynes Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Stephen 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 Gardner89729.2+2.6
Labour Clare Antenen79926.1+2.6
Labour Peter McGinity69522.7+0.6
Liberal Democrats Martin Lewis58319.0+1.0
Liberal Democrats David Tourle55318.0+2.5
Liberal Democrats Vivian Vella54217.7+3.1
Green Sonja Timpson47515.5N/A
Turnout 3,07442
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

St Helier

St Helier
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kelly Braund* 1,809 68.9 +1.9
Labour Dennis Pearce* 1,724 65.7 +1.8
Labour Nicholas Draper 1,671 63.6 +7.8
Conservative Sandy Gretton47918.2+1.4
Conservative Raymond Hutchings45617.4+2.9
Conservative Nick Kwilecki41415.8+1.8
Green Philippa Maslin2459.3N/A
Liberal Democrats Matthew Lowing1947.4N/A
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Harris1786.8N/A
UKIP Bob Grahame1455.5−16.6
Liberal Democrats Simon Parritt1074.1−2.7
Turnout 2,63233
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Trinity

Trinity
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
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 Kohler1,15632.4+22.3
Liberal Democrats Drake Hackforth-Jones1,11731.3+21.5
Conservative Abdul Latif*1,11631.2−7.7
Labour Becky Hooper1,02328.6−4.1
Labour Ryan Barnett93526.2−2.1
Labour Billy Hayes 85223.9−2.6
Green Elizabeth Matthews35810.0−8.9
Duma Polska Marcia Moraczewski330.9N/A
UKIP Rod Scott300.8−8.3
Turnout 3,57948
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Village

Village
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Thomasa Barlow 2,206 75.2 +2.4
Conservative Andrew Howard 2,160 73.7 +1.3
Conservative Amer Latif* 2,094 71.4 +6.3
Liberal Democrats Susan Bucknall40713.9+6.1
Liberal Democrats Dan Bradman40413.8+6.3
Liberal Democrats Hugo Forshaw34111.6+5.8
Green Lisa Wood29210.0+0.6
Labour Maria Bentley-Dingwall2879.8−3.8
Labour Teresa Ocansey2217.5−3.1
Labour Charles Ocansey2036.9−2.0
Turnout 2,93447
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]

West Barnes
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Eloise Bailey 1,624 40.2 +2.5
Liberal Democrats Hina Bokhari 1,534 38.0 +3.0
Liberal Democrats Carl Quilliam 1,454 36.0 +10.1
Conservative Gilli Lewis-Lavender*1,41935.1−5.8
Conservative Brian Lewis-Lavender*1,38034.1−1.9
Conservative Logie Lohendran1,29232.0+4.2
Labour Caroline Charles97624.1+7.4
Labour Rebecca Moses93523.1+6.5
Labour Abdul Atcha88021.8+6.9
Green Conal Cunningham3047.5−5.6
Turnout 4,05454
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Wimbledon Park

Wimbledon Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Oonagh Moulton* 1,822 50.8 +6.5
Conservative Janice Howard* 1,792 50.0 +3.4
Conservative Ed Gretton 1,748 48.7 +6.1
Labour Hugh Constant1,02128.5+0.4
Labour Pam Treanor99627.8+4.5
Labour Terry Daniels88624.7+1.5
Green Juliet Boyd60316.8+0.5
Liberal Democrats Robin Goodchild53614.9+3.4
Liberal Democrats Victoria Watt52514.6+3.7
Liberal Democrats JB Tanqueray50914.2+4.9
Turnout 3,59243
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

By-elections

Cannon Hill by-election, 20 June 2019 [27]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jenifer Gould 1,060 35.0 +23.7
Labour Ryan Barnett87628.9−16.0
Conservative Michael Paterson86728.6−14.3
Green Susie O'Connor1585.2New
UKIP Andrew Mills682.2−1.7
Majority 1846.1N/A
Turnout 2,03041.8−8.2
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Cllr Mark Kenny of the Labour Party.

St Helier by-election, 6 May 2021 [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Helena Dollimore 1,859 54.4 −14.5
Conservative Isaac Frimpong90726.6+8.4
Green Pippa Maslin40912.0+2.7
Liberal Democrats Simon Jones2417.1−0.3
Majority 95227.8−22.9
Turnout 3,49542.4+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

  1. ↑ Taylor had previously served as a Conservative councillor for the ward of Wimbledon Park between 2012 and 2018. [22] [23]
  2. ↑ Jeanes had previously served as a Liberal Democrat councillor for the ward of West Barnes between 2010 and 2018. [24] [25]

References

  1. 1 2 "Election Summary 2018". Merton Council. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  2. ↑ "Merton Labour accused of excluding pro-Corbyn members". South West Londoner. 22 February 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  3. ↑ "Pledges". Wimbledon Labour. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  4. 1 2 "Merton Conservatives 2018 Manifesto". Merton. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  5. ↑ "A fresh start for Merton - 2018 local election manifesto". Merton Liberal Democrats. 8 April 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  6. ↑ "'Evening Standard covers police station closure court case'".
  7. 1 2 Ames, Jonathan; Gibb, Frances (20 July 2018). "Wimbledon police station closure illegal". The Times . Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  8. 1 2 "'Giving away Merton Hall a tragedy' - controversial planning application gets approved". Wimbledon Guardian. 26 September 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  9. ↑ Bond, George (25 March 2018). "Campaigners continue fight as construction work begins on Merton Hall". South West Londoner. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  10. 1 2 "Residents and campaigners shocked as demolition starts on Merton Hall". Wimbledon Guardian. 19 April 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  11. ↑ Booth, Robert (11 March 2018). "Merton hall faces partial demolition to make way for evangelical church". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  12. ↑ Jones, Sophie (20 March 2018). "Demolition of Merton Hall against pre-election rules, say Conservatives". Wimbledon Guardian. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  13. ↑ "Local Issues". Merton Park Ward Residents Association. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  14. ↑ "Councillors". democracy.merton.gov.uk. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  15. ↑ O'Connor, Tara (11 May 2018). "'We are not demolishing Merton Hall' - Council leader defends plans". Wimbledon Guardian. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  16. ↑ "Victim fights 'unlawful' police closures". BBC News. 6 June 2018. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  17. ↑ Pilat, Lauren (18 September 2017). "Academic left for dead by burglars pleads: don't shut police station". Evening Standard. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  18. ↑ Krause, Riley (8 May 2018). "Man who campaigned against closure of Wimbledon police station after suffering brutal attack elected as Merton councillor". Wimbledon Guardian. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  19. ↑ "Local Elections - Thursday 3 May 2018". 3 May 2018.
  20. ↑ Krause, Riley (11 May 2018). "Cabinet shake-up as councillors receive promotions". Wimbledon Guardian. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  21. ↑ "Meet the Mayor of Merton". Wimbledon Guardian. 21 May 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  22. ↑ "Wimbledon Park Election Results, 22 May 2014". Merton Council. 22 May 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  23. ↑ "Councillor Details: Linda Taylor". Merton Council. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  24. ↑ "West Barnes Election Results, 22 May 2014". Merton Council. 22 May 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  25. ↑ "Councillor Details: Mary-Jane Jeanes". Merton Council. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  26. ↑ @carlquilliam (12 June 2020). "After much deliberation I have today resigned my membership of the Lib Dems and applied to join @UKLabour…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  27. ↑ "Councillors". 20 June 2019.
  28. ↑ "Election results for St Helier". 1 December 2021.
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