Cannon Hill (ward)

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Cannon Hill
Electoral ward
for the Merton London Borough Council
Cannon Hill (ward)
Cannon Hill ward boundaries since 2022
Borough Merton
County Greater London
Population9,791 (2021) [a] [1]
Electorate7,256 (2022)
Major settlements Cannon Hill
Area2.225 square kilometres (0.859 sq mi)
Current electoral ward
Created1965
Number of members
  • 1965–1978: 4
  • 1978–present: 3
Councillors
  •   Nicholas McLean
  •   Vacancy
  •   Michael Paterson
GSS code
  • E05000456 (2002–2022)
  • E05013811 (2022–present)

Cannon Hill is an electoral ward in the London Borough of Merton. The ward was first used in the 1964 elections and elects three councillors to Merton London Borough Council.

Contents

List of councillors

SeatCouncillorTook officeLeft officePartyElection
1W. Castle1964 (1964)1971 (1971)  Conservative 1964, 1968
2Iris Derriman1964 (1964)1982 (1982)  Conservative 1964, 1968, 1971, 1974, 1978
3I. Leivers1964 (1964)1971 (1971)  Conservative 1964, 1968
4N. Obee1964 (1964)1968 (1968)  Conservative 1964
4R. Stucley-Lucas1968 (1968)1971 (1971)  Conservative 1968
1P. Jones1971 (1971)1974 (1974)  Labour 1971
3D. Connellan1971 (1971)1974 (1974)  Labour 1971
4W. Dunne1971 (1971)1974 (1974)  Labour 1971
1David Williams1974 (1974)1987 (1987)  Conservative 1974, 1978, 1982
3Alfred Leivers1974 (1974)1986 (1986)  Conservative 1974, 1978, 1982
4A. Moore1974 (1974)1975 (1975)  Conservative 1974
4Peggy Rowell1975 (1975)1978 (1978)  Liberal 1975
2Joan Pethen1982 (1982)1994 (1994)  Conservative 1982
3Thelma Earnshaw1986 (1986)1994 (1994)  Conservative 1986, 1990
1John Ratcliffe1987 (1987)1990 (1990)  Conservative 1987
1Colin McCaul1990 (1990)1994 (1994)  Conservative 1990
1Michael Mannion1994 (1994)2002 (2002)  Labour 1994, 1998
2Brian White1994 (1994)2002 (2002)  Labour 1994, 1998
3Charles Lucas1994 (1994)2002 (2002)  Labour 1994, 1998

Merton council elections since 2022

Cannon Hill (ward)
Cannon Hill ward boundaries between 2002 and 2022

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Merton in 2022. [2]

2026 election

Jennifer Gould resigned in January 2026, with the by-election deferred until May 2026. [3] [b]

2022 election

The election took place on 5 May 2022. [5]

2022 Merton London Borough Council election: Cannon Hill (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jennifer Gould 1,329 36.7 N/A
Conservative Nicholas McLean 1,263 34.9 N/A
Conservative Michael Paterson 1,193 32.9 N/A
Liberal Democrats Asif Ashraf1,16832.3N/A
Conservative Frank Pocock1,14031.5N/A
Liberal Democrats Richard Poole1,12931.2N/A
Labour Dave Barnes1,04929.0N/A
Labour Pauline Cowper98427.2N/A
Labour Ryan Barnett97727.0N/A
Green Jae Henderson2998.3N/A
Turnout 3,62149.9
Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries)
Conservative win (new boundaries)
Conservative win (new boundaries)

2002–2022 Merton council elections

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Merton in 2002.

2019 by-election

The by-election took place on 20 June 2019, following the resignation of Mark Kenny.

2019 Cannon Hill by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jenifer Gould 1,060 35.0 +24.3
Labour Ryan Barnett87628.9−13.9
Conservative Michael Paterson86728.6−14.2
Green Susie O'Connor1585.2+5.2
UKIP Andrew Mills682.2−1.4
Majority 1846.1
Turnout 2,03041.8
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing +19.1

2018 election

The election took place on 3 May 2018. [6]

2018 Merton London Borough Council election: Cannon Hill (3)
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

2014 election

The election took place on 22 May 2014. [7]

2014 Merton London Borough Council election: Cannon Hill (3)
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 Shears1,22735.1−8.9
Conservative Omar Bush1,15333.0−6.5
Conservative Logie Lohendran1,08130.9−6.4
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

2010 election

The election on 6 May 2010 took place on the same day as the United Kingdom general election. [8]

2010 Merton London Borough Council election: Cannon Hill (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Deborah Shears 2,195 44.0 −9.7
Conservative Miles Windsor 1,967 39.5 −15.1
Conservative Logie Lohendran 1,860 37.3 −14.4
Labour Leslie Boodram1,35527.2+2.2
Liberal Democrats Helen Carter1,19524.0+10.2
Labour Shelley McNicol1,16923.5−1.5
Labour Aejaz Khanzada1,09422.0+1.2
Liberal Democrats Hazel Rutledge1,05021.1+8.1
Liberal Democrats Barrie Lambert1,00720.2+8.1
Independent Ray Skinner49810.0N/A
BNP Paul Laws3787.6N/A
CPA Samuel Jayakrishna1493.0N/A
Turnout 4,98371.2
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

2006 election

The election took place on 4 May 2006. [9]

2006 Merton London Borough Council election: Cannon Hill (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Brierly 1,778 54.6 +8.8
Conservative Deborah Shears 1,748 53.7 +6.0
Conservative Brian Lewis-Lavender 1,681 51.7 +8.1
Labour Christopher Houghton81425.0−5.5
Labour Henry Macauley81225.0−2.4
Labour Motiur Rahman67820.8−6.0
Liberal Democrats Mary O'Herlihy Nixon45013.8+1.8
Liberal Democrats Nelson Menezes42313.0+1.6
Liberal Democrats Christopher Oxford41612.8+1.9
Pensioners Action AllianceMichael Fitzgerald38311.8N/A
Turnout 3,25447.1+4.2
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

2002 election

The election took place on 2 May 2002. [10]

2002 Merton London Borough Council election: Cannon Hill (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Deborah Shears 1,396 47.7
Conservative Fiona Bryce 1,341 45.8
Conservative David Shellhorn 1,277 43.6
Labour Stephen Alambritis89330.5
Labour Henry MacAuley80327.4
Labour Charles Lucas78526.8
Liberal Democrats Blaise Eglington35112.0
Liberal Democrats Michael Spalding33311.4
Liberal Democrats Richard Ladmore31910.9
Independent Despina Steiert2157.3
UKIP Graham Mills1756.0
Green Francis Cluer1535.2
Green Catherine Fallowfield1194.1
Green Giles Fallowfield983.3
Turnout 2,92842.9
Conservative win (new boundaries)
Conservative win (new boundaries)
Conservative win (new boundaries)

1978–2002 Merton council elections

Cannon Hill (ward)
Cannon Hill ward boundaries between 1978 and 2002

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Merton in 1978. The number of councillors returned was reduced from four to three.

1998 election

The election on 7 May 1998 took place on the same day as the 1998 Greater London Authority referendum. [11]

1998 Merton London Borough Council election: Cannon Hill (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Michael Mannion 1,354 44.64 Decrease2.svg 1.71
Labour Brian White 1,308
Labour Charles Lucas 1,269
Conservative Michael Grundy1,09036.77Increase2.svg 3.61
Conservative David Gillmor1,088
Conservative Joan Pethen1,060
Liberal Democrats Peter Larkin45912.94Decrease2.svg 2.25
Liberal Democrats Christopher Oxford352
Liberal Democrats Mark Surey329
Green John Barker1665.65Increase2.svg 0.35
Registered electors 6,669Increase2.svg 39
Turnout 3,04745.69Decrease2.svg 7.81
Rejected ballots40.13Increase2.svg 0.05
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

1994 election

The election took place on 5 May 1994. [12]

1994 Merton London Borough Council election: Cannon Hill (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Michael Mannion 1,631 46.35 Increase2.svg 8.98
Labour Charles Lucas 1,611
Labour Brian White 1,608
Conservative Thelma Earnshaw1,19533.16Decrease2.svg15.87
Conservative Joan Pethen1,146
Conservative Pauline Blythe1,130
Liberal Democrats Peter Larkin55615.19Increase2.svg 1.59
Liberal Democrats Anne-Marie Anderson533
Liberal Democrats George Senior502
Green Justin Craig1855.30New
Registered electors 6,630Decrease2.svg 58
Turnout 3,54753.50Decrease2.svg 6.16
Rejected ballots30.08Decrease2.svg 0.10
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

1990 election

The election took place on 3 May 1990. [13]

1990 Merton London Borough Council election: Cannon Hill (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Thelma Earnshaw 1,900 49.03
Conservative Joan Pethen 1,880
Conservative Colin McCaul 1,834
Labour David Chapman1,44837.37
Labour Geoffrey Lightfoot1,447
Labour Brian White1,382
Liberal Democrats Peter Larkin56313.60
Liberal Democrats Patricia Pearce504
Liberal Democrats Stephen van Dulken490
Registered electors 6,688
Turnout 3,99059.66
Rejected ballots70.18
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

1987 by-election

The by-election took place on 26 November 1987, following the resignation of David Williams. [13]

1987 Cannon Hill by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Ratcliffe 1,711 57.0
Labour Paula Burnett99033.0
Alliance Neil Rennie30010.0
Turnout 43.3
Conservative hold Swing

1986 election

The election took place on 8 May 1986. [14]

1982 election

The election took place on 6 May 1982. [15]

1978 election

The election took place on 4 May 1978. [16]

1964–1978 Merton council elections

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Searchtool.svg Map showing Cannon Hill ward boundaries from 1965 to 1978

1975 by-election

The by-election took place on 30 October 1975. [16]

1975 Cannon Hill by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Peggy Rowell 1,955
Conservative Anthony Owen1,710
Labour Philip Jones765
Air Road Public Safety White Resident Bill Boaks 7
Turnout 45.5
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

1974 election

The election took place on 2 May 1974. [17]

1971 election

The election took place on 13 May 1971. [18]

1968 election

The election took place on 9 May 1968. [19]

1964 election

The election took place on 7 May 1964. [20]

Notes

  1. ↑ 2021 Census data reported for 2022 ward boundaries
  2. ↑ Casual vacancies occurring within six months of scheduled elections are not filled. [4]

References

  1. ↑ "Cannon Hill (Ward, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location".
  2. ↑ "The London Borough of Merton (Electoral Changes) Order 2020". gov.uk . 30 November 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  3. ↑ "Resignation of Councillor Jenifer Gould". Merton Council. 5 January 2026. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
  4. ↑ "Six month rule". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 18 November 2025.
  5. ↑ Heywood, Joe; Loftus, Caitlin (March 2023). "London Borough Council Elections: May 2022" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 September 2025. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
  6. ↑ Colombeau, Joseph (October 2018). "London Borough Council Elections: 3 May 2018" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 September 2025. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
  7. ↑ Colombeau, Joseph (September 2014). "London Borough Council Elections: 22 May 2014" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 September 2025. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
  8. ↑ Piggott, Gareth (March 2011). "London Borough Council Elections: 6 May 2010" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 September 2025. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
  9. ↑ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (March 2007). "London Borough Council Elections: 4 May 2006" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 September 2025. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
  10. ↑ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (2002). "London Borough Council Elections: 2 May 2002" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 September 2025. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
  11. ↑ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (1998). "London Borough Council Elections: 7 May 1998" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 September 2025. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
  12. ↑ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (1994). "London Borough Council Elections: 5 May 1994" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 September 2025. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
  13. 1 2 Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (1990). "London Borough Council Elections: 3 May 1990" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 September 2025. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
  14. ↑ "London Borough Council Elections: 8 May 1986" (PDF). London Datastore. London Residuary Body. August 1986. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 September 2025. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
  15. ↑ "London Borough Council Elections: 6 May 1982" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. 29 July 1982. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 September 2025. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
  16. 1 2 "London Borough Council Elections: 4 May 1978" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. 1978. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 September 2025. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
  17. ↑ "London Borough Council Elections: 2 May 1974" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. 1974. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2025. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
  18. ↑ "London Borough Council Elections: 13 May 1971" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. 1971. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 September 2025. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
  19. ↑ "London Borough Council Elections: 9 May 1968" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. April 1969. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 September 2025. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
  20. ↑ "London Borough Council Elections: 7 May 1964" (PDF). London Datastore. London County Council. November 1964. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 September 2025. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
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