Merton Park (ward)

Merton Park
Electoral ward for the Merton London Borough Council
Borough	Merton
County	Greater London
Population	8,294 (2021) [1]
Major settlements	Merton Park
Area	1.697 km²
Current electoral ward
Created	1978
Councillors	2 (since 2022) 3 (until 2022)

Merton Park is an electoral ward in the London Borough of Merton. ^[2] The ward was first used in the 1978 elections and elects two councillors to Merton London Borough Council.

Geography

The ward is named after the Merton Park area.

Councillors

Election	Councillors
2022		Edward Foley [3] (Merton Park Ward Independent Residents)		Stephen Mercer [4] (Merton Park Ward Independent Residents)

Elections

2022

Merton Park (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Merton Park Residents	Edward Foley*	1,853	61.1	N/A
	Merton Park Residents	Stephen Mercer	1,723	56.8	N/A
	Labour	Deborah Chadwick	575	19.0	N/A
	Labour	Alex Harris	498	16.4	N/A
	Conservative	Abdul Latif	346	11.4	N/A
	Conservative	Najeeb Latif*	333	11.0	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Emma Maddison	293	9.7	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Christopher Oxford	177	5.8	N/A
	Green	Keiren O'Brien	173	5.7	N/A
Turnout			3,031	50.2
	Merton Park Residents hold
	Merton Park Residents hold

References

1. "Merton Park (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. "Councillor Edward Foley". democracy.merton.gov.uk. 2025-04-24. Archived from the original on 2025-04-24. Retrieved 2025-12-20.
4. "Councillor Stephen Mercer". democracy.merton.gov.uk. 2025-04-30. Archived from the original on 2025-04-30. Retrieved 2025-12-20.

See also

• List of electoral wards in Greater London