West Barnes (ward)

West Barnes
Electoral ward for the Merton London Borough Council
Borough	Merton
County	Greater London
Population	10,610 (2021) [1]
Major settlements	West Barnes
Area	1.952 km²
Current electoral ward
Created	1978
Councillors	3

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

Geography

The ward is named after the West Barnes area.

Councillors

Election	Councillors
2022		Hina Bokhari OBE [3] (Liberal Democrat)		John Oliver [4] (Liberal Democrat)		Robert Page [5] (Liberal Democrat)

Elections

2022

West Barnes (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Hina Bokhari*	1,655	46.2	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	John Oliver	1,612	45.0	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Page	1,348	37.7	N/A
	Conservative	Gilli Lewis-Lavender	1,114	31.1	N/A
	Conservative	Lily Alimi	1,038	29.0	N/A
	Conservative	Joseph Hackett	1,034	28.9	N/A
	Labour	Tessa Tyler Todd	711	19.9	N/A
	Labour	Rob Newbery	701	19.6	N/A
	Labour	Ben Butler*	691	19.3	N/A
	Green	John Barraball	441	12.3	N/A
Turnout			3,580	47.3
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

References

1. "West Barnes (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 Hina Bokhari OBE". democracy.merton.gov.uk. 2025-04-24. Archived from the original on 2025-04-24. Retrieved 2025-12-20.
4. "Councillor John Oliver". democracy.merton.gov.uk. 2025-04-29. Archived from the original on 2025-04-29. Retrieved 2025-12-20.
5. "Councillor Robert Page". democracy.merton.gov.uk. 2025-04-24. Archived from the original on 2025-04-24. Retrieved 2025-12-20.

See also

• List of electoral wards in Greater London