2010_Merton_Council_election

2010 Merton London Borough Council election

2010 Merton London Borough Council election

2010 local election in England


Elections for the London Borough of Merton were held on 6 May 2010. This was on the same day as other local elections in England and a national general election.[1]

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Following the elections, a Labour minority administration was formed with the support of the three Merton Park Ward Residents Association councillors, this replaced the previous Conservative administration.[3][4]

Results

Labour became the largest party in Merton, defeating the incumbent minority Conservative administration. However, Labour fell three seats short of a majority, so the council remained under no overall control.

The Liberal Democrats regained two seats in West Barnes from the Conservatives and the Merton Park Ward Residents' Association maintained its three councillors in Merton Park.[1]

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UKIP defections

On 15 May 2013, four Conservative councillors defected to the UK Independence Party (UKIP). This included Suzanne Evans, who later became a national UKIP spokeswoman.[6] No by-elections were called as a result of the defections.

Results by Ward

Abbey

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Cannon Hill

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Colliers Wood

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Cricket Green

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Dundonald

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Figge’s Marsh

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Graveney

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Hillside

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Lavender Fields

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Longthornton

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Lower Morden

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Merton Park

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Pollards Hill

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Ravensbury

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Raynes Park

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St Helier

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Trinity

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Village

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West Barnes

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Wimbledon Park

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By-Elections

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The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Tariq Ahmad.

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The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Gam Gurung.


References

  1. "Merton". London Councils. 7 May 2010. Archived from the original on 10 May 2010. Retrieved 9 May 2010.
  2. "London Datastore". data.london.gov.uk. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  3. "Merton Council Election Results 2010". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  4. May, Lauren (16 May 2013). "Councillors left 'open mouthed' by shock resignation of four senior Tories". Your Local Guardian. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  5. "London Borough Council Elections 22 May 2014" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 26 February 2015.

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