Elections for the London Borough of Merton were held on 22 May 2014 to elect members of Merton London Borough Council in England.^[3] This was on the same day as other local elections in England and an election to the European Parliament.

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2014 Merton London Borough Council election

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All 60 council seats on Merton London Borough Council
Turnout	41.3% (25%)[1][2]
First party Second party   Party Labour Conservative Last election 28 seats, 39.0% 27 seats, 36.3% Seats won 36 20 Seat change 8 7 Popular vote 83,091 52,867 Percentage 49.6% 31.6% Swing 10.6% 4.8%   Third party Fourth party   Party Merton Park Residents Liberal Democrats Last election 3 seats, 2.9% 2 seats, 18.1% Seats won 3 1 Seat change 1 Popular vote 6,222 14,973 Percentage 3.7% 8.9% Swing 0.8% 9.2%
Map of the results of the 2014 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

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The incumbent minority Labour administration gained eight seats from the Conservatives, returning the council to majority control.^[3]

In May 2013, four Conservative councillors had defected to the UK Independence Party, including Suzanne Evans, who later became a national spokesperson for the party.^[4] No by-elections were called as a result of the defections. In the election, all those who sought re-election as UKIP councillors were defeated, including Evans in the Hillside ward.^[1][5]

Labour gained seats from the Conservatives in the wards of Abbey, Cannon Hill and Lower Morden; this returned the council to majority Labour control from no overall control. Labour won 36 seats (+8) and the Conservatives 20 seats (-7). The Liberal Democrats lost one seat in West Barnes to the Conservatives to finish with just 1 seat, whilst the Merton Park Ward Residents Association maintained its three seats in Merton Park.^[1][2]

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Merton Local Election Result 2014^[6]

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	20	8	0	8	60.0%	49.6%	83,091	10.6%
	Conservative	20	1	8	7	33.3%	31.6%	52,867	4.8%
	Merton Park Residents	3	0	0	0	5.0%	3.7%	6,222	0.8%
	Liberal Democrats	1	0	1	1	1.7%	8.9%	14,973	9.2%
	UKIP	0	0	0	0	0%	3.6%	6,112	3.2%
	Green	0	0	0	0	0%	1.5%	2,564	0.1%
	Mitcham Independent Party	0	0	0	0	0%	0.6%	1,056	n/a
	Keep Our St Helier Hospital	0	0	0	0	0%	0.3%	422	n/a
	TUSC	0	0	0	0	0%	0.1%	251	n/a

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The by-election was triggered by the death of Cllr. Maxi Martin of the Labour Party.

The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Cllr. Imran Uddin of the Labour Party.