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Merton London Borough Council elections

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Merton London Borough Council elections

Merton London Borough Council in London, England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2002, 60 councillors have been elected from 20 wards.

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Political control

Since the foundation of the council, political control of the council has been held by the following parties:

Council elections

  • Merton London Borough Council election, 1964
  • Merton London Borough Council election, 1968
  • Merton London Borough Council election, 1971
  • Merton London Borough Council election, 1974
  • Merton London Borough Council election, 1978 (boundary changes increased the number of seats by three)
  • Merton London Borough Council election, 1982
  • Merton London Borough Council election, 1986
  • Merton London Borough Council election, 1990
  • Merton London Borough Council election, 1994 (boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)
  • Merton London Borough Council election, 1998 (boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)
  • Merton London Borough Council election, 2002 (boundary changes increased the number of seats by three)
  • Merton London Borough Council election, 2006
  • Merton London Borough Council election, 2010
  • Merton London Borough Council election, 2014

    • 1964-1968

    There were no by-elections.

    1990-1994

    The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Michael J. G. Menhinick.

    1994-1998

    The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. David R. Proctor.

    The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Arthur M. Kennedy.

    1998-2002

    The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Terence J. Daniels.

    The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Jennifer N. Willott.

    2002-2006

    The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Tony Giles.

    The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Leslie D. Mutch.

    2006-2010

    There were no by-elections.

    2010-2014

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

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

    2014-2018

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

    References

    Merton London Borough Council elections Wikipedia
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