Merton London Borough Council election, 2014

22 May 2014

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 Democrat
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

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.

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

Results

Labour gained seats from the Conservatives in the wards of Abbey, Cannon Hill and St. Helier; 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]^[4]

Prior to the election, four Conservative councillors had defected to the UK Independence Party, including Suzanne Evans, who later became a national spokesperson for the party.^[5] In the election, all those who sought re-election as UKIP councillors were defeated, including Evans in the Hillside ward.^[1]^[6]

Merton Local Election Result 2014^[7]
	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 Democrat	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

References

1 2 3 Services, CS - Democracy (22 May 2014). "Councillors". democracy.merton.gov.uk. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
↑ "London Datastore". data.london.gov.uk. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
1 2 "England council results". BBC News. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
↑ "London Datastore". data.london.gov.uk. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
↑ May, Lauren (16 May 2013). "Councillors left 'open mouthed' by shock resignation of four senior Tories". Your Local Guardian. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
↑ Services, CS - Democracy (22 May 2014). "Councillors: Hillside Ward 2014 Results". democracy.merton.gov.uk. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
↑ "Merton Council Election Results 2014". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 14 June 2018.

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