2022 Merton London Borough Council election information
2022 local election in Merton
2022 Merton London Borough Council election
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All 57 council seats on Merton London Borough Council
First party
Second party
Leader
Mark Allison
Anthony Fairclough
Party
Labour
Liberal Democrats
Leader's seat
Wandle (defeated)
Wimbledon Town & Dundonald
Last election
34 seats, 46.9%
6 seats, 14.6%
Seats won
31
17
Seat change
3
11
Popular vote
70,423
41,655
Percentage
42.3%
25.0%
Swing
4.6%
10.4%
Third party
Fourth party
Leader
Nick McLean
Edward Foley
Party
Conservative
Merton Park Residents
Leader's seat
Cannon Hill
Merton Park
Last election
17 seats, 31.5%
3 seats, 3.3%
Seats won
7
2
Seat change
10
1
Popular vote
43,382
3,576
Percentage
26.1%
2.1%
Swing
5.4%
1.2%
Council leader before election
Mark Allison
Labour
Council leader after election
Ross Garrod
Labour
Elections for the London Borough of Merton were held on 5 May 2022 to elect all 57 members of Merton London Borough Council in England. The elections took place alongside local elections in the other London boroughs and elections to local authorities across the United Kingdom.
The 2022 election took place under new election boundaries, which reduced the number of councillors from 60 to 57. Labour remained the largest party following the election, winning 31 seats. For the first time in the council's history, the Liberal Democrats became the largest opposition party, winning 17 seats. The Conservatives, previously the largest opposition party, won seven seats.
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