| Territorial constituency for the London Assembly | |
 Merton and Wandsworth shown within
London | |
| Created | 2000 |
|---|---|
| Number of members | One |
| Member | Leonie Cooper |
| Party | Labour |
| Last election | 2021 |
| Next election | 2024 |
Merton and Wandsworth is a constituency in the London Assembly. Since the 2016 election, it has been represented by Labour's Leonie Cooper.
As its name suggests, the constituency consists of the combined area of the London Borough of Merton and the London Borough of Wandsworth.
Constituency profile
Created in 2000, Merton and Wandsworth had elected only Conservative AMs until 2016. The current AM is Leonie Cooper of the Labour Party, first elected in 2016.
Assembly members
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Elizabeth Howlett | Conservative | |
| 2008 | Richard Tracey | Conservative | |
| 2016 | Leonie Cooper | Labour | |
Mayoral election results
Below are the results for the candidate which received the highest share of the popular vote in the constituency at each mayoral election.
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Ken Livingstone | Independent | |
| 2004 | Ken Livingstone | Labour | |
| 2008 | Boris Johnson | Conservative | |
| 2012 | Boris Johnson | Conservative | |
| 2016 | Sadiq Khan | Labour | |
| 2021 | Sadiq Khan | Labour | |
Assembly election results
| Party | Candidate | Constituency | List | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% | |||
| Labour | Leonie Cooper | |||||||
| Conservative | Ellie Cox | |||||||
| Reform UK | Tania Marszalek | |||||||
| Green | Pippa Maslin | |||||||
| Liberal Democrats | Sue Wixley | |||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Leonie Cooper | 75,468 | 41.7 |  0.0
| |
| Conservative | Louise Calland | 60,968 | 33.7 |  5.7
| |
| Green | Pippa Maslin | 22,793 | 12.6 |  4.7
| |
| Liberal Democrats | Sue Wixley | 18,818 | 10.4 | 4.6
| |
| Reform UK | Roger Gravett | 3,080 | 1.7 | New | |
| Majority | 14,500 | 8.0 | 5.7
| ||
| Total formal votes | 181,127 | ||||
| Informal votes | 2,417 | ||||
| Turnout | 183,544 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | 2.8
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Leonie Cooper | 77,340 | 41.71 | 5.17
| |
| Conservative | David Dean | 73,039 | 39.39 | 3.75
| |
| Green | Esther Obiri-Darko | 14,682 | 7.92 | 0.44
| |
| Liberal Democrats | Adrian Hyyrylainen-Trett | 10,732 | 5.79 | 2.09
| |
| UKIP | Elizabeth Jones | 8,478 | 4.57 | 2.11
| |
| Independent | Thamilini Kulendran | 1,142 | 0.62 | 0.99
| |
| Majority | 4,301 | 2.3 | N/A | ||
| Total formal votes | 185,413 | 98.9 | 0.6
| ||
| Informal votes | 2,042 | 1.1 | 0.6
| ||
| Turnout | 187,455 | 50.0 | 9.1
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| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 4.5
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Richard Tracey | 65,197 | 43.1 | 1.8
| |
| Labour | Leonie Cooper | 55,216 | 36.5 | 7.3
| |
| Liberal Democrats | Lisa Smart | 11,904 | 7.9 | 2.4
| |
| Green | Roy Vickery | 11,307 | 7.5 | 0.9
| |
| UKIP | Mazhar Manzoor | 3,717 | 2.5 | 0.1
| |
| Independent | Thamilini Kulendran | 2,424 | 1.6
|
New | |
| Socialist (GB) | Bill Martin | 1,343 | 0.9
|
New | |
| Majority | 9,981 | 6.6 | 9.1
| ||
| Total formal votes | 151,108 | 98.3 | |||
| Informal votes | 2,677 | 1.7 | |||
| Turnout | 153,785 | 40.9 | 5.3
| ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 4.6
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Richard Tracey | 75,103 | 44.9 | 8.1
| |
| Labour | Leonie Cooper | 48,810 | 29.2 | 5.2
| |
| Liberal Democrats | Shas Sheehan | 17,187 | 10.3 | 3.3
| |
| Green | Roy Vickery | 14,124 | 8.4 | 0.7
| |
| UKIP | Strachen McDonald | 4,286 | 2.6 | 3.8
| |
| Christian ( CPA) | Ellen Greco | 4,053 | 2.4 | 0.3
| |
| English Democrat | Steve Scott | 2,160 | 1.3 | New | |
| Left List | Kris Stewart | 1,714 | 1.0 | New | |
| Majority | 26,293 | 15.7 | 2.2
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| Turnout | 167,437 | 46.2 | 9.7
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| Conservative hold | Swing | 1.5
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Elizabeth Howlett | 48,295 | 38.8 | –0.7 | |
| Labour | Kathryn Smith | 31,417 | 25.3 | –3.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Martin | 17,864 | 14.4 | +3.5 | |
| Green | Roy Vickery | 10,163 | 8.2 | +0.8 | |
| UKIP | Adrian Roberts | 8,327 | 6.7 | New | |
| Respect | Ruairidh Maclean | 4,297 | 3.4 | New | |
| CPA | Ellen Greco | 2,782 | 2.2 | New | |
| Independent | Rathy Alagaratnam | 1,240 | 1.0 | New | |
| Majority | 16,878 | 13.5 | +2.3 | ||
| Turnout | 124,385 | 36.5 | +2.4 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Elizabeth Howlett | 45,023 | 39.5 | N/A | |
| Labour | Maggie Cosin | 32,438 | 28.3 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Siobhan Vitelli | 12,496 | 10.9 | N/A | |
| Independent Labour | Mark Thompson | 11,918 | 10.4 | N/A | |
| Green | Rajeev Thacker | 8,491 | 7.4 | N/A | |
| Independent | Syed Manzoor | 1,465 | 1.3 | N/A | |
| London Socialist | Sarbani Mazumdar | 1,450 | 1.3 | N/A | |
| Independent | Terence Sullivan | 1,049 | 0.9 | N/A | |
| Majority | 12,870 | 11.2 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 114,330 | 34.1 | N/A | ||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
References
- ^ https://www.londonelects.org.uk/im-candidate/statutory-notices-and-elections-timetable/statements-persons-nominated-london-assembly-constituency
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