Wimbledon
2010 Results:
Conservative: 23257 (49.07%)
Labour: 10550 (22.26%)
Liberal Democrat: 11849 (25%)
UKIP: 914 (1.93%)
Green: 590 (1.24%)
Christian: 235 (0.5%)
Majority: 11408 (24.07%)
Notional 2005 Results:
Conservative: 18008 (41.3%)
Labour: 15598 (35.8%)
Liberal Democrat: 7936 (18.2%)
Other: 2070 (4.7%)
Majority: 2410 (5.5%)
Actual 2005 result
Conservative: 17886 (41.2%)
Labour: 15585 (35.9%)
Liberal Democrat: 7868 (18.1%)
Green: 1374 (3.2%)
UKIP: 408 (0.9%)
Other: 283 (0.7%)
Majority: 2301 (5.3%)
2001 Result
Conservative: 15062 (36.6%)
Labour: 18806 (45.7%)
Liberal Democrat: 5341 (13%)
UKIP: 414 (1%)
Green: 1007 (2.4%)
Other: 479 (1.2%)
Majority: 3744 (9.1%)
1997 Result
Conservative: 17694 (36.6%)
Labour: 20674 (42.8%)
Liberal Democrat: 8014 (16.6%)
Referendum: 993 (2.1%)
Other: 979 (2%)
Majority: 2980 (6.2%)
Boundary changes:
Profile:
Current MP: Stephen Hammond(Conservative) (more information at They work for you)
Stephen Hammond(Conservative) (more information at They work for you)
Andrew Judge (Labour) Born Salford. Educated at University of Kent and UCL. Barrister, specialising in criminal and environmental law. Merton councillor since 1995. Leader of Merton council 2001-2006.
Shas Sheehan (Liberal Democrat) born Lahore, Pakistan. Educated at Rosa Bassett Grammar School and UCL. Former advertising planner. Richmond upon Thames councillor. Contested Merton & Wandsworth and Londonwide list in 2008 London elections.
Rajeev Thacker (Green)
Mark McAleer (UKIP)David Martin (Christian Party) 2001 Census Demographics
Total 2001 Population: 92830
Male: 48.8%
Female: 51.2%
Under 18: 18.7%
Over 60: 17%
Born outside UK: 27.4%
White: 82.3%
Black: 2.4%
Asian: 9.2%
Mixed: 2.6%
Other: 3.5%
Christian: 63.8%
Hindu: 3.4%
Jewish: 0.8%
Muslim: 5.1%
Full time students: 4.8%
Graduates 16-74: 48.1%
No Qualifications 16-74: 13.3%
Owner-Occupied: 70.9%
Social Housing: 8.6% (Council: 5.4%, Housing Ass.: 3.2%)
Privately Rented: 17.6%
Homes without central heating and/or private bathroom: 8.9%
Labour managed to win one seat in the Abbey ward by 99 votes.
The Tories won one seat in West Barnes with the LDs winning the other two.
The Tory in question obviously got talked out of it. I heard it was one of their newer members, who hadn’t really expected to be in opposition . . .
Some criticism of Merton Council’s chief exec: http://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/local/topstories/8353372.Merton_chief_executive_defends_bumper_pay_packages/