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Merton and Wandsworth (London Assembly constituency)
| London Assembly constituency | |
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| Merton and Wandsworth shown within London | |
| Created: | 2000 |
| Member: | Richard Tracey |
| Party: | Conservative |
| Region: | London |
| Assembly: | London Assembly |
Merton and Wandsworth is a constituency in the London Assembly. Since the 2008 elections, it has been represented by Conservative Richard Tracey.
It consists of the combined area of the London Borough of Merton and the London Borough of Wandsworth.
Assembly Members
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Elizabeth Howlett | Conservative | |
| 2008 | Richard Tracey | Conservative | |
Election results
| London Assembly election, 2012: Merton and Wandsworth | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Richard Tracey | 65,197 | 43.1 | -1.7 | |
| Labour | Leonie Cooper | 55,216 | 36.5 | +7.4 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Lisa Smart | 11,904 | 7.9 | -2.4 | |
| Green | Roy Vickery | 11,307 | 7.5 | -1.0 | |
| UKIP | Mazhar Manzoor | 3,717 | 2.5 | -0.1 | |
| Independent | Thamilini Kulendran | 2,424 | 1.6 | N/A | |
| Socialist (GB) | Bill Martin | 1,343 | 0.9 | N/A | |
| Majority | 9,981 | ||||
| Total formal votes | 151,108 | 98.3 | |||
| Informal votes | 2,677 | 1.7 | |||
| Turnout | 153,785 | 40.9 | -5.3 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 1.5 | |||
| London Assembly election, 2008: Merton and Wandsworth[1] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Richard Tracey | 75,103 | 44.9 | +8.1 | |
| Labour | Leonie Cooper | 48,810 | 29.2 | +5.2 | |
| Liberal Democrat | 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 (Christian Peoples) | Ellen Greco | 4,053 | 2.4 | +0.3 | |
| English Democrats | Steve Scott | 2,160 | 1.3 | N/A | |
| Left List | Kris Stewart | 1,714 | 1.0 | N/A | |
| Majority | 26,293 | 15.7 | +2.2 | ||
| Turnout | 46.2 | +9.7 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| London Assembly election, 2004: Merton and Wandsworth[2] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Elizabeth Howlett | 48,295 | 38.8 | –0.7 | |
| Labour | Kathryn Smith | 31,417 | 25.3 | –3.0 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Andrew Martin | 17,864 | 14.4 | +3.5 | |
| Green | Roy Vickery | 10,163 | 8.2 | +0.8 | |
| UKIP | Adrian Roberts | 8,327 | 6.7 | N/A | |
| Respect | Ruairidh Maclean | 4,297 | 3.4 | N/A | |
| Christian Peoples | Ellen Greco | 2,782 | 2.2 | N/A | |
| Independent | Rathy Alagaratnam | 1,240 | 1.0 | N/A | |
| Majority | 16,878 | 13.5 | +2.3 | ||
| Turnout | 36.5 | +2.4 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| London Assembly election, 2000: Merton and Wandsworth[3] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Elizabeth Howlett | 45,023 | 39.5 | N/A | |
| Labour | Maggie Cosin | 32,438 | 28.3 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrat | 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 | 34.1 | N/A | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |||
References
- ^ BBC Election 2008: results
- ^ BBC Election 2004: results
- ^ London & Local Elections 2000: Merton and Wandsworth, BBC News
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