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    Merton: 2002 local elections

    20 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 2001) (57 seats, Elections Centre)

    Labour 39 · Conservative 12 · Liberal Democrats 3 · Other 3

    After (end of 2002) (60 seats, Elections Centre)

    Labour 32 · Conservative 25 · Other 3 · Liberal Democrats 0

    Ward results

    Abbey3 seats · turnout 26.0%
    Su AssinenLabour766 ✓
    Pauline AbramsLabour765 ✓
    Mick FitzgeraldLabour710 ✓
    Stephen AshcroftConservative644
    Anne BottellConservative613
    Gordon RaymondConservative538
    Catherine BrownLiberal Democrats320
    John O'BoyleLiberal Democrats301
    Celia LeeLiberal Democrats260
    Jacqueline BarrowGreen233
    John BarrowGreen180
    Chris CunninghamGreen166
    Cannon Hill3 seats · turnout 40.3%
    Deborah ShearsConservative1,396 ✓
    Fiona BryceConservative1,341 ✓
    David ShellhornConservative1,277 ✓
    Stephen AlambritisLabour893
    Henry MacAuleyLabour803
    Charles LucasLabour785
    Blaise EglingtonLiberal Democrats351
    Michael SpaldingLiberal Democrats333
    Richard LadmoreLiberal Democrats319
    Despina SteiertIndependent215
    Graham MillsUK Independence Party (UKIP)175
    Francis CluerGreen153
    Catherine FallowfieldGreen119
    Giles FallowfieldGreen98
    Colliers Wood3 seats · turnout 33.6%
    Nicholas DraperLabour1,328 ✓
    Sheila KnightLabour1,306 ✓
    George ReynoldsLabour1,254 ✓
    Thomas Joseph WalshGreen940
    Astrid JohnsonGreen813
    Rajeev ThackerGreen752
    Philip BeardConservative179
    Joan BoyesConservative158
    John LewisConservative145
    Cricket Green3 seats · turnout 26.7%
    Ian MunnLabour1,160 ✓
    Russell John MakinLabour1,120 ✓
    Judith SaundersLabour1,012 ✓
    Steve HammondConservative557
    Rhoda McCorquodaleConservative531
    Gordon SouthcottConservative481
    Nicholas PizeyLiberal Democrats321
    Louise DeereGreen216
    Michael DeereGreen180
    Dundonald3 seats · turnout 31.9%
    Matthew BirdConservative792 ✓
    Corinna O'Brien-EdgeConservative769 ✓
    Amanda RamsayLabour756 ✓
    Michael BruntLabour751
    Stuart PickoverLabour729
    Paul WighamConservative716
    Anne Babington BlanchardLiberal Democrats455
    Christina LangleyGreen330
    Christopher OxfordLiberal Democrats328
    Stephen HarbronLiberal Democrats322
    Julia GoldsmithIndependent238
    Rathy AlagaratnamIndependent191
    Geraldine Patricia StanfordLabour1,052 ✓
    Daniel ConnellanLabour988 ✓
    Andrew JudgeLabour939 ✓
    David Andrew William HartConservative483
    James WalshConservative430
    Robert MarvenConservative425
    Malcolm GeldartLiberal Democrats325
    Janette WilkinGreen199
    Simon WilkinGreen137
    Graveney3 seats · turnout 69.8%
    Andy GibbonsLabour1,434 ✓
    Pamela TatlowLabour1,290 ✓
    Del HosainLabour1,277 ✓
    Linda KirbyLabour1,197 ✓
    Joe AbramsLabour1,193 ✓
    Sarah ColeLiberal Democrats1,165
    John DehaneyLabour1,087 ✓
    Nicholas LoweLiberal Democrats1,048
    Mandy WellsLiberal Democrats948
    Samantha HurleyConservative536
    David de WintonConservative532
    Guy HurleyConservative527
    John Matthew StephensonConservative436
    Joy WoodsConservative423
    Mohammad QureshiConservative406
    Eamonn CliffordLiberal Democrats324
    Marian Barbara HoffmanGreen269
    Emma-Ruth CrowhurstGreen200
    Mark Adri-SoejokoGreen160
    Hillside3 seats · turnout 28.8%
    Richard HarwoodConservative1,053 ✓
    David John WilliamsConservative1,031 ✓
    David SimpsonConservative982 ✓
    Linda ThomasLabour444
    Geeta NargundLabour420
    Stephen ThomasLabour395
    Joan Pyke-LeesLiberal Democrats387
    Philippa WillottLiberal Democrats366
    Steve BradleyLiberal Democrats363
    Nick RobinsGreen243
    Lavender Fields3 seats · turnout 21.4%
    Mary DunnLabour886 ✓
    Mark AllisonLabour873 ✓
    Edith MacauleyLabour760 ✓
    Alfred AcottConservative378
    June HaylesConservative367
    Eugene ByrneConservative358
    Bernard ConwayLiberal Democrats227
    Jennifer BarkerGreen224
    John BarkerGreen171
    Longthornton3 seats · turnout 32.2%
    Stephen AustinLabour1,180 ✓
    David Anthony ChungLabour1,107 ✓
    Leighton VealeLabour963 ✓
    David RobinsonConservative921
    Louisa HatcherConservative897
    Ronald CoxConservative886
    Pauline BarryLiberal Democrats281
    Jonathan HallsGreen183
    Lower Morden3 seats · turnout 34.7%
    Maurice GrovesConservative1,378 ✓
    Terence SullivanConservative1,183 ✓
    Leslie MutchConservative1,180 ✓
    Elizabeth DaughtersLabour682
    Alan James HodgsonLabour621
    Mohammed Muzibur RahmanLabour537
    Adrian RobertsUK Independence Party (UKIP)385
    Patricia PearceLiberal Democrats345
    Giles BarrowGreen233
    Anthony HewittGreen123
    Leslie JohnsonGreen107
    Merton Park3 seats · turnout 40.3%
    Jillian Ashton—1,499 ✓
    Peter William Southgate—1,420 ✓
    John Nelson-Jones—1,415 ✓
    David EdgeConservative765
    Richard ChellewConservative731
    Richard MernaneConservative716
    Richard NicholsLabour409
    Michael ReddinLabour373
    Robert PowellLabour355
    Naomi AdamsGreen201
    Andrew MillsUK Independence Party (UKIP)127
    Pollards Hill3 seats · turnout 27.6%
    John ColeLabour1,167 ✓
    Michael TilcockLabour1,153 ✓
    Martin WheltonLabour1,026 ✓
    Margaret NevilleConservative690
    Kenneth ButtConservative631
    Paul GouldenConservative602
    Nicholas WrenLiberal Democrats257
    N WrenLiberal Democrats247
    Robin BannisterGreen205
    Ravensbury3 seats · turnout 25.0%
    Philip Mervyn JonesLabour946 ✓
    Peter McCabeLabour909 ✓
    Tony GilesLabour894 ✓
    Barbara Jane MansfieldConservative583
    Jeffrey GunnConservative540
    Reginald MartinConservative527
    Danielle ToyerLiberal Democrats343
    Paul BarasiGreen205
    Raynes Park3 seats · turnout 36.9%
    Margaret BrierlyConservative1,294 ✓
    Horst BullingerConservative1,186 ✓
    Michael ChengConservative1,131 ✓
    Sally HarlowLiberal Democrats809
    Gail MossLiberal Democrats764
    Kamaljit SoodLiberal Democrats626
    Michael SomervilleLabour422
    Geoffrey RobertsLabour419
    Stefano ScalzoLabour395
    Richard Mark EvansGreen232
    Jean CurryGreen155
    Brian ParkinGreen127
    St Helier3 seats
    Dennis PearceLabour958 ✓
    Maxi MartinLabour947 ✓
    Charles MansellLabour878 ✓
    Joseph MageeLabour874 ✓
    Mickey SpaceyLabour840 ✓
    Andrew TheobaldLabour797 ✓
    Joan GoodacreConservative532
    Sydney QuickConservative519
    Paulus HienkinsLiberal Democrats516
    Ronald WilsonConservative509
    Claire PickeringLiberal Democrats497
    Barry Francis ReedLiberal Democrats469
    Brian KeynesConservative390
    Charles MantonConservative388
    Eric PillingerConservative381
    Joyce SmithLiberal Democrats324
    Danny FordBNP302
    Susan BouldingGreen192
    Stephen BouldingGreen178
    Christopher ByrneUK Independence Party (UKIP)164
    Trinity3 seats · turnout 31.6%
    Dorothy KilsbyConservative805 ✓
    Christopher McLaughlinConservative799 ✓
    Andrew Stanley ColesLabour781 ✓
    Maria MillerConservative780
    Vivien GuyLabour771
    Mohammad KarimLabour687
    Colette MulchroneLiberal Democrats312
    Bonita RalphLiberal Democrats293
    Christopher ShoebridgeLiberal Democrats270
    Jennifer BarrowGreen246
    Lisa IngramGreen203
    Hector IngramGreen199
    Village3 seats
    Stephen HammondConservative1,667 ✓
    John BowcottConservative1,662 ✓
    Samantha GeorgeConservative1,629 ✓
    William BottriellLabour321
    Michelle McNicolLabour303
    David IvesLabour299
    Gerald BlanchardLiberal Democrats290
    Alison EdelstenLiberal Democrats285
    Jennifer TaylorLiberal Democrats259
    Rupert Arthur StevensGreen166
    West Barnes3 seats · turnout 38.4%
    Gillian Lewis-LavenderConservative1,198 ✓
    William BrierlyConservative1,174 ✓
    Angela CaldaraConservative1,106 ✓
    Iain DysartLiberal Democrats1,054
    Nicholas Paul HarrisLiberal Democrats913
    Louise PughLiberal Democrats856
    David FilbyLabour466
    Margaret LaytonLabour422
    Angela ManserLabour361
    Michael BellGreen157
    Mark DavidsonGreen135
    David PattersonGreen91
    Wimbledon Park3 seats · turnout 39.4%
    Elisabeth MitchellConservative1,058 ✓
    Oonagh Jane MoultonConservative1,018 ✓
    Tariq AhmadConservative982 ✓
    Stephen Saul—782
    Elizabeth NelsonLabour743
    John White—723
    Mark Thompson—693
    Syed RizviLabour643
    Kenneth WilshireLabour598
    John HoulihanLiberal Democrats256
    Richard TibbettsLiberal Democrats234
    Ernest DennisGreen204
    Sarah MiskinGreen131
    Nicholas MiskinGreen92