Merton and Wandsworth (London Assembly constituency)

Merton and Wandsworth

London Assembly constituency
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
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Leonie Cooper
	Liberal Democrat	Lisa Smart
	Conservative	Richard Tracey
	Green	Roy Vickery
Majority
Turnout

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	1.5

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

1. ^ BBC Election 2008: results
2. ^ BBC Election 2004: results
3. ^ London & Local Elections 2000: Merton and Wandsworth, BBC News