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, when current AM Leonie Cooper of the Labour Party was elected.
It has also proved to be a bellwether, voting for the winning Mayoral candidate in every election since the post was contested in 2000.
Assembly members ElectionMemberParty 2000 Elizabeth Howlett Conservative 2008 Richard Tracey Conservative 2016 Leonie Cooper Labour
Assembly election results Elections in the 2020s
Elections in the 2010s
Elections in the 2000s
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. YearParty Candidate 2000 IndependentKen Livingstone 2004 LabourKen Livingstone 2008 ConservativeBoris Johnson 2012 ConservativeBoris Johnson 2016 LabourSadiq Khan 2021 LabourSadiq Khan 2024 LabourSadiq Khan
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