Abbey is an electoral ward in the London Borough of Merton. The ward was first used in the 1978 elections. It returns councillors to Merton London Borough Council.

Abbey
Electoral ward
for the Merton London Borough Council
Map
Abbey ward boundaries since 2022
BoroughMerton
CountyGreater London
Population10,534 (2021)[a]
Electorate7,396 (2022)
Area1.376 square kilometres (0.531 sq mi)
Current electoral ward
Created1978

Merton council elections since 2022

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There was a revision of ward boundaries in Merton in 2022.

2022 election

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The election took place on 5 May 2022.[1]

2022 Merton London Borough Council election: Abbey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats John Braithwaite 1,294 37.6 N/A
Labour Mike Brunt 1,169 34.0 N/A
Liberal Democrats Klaar Dresselaers 1,160 33.7 N/A
Liberal Democrats Barry Smith 1,151 33.5 N/A
Labour Karen Peck 1,133 32.9 N/A
Labour Zak Dada 1,089 31.7 N/A
Conservative Nigel Benbow 927 27.0 N/A
Conservative Hayley Ormrod* 858 24.9 N/A
Conservative Sivas Ranjan 796 23.1 N/A
Green Peter Garrett 391 11.4 N/A
Turnout 3,439 46.5
Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)
Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries)

2002–2022 Merton council elections

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Abbey ward boundaries from 2002 to 2022

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Merton in 2002.

2018 election

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The election took place on 3 May 2018.[2]

2018 Merton London Borough Council election: Abbey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Eleanor Leslie Stringer 1,476 42.8 −5.1
Conservative Nigel Charles Benbow 1,446 41.9 +7.1
Labour Ben Butler 1,409 40.7 −7.1
Conservative Emma-Louise Vetriano 1,399 40.6 +6.8
Conservative Sivas Ranjan 1,383 40.1 +10.2
Labour Dave Treanor 1,323 38.4 −8.1
Liberal Democrats Matthew William Payne 547 15.9 +7.2
Liberal Democrats Barry Smith 464 13.5 +7.3
Liberal Democrats Panos Topalis 419 12.1 +7.1
TUSC Piero Miloro 77 2.2 N/A
Turnout 3,458 45
Labour hold Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Labour hold Swing

2014 election

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The election took place on 22 May 2014.[3]

2014 Merton London Borough Council election: Abbey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Abigail Jones 1,563 47.9 +15.6
Labour Andrew Judge 1,560 47.8 +11.5
Labour Katy Neep 1,519 46.5 +15.4
Conservative Henry Nelless 1,136 34.8 −2.0
Conservative Peter Smith 1,104 33.8 −5.8
Conservative Cesar Sepulveda 975 29.9 −4.3
Green David Wood 425 13.0 N/A
Liberal Democrats Pauline Barry 284 8.7 −17.0
UKIP Rathy Alagaratnam 259 7.9 N/A
Liberal Democrats Richard Heinrich 202 6.2 −16.9
Liberal Democrats John Tippett-Cooper 162 5.0 −17.4
Turnout 3,458 45
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

2010 election

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The election on 6 May 2010 took place on the same day as the United Kingdom general election.[4]

2010 Merton London Borough Council election: Abbey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Diane Neil Mills 1,888 39.6 −1.6
Conservative Henry Nelless 1,758 36.8 −1.7
Labour Andrew Judge 1,733 36.3 −0.1
Conservative Abdul Latif 1,634 34.2 −6.5
Labour Pauline Cowper 1,542 32.3 −2.2
Labour Emma Nye 1,484 31.1 −3.0
Liberal Democrats Adam Towner 1,229 25.7 +7.7
Liberal Democrats Mohammad Karim 1,103 23.1 +8.3
Liberal Democrats Lesley Warne 1,068 22.4 +9.3
Turnout 4,773 66.3
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

2006 election

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The election took place on 4 May 2006.[5]

2006 Merton London Borough Council election: Abbey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Diane Neil Mills 1,297 41.2 +8.7
Conservative Marc Hanson 1,282 40.7 +8.8
Conservative Henry Nelless 1,214 38.5 +10.5
Labour Susan Assinen 1,147 36.4 −3.5
Labour Michael Brunt 1,087 34.5 −5.3
Labour Laxmi Attawar 1,074 34.1 −2.9
Liberal Democrats Pauline Barry 566 18.0 +1.4
Liberal Democrats John Houilihan 470 14.9 −0.8
Green Benjamin Walsh 443 14.1 +2.0
Liberal Democrats David Willis 412 13.1 −0.4
Turnout 3,150 44.1 +16.7
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

2002 election

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The election took place on 2 May 2002.[6]

2002 Merton London Borough Council election: Abbey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Su Assinen 766 39.9
Labour Pauline Abrams 765 39.8
Labour Mick Fitzgerald 710 37.0
Conservative Stephen Ashcroft 644 33.5
Conservative Anne Bottell 613 31.9
Conservative Gordon Raymond 538 28.0
Liberal Democrats Catherine Brown 320 16.6
Liberal Democrats John O'Boyle 301 15.7
Liberal Democrats Celia Lee 260 13.5
Green Jacqueline Barrow 233 12.1
Green John Barrow 180 9.3
Green Conal Cunningham 166 8.6
Turnout 1,927 27.4
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)

1978–2002 Merton council elections

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1998 election

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The election took place on 7 May 1998.[7]

1994 election

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The election took place on 5 May 1994.[8]

1994 Merton London Borough Council election: Abbey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Maria Dingwall 1,717 44.37   2.55
Labour Susan Assinen 1,643
Labour Adrian Holt 1,582
Conservative Anne Bottell 820 21.34  11.41
Conservative Margaret Connon 795
Conservative Philip Thorley 761
Green Jacqueline Barrow 589 15.87   5.96
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Barker 382 8.70   0.69
Liberal Democrats Gail Moss 331
Liberal Democrats Julian Rudd 257
Independent Monowara Ahmad 108 2.91 New
Independent Grace Giddins 97 2.61   0.58
Independent Muhammad Rahman 80 2.16 New
Independent Abdul Kalam 76 2.05 New
Registered electors 6,944   30
Turnout 3,267 47.05   4.38
Rejected ballots 4 0.12   0.02
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

1990 election

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The election took place on 3 May 1990.[9]

1990 Merton London Borough Council election: Abbey
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Marie-Louise de Villiers 1,769 46.92
Labour Geoffrey Martin 1,665
Labour Ian Scott 1,620
Conservative Diana Harris 1,216 32.75
Conservative Kenneth Butt 1,195
Conservative Philip Thorley 1,116
Liberal Democrats Pauline Barry 391 9.39
Green Wendy Flood 320 8.91
Liberal Democrats Leonard Harvey 315
Liberal Democrats Jean Spencer-Phillips 304
Independent Grace Giddins 73 2.03
Registered electors 6,914
Turnout 3,556 51.43
Rejected ballots 5 0.14
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

1986 election

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The election took place on 8 May 1986.[10]

1982 election

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The election took place on 6 May 1982.[11]

1978 election

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The election took place on 4 May 1978.[12]

Notes

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  1. ^ 2021 Census data reported for 2022 ward boundaries

References

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  1. ^ Heywood, Joe; Loftus, Caitlin (March 2023). "London Borough Council Elections: May 2022" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  2. ^ Colombeau, Joseph (October 2018). "London Borough Council Elections: 3 May 2018" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  3. ^ Colombeau, Joseph (September 2014). "London Borough Council Elections: 22 May 2014" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  4. ^ Piggott, Gareth (March 2011). "London Borough Council Elections: 6 May 2010" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  5. ^ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (March 2007). "London Borough Council Elections: 4 May 2006" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  6. ^ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (2002). "London Borough Council Elections: 2 May 2002" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  7. ^ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (1998). "London Borough Council Elections: 7 May 1998" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  8. ^ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (1994). "London Borough Council Elections: 5 May 1994" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  9. ^ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (1990). "London Borough Council Elections: 3 May 1990" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  10. ^ "London Borough Council Elections: 8 May 1986" (PDF). London Datastore. London Residuary Body. August 1986. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  11. ^ "London Borough Council Elections: 6 May 1982" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. 29 July 1982. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  12. ^ "London Borough Council Elections: 4 May 1978" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. 1978. Retrieved 18 May 2024.