2022 Merton London Borough Council election

2022 Merton London Borough Council election

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All 57 council seats on Merton London Borough Council
First party Second party   Leader Mark Allison Anthony Fairclough Party Labour Liberal Democrats Leader's seat Wandle (defeated) Wimbledon Town & Dundonald Last election 34 seats, 46.9% 6 seats, 14.6% Seats won 31 17 Seat change 3 11 Popular vote 70,423 41,655 Percentage 42.3% 25.0% Swing 4.6% 10.4%   Third party Fourth party   Leader Nick McLean Edward Foley Party Conservative Merton Park Residents Leader's seat Cannon Hill Merton Park Last election 17 seats, 31.5% 3 seats, 3.3% Seats won 7 2 Seat change 10 1 Popular vote 43,382 3,576 Percentage 26.1% 2.1% Swing 5.4% 1.2%
Map of the results of the 2022 Merton council election. Conservatives in blue, Labour in red, Liberal Democrats in yellow and Merton Park Ward Residents Association in white.
Council leader before election Mark Allison Labour Council leader after election Ross Garrod Labour

Elections for the London Borough of Merton were held on 5 May 2022 to elect all 57 members of Merton London Borough Council in England. The elections took place alongside local elections in the other London boroughs and elections to local authorities across the United Kingdom.

The 2022 election took place under new election boundaries, which reduced the number of councillors from 60 to 57. Labour remained the largest party following the election, winning 31 seats. For the first time in the council's history, the Liberal Democrats became the largest opposition party, winning 17 seats. The Conservatives, previously the largest opposition party, won seven seats.