Merton and Wandsworth is a

constituency An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger State (polity), state (a country, administrative region, ...

in the

London Assembly The London Assembly is a 25-member elected body, part of the Greater London Authority, that scrutinises the activities of the Mayor of London and has the power, with a two-thirds super-majority, to amend the Mayor's annual budget and to reject ...

. Since the 2016 election, it has been represented by Labour's

Leonie Cooper Leonie Alison Cooper (born 27 December 1959) is a British Labour & Co-operative Party politician. Since May 2016 she has represented Merton and Wandsworth on the London Assembly. She has served as a Councillor on the Wandsworth London Boroug ...

. It consists of the combined area of the

London Borough of Merton The London Borough of Merton () is a borough in Southwest London, England. The borough was formed under the London Government Act 1963 in 1965 by the merger of the Municipal Borough of Mitcham, the Municipal Borough of Wimbledon and the Merton ...

and the

London Borough of Wandsworth Wandsworth () is a London boroughs, London borough in southwest London; it forms part of Inner London and has an estimated population of 329,677 inhabitants. Its main named areas are Battersea, Balham, Putney, Tooting and Wandsworth, Wandsworth ...

Constituency profile

Created in

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, Merton and Wandsworth had elected only

Conservative Conservatism is a cultural, social, and political philosophy that seeks to promote and to preserve traditional institutions, practices, and values. The central tenets of conservatism may vary in relation to the culture and civilization i ...

AMs until

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. The current AM is

of the Labour Party, first elected in

Assembly members

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.''

Assembly election results

References

{{coord missing, London London Assembly constituencies Politics of the London Borough of Merton Politics of the London Borough of Wandsworth 2000 establishments in England Constituencies established in 2000