Longthornton (ward)

Longthornton
Electoral ward for the Merton London Borough Council
Borough	Merton
County	Greater London
Population	11,903 (2021)[1]
Major settlements	Longthornton
Area	1.519 km²
Current electoral ward
Created	1978
Councillors	3

Longthornton is an electoral ward in the London Borough of Merton.^[2] The ward was first used in the 1978 elections and elects three councillors to Merton London Borough Council.

Geography

The ward is named after the Longthornton area.

Councillors

Election	Councillors
2022		Brenda Fraser[3] (Labour)		Ross Garrod[4] (Labour)		Marsie Skeete[5] (Labour)

Elections

2022

Longthornton (3)^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Brenda Fraser*	1,869	72.2	N/A
	Labour	Ross Garrod	1,662	64.2	N/A
	Labour	Marsie Skeete*	1,584	61.2	N/A
	Conservative	Brian Lewis-Lavender	453	17.5	N/A
	Conservative	Delvalee Willie	425	16.4	N/A
	Conservative	Michael Ormrod	417	16.1	N/A
	Green	Leila Boyd	332	12.8	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Simon Jones	217	8.4	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Nicholas Harris	198	7.6	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Kaweh Beheshtizadeh	191	7.4	N/A
Turnout			2,590	32.1
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Notes

References

1. "Longthornton (Ward, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location".
2. "The London Borough of Merton (Electoral Changes) Order 2020". gov.uk. 30 November 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
3. "Councillor Brenda Fraser". Merton Council.
4. "Councillor Ross Garrod". democracy.merton.gov.uk. 2025-04-24. Archived from the original on 2025-04-24. Retrieved 2025-12-20.
5. "Councillor Marsie Skeete". democracy.merton.gov.uk. 2025-04-30. Archived from the original on 2025-04-30. Retrieved 2025-12-20.
6. "Election results for Longthornton". Merton Borough Council. 5 May 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2022.

See also

• List of electoral wards in Greater London