London Borough of Merton

London Borough of Merton
Shown within Greater London
Geography
Status:	London borough
Area: - Total	Ranked 324th 37.61 km²
ONS code:	00BA
Demographics
Population: - Total (2002 est.) - Density	Ranked 68th 192,273 5,112 / km²
Ethnicity:	75.0% White 11.1% S.Asian 7.8% Afro-Carib. 1.3% Chinese
Politics
Merton London Borough Council http://www.merton.gov.uk/
Leadership:	Leader & Cabinet
Executive:	Labour
MPs:	Roger Casale, Siobhain McDonagh
London Assembly: - Member	Merton and Wandsworth - Elizabeth Howlett

The London Borough of Merton is a London borough in southwest London. The borough was formed in 1965 by the merger of the Surrey boroughs of Mitcham, Wimbledon, London and the Merton and Morden urban district, and derives its name from a small village at its centre.

It includes the areas:

• Bushy Mead
• Colliers Wood
• Copse Hill
• Cottenham Park
• Merton
• Merton Park
• Mitcham
• Morden
• Morden Park
• Motspur Park
• Raynes Park
• South Wimbledon
• Summerstown
• West Barnes
• Wimbledon
• Wimbledon Park

See also

• The Merton Parkas, a rock band that took its name from this part of London

• Paul Merton, who took his stage surname from the borough.

External links

• AFC Wimbledon - http://www.afcwimbledon.co.uk/
• Tooting & Mitcham United FC - http://www.tmufc.co.uk/