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London Borough of Merton

NameLondon Borough of Merton
Short NameMerton
ImagenameLondonMerton.svg
StatusLondon borough
Area Rank324th
Area Km237.61
Ons Code00BA
Ethnicity73.0% White
12.1% South Asian
7.8% African-Caribbean
2.3% Chinese
UrlMerton
LeadershipStephen Alambritis
MayorGilli Lewis-Lavender
ExecutiveLeader and Cabinet
AdminhqCivic Centre
Morden
MpsStephen Hammond (Con)
Siobhain McDonagh (Lab)
Gla ConstituencyMerton and Wandsworth
Gla MemberRichard Tracey

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The London Borough of Merton ( ) is a borough in southwest London, England.

The borough was formed under the London Government Act in 1965 by the merger of the Municipal Borough of Mitcham, the Municipal Borough of Wimbledon and the Merton and Morden Urban District, all formerly within Surrey. The main commercial centres in Merton are Mitcham, Morden and Wimbledon, of which Wimbledon is the largest. Other smaller centres include Raynes Park, Colliers Wood, South Wimbledon, Wimbledon Park and Pollards Hill.

The borough derives its name from the historic parish of Merton which was centred on the area now known as South Wimbledon. Merton was chosen as an acceptable compromise, following a dispute between Wimbledon and Mitcham over the new borough's name.


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