London Borough of Merton

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London Borough of Merton

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Geography
Status	London borough
Area — Total	Ranked 324th 37.61 km²
ONS code	00BA
Demographics
Population — Total (2003 est.) — Density	Ranked 71st 191,398 5,089 / km²
Ethnicity	75.0% White 11.1% South Asian 7.8% Afro-Caribbean 1.3% Chinese
Politics
Leadership	Leader & Cabinet
Mayor	—
Executive	Labour
MPs	Stephen Hammond Siobhain McDonagh
London Assembly — Member	Merton and Wandsworth Elizabeth Howlett
Official website	http://www.merton.gov.uk/

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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
• Tooting & Mitcham United FC

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