MERTON
[Two Seats]
| Election | Electors | T'out |
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| % | Ch.% |
|---|
| 1964 | 134,520 | 51.4 |
| T.W. Scott
F.W. Walker
J.T. Pyne
Mrs. C.M. Waugh
Mrs. E.M. Morrison
J.S. Rowlinson
S.E. French
D. Wheeler | C
C
Lab
Lab
L
L
Com
UM | 29,920
29,895
28,752
27,108
6,753
6,676
1,552
1,409
1,143 |
| 44.3
41.4
9.9
2.3
2.1
1.7 |
|
|
| 1967 | 132,117 | 52.1 |
| T.W. Scott
F.W. Walker
E.W. Goodall
Mrs. P.F. Inman
R.A. Locke
J.S. Rowlinson
S.E. French | C
C
Lab
Lab
L
L
Com | 38,941
38,514
23,069
22,128
4,963
4,764
1,227
15,445 |
| 57.5
33.5
7.2
1.8
22.9 | +13.1
-7.8
-2.7
-0.5 |
|
| 1970 | 138,741 | 39.5 |
| F.W. Walker
S.C. Bolton
Dr. E.I. Marshall
D.T. Miller
R.A. Locke
Mrs. J.D. Norgate
B. O’Sullivan
S.E. French
T. King
R. Clare | C
C
Lab
Lab
L
L
HBR
Com
HBR
UM | 31,467
31,205
18,845
18,554
2,596
2,253
632
624
597
315
12,360 |
| 58.0
34.6
4.5
1.1
1.2
0.6
22.9 | +0.6
+1.1
-2.7
-0.7 |
|
MERTON, MITCHAM and MORDEN [66] |
| Election | Electors | T'out |
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| % | Ch.% |
|---|
| 1973 | 65,258 | 39.9 |
| A.R. Judge
Miss J.R. Yarwood
Miss G.L. Giddins
S.E. French | Lab
C
Ind
Com | 14,628
10,060
875
485
4,568 |
| 56.2
38.6
3.3
1.9
17.6 |
|
|
| 1977 | 64,000 | 45.2 |
| B.J. Shenton
A.R. Judge
D.J. Stockley
A.F. Bailey
J.F.F. Rooks
G. Burt | C
Lab
L
NF
Ind
AGLC | 15,039
10,907
1,491
1,265
175
54
4,132 |
| 52.0
37.7
5.1
4.4
0.6
0.2
14.3 | +13.4
-18.5 |
|
| 1981 | 63,107 | 45.3 |
| A.R. Judge
B.J. Shenton
R.A. Locke
J.R. Perryman
R.C. Stanley | Lab
C
L
NF
EP | 13,299
10,588
3,681
693
330
2,711 |
| 46.5
37.0
12.9
2.4
1.2
9.5 | +8.8
-14.9
+7.7
-1.9 |
|
MERTON, WIMBLEDON [67] |
| Election | Electors | T'out |
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| % | Ch.% |
|---|
| 1973 | 70,902 | 40.7 |
| S.C. Bolton
K. Bill
P.C. Spratling | C
Lab
L | 14,056
8,389
6,419
5,667 |
| 48.7
29.1
22.2
19.6 |
|
|
| 1977 | 68,395 | 47.6 |
| S.C. Bolton
R.B. Tansey
R.A. Locke
G. Renelt
J.H. Brewer
C.J. Ward | C
Lab
L
NF
AGLC
Ind | 20,891
7,610
2,794
783
301
152
13,281 |
| 64.2
23.4
8.6
2.4
0.9
0.5
40.8 | +15.5
-5.7
-13.7 |
|
| 1981 | 64,759 | 48.5 |
| S.C. Bolton
R.B. Tansey
A.C. Trompeteler
A. Jones
M.T. Spong
F. Barnett | C
Lab
L
EP
NF
Ind | 16,548
9,645
3,889
781
376
162
6,903 |
| 52.7
30.7
12.4
2.5
1.2
0.5
22.0 | -11.5
+7.3
+3.8
-1.2 |
|
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