Merton London Borough Council

Local authority area: London Borough of Merton

London Borough of Merton is a london borough, in the Greater London region of England. It covers 37.6 km² and had 214,709 residents in 2022 — about 5,707 people per km². The authority dates from 1965.

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People

Population

Estimates recorded for London Borough of Merton, 2011–2022.

Residents, 2022214,709+7.1% since 2011

Land area37.6km²14.5 sq mi

Density5,707/ km²people per square kilometre

Rank by population#124of 382 UK councils · #111 in England

Population estimates5 data points

200.5K202.2K204.6K206.2K214.7K

20112012201520182022

History

How the council came to be

1965
Created
London Borough of Merton became a local authority area.

Same region, same type

Other london boroughs in London

All councils in London

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Elections

20 electoral wards

Census 2021: 215,187 residents in 81,729 households across the wards; 12.6% aged 65+, 55.6% of homes owned, 33.0% of households without a car.

1Wimbledon Town & Dundonald5,122 households · 10.3% aged 65+12,966 2Raynes Park5,123 households · 12.8% aged 65+12,301 3Longthornton4,106 households · 12.1% aged 65+11,903 4Graveney4,178 households · 11.6% aged 65+11,835 5Figge's Marsh4,212 households · 10.8% aged 65+11,809 6Village4,821 households · 21.9% aged 65+11,804

All wards of London Borough of Merton

Westminster

Constituencies

Mitcham and Morden · 11 wards Wimbledon · 9 wards

Source: Wikidata Q32504 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.