Wandle (Merton ward)

Wandle
Wandle
Electoral ward; for the Merton London Borough Council
Borough	Merton
County	Greater London
Population	5,603 (2021)
Major settlements	Wandle Park, Merton
Area	0.7586 km²
Current electoral ward
Created	2022
Councillors	2

Wandle is an electoral ward in the London Borough of Merton.^[2] The ward was first used in the 2022 elections and elects two councillors to Merton London Borough Council.

Geography

The ward is named after the Wandle Park area.

Election	Councillors
2022		Kirsten Galea^[3] (Liberal Democrat)		Eleanor Stringer^[4] (Labour)
2026		Sebastian Budner^[5] (Labour)		Eleanor Stringer^[6] (Labour)

Wandle (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Eleanor Stringer*	1,155	40.9	+7.1
	Labour	Sebastian Budner	1,076	38.1	*N/A*
	Liberal Democrats	Kirsten Galea*	986	34.9	+0.4
	Liberal Democrats	Philip Ling	864	30.6	−0.1
	Green	Gideon Noah Tarry	438	15.5	N/A
	Reform	Richard Albert Dalton	238	8.4	N/A
	Reform	Jeremy Singer	218	7.7	N/A
	Conservative	Thomas Clive McCall	192	6.8	N/A
	Conservative	Oonagh Jane Moulton	185	6.6	N/A
Turnout			2,822	51.4	+4.8
	Labour hold
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats

Wandle (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Kirsten Galea	755	34.5	*N/A*
	Labour	Eleanor Stringer*	740	33.8	*N/A*
	Labour	Mark Allison*	727	33.2	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Philip Ling	673	30.7	N/A
	Conservative	Guy Lockwood	513	23.4	N/A
	Conservative	Calum McGrath	472	21.6	N/A
	Green	Mehmood Naqshbandi	253	11.6	N/A
	Green	Benjamin Smith	166	7.6	N/A
Turnout			2,189	46.6
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)