London Borough of Merton

The London Borough of Merton is a borough in Southwest London, England. The borough was formed under the London Government Act 1963 in 1965 by the merger of the... Wikipedia

• Sovereign state:  United Kingdom
• Constituent country:  England
• Region:  London
• Ceremonial county:  Greater London
• Created:  1 April 1965
• Admin HQ:  Civic Centre, Morden
• Type:  London borough council
• Body:  Merton London Borough Council
• Leadership:  Mark Allison (Labour)
• Mayor:  Mike Brunt
• London Assembly:  Leonie Cooper (Lab) AM for Merton and Wandsworth
• MPs:  Stephen Hammond (Conservative), Siobhain McDonagh (Lab)
• Area rank:  296th (of 326)
• Population (mid-2014 est.):  203,515
• Rank:  84th (of 326)
• Ethnicity:  48.4% White British, 2.2% White Irish, 0.1% White Gypsy or Irish Traveller, 14.2% Other White, 1.3% White & Black Caribbean, 0.6% White & Black African, 1.4% White & Asian, 1.3% Other Mixed, 4.1% Indian, 3.7% Pakistani, 1.1% Bangladeshi, 1.3% Chinese, 7.9% Other Asian, 5.2% Black African, 4.1% Black Caribbean, 1.1% Other Black, 0.7% Arab, 1.2% Other
• Time zone:  GMT (64px
• Summer (DST):  BST (UTC+1)
• Postcodes:  CR, KT, SM, SW
• Area code(s):  020
• ONS code:  00BA
• GSS code:  E09000024
• Police:  Metropolitan Police
• Data Source:  DuckDuckGo