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