Mitcham and Morden

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Mitcham and Morden
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Interactive map of boundaries from 2024
Location in Greater London
CountyGreater London
Electorate76,877 (March 2020)[1]
Major settlementsColliers Wood, Mitcham, Morden and Merton
Current constituency
Created1974 (1974)
Member of ParliamentSiobhain McDonagh (Labour)
SeatsOne
Created fromMitcham
Merton & Morden

Mitcham and Morden is a constituency[n 1] in Greater London represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 1997 by Dame Siobhain McDonagh of the Labour Party.[n 2]

Constituency profile

Mitcham and Morden is a constituency in the Borough of Merton in Greater London, located around 8 miles (13 km) south of the centre of London. It covers the neighbourhoods of Mitcham, Lower Morden, Pollards Hill, Colliers Wood and part of central Morden.

This is a relatively dense suburban constituency that was mostly developed in the interwar period and consists mainly of terraced houses and low-rise flats. Mitcham retains some village-like characteristics with many green spaces including the large Mitcham Common, although there is some deprivation here with council housing developments and industrial estates. Mitcham contains two train stations and is connected to the Tramlink network, although only Morden is served by the London Underground. Lower Morden is the most affluent area of the constituency with many large semi-detached properties.[2] House prices across the constituency are generally lower than the rest of London but higher than the national average.[3]

Mitcham and Morden has a large working-age population and relatively few retirees.[4] In general, residents have average levels of education and homeownership. Levels of household income and child poverty are similar to the rest of London.[3][5] A high proportion of residents work in the retail, education and construction sectors,[6] and the percentage of residents claiming unemployment benefits is high.[5]

White people made up 52% of the population at the 2021 census. Around one-third of the White population are of non-British origin, including large Polish and South African communities.[7][8] Asians were the largest ethnic minority group at 21%, many of whom were of Sri Lankan origin. Black people were 16% of the population, mostly concentrated in Pollards Hill where they made up around one-third of residents.[9]

At the local borough council, almost all seats in the constituency are represented by the Labour Party, although some Liberal Democrats were elected in Lower Morden. An estimated 54% of voters in Mitcham and Morden supported remaining in the European Union in the 2016 referendum, a lower percentage than the rest of London but higher than the UK-wide figure of 48%.[3]

History

The constituency was created in 1974 from the former seats of Mitcham and Merton & Morden.

Between 1974 and 1982 it was represented by Bruce Douglas-Mann who was elected as a Labour MP but defected in 1982 to the Social Democratic Party (SDP). Douglas-Mann was the sole SDP defector to resign his seat; he sought immediate re-election.

In the by-election Douglas-Mann triggered in May 1982, during the Falklands War, Angela Rumbold (Con) was elected. Rumbold's gain was the last time the Conservative Party would gain (as opposed to hold) at a by-election until 22 May 2008 when Edward Timpson won the Crewe and Nantwich by-election.

At the 1997 general election the seat was won by the Labour Party's Siobhain McDonagh. At the 2001, 2005 and 2010 General Elections, she was re-elected, in the latter election polling the 26th highest share of the vote for the party of the 631 seats contested.[10]

The 2015 re-election of McDonagh made the seat the 41st safest of Labour's 232 seats by percentage of majority and 14th safest in the capital.[11] The seat is one of the capital's two seats in which its majority in 2015 surpassed the Labour Party's landslide 1997 victory (the other being Ilford South).

Boundaries

Map of boundaries 2010-2024

Historic

1974–1983: The London Borough of Merton wards of Mitcham Central, Mitcham East, Mitcham North, Mitcham South, Mitcham West, Morden, and Ravensbury.

1983–2010: Upon redrawing of most of the local government wards, the London Borough of Merton wards of Colliers Wood, Figge's Marsh, Graveney, Lavender, Longthornton, Lower Morden, Phipps Bridge, Pollards Hill, Ravensbury, and St Helier.

2010–2024: As above except Cricket Green ward replaced Phipps Bridge and Lavender ward was renamed Lavender Fields following a local authority boundary review.

Current

Further to the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies, which came into effect for the 2024 general election, the constituency was expanded to include the Cannon Hill ward, transferred from Wimbledon.[12]

Following this change, as well as reflecting the 2022 local government review, the constituency now comprises the following:

Members of Parliament

ElectionMember[13] Party
February 1974 Bruce Douglas-Mann Labour
1981 SDP
1982 by-electionAngela RumboldConservative
1997Siobhain McDonaghLabour

Election results

Election results 1974-2024

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Mitcham and Morden [14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Siobhain McDonagh 25,085 55.4 −2.1
Conservative Ellie Cox 6,324 14.0 −12.7
Green Pippa Maslin 4,635 10.2 +8.0
Reform Ruth Price 4,135 9.1 +6.8
Liberal Democrats Jenifer Gould 3,622 8.0 −2.8
Workers Party Mehmood Jamshed 1,091 2.4 N/A
CPA Des Coke 363 0.8 +0.4
Majority 18,761 41.4 +10.6
Turnout 45,255 58.6 –8.6
Registered electors 77,272
Labour hold Swing Increase5.3

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result[15]
Party Vote %
Labour29,67157.5
Conservative13,79226.7
Liberal Democrats5,59210.8
Brexit Party1,2022.3
Green1,1602.2
Others2160.4
Turnout 51,633 67.2
Electorate 76,877
General election 2019: Mitcham and Morden[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Siobhain McDonagh 27,964 61.1 −7.6
Conservative Toby Williams 11,482 25.1 +0.9
Liberal Democrats Luke Taylor 3,717 8.1 +5.0
Brexit Party Jeremy Maddocks 1,202 2.6 New
Green Pippa Maslin 1,160 2.5 +1.2
CPA Des Coke 216 0.5 0.0
Majority 16,482 36.0 −8.5
Turnout 45,741 65.3 −4.7
Registered electors 68,705
Labour hold Swing -4.2
General election 2017: Mitcham and Morden[17][18][19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Siobhain McDonagh 33,039 68.7 +8.0
Conservative Alicia Kearns 11,664 24.2 +1.0
Liberal Democrats Claire Mathys 1,494 3.1 0.0
UKIP Richard Hilton 1,054 2.2 −7.3
Green Laura Collins 644 1.3 −1.9
CPA Des Coke 223 0.5 0.0
Majority 21,375 44.5 +7.0
Turnout 48,118 70.0 +4.1
Registered electors 68,705
Labour hold Swing +3.45
General election 2015: Mitcham and Morden[20][21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Siobhain McDonagh 27,380 60.7 +4.2
Conservative Paul Holmes 10,458 23.2 −2.0
UKIP Richard Hilton 4,287 9.5 +7.5
Green Mason Redding 1,422 3.2 +2.3
Liberal Democrats Diana Coman 1,378 3.1 −8.8
CPA Des Coke 217 0.5 New
Majority 16,922 37.5 +6.2
Turnout 45,142 65.9 −1.1
Registered electors 68,474
Labour hold Swing +3.1
General election 2010: Mitcham and Morden[22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Siobhain McDonagh 24,722 56.4 –0.3
Conservative Melanie Hampton 11,056 25.2 +0.5
Liberal Democrats Diana Coman 5,202 11.9 −1.9
BNP Tony Martin 1,386 3.2 New
UKIP Andrew Mills 857 2.0 New
Green Smarajit Roy 381 0.9 −2.6
Independent Rathy Alagaratnam 155 0.4 –0.1
Independent Ernest Redgrave 38 0.1 New
Majority 13,666 31.3 –0.9
Turnout 43,797 66.4 +5.2
Registered electors 65,939
Labour hold Swing −0.4

Elections in the 2000s

2005 notional result
Party Vote %
Labour22,56255.8
Conservative9,82024.7
Liberal Democrats5,47913.8
Others1,8854.7
Turnout 39,746 61.2
Electorate 64,914
General election 2005: Mitcham and Morden[23][24]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Siobhain McDonagh 22,489 56.4 −4.0
Conservative Andrew Shellhorn 9,929 24.9 +0.8
Liberal Democrats Jo A.E. Christie-Smith 5,583 14.0 +3.9
Green Thomas Walsh 1,395 3.5 +1.1
Veritas Adrian Roberts 286 0.7 New
Independent Rathy Alagaratnam 186 0.5 New
Majority 12,560 31.5 –5.8
Turnout 39,868 61.2 +3.4
Registered electors 65,148
Labour hold Swing −2.4
General election 2001: Mitcham and Morden[25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Siobhain McDonagh 22,936 60.4 +2.0
Conservative Henry Stokes 9,151 24.1 −5.6
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Harris 3,820 10.1 +2.5
Green Thomas Walsh 926 2.4 +1.5
BNP John Tyndall 642 1.7 +0.6
UKIP Adrian Roberts 486 1.3 +1.1
Majority 13,785 36.3 +7.6
Turnout 37,961 57.8 −15.5
Registered electors 65,671
Labour hold Swing +3.8

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Mitcham and Morden[26][27][28][29]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Siobhain McDonagh 27,984 58.4 +15.9
Conservative Angela Rumbold 14,243 29.7 −16.8
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Harris 3,632 7.6 −1.6
Referendum Peter J. Isaacs 810 1.7 New
BNP Linda Miller 521 1.1 New
Green Thomas Walsh 415 0.9 −0.4
Independent Krishnapillai Vasan 144 0.3 New
UKIP John R. Barrett 117 0.2 New
Anti-Corruption Nigel T.V. Dixon 80 0.2 New
Majority 13,741 28.7 N/A
Turnout 47,946 73.3 −7.0
Registered electors 65,402
Labour gain from Conservative Swing –16.0
General election 1992: Mitcham and Morden[30][31]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Angela Rumbold 23,789 46.5 −1.7
Labour Siobhain McDonagh 22,055 43.1 +7.9
Liberal Democrats John C. Field 4,687 9.2 −7.6
Green Thomas J. Walsh 655 1.3 New
Majority 1,734 3.4 −9.6
Turnout 51,186 80.3 +4.6
Registered electors 63,273
Conservative hold Swing −4.8

Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Mitcham and Morden[32]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Angela Rumbold 23,002 48.2 +5.5
Labour Siobhain McDonagh 16,819 35.2 +6.4
SDP Bruce Douglas-Mann 7,930 16.6 −10.8
Majority 6,183 12.9 –0.9
Turnout 47,751 75.7 +2.6
Registered electors 63,089
Conservative hold Swing −0.5
General election 1983: Mitcham and Morden[33]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Angela Rumbold 19,827 42.7 −1.2
Labour David Nicholas 13,376 28.8 −16.4
SDP Bruce Douglas-Mann 12,720 27.4 +18.5
National Front J.R. Perryman 539 1.2 −0.9
Majority 6,451 13.9 N/A
Turnout 46,462 73.1 –3.7
Registered electors 63,535
Conservative hold Swing +7.6
1982 Mitcham and Morden by-election[34]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Angela Rumbold 13,306 43.4 −0.5
SDP Bruce Douglas-Mann 9,032 29.4 +20.6
Labour David Nicholas 7,475 24.4 −20.8
National Front Joseph Pearce 547 1.8 −0.2
Independent Liberal Edward Larkin 123 0.4 New
Ethnic Minority Candidate Roy Sawh 84 0.3 New
Democratic Monarchist Bill Boaks 66 0.2 New
COPS Jitendra Bardwaj 22 0.1 New
Computer Democrat Christopher Farnsworth 18 0.0 New
Majority 4,274 13.9 N/A
Turnout 30,673 48.5 –28.4
Registered electors 63,259
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +10.2

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1979: Merton, Mitcham and Morden
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bruce Douglas-Mann 21,668 45.2 −3.0
Conservative David Samuel[35] 21,050 43.9 +9.0
Liberal Ronald Locke[35] 4,258 8.9 −7.1
National Front John Perryman[35] 966 2.0 New
Majority 618 1.3 −12.0
Turnout 47,942 76.9 +5.9
Registered electors 62,365
Labour hold Swing −6.0
General election October 1974: Merton, Mitcham and Morden
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bruce Douglas-Mann 22,384 48.2 +5.7
Conservative D. Samuel 16,193 34.9 −1.3
Liberal M. Simpson 7,429 16.0 −4.4
Communist Sid French 281 0.6 −0.4
Independent G. Giddins 106 0.2 New
Air Road Public Safety White Resident Bill Boaks 68 0.2 New
Majority 6,191 13.3 +7.0
Turnout 46,461 71.0 −8.0
Registered electors 65,398
Labour hold Swing +3.5
General election February 1974: Merton, Mitcham and Morden
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bruce Douglas-Mann 21,771 42.5 –8.4
Conservative David Harris 18,546 36.2 –11.7
Liberal Peter Spratling 10,462 20.4 New
Communist Sid French 507 1.0 New
Majority 3,225 6.3 +3.3
Turnout 51,286 79.0 +9.0
Registered electors 64,894
Labour hold Swing +1.6
1970 notional result[36]
Party Vote %
Labour23,60050.9
Conservative22,20047.8
Others6001.3
Turnout 46,400 70.0
Electorate 66,271

See also

Notes

  1. A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
  2. As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.

References

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