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The London Borough of Merton and its council were created under the London Government Act 1963, with the first election held in 1964. [3] For its first year the council acted as a shadow authority alongside the area's three outgoing authorities, being the councils of the municipal boroughs of Mitcham and Wimbledon and the urban district of Merton and Morden. [4]
The London Borough of Merton (/ ˈ m ɜːr t ə n / ⓘ) is a London borough in London, England.The borough was formed under the London Government Act 1963 in 1965 by the merger of the Municipal Borough of Mitcham, the Municipal Borough of Wimbledon and the Merton and Morden Urban District, all formerly within Surrey.
Merton Park is quite widely used as a name for the neighbourhood. Merton itself is a rarely used name, among residents and businesses in the borough at any rate, to describe any particular district of the borough, with popular preference turning to the new 19th-century "Park" and "Wood" estates designated by the railway stations as they all unusually here formed new parishes.
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Along with most other London boroughs, Merton was subject to a boundary review ahead of the 2022 election. The Local Government Boundary Commission for England concluded that the council should have 57 seats, falling from the previous 60 seats, and produced new election boundaries following a period of consultation. [9]
Merton Park is an area within the district of Morden in the London Borough of Merton. [2] Bordering areas are Colliers Wood , Morden , South Wimbledon and Raynes Park . It is 7.25 miles (11.67 km) southwest of Charing Cross .
Merton College has existed since around 1890. A new building was erected in 1971 with additional blocks in later years. [7] It formerly occupied a site on Central Road in the borough, which was sold to Barratt Homes, a housing developer. [8] [9] Merton College merged with South Thames College in 2009.