Merton and Morden (UK Parliament constituency)

Merton and Morden
Former Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
County County of London
1950 (1950)1974 (1974)
Number of members One
Replaced by Mitcham & Morden
Created from Wimbledon

Merton and Morden was a parliamentary constituency in what was then the Merton and Morden Urban District, but is now part of the London Borough of Merton. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.

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History

The constituency was created for the 1950 general election from part of the Wimbledon constituency, and abolished for the February 1974 general election. It was replaced by the Mitcham and Morden constituency.

Boundaries

Members of Parliament

Election Member Party
1950 Robert Ryder Conservative
1955 Humphrey Atkins Conservative
1970 Janet Fookes Conservative
Feb 1974 constituency abolished

Election results

References