# Abbey (Merton ward)

Abbey is an electoral ward in the London Borough of Merton. The ward was first used in the 1978 elections. It returns councillors to Merton London Borough Council.

## Merton council elections since 2022

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Merton in 2022.

### 2022 election

The election took place on 5 May 2022.
2022 Merton London Borough Council election: Abbey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Braithwaite | 1,294 | 37.6 | N/A |
| | Labour | Mike Brunt | 1,169 | 34.0 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Klaar Dresselaers | 1,160 | 33.7 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Barry Smith | 1,151 | 33.5 | N/A |
| | Labour | Karen Peck | 1,133 | 32.9 | N/A |
| | Labour | Zak Dada | 1,089 | 31.7 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Nigel Benbow | 927 | 27.0 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Hayley Ormrod* | 858 | 24.9 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Sivas Ranjan | 796 | 23.1 | N/A |
| | Green | Peter Garrett | 391 | 11.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,439 | 46.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries) | Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries) | Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries) | Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries) | Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries) |
| | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries) | Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries) | Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries) | Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries) | Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries) |

## 2002–2022 Merton council elections

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Merton in 2002.

### 2018 election

The election took place on 3 May 2018.
2018 Merton London Borough Council election: Abbey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Eleanor Leslie Stringer | 1,476 | 42.8 | −5.1 |
| | Conservative | Nigel Charles Benbow | 1,446 | 41.9 | +7.1 |
| | Labour | Ben Butler | 1,409 | 40.7 | −7.1 |
| | Conservative | Emma-Louise Vetriano | 1,399 | 40.6 | +6.8 |
| | Conservative | Sivas Ranjan | 1,383 | 40.1 | +10.2 |
| | Labour | Dave Treanor | 1,323 | 38.4 | −8.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Matthew William Payne | 547 | 15.9 | +7.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Barry Smith | 464 | 13.5 | +7.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Panos Topalis | 419 | 12.1 | +7.1 |
| | TUSC | Piero Miloro | 77 | 2.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,458 | 45 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 2014 election

The election took place on 22 May 2014.
2014 Merton London Borough Council election: Abbey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Abigail Jones | 1,563 | 47.9 | +15.6 |
| | Labour | Andrew Judge | 1,560 | 47.8 | +11.5 |
| | Labour | Katy Neep | 1,519 | 46.5 | +15.4 |
| | Conservative | Henry Nelless | 1,136 | 34.8 | −2.0 |
| | Conservative | Peter Smith | 1,104 | 33.8 | −5.8 |
| | Conservative | Cesar Sepulveda | 975 | 29.9 | −4.3 |
| | Green | David Wood | 425 | 13.0 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pauline Barry | 284 | 8.7 | −17.0 |
| | UKIP | Rathy Alagaratnam | 259 | 7.9 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Heinrich | 202 | 6.2 | −16.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Tippett-Cooper | 162 | 5.0 | −17.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,458 | 45 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### 2010 election

The election on 6 May 2010 took place on the same day as the United Kingdom general election.
2010 Merton London Borough Council election: Abbey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Diane Neil Mills | 1,888 | 39.6 | −1.6 |
| | Conservative | Henry Nelless | 1,758 | 36.8 | −1.7 |
| | Labour | Andrew Judge | 1,733 | 36.3 | −0.1 |
| | Conservative | Abdul Latif | 1,634 | 34.2 | −6.5 |
| | Labour | Pauline Cowper | 1,542 | 32.3 | −2.2 |
| | Labour | Emma Nye | 1,484 | 31.1 | −3.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Adam Towner | 1,229 | 25.7 | +7.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mohammad Karim | 1,103 | 23.1 | +8.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lesley Warne | 1,068 | 22.4 | +9.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,773 | 66.3 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### 2006 election

The election took place on 4 May 2006.
2006 Merton London Borough Council election: Abbey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Diane Neil Mills | 1,297 | 41.2 | +8.7 |
| | Conservative | Marc Hanson | 1,282 | 40.7 | +8.8 |
| | Conservative | Henry Nelless | 1,214 | 38.5 | +10.5 |
| | Labour | Susan Assinen | 1,147 | 36.4 | −3.5 |
| | Labour | Michael Brunt | 1,087 | 34.5 | −5.3 |
| | Labour | Laxmi Attawar | 1,074 | 34.1 | −2.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pauline Barry | 566 | 18.0 | +1.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Houilihan | 470 | 14.9 | −0.8 |
| | Green | Benjamin Walsh | 443 | 14.1 | +2.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Willis | 412 | 13.1 | −0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,150 | 44.1 | +16.7 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### 2002 election

The election took place on 2 May 2002.
2002 Merton London Borough Council election: Abbey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Su Assinen | 766 | 39.9 | |
| | Labour | Pauline Abrams | 765 | 39.8 | |
| | Labour | Mick Fitzgerald | 710 | 37.0 | |
| | Conservative | Stephen Ashcroft | 644 | 33.5 | |
| | Conservative | Anne Bottell | 613 | 31.9 | |
| | Conservative | Gordon Raymond | 538 | 28.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Catherine Brown | 320 | 16.6 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John O'Boyle | 301 | 15.7 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Celia Lee | 260 | 13.5 | |
| | Green | Jacqueline Barrow | 233 | 12.1 | |
| | Green | John Barrow | 180 | 9.3 | |
| | Green | Conal Cunningham | 166 | 8.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,927 | 27.4 | |
| | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) |
| | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) |
| | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) |

## 1978–2002 Merton council elections
### 1998 election

The election took place on 7 May 1998.

### 1994 election

The election took place on 5 May 1994.
1994 Merton London Borough Council election: Abbey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Maria Dingwall | 1,717 | 44.37 | 2.55 |
| | Labour | Susan Assinen | 1,643 | | |
| | Labour | Adrian Holt | 1,582 | | |
| | Conservative | Anne Bottell | 820 | 21.34 | 11.41 |
| | Conservative | Margaret Connon | 795 | | |
| | Conservative | Philip Thorley | 761 | | |
| | Green | Jacqueline Barrow | 589 | 15.87 | 5.96 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Barker | 382 | 8.70 | 0.69 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gail Moss | 331 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Julian Rudd | 257 | | |
| | Independent | Monowara Ahmad | 108 | 2.91 | New |
| | Independent | Grace Giddins | 97 | 2.61 | 0.58 |
| | Independent | Muhammad Rahman | 80 | 2.16 | New |
| | Independent | Abdul Kalam | 76 | 2.05 | New |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,944 | | 30 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,267 | 47.05 | 4.38 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 4 | 0.12 | 0.02 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### 1990 election

The election took place on 3 May 1990.
1990 Merton London Borough Council election: Abbey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Marie-Louise de Villiers | 1,769 | 46.92 |
| | Labour | Geoffrey Martin | 1,665 | |
| | Labour | Ian Scott | 1,620 | |
| | Conservative | Diana Harris | 1,216 | 32.75 |
| | Conservative | Kenneth Butt | 1,195 | |
| | Conservative | Philip Thorley | 1,116 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pauline Barry | 391 | 9.39 |
| | Green | Wendy Flood | 320 | 8.91 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Leonard Harvey | 315 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jean Spencer-Phillips | 304 | |
| | Independent | Grace Giddins | 73 | 2.03 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,914 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,556 | 51.43 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 5 | 0.14 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### 1986 election

The election took place on 8 May 1986.

### 1982 election

The election took place on 6 May 1982.

### 1978 election

The election took place on 4 May 1978.