# Merton and Morden (UK Parliament constituency)

Merton and Morden was a parliamentary constituency in what was then the Merton and Morden Urban District in Surrey, but in major local government boundary changes in 1965 became part of the London Borough of Merton in Greater London. 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.

## 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

The Urban District of Merton and Morden.

## Members of Parliament

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

## Election results

General election 1950: Merton and Morden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Robert Ryder | 23,928 | 48.72 | |
| | Labour Co-op | Arthur Palmer | 21,135 | 43.03 | |
| | Liberal | Roy Douglas | 4,055 | 8.26 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,793 | 5.69 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,118 | 88.11 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
General election 1951: Merton and Morden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Robert Ryder | 26,488 | 54.53 |
| | Labour Co-op | Arthur Palmer | 22,086 | 45.47 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,402 | 9.06 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,574 | 86.66 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
General election 1955: Merton and Morden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Humphrey Atkins | 25,373 | 57.20 |
| | Labour | Robert J Edwards | 18,983 | 42.80 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,390 | 14.40 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,356 | 81.64 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
General election 1959: Merton and Morden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Humphrey Atkins | 25,603 | 59.48 |
| | Labour | Russell Kerr | 17,440 | 40.52 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,159 | 18.96 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,043 | 82.50 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
General election 1964: Merton and Morden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Humphrey Atkins | 19,032 | 46.37 | |
| | Labour | Kenneth W May | 16,234 | 39.55 | |
| | Liberal | Nicholas D M McGeorge | 5,781 | 14.08 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,798 | 6.82 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,047 | 82.33 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election 1966: Merton and Morden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Humphrey Atkins | 20,028 | 50.53 |
| | Labour | Kenneth W May | 19,608 | 49.47 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 420 | 1.06 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,636 | 81.21 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
General election 1970: Merton and Morden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Janet Fookes | 18,727 | 50.82 | |
| | Labour | Kenneth W May | 15,244 | 41.37 | |
| | Liberal | Richard Hallam Insoll | 2,876 | 7.81 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,483 | 9.45 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,847 | 72.91 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |