LOCAL ELECTIONS 2010

The team in Lavender Fields in Mitcham, Pete Hardy, Nadeem Mirza and Eliane Patton put in a solid performance, achieving a swing to them and a 17% share of the vote - a good first time result.

The full results in Lavender Fields were: M. Allison (Lab) 2226; E. Macauley (Lab) 2192; M. Betteridge (Lab) 2158; R. Aitken-Davies (Con) 857; G. Southcott (Con) 779; P. Hardy (Lib Dem) 758; R. Wilson (Con) 756; N. Mirza (Lib Dem) 621; E. Patton (Lib Dem) 583; J. Barker (Green Party) 341.

Liberal Democrat candidates Graveney, Colliers Wood and Cricket Green wards performed well. Benedict Fletcher in Graveney came second to the Labour party, on an average share of the vote, and in Colliers Wood, the formerly second-placed Green Party had a disasterous night.

The full results in Graveney were: L. Kirby (Lab) 3008; J. Dehaney (Lab) 2937; G. Udeh (Lab) 2539; S. Hammond (Con 878); B. Fletcher (Lib Dem) 829; B. Mitchell (Con) 755; E. Mill (Con) 741.

The full results in Colliers Wood were: N. Draper (Lab) 2608; L. Attawar (Lab) 2367; G. Gurung (Lab) 2261; A. East (Con) 1001; D. Meyland-Smith (Con) 960; E. Barker (Lib Dem) 888; C. Sepulveda (Con) 848; C. Archer (Lib Dem) 804; M. Dees (Green Party) 622; R. wynes-Devlin (Lib Dem) 608.

The full results in Cricket Green were: I. Munn (Lab) 2928; R. Makin (Lab) 2748; J. Saunders (Lab) 2714; B. Mansfield (Con) 1207; D. March (Con) 966; W. Brierly (Con) 937; N. Pizey (Lib Dem) 757; B. Wilkes (BNP) 398.