Local Councillor, Louise Calland, has been chosen as the candidate for the Merton and Wandsworth seat for the Greater London Assembly, a body that was created to hold the Mayor of London to account. Louise will be campaigning on issues that affect our lives in London every day.

One issue that remains at the top of residents’ list of frustrations and dominates my inbox is the lack of cleanliness of our streets and the poor refuse collection service.

“In conjunction with local residents, Merton Conservatives and Stephen Hammond MP are working hard to keep Wimbledon police station open.”

We are proud of our high streets here in Wimbledon and want to see them continue to thrive.

Under Labour-run Merton Council, there exists an unacceptable and shameful nine years of healthy living gap between people living in the most and least deprived areas of the borough, due in no small part to our poor air quality.  

We are delighted to announce, that following a packed selection meeting at Burntwood School in Tooting this evening, Merton & Wandsworth Conservatives voted overwhelmingly for Cllr Louise Calland to spearhead our drive to win back the GLA seat from Labour.

“I was delighted to Visit Cricket Green School and meet their inspirational Head Teacher Celia Dawson, and to learn more about the vital work the school does with children who have special educational needs.

Merton Conservatives are committed to improving air quality in Merton, at Budget Council we are proposing to earmark £20,000 to be spent on planting new trees around schools to improve air quality.

The Labour administration had been planning to close this much used historic venue, however after Merton Conservatives called for a rethink Labour has backed down and agreed to keep Morden Park House open.

Merton Conservatives have called an Extraordinary Council meeting for 6th February to hold Labour to account about their decision to appoint Veolia.