The Merton Green Party calls for a by-election in the Lower Morden and Wimbledon Hillside wards

Councillors Hilton and Evans have no democratic mandate to represent their wards as members of The UK Independence Party.

In the last local elections, only five candidates stood for the 60 council positions in the London Borough of Merton.

Between them, they took 1206 votes.

In Cllr Evans ward (Hillside) the candidate came 11th out of 11 with only 139 votes.

How Cllr Evans believes “Merton residents would be far better off were UKIP running the council” is astonishing.

Cllr Evans and Cllr Hilton have shown no respect to the constituents that they represent.

UKIP may have had a surge of support since 2010 outside of London, however, as we live in a democratic country, it is the decision that we as residents can make next year.

It is not a decision career politicians can make to fulfil their own self-centred ambitions.

The Merton Green Party will campaign to keep out UKIP from our local council, as their views, albeit their views on immigration, or on economics goes against the very diversity of our borough, and would increase hardship amongst hard working families in Merton.

Yours sincerely 

Dominik Leeson
Public Contact Officer
Merton Green Party