Merton Council election results have revealed a majority win for Labour.

The electorate has put Labour in overall control of the borough with 34 seats out of a possible 60.

The council’s 60 seat are broken down as follows:

Labour – 34

Conservatives – 17

Liberal Democrats – 6

Merton Park Independent Residents – 3

23 new councillors have been elected onto the council.  The first council meeting of the newly elected administration will meet on Wednesday 23 May.

Full results are available on www.merton.gov.uk/electionresults