Wimbledon is one of two constituencies in the London Borough of Merton in south-west London. It is centred on the district of Wimbledon and, since 2005, is represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom by Conservative MP Stephen Hammond.
The constituency was created for the 1885 general election from the north-eastern part of the former East Surrey constituency that was abolished and broken-up by the Redistribution o...
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Wimbledon is one of two constituencies in the London Borough of Merton in south-west London. It is centred on the district of Wimbledon and, since 2005, is represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom by Conservative MP Stephen Hammond.
The constituency was created for the 1885 general election from the north-eastern part of the former East Surrey constituency that was abolished and broken-up by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885. The constituency covered a much larger area than it does today and was reduced in 1918 to create the Mitcham constituency and in 1950 to create the Merton and Morden constituency (both subsequently merged to create the Mitcham and Morden constituency).
When established in 1885 the constituency included the parishes of Wimbledon, Merton, Mitcham and Morden - equivalent today to the whole of the London Borough of Merton.
The constituency now occupies the northern and western parts of the borough, corresponding approximately to...
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