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Wimbledon.

Liberal Democrats MP Paul Kohler holds the seat on 45.1% of the vote — a split-council geography across 2 councils.

Member of ParliamentPaul Kohler · Liberal Democrats
CouncilsMerton · Kingston upon Thames
Boundary set2023
ONS codeE14001586
Electorate · 2024
76.3k
Registered to vote
2024 GE — winner
45.1%
Liberal Democrats · +22.9pp over Con
Settlements
2
Largest: Merton
Crime · per 1k pop · 3mo
16.4
data.police.uk · 12mo rolling
Dispatch
3 Jun 2026

Kohler's most notable parliamentary action came on 20 June 2025, when he broke with the Liberal Democrat majority five times during Report Stage of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill. His deviations clustered around two issues: safeguard provisions if an independent doctor cannot complete an assessment, and whether voluntary stopping of eating and drinking should qualify someone as terminally ill. On the latter question he split from his party on both sides of related amendments -- a pattern suggesting he was navigating his own position rather than following a bloc. His stance data confirms the divergence: he sits 28 percentage points above his party average on end-of-life autonomy and 26 points above on assisted dying safeguards.

His broader voting record is that of a reliable but not unconditional Lib Dem -- 96% party alignment across 63% of available votes, a participation rate that sits below the Commons average. He consistently backs parliamentary and Lords scrutiny (100% and 97% respectively), opposes the employer National Insurance increase, and supports climate action. His speeches span economy and jobs, transport, crime, and local government -- matching his two committee seats on Home Affairs and Northern Ireland Affairs. He deviates notably from his party on welfare reform, voting more favourably than most Lib Dems, and less favourably on NHS funding and civil liberties.

Locally, Kohler has been visible on the long-running Wimbledon Park tennis expansion dispute, attending the judicial review and pushing council motions, and has written publicly about rail improvements on the District Line and South Western Railway. Recent news coverage -- 40 articles over 90 days -- concentrates on crime, local government, and culture, though sentiment scores are neutral throughout. His maiden speech flagged the threat to Wimbledon police station, and policing has remained a recurring theme. Pre-2024 election data is limited, so the full voting picture covers roughly two parliamentary years.

45.1%
LD vote · 2024 GE
2
Councils overlapping the seat
13
Wards · 33 councillors
§ 01The local picture — wards.13 wards · 33 councillors · 2 councils

Ward-level direction-of-travel: who controls what, who flipped recently, who holds the line. Each ward links to the council that runs it.

WardLatest winnerVotesCouncilLast cycle
Abbey(3 seats)Smith · Braithwaite · Dresselaers4,416Merton LabMay 2026
Green Lane St James(2 seats)Giles · Tracey2,044Kingston upon Thames LDMay 2026
Hillside(2 seats)Holden · Golby2,455Merton LabMay 2026
Merton Park(2 seats)Foley · Mercer3,714Merton LabMay 2026
Motspur Park Old Malden East(2 seats)Morrissey · Wimalathasan2,187Kingston upon Thames LDMay 2026
New Malden Village(3 seats)Kim · Heap · Durrant4,171Kingston upon Thames LDMay 2026
Old Malden(2 seats)Park · Massimi2,539Kingston upon Thames LDMay 2026
Raynes Park(3 seats)Flack · Willis · Wilson6,252Merton LabMay 2026
Village(3 seats)Comer · Austin · Orson6,081Merton LabMay 2026
Wandle(2 seats)Stringer · Budner2,231Merton LabMay 2026
West Barnes(3 seats)Bokhari · Hakim · Page4,916Merton LabMay 2026
Wimbledon Park(3 seats)Hall · Thomas · Reiss5,708Merton LabMay 2026
Wimbledon Town Dundonald(3 seats)Fairclough · MacArthur · McGrath7,569Merton LabMay 2026

Source · Democracy Club · DCLEAPIL v1.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)

§ 02Settlements.2 named places

The seat’s population is concentrated in Merton (91,432), with Kingston upon Thames (18,970) as the second pole. Total population across named built-up areas: 110,402.

city 110,402

Source · ONS Built-Up Areas · Census 2021

SettlementPop.Class
Merton91,432city
Kingston upon Thames18,970city
§ 03Demographics.Census 2021 · vs national avg

Headline indicators.

IndicatorLocalNationalΔ
Employment rate65.6%57.1%+15%
Owner-occupied62.5%63.1%-1%
Private rented29.2%20.0%+46%
Social rented8.2%16.8%-51%

Ethnicity.

White70.0%
Asian16.7%
Black3.3%
Mixed5.8%
Other4.2%

Source · Census 2021

Population by age & sexCensus 2021 · 18 bands · click to expand
Male 48.4% Female 51.6% Median seat
MaleAgeFemale
85+
80-84
75-79
70-74
65-69
60-64
55-59
50-54
45-49
40-44
35-39
30-34
25-29
20-24
16-19
10-15
5-9
0-4

Source · Census 2021 (ONS) · % of usual residents; tick marks the median seat per band

§ 04Local economy.Income · tax · businesses · schools
Median income
£44,100
HMRC SPI · 2024
Mean income
£87,800
HMRC SPI · 2024
Businesses
7,230
VAT/PAYE-registered
Schools
45
21 primary · 9 secondary
GCSE pass
79.8%
Attainment 8: 54.9

Income tax contribution.

Total income tax£1680m
Taxpayers68,000
Median per taxpayer£5,520
Mean per taxpayer£24,700

Source · HMRC SPI · ±8% confidence

Where the money flows back in.

For council finance & suppliers

This constituency is served by Merton and Kingston upon Thames. Each council’s service spend, peer rank and supplier list lives on its own page — open from the meta block above or the compass strip below.

For household tax breakdown

Move the income slider on My place to see income tax, NI, VAT and council tax against your earnings — the household lens.

§ 05Recorded crime.data.police.uk · 12-month rolling

Headline rate.

Per 1k pop · 3mo
16.4
-21% vs national
Monthly avg / 1k
5.5
12-month rolling
Top category
Violence & sexual offences
26% of recorded crime

By category.

Violence & sexual offences4.3
Anti-social behaviour3.1
Shoplifting1.9
Vehicle crime1.3
Other theft1.2
Public order1.2
Burglary0.7

Source · data.police.uk · 3-month rate per 1,000 pop

Showing 7 of 15·All 15 categories — full monthly trend & settlement breakdown
§ 06Election history.5 contests · created on 2023 boundaries

2024 — full result.

CandidateVotes%
Paul KohlerWONLD24,79045.1
Danielle Dunfield-PrayeroCon12,18022.1
Eleanor StringerLab11,73321.3
Ben CroninRef3,2215.9
Rachel BrooksGrn2,4424.4
Aaron MafiInd3410.6
Sarah BarberInd1290.2
Amy LynchInd800.1
Michael WatsonInd690.1

Turnout 54,985

Prior contests.

YearWinner%
2019Stephen HammondCon38.4
2017Stephen HammondCon46.5
2015Stephen HammondCon52.1
2010Hammond, StephenCon49.1
Sources, methods & last update
Method The dispatch paragraphs are AI-generated from the public sources listed below. Every figure links to its source. If we’re wrong, please tell us — corrections within 48 hours.
BoundariesONS Open Geography Portal
2023 boundary review
Wards & councilsLGBCE · Democracy Club
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
SettlementsONS Built-Up Areas
Census 2021
DemographicsONS · Nomis · Census 2021
National avg over 575 seats
Income & taxHMRC SPI
±8% confidence
SchoolsDfE · attainment data
Crimedata.police.uk
LSOA-aggregated · rolling 12mo
ElectionsElectoral Commission