Cannon Hill

Mohammad is a small business owner who first moved to Cannon Hill with his young family in 2017, and still lives in Morden today. He wanted to move to Merton because of the fantastic education on offer to his children, with every single school in the borough being rated Good or Better by Ofsted.

Mohammad is passionate about helping young people into good local jobs, giving them opportunities to help them succeed through his own business as well as volunteering to help marginalised children get the best start in life. Now that Morden town centre regeneration has been given the green light and £30million backing by Labour-run Merton Council, Mohammad is excited about how local young people will benefit from the development, from housing to new job opportunities.

Cannon Hill

Neil has lived in the area for forty years, moving here back in 1986. Throughout his time in Merton he has always been involved in the local community, having previously been Chair of his local Residents Association.

Today, Neil volunteers in a care home, and he is deeply passionate about making sure that everyone can have the dignity of good care, no matter their background or circumstances. That’s why he was so pleased by the news that Labour-run Merton Council had recently received a ‘Good’ rating by independent government inspectors for its care for older and vulnerable residents, one of the only councils in London to achieve this.

Cannon Hill

Liz has lived in Morden for 18 years with her family, and has always been a champion for our much-loved local parks and green spaces. She has been a volunteer with the Friends of Morden Park for many years and is currently serving as their Secretary. Liz also organises a weekly group volunteering day, to plant daffodils, tend a flower bed, and do bramble cutting and litter picking in the park.

Following the Council-funded refurbishment of the bandstand in Morden Park, Liz and her committee organised in 2025 the return of Sunday afternoon brass band concerts and plan to have regular ones in 2026.  

Leader of Merton Council

Ross is the Leader of Merton Council, the borough he has lived in all his life. He attended Benedict Primary School, The Priory Church of England Middle School, and Rutlish High School.

As Leader of the Council, Ross has led the Council’s investment into Merton’s towns and green spaces, the programme of support during the cost of living crisis, protection of essential local services, and the ambition for Merton to become London’s Borough of Sport. Coming from the borough has instilled in him a great pride for the community, and a drive to make Merton better for everyone.

Mitcham and Morden MP

Siobhain has lived in the constituency of Mitcham and Morden her whole life and was elected as the Member of Parliament for Mitcham and Morden in 1997.

Siobhain is renowned as one of the country’s hardest-working MPs, and regularly leads the list of MPs who have written the most letters, taking up thousands of new cases on behalf of constituents every year. She has led a variety of campaigns, including the opening of a new train station at Mitcham Eastfields, saving St Helier Hospital, introducing new community ‘Safer Neighbourhood’ police teams, and tackling graffiti, abandoned cars, vandalism and other anti-social behaviour.