Jil Hall
Liberal Democrats councillor for Wimbledon Park
This candidate was elected.
View councillor profileJil Hall has lived in Wimbledon for nearly 30 years and is well known in her community. She helped to get a Heritage Lottery Fund grant to refurbish South Park Gardens. She is a regular volunteer with the Friends group and continues to help fundraise as well as managing a community space within the Gardens. Her career was in marketing/PR before being a community engagement officer with Merton Council. She is now a director of a local community enterprise which helps train young people with barriers to employment (including physical/mental disabilities). Jil wants to help Merton achieve the highest standards in services to its council tax-payers as well as being efficient and providing good value for money.
Previous elections
Wimbledon Park (2022)
Liberal Democrats· Elected
Wimbledon Park Ward
Where Jil fits into things
Wimbledon
Constituency
Wimbledon Park
Ward
Jil Hall
Candidate
Wimbledon Park
About the role
The responsibility of a councillor is to represent the people within a ward by making decisions on local services and other local issues.
What councillors do
- Make decisions on local services like housing, roads, and parks
- Represent residents' concerns at council meetings
- Help resolve local issues raised by constituents
- Set council budgets and local tax levels
How to influence
- Attend local council surgeries
- Write or email about local issues
- Attend public council meetings
- Join local community groups
Council
Merton