Richard David Poole
Liberal Democrats councillor for Cannon Hill
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Term started: 7 May 2026
Richard moved to Cannon Hill with his family in 2012 and works as a Business Analyst in Wimbledon. Richard is passionate about access to our open spaces and parks and on bringing better play facilities for both younger and older children to our area. He is also concerned that Labour-run Merton Council has failed to deliver on Morden re-generation and on it's promises to deliver improvements to St Helier hospital.
Election history
Cannon Hill (2026)
Liberal Democrats · 1,379 votes· Elected
Cannon Hill (2022)
Liberal Democrats · Vote total not available· Not elected
Contact Information
Cannon Hill Ward
Where Richard fits into things
Mitcham and Morden
Constituency
Cannon Hill
Ward
Richard David Poole
Councillor
Cannon Hill
Asif Ashraf
Councillor · Cannon Hill
Robert James Mitchell
Councillor · Cannon Hill
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