Pride in London participants. In 2004 it was awarded registered charity status. The 2012 event was WorldPride, though this was to be the last event organised by Pride London. In late 2012, a group of individuals from within the LGBTQ community formed London LGBT+ Community Pride, a registered community interest company, and the company organised the Pride in London festival and parade in 2013. The organisation has been awarded a contract to organise Pride in London for five years by the Greater London Authority, together with funding of £500,000 over five years. The former Mayor of London, Boris Johnson has been a vocal
2018 Merton London Borough Council election this was the best ever election result for the Liberal Democrats in the borough. Paul Kohler, who achieved significant recognition after leading a legal campaign against the proposed closure of Wimbledon police station, was elected for the Liberal Democrats in Trinity. On 11 May 2018, it was announced that the council's cabinet would be reshuffled. Mary Curtin, a Labour councillor for Lower Morden, was voted in as the council's new mayor at the Annual Council Meeting on 23 May 2018. Notes References 2018 Merton London Borough Council election Elections for the London Borough of Merton were held on 3 May