Croydon local elections
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Elections for the Council in the London Borough of Croydon
are held every four years to elect 70 councillors. At the last elections, which were held in May 2010, 37 Conservative
councillors and 33 Labour
councillors, providing a Conservative majority of 4 seats.
At the 2002 local elections, 37 Labour
councillors, 32 Conservative
councillors and 1 Liberal Democrat
councillor were elected, maintaining Labour control of the Council. Subsequently one Conservative councillor defected to Labour, defected back to the Conservatives, became an independent and then a Liberal Democrat. Following the death of one Labour councillor and the resignation of two councillors, three by-elections were won by the incumbent party in each case. A 6% swing from Labour to Conservative was seen in the last two in the run-up to the 2006 elections. However, following the Conservatives' victory in 2006, a February 2007 by-election saw a large swing back to Labour.
In 2002, Labour held Croydon with a tiny majority of votes in its marginal wards - one councillor won by just eight votes - and it was inevitable that in the 2006 election the fight would be keenly fought and closely observed. In the end, the Conservatives won 43 seats on the Council, defeating the lone Liberal Democrat and taking ten Labour seats in Waddon
, Addiscombe
, South Norwood
and Upper Norwood
.
In 2010
, Labour gained 6 seats (net) from the Conservatives, reducing the Conservative majority on the Council to 4 seats.
. Since the 2010 election the composition has been:
There are 24 wards which represent Croydon Council. All Croydon Council seats were up for re-election for the first time since the 2002 elections, during the election
on May 4, 2006. Previously Labour held control of the council. In the election, the Conservatives took 10 seats from Labour and 1 from the Liberal Democrats. Since the election, Cllr Mike Mogul defected from Labour to the Conservatives adding another Conservative councillor, whilst Cllr Enley Taylor left the Conservative Group and Cllr Jonathan Driver, the Mayor at the time, died.
In the 2010 elections Labour gained 6 seats from the Conservatives, giving the council's political composition as:
London Borough of Croydon
The London Borough of Croydon is a London borough in South London, England and is part of Outer London. It covers an area of and is the largest London borough by population. It is the southernmost borough of London. At its centre is the historic town of Croydon from which the borough takes its name...
are held every four years to elect 70 councillors. At the last elections, which were held in May 2010, 37 Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
councillors and 33 Labour
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
councillors, providing a Conservative majority of 4 seats.
At the 2002 local elections, 37 Labour
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
councillors, 32 Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
councillors and 1 Liberal Democrat
Liberal Democrats
The Liberal Democrats are a social liberal political party in the United Kingdom which supports constitutional and electoral reform, progressive taxation, wealth taxation, human rights laws, cultural liberalism, banking reform and civil liberties .The party was formed in 1988 by a merger of the...
councillor were elected, maintaining Labour control of the Council. Subsequently one Conservative councillor defected to Labour, defected back to the Conservatives, became an independent and then a Liberal Democrat. Following the death of one Labour councillor and the resignation of two councillors, three by-elections were won by the incumbent party in each case. A 6% swing from Labour to Conservative was seen in the last two in the run-up to the 2006 elections. However, following the Conservatives' victory in 2006, a February 2007 by-election saw a large swing back to Labour.
In 2002, Labour held Croydon with a tiny majority of votes in its marginal wards - one councillor won by just eight votes - and it was inevitable that in the 2006 election the fight would be keenly fought and closely observed. In the end, the Conservatives won 43 seats on the Council, defeating the lone Liberal Democrat and taking ten Labour seats in Waddon
Waddon
Waddon is a place in the London Borough of Croydon, to the south west of central Croydon on the borders of the London Borough of Sutton. Waddon has an older area with 19th century properties, some even older, close to central Croydon. Further south is a large estate of Council-owned homes and a...
, Addiscombe
Addiscombe
Addiscombe is a district of south London, England, located in the London Borough of Croydon. It is situated south of Charing Cross.It is situated just to the northeast of central Croydon, and is home to a high proportion of people who commute to Central London, owing to its proximity to the busy...
, South Norwood
South Norwood
South Norwood is an urban town and in south London, England, in the London Borough of Croydon. It is a suburban development 7.8 miles south-east of Charing Cross. South Norwood is an electoral with a resident population in 2001 of just over 14,000...
and Upper Norwood
Upper Norwood
Upper Norwood is an elevated area in south London, England within the postcode SE19. It is a residential district largely in the London Borough of Croydon although some parts extend into the London Borough of Lambeth, London Borough of Southwark and the London Borough of Bromley. Upper Norwood...
.
In 2010
Croydon Council election, 2010
Elections for Croydon Council were held on the 6 May 2010. The 2010 General Election and other local elections took place on the same day.In London council elections the entire council is elected every four years, opposed to some local elections where one councillor is elected every year for three...
, Labour gained 6 seats (net) from the Conservatives, reducing the Conservative majority on the Council to 4 seats.
Political control
Summary of council election results:| Overall control | Conservative | Labour | Lib Dem Liberal Democrats The Liberal Democrats are a social liberal political party in the United Kingdom which supports constitutional and electoral reform, progressive taxation, wealth taxation, human rights laws, cultural liberalism, banking reform and civil liberties .The party was formed in 1988 by a merger of the... |
Others | |
| 2010 | Conservative | 37 | 33 | - | - |
| 2006 | Conservative | 43 | 27 | - | - |
| 2002 | Labour | 32 | 37 | 1 | - |
| 1998 | Labour | 31 | 38 | 1 | - |
| 1994 | Labour | 30 | 40 | - | - |
| 1990 | Conservative | 41 | 29 | - | - |
| 1986 | Conservative | 44 | 26 | - | - |
| 1982 | Conservative | 62 | 5 | - | 3 |
| 1978 | Conservative | 56 | 11 | - | 3 |
| 1974 | Conservative | 40 | 17 | - | 3 |
| 1971 | Conservative | 30 | 27 | - | 3 |
| 1968 | Conservative | 47 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| 1964 | No overall control | 21 | 21 | - | 18 |
Leaders of the council
- 2006 - present: Mike Fisher, ConservativeConservative Party (UK)The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
- 2005 - 2006: Tony Newman, Labour Co-operativeLabour Co-operativeLabour and Co-operative describes those candidates in British elections standing on behalf of both the Labour Party and the Co-operative Party, based on a national agreement between the two parties....
- 1999 - 2005: Hugh Malyan, LabourLabour Party (UK)The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
- 1997 - 1999: Valerie ShawcrossValerie ShawcrossValerie Shawcross CBE is a Labour Party politician and member of the London Assembly for Lambeth and Southwark. Shawcross was the Labour Co-operative candidate for Bermondsey and Old Southwark at the 2010 general election....
, LabourLabour Party (UK)The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after... - 1996 - 1997: Geraint Davies, LabourLabour Party (UK)The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
- 1994 - 1996: Mary Walker, Labour Co-operativeLabour Co-operativeLabour and Co-operative describes those candidates in British elections standing on behalf of both the Labour Party and the Co-operative Party, based on a national agreement between the two parties....
- 1976 - 1994: Peter BownessPeter BownessPeter Spencer Bowness, Baron Bowness, CBE, DL is a British Conservative politician and member of the House of Lords.Bowness was educated at Whitgift School, South Croydon and the Law Society School of Law and College of Law...
, ConservativeConservative Party (UK)The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
Council elections
- Croydon Council election, 1998Croydon Council election, 1998Elections to Croydon Council in London, England were held on 7 May 1998. The whole council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council...
- Croydon Council election, 2002Croydon Council election, 2002Elections to Croydon Council in London, England were held on 4 May 2002. The whole council was up for election for the first time since the 1998 election. The Labour Party managed to keep control of the council which it had done since 1994 when it took power away from the Conservative Party...
- Croydon Council election, 2006
- Croydon Council election, 2010Croydon Council election, 2010Elections for Croydon Council were held on the 6 May 2010. The 2010 General Election and other local elections took place on the same day.In London council elections the entire council is elected every four years, opposed to some local elections where one councillor is elected every year for three...
Councillors by party
The controlling and majority group in the borough is the Conservative PartyConservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
. Since the 2010 election the composition has been:
| Party | councillors |
|---|---|
| 37 Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House... |
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| 33 Labour Party (UK) The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after... |
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1994-1998
1998-2002
2002-2006
2006-2010
Wards
London local elections 2006
Local government elections took place in London, and some other parts of the United Kingdom on Thursday 4 May 2006. Polling stations were open between 7am and 10pm....
on May 4, 2006. Previously Labour held control of the council. In the election, the Conservatives took 10 seats from Labour and 1 from the Liberal Democrats. Since the election, Cllr Mike Mogul defected from Labour to the Conservatives adding another Conservative councillor, whilst Cllr Enley Taylor left the Conservative Group and Cllr Jonathan Driver, the Mayor at the time, died.
In the 2010 elections Labour gained 6 seats from the Conservatives, giving the council's political composition as:
| Ward | Council members |
| Addiscombe | Patricia Hay Justice (Lab) |
| Mark Watson (Lab) | |
| Sean Fitzsimons (Lab) | |
| Ashburton | Adam Kellett (Con) |
| Eddy Arram (Con) | |
| Avril Slipper (Con) | |
| Bensham Manor | Raj Rajendran (Lab) |
| Donna Gray (Lab) | |
| Alison Butler (Lab) | |
| Broad Green | Stuart Collins (Lab) |
| Mike Selva (Lab) | |
| Manju Shahul-Hameed (Lab) | |
| Coulsdon East | Christopher Wright (Con) |
| Justin Cromie (Con) | |
| Terry Lenton (Con) | |
| Coulsdon West | David Osland (Con) |
| Jeet Bains (Con) | |
| Ian Parker (Con) | |
| Croham | Maria Gatland (Con) |
| Michael Neal (Con) | |
| Jason Perry (Con) | |
| Fairfield | Vidhi Mohan (Con) |
| Susan Winborn (Con) | |
| David Fitze (Con) | |
| Fieldway | Simon Hall (Lab) |
| Carole Bonner (Lab) | |
| Heathfield | Margaret Mead (Con) |
| Helen Pollard (Con) | |
| Jason Cummings (Con) | |
| Kenley | Jan Buttinger (Con) |
| Steve O'Connell (Con) | |
| Steve Hollands (Con) | |
| New Addington | Brenda Kirby (Lab) |
| George Ayres (Lab) | |
| Tony Pearson (Con) | |
| Norbury | Maggie Mansell (Lab) |
| Shafi Khan (Lab) | |
| Sherwan Chowdhury (Lab) | |
| Purley | Graham Bass (Con) |
| Badsha Quadir (Con) | |
| Donald Speakman (Con) | |
| Sanderstead | Lynne Hale (Con) |
| Timothy Pollard (Con) | |
| Yvette Hopley (Con) | |
| Selhurst | Timothy Godfrey (Lab) |
| Toni Letts (Lab) | |
| Gerry Ryan (Lab) | |
| Selsdon and Ballards | Dudley Mead (Con) |
| Sara Bashford (Con) | |
| Phil Thomas (Con) | |
| Shirley | Janet Marshall (Con) |
| Richard Chatterjee (Con) | |
| Mike Fisher (Con) | |
| South Norwood | Kathy Bee (Lab) |
| Wayne Lawlor (Lab) | |
| Jane Avis (Lab) | |
| Thornton Heath | Pat Clouder (Lab) |
| Matthew Kyeremeh (Lab) | |
| Louisa Woodley (Lab) | |
| Upper Norwood | Alisa Flemming (Lab) |
| Pat Ryan (Lab) | |
| John Wentworth (Lab) | |
| Waddon | Tony Harris (Con) |
| Clare Hilley (Con) | |
| Simon Hoar (Con) | |
| West Thornton | Paul Smith (Lab) |
| Bernadette Khan (Lab) | |
| Humayun Kabir (Lab) | |
| Woodside | Karen Jewitt (Lab) |
| Tony Newman (Lab) | |
| Paul Scott (Lab) | |