2010 Croydon London Borough Council election explained

Election Name:Croydon Council Election, 2010
Type:parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2006 Croydon London Borough Council election
Previous Year:2006
Election Date:6 May 2010
Next Election:2014 Croydon London Borough Council election
Next Year:2014
Seats For Election:All 70 seats to Croydon London Borough Council
Majority Seats:36
Leader1:Mike Fisher
Leader Since1:2005
Party1:Conservative Party (UK)
Leaders Seat1:Shirley
Last Election1:43 seats, 44.8%
Seats1:37
Seat Change1:6
Popular Vote1:66,000
Percentage1:37.0%
Swing1:7.8%
Leader2:Tony Newman
Party2:Labour Party (UK)
Leader Since2:2005
Leaders Seat2:Woodside
Last Election2:27 seats, 25.9%
Seats2:33
Seat Change2:6
Popular Vote2:55,868
Percentage2:31.3%
Swing2:5.4%
Map Size:300px
Leader of the Council
Posttitle:Elected Leader
Before Election:Mike Fisher
Before Party:Conservative Party (UK)
After Election:Mike Fisher
After Party:Conservative Party (UK)

Elections for Croydon Council in London were held on 6 May 2010. The 2010 United Kingdom General Election and other local elections took place on the same day.

In London council elections the entire council is elected every four years, as opposed to some local elections where one councillor is elected every year in three of the four years.

An election petition was lodged against the result in the Waddon ward, concerning allegations that not all voters who wished to vote on election day were allowed to vote. The case, supported by the Electoral Commission as a test case, was later withdrawn at the High Court [1] [2]

Overall results

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Ward Results

Woodside

Elected by ward

width=180 Wardwidth=160 Members elected in 2010
AddiscombePatricia Hay-Justice (Lab)
Sean Fitzsimons (Lab)
Mark Watson (Lab)
AshburtonAdam Kellett (Con)
Eddy Arram (Con)
Avril Slipper (Con)
Bensham ManorRaj Rajendran (Lab)
Donna Gray (Lab)
Alison Butler (Lab)
Broad GreenStuart Collins (Lab)
Mike Selva (Lab)
Manju Shahul-Hameed (Lab)
Coulsdon EastChristopher Wright (Con)
Justin Cromie (Con)
Terry Lenton (Con)
Coulsdon WestDavid Osland (Con)
Ian James Parker (Con)
Jeet Bains (Con)
CrohamMaria Gatland (Con)
Michael Neal (Con)
Jason Perry (Con)
FairfieldVidhi Mohan (Con)
Susan Winborn (Con)
David Fitze (Con)
FieldwaySimon Hall (Lab)
Carole Bonner (Lab)
HeathfieldMargaret Mead (Con)
Jason Cummings (Con)
Helen Pollard (Con)
KenleyJan Buttinger (Con)
Steve O'Connell (Con)
Steve Hollands (Con)
New AddingtonTony Pearson (Con)
George Ayres (Lab)
NorburyMaggie Mansell (Lab)
Shafi Khan (Lab)
Sherwan Chowdhury (Lab)
PurleyGraham Bass (Con)
Badsha Quadir (Con)
Donald Speakman (Con)
SandersteadLynne Hale (Con)
Timothy Pollard (Con)
Yvette Hopley (Con)
SelhurstTimothy Godfrey (Lab)
Gerry Ryan (Lab)
Toni Letts (Lab)
Selsdon and BallardsDudley Mead (Con)
Sara Bashford (Con)
Phil Thomas (Con)
ShirleyJanet Marshall (Con)
Richard Chatterjee (Con)
Mike Fisher (Con)
South NorwoodKathy Bee (Lab)
Wayne Lawlor (Lab)
Jane Avis (Lab)
Thornton HeathPat Clouder (Lab)
Matthew Kyeremeh (Lab)
Louisa Woodley (Lab)
Upper NorwoodAlisa Flemming (Lab)
Pat Ryan (Lab)
John Wentworth (Lab)
WaddonTony Harris (Con)
Clare Hilley (Con)
Simon Hoar (Con)
West ThorntonPaul Smith (Lab)
Bernadette Khan (Lab)
Humayun Kabir (Lab)
WoodsideKaren Jewitt (Lab)
Tony Newman (Lab)
Paul Scott (Lab)

Notes and References

  1. http://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/local/croydonnews/8190920.Council_hopeful_issues_legal_challenge_over_Waddon_election/ Labour council hopeful issues legal challenge over Waddon election
  2. http://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/topstories/8808563.High_Court_hearing_into_Waddon_election_fiasco_cancelled/ High Court hearing into Waddon election fiasco cancelled