Bensham Manor (ward) explained

Bensham Manor
Council:Croydon
Map1:Croydon Bensham Manor Ward.svg
Map Year:2018
Year:1965
Elects Howmany:Three
Councillor1:Humayun Kabir
Councillor2:Enid Mollyneaux
Councillor3:Eunice O'Dame
Party1:Labour Party (UK)
Party2:Labour Party (UK)
Party3:Labour Party (UK)
Region:England
County:Greater London
Westminster1:Croydon West

Bensham Manor is a ward in the London Borough of Croydon, covering part of the Thornton Heath area of London in the United Kingdom. The ward extends from Thornton Heath railway station westwards and is largely residential with a retail or industrial core. The population of the Ward at the 2011 Census was 16,201.[1]

The ward currently forms part of Steve Reed MP's Croydon North constituency.

The ward returns three councillors every four years to Croydon Council. At the 2006 Croydon Council election, Raj Rajendran, Paula Shaw, and Greta Sohoye were elected to the council. All of them were running as Labour Party candidates. Councillor Shaw resigned in 2007 triggering a by-election on 18 February 2007 which was won by Labour's Alison Butler.

List of Councillors

ElectionCouncillorPartyCouncillorPartyCouncillorParty
1964Ward created
F.C. EmmersonResidentsH.A. StewardResidentsRonald J. BowkerResidents
1971G.P. BelcherLabourMrs S.E. LordLabourA. DevesarLabour
1972 By-electionMrs W.M. HoltLabour
1974Ronald J. BowkerConservativeArthur BourneConservativeJ.V. SimpsonConservative
1977 By-electionChristopher B. WessonConservative
1980 By-electionIan SmedleyLabour
1982Joan M. GoodmanConservativeJulia A. WoodConservative
1986Graham A. DeanLabourPaul R. MeeLabourHillary A. KeyLabour
1988 By-electionHelen S. SalmonLabour
1990Alison J. RobertsLabour
1996 By-electionPaula M. ShawLabour
1998Alexander BurridgeLabour
2002Greta SohoyeLabour
2004 By-electionNanoo RajendranLabour
2007 By-electionAlison ButlerLabour
2009[2] Conservative
2010Donna GrayLabour
2014Jamie AudsleyLabourHumayun KabirLabour
2022Enid MollyneauxLabourEunice O'DameLabour

Mayoral election results

Below are the results for the candidate which received the highest share of the popular vote in the ward at each mayoral election.

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Croydon Ward population 2011. 10 October 2016. Office for National Statistics . Neighbourhood Statistics.
  2. Web site: Croydon Labour councillor makes shock switch to Tories . 2022-05-18 . Your Local Guardian . en.