South Croydon (ward) explained

South Croydon
Council:Croydon
Map1:Croydon South Croydon Ward.svg
Map Year:2018
Year:2018
Elects Howmany:Three
Councillor2:Micheal Neal
Councillor3:Danielle Denton
Party1:Conservative Party (UK)
Party2:Conservative Party (UK)
Party3:Conservative Party (UK)
Region:England
County:Greater London
Westminster1:Croydon South
Westminster2:Croydon Central

South Croydon is a ward in the London Borough of Croydon, London in the United Kingdom, covering part of the Croham Hurst and South Croydon.

The ward returns three councillors every four years to Croydon Council. The ward held its first election in 2018. The ward has largely replaced the former Croham Ward. At the 2018 election, Maria Gatland, Michael Neal and Jason Perry were elected for South Croydon Ward, as Conservative Party candidates, becoming the first councillors for the ward. According to the Croydon Observatory, run by the Council, the 2016 population was 18,100[1]

The ward is in Croydon South constituency held by Chris Philp MP, one of the safest Conservative seats in London. South Croydon and its predecessor wards of Croham and Sanderstead North have only ever elected Conservative candidates since the creation of the borough in 1965.

List of councillors

TermCouncillorParty
2018–presentMaria Gatland
2018–presentMichael Neal
2018–2022Jason Perry
2022–presentDanielle Denton

Croydon council elections

2022 by-election

The by-election took place on 30 June 2022.[2]

2022 election

The election took place on 5 May 2022.[3]

2018 election

The election took place on 3 May 2018.[4]

Croydon mayoral elections

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 Observatory - Population. 25 Jun 2018.
  2. Web site: South Croydon by-election results . Croydon Council . 3 June 2024 . en.
  3. Web site: London Borough Council Elections: May 2022 . Joe . Heywood . Caitlin . Loftus . London Datastore . Greater London Authority . 3 June 2024 . March 2023.
  4. Web site: London Borough Council Elections: 3 May 2018 . Joseph . Colombeau . London Datastore . Greater London Authority . 3 June 2024 . October 2018.