West Thornton (ward) explained

West Thornton
Council:Croydon
Map1:Croydon West Thornton Ward.svg
Map Year:2018
Year:1965
Elects Howmany:Three
Councillor1:Janet Campbell
Councillor2:Stuart King
Councillor3:Chrishni Reshekaron
Party1:Labour Party (UK)
Party2:Labour Party (UK)
Party3:Labour Party (UK)
Region:England
County:Greater London
Westminster1:Croydon West

West Thornton is a ward in the London Borough of Croydon,[1] [2] covering part of the Thornton Heath area. The first election held under the new ward boundaries was the 2018 Croydon Council election.

List of Councillors

ElectionCouncillorPartyCouncillorPartyCouncillorParty
1965Ward created
R. TilburyConservative ResidentE. J. FowlerConservative ResidentE. F. A. WhitehornConservative Resident
1971C. J. MitchellLabourD. A. HerriottLabourA. J. SimanowitzLabour
1974S. J. StewartConservativeD. R. LoughboroughConservativeMrs Yvonne A. L. StewartConservative
1978Ernest G. NoadConservativeIris S. RoddaConservative
1982Eric W. HowellConservativeAnita C. Drummond-BrownConservative
1986Maggie R. MansellLabourDavid R. EvansLabourGee E. BernardLabour
1990Clarence McKenzieLabourElaine A. GibbonLabour
1998Raj ChandaranaLabour
2002Bernadette KhanLabourMartin A. TiedemannLabour
2006Mike MogulLabour
2008Conservative
2010Paul SmithLabourHumayun KabirLabour
2014Emily BennLabourStuart T. KingLabour
2016Callton YoungLabour
2018Janet CampbellLabour
2022Chrishni ReshekaronLabour

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.

Ward Results

The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Councillor Emily Benn to pursue a job in New York City, United States[3]

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Final recommendations on the new electoral arrangements for Croydon Borough of Croydon. . 10 April 2018.
  2. legislation.gov.uk -The London Borough of Croydon (Electoral Changes) Order 2017. Retrieved on 10 April 2018.
  3. Web site: Archived copy . 2016-08-08 . https://archive.today/20240528035652/https://www.webcitation.org/6qOPe08a1?url=http://www.croydonadvertiser.co.uk/labour-s-callton-young-wins-west-thornton/story-29238852-detail/story.html . 2024-05-28 . dead .