Croydon London Borough Council election, 2002

Croydon Council Election, 2006
4 May 2002

All 70 seats to Croydon London Borough Council
36 seats needed for a majority
Turnout 34.5%

  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Hugh Malyan Dudley Mead Ian Atkins
Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrat
Leader since 1999 2005 1998
Leader's seat Upper Norwood Selsdon & Ballards Coulsdon East
Last election 38 seats, 38.2% 31 seats, 47.5% 1 seat, 12.1%
Seats won 37 32 1
Seat change Decrease1 Increase1 Steady
Popular vote 31,871 37,908 27,608
Percentage 38.0% 45.2% 12.2%

Map of the results of the 2002 Croydon council election. Conservatives in blue, Labour in red, Labour Co-operative in dark red and Liberal Democrats in yellow

Leader of the Council. before election

Hugh Malyan
Labour

Elected Leader

Hugh Malyan
Conservative

Elections 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. This year Labour held Croydon with a smaller majority, only clinging onto power through a tiny amount of votes in its marginal wards - one councillor won by just eight votes.

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.

Election result

Croydon Local Election Result 2002
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 32 +1 45.7 45.2 37,908
  Labour 37 -1 52.9 38.0 31,871
  Liberal Democrat 1 1.4 12.2 10,257
  Independent 0 1.7 1,469
  People's Choice 0 1.2 1,012
  UKIP 0 1.1 948
  Green 0 1.3 278
  Monster Raving Loony 0 0.2 209
37 1 32
Labour LD Con

Ward results

Addiscombe

Addiscombe (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±

Ashburton

Ashburton (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±

Bensham Manor

Bensham Manor (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±

Broad Green

Broad Green (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±

Coulsdon East

Coulsdon East (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±

Coulsdon West

Coulsdon West (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±

Croham

Croham (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Maria R. Gatland 2,100
Conservative Jason S. Perry 2,008
Conservative Michael A. Neal 1,984
Liberal Democrat Graham T. Dare 1,232
Liberal Democrat Sarah J. Newton 1,192
Liberal Democrat Gavin T. Howard-Jones 1,171
Labour Laura T. Doughty 681
Labour Stephen C. Moyse 647
Labour Louise F. Szpera 583
UKIP Brian P. Alchorn 106
UKIP Kathleen Garner 93
Peoples Choice Evelyn J. Lane 90
Peoples Choice Donald Pearce 71
Peoples Choice Mark R.L. Samuel 58
Turnout 4,121 38.7 Decrease 1.3%
Registered electors 10,639
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Fairfield

Fairfield (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±

Fieldway

Fieldway (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±

Heathfield

Heathfield (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±

Kenley

Kenley (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±

New Addington

New Addington (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±

Norbury

Norbury (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±

Purley

Purley (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±

Sanderstead

Sanderstead (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±

Selhurst

Selhurst (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±

Selsdon & Ballards

Selsdon & Ballards (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±

South Norwood

South Norwood (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±

Shirley

Shirley (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±

Thornton Heath

Thornton Heath (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±

Upper Norwood

Upper Norwood (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±

Waddon

Waddon (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Alison J. Butler 1609
Labour Charlotte M. McAree 1585
Labour Paul J. Smith 1532
Conservative Jonathan M. Driver 1524
Conservative Rex A.J. Calvert 1522
Conservative Philip P. Gamble 1475
Liberal Democrat Joan Leck 413
Liberal Democrat Suzanne U. Roquette 401
Liberal Democrat Patricia Gauge 394
Turnout
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour hold Swing

West Thornton

West Thornton (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±

Woodside

Woodside (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
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