South Croydon (ward)

South Croydon
ward
for Croydon Council
County Greater London
Current ward
Created 2018 (2018)
Councillor Maria Gatland (Conservative)
Councillor Micheal Neal (Conservative)
Councillor Jason Perry (Conservative)
Number of councillors Three
Created from Croham
Overlaps
UK Parliament constituency Croydon South
UK Parliament constituency Croydon Central
The former Croham ward (red) shown within Croydon South constituency (orange) and the London Borough of Croydon (yellow)

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.

List of Councillors

Election CouncillorParty CouncillorParty CouncillorParty
2018 Ward created
2018 Maria Gatland Conservative Michael Neal Conservative Jason Perry Conservative

Election Results

Croydon Council Election 2018: South Croydon (3)[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Maria Gatland 2,345 18.02
Conservative Michael Neal 2,169 16.67
Conservative Jason Perry 2,108 16.20
Labour Stella Nabukeera 1,633 12.55
Labour Matthew Dimas Hill 1,606 12.34
Labour Paul Martin Waddell 1,575 12.11
Green Stephen Harris 442 3.40
Liberal Democrat Michael Thomas Albert Bishopp 438 3.37
Green Saima Raza 395 3.04
Green Marc Richards 339 2.61
Liberal Democrat Toby William Keynes 294 2.26
Independent Mark Robin Lionel Samuel 104 0.80
Majority 475 3.65
Turnout 4,719 40.08
Registered electors 11,774
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. ↑ "Croydon Observatory - Population". Retrieved 25 Jun 2018.
  2. ↑ "Declaration of Results - Local Elections 2018" (PDF). Croydon Council. Retrieved 25 Jun 2018.

Coordinates: 51°21′22″N 0°05′20″W / 51.356°N 0.089°W / 51.356; -0.089


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