South Croydon (ward)
| South Croydon | |
|---|---|
| ward for Croydon Council | |
 Boundary of South Croydon in Croydon from 2018. | |
| County | Greater London |
| Current ward | |
| Created | 2018 |
| Councillor | Maria Gatland (Conservative) |
| Councillor | Micheal Neal (Conservative) |
| Councillor | Danielle Denton (Conservative) |
| Number of councillors | Three |
| Created from | Croham |
| UK Parliament constituency | Croydon South |
| UK Parliament constituency | 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[edit]
| Term | Councillor | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018–present | Maria Gatland | Conservative | |
| 2018–present | Michael Neal | Conservative | |
| 2018–2022 | Jason Perry | Conservative | |
| 2022–present | Danielle Denton | Conservative | |
Croydon council elections[edit]
2022 by-election[edit]
The by-election took place on 30 June 2022.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Danielle Denton | 1,306 | 42.89 |  2.89
| |
| Labour | Benjamin Taylor | 821 | 26.96 |  2.14
| |
| Liberal Democrats | John Jefkins | 448 | 14.71 | 0.61
| |
| Green | Peter Underwood | 269 | 8.83 | 5.57
| |
| Independent | Andrew Pelling | 158 | 5.19 | New | |
| UKIP | Kathleen Garner | 25 | 0.82 | 1.68
| |
| Independent | Mark Samuel | 18 | 0.59 | New | |
| Majority | 485 | 15.93 | |||
| Turnout | 3,051 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 2.51 | |||
2022 election[edit]
The election took place on 5 May 2022.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Maria Gatland | 1,898 | |||
| Conservative | Jason Perry | 1,872 | |||
| Conservative | Michael Neal | 1,688 | |||
| Labour | Bridget Galloway | 1,378 | |||
| Labour | Joshua Andrew | 1,359 | |||
| Labour | Tariq Hafeez | 1,196 | |||
| Green | Steve Harris | 682 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Martin Drake | 668 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Bishopp | 659 | |||
| Green | Nayan Patel | 605 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Keith Miller | 529 | |||
| Green | Marc Richards | 508 | |||
| UKIP | Kathleen Garner | 117 | |||
| Turnout | 4,788 | 38.41 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
2018 election[edit]
The election took place on 3 May 2018.[4]
| 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 Democrats | Michael Thomas Albert Bishopp | 438 | 3.37 | ||
| Green | Saima Raza | 395 | 3.04 | ||
| Green | Marc Richards | 339 | 2.61 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 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 win (new seat) | |||||
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Croydon mayoral elections[edit]
Below are the results for the candidate which received the highest share of the popular vote in the ward at each mayoral election.
| Year | Mayoral candidate | Party | Winner? | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Jason Perry | Conservative | 
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References[edit]
- ^ "Croydon Observatory - Population". Retrieved 25 June 2018.
- ^ "South Croydon by-election results". Croydon Council. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
- ^ Heywood, Joe; Loftus, Caitlin (March 2023). "London Borough Council Elections: May 2022" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
- ^ Colombeau, Joseph (October 2018). "London Borough Council Elections: 3 May 2018" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 3 June 2024.