Croydon London UK labelled ward map 2002

Elections for the Croydon London Borough Council are held every four years to elect 70 councillors. The last ward boundary changes came into force at the

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local elections.

Political control

The first elections to the council were held in 1964, ahead of the new system coming into full effect in 1965. Political control of the council since 1964 has been held by the following parties:

Council elections

1964 Croydon London Borough Council election The 1964 Croydon Council election took place on 7 May 1964 to elect members of Croydon London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the council went into no overall control. Background These elections wer ...

1968 Croydon London Borough Council election The 1968 Croydon Council election took place on 9 May 1968 to elect members of Croydon London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party gained overall control of the council. Turnout in ...

1971 Croydon London Borough Council election The 1971 Croydon Council election took place on 13 May 1971 to elect members of Croydon London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council. Backg ...

(boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same) *

1974 Croydon London Borough Council election The 1974 Croydon Council election took place on 2 May 1974 to elect members of Croydon London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council. Back ...

1978 Croydon London Borough Council election The 1978 Croydon Council election took place on 4 May 1978 to elect members of Croydon London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council. Backgr ...

(boundary changes increased the number of seats by ten) *

1982 Croydon London Borough Council election The 1982 Croydon Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1982 to elect members of Croydon London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council. ...

1986 Croydon London Borough Council election The 1986 Croydon Council election took place on 8 May 1986 to elect members of Croydon London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council. Backgr ...

* 1990 Croydon London Borough Council election *

1994 Croydon London Borough Council election The 1994 Croydon Council election took place on 5 May 1994 to elect members of Croydon London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour party gained overall control of the council. Jason Perry, ...

(boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same) *

1998 Croydon London Borough Council election Elections to Croydon Council in London, England were held on 7 May 1998. The whole council was up for election and the Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council. For the first time in a local election two polling stations were situ ...

(boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same) *

2002 Croydon London Borough Council election 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 ...

(boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same) *

2006 Croydon London Borough Council election Elections to Croydon Council in London, England were held on 4 May 2006. The whole council was up for election for the first time since the 2002 election. The Labour Party lost control of the council to the Conservative Party for the first ...

2010 Croydon London Borough Council election Elections for Croydon Council in London were held on 6 May 2010. The 2010 United Kingdom General Election The 2010 United Kingdom general election was held on Thursday 6 May 2010, with 45,597,461 registered voters entitled to vote to elec ...

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2018 Croydon London Borough Council election The 2018 Croydon Council election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Croydon Council in England. This was on the same day as other London local elections. This election was the first fought on new ward boundaries in Croydon. The tota ...

(boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same) *

2022 Croydon London Borough Council election In the 2022 Croydon London Borough Council election, on 5 May 2022, all 70 members of Croydon London Borough Council, and the Mayor of Croydon, were up for election. The elections took place alongside the local elections in the other London bo ...

(boundaries remained the same, but the introduction of the Mayor of Croydon increased the number of seats by 1)

Borough result maps

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Councillors by party

The party holding the executive Mayor, and as a result executive power, is the Conservative Party. No party holds a majority of Councillors. Since the

the composition of the Council is as follows:

By-election results

1964-1968

There were no by-elections.

1968-1971

1971-1974

1974-1978

1978-1982

1982-1986

1986-1990

1990-1994

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Susan T. Taylor. The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. David L. Congdon. The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. John D. P. Yaxley. The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Anthony J. Slatcher. The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Ann A. Allan.

1994-1998

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Sherwan H. Chowdhury. The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Bruce T. H. Marshall. The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Alison J. Roberts. The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Geraint R. Davies.

1998-2002

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Louisa P. Woodley. The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr.

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2002-2006

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Alexander Burridge. The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Mary M. Walker. The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Audrey-Marie M. Yates.

2006-2010

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Paula M. Shaw. The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Jonathan M. Driver.

2010-2014

There were no by-elections.

2014-2018

The by-election was triggered by the death of Councillor Gerry Ryan. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Councillor Emily Benn to pursue a job in New York City, United States

2018-2022

The by-election was caused by the death of Councillor Maggie Mansell. The by-election was caused by the resignation of Councillor Niroshan Sirisena. The by-election was caused by the resignation of Councillor Steve O'Connell. The by-election was caused by the resignation of Councillor Simon Hall. The by-election was caused by the resignation of Councillor Vidhi Mohan. The by-election was caused by the resignation of Councillor Jane Avis. The by-election was caused by the resignation of Councillor Tony Newman.

2022-2026

The by-election was caused by the election of Councillor Jason Perry as Mayor of Croydon. The by-election was caused by the death of Councillor Badsha Quadir.

References

External links

Croydon Council
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