West Thornton is a ward in the London Borough of Croydon,legislation.gov.uk -The London Borough of Croydon (Electoral Changes) Order 2017. Retrieved on 10 April 2018. 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 ElectionCouncillorPartyCouncillorPartyCouncillorParty1965Ward createdR. Tilbury Conservative ResidentE. J. Fowler Conservative ResidentE. F. A. Whitehorn Conservative Resident1971C. J. MitchellLabourD. A. HerriottLabourA. J. SimanowitzLabour1974S. J. StewartConservativeD. R. LoughboroughConservativeMrs Yvonne A. L. StewartConservative1978Ernest G. NoadConservativeIris S. RoddaConservative1982Eric W. HowellConservativeAnita C. Drummond-BrownConservative1986Maggie R. MansellLabourDavid R. EvansLabourGee E. BernardLabour1990Clarence McKenzieLabourElaine A. GibbonLabour1998Raj ChandaranaLabour2002Bernadette KhanLabourMartin A. TiedemannLabour2006Mike MogulLabour2008Conservative2010Paul SmithLabourHumayun KabirLabour2014Emily BennLabourStuart T. KingLabour2016Callton YoungLabour2018Janet CampbellLabour2022Chrishni ReshekaronLabour2026Rym DaoudLabour
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. YearMayoral candidatePartyWinner? 2022 Val Shawcross Labour
Ward Results
The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Councillor Emily Benn to pursue a job in New York City, United States
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