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 2018 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:
ElectionCouncil control Conservative Labour Lib Dem Greens Others 1964 21 21 - - 18 1968 47 1 1 - 11 1971 30 27 - - 3 1974 40 17 - - 3 1978 56 11 - - 3 1982 62 5 - - 3 1986 44 26 - - - 1990 41 29 - - - 1994 30 40 - - - 1998 31 38 1 - - 2002 32 37 1 - - 2006 43 27 - - - 2010 37 33 - - - 2014 30 40 - - - 2018 29 41 - - - 2022 33 (plus Mayor) 34 1 2 - 2026 28 (plus Mayor) 30 2 8 2
Council elections 1964 Croydon London Borough Council election 1968 Croydon London Borough Council election 1971 Croydon London Borough Council election (boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same) 1974 Croydon London Borough Council election 1978 Croydon London Borough Council election (boundary changes increased the number of seats by ten) 1982 Croydon London Borough Council election 1986 Croydon London Borough Council election 1990 Croydon London Borough Council election 1994 Croydon London Borough Council election (boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same) 1998 Croydon London Borough Council election (boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same) 2002 Croydon London Borough Council election (boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same) 2006 Croydon London Borough Council election 2010 Croydon London Borough Council election 2014 Croydon London Borough Council election 2018 Croydon London Borough Council election (boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same) 2022 Croydon London Borough Council election (boundaries remained the same, but the introduction of the Mayor of Croydon increased the number of seats by 1) 2026 Croydon London Borough Council election
Borough result maps
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 2022 Croydon London Borough Council election the composition of the Council is as follows:
PartyCouncillors Conservative33 plus Mayor Labour34 Greens2 Liberal Democrat1
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 Taylor.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr David Congdon.
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr John Yaxley.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Anthony Slatcher.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Ann Allan.
1994-1998
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Sherwan Chowdhury.
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr Bruce Marshall.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Alison Roberts.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Geraint Davies.
1998-2002
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Louisa Woodley.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Val Shawcross.
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 Walker.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Audrey-Marie Yates.
2006-2010
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Paula Shaw.
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr Jonathan 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.
The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Councillor Kathy Bee.
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.
The by-election was caused by the resignation of Councillor Jade Appleton.
The by-election was caused by the resignation of Councillor Mike Bonello.
References
External links Croydon Council