Ashburton | |
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Former ward for Croydon Council | |
County | Greater London |
1978 | –2018|
Number of councillors | Three |
Replaced by | Addiscombe East |
UK Parliament constituency | Croydon Central |
Ashburton was a ward in the London Borough of Croydon, in London in the United Kingdom. The ward covered the Ashburton area, as well as covering the main retail area of Addiscombe, the Stroud Green, Tollgate and Longheath Garden estates, and large parts of northern Shirley. The population of the ward at the 2011 Census was 14,721. [1]
The ward formed part of the Croydon Central constituency, which is one of the most marginal in the country, 165 votes separating the Conservatives and Labour at the 2015 General Election.
The ward returned three councillors every four years to Croydon Council. At the 2014 London local elections Maddie Henson, Stephen Mann, and Andrew Rendle were elected to the council achieving a 9% swing. All of them were running as Labour Party candidates.
Ashburton was named after Ashburton House, one of the three big houses in the Addiscombe area. Ashburton Park was opened on the site of Stroud Green House, which was later developed into a boys’ home and convent. The former Ashburton Library was housed in the convent's chapel and dormitory buildings. The library is part of the new Ashburton Learning Village round the corner.
The area's only claim to national fame came in 1866 when part of Stroud Green Farm was leased as a race course and for some years crowds flocked to the area on race days. Woodside railway station, opened in 1871, owes its existence to these crowds. It was so constructed that horses could be brought by rail to the course. The race course closed in 1890 but the station continued in service until the arrival of tram services.
A new state-of-the-art centre, the Ashburton Learning Village, was opened in Ashburton on the old A Block of a secondary school in 2005. This includes the Ashburton Library, Oasis Academy Shirley Park and rooms used for adult learning and public and private clubs. The centre also has a car park and large sport facilities. The design has been described as eco-friendly and shaped as if it holds a swimming pool[ citation needed ].
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Edwin S. Arram | 3,175 | |||
Conservative | Avril E.M. Slipper | 2,974 | |||
Conservative | Adam Kellett | 2,866 | |||
Labour | Mark Justice | 2,234 | |||
Labour | Madelaine R. Goulder | 2,206 | |||
Labour | Shorish Barzinji | 1,979 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Peter S. Ladanyi | 1,290 | |||
Green | Bernice C. Goldberg | 647 | |||
UKIP | David M. Aina | 557 | |||
BNP | Tony L. Martin | 419 | |||
Green | Tim Fernandes-Bonnar | 407 | |||
Green | Sergio M. Petro | 385 | |||
Turnout | 7,056 | 66.6% | 23.9% | ||
Registered electors | 11,774 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Lindsay Frost | 2,513 | |||
Conservative | Eddy Arram | 2,431 | |||
Conservative | Avril Slipper | 2,390 | |||
Labour | Rona MacDonald | 1,057 | |||
Labour | Peter Spalding | 971 | |||
Labour | Jitinder Singh | 904 | |||
Green | Bernice Golberg | 628 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Nirma Ramful | 550 | |||
UKIP | Jeanette Nathan | 336 | |||
Turnout | 4,324 | 42.7% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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