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Former electoral ward for the Croydon London Borough Council | |
Borough | Croydon |
County | Greater London |
Population | 12,940 (1966 estimate) |
Electorate |
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Major settlements | Croydon |
Area | 1,135.7 acres (4.596 km2) |
Former electoral ward | |
Created | 1965 |
Abolished | 1978 |
Councillors | 3 |
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Central was an electoral ward in the London Borough of Croydon from 1965 to 1978. The ward was first used in the 1964 elections and last used for the 1974 elections. It returned three councillors to Croydon London Borough Council. The ward covered central Croydon. For elections to the Greater London Council, the ward was part of the Croydon electoral division from 1965 and then the Croydon Central division from 1973. Vivian Bendall, who was a councillor for the ward throughout its existence, became MP for Ilford North in 1978.
Term | Councillor | Party | |
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1964–1968 | John Aston | Conservative | |
1964–1978 | Vivian Bendall | Conservative | |
1964–1968 | A. Lawton | Conservative | |
1968–1978 | Robert Coatman | Conservative | |
1968–1974 | J. Haywood | Conservative | |
1974–1978 | I. McLeod | Conservative |
The election took place on 2 May 1974. [1]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Vivian Bendall | 2,883 | |||
Conservative | Robert Coatman | 2,875 | |||
Conservative | I. McLeod | 2,845 | |||
Labour | F. Bailey | 874 | |||
Labour | E. Hall | 865 | |||
Labour | A. Jones | 831 | |||
Liberal | M. Allan | 540 | |||
Liberal | A. Moss | 511 | |||
Liberal | J. Wheaver | 483 | |||
Majority | 1,971 | ||||
Turnout | 38.0 | ![]() | |||
Registered electors | 11,632 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
The election took place on 13 May 1971. [2]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Robert Coatman | 2,882 | |||
Conservative | Vivian Bendall | 2,865 | |||
Conservative | J. Hayward | 2,863 | |||
Labour | B. Fisher | 1,156 | |||
Labour | F. Bailey | 1,150 | |||
Labour | E. Hall | 1,126 | |||
Turnout | 35.8 | ![]() | |||
Registered electors | 11,608 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
The election took place on 9 May 1968. [3]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Robert Coatman | 3,094 | |||
Conservative | Vivian Bendall | 3,088 | |||
Conservative | J. Haywood | 3,034 | |||
Labour | F. Bailey | 530 | |||
Labour | E. Hall | 501 | |||
Labour | A. Packham | 474 | |||
Turnout | 35.5 | ![]() | |||
Registered electors | 10,438 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
The election took place on 7 May 1964. [4]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | John Aston | 2,558 | |||
Conservative | Vivian Bendall | 2,450 | |||
Conservative | A. Lawton | 2,423 | |||
Labour | E. Hall | 1,273 | |||
Labour | E. Sutcliffe | 1,241 | |||
Labour | H. Stopps | 1,181 | |||
Liberal | A. Sandison | 315 | |||
Liberal | H. Quemby | 234 | |||
Liberal | B. Morgan | 216 | |||
Turnout | 4,116 | 37.3 | |||
Registered electors | 11,043 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
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