Croydon London Borough Council election, 2014

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Croydon Council Election, 2014

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  2010 22 May 2014 2018  

All 70 seats to Croydon London Borough Council
36 seats needed for a majority

 First partySecond party
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LeaderTony NewmanMike Fisher
Party Labour Conservative
Leader since20052005
Leader's seatWoodsideShirley
Last election33 seats, 31.3%37 seats, 37.0%
Seats won4030
Seat changeIncrease2.svg7Decrease2.svg7
Popular vote38,27735,734
Percentage35.8%33.4%
SwingIncrease2.svg4.5%Decrease2.svg3.6%

Croydon London UK local election 2014 map.svg

Map of the results of the 2014 Croydon council election. Conservatives in blue and Labour in red.

Leader of the Council before election

Mike Fisher
Conservative

Elected Leader

Tony Newman
Labour

The 2014 Croydon Council election took place on 22 May 2014 to elect members of Croydon Council in England. [1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

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Overall Results

Croydon Local Election Result 2014 [2]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 40+757.135.838,277+4.5
  Conservative 30-742.933.435,734-3.6
  UKIP 0014.815,880+12.4
  Green 008.69,229+1.1
  Liberal Democrat 005.76,062-12.7
  BNP 000.6638-1.3
  Independent 000.4443-0.3
  TUSC 000.3320N/A
  Communist 000.2201±0.0
 Putting Croydon First000.2191+0.1
4030
LabourConservative

Results by Ward

Addiscombe

Addiscombe
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Sean Fitzsimons2,165
Labour Patricia Hay-Justice2,027
Labour Mark Watson1,962
Conservative David Harmes1,723
Conservative Lisa Terry1,653
Conservative Partha Chatterjee1,630
UKIP Peter Staveley659
Green Paul Anderson458
Green Esther Sutton439
Green Joseph Hague362
Liberal Democrat Christopher Adams266
Liberal Democrat William Tucker186
Liberal Democrat Tomas Howard-Jones169
Turnout 4,99542.5%
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Ashburton

Ashburton (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±

Bensham Manor

Bensham Manor (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±

Broad Green

Broad Green (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±

Coulsdon East

Coulsdon East (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±

Coulsdon West

Coulsdon West (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±

Croham

Croham
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Maria Gatland 2,042
Conservative Michael Neal1,910
Conservative Jason Perry1,803
Labour Christopher Clark1,100
Labour Paul Waddell1,099
Labour Claudine Reid1,011
UKIP Kathleen Garner629
Liberal Democrat Michael Bishopp587
Green Tracey Hague515
Liberal Democrat Ben Devlin505
Liberal Democrat John Jefkins500
Green Gordon Halliday479
Green Sasha Khan474
Putting Croydon FirstMark Samuel191
Independent Tony Martin97
Turnout 4,31541.10%
Registered electors 11,318
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Fairfield

Fairfield (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±

Fieldway

Fieldway (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±

Heathfield

Heathfield (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±

Kenley

Kenley (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Janice Buttinger2,27119.3
Conservative Steven Hollands2,12318.0
Conservative Steve O'Connell 2,11117.9
UKIP John Hooper9147.7
UKIP Ian Manton9037.6
UKIP 8987.6
Labour Sarah Ward4513.8
Labour Chris Williams3883.3
Labour Mary Crous3563.0
Green Shorai Dixon3362.8
Liberal Democrat Mary Catto2712.3
Green Tomas Vute2652.1
Liberal Democrat Olive Abdi2382.0
Liberal Democrat Thomas Knight2171.8
Total votes11,733
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

New Addington

New Addington (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Oliver Lewis1,22422.3
Labour Louisa Woodley1,09419.9
UKIP Clive Christenson74013.5
Conservative Anthony Pearson65011.8
UKIP Christopher Johnson63911.6
Conservative Lara Fish61711.2
BNP Cliff Le May1783.2
Green Andrew Cousins1232.2
BNP Donna Treanor1071.9
Green Paul Cloughton1061.9
Turnout 5,478
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Norbury

Norbury (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±

Purley

Purley (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±

Sanderstead

Sanderstead (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±

Selhurst

Selhurst (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±

Selsdon & Ballards

Selsdon & Ballards (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±

South Norwood

South Norwood (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Kathy Bee2,303
Labour Jane Avis2,211
Labour Wayne Lawlor1,971
Conservative Jonathan Cope1,009
Conservative Matthew O'Flynn739
Conservative Rosina Mat St. James731
Green Graham Jones494
Green Andrew Ellis486
UKIP Winston McKenzie 480
UKIP Anette Reid437
UKIP Barry Slayford437
Green James Seyforth359
Liberal Democrat Robert Brown314
Liberal Democrat Kimberley Reid220
Liberal Democrat Jonathan Regan177
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Shirley

Shirley (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±

Thornton Heath

Thornton Heath (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±

Upper Norwood

Upper Norwood (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±

Waddon

Waddon (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Robert W. Canning 1,965
Labour Andrew J. Pelling 1,937
Labour Joy I.D. Prince 1,924
Conservative Tony Harris1,803
Conservative Simon Hoar1,696
Conservative Mark P.A. Johnson1,565
UKIP Jonathan W. Bailey585
UKIP Kevin Adamson575
UKIP Graham Rix537
Green Mary J. Davey324
Green Paula G. Onions293
Liberal Democrat Kirsty S. Armstrong197
Green Martyn Post190
Liberal Democrat Michael J. Tavares151
TUSC Anindya Bhattacharya71
Turnout
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

West Thornton

West Thornton (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±

Woodside

Woodside (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±

Elected Members

WardMembers elected in 2014
AddiscombeSean Fitzsimons (Lab)
Patricia Hay-Justice (Lab)
Mark Watson (Lab)
AshburtonMaddie Henson (Lab)
Stephen Mann (Lab)
Andrew Rendle (Lab)
Bensham ManorJamie Audsley (Lab)
Alison Butler (Lab)
Humayun Kabir (Lab)
Broad GreenStuart Collins (Lab)
Mike Selva (Lab)
Manju Shahul-Hameed (Lab)
Coulsdon EastChristopher Wright (Con)
Margaret Bird (Con)
James Thompson (Con)
Coulsdon WestLuke Clancy (Con)
Jeet Bains (Con)
Mario Creatura (Con)
Croham Maria Gatland (Con)
Michael Neal (Con)
Jason Perry (Con)
FairfieldVidhi Mohan (Con)
Susan Winborn (Con)
Helen Pollard (Con)
FieldwaySimon Hall (Lab)
Carole Bonner (Lab)
HeathfieldMargaret Mead (Con)
Jason Cummings (Con)
Andrew Stranack (Con)
KenleyJan Buttinger (Con)
Steve O'Connell (Con)
Steve Hollands (Con)
New AddingtonOliver Lewis (Lab)
Louisa Woodley (Lab)
NorburyMaggie Mansell (Lab)
Shafi Khan (Lab)
Sherwan Chowdhury (Lab)
PurleyChristopher Brew (Con)
Badsha Quadir (Con)
Donald Speakman (con)
SandersteadLynne Hale (Con)
Timothy Pollard (Con)
Yvette Hopley (Con)
SelhurstTimothy Godfrey (Lab)
David Wood (Lab)
Toni Letts (Lab)
Selsdon and BallardsDudley Mead (Con)
Sara Bashford (Con)
Phil Thomas (Con)
ShirleySue Bennett (Con)
Richard Chatterjee (Con)
Mike Fisher (Con)
South NorwoodKathy Bee (Lab)
Jane Avis (Lab)
Wayne Lawlor (Lab)
Thornton HeathPat Clouder (Lab)
Karen Jewitt (Lab)
Matthew Kyeremeh (Lab)
Upper NorwoodAlisa Flemming (Lab)
Pat Ryan (Lab)
John Wentworth (Lab)
WaddonRobert Canning (Lab)
Andrew Pelling (Lab)
Joy Prince (Lab)
West Thornton Emily Benn (Lab)
Bernadette Khan (Lab)
Stuart King (Lab)
WoodsideTony Newman (Lab)
Paul Scott (Lab)
Hamida Ali (Lab)

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