Park Hill & Whitgift (ward)

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Park Hill and Whitgift
ward
for Croydon Council
Croydon Park Hill & Whitgift Ward.svg
Boundary of Park Hill and Whitgift in Croydon from 2018.
County Greater London
Current ward
Created2018 (2018)
CouncillorJade Appleton (Conservative)
Number of councillorsOne
Created from Fairfield
UK Parliament constituency Croydon Central

Park Hill & Whitgift is a ward in the London Borough of Croydon in the United Kingdom, [1] [2] covering the Park Hill and Whitgift estates. It is the only ward in Croydon with one councillor elected every 4 years. The ward was created following the Croydon Council boundary change in 2018. [1] On 6 May 2021, 5 by-elections were held in Croydon following the resignation of 5 councillors across New Addington North, South Norwood, Kenley, Park Hill and Whitgift and Woodside. [3]

Contents

List of Councillors

ElectionCouncillorParty
2018 Ward created
Vidhi Mohan Conservative
2021Jade Appleton Conservative

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 Jason Perry Conservative Green check.svg

Ward Results

Croydon Council Election 2022: Park Hill & Whitgift (1)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jade Appleton* 969 53.7 Increase2.svg1.2
Labour Joseph Erber42423.5Decrease2.svg8.5
Green James Cork19110.6Increase2.svg1.8
Liberal Democrats Szymon Zaborski1679.2Increase2.svg2.4
Taking the Initiative Caleap Wagner543.0Increase2.svg3.0
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Park Hill & Whitgift ward by-election, 6 May 2021
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jade Appleton 1,188 52.5 Decrease2.svg3.5
Labour Chrishni Reshekaron72432.0Increase2.svg1.0
Green Catherine Graham1998.8Increase2.svg2.4
Liberal Democrats Richard Howard1536.8Increase2.svg0.1
Majority46420.5Decrease2.svg4.3
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Croydon Council Election 2018: Park Hill & Whitgift (1)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Vidhi Mohan* 1,110 55.86
Labour Ranil Perera61831.10
Green James Cork1266.34
Liberal Democrats Robert George Williams1336.69
Majority49224.76
Turnout 1,991
Conservative win (new seat)

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References

  1. 1 2 "Final recommendations on the new electoral arrangements for Croydon Borough of Croydon" (PDF). Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  2. legislation.gov.uk -The London Borough of Croydon (Electoral Changes) Order 2017. Retrieved on 10 April 2018.
  3. "Council by-election results - 6 May 2021 | Croydon Council". www.croydon.gov.uk. Retrieved 23 January 2022.