Selhurst (ward)

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Selhurst
ward
for Croydon Council
Croydon Selhurst Ward.svg
Boundary of Selhurst in Croydon from 2018.
County Greater London
Current ward
Created2002 (2002)
CouncillorCatherine Wilson (Labour)
CouncillorMohammad Islam (Labour)
Number of councillorsTwo (2018-Present), Three (2002-2018)
Created from Whitehorse Manor
UK Parliament constituency Croydon North

Selhurst is a ward in the London Borough of Croydon. [1] [2] The ward had 3 councillors between 2002 and 2018, but from May 3, 2018, the ward has been reduced in size, and reduced to two councillors.[ citation needed ]

Contents

List of Councillors

ElectionCouncillorPartyCouncillorPartyCouncillorParty
2002 Ward created
Toni Letts Labour Nuala O'Neill Labour Gerry Ryan Labour
2006 Timothy Godfrey Labour
2015David Wood Labour
2018 2 Councillors
2018-present
2022 Catherine Wilson Labour Mohammad Islam Labour

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 Val Shawcross Labour Red x.svg

Ward Results

Croydon Council Election 2022: Selhurst (2) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Catherine Wilson 1,026
Labour Mohammad Islam 997
Conservative Ian Stuart341
Conservative Shakera Bowen333
Green Catherine Graham291
Green Alexander Cox254
Liberal Democrats Daniel Houghton252
Taking the Initiative Amaya Emmanuel178
Taking the Initiative Francesca Dill164
Turnout 2,20026.08
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Croydon Council Election 2018: Selhurst (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Toni Eva Letts 1,606 36.69
Labour David Wood 1,570 35.87
Conservative Sas Conradie3999.12
Conservative Sophie Hoar3477.93
Green Catherine Graham2666.08
Green Matthew Jerzy Lucas1894.32
Majority1,17126.75
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Selhurst by-election, 5 March 2015 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Wood 1,517
Conservative Tirena Hilary Gunter246
Green Tracey Jo Hague148
UKIP Annette Isadora Reid147
Liberal Democrats Geoff Morley65
Majority1,271
Turnout 2,13818.6
Labour hold Swing

The by-election was triggered by the death of Councillor Gerry Ryan.

Croydon Council Election 2014: Selhurst (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Timothy Godfrey 2,086
Labour Toni Letts 2,079
Labour Gerry Ryan 1,996
Conservative Madeleine Brundle546
Conservative Richard Brundle515
UKIP Marianne Bowness504
Conservative Dominic Schofield471
UKIP Jenefer Parke-Blair396
Green Meike Benzler341
Green Joanne Wittams269
Green Megan Braid-Pittordou267
Liberal Democrats Joanne Corbin240
Independent Edward Wentworth-Shaw128
TUSC Elenor Haven88
Communist John Eden77
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Croydon Council Election 2006: Selhurst (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Timothy Godfrey 1,652
Labour Toni Letts 1,597
Labour Gerry Ryan 1,452
Conservative Margaret Bird906
Conservative Audrey Terrey893
Conservative William Proudfoot861
Green Megan Braid-Pittordou588
Liberal Democrats Lynn Roulstone570
Turnout 3,22031.4%
Registered electors 10,259
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Croydon Council Election 2002: Selhurst (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Toni E. Letts 1,685
Labour Nuala O’Neill 1,641
Labour Michael G. Ryan 1,535
Conservative Barbara Drake597
Conservative Jane Parker558
Conservative Helen S. Pollard540
Liberal Democrats Mark A. Green367
Liberal Democrats Pamela A. Hutcheson335
Liberal Democrats Lynn H. Roulstone332
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing


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References

  1. "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. "Selhurst 2022 election candidates | Croydon Council". www.croydon.gov.uk. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  4. "Declaration of Result of Poll" (PDF). Croydon Council. 5 March 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 May 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2022.