Selsdon Vale and Forestdale (ward)

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Selsdon Vale and Forestdale
ward
for Croydon Council
Croydon Selsdon Vale & Forestdale Ward.svg
Boundary of Selsdon Vale and Forestdale in Croydon from 2018.
County Greater London
Current ward
Created2018 (2018)
CouncillorAndy Stranack (Conservative)
CouncillorFatima Zaman (Conservative)
Number of councillorsTwo
Created from Selsdon and Ballards and Heathfield
UK Parliament constituency Croydon East

Selsdon Vale and Forestdale is a ward in the London Borough of Croydon. [1] [2] It was created from parts of Selsdon and Ballards and Heathfield wards. It was first used for the 2018 elections.

Contents

List of councillors

TermCouncillorParty
2018–presentAndy Stranack Conservative
2018–2022Stuart Millson Conservative
2022–2022Badsha Quadir Conservative
2022–presentFatima Zaman Conservative

Croydon council elections

2022 by-election

The by-election took place on 3 November 2022, following the death of Badsha Quadir. [3]

2022 Selsdon Vale and Forestdale by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Fatima Zaman 983 46.3 Decrease2.svg21.2
Green Peter Underwood53024.9Increase2.svg8.8
Labour Thomas Bowell37217.5Increase2.svg1.0
Independent Andrew Pelling 1687.9New
Liberal Democrats George Holland723.4New
Majority 45321.4Decrease2.svg44.2
Turnout 2,12529.59
Conservative hold Swing

2022 election

The election took place on 5 May 2022. [4]

2022 Croydon London Borough Council election: Selsdon Vale and Forestdale (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Andy Stranack 1,964 37.1 + 4.1
Conservative Badsha Quadir 1,502 28.4 − 4.1
Labour Russell Whitehead4809.1− 1.7
Green Adrian Douglas4698.9+ 5.1
Labour Anwar Hossain4468.4− 2.4
Green Gary Kelly4258+ 4.9
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

2018 election

The election took place on 3 May 2018. [5]

2018 Croydon London Borough Council election: Selsdon Vale and Forestdale (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Andy Stranack 1,982 33.06
Conservative Stuart Millson 1,950 32.53
Labour Peter Stephens64910.83
Labour Deirdre O'Connor64610.78
Green Bryony Morris2283.80
Green Adrian Douglas1863.10
Liberal Democrats Jean Semadeni1782.97
UKIP William Bailey1762.94
Majority 1,30121.70
Turnout
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Croydon mayoral elections

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

References

  1. "Final recommendations on the new electoral arrangements for Croydon Borough of Croydon" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 April 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  2. legislation.gov.uk -The London Borough of Croydon (Electoral Changes) Order 2017. Retrieved on 10 April 2018.
  3. "Selsdon Vale and Forestdale ward by-election 3 November 2022". Croydon Council. 3 November 2022. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
  4. Heywood, Joe; Loftus, Caitlin (March 2023). "London Borough Council Elections: May 2022" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  5. Colombeau, Joseph (October 2018). "London Borough Council Elections: 3 May 2018" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 4 June 2024.