Shirley South (ward)

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Shirley South
ward
for Croydon Council
Croydon Shirley South Ward.svg
Boundary of Shirley South in Croydon from 2018.
County Greater London
Current ward
Created2018 (2018)
CouncillorJason Cummings (Conservative)
CouncillorScott Roche (Conservative)
Number of councillorsTwo
Created from Shirley and Heathfield
UK Parliament constituency Croydon East

Shirley South is a ward in the London Borough of Croydon. [1] [2] It was created from parts of the old Shirley and Heathfield wards. The first election was on 3 May 2018.[ citation needed ]

Contents

List of Councillors

ElectionCouncillorPartyCouncillorParty
2018 Ward created
Jason Cummings Conservative Scott Roche 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: Shirley South (2) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jason Cummings* 1,520
Conservative Scott Roche* 1,374
Labour Maggie Conway806
Labour Safwan Chowdhury682
Green Andy Bebington480
Green Liz Bebington445
Liberal Democrats Anna Ruse296
Liberal Democrats Giacinto Palmieri246
Turnout 3,17938.78
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Croydon Council Election 2018: Shirley South (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jason James Cummings 1,869 27.27
Conservative Scott James Roche 1,766 25.77
Labour Marzia Nicodemi1,15016.78
Labour David John Percival1,15016.78
Green Liz Bebington2754.01
Green Andy Bebington2393.49
Liberal Democrats Christopher Anthony Adams1552.26
UKIP Kathleen Garner1432.09
Liberal Democrats Andrew John Thynne1061.55
Majority6168.99
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative 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. "Shirley South 2022 election candidates | Croydon Council". www.croydon.gov.uk. Retrieved 8 May 2022.