South Norwood (ward)

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South Norwood
ward
for Croydon Council
Croydon South Norwood Ward.svg
Boundary of South Norwood in Croydon from 2018.
County Greater London
Electorate ~10,217 [1]
Current ward
Created1965 (1965)
CouncillorLouis Carserides (Labour)
CouncillorStella Nabukeera (Labour)
CouncillorChristopher Herman (Labour)
Number of councillorsThree
UK Parliament constituency Croydon West

South Norwood is a ward in the London Borough of Croydon in the United Kingdom. It covers most of the district of South Norwood. The ward received major boundary changes following Croydon's boundary review. [2] The first election held under the new boundaries was the 2018 Croydon Council election. [3] The most recent election was the 2022 Croydon London Borough Council election, where 2 new councillors were elected.

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History

2021 by-elections

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. [4]

Regina Road

On 22 March 2021, ITV News released an article documenting the poor conditions of Regina Road flats showing images of the "appalling and dangerous conditions" caused by a water leak that had been present since at least 2017. [5] An independent investigation was put forward to resolve the problems. [6]

List of Councillors

ElectionCouncillorPartyCouncillorPartyCouncillorParty
1965 Ward created
Paul A. Saunders Conservative Resident Mrs Beryl Saunders Conservative Resident C. E. Kelly Conservative Resident
1968 Conservative Conservative Conservative
1974 Miss I. S. Rodda Conservative
1978 Eileen J. Longhorn Conservative
1986 David Lipman Conservative
1990 Eric J. Kings Conservative
1994 Clive B. Fraser Labour Jenny Bushell Labour Michael Jewitt Labour
1998 Jane Avis Labour
2002 Andrew S.K. Bagnall Labour
2006 Susan Bennett Conservative Luke Clancy Conservative
2010 Kathy Bee Labour Wayne Lawlor Labour
2017Patsy Cummings Labour
2018 Clive Fraser Labour
2021Louis Carserides Labour
2022 Stella Nabukeera Labour Christopher Herman 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: South Norwood (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Louis Carserides* 1,705
Labour Stella Nabukeera 1,467
Labour Christopher Herman 1,361
Conservative Matt O'Flynn536
Taking the Initiative Angela Kaler533
Green Timothy Coombe499
Green Marley King470
Taking the Initiative Spencer Fearon464
Conservative Sunny Tanna462
Liberal Democrats Luke Bonham431
Conservative Meenal Sambre429
Taking the Initiative Samia Solomon409
Green Martyn Post361
Liberal Democrats Susan Watson324
Liberal Democrats Douglas Tremellen239
Turnout 3,50730.39
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
South Norwood ward by-election, 6 May 2021
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Louis Carserides 2,276 49.9 Decrease2.svg18.9
Conservative Sonia Marinello1,17325.7Increase2.svg8.9
Green Ria Patel4239.3Increase2.svg1.0
Liberal Democrats Luke Bonham2886.3Increase2.svg0.1
Taking the Initiative Angela Kaler251N/A
Independent Jane Nicholl154N/A
Majority 1,10324.2
Turnout 4,56540.2
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg27.7
Croydon Council Election 2018: South Norwood (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jane Avis 2,363 23.29
Labour Clive Boyd Fraser 2,356 23.22
Labour Patsy Janet Cummings 2,338 23.05
Conservative Matthew Edward O'Flynn5935.85
Conservative Tirena Hillary Gunter5755.67
Conservative Chidi Umez5594.29
Green Tariq Salim3053.01
Green Hania Sophie Wisskirchen2872.83
Liberal Democrats Alexandra Elizabeth Mary Kellert2622.58
Green Marcus d'Arcy Conall Boyle2562.52
Liberal Democrats Aoife Noone1891.86
Liberal Democrats James Alan Ross Clark1861.83
Majority 1,74517.20
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
South Norwood by-election, 7 September 2017
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Patsy Cummings 1,671
Conservative Becca Natrajan475
Liberal Democrats Claire Bonham388
Green Peter Underwood218
UKIP Michael Swadling78
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Croydon Council Election 2014: South Norwood (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Katharine Bee 2,303
Labour Jane Avis 2,211
Labour Wayne Lawlor 1,971
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 Democrats Robert Brown314
Liberal Democrats Kimberley Reid220
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Regan177
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Croydon Council Election 2010: South Norwood (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Katharine Bee 3,365 48.7
Labour Jane Avis 3,338 48.3
Labour Wayne Lawlor 2,942 42.5
Conservative Susan Bennett1,92827.9
Conservative Richard Hough1,60323.2
Conservative Luke Clancy1,58522.9
Liberal Democrats David Boyle1,28218.5
Liberal Democrats Joanna Corbin1,23217.8
Green Suzanne Ackon79111.4
Green Jane Hutley4005.8
Green Ivonne Fernandes-Bonnar3715.4
UKIP Jonathan Serter2954.3
Turnout 6,91662.7%
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour hold Swing
Croydon Council Election 2006: South Norwood (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Susan Bennett 1,670
Conservative Luke Clancy 1,523
Labour Jane Avis 1,492
Labour Kathy Bee1.393
Labour Andy Bagnall1,385
Conservative Mohammed Quadir1,271
Green Tim Fernandes-Bonnar717
Liberal Democrats Julie Hardy-McBride684
Liberal Democrats Jan Perry616
UKIP Brian Hutchings233
Turnout 3,99737.2%
Registered electors 10,732
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Labour hold Swing
Croydon Council Election 2002: South Norwood (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jane Avis 1,574
Labour Michael Jewitt 1,471
Labour Andrew S.K. Bagnall 1,392
Conservative Pauline Miles1,011
Conservative Helena M. Kowalska991
Conservative John L. Tooze787
Liberal Democrats Julie Hardy-McBride469
Liberal Democrats Graham Axford450
Liberal Democrats Jan Perry442
Green Brian Fewster278
UKIP Ronald L.J. Newman127
UKIP Alan G. Smith104
UKIP Claire J. Smith95
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Croydon Council Election 1998: South Norwood (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jane Avis 1,587
Labour Clive B. Fraser 1,519
Labour Michael Jewitt 1,484
Conservative George A. Filbey1,078
Conservative Pauline Miles1,054
Conservative John L. Tooze957
Liberal Democrats Julie Hardy-McBride357
Liberal Democrats Jan Perry336
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Croydon Council Election 1994: South Norwood (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Clive B. Fraser 1,991
Labour Jenny Bushell 1,935
Labour Michael Jewitt 1,927
Conservative David Lipman1,563
Conservative Eric J. Kings1,456
Conservative Pauline Miles1,408
Liberal Democrats Philip J. Brown467
Liberal Democrats Jan Perry446
Liberal Democrats Julie Hardy-McBride443
Majority 364
Turnout
Registered electors
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Croydon Council Election 1990: South Norwood (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Lipman 1,747
Conservative Eric J. Kings 1,681
Conservative Beryl Saunders 1,639
Labour Michael Jewitt1,613
Labour Ben Earnshaw-Mansell1,612
Labour Clive B. Fraser1,560
Liberal Democrats Jonathan R. Cope474
Liberal Democrats James E. Borkoles430
Liberal Democrats Christopher M. Pocock413
Green Christine C. M. Roberts373
Majority 26
Turnout
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Croydon Council Election 1986: South Norwood (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Beryl Saunders 1,407
Conservative David Lipman 1,400
Conservative Paul A. Saunders 1,379
Liberal Jeremy E. Cope1,189
Liberal Pamela M. Whirrity1,169
Liberal Anthony R. Phillips1,148
Labour Iain K. Forbes972
Labour Elaine A. Gibbon939
Labour Margaret H. Hardley907
Majority 190
Turnout
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Croydon Council Election 1982: South Norwood (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Beryl Saunders 1,785
Conservative Paul A. Saunders 1,752
Conservative Eileen J. Longhorn 1,745
Liberal Ian S. Manders965
Liberal Jeremy E. Cope927
Liberal Leslie A. Rowe927
Labour Leni Gillman600
Labour Jonathan Pickering588
Labour Peter Luxton585
Majority 780
Turnout
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Croydon Council Election 1978: South Norwood (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Beryl Saunders 1,899
Conservative Paul A. Saunders 1,889
Conservative Eileen J. Longhorn 1,838
Labour Patrick Byrne1,038
Labour Valerie L. Simanowitz998
Labour Alun W. Jones978
Liberal John R. Holoway242
Liberal Yvonne L. Cattermole205
Liberal Alan Taylor193
Majority 800
Turnout
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Croydon Council Election 1974: South Norwood (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mrs B. Saunders 2,197
Conservative P. A. Saunders 2,180
Conservative Miss I. S. Rodda 2,067
Labour Mrs A. M. Simpson1,742
Labour G. Andrews1,716
Labour B. E. A. Evans1,701
Liberal T. J. Barker475
Liberal D. F. Whyte431
Liberal J. H. Hamilton419
Majority 325
Turnout 35.5Increase2.svg 4.6%
Registered electors 12,849
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Croydon Council Election 1971: South Norwood (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative C. E. Kelly 2,159
Conservative Mrs B. Saunders 2,088
Conservative P. A. Saunders 2,050
Labour Mrs W. M. Holt1,740
Labour A. D. Goddard1,715
Labour K. J. Kinnard1,708
Turnout 30.9Decrease2.svg 1.4%
Registered electors 12,939
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Croydon Council Election 1968: South Norwood (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative P.A. Saunders 2,800
Conservative Mrs B. Saunders 2,789
Conservative C.E. Kelly 2,684
Labour K.P. Whelan667
Labour M. McGovern649
Labour E.F. Neckles611
Liberal M.E. Pache296
Liberal Mrs I.J. Muir293
Liberal Miss A.K. Harding283
Turnout 32.3Decrease2.svg 4.4%
Registered electors 11,871
Conservative gain from Conservative Resident Swing
Conservative gain from Conservative Resident Swing
Conservative gain from Conservative Resident Swing
Croydon Council Election 1964: South Norwood (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Resident P. A. Saunders 2,119
Conservative Resident Mrs. B. Saunders 2,089
Conservative Resident C. E. Kelly 2,056
Labour P. Byrne1,682
Labour Mrs. M. Johnson1,519
Labour M. McGovern1,442
Liberal J. Mackenzie555
Liberal P. St. Clare Collis548
Liberal Mrs. P. Weal468
Turnout 4,30536.7
Registered electors 11,732
Conservative Resident win (new seat)
Conservative Resident win (new seat)
Conservative Resident win (new seat)

References

  1. "Seat Details - Croydon North". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  2. "Final recommendations on the new electoral arrangements for Croydon Borough Council" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 April 2018.
  3. "Croydon local elections 2018: Everything you need to know". Croydon Guardian. 6 April 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  4. "Council by-election results - 6 May 2021 | Croydon Council". www.croydon.gov.uk. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  5. "Council housing crisis: 'It's just ongoing and when does it stop?'". ITV News. 17 May 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  6. "Independent Investigation" (PDF). May 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 May 2021.