Thornton Heath (ward)

Thornton Heath
Thornton Heath
ward; for Croydon Council
	Boundary of Thornton Heath in Croydon from 2018.
County	Greater London
Current ward
Created	1965
Councillor	Karen Jewitt (Labour)
Councillor	Tamar Nwafor (Labour)
Councillor	Callton Young (Labour)
Number of councillors	Three
UK Parliament constituency	Streatham and Croydon North

Last updated January 19, 2026

Thornton Heath is a ward in the London Borough of Croydon.^[1]^[2] The ward covers part of the Thornton Heath Area. The first election held under the new boundaries was the 2018 Croydon Council Election.^{[ citation needed ]}

List of Councillors

Election	Councillor		Party		Party		Party
1965	Ward created
1965		S. Sutcliffe	Labour	M. E. Mackenzie	Labour	J. L. Walker	Labour
1968		John G. Davies	Residents Association	G. A. Barr	Residents Association	F. S. Martin	Residents Association
1971		G. E. Mitchell	Labour	R. Rosser	Labour	N. A. Tully	Labour
1974		P. T. Chandler	Residents Association	John G. Davies	Residents Association	William Blackwood	Residents Association
1978		Gordon Poluck	Residents Association	John G. Davies	Residents Association	William Blackwood	Residents Association
1986		Adrian S. Dennis	Labour	Wallace W. Garratt	Labour	Leni Gillman	Labour
1990						Trevor J. Laffin	Labour
1994						Raj Chandarana	Labour
1998						Patricia Clouder	Labour
2002				Louisa P. Woodley	Labour
2006		Matthew Kyeremeh	Labour	Louisa P. Woodley	Labour
2014		Matthew Kyeremeh	Labour	Karen Jewitt	Labour
2018		Callton Young	Labour
2022		Callton Young	Labour			Tamar Nwafor	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.

Year		Mayoral candidate	Party	Winner?
	2022	Val Shawcross	Labour	N

Ward Results

Thornton Heath

Croydon Council Election 2022: Thornton Heath (3)^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Karen Jewitt*	2,021	75.9%
	Labour	Tamar Nwafor	1,789	67.2%
	Labour	Callton Young*	1,539	57.8%
	Conservative	Richard Harris	681	25%	9
	Conservative	John Tipton	600
	Independent	Louise Perry	592
	Conservative	Folarin Bamgbopa	553
	Green	Marian Hoffman	549
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Barrett	546
	Green	Ian Bradler	496
	Green	Angus Hewlett	400
	Taking the Initiative	Jillette Marquis	183
	Taking the Initiative	Hanan Lamaallam	180
	Taking the Initiative	Jason McLean	122
Turnout			3,758	30.24
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Croydon Council Election 2018: Thornton Heath (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour Co-op	Pat Clouder	2,991	25.61
	Labour Co-op	Karen Jewitt	2,722	23.31
	Labour Co-op	Callton Young	2,458	21.05
	Conservative	Peter Anike	670	5.74
	Conservative	Aaliyah Brown	574	4.92
	Conservative	Shantelle Francis	570	4.88
	Green	Kirsty Bluck	374	3.20
	Green	Mark Lord	354	3.03
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Hunter	271	2.32
	Green	Matt Wilcock	191	1.64
	Liberal Democrats	Jean Pierre Ivanov	182	1.56
	Liberal Democrats	Martin Hammond	177	1.52
	Duma Polska=Polish Pride	Malgorzata Roznerska	144	1.23
Majority			1,788	15.31
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Croydon Council Election 2014: Thornton Heath (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour Co-op	Pat Clouder	2,340
	Labour Co-op	Matthew Kyeremeh	2,040
	Labour Co-op	Karen Jewitt	2,023
	Conservative	Nicholas Bailey	545
	Conservative	Luke Springthorpe	445
	Conservative	David Osland	444
	UKIP	Emmanuel Ehrim	392
	UKIP	Anne-Michelle Gardner	388
	Green	Christine Wade	336
	Green	Rachel Kenny-Green	308
	Green	Stefan Szczelkun	295
	Independent	Dwain Coward	171
	Liberal Democrats	Maria Menezes	162
	Liberal Democrats	Geoffrey Morley	134
	TUSC	Glen Hart	92
Majority
Turnout
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing

Croydon Council Election 2006: Thornton Heath (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Pat Clouder	1,644
	Labour	Matthew Kyeremeh	1,427
	Labour	Louisa Woodley	1,421
	Conservative	Florence Evans	902
	Conservative	Melanie Hutchens	833
	Liberal Democrats	Jonathan Cope	819
	Conservative	Michele O'Connell	776
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Dering	697
	Liberal Democrats	Tomas Howard-Jones	638
Turnout			3,445	31.5%
Registered electors			10,920
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Croydon Council Election 2002: Thornton Heath (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Patricia Clouder	1,794
	Labour	Adrian S. Dennis	1,759
	Labour	Louisa P. Woodley	1,648
	Conservative	Malcolm Felberg	757
	Conservative	Andrew R. Price	691
	Conservative	David H. Young	662
	Liberal Democrats	Beryl R. Pocock	376
	Liberal Democrats	Elaine Fillingham	373
	Liberal Democrats	Christopher M. Pocock	334
	Independent	Ronald G. Dalton	234
	Independent	Shabir Ismail	173
Majority
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Croydon Council Election 1998: Thornton Heath (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Patricia Clouder	1,682
	Labour	Adrian S. Dennis	1,595
	Labour	Wallace W. Garratt	1,571
	Conservative	Peter C.D. Davis	694
	Conservative	Andrew C.G. Millard	638
	Conservative	Jane Parker	638
	Liberal Democrats	John Cornell	331
	Liberal Democrats	Geoffrey Morley	309
	Liberal Democrats	Beryl R. Pocock	307
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Croydon Council Election 1994: Thornton Heath (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Adrian S. Dennis	2,363
	Labour	Wallace W. Garratt	2,274
	Labour	Raj Chandarana	2,182
	Conservative	Robert G. Oliver	1,175
	Conservative	Bernard K. Ampaw	1,078
Majority			1,007
Turnout
Registered electors
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Croydon Council Election 1990: Thornton Heath (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Adrian S. Dennis	2,146
	Labour	Wallace W. Garratt	2,013
	Labour	Trevor J. Laffin	1,882
	Conservative	Eric W. Howell	1,400
	Conservative	Bernard K. Ampaw	1,336
	Conservative	Catherine M. C. Wunn	1,282
	Green	Andrew H. Ellis	414
	Liberal Democrats	Helen M. Wallace	339
	Liberal Democrats	Julie Hardy-McBride	327
	Liberal Democrats	Beryl R. Pocock	313
Majority			482
Turnout
Registered electors
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Croydon Council Election 1986: Thornton Heath (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Adrian S. Dennis	1,871
	Labour	Wallace W. Garratt	1,860
	Labour	Leni Gillman	1,726
	Residents	John G. Davies	1,378
	Residents	John C. Morgan	1,332
	Residents	Phyllis A. Stelling	1,252
	Liberal	Peter C. Davies	644
	Alliance	Meem Y. Sheen	534
	Alliance	Katherine M. Chadderton	524
Majority			348
Turnout
Registered electors
	Labour gain from Residents		Swing
	Labour gain from Residents		Swing
	Labour gain from Residents		Swing

Croydon Council Election 1982: Thornton Heath (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Residents	John G. Davies	1,705
	Residents	Gordon Poluck	1,664
	Residents	William Blackwood	1,539
	Labour	Patrick Byrne	1,006
	Labour	Frances M. Conn	912
	Labour	Herbert W. Tyler	909
	Alliance	Clive Bone	741
	Alliance	William G. A. Graham	732
	Alliance	Julia S. Gordon	695
Majority			533
Turnout
Registered electors
	Residents hold		Swing
	Residents hold		Swing
	Residents hold		Swing

Croydon Council Election 1978: Thornton Heath (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Residents	John G. Davies	2,283
	Residents	William Blackwood	2,265
	Residents	Gordon Poluck	2,198
	Labour	Kenneth J. Kinnard	1,296
	Labour	Susan E. Lord	1,243
	Labour	Mushtaq Ahmad	1,145
Majority			902
Turnout
Registered electors
	Residents hold		Swing
	Residents hold		Swing
	Residents hold		Swing

Croydon Council Election 1974: Thornton Heath (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Residents	P. T. Chandler	1,925
	Residents	J. G. Davies	1,902
	Residents	W. Blackwood	1,840
	Labour	N. A. Tully	1,696
	Labour	A. F. Rowe	1,693
	Labour	J. L. Walker	1,682
	Communist	Mrs M. I. Lenehan	139
Majority			144
Turnout				36.0	1.5%
Registered electors			10,589
	Residents gain from Labour		Swing
	Residents gain from Labour		Swing
	Residents gain from Labour		Swing

Croydon Council Election 1971: Thornton Heath (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. E. Mitchell	2,100
	Labour	R. Rosser	2,001
	Labour	N. A. Tully	1,989
	Residents	J. G. Davies	1,889
	Residents	P. T. Chandler	1,883
	Residents	W. Blackwood	1,821
	Libertarian Socialist	I. McNay	130
Turnout				37.5	5.5%
Registered electors			10,991
	Labour gain from Residents		Swing
	Labour gain from Residents		Swing
	Labour gain from Residents		Swing

Croydon Council Election 1968: Thornton Heath (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Residents	J.G. Davies	2,371
	Residents	G.A. Barr	2,311
	Residents	F.S. Martin	2,304
	Labour	Mrs E. Sutcliffe	722
	Labour	S. Sutcliffe	716
	Labour	J.L. Walker	622
	Independent	M.E. Thomas	403
Turnout				32.0	10.8%
Registered electors			10,465
	Residents gain from Labour		Swing
	Residents gain from Labour		Swing
	Residents gain from Labour		Swing

Croydon Council Election 1964: Thornton Heath (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	S. Sutcliffe	2,168
	Labour	M. E. Mackenzie	2,127
	Labour	J. L. Walker	2,114
	Residents	J. G. Davies	2,031
	Residents	P. Chandler	2,024
	Residents	G. A. Barr	1,981
	Liberal	M. E. Pache	416
	Liberal	M. E. Thomas	401
	Liberal	D. B. Stannard	378
Turnout			4,691	42.8
Registered electors			10,952
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

References

↑ "Final recommendations on the new electoral arrangements for Croydon Borough of Croydon" (PDF). Retrieved 10 April 2018.
↑ legislation.gov.uk -The London Borough of Croydon (Electoral Changes) Order 2017. Retrieved on 10 April 2018.
↑ "Thornton Heath 2022 election results | Croydon Council". www.croydon.gov.uk. Retrieved 8 May 2022.

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[1] "Final recommendations on the new electoral arrangements for Croydon Borough of Croydon" (PDF). Retrieved 10 April 2018.

[2] slation.gov.uk -The London Borough of Croydon (Electoral Changes) Order 2017. Retrieved on 10 April 2018.

[3] "Thornton Heath 2022 election results | Croydon Council". www.croydon.gov.uk. Retrieved 8 May 2022.

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v t e Electoral wards in the London Borough of Croydon
1965	Addiscombe Bensham Manor Broad Green Central Coulsdon East East New Addington Norbury Purley Sanderstead and Selsdon Sanderstead North Shirley South Norwood Thornton Heath Upper Norwood Waddon West Thornton Whitehorse Manor Woodcote and Coulsdon West Woodside
1978	Addiscombe Ashburton Bensham Manor Beulah Broad Green Coulsdon East Croham Fairfield Fieldway Heathfield Kenley Monks Orchard New Addington Norbury Purley Rylands Sanderstead Selsdon South Norwood Spring Park Thornton Heath Upper Norwood Waddon West Thornton Whitehorse Manor Woodcote and Coulsdon West Woodside
2002	Addiscombe Ashburton Bensham Manor Broad Green Coulsdon East Coulsdon West Croham Fairfield Fieldway Heathfield Kenley New Addington Norbury Purley Sanderstead Selhurst Selsdon and Ballards Shirley South Norwood Thornton Heath Upper Norwood Waddon West Thornton Woodside
2018	Addiscombe East Addiscombe West Bensham Manor Broad Green Coulsdon Town Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood Fairfield Kenley New Addington North New Addington South Norbury and Pollards Hill Norbury Park Old Coulsdon Park Hill and Whitgift Purley and Woodcote Purley Oaks and Riddlesdown Sanderstead Selhurst Selsdon and Addington Village Selsdon Vale and Forestdale Shirley North Shirley South South Croydon South Norwood Thornton Heath Waddon West Thornton Woodside
List of electoral wards in Greater London

Thornton Heath
ward for Croydon Council
Boundary of Thornton Heath in Croydon from 2018.
County	Greater London
Current ward
Created	1965 (1965)
Councillor	Karen Jewitt (Labour)
Councillor	Tamar Nwafor (Labour)
Councillor	Callton Young (Labour)
Number of councillors	Three
UK Parliament constituency	Streatham and Croydon North