Coulsdon Town (ward)

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Coulsdon Town
ward
for Croydon Council
Outline map
Boundary of Coulsdon Town in Croydon from 2018.
CountyGreater London
Current ward
Created2018 (2018)
CouncillorLuke Clancy (Conservative)
CouncillorMario Creatura (Conservative)
CouncillorIan Parker (Conservative)
Number of councillorsThree
Created fromCoulsdon West
UK Parliament constituencyCroydon South
The ward of Coulsdon West (red) shown within the Croydon South constituency (orange) within the London Borough of Croydon (yellow)

Coulsdon Town is a ward in the London Borough of Croydon, covering part of the Coulsdon area of London in the United Kingdom. The ward currently forms part of Chris Philp MP's Croydon South constituency, which has one of the highest majority's for the Conservative Party in London. At the 2011 Census the population of Coulsdon West ward was 13,449.[1] The ward largely replaced the Coulsdon West ward following boundary changes for the 2018 election.

The ward returns three councillors every four years. At the 2006, Gavin Barwell, Brian Cakebread and David Osland were elected to the council in Coulsdon West. All of them were running as Conservative Party candidates. In the ward the Labour Party's highest ranking candidate got only 481 votes, one of the lowest for them in London.

Ward Results[]

Croydon Council Election 2018: Coulsdon Town (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Luke Clancy * 2,320 19.9
Conservative Mario Creatura * 2,265 19.5
Conservative Ian Parker 2,264 19.5
Labour Stephen Robert Black 1,047 9.0
Labour Charlie King 1,030 8.8
Labour Ellily Ponnuthurai 833 3.7
Liberal Democrats Josh Viggiani 437 3.7
Green Lucy Farndon 399 3.4
Liberal Democrats Adrian Glendinning 288 2.4
Liberal Democrats Anna Wheeldon Jones 285 2.4
Green Jay Ginn 235 2.0
Green Leo Hopkins 201 1.7
Majority 1,217 10.4
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

References[]

  1. ^ "Croydon Ward population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 10 October 2016.

External links[]

Coordinates: 51°19′23″N 0°08′13″W / 51.323°N 0.137°W / 51.323; -0.137


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