Croydon London Borough Council elections


Elections for the Croydon London Borough Council are held every four years to elect 70 councillors. The last ward boundary changes came into force at the 2018 local elections.

Political control

The first elections to the council were held in 1964, ahead of the new system coming into full effect in 1965. Political control of the council since 1964 has been held by the following parties:

Council elections

Councillors by party

The party holding the executive Mayor, and as a result executive power, is the Conservative Party. No party holds a majority of Councillors. Since the 2022 Croydon London Borough Council election the composition of the Council is as follows:

By-election results

1964-1968

There were no by-elections.

1990-1994

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Susan Taylor.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr David Congdon.
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr John Yaxley.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Anthony Slatcher.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Ann Allan.

1994-1998

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Sherwan Chowdhury.
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr Bruce Marshall.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Alison Roberts.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Geraint Davies.

1998-2002

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Louisa Woodley.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Val Shawcross.

2002-2006

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Alexander Burridge.
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr Mary Walker.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Audrey-Marie Yates.

2006-2010

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Paula Shaw.
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr Jonathan Driver.

2010-2014

There were no by-elections.

2014-2018

The by-election was triggered by the death of Councillor Gerry Ryan.
The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Councillor Emily Benn.
The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Councillor Kathy Bee.

2018-2022

The by-election was caused by the death of Councillor Maggie Mansell.
The by-election was caused by the resignation of Councillor Niroshan Sirisena.
The by-election was caused by the resignation of Councillor Steve O'Connell.
The by-election was caused by the resignation of Councillor Simon Hall.
The by-election was caused by the resignation of Councillor Vidhi Mohan.
The by-election was caused by the resignation of Councillor Jane Avis.
The by-election was caused by the resignation of Councillor Tony Newman.

2022-2026

The by-election was caused by the election of Councillor Jason Perry as Mayor of Croydon.
The by-election was caused by the death of Councillor Badsha Quadir.
The by-election was caused by the resignation of Councillor Jade Appleton.
The by-election was caused by the resignation of Councillor Mike Bonello.