2002 Croydon London Borough Council election

Elections to Croydon Council in London, England were held on 4 May 2002. The council was up for election for the first time since the 1998 election. The Labour Party managed to keep control of the council which it had done since 1994 when it took power from the Conservative Party. This year Labour held Croydon with a smaller majority, only clinging onto power through a tiny number of votes in its marginal wards - one councillor won by just eight votes.

Croydon Council Election, 2002

← 1998 4 May 2002 2006 →
All 70 seats to Croydon London Borough Council 36 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	34.5%
First party Second party Third party   Leader Hugh Malyan Dudley Mead Ian Atkins Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats Leader since 1999 1998 1998 Leader's seat Upper Norwood Selsdon & Ballards Coulsdon East Last election 38 seats, 38.2% 31 seats, 47.5% 1 seat, 12.1% Seats won 37 32 1 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 31,871 37,908 27,608 Percentage 38.0% 45.2% 12.2%
Map of the results of the 2002 Croydon council election. Conservatives in blue, Labour in red, Labour Co-operative in dark red and Liberal Democrats in yellow
Leader of the Council. before election Hugh Malyan Labour Elected Leader Hugh Malyan Labour

37 Labour councillors, 32 Conservative councillors and 1 Liberal Democrat councillor were elected, maintaining Labour control of the Council. Subsequently, one Conservative councillor defected to Labour, defected back to the Conservatives, became an independent and then a Liberal Democrat.

Election result

Croydon Local Election Result 2002

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	32			+1	45.7	45.2	37,908
	Labour	37			-1	52.9	38.0	31,871
	Liberal Democrats	1				1.4	12.2	10,257
	Independent	0					1.7	1,469
	People's Choice	0					1.2	1,012
	UKIP	0					1.1	948
	Green	0					0.3	278
	Monster Raving Loony	0					0.2	209

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37	1	32
Labour	LD	Con

Ward results

Addiscombe

Addiscombe (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Amanda N. Campbell	2,140
	Labour Co-op	Mark Watson	1,968
	Labour Co-op	Sean Fitzsimons	1,940
	Conservative	Desmond J. Wright	1,383
	Conservative	Alexander C.C. Camden	1,366
	Conservative	Ronald W. Richens	1,329
	People's Choice	Stephen P. Collins	453
	People's Choice	Carol West	404
	People's Choice	Stephen D.A. Collins	387
Majority
Turnout
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing

Ashburton

Ashburton (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Edwin S. Arram	2,005
	Conservative	Avril E.M. Slipper	1,999
	Conservative	Derek R. Loughborough	1,967
	Labour	Stephen J. Harris	1,662
	Labour	Hugh M. Allwood	1,598
	Labour	George Ayres	1,584
	People's Choice	Jack Windus	240
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bensham Manor

Bensham Manor (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Alexander Burridge	2,096
	Labour Co-op	Paula M. Shaw	2,035
	Labour Co-op	Greta Sohoye	1,887
	Conservative	Florence M. Evans	668
	Conservative	Roger C. Taylor	656
	Conservative	William A. Proudfoot	580
	UKIP	James R. Feisenberger	163
Majority
Turnout
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing

Broad Green

Broad Green (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Stuart Collins	1,737
	Labour	Timothy Godfrey	1,634
	Labour	Michael S.P. Selvanayagam	1,594
	Conservative	Ian J. Parker	591
	Conservative	Keith B. Pearson	514
	Conservative	Jill Thomas	492
	UKIP	Christopher N. Pearce	264
Majority
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Coulsdon East

Coulsdon East (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Ian R. Atkins	2,485
	Conservative	Christopher Wright	2,445
	Conservative	Brian A. Udell	2,330
	Liberal Democrats	David J. Howard	2,305
	Conservative	Valerie H. Dunmore	2,304
	Liberal Democrats	Steven H. Gauge	2,271
	Labour	Julie Candy	294
	Labour	Maggie Conway	292
	Labour	Ruth E. Bannister	279
Majority
Turnout
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Coulsdon West

Coulsdon West (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David J. Osland	2,083
	Conservative	Anna Hawkins	2,081
	Conservative	Gavin Barwell	2,040
	Labour	Raymond W. Berry	788
	Labour	Wayne J.P. Lawlor	729
	Labour	Aslam M. Hoda	710
	Liberal Democrats	Kathleen V. Austin	595
	Liberal Democrats	Avril S. Bristow	592
	Liberal Democrats	Linda M. Evans	582
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Croham

Croham (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Maria R. Gatland	2,100
	Conservative	Jason S. Perry	2,008
	Conservative	Michael A. Neal	1,984
	Liberal Democrats	Graham T. Dare	1,232
	Liberal Democrats	Sarah J. Newton	1,192
	Liberal Democrats	Gavin T. Howard-Jones	1,171
	Labour	Laura T. Doughty	681
	Labour	Stephen C. Moyse	647
	Labour	Louise F. Szpera	583
	UKIP	Brian P. Alchorn	106
	UKIP	Kathleen Garner	93
	Peoples Choice	Evelyn J. Lane	90
	Peoples Choice	Donald Pearce	71
	Peoples Choice	Mark R.L. Samuel	58
Majority
Turnout			4,121	38.7	1.3%
Registered electors			10,639
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Fairfield

Fairfield (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Robert W. Coatman	1,816
	Conservative	Patricia F. L. Knight	1,752
	Conservative	Audrey-Marie N. Yates	1,636
	Labour	Simon A. Hall	1,417
	Labour	Dominic G. O’Donnell	1,381
	Labour	Paul R. M. Dickinson	1,316
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Beadle	486
	Liberal Democrats	Joanna A. Whitehouse	473
	Monster Raving Loony	John S. Cartwright	209
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Fieldway

Fieldway (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	James L. Walker	1,007
	Labour Co-op	Mary M. Walker	934
	Conservative	George A. Cowling	529
	Conservative	Joy M. Hamblett	497
Majority
Turnout
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing

Heathfield

Heathfield (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Andrew Pelling	2,445
	Conservative	Margaret V. Mead	2,411
	Conservative	Enley Taylor	2,192
	Labour	Andrew W. Bradstock	986
	Labour	Moira O’Donnell	956
	Labour	Mohammad Aslam	843
	UKIP	Alan G. Harker	288
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Kenley

Kenley (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Janice A. Buttinger	2,274
	Conservative	Steven L.V. Hollands	2,196
	Conservative	Stephen J. O’Connell	2,185
	Liberal Democrats	Angela M. Catto	647
	Liberal Democrats	Jeremy M. Hargreaves	579
	Liberal Democrats	Susan B. Gauge	543
	Labour	Barry P. Buttigieg	528
	Labour	Zenia R.S. Jamison	480
	Labour	Sherwan H. Chowdhury	479
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

New Addington

New Addington (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Brenda P. Kirby	1,040
	Labour	Christopher Ward	928
	Conservative	Peter T. Kirby	815
	Conservative	Kathryn J. Stewart	796
	Liberal Democrats	Robin Sullivan	136
	Liberal Democrats	Susannah R. Sullivan	125
Majority
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Norbury

Norbury (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Margaret R. Mansell	2,254
	Labour	Shafi Khan	2,227
	Labour	Peter W. Hopson	2,147
	Conservative	Susan E. Bennett	2,014
	Conservative	Gloria J. Hutchens	2,004
	Conservative	Rukhsana T. Sheikh	1,885
	Independent	Frederick A. Sherlock	652
Majority
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Purley

Purley (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Graham J. Bass	2,099
	Conservative	Derek G. Millard	2,056
	Conservative	Donald S. Speakman	1,985
	Labour	Beata Brooks	696
	Labour	Suren D. Pandita-Gunawardena	658
	Liberal Democrats	Gordon E. Burnett	654
	Labour	Barry G. Paterson	642
	Liberal Democrats	Pamela A. Randall	604
	Liberal Democrats	Mervyn R. Gatland	566
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Sanderstead

Sanderstead (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Lynne C. Hale	2,797
	Conservative	Eric Shaw	2,740
	Conservative	Timothy S. Pollard	2,678
	Labour	Richard B. Young	537
	Liberal Democrats	Michael T.A. Bishopp	531
	Labour	Elizabeth M. Wolf	517
	Labour	Robert C.E. Brooks	511
	Liberal Democrats	Michael K. Frith	491
	Liberal Democrats	Geoffrey V. Gauge	470
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Selhurst

Selhurst (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Toni E. Letts	1,685
	Labour	Nuala O’Neill	1,641
	Labour	Michael G. Ryan	1,535
	Conservative	Barbara Drake	597
	Conservative	Jane Parker	558
	Conservative	Helen S. Pollard	540
	Liberal Democrats	Mark A. Green	367
	Liberal Democrats	Pamela A. Hutcheson	335
	Liberal Democrats	Lynn H. Roulstone	332
Majority
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Selsdon & Ballards

Selsdon & Ballards (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Dudley S. Mead	2,692
	Conservative	Philip J. Thomas	2,602
	Conservative	Julian E. Storey	2,562
	Labour	Ashton L. Anderson	619
	Liberal Democrats	John M. Jefkins	616
	Labour	John C. Simkins	611
	Liberal Democrats	Margaret L. Burnett	561
	Labour	Rae F.E. Goonetilleke	552
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Shirley

Shirley (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Janet A. Marshall	2,372
	Conservative	Michael D. Fisher	2,040
	Conservative	Richard R. Chatterjee	1,978
	Labour	Sarah Jones	1,343
	Labour	Richard M. Plackett	1,205
	Labour	David L. Davies	1,135
	Liberal Democrats	Patricia F. West	448
	Liberal Democrats	Ejnar Sorensen	413
	Liberal Democrats	Paul F. West	407
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

South Norwood

South Norwood (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jane Avis	1,574
	Labour	Michael Jewitt	1,471
	Labour	Andrew S.K. Bagnall	1,392
	Conservative	Pauline Miles	1,011
	Conservative	Helena M. Kowalska	991
	Conservative	John L. Tooze	787
	Liberal Democrats	Julie Hardy-McBride	469
	Liberal Democrats	Graham Axford	450
	Liberal Democrats	Jan Perry	442
	Green	Brian Fewster	278
	UKIP	Ronald L.J. Newman	127
	UKIP	Alan G. Smith	104
	UKIP	Claire J. Smith	95
Majority
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Thornton Heath

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

Upper Norwood

Upper Norwood (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Patrick T. Ryan	1,998
	Labour	Hugh D. Malyan	1,961
	Labour	Ian G. Payne	1,828
	Conservative	Luke S. Clancy	1,246
	Conservative	Quentin J. Hawkins	1,173
	Conservative	Tirena Gunter	1,164
	Liberal Democrats	Geoffrey Morley	432
	Liberal Democrats	John Cornell	400
	People's Choice	John Gladden	229
Majority
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Waddon

Waddon (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Alison J. Butler	1,609
	Labour	Charlotte M. McAree	1,585
	Labour	Paul J. Smith	1,532
	Conservative	Jonathan M. Driver	1524
	Conservative	Rex A.J. Calvert	1522
	Conservative	Philip P. Gamble	1475
	Liberal Democrats	Joan Leck	413
	Liberal Democrats	Suzanne U. Roquette	401
	Liberal Democrats	Patricia Gauge	394
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

West Thornton

West Thornton (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Raj Chandarana	1,691
	Labour	Bernadette Khan	1,547
	Labour	Martin A. Tiedemann	1,506
	Conservative	George A. Fibley	704
	Conservative	Parshotam L. Bhagat	675
	Conservative	Christopher P. Leese	586
	Liberal Democrats	Saeed A. Malik	313
	Liberal Democrats	Christopher A. Reilly	306
	Liberal Democrats	Susan L. Watson	296
Majority
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Woodside

Woodside (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Karen Jewitt	1,824
	Labour	Anthony J. Newman	1,774
	Labour	Paul W. Scott	1,623
	Conservative	Benjamin J. Grainger	941
	Conservative	Lindsay P. Frost	938
	Conservative	Joan M. North	891
	Independent	Brian P. Finegan	583
	Independent	Christina M. Salter	525
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

External links

• BBC - Croydon Council election result