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.

A map showing the wards of Croydon from 2002 to 2018

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:

Election	Council control		Conservative	Labour	Lib Dem	Greens	Others
1964		No overall control	21	21	-	-	18
1968		Conservative	47	1	1	-	11
1971		Conservative	30	27	-	-	3
1974		Conservative	40	17	-	-	3
1978		Conservative	56	11	-	-	3
1982		Conservative	62	5	-	-	3
1986		Conservative	44	26	-	-	-
1990		Conservative	41	29	-	-	-
1994		Labour	30	40	-	-	-
1998		Labour	31	38	1	-	-
2002		Labour	32	37	1	-	-
2006		Conservative	43	27	-	-	-
2010		Conservative	37	33	-	-	-
2014		Labour	30	40	-	-	-
2018		Labour	29	41	-	-	-
2022		No overall control	33 (plus Mayor)	34	1	2	-

Council elections

• 1964 Croydon London Borough Council election
• 1968 Croydon London Borough Council election
• 1971 Croydon London Borough Council election (boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)^{[1][n 1]}
• 1974 Croydon London Borough Council election
• 1978 Croydon London Borough Council election (boundary changes increased the number of seats by ten)^[2]
• 1982 Croydon London Borough Council election
• 1986 Croydon London Borough Council election
• 1990 Croydon London Borough Council election
• 1994 Croydon London Borough Council election (boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)^{[n 2][n 3][n 4][n 5]}
• 1998 Croydon London Borough Council election (boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)^{[n 6]}
• 2002 Croydon London Borough Council election (boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)^[3]
• 2006 Croydon London Borough Council election
• 2010 Croydon London Borough Council election
• 2014 Croydon London Borough Council election
• 2018 Croydon London Borough Council election (boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)
• 2022 Croydon London Borough Council election (boundaries remained the same, but the introduction of the Mayor of Croydon increased the number of seats by 1)

Borough result maps

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  1978 results map
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  1982 results map
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  1986 results map
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  1990 results map
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  1994 results map
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  1998 results map
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  2002 results map
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  2006 results map
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  2010 results map
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  2014 results map
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  2018 results map
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  2022 results map

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:

Party		Councillors
	Conservative	33 plus Mayor
	Labour	34
	Greens	2
	Liberal Democrat	1

By-election results

1964-1968

There were no by-elections.^[4]

1968-1971

Purley by-election, 11 July 1968^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mrs M. E. Campbell	1252
	Liberal	K. H. Legge	247
	Labour	B. G. Hamblin	116
Turnout				14.0%

Shirley by-election, 29 January 1970^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. R. Dubery	2096
	Liberal	C. R. Chance	368
	Labour	H. W. Robertson	297
	Independent	J. T. E. A. Waddell	161
Turnout				20.6%

1971-1974

Coulsdon East by-election, 30 September 1971^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. L. Bonsier	1,752
	Liberal	J. P. Callen	552
	Labour	Mrs P. A. Airey	417
Turnout				25.3%

East by-election, 6 July 1972^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. W. Elliott	1,709
	Labour	A. C. Lord	1,578
	Independent	J. R. Simmonds	1,221
Turnout				34.8%

Bensham Manor by-election, 5 October 1972^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mrs W. M. Holt	1,784
	Conservative	R. J. Bowker	1,240
Turnout				27.2%

Addiscombe by-election, 2 August 1973^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mrs M. M. Walker	2,161
	Conservative	J. A. Arnold	1,321
	Liberal	B. F. Steggles	790
Turnout				38.2%

1974-1978

Whitehorse Manor by-election, 4 March 1976^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Julia A. Wood	1,123
	Labour	Audrey M. Simpson	1,116
	Liberal	William H. Pitt	466
Turnout				29.1

Woodside by-election, 13 May 1976^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David L. Congdon	2,119
	Labour Co-op	Sinnathamby Supiramaniam	1,303
	Liberal	Alan R. Mead	423
Turnout				35.2

Waddon by-election, 15 July 1976^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	James J. Nea	2,225
	Labour	Barry V. Bulled	1,756
	National Party	William H. Porter	442
	National Front	John A. Fisher	329
	Liberal	Roger W. Stephens	221
	Independent	Charles J. De Val	118
Turnout				41.8

Coulsdon East by-election, 14 October 1976^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Martin A. Levie	1,502
	Liberal	Herbert C. E. Lovejoy	1,009
	Labour	Roger M. Burgess	163
Turnout				23.8

Bensham Manor by-election, 10 March 1977^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Christopher B. Wesson	1,634
	Labour	Ralph W. Attoe	1,519
	National Front	Roland Dummer	234
Turnout				30.8

Waddon by-election, 30 June 1977^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Michael D. Wunn	1,943
	Labour	Barry V. Bulled	1,592
	Liberal	Patricia M. Boreham	164
	National Party	William H. Porter	154
	National Front	Roland Dummer	124
Turnout				33.2

1978-1982

1982-1986

1986-1990

Monks Orchard by-election, 30 April 1987

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Audrey F F Cutbill	2,035	59.6	+0.2
	Liberal	Anthony R Phillips	1,036	30.3	+10.1
	Labour	David L Davies	346	10.1	−10.3
Majority			999	29.3	−9.7
Turnout				43.1
	Conservative hold		Swing	-5.0

1990-1994

Coulsdon East by-election, 25 June 1992^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Christine A. Prentice	1,539	54.2
	Liberal Democrats	John P. Callen	1,087	38.3
	Labour	Ian G. Payne	213	7.5
Turnout				29.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Susan T. Taylor.

Purley by-election, 25 June 1992^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Graham J. Bass	1,680	73.1
	Liberal Democrats	Pamela A. Randall	395	17.2
	Labour	Valerie Shawcross	224	9.7
Turnout				20.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. David L. Congdon.

Upper Norwood by-election, 19 November 1992^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Patrick T. Ryan	1,306	55.1
	Conservative	Guy L. Harding	986	41.6
	Liberal Democrats	Jonathan R. Cope	79	3.3
Majority			320	13.5
Turnout			2,371	37.0
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. John D. P. Yaxley.

Broad Green by-election, 29 April 1993^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Stuart Collins	1,972	74.6
	Conservative	Patricia F. L. Knight	528	20.0
	Liberal Democrats	David A. Holmes	143	5.4
Majority			1,244	54.5
Turnout			2,643	30.2
	Labour gain from Labour Co-op		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Anthony J. Slatcher.

Waddon by-election, 12 August 1993^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Charles E. Burling	1,389	43.7
	Liberal Democrats	Henry J. Norton	772	24.3
	Conservative	Patricia F. L. Knight	728	22.9
	Independent Resident	Peter J. Collier	213	6.7
	Green	Phillip D. Duckworth	79	2.5
Turnout				31.6
	Labour hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Ann A. Allan.

1994-1998

Beulah by-election, 8 December 1994^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Hugh D. Malyan	1,338	63.2
	Conservative	Michael D. Fisher	625	29.5
	Liberal Democrats	Christopher M. Pocock	132	6.2
	Green	Bruce J. Horner	21	1.0
Majority			713	33.7
Turnout			2,116	33.2
	Labour hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Sherwan H. Chowdhury.

Sanderstead by-election, 14 September 1995^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Eric Shaw	1712	52.6
	Liberal Democrats	Gavin T. Howard-Jones	970	29.8
	Labour	Michael P. J. Phelan	528	16.2
	Green	Richard J. Hamlyn	32	1.0
	Ind Green Soc Dem	John S. Cartwright	15	0.5
Majority			742	22.8
Turnout			3,257
	Conservative hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Bruce T. H. Marshall.

Bensham Manor by-election, 17 October 1996^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Paula M. Shaw	1,812	63.7
	Conservative	John L. Tooze	690	24.2
	Liberal Democrats	John Fraser	282	9.9
	Green	Mario S. G. G. Barnsley	38	1.3
	Monster Raving Loony	John S. Cartwright	25	0.9
Majority			1,122	39.5
Turnout			2,847	29.8
	Labour hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Alison J. Roberts.

New Addington by-election, 24 July 1997^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Christopher Ward	755	59.8	−10.6
	Conservative	Robin Sullivan	367	29.1	−0.6
	Liberal Democrats	Mark B. Goodrich	97	7.7	+7.7
	United Democratic Party	Paul T. Burgess	29	2.3	+2.3
	Monster Raving Loony	John S. Cartwright	15	1.2	+1.2
Majority			388	30.7
Turnout			1,263	15.2
	Labour hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Geraint R. Davies.

1998-2002

Rylands by-election, 9 July 1998^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Louisa P. Woodley	1,033	58.1	−8.8
	Conservative	George A. Filbey	623	35.0	+1.9
	Liberal Democrats	Hilary J. Waterhouse	102	5.7	+5.7
	Monster Raving Loony	John S. Cartwright	21	1.2	+1.2
Majority			410	23.1
Turnout			1,779
	Labour hold		Swing

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

New Addington by-election, 4 May 2000^[3][8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Brenda P. Kirby	1,073	49.4	−12.3
	Conservative	John R. Miller	882	40.6	+2.3
	Liberal Democrats	George W. Schlich	153	7.1	+7.1
	Monster Raving Loony	John S. Cartwright	62	2.9	+2.9
Majority			191	8.8
Turnout			2,170	26.8
	Labour hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Valerie Shawcross.

2002-2006

Bensham Manor by-election, 10 June 2004^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Nanoo Rajendran	1,935	50.7	−20.9
	Conservative	John L. Tooze	631	16.5	−6.3
	Liberal Democrats	Ejnar Sorensen	581	15.2	+15.2
	UKIP	James R. Feisenberger	328	8.6	+3.0
	Green	Shasha Khan	257	6.7	+6.7
	Monster Raving Loony	John S. Cartwright	44	1.2	+1.2
	Independent	Robin J. M. Sullivan	42	1.2	+1.1
Majority			1,304	34.2
Turnout			3,818	37.1
	Labour hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Alexander Burridge.

Fieldway by-election, 16 June 2005^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Simon A. Hall	993	52.4	−13.0
	Conservative	Anthony Pearson	714	37.6	+3.0
	Liberal Democrats	Simon E. Hargrave	136	7.2	+7.2
	UKIP	Lynnda Robson	47	2.5	+2.5
	Monster Raving Loony	John S. Cartwright	6	0.3	+0.3
Majority			279	14.8
Turnout			1,896	28.0
	Labour hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Mary M. Walker.

Fairfield by-election, 15 December 2005^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Vidhhyacharan R. Mohan	1,459	54.0	+7.8
	Labour	Peter N. Horah	871	32.3	−3.8
	Liberal Democrats	Michael T. A. Bishopp	223	8.3	−4.1
	Green	Bernice C. Golberg	82	3.0	+3.0
	The People’s Choice	Holly M. Edmonds	34	1.3	+1.3
	Monster Raving Loony	John S. Cartwright	31	1.1	−4.2
Majority			588	21.7
Turnout			2,700	28.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Audrey-Marie M. Yates.

2006-2010

Bensham Manor by-election, 8 February 2007^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Alison Butler	1683	61.7
	Conservative	Roger Taylor	617	22.6
	Green	Shasha Khan	240	8.8
	Liberal Democrats	Christina Tyree	126	4.6
	UKIP	James R Feisenberger	40	1.5
	Monster Raving Loony	John S. Cartwright	15	0.5
	The People's Choice	Mark Samuel	9	0.3
Majority			1066	39
Turnout			2730	26.0
	Labour hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Paula Shaw.^[12]

Waddon by-election, 12 February 2009^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Clare Hilley	1,462	46.0	+2.7
	Labour	Ian Payne	1,222	38.5	+0.7
	BNP	Charlotte Lewis	157	4.9	+4.9
	Liberal Democrats	Patricia Gauge	150	4.7	−2.7
	Green	Mary J. Davey	115	3.6	−5.4
	UKIP	Kathleen Garner	48	1.5	+1.5
	The People's Choice! Exclusively For All	Mark R. L. Samuel	13	0.4	+0.4
	Monster Raving Loony	John S. Cartwright	11	0.3	+0.3
Majority			240	7.5
Turnout			3,178	28.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Jonathan Driver.^[14]

2010-2014

There were no by-elections.^[15]

2014-2018

Selhurst by-election, 5 March 2015^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Wood	1,517	71.5	+19.5
	Conservative	Tirena Gunter	246	11.6	−2.0
	Green	Tracey Hague	148	7.0	−1.5
	UKIP	Annette Reid	147	6.9	−5.7
	Liberal Democrats	Geoff Morley	65	3.1	−2.9
Majority			1,271	59.9
Turnout			2,123
	Labour hold		Swing

The by-election was triggered by the death of Councillor Gerry Ryan.^[17]

West Thornton by-election, 5 May 2016^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Callton Young	3,136	64.7	+2.0
	Conservative	Scott Roche	989	20.4	+3.0
	Green	David Beall	289	6.0	−2.5
	UKIP	Ace Nnorom	145	3.0	−5.0
	Liberal Democrats	Geoff Morley	140	2.9	−0.5
	Independence from Europe	Peter Morgan	77	1.6	N/A
	English Democrat	Winston McKenzie	70	1.4	N/A
Majority			2,147	44.3
Turnout				44
	Labour hold		Swing

The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Councillor Emily Benn.^[18]

South Norwood by-election, 7 September 2017^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Patsy Cummings	1,671	59.0	+7.8
	Conservative	Becca Natrajan	475	16.8	−3.4
	Liberal Democrats	Claire Bonham	388	13.7	+6.7
	Green	Peter Underwood	218	7.7	−3.3
	UKIP	Michael Swadling	78	2.8	−7.9
Majority			1,196	42.3
Turnout			2,830
	Labour hold		Swing

The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Councillor Kathy Bee.^[20]

2018-2022

Norbury & Pollards Hill by-election, 14 March 2019

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Leila Ben-Hassel	1,379	64.5	−3.3
	Conservative	Tirena Hilary Gunter	324	15.2	−6.9
	Independent	Mark James Gerard O'Grady	162	7.6	+7.6
	Green	Rachel Mary Chance	91	4.3	−6.0
	Independent	Malgorzata Maria Roznerska	72	3.4	+3.4
	Liberal Democrats	Guy Michael Clinton Burchett	70	3.3	+3.3
	UKIP	Kathleen Garner	40	1.9	+1.9
Majority			1,055
Turnout			2,145	25.3
	Labour hold		Swing

The by-election was caused by the death of Councillor Maggie Mansell.^[21]

Fairfield by-election, 7 November 2019^[22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Caragh Skipper	849	40.8	−10.2
	Conservative	Jayde Edwards	536	25.7	−4.2
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Rendle	397	19.1	+10.0
	Green	Esther Sutton	237	11.4	+1.3
	Women's Equality	Heather Twidle	40	1.9	+1.9
	Independent	Mark Samuel	23	1.1	+1.1
Majority			313	15.0
Turnout			2,082
	Labour hold		Swing

The by-election was caused by the resignation of Councillor Niroshan Sirisena.^[23]

Kenley by-election, 6 May 2021^[24]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ola Kolade	2,220	59.7	−5.7
	Labour	John Sailing	618	16.6	−3.2
	Liberal Democrats	Adrian Glendinning	455	12.2	+5.5
	Green	Esther Sutton	372	10.0	+1.9
	Heritage	Zachary Stiling	52	1.4	+1.4
Majority			1,602	43.1
Turnout			3,717
	Conservative hold		Swing

The by-election was caused by the resignation of Councillor Steve O'Connell.^[25]

New Addington North by-election, 6 May 2021^[26]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Kola Agboola	1,214	48.6	−11.4
	Conservative	Lara Fish	985	39.5	+19.5
	Independent	Michael Castle	109	4.4	+4.4
	Green	Tracey Hague	98	3.8	−2.2
	BNP	John Clarke	55	2.2	−4.9
	Liberal Democrats	Keith Miller	38	1.5	+1.5
Majority			229	9.2
Turnout			2,496
	Labour hold		Swing

The by-election was caused by the resignation of Councillor Simon Hall.^[27]

Park Hill and Whitgift by-election, 6 May 2021^[28]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jade Appleton	1,188	52.5	−3.4
	Labour	Chrishni Reshekaron	724	32.0	+0.9
	Green	Catherine Graham	199	8.8	+2.5
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Howard	153	6.8	+0.1
Majority			464	20.5
Turnout			2,264
	Conservative hold		Swing

The by-election was caused by the resignation of Councillor Vidhi Mohan.^[25]

South Norwood by-election, 6 May 2021^[29]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Louis Carserides	2,276	49.9	−17.2
	Conservative	Sonia Marinello	1,173	25.7	+8.9
	Green	Ria Patel	423	9.3	+0.6
	Liberal Democrats	Luke Bonham	288	6.3	−1.1
	Taking the Initiative	Angela Kaler	251	5.5	+5.5
	Independent	Jane Nicholl	154	3.4	+3.4
Majority			1,103	24.2
Turnout			4,565
	Labour hold		Swing

The by-election was caused by the resignation of Councillor Jane Avis.^[30]

Woodside by-election, 6 May 2021^[31]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Michael Bonello	2,375	47.9	−14.4
	Conservative	Michelle Kazi	1,315	26.5	+7.1
	Green	Peter Underwood	515	10.4	−0.4
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Rendle	368	7.4	−0.2
	Taking the Initiative	Alison Johnson	219	4.4	+4.4
	Independent	Ian Bone	125	2.5	+2.5
	Independent	Mark Samuel	40	0.8	+0.8
Majority			1,060	21.4
Turnout			4,957
	Labour hold		Swing

The by-election was caused by the resignation of Councillor Tony Newman.^[27]

2022-2026

South Croydon by-election, 30 June 2022^[32]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Danielle Denton	1,306	42.9	+2.9
	Labour	Ben Taylor	821	27.0	−2.1
	Liberal Democrats	John Jefkins	448	14.7	+0.6
	Green	Peter Underwood	269	8.8	−5.6
	Independent	Andrew Pelling	158	5.2	+5.2
	UKIP	Kathleen Garner	25	0.8	−1.7
	Independent	Mark Samuel	18	0.6	+0.6
Majority			485	15.9
Turnout			3,045
	Conservative hold		Swing

The by-election was caused by the election of Councillor Jason Perry as Mayor of Croydon.

Selsdon Vale and Forestdale by-election, 3 November 2022^[33]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Fatima Zaman	983	46.3	−21.1
	Green	Peter Underwood	530	24.9	+8.8
	Labour	Tom Bowell	372	17.5	+1.0
	Independent	Andrew Pelling	168	7.9	+7.9
	Liberal Democrats	George Holland	72	3.4	+3.4
Majority			453	21.3
Turnout			2,125
	Conservative hold		Swing

The by-election was caused by the death of Councillor Badsha Quadir.^[34]

Park Hill and Whitgift by-election, 2 May 2024^[35]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Andrew Price	960	42.9	−10.8
	Labour	Melanie Felten	701	31.4	+7.9
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Pelling	295	13.2	+3.9
	Green	James Cork	229	10.2	−0.4
	Independent	Mark Samuel	32	1.4	+1.4
	TUSC	Benjamin Goldstone	19	0.8	+0.8
Majority			259	11.6
Turnout			2,236
	Conservative hold		Swing

The by-election was caused by the resignation of Councillor Jade Appleton.^[36]

Woodside by-election, 2 May 2024^[37]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jessica Rich	2,305	49.3	−1.8
	Conservative	Deborah Adeoye Titilope	1,014	21.7	+3.7
	Green	Nicholas Burman-Vince	641	13.7	+0.4
	Liberal Democrats	Jahir Hussain	487	10.4	−0.9
	Taking the Initiative	Shane Sobers	150	3.2	−3.1
	TUSC	Michelle Wall	82	1.8	+1.8
Majority			1,291	27.6
Turnout			4,679
	Labour hold		Swing

The by-election was caused by the resignation of Councillor Mike Bonello.^[38]