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The town of Croydon's first local authority was a body of improvement commissioners established in 1829. [4] They were superseded in 1849 by an elected local board. [5] [6] The town was incorporated as a municipal borough in 1883, after which it was governed by a body formally called the "Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the Borough of Croydon", generally known as the corporation, town council ...
Summer Term runs from Easter to mid-July (half term ends in late May/early June). At the end of each half-term a holiday lasts about one week (usually nine full days, including two weekends), although in the autumn term, some schools give students two week long holidays (16 full days, including 3 weekends) to account for the term being longer ...
In 1714, Tenison, by then Archbishop of Canterbury, founded a school for some "ten poor boys and ten poor girls" at North End, Croydon, [1]: 72 on a site which is now close to Croydon’s shopping centre. Just over 300 years and three sites later, it is thought that the School is the oldest surviving continuously mixed-sex school in the world.
The local authority, Croydon London Borough Council, is now part of London Councils, the local government association for Greater London. [4] The economic strength of Croydon dates back to Croydon Airport which was a major factor in the development of Croydon as a business centre. Once London's main airport for all international flights to and ...
On 6 May 2021, 5 by-elections were held in Croydon following the resignation of 5 councillors across New Addington North, South Norwood, Kenley, Park Hill and Whitgift and Woodside. [3] Two current councillors were elected in the 2022 London local elections. [4] A by-election, caused by the resignation of Mike Bonello, was held on 2 May 2024.
The London Borough of Croydon is one of the boroughs in London with the most schools. They include primary schools (95), secondary schools (21) and four further education establishments. [ 1 ] Croydon College has its main building in Croydon , it is a low rise building. [ 2 ]
A campaign group supporting an elected mayor for Croydon called DEMOC started a petition to change to the mayoral system in February 2020, which they submitted to the council in September 2020. The mayoral system would replace the leader-and-cabinet system, whereby the leader of the council is chosen by the majority party or coalition of parties.
The ward returns three councillors every four years to Croydon Council. The ward held its first election in 2018. The ward has largely replaced the former Croham Ward. At the 2018 election, Maria Gatland, Michael Neal and Jason Perry were elected for South Croydon Ward, as Conservative Party candidates, becoming the first councillors for the ward.