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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 [4] They were superseded in 1849 by an elected local board.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 ...
It is the only ward in Croydon with one councillor elected every four years. The ward was created following the Croydon Council boundary change in 2018. [1] As part of the 2023 Boundary Review, Park Hill and Whitgift will move from Croydon Central constituency to Croydon South at the 2024 general election.
A map showing the wards of Croydon from 2002 to 2018 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.
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 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.
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 ...
The eastern side of North End in 2005, showing on the right Allders and to the back left the Drummond Centre building of Centrale Morris dancers in North End, circa 2001. North End is a pedestrianised road in Central Croydon, which includes entrances to the town's two main shopping centres, Centrale and the Whitgift Centre.
Boundary changes before the 2024 election removed both Selsdon and Waddon from the seat and added the Park Hill & Whitgift ward, close to Croydon Town centre. At the southern end of the constituency, Coulsdon has much in common with the residual county of Surrey of which it was a more intrinsically associated part until 1965 as it was excluded ...