# 1986 Croydon London Borough Council election

The 1986 Croydon Council election took place on 8 May 1986 to elect members of Croydon London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.

## Election result

Croydon Council election result 1986 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % |
| Conservative | 44 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 62.86 | 44.5 |
| Labour | 26 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 37.14 | 29.2 |
| Alliance | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 24.4 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| 44 | 26 |
| Con | Labour |

## Ward results
### Addiscombe

Addiscombe (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour Co-op | Jeremy P. Fitzpatrick | 1,680 |
| | Labour Co-op | Martin D. Walker | 1,630 |
| | Labour Co-op | Nancy T. Irwin | 1,627 |
| | Conservative | Megan Holt-Thomas | 1,608 |
| | Conservative | Peter G. Holt-Thomas | 1,581 |
| | Conservative | Christopher A. Fink | 1,517 |
| | Liberal | Paul D. Wiggin | 1,277 |
| | Liberal | Leslie A. Rowe | 1,242 |
| | Liberal | Susan E. Wiggin | 1,215 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 19 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Swing |
| | Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Swing |
| | Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Swing |

### Ashburton

Ashburton (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Edwin S. Arram | 1,471 |
| | Conservative | George A. Holmes | 1,338 |
| | Labour | Rodney G. D. Matlock | 860 |
| | Labour | Peter L. Spalding | 814 |
| | SDP | Richard J. Edwards | 805 |
| | SDP | Paul F. West | 728 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 478 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Bensham Manor

Bensham Manor (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Graham A. Dean | 2,252 |
| | Labour | Paul R. Mee | 2,058 |
| | Labour | Hilary A. Key | 2,045 |
| | Conservative | Steven L. V. Hollands | 1,544 |
| | Conservative | Ronald J. Bowker | 1,517 |
| | Conservative | Julia A. Wood | 1,342 |
| | Liberal | Valerie F. S. Lehec | 740 |
| | Alliance | Philip V. Pavey | 650 |
| | Alliance | Nicholas P. Willis | 648 |
| | Green | Timothy A. J. Rowe | 172 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 501 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |

### Beulah

Beulah (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Philomena M. Brown | 1,510 |
| | Conservative | Klemens E. Zdanowicz | 1,447 |
| | Labour | Martin R. Kender | 787 |
| | Labour | Joy M. Laing | 720 |
| | SDP | Julie Armitage | 516 |
| | Liberal | Trevor J. Barker | 508 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 660 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Broad Green

Broad Green (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Christine M. Jarrold | 1,913 |
| | Labour | Kevin D. Jarrold | 1,895 |
| | Labour | Hugh P. Atkinson | 1,887 |
| | Conservative | Geoffrey N. de Bois | 870 |
| | Conservative | Douglas A. H. Sharman | 801 |
| | Conservative | Stephen G. Ghero | 792 |
| | Alliance | Christopher M. Pocock | 524 |
| | Alliance | Christopher D. Hunt | 513 |
| | Alliance | Stephen A. Hall | 500 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,017 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |

### Coulsdon East

Coulsdon East (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Michael S. Barber | 2,446 |
| | Conservative | Stanley E. Littlechild | 2,382 |
| | Conservative | Andrew J. Pelling | 2,264 |
| | Liberal | Peter Hasler Billenness | 2,022 |
| | Liberal | Ian R. Atkins | 2,021 |
| | Alliance | Hugh Pierce | 1,912 |
| | Labour | Catherine T. Evans | 345 |
| | Labour | John F. Treffry | 338 |
| | Labour | Nuala C. O'Neill | 334 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 242 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Croham

Croham (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Ian Croft | 2,315 | |
| | Conservative | Peter S. Bowness | 2,225 | |
| | Conservative | John P. B. Hecks | 2,189 | |
| | Liberal | James S. Forrest | 2,117 | |
| | SDP | Christopher G. Peacock | 1,928 | |
| | Alliance | Stephen P. J. Maloney | 1,905 | |
| | Labour | David J. White | 401 | |
| | Labour | Pauline H. Scharp | 399 | |
| | Labour | Claire E. M. Bailey Newton | 372 | |
| | Green | Michael Spencer-Bowdage | 255 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 72 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 48.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,479 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Fairfield

Fairfield (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | John L. Aston | 2,521 |
| | Conservative | Robert W. Coatman | 2,483 |
| | Conservative | Michael D. Wunn | 2,324 |
| | SDP | Tyrrell Burgess | 1,004 |
| | Labour | Stanley L. Eaton | 967 |
| | Alliance | Philip H. Barron | 952 |
| | Labour | Richard A. Frost | 933 |
| | Labour | Vanessa C. Fry | 932 |
| | Alliance | Norman Harris | 930 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,320 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Fieldway

Fieldway (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour Co-op | James L. Walker | 1,450 |
| | Labour Co-op | Mary M. Walker | 1,296 |
| | Conservative | John R. Miller | 416 |
| | Conservative | Roy T. Miller | 390 |
| | Alliance | Philip J. Harvey | 222 |
| | Alliance | Clare V. Boyle | 213 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 880 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing |

### Heathfield

Heathfield (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Mary M. H. Horden | 2,416 |
| | Conservative | Nicholas E. V. Perry | 2,416 |
| | Conservative | Richard F. Pannett | 2,406 |
| | Alliance | David A. Partridge | 866 |
| | Alliance | Ian Dixie | 827 |
| | Alliance | Frances M. Williams | 806 |
| | Labour | Thomas F. H. King | 595 |
| | Labour | Mark Chapman | 574 |
| | Labour | Owen H. Williams | 537 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,540 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Kenley

Kenley (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Alan K. Carey | 1,478 |
| | Conservative | Brian G. Smith | 1,363 |
| | Alliance | Sidney R. H. King | 752 |
| | Alliance | Robert D. Riddett | 723 |
| | Labour | Andrew J. Cridford | 289 |
| | Labour | Lillian L. Scott | 254 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 611 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Monks Orchard

Monks Orchard (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Albert W. Elliott | 1,936 |
| | Conservative | Derek R. Loughborough | 1,884 |
| | Labour | David L. Davies | 685 |
| | Alliance | Anne M. Brown | 665 |
| | SDP | Julian D. Goldie | 635 |
| | Labour | Marie E. Henderson | 625 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,199 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### New Addington

New Addington (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Roger M. Burgess | 1,786 |
| | Labour | Brenda P. Kirby | 1,756 |
| | Labour | Geraint R. Davies | 1,678 |
| | Conservative | Alfred J. Doherty | 789 |
| | Conservative | Brian D. J. O'Shea | 680 |
| | Conservative | Catherine M. C. Wunn | 650 |
| | Alliance | Anthony E. W. Gooch | 379 |
| | Alliance | Katharine A. Finney | 336 |
| | Alliance | Mahmood I. Bhamji | 284 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 889 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Norbury

Norbury (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Lindsay R. Hodges | 2,044 |
| | Conservative | Colin Johnston | 2,037 |
| | Conservative | Bryan J. Kendall | 2,033 |
| | Liberal | Pamela E. Freeman | 1,162 |
| | Liberal | John Fraser | 1,160 |
| | Labour | Paul J. Murray | 1,134 |
| | SDP | George M. T. Pirintji | 1,122 |
| | Labour | Douglas I. Stuart | 1,103 |
| | Labour | Mary S. Stuart | 1,055 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 871 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Purley

Purley (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Peter J. F. Macdonald | 2,423 |
| | Conservative | George A. Smith | 2,404 |
| | Conservative | David L. Congdon | 2,392 |
| | Alliance | Sheila Buckle | 1,266 |
| | Liberal | John Hatherley | 1,118 |
| | Liberal | Jonathan M. Cardy | 1,084 |
| | Labour | Geoffrey Bish | 498 |
| | Labour | Stephen Baister | 493 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,126 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Rylands

Rylands (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Guy L. Harding | 1,175 |
| | Conservative | Keith Wilson | 1,105 |
| | Labour | Patrick T. Ryan | 926 |
| | Labour | Michael J. Anteney | 914 |
| | SDP | Robin Taylor | 752 |
| | SDP | Charles L. Bailey | 650 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 179 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Sanderstead

Sanderstead (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Colin J. Hood | 2,178 |
| | Conservative | Bruce T. H. Marshall | 2,042 |
| | Alliance | Angela C. Mills | 896 |
| | Alliance | Raymond W. Bustin | 883 |
| | Labour | Anthony J. Lear | 352 |
| | Labour | Rose I. White | 294 |
| | Green | Edmond M. Rosenthal | 149 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,146 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Selsdon

Selsdon (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Dudley S. Mead | 2,154 |
| | Conservative | Ian L. Aarons | 2,126 |
| | SDP | Patricia A. Charman | 752 |
| | Alliance | Philip Ashley | 719 |
| | Labour | Michael P. J. Phelan | 386 |
| | Labour | John H. Robinson | 359 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,374 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### South Norwood

South Norwood (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Beryl Saunders | 1,407 |
| | Conservative | David Lipman | 1,400 |
| | Conservative | Paul A. Saunders | 1,379 |
| | Liberal | Jeremy E. Cope | 1,189 |
| | Liberal | Pamela M. Whirrity | 1,169 |
| | Liberal | Anthony R. Phillips | 1,148 |
| | Labour | Iain K. Forbes | 972 |
| | Labour | Elaine A. Gibbon | 939 |
| | Labour | Margaret H. Hardley | 907 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 190 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Spring Park

Spring Park (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Denis E. Perry | 2,275 |
| | Conservative | Janet A. Marshall | 2,265 |
| | Labour | Peter J. Champion | 693 |
| | Alliance | Christine T. Martin | 651 |
| | Labour | Stephen C. Moyse | 646 |
| | Alliance | Robert J. Williams | 622 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,572 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Thornton Heath

Thornton Heath (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Adrian S. Dennis | 1,871 |
| | Labour | Wallace W. Garratt | 1,860 |
| | Labour | Leni Gillman | 1,726 |
| | Residents | John G. Davies | 1,378 |
| | Residents | John C. Morgan | 1,332 |
| | Residents | Phyllis A. Stelling | 1,252 |
| | Liberal | Peter C. Davies | 644 |
| | Alliance | Meem Y. Sheen | 534 |
| | Alliance | Katherine M. Chadderton | 524 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 348 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Labour gain from Residents | Labour gain from Residents | Swing |
| | Labour gain from Residents | Labour gain from Residents | Swing |
| | Labour gain from Residents | Labour gain from Residents | Swing |

### Upper Norwood

Upper Norwood (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Margaret C. V. Parfitt | 1,497 |
| | Conservative | Ernest G. Noad | 1,468 |
| | Labour | Andrew M. S. Ward | 985 |
| | Labour | Michael D. Petrou | 953 |
| | Alliance | David A. Sawyer | 464 |
| | Alliance | Lawrence West | 453 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 483 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Waddon

Waddon (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | James J. Nea | 1,994 |
| | Conservative | Reginald H. Kent | 1,941 |
| | Labour | Christopher R. Allen | 1,876 |
| | Conservative | Beverley S. Winborn | 1,808 |
| | Labour | Anthony J. Slatcher | 1,776 |
| | Labour | Andrew C. Theobald | 1,730 |
| | Liberal | Charles E. Burling | 908 |
| | Liberal | Joy I.D. Prince | 874 |
| | Alliance | William N. Tucker | 852 |
| | National Front | Paul Ballard | 144 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 68 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |

### West Thornton

West Thornton (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Margaret R. Mansell | 1,954 |
| | Labour | David R. Evans | 1,932 |
| | Labour | Gwendolyn E. Bernard | 1,834 |
| | Conservative | Stephen J. Stewart | 1,386 |
| | Conservative | Eric W. Howell | 1,357 |
| | Conservative | Yvonne A. L. Stewart | 1,320 |
| | Liberal | Janet R. Pitt | 922 |
| | Alliance | Alan J. Holder | 823 |
| | Alliance | Graham F. Williams | 763 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 448 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |

### Whitehorse Manor

Whitehorse Manor (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Robert C. E. Brooks | 1,501 |
| | Labour | Alison J. Roberts | 1,372 |
| | Labour | Ian Smedley | 1,285 |
| | Liberal | William H. Pitt | 1,117 |
| | Conservative | Denis V. Read | 932 |
| | Conservative | Arthur S. Dwan | 926 |
| | Conservative | Kathleen M. Brickwood | 920 |
| | SDP | Geoffrey Morley | 890 |
| | Liberal | Robert B. Russell | 870 |
| | National Front | Keith D. Handy | 85 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 168 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |

### Woodcote & Coulsdon West

Woodcote & Coulsdon West (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Maurice A. Fowler | 2,778 |
| | Conservative | Samuel J. Moore | 2,750 |
| | Conservative | Jenefer G. A. Riley | 2,693 |
| | Alliance | John P. Callen | 1,210 |
| | Alliance | Keith C. Jacobs | 1,136 |
| | Alliance | Michael E. Rosenbloom | 1,054 |
| | Labour | David Denver | 500 |
| | Labour | Georgina C. Page | 490 |
| | Labour | Judah L. Scharp | 424 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,483 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Woodside

Woodside (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Toni E. Letts | 1,221 |
| | Labour | Robert P. Trory | 1,142 |
| | Conservative | Dennis F. Todd | 1,060 |
| | Conservative | Jack Westbury | 975 |
| | SDP | Diana M. Landon | 415 |
| | Liberal | Graem Peters | 367 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 82 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |