# South Croydon (ward)

South Croydon is a ward in the London Borough of Croydon, London in the United Kingdom, covering part of the Croham Hurst and South Croydon.
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. According to the Croydon Observatory, run by the Council, the 2016 population was 18,100
The ward is in Croydon South constituency held by Chris Philp MP, one of the safest Conservative seats in London. South Croydon and its predecessor wards of Croham and Sanderstead North have only ever elected Conservative candidates since the creation of the borough in 1965.

## List of councillors

| Term | Councillor | Party |
| 2018–present | Maria Gatland | Conservative |
| 2018–present | Michael Neal | Conservative |
| 2018–2022 | Jason Perry | Conservative |
| 2022–present | Danielle Denton | Conservative |

## Croydon council elections
### 2022 by-election

The by-election took place on 30 June 2022.
2022 South Croydon by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Danielle Denton | 1,306 | 42.89 | 2.89 |
| | Labour | Benjamin Taylor | 821 | 26.96 | 2.14 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Jefkins | 448 | 14.71 | 0.61 |
| | Green | Peter Underwood | 269 | 8.83 | 5.57 |
| | Independent | Andrew Pelling | 158 | 5.19 | New |
| | UKIP | Kathleen Garner | 25 | 0.82 | 1.68 |
| | Independent | Mark Samuel | 18 | 0.59 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 485 | 15.93 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,051 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 2.51 | |

### 2022 election

The election took place on 5 May 2022.
2022 Croydon London Borough Council election: South Croydon (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Maria Gatland | 1,898 | |
| | Conservative | Jason Perry | 1,872 | |
| | Conservative | Michael Neal | 1,688 | |
| | Labour | Bridget Galloway | 1,378 | |
| | Labour | Joshua Andrew | 1,359 | |
| | Labour | Tariq Hafeez | 1,196 | |
| | Green | Steve Harris | 682 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Drake | 668 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Bishopp | 659 | |
| | Green | Nayan Patel | 605 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Keith Miller | 529 | |
| | Green | Marc Richards | 508 | |
| | UKIP | Kathleen Garner | 117 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,788 | 38.41 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
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### 2018 election

The election took place on 3 May 2018.
2018 Croydon London Borough Council election: South Croydon (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Maria Gatland | 2,345 | 18.02 | |
| | Conservative | Michael Neal | 2,169 | 16.67 | |
| | Conservative | Jason Perry | 2,108 | 16.20 | |
| | Labour | Stella Nabukeera | 1,633 | 12.55 | |
| | Labour | Matthew Dimas Hill | 1,606 | 12.34 | |
| | Labour | Paul Martin Waddell | 1,575 | 12.11 | |
| | Green | Stephen Harris | 442 | 3.40 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Thomas Albert Bishopp | 438 | 3.37 | |
| | Green | Saima Raza | 395 | 3.04 | |
| | Green | Marc Richards | 339 | 2.61 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Toby William Keynes | 294 | 2.26 | |
| | Independent | Mark Robin Lionel Samuel | 104 | 0.80 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 475 | 3.65 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,719 | 40.08 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,774 | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
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## Croydon mayoral elections

Below are the results for the candidate which received the highest share of the popular vote in the ward at each mayoral election.
| Year | Year | Mayoral candidate | Party | Winner? |
| | 2022 | Jason Perry | Conservative | Y |