# Park Hill and Whitgift (ward)

Park Hill and Whitgift is a ward in the London Borough of Croydon in the United Kingdom, covering the Park Hill and Whitgift estates. 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.
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.

## List of councillors

| Term | Councillor | Party |
| 2018–2021 | Vidhi Mohan | Conservative |
| 2021–2024 | Jade Appleton | Conservative |
| 2024–present | Andrew Price | Conservative |

## Croydon council elections
### 2024 by-election

The by-election was held on 2 May 2024, following the resignation of Jade Appleton. It took place on the same day as the 2024 London mayoral election, the GLA election and 14 other borough council by-elections across London.
2024 Park Hill and Whitgift by-election :
| Party | 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 | New |
| | TUSC | Ben Goldstone | 19 | 0.8 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 259 | 11.6 | 18.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,248 | 51.8 | 9.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,336 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 9.4 | |

### 2022 election

2022 Croydon London Borough Council election: Park Hill and Whitgift (1) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jade Appleton* | 969 | 53.7 | 1.2 |
| | Labour | Joseph Erber | 424 | 23.5 | 8.5 |
| | Green | James Cork | 191 | 10.6 | 1.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Szymon Zaborski | 167 | 9.2 | 2.4 |
| | Taking the Initiative | Caleap Wagner | 54 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1812 | 42.07 | 11.23 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 4.85 | |

### 2021 by-election

The by-election was held on 6 May 2021.
2021 Park Hill and Whitgift by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jade Appleton | 1,188 | 52.5 | 3.5 |
| | Labour | Chrishni Reshekaron | 724 | 32.0 | 1.0 |
| | Green | Catherine Graham | 199 | 8.8 | 2.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Howard | 153 | 6.8 | 0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 464 | 20.5 | 4.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2295 | 53.3 | 7.36 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 2.25 | |

### 2018 election

2018 Croydon London Borough Council election: Park Hill and Whitgift (1) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Vidhi Mohan* | 1,110 | 55.86 | |
| | Labour | Ranil Perera | 618 | 31.10 | |
| | Green | James Cork | 126 | 6.34 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert George Williams | 133 | 6.69 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 492 | 24.76 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,991 | 45.94 | N/A |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

## 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 |