# Fairfield (Croydon ward)

Fairfield is a ward in the London Borough of Croydon, covering most of the Croydon area of London in the United Kingdom. The ward currently forms part of the Croydon Central parliamentary constituency, except for a small area near West Croydon station which is part of the Croydon North constituency. The population of the ward at the 2011 Census was 16,569.
The ward returns three councillors every four years. Fairfield contains Croydon town centre, with its retail and office core. Until 2018, it also contained Park Hill and the Whitgift Estate to the east which is mostly 20th century housing bordering Lloyd Park. These became a separate Park Hill and Whitgift ward in 2018, leading to the Fairfield ward having a radically different character to before. Also found in the ward are Ruskin House, the headquarters of the Croydon Labour Party, and the Fairfield Halls concert hall and arts centre. The Vanguard Way passes along the Fairfield Path.

## List of Councillors

| Election | Councillor | Councillor | Party | Councillor | Councillor | Party | Councillor | Councillor | Party |
| 1978 | Ward created | Ward created | Ward created | Ward created | Ward created | Ward created | Ward created | Ward created | Ward created |
| 1978 | | Bob W. Coatman | Conservative | | John L. Aston | Conservative | | Peter R. Gilham | Conservative |
| 1982 | | Bob W. Coatman | Conservative | | John L. Aston | Conservative | | Michael D. Wunn | Conservative |
| 1994 | | Bob W. Coatman | Conservative | | Richard J. Billington | Conservative | | Michael D. Wunn | Conservative |
| 1998 | | Bob W. Coatman | Conservative | | Patricia F. L. Knight | Conservative | | Michael D. Wunn | Conservative |
| 2002 | | Bob W. Coatman | Conservative | | Patricia F. L. Knight | Conservative | | Audrey-Marie N. Yates | Conservative |
| July 2002 | | Bob W. Coatman | Conservative | | Patricia F. L. Knight | Labour | | Audrey-Marie N. Yates | Conservative |
| March 2003 | | Bob W. Coatman | Conservative | | Patricia F. L. Knight | Conservative | | Audrey-Marie N. Yates | Conservative |
| 2004 | | Bob W. Coatman | Conservative | | Patricia F. L. Knight | Independent | | Audrey-Marie N. Yates | Conservative |
| 2005 | | Bob W. Coatman | Conservative | | Patricia F. L. Knight | Liberal Democrat | | Audrey-Marie N. Yates | Conservative |
| 2005 by-election | | Bob W. Coatman | Conservative | | Patricia F. L. Knight | Liberal Democrat | | Vidhi Mohan | Conservative |
| 2006 | | Susan Winborn | Conservative | | David Fitze | Conservative | | Vidhi Mohan | Conservative |
| 2014 | | Susan Winborn | Conservative | | Helen Pollard | Conservative | | Vidhi Mohan | Conservative |
| 2018 | | Mary Croos | Labour | | Chris Clark | Labour | | Niroshan Sirisena | Labour |
| 2019 by-election | | Mary Croos | Labour | | Chris Clark | Labour | | Caragh Skipper | Labour |
| 2022 | | Ria Patel | Green | | Chris Clark | Labour | | Esther Sutton | Green |

## Mayoral election results

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 | Val Shawcross | Labour | N |

## Ward results
### 2018 to present

Croydon Council Election 2022: Fairfield (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Green | Ria Patel | 925 | |
| | Labour | Chris Clark* | 923 | |
| | Green | Esther Sutton | 913 | |
| | Green | Peter Underwood | 890 | |
| | Labour | Jose Joseph | 883 | |
| | Labour | Julie Setchfield | 855 | |
| | Conservative | Danielle Denton | 520 | |
| | Conservative | Matthew Dormer | 486 | |
| | Conservative | Steve Jacobs | 448 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Hunter | 320 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Syed Mohiuddin | 212 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,672 | 24.45 |
| | Green gain from Labour | Green gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Green gain from Labour | Green gain from Labour | Swing | |
Fairfield by-election, 7 November 2019 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Caragh Skipper | 849 | 40.8 | 9.7 |
| | Conservative | Jayde Edwards | 536 | 25.7 | 4.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Rendle | 397 | 19.1 | 10.4 |
| | Green | Esther Sutton | 237 | 11.4 | 1.1 |
| | Women's Equality | Heather Twindle | 40 | 1.9 | N/A |
| | Independent | Mark Samuel | 23 | 1.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 22.7 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Croydon Council Election 2018: Fairfield (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mary Croos | 1,351 | 18.81 | |
| | Labour | Chris Clark | 1,329 | 18.50 | |
| | Labour | Niroshan Kantha Sirisena | 1,226 | 17.07 | |
| | Conservative | Ben Joce | 792 | 11.02 | |
| | Conservative | Philip Richard Smith | 753 | 10.48 | |
| | Conservative | Elizabeth Agyepong | 750 | 10.44 | |
| | Green | Takudzwa Issaac Chideme | 267 | 3.72 | |
| | Green | Alex Gwilt-Cox | 266 | 3.70 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tomas Foster Garcia de Quiroz | 241 | 3.35 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Edward Reynolds | 209 | 2.91 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 434 | 6.04 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) |
| | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) |
| | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) |

### 2002 to 2018

Croydon Council Election 2014: Fairfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Vidhi Mohan | 2,109 |
| | Conservative | Sue Winborn | 2,016 |
| | Conservative | Helen Pollard | 1,997 |
| | Labour | Patricia Cummings | 1,471 |
| | Labour | Clive Fraser | 1,408 |
| | Labour | David Wood | 1,363 |
| | UKIP | Daniel Heaton | 535 |
| | Green | Timothy Eveleigh | 504 |
| | Green | Saima Raza | 461 |
| | Green | Jonathan Wharton | 397 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephanie Offer | 282 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sasha Konechni | 273 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ejnar Sorensen | 197 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
Croydon Council Election 2006: Fairfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Vidhi Mohan | 2,070 | |
| | Conservative | Susan Winborn | 2,042 | |
| | Conservative | David Fitze | 2,010 | |
| | Labour | Peter Horah | 870 | |
| | Labour | Yvonne Gosling | 834 | |
| | Labour | Dominic O'Donnell | 807 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jill George | 640 | |
| | Green | Julia Barnsley | 629 | |
| | UKIP | Edwin Wigley | 226 | |
| | Monster Raving Loony | John Cartwright | 200 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,808 | 37.6% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,127 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Fairfield by-election, 15 December 2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Vidhhyacharan R. Mohan | 1,459 | 54.0 | +7.8 |
| | Labour | Peter N. Horah | 871 | 32.3 | −3.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael T. A. Bishopp | 223 | 8.3 | −4.1 |
| | Green | Bernice C. Golberg | 82 | 3.0 | +3.0 |
| | The People’s Choice | Holly M. Edmonds | 34 | 1.3 | +1.3 |
| | Monster Raving Loony | John S. Cartwright | 31 | 1.1 | −4.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 588 | 21.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,700 | 28.1 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Audrey-Marie M. Yates.
Croydon Council Election 2002: Fairfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Robert W. Coatman | 1,816 |
| | Conservative | Patricia F. L. Knight | 1,752 |
| | Conservative | Audrey-Marie N. Yates | 1,636 |
| | Labour | Simon A. Hall | 1,417 |
| | Labour | Dominic G. O’Donnell | 1,381 |
| | Labour | Paul R. M. Dickinson | 1,316 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Beadle | 486 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joanna A. Whitehouse | 473 |
| | Monster Raving Loony | John S. Cartwright | 209 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### 1978 to 2002

Croydon Council Election 1998: Fairfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Robert W. Coatman | 2,189 |
| | Conservative | Patricia F.L. Knight | 2,120 |
| | Conservative | Michael D. Wunn | 2,034 |
| | Labour | Dominic G. O’Donnell | 1,390 |
| | Labour | Neil McN. Jackson | 1,335 |
| | Labour | Paul W. Scott | 1,260 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anthony J. Moss | 556 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mahetabel Hay-Davies | 487 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Carl P. Muller | 439 |
| | Monster Raving Loony | John S. Cartwright | 114 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
Croydon Council Election 1994: Fairfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Richard J. Billington | 2,505 |
| | Conservative | Robert W. Coatman | 2,465 |
| | Conservative | Michael D. Wunn | 2,359 |
| | Labour | Alexander J. M. Burridge | 1,517 |
| | Labour | Robert J. Newman | 1,479 |
| | Labour | Richard B. Young | 1,434 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Philip H. Barron | 809 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael G. Gill | 757 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christine T. Hardisty | 739 |
| | Chocolate Fudge Cake Party | John S. Cartwright | 175 |
| | The People's Choice | Deborah L. Edmonds | 108 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 842 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
Croydon Council Election 1990: Fairfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | John L. Aston | 2,943 |
| | Conservative | Robert W. Coatman | 2,848 |
| | Conservative | Michael D. Wunn | 2,677 |
| | Labour | Maria T. Dennis | 1,365 |
| | Labour | Joanna M. Moriarty | 1,328 |
| | Labour | John P. Golden | 1,292 |
| | Green | William T. Matthews | 514 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Philip H. Barron | 481 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John M. Jefkins | 361 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roger W. Stephens | 351 |
| | SDP | Norman Harris | 257 |
| | SDP | Ian Dixie | 244 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,312 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
Croydon Council Election 1986: Fairfield :
| 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 |
Croydon Council Election 1982: Fairfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | John L. Aston | 3,195 |
| | Conservative | Robert W. Coatman | 3,170 |
| | Conservative | Michael D. Wunn | 3,031 |
| | Alliance | Vincent C. Green | 1,027 |
| | Alliance | Niccola Swan | 984 |
| | Liberal | Desmond J. Stockley | 913 |
| | Labour | Frank D.J. Bailey | 638 |
| | Labour | Ian E. Chandler | 591 |
| | Labour | Edward L. Hall | 588 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
Croydon Council Election 1978: Fairfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Robert W. Coatman, J.P. | 3,445 | | |
| | Conservative | John L. Aston, J.P. | 3,436 | | |
| | Conservative | Peter R. Gilham | 3,320 | | |
| | Labour | Mary E. Curson | 925 | | |
| | Labour | Iain K. Forbes | 864 | | |
| | Labour | Steven Worley | 831 | | |
| | Liberal | John F. Chandler | 334 | | |
| | Liberal | Margaret Slade | 322 | | |
| | Liberal | Kathleen J. Walker | 288 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,395 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |