2026 Croydon London Borough Council election
The 2026 Croydon London Borough Council election will take place on 7 May 2026, as part of the 2026 United Kingdom local elections. All 70 members of Croydon London Borough Council will be elected, along with the Mayor of Croydon. The election will take place alongside the local elections in the other London boroughs.
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2026 Croydon London Borough Council election
The 2026 Croydon London Borough Council election will take place on 7 May 2026, as part of the 2026 United Kingdom local elections. All 70 members of Croydon London Borough Council will be elected, along with the Mayor of Croydon. The election will take place alongside the local elections in the other London boroughs.
Background
History
Result of the 2022 council election
The thirty-two London boroughs were established in 1965 by the London Government Act 1963. They are the principal authorities in Greater London and have responsibilities including education, housing, planning, highways, social services, libraries, recreation, waste, environmental health and revenue collection. Some of the powers are shared with the Greater London Authority, which also manages passenger transport, police and fire.
Since its formation, Croydon has variously been under Labour control, no overall control and Conservative control. Councillors have usually been elected only from the Labour and Conservative parties, but in the most recent council election in 2022, the Green Party won two councillors and the Liberal Democrats won one. The office of Mayor of Croydon was first elected in 2022, and since then the council has been under no overall control with a Conservative mayor.
Electoral process
2026 Croydon London Borough Council election
Croydon, as is the case all other London borough councils, elects all of its councillors at once every four years, with the previous election having taken place in 2022. The election takes place by multi-member first-past-the-post voting, with each ward being represented by two or three councillors. Electors will have as many votes as there are councillors to be elected in their ward, with the top two or three being elected.
Croydon is one of five London councils led by a directly elected mayor; all voters across the borough vote to elect a mayor by first past the post system in addition to voting for their local councillor.
All registered electors (British, Irish, Commonwealth and European Union citizens) living in London aged 18 or over are entitled to vote in the election. People who live at two addresses in different councils, such as university students with different term-time and holiday addresses, are entitled to be registered for and vote in elections in both local authorities. Voting in-person at polling stations takes place from 7:00 to 22:00 on election day, and voters are able to apply for postal votes or proxy votes in advance of the election.
Previous council composition
2026 Croydon London Borough Council election
<table><thead><tr><th>After 2022 election</th><th>Before 2026 election</th><th>After 2026 election</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Party</td><td>Seats</td><td>Party</td><td>Seats</td><td>Party</td><td>Seats</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Labour</td><td>34</td><td></td><td>Labour</td><td>34</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Conservative</td><td>33</td><td></td><td>Conservative</td><td>33</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Green</td><td>2</td><td></td><td>Green</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Liberal Democrats</td><td>1</td><td></td><td>Liberal Democrats</td><td>1</td></tr></tbody></table>
Campaign
2026 Croydon London Borough Council election
Kemi Badenoch visited Croydon before launching the Conservatives local election campaign in March 2026, and stated that shoplifting would be a major issue.
On 28 March, Nigel Farage held a rally at Fairfield Halls. He announced that Reform UK would cut council tax and said there were 21 council officers on salaries above £100,000, despite the debt crisis.
In early 2025, the local Reform branch selected Sharon Carby, a person from Bradford who died in 2024, as their mayoral candidate.
Results by ward
2026 Croydon London Borough Council election
Incumbent councillors seeking re-election are marked with an asterisk (). Councillors seeking re-election for a different ward are marked with a cross (†).
Addiscombe East
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>Conservative</td><td>Jeet Bains</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Conservative</td><td>Richard Hoque</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Reform UK</td><td>Chris Day</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
Addiscombe West
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>Conservative</td><td>Brad Cook</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Conservative</td><td>Vidhi Mohan</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Conservative</td><td>Ranjiv Nagi</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
Bensham Manor
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>Conservative</td><td>Graeme Fillmore</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Conservative</td><td>Anusri Jain</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Conservative</td><td>Jon Sanders</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
Broad Green
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>Conservative</td><td>Mary Croos</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Conservative</td><td>Titilope Fadipe</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Conservative</td><td>Alfie Kingett</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
Coulsdon Town
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>Conservative</td><td>Ian Parker</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Conservative</td><td>Nikhil Sherine Thampi†</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Conservative</td><td>Luke Shortland</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Reform UK</td><td>Anna Hills</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Reform UK</td><td>Angus Macdonald</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Reform UK</td><td>Neil Watson</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>Labour Co-op</td><td>Sangeeta Gobidaas</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Labour Co-op</td><td>Will Linsdell</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Labour Co-op</td><td>Magnus Sorensen</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Conservative</td><td>Ferri Emami</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Conservative</td><td>Phillip Marques</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Conservative</td><td>Des Wright</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Reform UK</td><td>Susan Millward</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
Fairfield
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>Conservative</td><td>Hina Amin</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Conservative</td><td>Steve Jacobs</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Conservative</td><td>Peter Jarvis</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Reform UK</td><td>Sujan Mukhiya</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
Kenley
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>Conservative</td><td>Gayle Gander</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Conservative</td><td>Ola Kolade</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Reform UK</td><td>David Booth</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
New Addington North
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>Conservative</td><td>Adele Benson</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Conservative</td><td>Livinus Bondzie</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
New Addington South
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>Conservative</td><td>Lara Fish</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Conservative</td><td>Tony Pearson</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
Norbury and Pollards Hill
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>Conservative</td><td>Shakera Bowen</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Conservative</td><td>Tirena Gunter</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
Norbury Park
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>Conservative</td><td>Don Charles-Lambert</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Conservative</td><td>Hony Premlal</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
Old Coulsdon
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>Conservative</td><td>Margaret Bird</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Conservative</td><td>Raf Makda</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
Park Hill and Whitgift
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>Conservative</td><td>Andrew Price</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
Purley and Woodcote
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>Conservative</td><td>Simon Brew</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Conservative</td><td>Samir Dwesar</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Conservative</td><td>James Hillam</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
Purley Oaks and Riddlesdown
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>Conservative</td><td>Endri Llabuti</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Conservative</td><td>Alasdair Stewart</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Reform UK</td><td>Stephen Grocock</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
Sanderstead
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>Conservative</td><td>Lynne Hale</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Conservative</td><td>Yvette Hopley</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Conservative</td><td>Helen Redfern</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Reform UK</td><td>Nick Collins</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
Selhurst
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>Conservative</td><td>Mike Belliere</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Conservative</td><td>Ben Gadsby</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Reform UK</td><td>Brian Putman</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
Selsdon and Addington Village
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>Conservative</td><td>Joseph Lee</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Conservative</td><td>Robert Ward</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Reform UK</td><td>Dan Paterson</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
Selsdon Vale and Forestdale
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>Conservative</td><td>Jack Barwell</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Conservative</td><td>Andy Stranack</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Reform UK</td><td>Christine Bigrigg</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Reform UK</td><td>Derek Fitzsimons</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
Shirley North
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>Conservative</td><td>Sue Bennett</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Conservative</td><td>Richard Chatterjee</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Conservative</td><td>Mark Johnson</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Reform UK</td><td>Alicia Bunn</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Reform UK</td><td>Jon Clarke</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
Shirley South
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>Conservative</td><td>Jason Cummings</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Conservative</td><td>Scott Roche</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Reform UK</td><td>Paula Bucur</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Reform UK</td><td>Maria Evans</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
South Croydon
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>Labour</td><td>Bridget Galloway</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Labour</td><td>Mathew Dimas Hill</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Labour</td><td>Benji Sperring</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Conservative</td><td>Danielle Denton</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Conservative</td><td>Matthew Dormer</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Conservative</td><td>Michael Neal</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Reform UK</td><td>Máté Andrási</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
South Norwood
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>Conservative</td><td>Jude Ayim-Owusu</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Conservative</td><td>Anthony Boutall</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Conservative</td><td>Alan Clarke</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>Labour</td><td>Jose Fernandes</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Labour</td><td>Vicky Newton</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Labour</td><td>Ben Taylor</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Conservative</td><td>Jeffrey Fisher</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Conservative</td><td>Matt O'Flynn</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Conservative</td><td>Heena Patel</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Reform UK</td><td>Jamie Ahinasi-Blondy</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
Waddon
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>Labour Co-op</td><td>Sam Attwater</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Labour Co-op</td><td>Rowenna Davis</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Labour Co-op</td><td>Ellily Ponnuthurai</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Conservative</td><td>Donald Ekekhomen</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Conservative</td><td>Simon Fox</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Conservative</td><td>Laksh Subhav Kumar</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Reform UK</td><td>Jon Brotherhood</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Reform UK</td><td>Kosta Dexiades</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
West Thornton
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>Conservative</td><td>Colin Humphrey</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Conservative</td><td>Sachin Mithia</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Conservative</td><td>Patrick Ratnaraja</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
Woodside
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>Conservative</td><td>Nymphia Jain</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Conservative</td><td>Jane Parker</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Conservative</td><td>Henry Udechukwu</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>