Selsdon Vale and Forestdale (ward)

Selsdon Vale and Forestdale
ward
for Croydon Council
Outline map
Boundary of Selsdon Vale and Forestdale in Croydon from 2018.
CountyGreater London
Current ward
Created2018 (2018)
CouncillorAndy Stranack (Conservative)
CouncillorFatima Zaman (Conservative)
Number of councillorsTwo
Created fromSelsdon and Ballards and Heathfield
UK Parliament constituencyCroydon Central
UK Parliament constituencyCroydon South

Selsdon Vale and Forestdale is a ward in the London Borough of Croydon.[1][2] It was created from parts of Selsdon and Ballards and Heathfield wards. It was first used for the 2018 elections.

List of councillors

Term Councillor Party
2018–present Andy Stranack Conservative
2018–2022 Stuart Millson Conservative
2022–2022 Badsha Quadir Conservative
2022–present Fatima Zaman Conservative

Croydon council elections

2022 by-election

The by-election took place on 3 November 2022, following the death of Badsha Quadir.[3]

2022 Selsdon Vale and Forestdale by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Fatima Zaman 983 46.3 Decrease21.2
Green Peter Underwood 530 24.9 Increase8.8
Labour Thomas Bowell 372 17.5 Increase1.0
Independent Andrew Pelling 168 7.9 New
Liberal Democrats George Holland 72 3.4 New
Majority 453 21.4 Decrease44.2
Turnout 2,125 29.59
Conservative hold Swing

2022 election

The election took place on 5 May 2022.[4]

2022 Croydon London Borough Council election: Selsdon Vale and Forestdale (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Andy Stranack 1,964 37.1 + 4.1
Conservative Badsha Quadir 1,502 28.4 − 4.1
Labour Russell Whitehead 480 9.1 − 1.7
Green Adrian Douglas 469 8.9 + 5.1
Labour Anwar Hossain 446 8.4 − 2.4
Green Gary Kelly 425 8 + 4.9
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

2018 election

The election took place on 3 May 2018.[5]

2018 Croydon London Borough Council election: Selsdon Vale and Forestdale (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Andy Stranack 1,982 33.06
Conservative Stuart Millson 1,950 32.53
Labour Peter Stephens 649 10.83
Labour Deirdre O'Connor 646 10.78
Green Bryony Morris 228 3.80
Green Adrian Douglas 186 3.10
Liberal Democrats Jean Semadeni 178 2.97
UKIP William Bailey 176 2.94
Majority 1,301 21.70
Turnout
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 Mayoral candidate Party Winner?
2022 Jason Perry Conservative Green tickY

References

  1. ^ "Final recommendations on the new electoral arrangements for Croydon Borough of Croydon" (PDF). Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  2. ^ legislation.gov.uk -The London Borough of Croydon (Electoral Changes) Order 2017. Retrieved on 10 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Selsdon Vale and Forestdale ward by-election 3 November 2022". Croydon Council. 3 November 2022. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
  4. ^ Heywood, Joe; Loftus, Caitlin (March 2023). "London Borough Council Elections: May 2022" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  5. ^ Colombeau, Joseph (October 2018). "London Borough Council Elections: 3 May 2018" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 4 June 2024.