Coulsdon West (ward)

Coulsdon West was a ward in the London Borough of Croydon, covering part of the Coulsdon area of London in the United Kingdom. The ward formed part of Chris Philp MP's Croydon South constituency, which has one of the highest majority's for the Conservative Party in London. At the 2011 Census the population of the ward was 13,449.[1]

Coulsdon West
Former ward
for Croydon Council
Outline map
Boundary of Coulsdon West in Croydon South within the London Borough of Croydon from 2002 to 2018.
CountyGreater London
1964 (1964)–2018 (2018)
Number of councillorsThree
Replaced byCoulsdon Town
Created fromWoodcote and Coulsdon West
UK Parliament constituencyCroydon South
UK Parliament constituencyCroydon Central

The ward returned three councillors every four years to Croydon Council. At the 2006 Croydon Council election, Gavin Barwell, Brian Cakebread and David Osland were elected to the council. All of them were running as Conservative Party candidates. In the ward the Labour Party's highest ranking candidate got only 481 votes, one of the lowest for them in London.

Ward result
Croydon Council Election 2006: Coulsdon West (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Osland 2,706
Conservative Gavin Barwell 2,685
Conservative Brian Cakebread 2,640
Liberal Democrats Avril Bristow 775
Liberal Democrats Jean Callen 745
Liberal Democrats Brian Glaister 627
Labour Sarah Ward 481
Labour Richard Ackland 475
Labour Lee Findell 435
Green Andrew Lindsay 429
The People's Choice Sheila Lockwood 168
Turnout 4,226 42.8%

References
  1. "Croydon Ward population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 10 October 2016.

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