Crystal Palace (Bromley ward)

Crystal Palace Ward was an electoral ward in the London Borough of Bromley from 2002 to 2022.

It covered part of the Crystal Palace area and the entirety of Crystal Palace Park. It has an estimated population of 12,432.

The ward was created for the 2002 local elections from parts of the former wards of Anerley, Lawrie Park & Kent House, and Penge.

2018 election

Crystal Palace
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Angela Wilkins 1,985 63.0 +17.4
Labour Marina Ahmad 1,755 55.7 +18.5
Green Mark Phillippo 536 17.0 -1.6
Liberal Democrats Philippa Bridge 527 16.7 -10.4
Conservative Craig Wilson 442 14.0 +2.6
Conservative Sunil Gupta 421 13.4 +4.4
Liberal Democrats David Marshall 309 9.8 -15.0
Turnout 5,975 35[1]
Registered electors 9,082
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

2014 election

Council elections were held on 22 May 2014,[2] at the same time as the European Parliament election. The list of candidates was published on 14 May 2014[3] - for the first time, UKIP put forward a council candidate in the ward. Tom Papworth's wife Vicki was standing as a Liberal Democrat candidate as the previous councillor - John Canvin - was not standing for re-election in 2014.

The Liberal Democrats lost both seats in the ward to the Labour Party. The results were:[4]

2014 Bromley London Borough Council election: Crystal Palace (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Tom Hugh Jeremy Chance 575 10.02 +3.09
UKIP David Hough 361 6.29 +6.29
Conservative Rob McIlveen 280 4.81 -4.56
Conservative Karen Anne Moran 352 6.14 -2.49
Liberal Democrats Tom Papworth 838 14.61 -5.19
Liberal Democrats Vicki Papworth 768 13.39 -9.36
Labour Angela Wilkins 1411 24.60 +7.09
Labour Richard Williams 1151 20.07 +5.11
Turnout 3095 37.06 -22.34

There were 12 spoiled ballots (6 for voting for more candidates than the voter was entitled to and 6 being unmarked or wholly void). Of an electorate of 8351, 3095 ballots were issued.[4]

The results grouped by party were:

Total votes by party in Crystal Palace ward, 2014
Party Votes
Labour
2,562
Liberal Democrats
1,606
Conservative
632
Green
575
UKIP
361

2010 election

One of the Conservative candidates, Karen Moran, previously stood as a candidate in the ward for the Green Party in 2007, 2006 and 2002.[5]

The last ward election was held alongside the United Kingdom General Election of 2010, with the following results:[6]

2010 Bromley London Borough Council election: Crystal Palace (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats John Richard Canvin 2,167 22.75
Conservative Paul Anthony Durling 899 9.44
Labour Joshua Matthew Phillip King 1,668 17.51
Green Maureen Leary 377 3.96
Conservative Karen Anne Moran 822 8.63
Green Lisa Mutti 283 2.97
Liberal Democrats Tom Papworth 1,886 19.80
Labour Alison Melanie Roche 1,425 14.96
Turnout 5148 59.4% +34.4%

The results grouped by party were:

Total votes by party in Crystal Palace ward, 2010
Party votes.
Liberal Democrats
4,053
Labour
3,093
Conservative
1,721
Green
660

2007 by-election

A by-election for one seat was held on 6 September 2007 after the death of the previous office-holder, Chris Gaster:[7]

Crystal Palace Ward (2007) By-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Kevin Brooks 537 25.39%
Conservative Jason Hadden 398 18.82%
Green Karen Moran 129 6.01%
Liberal Democrats Tom Papworth 1051 49.69%
Turnout 2115 25% (approx)

2006 election

Population

Based on the results of the 2011 Census, the Office for National Statistics estimated that the population of the ward was 12,432, comprising 6,099 males and 6,333 females.[8]

References

  1. "Election results for Crystal Palace". www.bromley.gov.uk. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  2. Patterson, Doug (14 April 2014). "Notice of Election - London Borough of Bromley Election of Councillors". London Borough of Bromley Website. London Borough of Bromley. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
  3. Patterson, Doug (14 May 2014). "Notice of Poll Bromley - Election of Borough Councillors for Crystal Palace". London Borough of Bromley Website. London Borough of Bromley. p. 21. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
  4. Patterson, Doug (23 May 2014). "Declaration of result of poll - Bromley Election of Borough Councillors for Crystal Palace". London Borough of Bromley Website. London Borough of Bromley. Archived from the original on 23 May 2014. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
  5. "PENGE: Former Green candidate opts to join the Tories". Bromley News Shopper. 25 November 2009. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
  6. Patterson, Doug. "DECLARATION OF RESULT OF POLL Bromley Election of Borough Councillors for Crystal Palace on Thursday 6 May 2010". London Borough of Bromley Website. London Borough of Bromley. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
  7. Cheetham, Jon (7 September 2007). "Lib Dems win Crystal Palace by-election". News Shopper. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
  8. "Mid-2011 Population Estimates for 2011 Wards in England and Wales by Quinary Age and Sex; based on the results of the 2011 Census". Office for National Statistics Website. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
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