Selhurst (ward)

Selhurst
ward for Croydon Council
Boundary of Selhurst in Croydon from 2018.
County	Greater London
Current ward
Created	2002 (2002)
Councillor	Catherine Wilson (Labour)
Councillor	Mohammad Islam (Labour)
Number of councillors	Two (2018-Present), Three (2002-2018)
Created from	Whitehorse Manor
UK Parliament constituency	Croydon North

Selhurst is a ward in the London Borough of Croydon.^[1][2] The ward had 3 councillors between 2002 and 2018, but from May 3, 2018, the ward has been reduced in size, and reduced to two councillors.^{[citation needed]}

List of Councillors

Election	Councillor		Party	Councillor		Party	Councillor		Party
2002	Ward created
		Toni Letts	Labour		Nuala O'Neill	Labour		Gerry Ryan	Labour
2006					Timothy Godfrey	Labour
2015								David Wood	Labour
2018				2 Councillors 2018-present
2022		Catherine Wilson	Labour					Mohammad Islam	Labour

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		Mayoral candidate	Party	Winner?
	2022	Val Shawcross	Labour	N

Ward Results

Croydon Council Election 2022: Selhurst (2)^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Catherine Wilson	1,026
	Labour	Mohammad Islam	997
	Conservative	Ian Stuart	341
	Conservative	Shakera Bowen	333
	Green	Catherine Graham	291
	Green	Alexander Cox	254
	Liberal Democrats	Daniel Houghton	252
	Taking the Initiative	Amaya Emmanuel	178
	Taking the Initiative	Francesca Dill	164
Turnout			2,200	26.08
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Croydon Council Election 2018: Selhurst (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Toni Eva Letts	1,606	36.69
	Labour	David Wood	1,570	35.87
	Conservative	Sas Conradie	399	9.12
	Conservative	Sophie Hoar	347	7.93
	Green	Catherine Graham	266	6.08
	Green	Matthew Jerzy Lucas	189	4.32
Majority			1,171	26.75
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Selhurst by-election, 5 March 2015^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Wood	1,517
	Conservative	Tirena Hilary Gunter	246
	Green	Tracey Jo Hague	148
	UKIP	Annette Isadora Reid	147
	Liberal Democrats	Geoff Morley	65
Majority			1,271
Turnout			2,138	18.6
	Labour hold		Swing

The by-election was triggered by the death of Councillor Gerry Ryan.

Croydon Council Election 2014: Selhurst (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Timothy Godfrey	2,086
	Labour	Toni Letts	2,079
	Labour	Gerry Ryan	1,996
	Conservative	Madeleine Brundle	546
	Conservative	Richard Brundle	515
	UKIP	Marianne Bowness	504
	Conservative	Dominic Schofield	471
	UKIP	Jenefer Parke-Blair	396
	Green	Meike Benzler	341
	Green	Joanne Wittams	269
	Green	Megan Braid-Pittordou	267
	Liberal Democrats	Joanne Corbin	240
	Independent	Edward Wentworth-Shaw	128
	TUSC	Elenor Haven	88
	Communist	John Eden	77
Majority
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Croydon Council Election 2006: Selhurst (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Timothy Godfrey	1,652
	Labour	Toni Letts	1,597
	Labour	Gerry Ryan	1,452
	Conservative	Margaret Bird	906
	Conservative	Audrey Terrey	893
	Conservative	William Proudfoot	861
	Green	Megan Braid-Pittordou	588
	Liberal Democrats	Lynn Roulstone	570
Turnout			3,220	31.4%
Registered electors			10,259
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Croydon Council Election 2002: Selhurst (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Toni E. Letts	1,685
	Labour	Nuala O’Neill	1,641
	Labour	Michael G. Ryan	1,535
	Conservative	Barbara Drake	597
	Conservative	Jane Parker	558
	Conservative	Helen S. Pollard	540
	Liberal Democrats	Mark A. Green	367
	Liberal Democrats	Pamela A. Hutcheson	335
	Liberal Democrats	Lynn H. Roulstone	332
Majority
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

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. "Selhurst 2022 election candidates | Croydon Council". www.croydon.gov.uk. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
4. "Declaration of Result of Poll" (PDF). Croydon Council. 5 March 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 May 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2022.