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Fairfield (Croydon ward)

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Fairfield is a ward in the London Borough of Croydon, covering most of the Croydon area of London in the United Kingdom. The ward currently forms part of the Croydon Central parliamentary constituency, except for a small area near West Croydon station which is part of the Croydon North constituency. The population of the ward at the 2011 Census was 16,569.[1]

Fairfield
ward
for Croydon Council
Outline map
Boundary of Fairfield in Croydon from 2018.
CountyGreater London
Current ward
Created1978 (1978)
CouncillorRia Patel (Green)
CouncillorChris Clark (Labour)
CouncillorEsther Sutton (Green)
Number of councillorsThree
Created fromCentral
Contributed to new ward(s) of:Park Hill & Whitgift
UK Parliament constituencyCroydon Central
UK Parliament constituencyCroydon North

The ward returns three councillors every four years. Fairfield contains Croydon town centre, with its retail and office core. Until 2018, it also contained Park Hill and the Whitgift Estate to the east which is mostly 20th century housing bordering Lloyd Park. These became a separate Park Hill and Whitgift ward in 2018, leading to the Fairfield ward having a radically different character to before. Also found in the ward are Ruskin House, the headquarters of the Croydon Labour Party, and the Fairfield Halls concert hall and arts centre. The Vanguard Way passes along the Fairfield Path.

The former Fairfield ward (red) shown within Croydon Central constituency (orange) and the London Borough of Croydon (yellow)

List of Councillors

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Election Councillor Party Councillor Party Councillor Party
1978 Ward created
Bob W. Coatman Conservative John L. Aston Conservative Peter R. Gilham Conservative
1982 Michael D. Wunn Conservative
1994 Richard J. Billington Conservative
1998 Patricia F. L. Knight Conservative
2002 Audrey-Marie N. Yates Conservative
July 2002 Labour
March 2003 Conservative
2004 Independent
2005 Liberal Democrat
2005 by-election Vidhi Mohan Conservative
2006 Susan Winborn Conservative David Fitze Conservative
2014 Helen Pollard Conservative
2018 Mary Croos Labour Chris Clark Labour Niroshan Sirisena Labour
2019 by-election Caragh Skipper Labour
2022 Ria Patel Green Esther Sutton Green

Mayoral election results

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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

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2018 to present

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Croydon Council Election 2022: Fairfield (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Ria Patel 925
Labour Chris Clark* 923
Green Esther Sutton 913
Green Peter Underwood 890
Labour Jose Joseph 883
Labour Julie Setchfield 855
Conservative Danielle Denton 520
Conservative Matthew Dormer 486
Conservative Steve Jacobs 448
Liberal Democrats Michael Hunter 320
Liberal Democrats Syed Mohiuddin 212
Turnout 2,672 24.45
Green gain from Labour Swing
Labour hold Swing
Green gain from Labour Swing
Fairfield by-election, 7 November 2019
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Caragh Skipper 849 40.8  9.7
Conservative Jayde Edwards 536 25.7  4.0
Liberal Democrats Andrew Rendle 397 19.1  10.4
Green Esther Sutton 237 11.4  1.1
Women's Equality Heather Twindle 40 1.9 N/A
Independent Mark Samuel 23 1.1 N/A
Majority
Turnout 22.7
Labour hold Swing
Croydon Council Election 2018: Fairfield (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mary Croos 1,351 18.81
Labour Chris Clark 1,329 18.50
Labour Niroshan Kantha Sirisena 1,226 17.07
Conservative Ben Joce 792 11.02
Conservative Philip Richard Smith 753 10.48
Conservative Elizabeth Agyepong 750 10.44
Green Takudzwa Issaac Chideme 267 3.72
Green Alex Gwilt-Cox 266 3.70
Liberal Democrats Tomas Foster Garcia de Quiroz 241 3.35
Liberal Democrats Alan Edward Reynolds 209 2.91
Majority 434 6.04
Turnout
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)

2002 to 2018

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Croydon Council Election 2014: Fairfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Vidhi Mohan 2,109
Conservative Sue Winborn 2,016
Conservative Helen Pollard 1,997
Labour Patricia Cummings 1,471
Labour Clive Fraser 1,408
Labour David Wood 1,363
UKIP Daniel Heaton 535
Green Timothy Eveleigh 504
Green Saima Raza 461
Green Jonathan Wharton 397
Liberal Democrats Stephanie Offer 282
Liberal Democrats Sasha Konechni 273
Liberal Democrats Ejnar Sorensen 197
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Croydon Council Election 2006: Fairfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Vidhi Mohan 2,070
Conservative Susan Winborn 2,042
Conservative David Fitze 2,010
Labour Peter Horah 870
Labour Yvonne Gosling 834
Labour Dominic O'Donnell 807
Liberal Democrats Jill George 640
Green Julia Barnsley 629
UKIP Edwin Wigley 226
Monster Raving Loony John Cartwright 200
Turnout 3,808 37.6%
Registered electors 10,127
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Fairfield by-election, 15 December 2005[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Vidhhyacharan R. Mohan 1,459 54.0 +7.8
Labour Peter N. Horah 871 32.3 −3.8
Liberal Democrats Michael T. A. Bishopp 223 8.3 −4.1
Green Bernice C. Golberg 82 3.0 +3.0
The People’s Choice Holly M. Edmonds 34 1.3 +1.3
Monster Raving Loony John S. Cartwright 31 1.1 −4.2
Majority 588 21.7
Turnout 2,700 28.1
Conservative hold Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Audrey-Marie M. Yates.

Croydon Council Election 2002: Fairfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert W. Coatman 1,816
Conservative Patricia F. L. Knight 1,752
Conservative Audrey-Marie N. Yates 1,636
Labour Simon A. Hall 1,417
Labour Dominic G. O’Donnell 1,381
Labour Paul R. M. Dickinson 1,316
Liberal Democrats Robert Beadle 486
Liberal Democrats Joanna A. Whitehouse 473
Monster Raving Loony John S. Cartwright 209
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

1978 to 2002

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Croydon Council Election 1998: Fairfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert W. Coatman 2,189
Conservative Patricia F.L. Knight 2,120
Conservative Michael D. Wunn 2,034
Labour Dominic G. O’Donnell 1,390
Labour Neil McN. Jackson 1,335
Labour Paul W. Scott 1,260
Liberal Democrats Anthony J. Moss 556
Liberal Democrats Mahetabel Hay-Davies 487
Liberal Democrats Carl P. Muller 439
Monster Raving Loony John S. Cartwright 114
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Croydon Council Election 1994: Fairfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard J. Billington 2,505
Conservative Robert W. Coatman 2,465
Conservative Michael D. Wunn 2,359
Labour Alexander J. M. Burridge 1,517
Labour Robert J. Newman 1,479
Labour Richard B. Young 1,434
Liberal Democrats Philip H. Barron 809
Liberal Democrats Michael G. Gill 757
Liberal Democrats Christine T. Hardisty 739
Chocolate Fudge Cake Party John S. Cartwright 175
The People's Choice Deborah L. Edmonds 108
Majority 842
Turnout
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Croydon Council Election 1990: Fairfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John L. Aston 2,943
Conservative Robert W. Coatman 2,848
Conservative Michael D. Wunn 2,677
Labour Maria T. Dennis 1,365
Labour Joanna M. Moriarty 1,328
Labour John P. Golden 1,292
Green William T. Matthews 514
Liberal Democrats Philip H. Barron 481
Liberal Democrats John M. Jefkins 361
Liberal Democrats Roger W. Stephens 351
SDP Norman Harris 257
SDP Ian Dixie 244
Majority 1,312
Turnout
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Croydon Council Election 1986: Fairfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John L. Aston 2,521
Conservative Robert W. Coatman 2,483
Conservative Michael D. Wunn 2,324
SDP Tyrrell Burgess 1,004
Labour Stanley L. Eaton 967
Alliance Philip H. Barron 952
Labour Richard A. Frost 933
Labour Vanessa C. Fry 932
Alliance Norman Harris 930
Majority 1,320
Turnout
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Croydon Council Election 1982: Fairfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John L. Aston 3,195
Conservative Robert W. Coatman 3,170
Conservative Michael D. Wunn 3,031
Alliance Vincent C. Green 1,027
Alliance Niccola Swan 984
Liberal Desmond J. Stockley 913
Labour Frank D.J. Bailey 638
Labour Ian E. Chandler 591
Labour Edward L. Hall 588
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Croydon Council Election 1978: Fairfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert W. Coatman, J.P. 3,445
Conservative John L. Aston, J.P. 3,436
Conservative Peter R. Gilham 3,320
Labour Mary E. Curson 925
Labour Iain K. Forbes 864
Labour Steven Worley 831
Liberal John F. Chandler 334
Liberal Margaret Slade 322
Liberal Kathleen J. Walker 288
Majority 2,395
Turnout
Registered electors
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

References

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  1. ^ "Croydon Ward population 2011". -Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  2. ^ "Election of a Councillor for Fairfield Ward - 15 December 2005". Croydon Council. Retrieved 31 August 2009. [dead link‍]
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