Addiscombe (ward)
Addiscombe was a ward in the London Borough of Croydon, covering much of the Addiscombe and East Croydon areas of London in the United Kingdom. It extended from East Croydon railway station towards Woodside Green but did not actually cover the retail centre of Addiscombe, which was in the neighbouring Ashburton ward.
Addiscombe | |
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Former ward for Croydon Council | |
![]() Boundary of Addiscombe in Croydon Central (orange) within the London Borough of Croydon (yellow) from 2002 to 2018. | |
County | Greater London |
1964 | –2018|
Number of councillors | Three |
Replaced by | Addiscombe West |
UK Parliament constituency | Croydon Central |
The ward currently formed part of the Croydon Central constituency, which was the most marginal in London at the 2015 General Election, as 165 votes separated the Conservatives and Labour. At the 2017 General Election, Gavin Barwell was ousted as the local MP. Despite achieving the highest numerical vote share for the Conservatives since 1992, he was replaced by Labour's Sarah Jones. Shortly after losing his seat, Barwell was appointed Downing Street Chief of Staff by Theresa May, following the resignations of Fiona Hill and Nick Timothy on 10 June.
The population of the ward at the 2011 Census was 16,883.[1] The ward returns three councillors every four years to Croydon Council. In the 2006 London local elections and the 2014 London local elections, the Green Party candidates got more votes than the Liberal Democrat. At the 2014 council elections, Labour retained all three seats. (The lowest Labour vote was 1,962 and the highest Conservative vote was 1,723.[2])
For the 2018 London local elections, the ward was abolished, with the majority becoming Addiscombe West (which also includes part of the old Fairfield ward) and part contributing to Addiscombe East (which also includes part of the old Ashburton ward).
List of Councillors
Election | Councillor | Party | Councillor | Party | Councillor | Party | ||||||
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1964 | Ward created | |||||||||||
1964 | R. Taverner | Labour | J Grieve Smith | Labour | L. W. Wood | Labour | ||||||
1968 | A. W. Elliot | Conservative | A. R. Hills | Conservative | Mrs D. C. H. Hobbs | Conservative | ||||||
1971 | L. E. Deane | Labour | Mrs M. E. Curson | Labour | Miss A. K. Usher | Labour | ||||||
1973 by-election | Mrs M. M. Walker | Labour | ||||||||||
2018 | Ward abolished |
Ward result
1964
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | R. Taverner | 2,300 | |||
Labour | J. Grieve Smith | 2,269 | |||
Labour | L. W. Wood | 2,247 | |||
Conservative | D. Nye | 1,789 | |||
Conservative | A. W. Elliott | 1,733 | |||
Conservative | A. F. Gloak | 1,724 | |||
Liberal | R. Tapsell | 662 | |||
Liberal | K. Evans | 613 | |||
Liberal | K. Simmons | 560 | |||
Turnout | 4,799 | 42.8 | |||
Registered electors | 11,211 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
1968
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | A.W. Elliot | 2,380 | |||
Conservative | A.R. Hills | 2,261 | |||
Conservative | Mrs D.C.H Hobbs | 2,241 | |||
Labour | A.D Goddard | 1005 | |||
Labour | S. Boden | 993 | |||
Labour | L.W Wood | 938 | |||
Liberal | P. Miles | 710 | |||
Liberal | Miss P.H. Tapsell | 684 | |||
Liberal | V. Martin | 653 | |||
Turnout | 38.4 | ![]() | |||
Registered electors | 10,863 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
1971
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | L.E. Deane | 2,665 | |||
Labour | Mrs M. E. Curson | 2,615 | |||
Labour | Miss A. K. Usher | 2,604 | |||
Conservative | W. A. Elliot | 2,130 | |||
Conservative | Mrs D. C. H. Hobbs | 2,025 | |||
Conservative | J. C. Mann | 2,011 | |||
Turnout | 42.6 | ![]() | |||
Registered electors | 11,421 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
1973 by-election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mrs M. M. Walker | 2,161 | |||
Conservative | J. A. Arnold | 1,321 | |||
Liberal | B. F. Steggles | 790 | |||
Turnout | 38.2% |
1974
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mrs M. M. Walker | 2,177 | |||
Labour | Mrs M. E. Curson | 2,157 | |||
Labour | L. E. Deane | 2,150 | |||
Conservative | D. F. Todd | 2,142 | |||
Conservative | J. A. Arnold | 2,133 | |||
Conservative | J. C. Mann | 2,034 | |||
Liberal | A. S. Morriss | 508 | |||
Liberal | B. Foster | 493 | |||
Liberal | C. C. Anderson | 485 | |||
Majority | 8 | ||||
Turnout | 46.0 | ![]() | |||
Registered electors | 10,967 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
1978
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Muriel C. Elliott | 2,461 | |||
Conservative | Dennis F. Todd | 2,426 | |||
Conservative | Megan Holt-Thomas | 2,393 | |||
Labour | James L. Walker, J.P. | 2,041 | |||
Labour | Robert J. Irwin | 2,038 | |||
Labour | Michael Cohen | 2,021 | |||
Liberal | Martin D. Patrick | 271 | |||
Liberal | Peter D. Rees | 270 | |||
Liberal | Brenda A. Piesing | 246 | |||
Majority | 352 | ||||
Turnout | 48.5 | ![]() | |||
Registered electors | 10,744 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
1982
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter G. Holt-Thomas | 2,312 | |||
Conservative | Megan Holt-Thomas | 2,291 | |||
Conservative | Ronald W. Richens | 2,211 | |||
Labour Co-op | Nancy T. Irwin | 1,480 | |||
Labour Co-op | Rona A. Thomson | 1,447 | |||
Labour Co-op | Patricia F.L. Knight | 1,418 | |||
Alliance | Angela C. Thomson | 992 | |||
Alliance | Paul D. Wiggin | 943 | |||
Alliance | Patricia A. Charman | 875 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
1986
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | Jeremy P. Fitzpatrick | 1,680 | |||
Labour Co-op | Martin D. Walker | 1,630 | |||
Labour Co-op | Nancy T. Irwin | 1,627 | |||
Conservative | Megan Holt-Thomas | 1,608 | |||
Conservative | Peter G. Holt-Thomas | 1,581 | |||
Conservative | Christopher A. Fink | 1,517 | |||
Liberal | Paul D. Wiggin | 1,277 | |||
Liberal | Leslie A. Rowe | 1,242 | |||
Liberal | Susan E. Wiggin | 1,215 | |||
Majority | 19 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Registered electors | |||||
Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
1990
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | Jeremy P. Fitzpatrick | 2,241 | |||
Labour Co-op | Nancy T. Irwin | 2,219 | |||
Conservative | Richard J. Billington | 2,088 | |||
Labour Co-op | Martin D. Walker | 2,073 | |||
Conservative | Desmond J. Wright | 2,009 | |||
Conservative | Robert T.L. Vaudry | 1,941 | |||
Green | Patricia A. Matthews | 478 | |||
Green | Christopher J. Reeves | 424 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Patricia F. West | 414 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 4,967 | 49.3 | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing | ||||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour Co-op | Swing | ||||
1994
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | Jeremy P. Fitzpatrick | 2,349 | |||
Labour Co-op | Sean E. Fitzsimons | 2,136 | |||
Labour Co-op | Bernadette Khan | 1,946 | |||
Conservative | Martin W. Brown | 1,784 | |||
Conservative | Hella P. H. El-Droubie | 1,572 | |||
Conservative | Mohammad I. Khokhar | 1,382 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Kay L. Schilich | 614 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Patricia F. West | 609 | |||
Green | Russell N. Heath | 543 | |||
Independent | James P. Smyth | 237 | |||
Majority | 162 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Registered electors | |||||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing | ||||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing | ||||
Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
2002 - 2014
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Andrew Price | 1,948 | |||
Conservative | Maria Garcia de la Huerta | 1,842 | |||
Conservative | Russell Jackson | 1,793 | |||
Labour | Sean Fitzsimons | 1,672 | |||
Labour | Amanda Campbell | 1,653 | |||
Labour | Mark Watson | 1,607 | |||
Green | Mario Barnsley | 850 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Paul Rogers | 760 | |||
Turnout | 4,437 | 40.0% | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Sean Fitzsimons | 2,839 | 38.4 | ||
Labour | Mark Watson | 2,683 | 36.3 | ||
Labour | Patricia Hay-Justice | 2,497 | 33.8 | ||
Conservative | Maria Garcia de la Huerta | 2,445 | 33.1 | ||
Conservative | Andrew Price | 2,171 | 29.4 | ||
Conservative | Robert King | 2,076 | 28.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Christopher Adams | 1,569 | 21.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Gavin Howard-Jones | 1,400 | 19.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Ejnar Sorensen | 1,195 | 16.2 | ||
Green | Tracey Hague | 432 | 5.9 | ||
Green | David Petro | 353 | 4.8 | ||
Green | Martyn Post | 352 | 4.8 | ||
UKIP | Peter Staveley | 296 | 4.0 | ||
Turnout | 7,386 | 62.9% | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Sean Fitzsimons | 2,165 | |||
Labour | Patricia Hay-Justice | 2,027 | |||
Labour | Mark Watson | 1,962 | |||
Conservative | David Harmes | 1,723 | |||
Conservative | Lisa Terry | 1,653 | |||
Conservative | Partha Chatterjee | 1,630 | |||
UKIP | Peter Staveley | 659 | |||
Green | Paul Anderson | 458 | |||
Green | Esther Sutton | 439 | |||
Green | Joseph Hague | 362 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Christopher Adams | 266 | |||
Liberal Democrats | William Tucker | 186 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Gavin Howard-Jones | 169 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Turnout | 4,995 | 42.5% |
References
- "Croydon Ward population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
- https://www.croydon.gov.uk/sites/default/files/articles/downloads/addiscombe-2014.pdf