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The Commission's electoral review of the London Borough of Croydon concluded in November 2017. The aim of the review was to deliver electoral equality for voters in local elections and recommend ward boundaries that ensure all councillors represent approximately the same number of electors.
Our review aimed to deliver effective and convenient local government, and ensure that ward boundaries reflected the interests and identities of local communities.
Review Dates
| Date from | Date to | |
| Consultation on warding arrangements | 27th September 2016 | 5th December 2016 |
| Consultation on draft recommendations | 14th March 2017 | 8th May 2017 |
| Final recommendations published | 4th July 2017 |
Latest Information:
Recommendations become law
The London Borough of Croydon (Electoral Changes) Order 2017, to implement recommendations made by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England (LGBCE) for new boundaries in the London Borough of Croydon, was made on 23 November 2017.
New ward arrangements for the London Borough of Croydon have now successfully completed a 40 day period of Parliamentary scrutiny and will come into force at the local elections in 2018.
The Order for the London Borough of Croydon can be viewed through the following link.
On 13 September 2017, the London Borough of Croydon (Electoral Changes) Order 2017 was laid in draft in Parliament.
Now that that draft Order has successfully passed through Parliament, it will give effect to the final recommendations that were consulted on during the Local Government Boundary Commission for England’s review of electoral arrangements in Croydon and published on 4 July 2017.
The draft Order can be viewed here.
The draft Order refers to a map which can be viewed here.
Previous Steps:
On 4 July 2017 we published final recommendations for future electoral arrangements in the London Borough of Croydon. The report is available in the link below.
· Summary of the Croydon report
· Letter to the Chief Executive of the London Borough of Croydon
· Overview map of the London Borough of Croydon final recommendations
To interact with the final recommendations mapping click on the image above to visit our consultation area. You can view both the existing and proposed boundaries and search by area or postcode.
The mapping files used for the consultation portal can be downloaded here. This data has been derived by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England (LGBCE) from the OS OpenData Boundary-Line product during the course of its electoral review of this authority. Its use is governed by the terms of the OS OpenData Licence Agreement. The data is provided in good faith by the LGBCE and is provided for information purposes only. It should not be used for canvasing or other purpose that might give the user any commercial gain.
We have now completed our electoral review of Croydon. The changes we have proposed must be approved by parliament. A draft Order - the legal document which brings into force our recommendations will be laid before parliament. The draft Order will provide for new electoral arrangements for the London Borough of Croydon to be implemented at the local elections in 2018.
Opinion Survey
We would like to invite you to participate in our online survey. The survey seeks feedback on the review processes and procedures, in order to identify improvements that can be made. We would be grateful if you could spare some time to complete the opinion survey.
The consultation on draft recommendations closed on 8 May 2017.
Listed below are the submissions we received:
Political Groups:
Thornton Heath Labour Party and Thornton Heath Neighbourhood Association
Councillors:
The submissions from councillors have been collated into one document. They have been sorted alphabetically, by surname.
MPs:
Local Organisations:
Addington Village Residents Association
Addiscombe and Shirley Residents Association
Bishops Walk Residents Association
Croydon Mosque and Islamic Centre
East Coulsdon Residents Association
East Croydon Community Organisation
Hartley and District Residents Association
Kenley and District Residents Association
Park Hill Residents Association
Purley and Woodcote Residents Association
Riddlesdown Residents Association
Sanderstead Residents Association
Sanderstead Residents Association 2
West Thornton Residents Association
Whitgift Estate Residents Association
Local Residents:
The submissions from local residents have been collated into 6 separate documents. They have been sorted alphabetically, by surname.
Anonymous:
The anonymous submissions have been collated into one document.
Petition:
On 14 March 2017 we published our draft recommendations for the electoral review of the London Borough of Croydon. Between 14 March 2017 and 8 May 2017 we invited comments on our draft recommendations.
· Draft recommendations report for the London Borough of Croydon
· Summary of the London Borough of Croydon report
· News release on draft recommendations for the London Borough of Croydon
· Letter sent to the Chief Executive of the London Borough of Croydon
· An overview map of the London Borough of Croydon draft recommendations is available. Please note: this map is very large and may take some time to download.
To interact with the draft recommendations mapping visit our consultation portal.You can view both the existing and proposed boundaries, searching by area or postcode.
You may find the electoral figures (XLS) useful when thinking about division arrangements.
Guidance is available on our Guidance page. You may also wish to read our document Electoral Reviews: Technical Guidance, which contains detailed guidance on the review process and information on the legislation reviews are carried out under.
The consultation on warding arrangements closed on the 5 December 2016.
Listed below are the submissions we received for this stage of the consultation:
Local Authority:
Political Groups:
Croydon South Constituency Labour Party
Thornton Heath Labour Party and Thornton Heath Neighbourhood Association
Councillors:
MPs:
Local Organisations:
Bishops Walk Residents Association
Coulsdon West Residents Association
East Coulsdon Residents Association
Hartley & District Residents Association
New Addington Royal British Legion
Old Coulsdon Residents Association
Purley Woodcote Residents Association
Riddlesdown Residents Association
Sanderstead Residents Association
Shirley Hills Residents Association
Shrublands Residents Association
Spring Park Residents Association
Thornton Heath Neighbourhood Association
Local Residents:
The submissions from local residents have been collated into one document. They have been sorted alphabetically, by surname.
On 27th September 2016, we started the first period of consultation for a pattern of wards for London Borough of Croydon. Between 27 September 2016 to 5 December 2016, we invited comments on the ward boundaries for the authority.
The Commission also announced that it was minded to recommend that the London Borough of Croydon should have 70 councillors in the future.
The Commission needed information from people and groups across Croydon to help it to produce a new pattern of wards to accommodate 70 councillors.
For more information read our news release and the letter to the Chief Executive of the London Borough of Croydon (PDF)
You may find the electoral figures (XLS) useful when thinking about warding arrangements.
To view the existing warding arrangements visit our consultation area. You can search by area or postcode
Guidance is available on our Guidance Page. You may also wish to read our document Electoral Reviews: Technical Guidance, which contains detailed guidance on the review process and information on the legislation reviews are carried out under.
As part of the preliminary process we consulted with London Borough of Croydon on the most appropriate council size (the number of councillors in the London Borough of Croydon). We received the following two submissions on borough size:
Previous Reviews:
This review was carried out by the Local Government Commission for England (LGCE), beginning on 22 September 1998.
Final report, (PDF) published on 7 September 1999
Draft report (PDF) published on 23 March 1999.