1994 Croydon London Borough Council election
# 1994 Croydon London Borough Council election

The 1994 Croydon Council election took place on 5 May 1994 to elect members of Croydon London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour party gained overall control of the council.

Jason Perry, who was elected as the first Mayor of Croydon in 2022, was elected to the council for the first time at this election in Coulsdon East.

## Election result

Croydon Council election result 1994 :

| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Labour | 40 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 57.14 | 38.9 |
| Conservative | 30 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 42.86 | 42.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 15.4 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | |
| 40 | 30 |
| Labour | Con |

## Ward results

### Addiscombe

Addiscombe (3) :

| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 162 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing |
| | Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Swing |

### Ashburton

Ashburton (2) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Edwin S. Arram | 1,367 |
| | Conservative | Avril E. M. Slipper | 1,335 |
| | Labour Co-op | Jean Walker | 1,225 |
| | Labour Co-op | Martin D. Walker | 1,159 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul F. West | 622 |
| | Liberal Democrats | George W. Schlich | 612 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 110 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Bensham Manor

Bensham Manor (3) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Labour Co-op | Paul R. Mee | 2,650 |
| | Labour Co-op | Alison J. Roberts | 2,621 |
| | Labour Co-op | Helen S. Salmon | 2,519 |
| | Conservative | Brendan T. Cullen | 1,317 |
| | Conservative | Gloria J. Hutchens | 1,241 |
| | Conservative | John L. Tooze | 1,185 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,202 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing |

### Beulah

Beulah (2) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Roy A. Grantham | 1,471 |
| | Labour | Sherwan H. Chowdhury | 1,454 |
| | Conservative | Michael D. Fisher | 1,365 |
| | Conservative | Steven L. V. Hollands | 1,289 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jonathan R. Cope | 402 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher M. Pocock | 356 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 89 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |

### Broad Green

Broad Green (3) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Stuart Collins | 2,230 |
| | Labour | Rodney G. D. Matlock | 2,171 |
| | Labour | Peter L. Spalding | 2,008 |
| | Conservative | Eric S. Headlam | 832 |
| | Conservative | Keith B. Pearson | 718 |
| | Conservative | Donald S. Speakman | 693 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,176 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Coulsdon East

Coulsdon East (3) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Christopher Wright | 2,228 |
| | Conservative | Christine A. Prentice | 2,105 |
| | Conservative | Jason S. Perry | 2,091 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian R. Atkins | 1,597 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John P. Callen | 1,547 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Keith C. Jacobs | 1,408 |
| | Labour | Margaret Conway | 736 |
| | Labour | Michael P. J. Phelan | 608 |
| | Labour | Syed M. Hassan | 570 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 494 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Croham

Croham (3) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Peter S. Bowness | 2,556 | |
| | Conservative | John P.B. Hecks | 2,533 | |
| | Conservative | Andrew D.W. Berry | 2,511 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael T.A. Bishopp | 1,330 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher G. Peacock | 1,294 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Malcolm Saunders | 1,249 | |
| | Labour | Maria T. Dennis | 985 | |
| | Labour | Barry P. Buttigieg | 955 | |
| | Labour | Jeffrey R. Primm | 898 | |
| | Peoples Choice | Mark R.L. Samuel | 122 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,181 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,055 | 50.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,994 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Fairfield

Fairfield (3) :

| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 842 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Fieldway

Fieldway (2) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Labour Co-op | James L. Walker | 1,508 |
| | Labour Co-op | Mary M. Walker | 1,411 |
| | Conservative | John R. Miller | 486 |
| | Conservative | Dinah M. Matthews | 433 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 925 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing |

### Heathfield

Heathfield (3) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Margaret V. Mead | 2,260 |
| | Conservative | Mary M. H. Horden | 2,251 |
| | Conservative | Andrew J. Pelling | 2,199 |
| | Labour | Mark Chapman | 1,188 |
| | Labour | Alan Buckfield | 1,083 |
| | Labour | David T. Petherbridge | 946 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David A. Holmes | 774 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Leo C. E. Held | 711 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter S. Ladanyi | 667 |
| | Independent | Michael T. Murphy | 242 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,011 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Kenley

Kenley (2) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Alan K. Carey | 1,631 |
| | Conservative | Brian G. Smith | 1,480 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gordon E. Burnett | 787 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James M. T. Kirkwood | 772 |
| | Labour | William E. J. Richardson | 492 |
| | Labour | David P. Price | 450 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 693 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Monks Orchard

Monks Orchard (2) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Derek R. Loughborough | 2,326 |
| | Conservative | Peter J. Campbell | 2,308 |
| | Labour | David L. Davies | 900 |
| | Labour | Lynette E. Murray | 792 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David G. Gosling | 739 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Leslie Price | 666 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,642 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### New Addington

New Addington (3) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Geraint R. Davies | 2,150 |
| | Labour | Trevor J. Laffin | 2,012 |
| | Labour | Valerie Shawcross | 1,912 |
| | Conservative | William J. Eastoe | 906 |
| | Conservative | Roy T. Miller | 843 |
| | Conservative | Paul McCombie | 794 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,006 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Norbury

Norbury (3) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Peter W. Hopson | 2,082 |
| | Labour | Margaret R. Mansell | 2,074 |
| | Labour | Shafiqul I. Khan | 2,039 |
| | Conservative | Geoffrey Geraghty | 1,967 |
| | Conservative | Colin Johnston | 1,940 |
| | Conservative | Bryan J. Kendall | 1,934 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pamela E. Freeman | 609 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Geoffrey Morley | 426 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Beryl R. Pocock | 422 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 72 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |

### Purley

Purley (3) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Graham J. Bass | 2,428 |
| | Conservative | Peter J. F. Macdonald | 2,410 |
| | Conservative | Derek G. Millard | 2,347 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jenefer G. A. Riley | 1,512 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pamela A. Randall | 1,473 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sarah J. Newton | 1,431 |
| | Labour | Michael G. Ryan | 811 |
| | Labour | Richard M. Plackett | 803 |
| | Labour | Paul A. Ryan | 707 |
| | Green | Shirley R. L. Ings | 236 |
| | Green | Bruce J. Horner | 221 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 835 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Rylands

Rylands (2) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Mark Hourston | 1,693 |
| | Labour | Karen A. Jewitt | 1,625 |
| | Conservative | James N. W. Bullen | 1,068 |
| | Conservative | Owen W. Thompson | 961 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 557 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Sanderstead

Sanderstead (2) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Bruce T. H. Marshall | 2,083 |
| | Conservative | Graham T. W. Speed | 2,024 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gavin T. Howard-Jones | 1,104 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Barry D. Stocker | 909 |
| | Labour | Roger D. Wicks | 636 |
| | Labour | Jean-Paul Irtelli | 634 |
| | The People's Choice | Neville Sprague | 125 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 920 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Selsdon

Selsdon (2) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Richard H. R. Adamson | 2,060 |
| | Conservative | Dudley S. Mead | 1,973 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Keith Shuttleworth | 1,475 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Edna G. Wickham | 1,341 |
| | Labour | William L. Brown | 509 |
| | Labour | Linda N. Nazarko | 449 |
| | Independent | Alan E. Sales | 87 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 498 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### South Norwood

South Norwood (3) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Clive B. Fraser | 1,991 |
| | Labour | Jenny Bushell | 1,935 |
| | Labour | Michael Jewitt | 1,927 |
| | Conservative | David Lipman | 1,563 |
| | Conservative | Eric J. Kings | 1,456 |
| | Conservative | Pauline Miles | 1,408 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Philip J. Brown | 467 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jan Perry | 446 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Julie Hardy-McBride | 443 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 364 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |

### Spring Park

Spring Park (2) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Janet A. Marshall | 2,396 |
| | Conservative | Denis E. Perry | 2,302 |
| | Labour | Vanessa C. Fry | 1,228 |
| | Labour | Stephen C. Moyse | 1,129 |
| | Green | Andrew P. Bebington | 555 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,074 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Thornton Heath

Thornton Heath (3) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Adrian S. Dennis | 2,363 |
| | Labour | Wallace W. Garratt | 2,274 |
| | Labour | Raj Chandarana | 2,182 |
| | Conservative | Robert G. Oliver | 1,175 |
| | Conservative | Bernard K. Ampaw | 1,078 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,007 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Upper Norwood

Upper Norwood (2) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Labour Co-op | Patrick T. Ryan | 1,696 |
| | Labour Co-op | Ian G. Payne | 1,491 |
| | Conservative | Margaret C. V. Parfitt | 1,396 |
| | Conservative | David J. Macsweeney | 1,372 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 95 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing |
| | Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Swing |

### Waddon

Waddon (3) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Christopher R. Allen | 2,094 |
| | Labour | Marilyn K. Allen | 2,019 |
| | Labour | Charles E. Burling | 1,888 |
| | Conservative | Rex A.J. Calvert | 1,490 |
| | Conservative | Bryan E. Coatman | 1,479 |
| | Conservative | Mervyn R. Gatland | 1,375 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Graham J. Axford | 792 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Henry J. Norton | 759 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roger Barnett | 728 |
| | Independent | Peter J. Collier | 449 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 398 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### West Thornton

West Thornton (3) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Elaine A. Gibbon | 2,354 |
| | Labour | Clarence A. McKenzie | 2,284 |
| | Labour | Gwendolyn E. Bernard | 2,230 |
| | Conservative | Alan E. Aylmer | 1,152 |
| | Conservative | Roger C. Taylor | 1,115 |
| | Conservative | Eileen P. Seaborn | 1,075 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Henry Russell | 564 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,078 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Whitehorse Manor

Whitehorse Manor (3) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Peter J. Champion | 2,159 |
| | Labour | Nuala O'Neill | 2,102 |
| | Labour | Toni E. Letts | 2,042 |
| | Conservative | Peter R. C. Davis | 865 |
| | Conservative | Ian J. Parker | 803 |
| | Conservative | Jill Thomas | 794 |
| | Independent | Stanley H. Wells | 399 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,177 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Woodcote & Coulsdon West

Woodcote & Coulsdon West (3) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Maurice A. Folwer | 2,325 |
| | Conservative | Anna Hawkins | 2,293 |
| | Conservative | David J. Osland | 2,238 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Margaret R. A. Billenness | 1,686 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Trevor J. Austin | 1,612 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Yvonne A. Jacobs | 1,561 |
| | Labour | Ernest C. King | 709 |
| | Labour | Ronald E. Rowland | 686 |
| | Labour | Mohammad S. Hoda | 642 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 552 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Woodside

Woodside (2) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Labour Co-op | Brian P. Finegan | 1,470 |
| | Labour Co-op | Anthony J. Newman | 1,409 |
| | Conservative | Derek W. Dorey | 967 |
| | Conservative | Joanna L. M. W. Oliver | 924 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Hilary J. Waterhouse | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 442 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing |
