2018 Croydon London Borough Council election

2018 Croydon Council Election
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All 70 seats to Croydon London Borough Council
36 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
  Blank Blank
Leader Tony Newman Tim Pollard
Party Labour Conservative
Leader since 2005 22 September 2014
Leader's seat Woodside Sanderstead
Last election 40 seats, 35.8% 30 seats, 33.4%
Seats before 39 31
Seats won 41 29
Seat change Increase2* Decrease2*
Popular vote 46,266 41,569
Percentage 44.5% 40.1%
Swing Increase8.7% Increase6.7%


Map of the results of the 2018 Croydon council election. Conservatives in blue and Labour in red.

Notional 2014 results based on new electoral boundaries, as calculated by BBC News

*Indicates boundary change - so this is a notional figure

Leader of the Council before election

Tony Newman
Labour

Elected Leader

Tony Newman
Labour

The 2018 Croydon Council election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Croydon Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other London local elections.

This election was the first fought on new ward boundaries in Croydon. The total number of seats remains the same, however the number of wards has increased by four, from 24 to 28.

  1. ^ "Statement of Persons Nominated" (PDF). Croydon Council. Retrieved 10 April 2018.