Selsdon Vale and Forestdale
Electoral ward in the London borough of Croydon
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Selsdon Vale and Forestdale is a ward in the London Borough of Croydon.[1][2] It was created from parts of Selsdon and Ballards and Heathfield wards. It was first used for the 2018 elections.
CountyGreater London
Created2018
CouncillorAndy Stranack (Conservative)
CouncillorJack Barwell (Conservative)
| Selsdon Vale and Forestdale | |
|---|---|
| ward for Croydon Council | |
Boundary of Selsdon Vale and Forestdale in Croydon from 2018. | |
| County | Greater London |
| Current ward | |
| Created | 2018 |
| Councillor | Andy Stranack (Conservative) |
| Councillor | Jack Barwell (Conservative) |
| Number of councillors | Two |
| Created from | Selsdon and Ballards and Heathfield |
| UK Parliament constituency | Croydon East |
List of Councillors
| Election | Councillor | Party | Councillor | Party | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Ward created | |||||||||||
| Andy Stranack | Conservative | Stuart Millson | Conservative | |||||||||
| 2022 | Badsha Quadir | Conservative | ||||||||||
| 2022 by-election | Fatima Zaman | Conservative | ||||||||||
| 2026 | Jack Barwell | Conservative | ||||||||||
Mayoral elections
Below are the results for the candidate which received the highest share of the popular vote in the ward at each mayoral election.
| Year | Mayoralty | Mayoral candidate | Party | Winner? | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Mayor of London | Shaun Bailey | Conservative |  [citation needed] | |
| 2022 | Mayor of Croydon | Jason Perry | Conservative |  [citation needed] | |
| 2026 | Mayor of Croydon | Jason Perry | Conservative | [citation needed] | |
Croydon council elections
2022 by-election
The by-election took place on 3 November 2022, following the death of Badsha Quadir.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Fatima Zaman | 983 | 46.3 |  21.2 | |
| Green | Peter Underwood | 530 | 24.9 |  8.8 | |
| Labour | Thomas Bowell | 372 | 17.5 | 1.0 | |
| Independent | Andrew Pelling | 168 | 7.9 | New | |
| Liberal Democrats | George Holland | 72 | 3.4 | New | |
| Majority | 453 | 21.4 | 44.2 | ||
| Turnout | 2,125 | 29.59 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
2022 election
The election took place on 5 May 2022.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Andy Stranack | 1,964 | 37.1 | + 4.1 | |
| Conservative | Badsha Quadir | 1,502 | 28.4 | − 4.1 | |
| Labour | Russell Whitehead | 480 | 9.1 | − 1.7 | |
| Green | Adrian Douglas | 469 | 8.9 | + 5.1 | |
| Labour | Anwar Hossain | 446 | 8.4 | − 2.4 | |
| Green | Gary Kelly | 425 | 8 | + 4.9 | |
| Turnout | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
2018 election
The election took place on 3 May 2018.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Andy Stranack | 1,982 | 33.06 | ||
| Conservative | Stuart Millson | 1,950 | 32.53 | ||
| Labour | Peter Stephens | 649 | 10.83 | ||
| Labour | Deirdre O'Connor | 646 | 10.78 | ||
| Green | Bryony Morris | 228 | 3.80 | ||
| Green | Adrian Douglas | 186 | 3.10 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Jean Semadeni | 178 | 2.97 | ||
| UKIP | William Bailey | 176 | 2.94 | ||
| Majority | 1,301 | 21.70 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||