Fairfield (Croydon ward)

The ward of Faifield (red) shown within the Croydon Central constituency (orange) within the London Borough of Croydon (yellow)

Fairfield is a ward in the London Borough of Croydon, covering most of the Croydon area of London in the United Kingdom. The ward currently forms part of Gavin Barwell MP's Croydon Central constituency. The population of the ward at the 2011 Census was 16,569.[1]

The ward returns three councillors every four years to Croydon Council. At the Croydon Council election 2006, David Fitze, Vidhi Mohan and Sue Winborn were elected to the council. All of them stood as Conservative Party candidates. The turnout in the ward was similar to others in the area.

Fairfield contains two distinct areas: Croydon town centre to the west with its retail and office core; and Park Hill and the Whitgift Estate to the east which is mostly 20th century housing bordering Lloyd Park. Also found in the ward are Ruskin House, the headquarters of the Croydon Labour Party, and the Fairfield Halls concert hall and arts centre. The Vanguard Way passes along the Fairfield Path.

Fairfield (2006)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Vidhi Mohan 2,070
Conservative Susan Winborn 2,042
Conservative David Fitze 2,010
Labour Peter Horah 870
Labour Yvonne Gosling 834
Labour Dominic O'Donnell 807
Liberal Democrat Jill George 640
Green Julia Barnsley 629
UKIP Edwin Wigley 226
Monster Raving Loony John Cartwright 200
Turnout 3,808 37.6%

References

  1. ↑ "Croydon Ward population 2011". -Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 10 October 2016.

Ward results

Coordinates: 51°22′15″N 0°05′15″W / 51.3709°N 0.0875°W / 51.3709; -0.0875

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