title: 1994 Croydon London Borough Council election
text: # 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 |
  