2022 Croydon London Borough Council election

In the 2022 Croydon London Borough Council election, on 5 May 2022, all 70 members of Croydon London Borough Council, and the Mayor of Croydon, were up for election. The elections took place alongside the local elections in the other London boroughs and elections to local authorities across the United Kingdom. Jason Perry of the Conservative Party narrowly won the mayoral election.

2022 Croydon Council election
5 May 2022
The Mayor of Croydon and all 70 seats of Croydon London Borough Council
36 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Jason Perry Val Shawcross
Party Conservative Labour
Last election 29 seats, 40.1% 41 seats, 44.5%
Seats won 33 plus Mayor 34
Seat change 5 7
Popular vote 87,907 78,806
Percentage 38.5% 34.5%
Swing 1.6% 10.0%
  Third party Fourth party
 
Party Green Liberal Democrats
Last election 0 seats, 7.7% 0 seats, 5.8%
Seats won 2 1
Seat change 2 1
Popular vote 29,390 26,681
Percentage 12.9% 11.7%
Swing 5.2% 5.9%
Map showing the results of the 2022 Croydon London Borough Council election. Labour in red, Conservatives in blue, Greens in green and Liberal Democrats in amber.
Leader of the Council before election

Hamida Ali
Labour

 Elected Mayor

Jason Perry
Conservative

In the previous election in 2018, the Labour Party had maintained its control of the council, winning 41 out of the 70 seats with the Conservative Party forming the council opposition with the remaining 29 seats.

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