Mayor of Croydon and Croydon Council elections - Thursday 7 May 2026

Contents

The election of councillors

Croydon is divided into 28 wards. Each ward is represented by either 1, 2 or 3 councillors.

The councillors are elected using the first past the post system, so the candidates with the highest number of votes in each ward contest are declared elected.

Croydon wards and available seats

WardSeats
Addiscombe East2
Addiscombe West3
Bensham Manor3
Broad Green3
Coulsdon Town3
Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood3
Fairfield3
Kenley2
New Addington North2
New Addington South2
Norbury and Pollards Hill2
Norbury Park2
Old Coulsdon2
Park Hill and Whitgift1
Purley and Woodcote3
Purley Oaks and Riddlesdown2
Sanderstead3
Selhurst2
Selsdon and Addington Village2
Selsdon Vale and Forestdale2
Shirley North3
Shirley South2
South Croydon3
South Norwood3
Thornton Heath3
Waddon3
West Thornton3
Woodside3

See the list of candidates standing for election in each ward.