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. The ward contains the tallest building in the borough, Altitude 25.

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.

External links

• Council Elections 2006 results - Fairfield
• Conservative Councillors for Croydon.
• London Borough of Croydon map of wards.
• Fairfield Halls web site
• Vanguard Way

Ward results

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