| Coulsdon West | |
|---|---|
| Former ward for Croydon Council | |
 Boundary of Coulsdon West in Croydon South within the London Borough of Croydon from 2002 to 2018. | |
| County | Greater London |
| 1964–2018 | |
| Number of councillors | Three |
| Replaced by | Coulsdon Town |
| Created from | Woodcote and Coulsdon West |
| UK Parliament constituency | Croydon South |
| UK Parliament constituency | Croydon Central |
Coulsdon West was a ward in the London Borough of Croydon, covering part of the Coulsdon area of London in the United Kingdom. The ward formed part of Chris Philp MP's Croydon South constituency, which has one of the highest majority's for the Conservative Party in London. At the 2011 Census the population of the ward was 13,449.[1]
The ward returned three councillors every four years to Croydon Council. At the 2006 Croydon Council election, Gavin Barwell, Brian Cakebread and David Osland were elected to the council. All of them were running as Conservative Party candidates. In the ward the Labour Party's highest ranking candidate got only 481 votes, one of the lowest for them in London.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | David Osland | 2,706 | |||
| Conservative | Gavin Barwell | 2,685 | |||
| Conservative | Brian Cakebread | 2,640 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Avril Bristow | 775 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Jean Callen | 745 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Brian Glaister | 627 | |||
| Labour | Sarah Ward | 481 | |||
| Labour | Richard Ackland | 475 | |||
| Labour | Lee Findell | 435 | |||
| Green | Andrew Lindsay | 429 | |||
| The People's Choice | Sheila Lockwood | 168 | |||
| Turnout | 4,226 | 42.8% | |||