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Kenley
ward for Croydon Council
Boundary of Kenley in Croydon from 2018.
County	Greater London
Current ward
Created	1978 (1978)
Councillor	Gayle Gander (Conservative)
Councillor	Ola Kolade (Conservative)
Number of councillors	Two (1978-2002), Three (2002-2018), Two (2018-Present)
UK Parliament constituency	Croydon South

Kenley is a ward covering the Kenley area of the London Borough of Croydon in the United Kingdom.^[1] It elects 2 councillors following the boundary changes made official on 3 May 2018.^[2] On 6 May 2021, 5 by-elections were held in Croydon following the resignation of 5 councillors across New Addington North, South Norwood, Kenley, Park Hill and Whitgift and Woodside.^[3]

List of Councillors

Election	Councillor		Party	Councillor		Party	Councillor		Party
1978	Ward created
1978		Margaret E. Campbell	Conservative		Brian G. Smith	Conservative	2 Councillors 1978-2002
1986		Alan K. Carey	Conservative		Brian G. Smith	Conservative
1998		Jan A. Buttinger	Conservative		Steve L. V. Hollands	Conservative
2002					Steve L. V. Hollands	Conservative		Steve O'Connell	Conservative
2018				2 Councillors 2018-present				Steve O'Connell	Conservative
2021								Ola Kolade	Conservative
2022		Gayle Gander	Conservative					Ola Kolade	Conservative

Mayoral election results

Below are the results for the candidate which received the highest share of the popular vote in the ward at each mayoral election.

Year		Mayoral candidate	Party	Winner?
	2022	Jason Perry	Conservative	Y

Ward Results

Croydon Council Election 2022: Kenley (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Gayle Gander	1,720	29.8
	Conservative	Ola Kolade*	1,712	29.6
	Liberal Democrats	Adrian Glendinning	517	9.0
	Liberal Democrats	Benjamin Horne	502	8.7
	Labour	Michael Anteney	376	6.5
	Green	Catherine Morris	346	6.0
	Labour	Shila Halai	340	5.9
	Green	Kristian Atkinson	262	4.5
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Kenley ward by-election, 6 May 2021
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ola Kolade	2,220	59.7	5.7
	Labour	Stewart Sailing	618	16.6	3.2
	Liberal Democrats	Adrian Glendinning	455	12.2	5.6
	Green	Esther Sutton	372	10.0	1.9
	Heritage	Zachary Stiling	52	1.4	N/A
Majority			1,602
Turnout			47.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

Croydon Council Election 2018: Kenley (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Jan Buttinger*	2,025	34.17
	Conservative	Stephen O'Connell*	1,966	33.17
	Labour	Maggie Conway	613	10.34
	Labour	Appu Srinivasan	448	7.56
	Green	Kate Morris	250	4.22
	Green	Ian Edward Dixon	232	3.91
	Liberal Democrats	Anne Howard	207	3.49
	Liberal Democrats	Arfan Bhatti	186	3.14
Majority			1,353	22.83
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Croydon Council Election 2014: Kenley (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Janice Buttinger	2,271	19.3
	Conservative	Steven Hollands	2,123	18.0
	Conservative	Steve O'Connell	2,111	17.9
	UKIP	David J. Hooper	803	7.7
	UKIP	Lynnda N. Robson	728	7.6
	UKIP	Paul I. C. Manton	714	7.6
	Labour	Sarah L. Ward	451	3.8
	Labour	Christopher R. Williams	388	3.3
	Labour	Mary-Romoline Croos	356	3.0
	Green	Shorai A. Dixon-King	336	2.8
	Liberal Democrats	Angela M. Catto	271	2.3
	Green	Tom Voute	265	2.1
	Liberal Democrats	Olive K. Abdey	238	2.0
	Liberal Democrats	James P. Knight	217	1.8
Majority
Total votes			11,733
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Croydon Council Election 2010: Kenley (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Janice Buttinger	4,170
	Conservative	Steve O'Connell	3,980
	Conservative	Steven Hollands	3,914
	Liberal Democrats	Angela Catto	1,699
	Liberal Democrats	James Knight	1,510
	Liberal Democrats	Heather Jefkins	1,289
	Labour	Laura Doughty	1,230
	Labour	Annmarie Kennedy	1,053
	Labour	Mistaun Kabir	924
	Green	Ian Dixon	582
	Green	Anneka Dixon-King	512
	Green	Tom Voute	365
Turnout			7,423	67.75%
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Croydon Council Election 2006: Kenley (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Jan Buttinger	2,631
	Conservative	Steve O'Connell	2,530
	Conservative	Steve Hollands	2,523
	Liberal Democrats	Angela Catto	757
	Green	Tom Voute	729
	Liberal Democrats	Linda Evans	650
	Labour	Joy Prince	461
	Labour	Mohammed Mir	406
Turnout			4,367	41.7%
Registered electors			10,473
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Croydon Council Election 2002: Kenley (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Janice A. Buttinger	2,274
	Conservative	Steven L.V. Hollands	2,196
	Conservative	Stephen J. O’Connell	2,185
	Liberal Democrats	Angela M. Catto	647
	Liberal Democrats	Jeremy M. Hargreaves	579
	Liberal Democrats	Susan B. Gauge	543
	Labour	Barry P. Buttigieg	528
	Labour	Zenia R.S. Jamison	480
	Labour	Sherwan H. Chowdhury	479
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Croydon Council Election 1998: Kenley (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Janice A. Buttinger	1,500
	Conservative	Steven L.V. Hollands	1,445
	Labour	Julie A. Candy	465
	Labour	Michael A. Rosenbloom	401
	Liberal Democrats	Jeremy A. Hargreaves	339
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Beadle	325
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Croydon Council Election 1994: Kenley (2)
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			693
Turnout
Registered electors
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Croydon Council Election 1990: Kenley (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Alan K. Carey	1,902
	Conservative	Brian G. Smith	1,753
	Liberal Democrats	Leonard A. Wright	471
	Liberal Democrats	William J. Brewer	432
	Labour	David P. Price	417
	Labour	David R. Evans	408
	Green	Hazel Veeder	227
Majority			1,282
Turnout
Registered electors
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Croydon Council Election 1986: Kenley (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Alan K. Carey	1,478
	Conservative	Brian G. Smith	1,363
	Alliance	Sidney R. H. King	752
	Alliance	Robert D. Riddett	723
	Labour	Andrew J. Cridford	289
	Labour	Lillian L. Scott	254
Majority			611
Turnout
Registered electors
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Croydon Council Election 1982: Kenley (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Margaret E. Campbell	2,192
	Conservative	Brian G. Smith	2,061
	Alliance	Ivo Nicholls	664
	Alliance	Robert D. Riddett	634
	Labour	Roger M. Burgess	268
	Labour	Malcolm E. Kilsby	263
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Croydon Council Election 1978: Kenley (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Margaret E. Campbell	1,905
	Conservative	Brian G. Smith	1,806
	Labour	Stephen E. Smart	355
	Labour	Colin F. Whelton	314
	Liberal	Richard L. Dawson	249
	Liberal	Norman McLeod	244
	Independent	Kenneth P. Dulieu	201
Majority			1,451
Turnout
Registered electors
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

References

^ legislation.gov.uk -The London Borough of Croydon (Electoral Changes) Order 2017. Retrieved on 10 April 2018.
^ "Final recommendations on the new electoral arrangements for Croydon Borough of Croydon" (PDF). Retrieved 10 April 2018.
^ "Council by-election results - 6 May 2021 | Croydon Council". www.croydon.gov.uk. Retrieved 23 January 2022.

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