Fairfield (ward)

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Fairfield
Fairfield (ward) (Greater London)
Fairfield (ward)

Fairfield shown within Greater London
OS grid reference TQ325653
London borough Croydon
Ceremonial county Greater London
Region London
Constituent country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town CROYDON
Postcode district CR0
Dialling code 020
Police Metropolitan
Fire London
Ambulance London
European Parliament London
UK Parliament Croydon Central
London Assembly Croydon and Sutton
List of places: UKEnglandLondon

Coordinates: 51°22′18″N 0°05′50″W / 51.3717, -0.0971

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 Andrew Pelling MP's Croydon Central constituency, which has one of the smallest majorities for the Conservative Party in the UK on its current boundaries.

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.

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[edit] Ward Results

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
UK Independence Edwin Wigley 226
Monster Raving Loony John Cartwright 200
Turnout 3,808 37.6%