Ashburton (ward)

Ashburton was a ward in the London Borough of Croydon, in London in the United Kingdom. The ward covered the Ashburton area, as well as covering the main retail area of Addiscombe, the Stroud Green, Tollgate and Longheath Garden estates, and large parts of northern Shirley. The population of the ward at the 2011 Census was 14,721.[1]

Ashburton
Former ward
for Croydon Council
Boundary of Ashburton in Croydon from 2002 to 2018.
CountyGreater London
1978 (1978)–2018 (2018)
Number of councillorsThree
Replaced byAddiscombe East
UK Parliament constituencyCroydon Central

The ward formed part of the Croydon Central constituency, which is one of the most marginal in the country, 165 votes separating the Conservatives and Labour at the 2015 General Election.

The ward returned three councillors every four years to Croydon Council. At the 2014 London local elections Maddie Henson, Stephen Mann, and Andrew Rendle were elected to the council achieving a 9% swing. All of them were running as Labour Party candidates.

Area description

Ashburton was named after Ashburton House, one of the three big houses in the Addiscombe area. Ashburton Park was opened on the site of Stroud Green House, which was later developed into a boys’ home and convent. The former Ashburton Library was housed in the convent’s chapel and dormitory buildings. The library is part of the new Ashburton Learning Village round the corner.

The area’s only claim to national fame came in 1866 when part of Stroud Green Farm was leased as a race course and for some years crowds flocked to the area on race days. Woodside railway station, opened in 1871, owes its existence to these crowds. It was so constructed that horses could be brought by rail to the course. The race course closed in 1890 but the station continued in service until the arrival of tram services.

A new state-of-the-art centre, the Ashburton Learning Village, was opened in Ashburton on the old A Block of a secondary school in 2005. This includes the Ashburton Library, Oasis Academy Shirley Park and rooms used for adult learning and public and private clubs. The centre also has a car park and large sport facilities. The design has been described as eco-friendly and shaped as if it holds a swimming pool.

Ward result
Croydon Council Election 2010: Ashburton (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Edwin S. Arram 3,175
Conservative Avril E.M. Slipper 2,974
Conservative Adam Kellett 2,866
Labour Mark Justice 2,234
Labour Madelaine R. Goulder 2,206
Labour Shorish Barzinji 1,979
Liberal Democrats Peter S. Ladanyi 1,290
Green Bernice C. Goldberg 647
UKIP David M. Aina 557
BNP Tony L. Martin 419
Green Tim Fernandes-Bonnar 407
Green Sergio M. Petro 385
Turnout 7,056 66.6% 23.9%
Registered electors 11,774
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Croydon Council Election 2006: Ashburton
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Lindsay Frost 2,513
Conservative Eddy Arram 2,431
Conservative Avril Slipper 2,390
Labour Rona MacDonald 1,057
Labour Peter Spalding 971
Labour Jitinder Singh 904
Green Bernice Golberg 628
Liberal Democrats Nirma Ramful 550
UKIP Jeanette Nathan 336
Turnout 4,324 42.7%
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
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References
  1. "Croydon Ward population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 10 October 2016.

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