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Map showing East ward boundaries from 1965 to 1978

East was an electoral ward in the London Borough of Croydon from 1965 to 1978. The ward was first used in the 1964 elections and last used for the 1974 elections. It returned three councillors to Croydon London Borough Council. For elections to the Greater London Council, the ward was part of the Croydon electoral division from 1965 and then the Croydon North East division from 1973.

List of councillors

Croydon council elections

1974 election

The election took place on 2 May 1974.

1974 Croydon London Borough Council election: Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Simpson	3,751
	Conservative	D. Sutton	3,658
	Conservative	A. Elliott	3,613
	Labour	E. King	1,130
	Labour	P. Norwood	1,113
	Labour	T. Reilly	1,107
	Liberal	N. Perry	643
	Liberal	P. Meek	627
	Liberal	L. Kitchener	599
Majority			2,483
Turnout				43.4	8.6
Registered electors			12,915
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

1972 by-election

The by-election took place on 6 July 1972.

1971 election

The election took place on 13 May 1971.

1971 Croydon London Borough Council election: Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	W. Simpson	2,895
	Independent	D. Sutton	2,856
	Independent	H. Whitwell	2,845
	Labour	J. King	1,408
	Labour	B. Wilson	1,407
	Labour	V. Davies	1,406
Turnout				34.8	2.7%
Registered electors			12,667
	Independent hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing

1968 election

The election took place on 9 May 1968.

1968 Croydon London Borough Council election: Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	W. Simpson	3,301
	Independent	D. Sutton	3,264
	Independent	H. Whitwell	3,190
	Liberal	P. Lee	574
	Liberal	I. McNay	555
	Liberal	C. Mickelburgh	515
	Labour	A. Tuck	354
	Labour	K. Byrne	320
Turnout				37.5	0.6
Registered electors			11,281
	Independent hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing

1964 election

The election took place on 7 May 1964.

Notes

References

1. ^ "London Borough Council Elections: 2 May 1974" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. 1974. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
2. "London Borough Council Elections: 13 May 1971" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. 1971. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
3. "London Borough Council Elections: 9 May 1968" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. April 1969. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
4. "London Borough Council Elections: 7 May 1964" (PDF). London Datastore. London County Council. November 1964. Retrieved 5 January 2025.

• Former wards of the London Borough of Croydon
• 1978 disestablishments in England
• 1965 establishments in England