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The town of Croydon's first local authority was a body of improvement commissioners established in 1829. [4] They were superseded in 1849 by an elected local board. [5] [6] The town was incorporated as a municipal borough in 1883, after which it was governed by a body formally called the "Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the Borough of Croydon", generally known as the corporation, town council ...
In 2005, Croydon Council drew up a Public Art Strategy, with a vision intended to be accessible and to enhance people's enjoyment of their surroundings. [149] The public art strategy delivered a new event called Croydon's Summer Festival hosted in Lloyd Park. [150] The festival consists of two days of events. [151]
Croydon Council plans to cut £5m from social care and £4m from children's services to reduce its debt.
These wards are all in the London Borough of Croydon, which is responsible for services along with other agencies such as education, refuse collection, road maintenance, local planning and social care. The Addiscombe ward is currently represented by Labour Councillors. The Fairfield and Croham wards have, by contrast, habitually elected ...
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 ]
Jason Stephen Perry is a Conservative Party politician who has served as the directly elected Mayor of Croydon, a Borough within London, since 2022. [1] He was previously the Leader of the Opposition of the Croydon London Borough Council and has been Leader of the Croydon Council Conservative Group since September 2020.
South Norwood is a ward in the London Borough of Croydon in the United Kingdom. It covers most of the district of South Norwood. The ward received major boundary changes following Croydon's boundary review. [2] The first election held under the new boundaries was the 2018 Croydon Council election. [3]
They are the principal authorities in Greater London and have responsibilities including education, housing, planning, highways, social services, libraries, recreation, waste, environmental health and revenue collection. Some of the powers are shared with the Greater London Authority, which also manages passenger transport, police and fire. [1]