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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 [4] They were superseded in 1849 by an elected local board.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 ...
Croydon Council issued a Section 114 notice – which halts all new expenditure – in 2020 over a £1.5bn debt and significant overspends.
Croydon Council's offices were in Taberner House until September 2013 Ruskin House is the headquarters of Croydon's Labour , Trade Union and Co-operative movements and is itself a co-operative with shareholders from organisations across the three movements.
In the 2022 Croydon London Borough Council election, on 5 May 2022, all 70 members of Croydon London Borough Council, and the Mayor of Croydon, were up for election.The elections took place alongside the local elections in the other London boroughs and elections to local authorities across the United Kingdom.
Croydon Council plans to cut £5m from social care and £4m from children's services to reduce its debt.
The Mayor of Croydon is a directly elected mayor responsible for the executive function of Croydon London Borough Council. The current mayor is Jason Perry of the Conservative Party , elected in May 2022, and the first holder of the post.
Elections for the Croydon London Borough Council are held every four years to elect 70 councillors. The last ward boundary changes came into force at the 2018 local elections. Political control
Woodside is an electoral ward in the London Borough of Croydon. The ward has existed since the creation of the borough on 1 April 1965 and was first used in the 1964 elections. It returns councillors to Croydon London Borough Council. [1] [2] The ward covers the Woodside area.