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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 [4] They were superseded in 1849 by an elected local board.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. [150] The public art strategy delivered a new event called Croydon's Summer Festival hosted in Lloyd Park. [151] The festival consists of two days of events. [152]
Park Hill and Whitgift is a ward in the London Borough of Croydon in the United Kingdom, [1] [2] covering the Park Hill and Whitgift estates. It is the only ward in Croydon with one councillor elected every four years. The ward was created following the Croydon Council boundary change in 2018. [1]
The building served as the headquarters of the County Borough of Croydon for much of the 20th century and went to become the local seat of government of the enlarged London Borough of Croydon on its formation in 1965. [12] Council officers and their departments moved out to Taberner House, located to the south east of the town hall, in 1967. [13]
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A campaign group supporting an elected mayor for Croydon called DEMOC started a petition to change to the mayoral system in February 2020, which they submitted to the council in September 2020. The mayoral system would replace the leader-and-cabinet system, whereby the leader of the council is chosen by the majority party or coalition of parties.
Croydon Council issued a Section 114 notice – which halts all new expenditure – in 2020 over a £1.5bn debt and significant overspends.
Thornton Heath is a ward in the London Borough of Croydon. [1] [2] The ward covers part of the Thornton Heath Area. The first election held under the new boundaries was the 2018 Croydon Council Election. [citation needed]