Crystal Palace Ward was an

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in the

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from 2002 to 2022. It covered part of the Crystal Palace area and the entirety of

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. It has an estimated population of 12,432. The ward was created for the 2002 local elections from parts of the former wards of Anerley, Lawrie Park & Kent House, and Penge.

Bromley council elections

2018 election

The election took place on 3 May 2018.

2014 election

Council elections were held on 22 May 2014, at the same time as the

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. The list of candidates was published on 14 May 2014 - for the first time,

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put forward a council candidate in the ward. Tom Papworth's wife Vicki was standing as a Liberal Democrat candidate as the previous councillor - John Canvin - was not standing for re-election in 2014. The Liberal Democrats lost both seats in the ward to the Labour Party. The results were: There were 12 spoiled ballots (6 for voting for more candidates than the voter was entitled to and 6 being unmarked or wholly void). Of an electorate of 8351, 3095 ballots were issued. The results grouped by party were:

2010 election

The election on 6 May 2010 took place on the same day as the

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. One of the Conservative candidates, Karen Moran, previously stood as a candidate in the ward for the

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in 2007, 2006 and 2002. The results grouped by party were:

2007 by-election

The by-election was held on 6 September 2007, following the death of Chris Gaster.

2006 election

The election took place on 4 May 2006.

2002 election

The election took place on 2 May 2002.

Population

Based on the results of the 2011 Census, the

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estimated that the population of the ward was 12,432, comprising 6,099 males and 6,333 females.

References

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External links

MapIt - Crystal Palace ward boundary
Former wards of the London Borough of Bromley Crystal Palace, London 2002 establishments in England 2022 disestablishments in England Constituencies established in 2002 Constituencies disestablished in 2022