Croydon London Borough Council

Croydon London Borough Council
Coat of arms
Council logo
Type
Type	London Borough
History
Founded	1 April 1965 (1965-04-01)
Preceded by	Croydon Borough Council and Coulsdon and Purley Urban District Council
Leadership
Civic Mayor	Tony Pearson, Conservative since 17 May 2023[1][2]
Executive Mayor	Jason Perry, Conservative since 9 May 2022
Chief Executive	Katherine Kerswell since September 2020[3]
Structure
Seats	Executive mayor plus 70 councillors[4]
Political groups	Administration (34)   Conservative (34) Other parties (37)   Labour (34)   Green (2)   Liberal Democrat (1)
Committees	Committees (9) Appointments & Disciplinary Audit & Governance Civic Mayoralty & Honorary Freedom Selection Ethics General Purposes Licensing Pension Planning Scrutiny & Overview Boards (2) Health & Wellbeing Pension Other Bodies (non-statutory) (17) Adoption Panel Adult Social Services Review Panel Corporate Parenting Panel Croydon Adult Social Services Users' Panel Croydon Arnhem Working Group Cycle Forum Fostering Panel Housing Disability Panel Members' Learning & Development Panel Mobility Forum Public Transport Liaison Panel Safer Neighbourhood Board Schools Forum Sheltered Housing Panel Staff Partnership Panel Standing Advisory Council for Religious Education Tenant & Leaseholder Panel
Joint committees	(4) Bandon Hill Cemetery Croydon & Lewisham Street Lighting South London Partnership South London Waste Partnership
Length of term	Whole council elected every four years
Elections
Voting system	First past the post
Last election	5 May 2022
Next election	7 May 2026
Motto
Ad Summa Nitamur Let us strive after Perfection
Meeting place
Town Hall, Katherine Street, Croydon, CR0 1NX
Website
www.croydon.gov.uk
Constitution
Constitution of the London Borough of Croydon

Croydon London Borough Council, which styles itself Croydon Council, is the local authority for the London Borough of Croydon in Greater London, England. It is a London borough council, one of 32 in London. Croydon is divided into 28 wards, electing 70 councillors. Since 2022 the council has been led by a directly elected mayor. The council has been under no overall control since 2022, being run by a Conservative minority administration. The council meets at Croydon Town Hall and has its main offices in the adjoining Bernard Weatherill House.