FIVE councillors representing wards in boroughs which are in, or on the edge of, the Upper Norwood area have been given cabinet posts in the wake of the council elections.
In Lambeth Cllr Matthew Bennett (Lab. Gipsy Hill) has taken over the housing portfolio.
In Croydon Cllr Alisa Flemming (Lab. Upper Norwood) has taken over the new portfolio of children, families and education while in South Norwood Cllr Kathy Bee has taken over as cabinet member for transport and environment
In Lewisham Sydenham ward Cllr Chris Best has been appointed cabinet member for health, wellbeing and older people while her newly-elected fellow ward Cllr Rachel Onikosi has been appointed cabinet member for the public realm.
In its transport manifesto for Croydon, Labour said it would:
work for a sustainable transport system
· fight for an extended tram system
· repair our roads to a good standard
· improve access and safety for cyclists, disabled people and pedestrians
· support 20mph zones in residential areas where communities want them
· protect the freedom pass
· create ‘play spaces’ where communities want them
· introduce a fair parking policy across all of Croydon
GIPSY HILL WARD (Lambeth)
Matthew Bennett Labour 2242 Elected
Niranjan Francis Labour 2202 Elected
Jennifer Brathwaite Labour 2183 Elected
Tom Martin Conservative 436
Ali Kayikkiran Conservative 434
Said Gutin Conservative 423
Ben McKeown Green 364
Cath Potter Green 317
Paul Wynter Green 257
David James Hare Liberal Democrat 164
Marietta Frances Crichton Stuart Liberal Democrat 161
Eddie Otoyo UK Independence Party 142
Marcus Franciscus Van Breugel Liberal Democrat 133
SOUTH NORWOOD WARD (Croydon)
AVIS, Jane Labour Party Candidate 2211
BEE, Kathy Labour Party Candidate 2303
BROWN, Robert James Liberal Democrats 314
COPE, Jonathan Thomas Ewart Conservative Party Candidate 909
ELLIS, Andrew Howard Green Party 486
JONES, Graham Ronald Geoffrey Green Party 494
LAWLOR, Wayne James Patrick Labour Party Candidate 1971
McKENZIE, Winston Truman UK Independence Party (UKIP) 480
O’FLYNN, Matthew Edward Conservative Party Candidate 739
REGAN, Jonathan Douglas Liberal Democrats 177
REID, Annette UK Independence Party (UKIP) 437
REID, Kimberley Erica Sarah Liberal Democrats 220
SEYFORTH, James Anthony Green Party 359
SLAYFORD, Barry Christopher UK Independence Party (UKIP) 437
ST. JAMES, Rosina Rachel May Conservative Party Candidate 731
Successful candidates: Jane Avis, Kathy Bee, Wayne Lawlor.
UPPER NORWOOD WARD
BOYLE, David Courtney Liberal Democrats 256
EARDLEY, Michael John Green Party 384
FLEMMING, Alisa Labour Party 2007
HOLLAND, Simon Richard Green Party 449
JEFFREY, Marlyn UK Independence Party (UKIP) 450
JONAS, Katalin Conservative Party 785
KENNY-GREEN, Leslie Wayne Green Party 477
MORRIS, Luke William Liberal Democrats 145
ROQUETTE, Suzanne Ursula Liberal Democrats 154
RYAN, Patrick Thomas Labour Party 2187
TERREY, Audrey Kathleen Conservative Party 755
WARD, Anthony Stephen UK Independence Party (UKIP) 415
WARD, Sandra Rose UK Independence Party (UKIP) 391
WENTWORTH, John Patrick Labour Party 1809
WRIGHT, Desmond John Conservative Party 629
Successful candidates: Alisa Flemming, Pat Ryan, John Wentworth.
(Friday June 5th: VOTING FIGURES FOR SYDENHAM WARD NOT YET AVAILABLE ON LEWISHAM.GOV WEBSITE Spaces for voting figures are blank – Ed.)
