CROYDON ELECTION RESULTS

I have been a candidate in

five main local elections in Fairfield ward : Fairfield 2010 : Fairfield 2006 : Fairfield 2002 : Fairfield 1998 : Fairfield 1994

ten council by-elections (in various wards) : Waddon 2009 : Bensham Manor 2007 : Fairfield 2005 : Fieldway 2005 : Bensham Manor 2004 : New Addington 2000 : Rylands 1998 : New Addington 1997 : Bensham Manor 1996 : Sanderstead 1995

three General Elections in Croydon Central Constituency : Croydon Central 2010 : Croydon Central 2005 : Croydon Central 2001

three parliamentary by-elections : Croydon North 2012 : Ealing Southall 2007 : Bromley & Chislehurst 2006

My most successful achievement in elections was the 193 votes which I got in the 2005 general election, which directly contributed to the downfall of an unpopular Blairite MP. In the Fairfield ward by-election of December 2005, I pioneered the policy of saving the Fairfield Halls from being demolished or relocated; this brilliant policy was copied by the Conservative Party and helped them to their victory in may 2006. Thus it can not be said that a Loony vote is a wasted vote. In both 2002 and 2006 I got the highest vote in the UK of any OMRLP candidate in the local elections.

Top Ten Fewest Ever votes
for candidates in local elections in Croydon

1. John Cartwright (OMRLP) Fieldway 2005 6 2. Mark Samuel (People's Ch.) Bensham Manor 2007 9 3. John Cartwright (OMRLP) Waddon 2009 11 4. Mark Samuel (People's Ch.) Waddon 2009 13 5. E. Courtenay-Wells (Ind) Upper Norwood 1900 13 6. John Cartwright (Ind) Sanderstead 1995 15 7. John Cartwright (OMRLP) New Addington 1997 15 8. John Cartwright (OMRLP) Bensham Manor 2007 15 9. E. Courtenay-Wells (Ind) Central 1899 20 10. Bruce Horner (Green) Beulah 1994 21 11. John Cartwright (OMRLP) Rylands 1998 21 12.E. Courtenay-Wells (Ind) East 1914 22 13.W. Blott (Ind) South Norwood 1883 23 14.John Cartwright (OMRLP) Bensham Manor 1996 25

CROYDON NORTH: 29th November 2012

caused by the death of Malcolm Wicks (Lab) Steve Reed (Labour) 15898 Andrew Stranack (Conservative) 4137 Winston McKenzie (UKIP) 1400 Marisha Ray (Liberal Democrat) 860 Shasha Khan (Green) 855 Lee Jasper (Respect) 707 Stephen Hammond (Chr People's All) 192 Richard Edmonds (National Front) 161 Ben Stevenson (Communist) 119 John Cartwright (OMRLP) 110 (0.45%) Simon Lane (9/11 was an inside job) 66 Robin Smith (Young People's Party) 63electorate 93036 : turnout 24568 (26%)

CROYDON CENTRAL: 6th May 2010

Gavin Barwell (Con) 19657 Gerry Ryan (Lab) 16688 Peter Lambell (LD) 6553 Andrew Pelling (Ind) 3239 Cliff Le May (BNP) 1448 Ralph Atkinson (UKIP) 997 Bernice Golberg (Grn) 581 James Gitau (Chr P) 264 John Cartwright (OMRLP) 192 (0.39%) Michael Castle (Ind) 138electorate 76347 : turnout 49767 (65%)

Fairfield: 6th May 2010

David Fitze (Con) 2751 Vidhi Mohan (Con) 2589 Susan Winborn (Con) 2555 Robert Elliott (Lab) 1882 Dominic O'Donnell (Lab) 1806 Peter Horah (Lab) 1749 Philip Barron (LD) 1344 Maria Menezes (LD) 1170 Syed Mohiuddin (LD) 894 Esther Sutton (Grn) 441 Justin Audibert (Grn) 420 Audrey Norman (UKIP) 372 Patrick Wedge (Grn) 312 John Cartwright (OMRLP) 181 (2.80%)electorate 11102 : turnout 6459 (58%)

Waddon: 12th February 2009

caused by the death of Jonathan Driver (Con) Clare Hilley (Con) 1462 Ian Payne (Lab) 1222 Charlotte Lewis (BNP) 157 Patricia Gauge (Lib Dem) 150 Mary Davey (Green) 115 Kathleen Garner (UKIP) 48 Mark Samuel (PCh) 13 John Cartwright (OMRLP) 11 (0.35%)electorate 11173 : turnout 3178 (28%)

EALING SOUTHALL: 19th July 2007

caused by the death of Piara Khabra (Lab) Virendra Sharma (Labour) 15188 Nigel Bakhai (Liberal Democrats) 10118 Tony Lit (Conservative) 8230 Sarah Edwards (Green) 1135 Salvinder Singh Dhillon (Respect) 588 Dr K. T. Rajan (UKIP) 285 Yaqub Masih (Christian Party) 280 Jasdev Singh Rai (Independent) 275 John Cartwright (OMRLP) 188 (0.51%) Sati Chaggar (English Democrats) 152 Gulbash Singh (Ind Con) 92 Kuldeep Singh Grewal (Ind Lab) 87electorate 85262 : turnout 36618 (43%)

Bensham Manor: 8th February 2007

caused by the resignation of Paula Shaw (Lab) Alison Butler (Lab) 1683 Roger Taylor (Con) 617 Shasha Khan (Green) 240 Christina Tyree (Lib Dem) 126 James Feisenberger (UKIP) 40 John Cartwright (OMRLP) 15 (0.54%) Mark Samuel (People's Choice) 9electorate 10475 : turnout 2730 (26%)

BROMLEY & CHISLEHURST: 29th June 2006

caused by the death of Eric Forth (Con)Bob Neill (Conservative) 11621 Ben Abbotts (Liberal Democrat) 10988 Nigel Farage (UKIP) 2347 Rachel Reeves (Labour) 1925 Ann Garrett (Green) 811 Paul Winnett (National Front) 476 John Hemming-Clark (Independent) 442 Steven Uncles (English Democrats) 212 John Cartwright (OMRLP) 132 (0.45%) Nick Hadziannis (Independent) 65 Anne Belsey (Money Reform Party) 33electorate 71798 : turnout 29052 (41%)

Fairfield: 4th May 2006

Vidhi Mohan (Con) 2070 Susan Winborn (Con) 2042 David Fitze (Con) 2010 Peter Horah (Lab) 870 Yvonne Gosling (Lab) 834 Dominic O'Donnell (Lab) 807 Jill George (LD) 640 Julia Barnsley (Grn) 629 Edwin Wigley (UKIP) 226 John Cartwright (OMRLP) 200 (5.25%)electorate 10127 : turnout 3808 (37%)

Fairfield: 15th December 2005

caused by the resignation of Audrey-Marie Yates (Con) Vidhi Mohan (Con) 1459 Peter Horah (Lab) 871 Michael Bishopp (Lib Dem) 223 Bernice Golberg (Green) 82 Holly Edmonds (People's Choice) 34 John Cartwright (OMRLP) 31 (1.14%)electorate 9639 : turnout 2700 (28%)

Fieldway: 16th June 2005

caused by the death of Mary Walker (Lab) Simon Hall (Lab) 993 Anthony Pearson (Con) 714 Simon Hargrave (Lib Dem) 136 Winston McKenzie (Ind) 47 John Cartwright (OMRLP) 6 (0.32%)electorate 6780 : turnout 1896 (28%)

CROYDON CENTRAL: 5th May 2005

Andrew Pelling (Con) 19974 Geraint Davies (Lab) 19899 Jeremy Hargreaves (Lib Dem) 6384 Ian Edwards (UKIP) 1066 Bernice Golberg (Green) 1036 Marianne Bowness (Veritas) 304 John Cartwright (OMRLP) 193 (0.39%) Janet Stears (People's Choice) 101electorate 81636 : turnout 48957 (60%)

Left to Right: John Cartwright (OMRLP), Brenda Kirby (Mayor), Andrew Pelling (Conservative), Geraint Davies (Labour), Bernice Golberg (Green), Jeremy Hargreaves (Lib Dem).
Marianne Bowness (Veritas) is off the edge of the picture; Ian Edwards (UKIP) had already gone to bed; Janet Stears (People's Choice) did not attend the count.

Defeated by a margin of just 75 votes, the hated Blairite toady Geraint Davies is temporarily stunned by the brilliance of John Cartwright's incisive analysis of the reasons for his historic defeat at the hands of the 193 intrepid Loony voters.

(photos courtesy of the Croydon Advertiser)

Bensham Manor: 10th June 2004

caused by the resignation of Alex Burridge (Lab) Raj Rajendran (Lab) 1935 John Tooze (Con) 631 Ejnar Sorenson (Lib Dem) 581 James Feisenberger (UKIP) 328 Shasha Khan (Green) 257 John Cartwright (OMRLP) 44 (1.15%) Robin Sullivan (Independent) 42electorate 10433 : turnout 3818 (37%)

Fairfield: 2nd May 2002

Bob Coatman (Con) 1816 Pat Knight (Con) 1752 Audrey-Marie Yates (Con) 1636 Simon Hall (Lab) 1417 Dominic O'Donnell (Lab) 1381 Paul Parkinson (Lab) 1316 Robert Beadle (Lib Dem) 486 Joanne Whitehouse (Lib Dem) 473 John Cartwright (OMRLP) 209 (5.69%)electorate 10043 : turnout 3676 (37%)

CROYDON CENTRAL: 7th June 2001

Geraint Davies (Lab) 21643 David Congdon (Con) 17659 Paul Booth (Lib Dem) 5156 James Feisenberger (UKIP) 545 Lynda Miller (BNP) 449 John Cartwright (OMRLP) 408 (0.89%)electorate 77567 : turnout 45860 (59%)

John Cartwright's Heroic Victory in Croydon Central in 2001.

New Addington: 4th May 2000

caused by the resignation of Valerie Shawcross (Lab) Brenda Kirby (Lab) 1073 John Miller (Con) 882 George Schlich (Lib Dem) 153 John Cartwright (OMRLP) 62 (2.86%)electorate 8214 : turnout 2170 (26%)

Rylands: 9th July 1998

caused by the disqualification of Louisa Woodley (Lab) Louisa Woodley (Lab) 1033 George Filbey (Con) 623 Hilary Waterhouse (Lib Dem) 102 John Cartwright (OMRLP) 21 (1.18%)electorate 5523 : turnout 1779 (32%)

Fairfield: 7th May 1998

Bob Coatman (Con) 2189 Pat Knight (Con) 2120 Michael Wunn (Con) 2014 Dominic O'Donnell (Lab) 1390 Neil Jackson (Lab) 1335 Paul Scott (Lab) 1260 Anthony Moss (Lib Dem) 556 Hetty Hay-Davies (Lib Dem) 487 Carl Muller (Lib Dem) 439 John Cartwright (OMRLP) 114 (2.69%)electorate 11517 : turnout 4234 (37%)

New Addington: 24th July 1997

caused by the resignation of Geraint Davies MP (Lab) Christopher Ward (Lab) 755 Robin Sullivan (Con) 367 Mark Goodrich (Lib Dem) 97 Paul Burgess (United Democratic P) 29 John Cartwright (OMRLP) 15 (1.19%)electorate 8438 : turnout 1263 (15%)

Bensham Manor: 17th October 1996

caused by the resignation of Alison Roberts (Lab) Paula Shaw (Lab) 1812 John Tooze (Con) 690 John Fraser (Lib Dem) 282 Simon Barnsley (Green) 38 John Cartwright (OMRLP) 25 (0.88%)electorate 9726 : turnout 2847 (29%)

Sanderstead: 14th September 1995

caused by the death of Bruce Marshall (Con) Eric Shaw (Con) 1712 Tomas Howard-Jones (Lib Dem) 970 Mike Phelan (Lab) 528 Richard Hamlyn (Green) 32 John Cartwright (Independent) 15 (0.46%)electorate 7813 : turnout 3257 (42%)

Fairfield: 5th May 1994

Richard Billington (Con) 2505 Bob Coatman (Con) 2465 Michael Wunn (Con) 2359 Alex Burridge (Lab) 1517 Robert Newman (Lab) 1479 Richard Young (Lab) 1434 Philip Barrow (Lib Dem) 809 Michael Gill (Lib Dem) 757 Christine Hardisty (Lib Dem) 739 John Cartwright (CFCP) 175 (3.50%) Deborah Edmonds (People's Choice) 108electorate 11666 : turnout 4998 (43%)