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Where your council tax goes in Croydon

A Band D home pays £2,599.91 this year, up 4.8%. Council tax covers about 36% of what the council spends on day-to-day services; government grants pay 51%, including the money passed straight to schools, and business rates 13%.

Band D bill£2,600up 4.8% on last year
Council budget£812mday-to-day, including schools
Paid by council tax36%of the budget
Run by an elected mayorConservativeJason Stephen Perry

Your bill

Pick your band. The council keeps 80% of it; the rest goes to the Mayor of London.

Band D, 2026/27
£2,599.91
£259.99 a month over 10 instalments, or £216.66 over 12
Croydon Council£2,089.40Mayor of London (GLA)£510.51
Police£334.13
Fire brigade£76.85
Transport£77.09
City Hall and the London Assembly£22.44
At Band D the Mayor’s share went up £20.13 this year: £15.00 more for police and £5.13 more for the fire brigade.
sourcedBand D bill for 2026/27approxMayor's share by body (MD3472)

Your £2,089.40 to the council pays for

Care for older and disabled adults£804
Children's services£594
Housing and homelessness£305
Streets, waste and transport£173
Schools and education£146
Running the council£126
Parks, libraries and leisure£39
Community safety and regulation£29
Planning and the local economy£26
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Band D, 2026/27: where your council tax goes
Your billShare
Care for older and disabled adults£804.4830.9%
Children's services£594.0322.8%
Housing and homelessness£305.0311.7%
Streets, waste and transport£173.366.7%
Schools and education£145.695.6%
Running the council£126.204.9%
Parks, libraries and leisure£39.201.5%
Community safety and regulation£28.841.1%
Planning and the local economy£25.521.0%
Croydon Council, all services£2,089.4080.4%
Mayor of London: police£334.1312.9%
Mayor of London: the fire brigade£76.853.0%
Mayor of London: transport£77.093.0%
Mayor of London: City Hall and the London Assembly£22.440.9%
Mayor of London (GLA), all£510.5119.6%
Your bill£2,599.91100%

Split in proportion to the £541m the council pays for itself, after schools and public health, which have their own ring-fenced grants. Council tax pays about 53p of every £1 of that; government grants and business rates pay the rest.

sourcedSplit by service, 2026/27 budget return

The council’s budget

What the council spends on day-to-day services after fees and charges, and where the money comes from, including grants that can only be spent on schools or public health. It must balance by law.

FundingReserves (one-off)Services
Council tax to Net budgetRevenue Support Grant to Net budgetBusiness rates kept locally to Net budgetSchools grants (ring-fenced) to Net budgetPublic health grant (ring-fenced) to Net budgetOther government grants to Net budgetCouncil tax surplus and other to Net budgetDrawn from council reserves to Net budgetNet budget to Schools and educationNet budget to Care for older and disabled adultsNet budget to Children's servicesNet budget to Housing and homelessnessNet budget to Streets, waste and transportNet budget to Running the councilNet budget to Public healthNet budget to Parks, libraries and leisureNet budget to Community safety and regulationNet budget to Planning and the local economySourced from a published documentCouncil tax£288.9m, 36%Sourced from a published documentRevenue Support Grant£77.7m, 10%Sourced from a published documentBusiness rates kept locally£107.8m, 13%Sourced from a published documentSchools grants (ring-fenced)£241.3m, 30%Sourced from a published documentPublic health grant (ring-fenced)£29.9mSourced from a published documentOther government grants£63.4m, 8%Sourced from a published documentCouncil tax surplus and other£1.8mSourced from a published documentDrawn from council reserves£1.3mSourced from a published documentSchools and education£279.0m, 34%Sourced from a published documentCare for older and disabled adults£208.3m, 26%Sourced from a published documentChildren's services£153.8m, 19%Sourced from a published documentHousing and homelessness£79.0m, 10%Sourced from a published documentStreets, waste and transport£44.9mSourced from a published documentRunning the council£32.7mSourced from a published documentPublic health£30.0mSourced from a published documentParks, libraries and leisure£10.2mSourced from a published documentCommunity safety and regulation£7.5mSourced from a published documentPlanning and the local economy£6.6m£812m

Not drawn in the flow, because they are below zero: Debt costs and levies (−£39.7m). They are in the tables.

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Where the money comes from, 2026/27
£mShare of the net budget
Council tax£288.9m35.6%
Revenue Support Grant£77.7m9.6%
Business rates kept locally£107.8m13.3%
Schools grants (ring-fenced)£241.3m29.7%
Public health grant (ring-fenced)£29.9m3.7%
Other government grants£63.4m7.8%
Council tax surplus and other£1.8m0.2%
Drawn from council reserves (one-off)£1.3m0.2%
Net budget£812.1m100%
What it pays for, 2026/27
£mShare of the net budget
Schools and education£279.0m34.4%
Care for older and disabled adults£208.3m25.6%
Children's services£153.8m18.9%
Housing and homelessness£79.0m9.7%
Streets, waste and transport£44.9m5.5%
Running the council£32.7m4.0%
Public health£30.0m3.7%
Parks, libraries and leisure£10.2m1.2%
Community safety and regulation£7.5m0.9%
Planning and the local economy£6.6m0.8%
Debt costs and levies−£39.7m−4.9%
Net budget£812.1m100%

Where the money comes from

Council tax£288.9m
Revenue Support Grant£77.7m
Business rates kept locally£107.8m
Schools grants (ring-fenced)£241.3m
Public health grant (ring-fenced)£29.9m
Other government grants£63.4m
Council tax surplus and other£1.8m
Drawn from council reserves£1.3m
Net budget£812.1m

What it pays for

Schools and education£279.0m
Care for older and disabled adults£208.3m
Children's services£153.8m
Housing and homelessness£79.0m
Streets, waste and transport£44.9m
Running the council£32.7m
Public health£30.0m
Parks, libraries and leisure£10.2m
Community safety and regulation£7.5m
Planning and the local economy£6.6m
Debt costs and levies−£39.7m
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Council tax over the years

The council’s own share of a Band D bill went from £1,570.07 in 2022/23 to £2,089.40 in 2026/27, up 33%.

Band D council tax in Croydon each year
YearThe council’s shareWhole bill, with the Mayor of London
2022/23£1,570.07£1,965.66
2023/24£1,805.42£2,239.56
2024/25£1,895.51£2,366.91
2025/26£1,990.10£2,480.48
2026/27£2,089.40£2,599.91

Councillors and how each ward voted

Labour 30, Conservative 28, Green 8, Liberal Democrats 2 and Reform UK 2 of the 70 councillors on the council’s list. The council is run by its elected mayor, Jason Stephen Perry (Conservative), elected on 7 May 2026 with 35,871 votes (result). No party has more than half the seats. Only the councillors elected are named here; everyone else stood as their party’s candidate.

Addiscombe East

How Addiscombe East voted: turnout 48.1%
Votes for each candidate in Addiscombe East ward
PartyVotesElected
Conservative and Unionist Party1,199Jeet Bains
Labour and Co-operative Party1,148Maddie Henson
Labour and Co-operative Party1,114
Conservative and Unionist Party974
Green Party788
Green Party753
Liberal Democrats545
Liberal Democrats518
Reform UK437
Reform UK365

4,239 people voted. 24 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Addiscombe West

How Addiscombe West voted: turnout 39.0%
Votes for each candidate in Addiscombe West ward
PartyVotesElected
Labour and Co-operative Party1,547Nick Beall
Labour and Co-operative Party1,530Patricia Hay-Justice
Labour and Co-operative Party1,521Sean Fitzsimons
Green Party1,134
Green Party1,100
Green Party1,088
Conservative and Unionist Party706
Conservative and Unionist Party626
Conservative and Unionist Party573
Reform UK573
Reform UK533
Reform UK499
Liberal Democrats428
Liberal Democrats288
Liberal Democrats253
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition74

4,445 people voted. 20 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Bensham Manor

How Bensham Manor voted: turnout 32.8%
Votes for each candidate in Bensham Manor ward
PartyVotesElected
Labour and Co-operative Party1,370Humayun Kabir
Labour and Co-operative Party1,277Mohana Manoharan
Labour and Co-operative Party1,233Ellie Sandover
Green Party1,037
Green Party914
Green Party838
Independent622
Conservative and Unionist Party560
Conservative and Unionist Party556
Conservative and Unionist Party512
Liberal Democrats410
Reform UK396
Reform UK320
Reform UK258
Workers Party of Britain186

3,875 people voted. 24 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Broad Green

How Broad Green voted: turnout 32.1%
Votes for each candidate in Broad Green ward
PartyVotesElected
Labour and Co-operative Party1,919Aba Amoah
Labour and Co-operative Party1,742Tom Bowell
Labour and Co-operative Party1,584Dr Manju Shahul-Hameed
Green Party1,029
Green Party938
Green Party860
Conservative and Unionist Party685
Reform UK623
Conservative and Unionist Party581
Conservative and Unionist Party521
Reform UK504
Reform UK474
Liberal Democrats353
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition83

4,447 people voted. 29 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Coulsdon Town

How Coulsdon Town voted: turnout 48.8%
Votes for each candidate in Coulsdon Town ward
PartyVotesElected
Conservative and Unionist Party2,105Nikhil Sherine Thampi
Conservative and Unionist Party2,098Ian Parker
Conservative and Unionist Party2,016Luke Shortland
Green Party974
Reform UK959
Reform UK926
Green Party911
Labour Party871
Reform UK849
Green Party836
Labour Party786
Liberal Democrats764
Liberal Democrats691
Labour Party634
Liberal Democrats631

5,619 people voted. 28 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood

How Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood voted: turnout 46.9%
Votes for each candidate in Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood ward
PartyVotesElected
Liberal Democrats2,146Claire Bonham
Green Party1,833Natalie Vesty
Green Party1,784Mark Adderley
Green Party1,544
Labour and Co-operative Party1,504
Labour and Co-operative Party1,410
Liberal Democrats1,349
Liberal Democrats1,251
Labour and Co-operative Party1,162
Reform UK492
Reform UK436
Reform UK355
Conservative and Unionist Party318
Conservative and Unionist Party315
Conservative and Unionist Party283

5,804 people voted. 29 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Fairfield

How Fairfield voted: turnout 31.1%
Votes for each candidate in Fairfield ward
PartyVotesElected
Green Party1,587Ria Patel
Green Party1,465Esther Sutton
Green Party1,452Paul Ainscough
Labour and Co-operative Party1,084
Labour and Co-operative Party984
Labour and Co-operative Party841
Conservative and Unionist Party518
Conservative and Unionist Party501
Conservative and Unionist Party470
Reform UK378
Reform UK338
Liberal Democrats329
Reform UK313

3,652 people voted. 20 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Kenley

How Kenley voted: turnout 47.2%
Votes for each candidate in Kenley ward
PartyVotesElected
Conservative and Unionist Party1,835Gayle Gander
Conservative and Unionist Party1,680Ola Kolade
Green Party660
Reform UK631
Reform UK564
Green Party508
Labour Party455
Labour Party428
Liberal Democrats351
Liberal Democrats350

3,887 people voted. 7 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

New Addington North

How New Addington North voted: turnout 32.5%
Votes for each candidate in New Addington North ward
PartyVotesElected
Labour and Co-operative Party887Kola Agboola
Labour and Co-operative Party766Afuah Asantewaa Agyemang
Reform UK647
Reform UK594
Conservative and Unionist Party512
Conservative and Unionist Party367
Green Party326
Green Party276
Independent89
Taking The Initiative Party51
Taking The Initiative Party44

2,419 people voted. 10 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

New Addington South

How New Addington South voted: turnout 36.3%
Votes for each candidate in New Addington South ward
PartyVotesElected
Reform UK1,003Scott Holman
Reform UK857Adam Kellett
Conservative and Unionist Party835
Conservative and Unionist Party802
Labour and Co-operative Party672
Labour and Co-operative Party619
Green Party392
Green Party346
Taking The Initiative Party63
Taking The Initiative Party53

2,966 people voted. 14 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Norbury Park

How Norbury Park voted: turnout 38.4%
Votes for each candidate in Norbury Park ward
PartyVotesElected
Labour and Co-operative Party1,030Appu Srinivasan
Labour and Co-operative Party983Julie Setchfield
Green Party808
Green Party789
Conservative and Unionist Party573
Conservative and Unionist Party546
Reform UK293
Liberal Democrats232
Reform UK222
Liberal Democrats211

3,071 people voted. 18 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Norbury and Pollards Hill

How Norbury and Pollards Hill voted: turnout 36.7%
Votes for each candidate in Norbury and Pollards Hill ward
PartyVotesElected
Labour Party1,235Leila Ben-Hassel
Labour Party979John Wentworth
Green Party923
Green Party878
Conservative and Unionist Party511
Conservative and Unionist Party490
Reform UK306
Reform UK283
Liberal Democrats282

3,209 people voted. 21 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Old Coulsdon

How Old Coulsdon voted: turnout 52.8%
Votes for each candidate in Old Coulsdon ward
PartyVotesElected
Conservative and Unionist Party1,640Margaret Bird
Liberal Democrats1,342Gill Hickson
Conservative and Unionist Party1,188
Liberal Democrats1,044
Reform UK761
Reform UK624
Green Party326
Green Party288
Labour Party237
Labour Party167

4,032 people voted. 9 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Park Hill and Whitgift

How Park Hill and Whitgift voted: turnout 47.0%
Votes for each candidate in Park Hill and Whitgift ward
PartyVotesElected
Conservative and Unionist Party829Andrew Price
Labour Party437
Green Party401
Reform UK231
Liberal Democrats137

2,046 people voted. 9 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Purley Oaks and Riddlesdown

How Purley Oaks and Riddlesdown voted: turnout 47.3%
Votes for each candidate in Purley Oaks and Riddlesdown ward
PartyVotesElected
Conservative and Unionist Party1,424Alasdair Stewart
Conservative and Unionist Party1,380Endri Llabuti
Green Party816
Green Party729
Labour Party719
Labour Party684
Reform UK498
Liberal Democrats379
Reform UK372
Liberal Democrats257

3,878 people voted. 19 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Purley and Woodcote

How Purley and Woodcote voted: turnout 42.8%
Votes for each candidate in Purley and Woodcote ward
PartyVotesElected
Conservative and Unionist Party2,703Simon Brew
Conservative and Unionist Party2,514Samir Dwesar
Conservative and Unionist Party2,419James Hillam
Green Party1,042
Green Party1,028
Green Party939
Labour Party777
Labour Party760
Reform UK753
Labour Party735
Reform UK716
Reform UK594
Liberal Democrats575
Liberal Democrats426
Liberal Democrats425

5,812 people voted. 31 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Sanderstead

How Sanderstead voted: turnout 54.4%
Votes for each candidate in Sanderstead ward
PartyVotesElected
Conservative and Unionist Party3,558Lynne Hale
Conservative and Unionist Party3,498Yvette Hopley
Conservative and Unionist Party3,380Helen Redfern
Reform UK864
Labour Party851
Reform UK811
Green Party806
Reform UK793
Labour Party768
Green Party756
Green Party747
Labour Party599
Liberal Democrats510
Liberal Democrats461
Liberal Democrats454

6,591 people voted. 29 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Selhurst

How Selhurst voted: turnout 30.1%
Votes for each candidate in Selhurst ward
PartyVotesElected
Labour and Co-operative Party1,037Catherine Wilson
Labour and Co-operative Party1,008Mohammed Islam
Green Party785
Green Party587
Conservative and Unionist Party340
Reform UK319
Liberal Democrats241
Conservative and Unionist Party233
Reform UK198

2,684 people voted. 17 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Selsdon Vale and Forestdale

How Selsdon Vale and Forestdale voted: turnout 49.0%
Votes for each candidate in Selsdon Vale and Forestdale ward
PartyVotesElected
Conservative and Unionist Party1,293Jack Barwell
Conservative and Unionist Party1,240Andy Stranack
Green Party852
Reform UK833
Reform UK713
Green Party651
Labour Party376
Labour Party369
Liberal Democrats208
Liberal Democrats205

3,578 people voted. 8 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Selsdon and Addington Village

How Selsdon and Addington Village voted: turnout 48.8%
Votes for each candidate in Selsdon and Addington Village ward
PartyVotesElected
Conservative and Unionist Party1,389Joseph Lee
Conservative and Unionist Party1,307Robert Ward
Reform UK828
Reform UK659
Labour Party649
Green Party622
Green Party577
Labour Party539
Liberal Democrats298
Liberal Democrats257

3,907 people voted. 19 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Shirley North

How Shirley North voted: turnout 44.0%
Votes for each candidate in Shirley North ward
PartyVotesElected
Conservative and Unionist Party1,707Sue Bennett
Conservative and Unionist Party1,477Mark Johnson
Conservative and Unionist Party1,470Richard Chatterjee
Reform UK1,197
Labour Party1,181
Reform UK1,133
Reform UK1,011
Labour Party956
Green Party900
Labour Party895
Green Party782
Green Party714
Liberal Democrats413
Liberal Democrats404
Equality Party110

5,183 people voted. 26 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Shirley South

  • Jason CummingsConservativeDeputy Mayor (Non-Statutory) and Cabinet Member for Finance
  • Scott RocheConservativeDeputy Civic Mayor
How Shirley South voted: turnout 49.4%
Votes for each candidate in Shirley South ward
PartyVotesElected
Conservative and Unionist Party1,377Jason Cummings
Conservative and Unionist Party1,206Scott Roche
Reform UK883
Green Party777
Reform UK737
Green Party733
Labour Party697
Labour Party688
Liberal Democrats270
Liberal Democrats229

4,030 people voted. 10 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

South Croydon

How South Croydon voted: turnout 45.3%
Votes for each candidate in South Croydon ward
PartyVotesElected
Conservative and Unionist Party1,718Danielle Denton
Conservative and Unionist Party1,652Michael Neal
Conservative and Unionist Party1,570Matthew Dormer
Labour and Co-operative Party1,481
Green Party1,412
Labour and Co-operative Party1,176
Green Party1,149
Green Party1,113
Labour and Co-operative Party1,091
Liberal Democrats659
Liberal Democrats620
Reform UK594
Reform UK575
Reform UK530
Liberal Democrats510

5,619 people voted. 29 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

South Norwood

How South Norwood voted: turnout 36.7%
Votes for each candidate in South Norwood ward
PartyVotesElected
Green Party1,546Tracey Hague
Labour and Co-operative Party1,426Melanie Felten
Green Party1,386Martyn Post
Green Party1,331
Labour and Co-operative Party1,304
Labour and Co-operative Party1,240
Conservative and Unionist Party436
Conservative and Unionist Party415
Reform UK400
Taking The Initiative Party388
Reform UK378
Reform UK357
Conservative and Unionist Party337
Liberal Democrats300
Taking The Initiative Party211
Taking The Initiative Party208
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition85

4,159 people voted. 23 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Thornton Heath

How Thornton Heath voted: turnout 35.7%
Votes for each candidate in Thornton Heath ward
PartyVotesElected
Labour and Co-operative Party1,698Jose Piedade Fernandes
Labour and Co-operative Party1,668Vicky Newton
Labour and Co-operative Party1,509Ben Taylor
Green Party1,341
Green Party1,261
Green Party1,087
Reform UK460
Conservative and Unionist Party459
Reform UK431
Liberal Democrats406
Reform UK398
Conservative and Unionist Party393
Liberal Democrats361
Conservative and Unionist Party359
Liberal Democrats349
Your Party327
Taking The Initiative Party137
Taking The Initiative Party105

4,475 people voted. 26 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Waddon

How Waddon voted: turnout 37.5%
Votes for each candidate in Waddon ward
PartyVotesElected
Labour and Co-operative Party1,890Rowenna Davis
Labour and Co-operative Party1,476Sam Attwater
Labour and Co-operative Party1,400Ellily Ponnuthurai
Conservative and Unionist Party1,270
Green Party1,141
Conservative and Unionist Party1,076
Green Party1,016
Conservative and Unionist Party975
Green Party876
Reform UK741
Reform UK604
Reform UK588
Liberal Democrats356
Taking The Initiative Party67
Taking The Initiative Party63
Taking The Initiative Party55

4,900 people voted. 25 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

West Thornton

How West Thornton voted: turnout 33.7%
Votes for each candidate in West Thornton ward
PartyVotesElected
Labour Party1,765Janet Campbell
Labour Party1,368Rym Daoud
Labour Party1,305Stuart King
Liberal Democrats915
Green Party797
Green Party780
Green Party751
Conservative and Unionist Party716
Conservative and Unionist Party693
Conservative and Unionist Party643
Reform UK456
Reform UK439
Reform UK393
Liberal Democrats383

4,419 people voted. 35 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Woodside

How Woodside voted: turnout 38.5%
Votes for each candidate in Woodside ward
PartyVotesElected
Labour Party1,933Amy Foster
Labour Party1,594Brigitte Graham
Green Party1,585Laura Bradnam
Labour Party1,462
Green Party1,314
Green Party1,285
Conservative and Unionist Party522
Reform UK517
Reform UK517
Reform UK490
Conservative and Unionist Party471
Liberal Democrats468
Conservative and Unionist Party416
Liberal Democrats287
Liberal Democrats221
Taking The Initiative Party192
Taking The Initiative Party154
Taking The Initiative Party144

4,768 people voted. 28 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Still to come for Croydon

For Hammersmith & Fulham, Borough Book also tracks every party’s manifesto pledges, every council payment over £500, Cabinet and Full Council decisions, how this year’s budget gap was closed and a tool to balance next year. Those need the council’s own papers, read by hand, and come here next. See Hammersmith & Fulham.

sourcedBill, budget and history: government returns, checked against their own totals (11 Jun 2026)
Where every figure on this page comes from