Croydon will head to the polls on May 5 to vote in new councillors.

And, for the first time locals will be voting for a directly elected mayor.

It comes after a referendum took place in October 2021 on how things are run in the borough. 

he referendum was triggered following a campaign launched in February 2020 by the group Democratically Elected Mayor of Croydon.

The new mayor will replace the current leader of the council, who is voted in by their own party.

Local elections take place every four years and council seats in all of London’s 32 boroughs are up for election.

There are 70 seats on the council which currently has 40 Labour, 29 Conservative and one independent councillor.

It has been a Labour administration since 2014.

Below are all the candidates standing on May 5:

Croydon Mayor: Richard Howard (Lib Dem); Farah London (Taking the Initiative Party); Winston Mckenzie (Ind); Gavin Palmer (Ind); Andrew Pelling (Ind); Jason Perry (Con); Val Shawcross (Lab); Peter Underwood (Green).

Addiscombe East: Jeet Bains (Con); Andrew Bennett (Lib Dem); Tom Bowell (Lab); Nicholas Burman-Vince (Green); Clare Golberg (Green); Maddie Henson (Lab); Rachel Howard (Lib Dem); Kyle Knight (Con).

Addiscombe West: Kerry Afik (Green); Konstandinos Dexiades (Con); Sean Fitzsimons (Lab and Co-op); Clive Fraser (Lab and Co-op); Saffron Gloyne (Animal Welfare Party); Joseph Hague (Green); Tracey Hague (Green); Patricia Hay-Justice (Lab and Co-op); Sasa Konecni (Lib Dem); Peter Ladanyi (Lib Dem); Michael Norman (Con); Andrew Thynne (Lib Dem).

Bensham Manor: Renata Allman (Taking the Initiative Party); Vinod Birdi (Green); Joyce Bright (Con); Carl Collins (Taking the Initiative Party); Clifford Fleming (Green); Humayun Kabir (Labour and Co-op); Jayson Miller (Taking the Initiative Party); John Mitchell (Ind); Enid Mollyneaux (Lab and Co-op); John Newberry (Con); Eunice O’Dame (Lab and Co-op); Dev Parashar (Con); Alex Raskovic (Green).

Broad Green: Uche Anike (Con); Sherwan Chowdhury (Lab); Stuart Collins (Lab); Jane Parker (Con); Kelvin Philips (Green); James Rajadurai (Con); Manju Shahul-Hameed (Lab); DJ Singh (Green); Irene Theochari (Green); Adrian Waters (Lib Dem).

Coulsdon Town: Stephen Black (Lab); Ashley Burridge (Lib Dem); Frances Conn (Lib Dem); Mario Creatura (Con); Yasmin Dubash (Lab); Lucy Farndon (Green); Ian Parker (Con); Luke Shortland (Con); Andy Sparkes (Lib Dem); Femi Yusoof (Lab).

Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood: Claire Bonham (Green); Marcus Boyle (Green); Rachel Chance (Green); Tom Chance (Green); Don Charles-Lambert (Con); Patsy Cummings (Lab); Nina Degrads (Lab); Marie Patient (Con); Steven Penketh (Lib Dem); Christine Spooner (Lab); Janet Wilkinson (Con).

Fairfield: Christopher Clark (Lab); Danielle Denton (Con); Matthew Dormer (Con); Michael Hunter (Lib Dem); Steven Jacobs (Con); Jose Joseph (Lab); Syed Mohiuddin (Lib Dem); Julie Setchfield (Lab); Esther Sutton (Green); Peter Underwood (Green).

Kenley: Michael Anteney (Lab); Kristian Atkinson (Green); Gayle Gander (Con); Adrian Glendinning (Lib Dem); Shila Halai (Lab); Benjamin Horne (Lib Dem); Ole Kolade (Con); Catherine Morris (Green).

New Addington North: Kolapo Agboola (Lab); Adele Benson (Con); Michael Castle (Con); Alison Gillett (Green); Sangeeta Gobidaas (Lab); Graham Jones (Green).

New Addington South: Nick Barnett (Green); Lara Fish (Con); Hannah George (Green); Vicky Newton (Lab); Tony Pearson (Con); Benjamin Taylor (Lab).

Norbury and Pollards Hill: Christopher Adams (Lib Dem); Ghazala Akhtar (Taking the Initiative); Larissa Amor (Green); Leila Ben-Hassel (Lab and Co-op); Mark Chalmers (Lib Dem); Matthew Griffiths (Lab and Co-op); Tirena Gunter (Con); Laura Manser (Taking the Initiative); Mike Mogul (Green).

Norbury Park: Kirsty Bluck (Green); Alan Collins (Taking the Initiative); Alisa Flemming (Lab and Co-op); Kofi Frimpong (Con); Claudine Lewis (Taking the Initiative); Black O’Donnell (Con); Daniel O’Donovan (Lib Dem); Appu Srinivasan (Lab and Co-op); Mick Sullivan (Green); james Woodman (Lib Dem).

Old Coulsdon: Margaret Bird (Con); Gill Hickson (Lib Dem); John Jefkins (Lib Dem); Mick Kilkelly (Green); Jason O’Dwyer (Lab); Thampi Sherine (Con); Mary Wolf (Lab).

Park Hill and Whitgift: Jade Appleton (Con); James Cork (Green); Joseph Erber (Lab); Caleap Wagner (Taking the Initiative); Symon Zaborski (Lib Dem).

Purley and Woodcote: James Arneil (Lib Dem); Stuart Brady (Lab); Simon Brew (Con); Guy Burchett (Lib Dem); Rebecca Chinn (Lab); Samir Dwesar (Con); Oli Green (Green); Mark Justice (Lab); Anthony Mills (Green); Holly Ramsey (Con).

Purley Oaks and Riddlesdown: Robert Barber (Lab); Simon Desorgher (Green); Karthika Dhamodaran (Lab); James Harrison (Green); Anne Howard (Lib Dem); Chris Jordan (Lib Dem); Endri Llabuti (Con); Alasdair Stewart (Con).

Sanderstead: Helen Buckland (Green); James Clark (Lib Dem); Laura Doughty (Lab); Oliver Duxbury (Green); Lynne Hale (Con); Yvette Hopley (Con); Annie Jordan (Lib Dem); Alan Malarkey (Lab); Connie Muir (Green); Helen Redfern (Con); Tim Rodgers (Lab); Edward Wells (Lib Dem).

Selhurst: Shakera Bowen (Con); Alexander Cox (Green); Francesca Dill (Taking the Initiative); Amaya Emmanuel (Taking the Initiative); Catherine Graham (Green); Daniel Houghton (Lib Dem); Mohammed Islam (Lab); Ian Stuart (Con); Catherine Wilson (Lab).

Selsdon and Addington Village: Helen Bullock (Green); Matt Bullock (Green); Angela Collins (Lab); Anthony Ellis (Lab); Joseph Lee (Con); Helen Lishmund (Lib Dem); Jean Semadeni (Lib Dem); Zachary Stiling (Heritage Party); Robert Ward (Con).

Selsdon Vale and Forestdale: Adrian Douglas (Green); Anwar Hossain (Lab); Gary Kelly (Green); Badsha Quadir (Con); Andy Stranack (Con); Russell Whitehead (Lab).

Shirley North: Sue Bennett (Con); Richard Chatterjee (Con); Joseph Elliott-Coleman (Green); Mark Henson (Lab); Kaashif Hymabaccus (Lib Dem); Mark Johnson (Con); Nuala O’Neill (Lab); Caroline Osland (Green); Christopher Sciberras (Green); Lawrence Sereda (Lib Dem); Peter Spalding (Lab).

Shirley South: Andy Bebington (Green); Liz Bebington (Green); Safwan Chowdhury (Lab); Maggie Conway (Lab); Jason Cummings (Con); Giacinto Palmieri (Lib Dem); Scott Roche (Con); Anna Ruse (Lib Dem).

South Croydon: Joshua Andrew (Lab); Michael Bishopp (Lib Dem); Martin Drake (Lib Dem); Bridget Galloway (Lab); Kathleen Garner (UKIP); Maria Gatland (Con); Tariq Hareez (Lab); Steve Harris (Green); Keith Miller (Lib Dem); Michael Neal (Con); Nayan Patel (Green); Jason Perry (Con); Marc Richards (Green).

South Norwood: Luke Bonham (Lib Dem); Louis Carserides (Lab); Timothy Coombe (Green); Spencer Fearon (Taking the Initiative); Christopher Herman (Lab); Angela Kaler (Taking the Initiative); Marley King (Green); Stella Nabukeera (Lab); Matthew O’Flynn (Con); Martyn Post (Green); Meenal Sambre (Con); Samia Solomon (Taking the Initiative); Sunny Tanna (Con); Douglas Alexander (Lib Dem); Susan Watson (Lib Dem).

Thornton Heath: Folarin Bamgbopa (Con); Andrew Barrett (Lib Dem); Ian Bradler (Green); Richard Harris (Con); Angus Hewlett (Green); Marian Hoffman (Green); Karen Jewitt (Lab); Hanan Lamaallam (Taking the Initiative); Jason McLean (Taking the Initiative); Tamar Nwafor (Lab); Andrea Perry (Ind); John Tipton (Con); Callton Young (Lab).

Waddon: Rowenna Davis (Lab); Donald Ekekhomen (Con); Simon Fox (Con); Sharmmi Jeganmogan (Con); Simon Jones (Green); Imogen Loucas (Green); Yusuf Osman (Lib Dem); Andrew Pelling (Ind); Elily Ponnuthurai (Lab); Jessica Rich (Lab); Mary Sibtain (Green); Josh Viggiani (Lib Dem).

West Thornton: Ben Andoh (Taking the Initiative); Barry Buttigieg (Green); Janet Campbell (Lab); Stuart King (Lab); Tom Lott (Con); Rossalyn Mott (Green); Rohan Ratnaraja (Con); Chrishni Reshekaron (Lab); Matin Talukdar.

Woodside: Titilope Adeoye (Con); Michael Bonello (Lab); Pravina Ellis (Green); Mark Emmanuel (Taking the Initiative); Frances Fearon (Green); Amy Foster (Lab); Elaine Garrod (Green); Khaetthaleeya Gibbs (Taking the Initiative); Brigitte Graham (Lab); Tomas Howard-Jones (Lib Dem); Seugul Metin (Taking the Initiative); Rebecca Natrajan (Con); Andrew Rendle (Lib Dem); Hilary Waterhouse (Lib Dem); Desmond Wright (Con).