Cranford (ward)
| Cranford | |
|---|---|
| Electoral ward for the Hounslow London Borough Council | |
Cranford ward boundaries since 2022 | |
| Borough | Hounslow |
| County | Greater London |
| Population | 16,027 (2021)[a] |
| Electorate | 10,584 (2022) |
| Area | 3.602 square kilometres (1.391 sq mi) |
| Current electoral ward | |
| Created | 1965 |
| Number of members | 3 |
| Councillors |
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| GSS code | E05013612 |
Cranford is an electoral ward in the London Borough of Hounslow. The ward has existed since the creation of the borough on 1 April 1965 and was first used in the 1964 elections. It returns three councillors to Hounslow London Borough Council.
Councillors
The councillor list is sourced from Hounslow Council election results, the Local Elections Archive Project and the Elections Centre.[1][2][3][4]
| Election | Councillors | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Vilber Mark DeCosta | Hira Singh Dhillon
(Labour) |
Gurpreet Singh Sidhu | |||
| 2022 | Ghazala Butt
(Labour) |
Sukhbir Singh Dhaliwal
(Labour) |
Vickram Singh Grewal
(Labour) (Conservative since 2025) | |||
| 2018 | Sukhbir Singh Dhaliwal
(Labour) |
Poonam Dhillon
(Labour) |
Khulique Ahmed Malik
(Labour) | |||
| 2014 | Sohan Singh Sangha
(Labour) |
Daanish Saeed
(Labour) |
Gurpal Singh Virdi
(Labour) | |||
| 2010 | John Chatt
(Labour) |
Poonam Dhillon
(Labour) |
Sohan Singh Sangha
(Labour) | |||
| 2006 | Poonam Dhillon
(Labour) |
Mohammed Chaudhary
(Labour) |
Sohan Singh Sangha
(Labour) | |||
| 2002 | Sarbjit Singh Gill
(Labour) |
Parmod Kad
(Labour) |
Sohan Singh Sangha
(Labour) | |||
| 1998 | J. Dhillon
(Labour) |
S. Dhaliwal
(Labour) |
H. Kanwal
(Labour) | |||
| 1994 | S. Dhaliwal
(Labour) |
J. Khangura
(Labour) |
J. Virk
(Labour) | |||
| 1990 | H. North
(Labour) |
H. Kanwal
(Labour) |
J. Khangura
(Labour) | |||
| 1986 | R. Padley
(Labour) |
H. Kanwal
(Labour) |
J. Khangura
(Labour) | |||
| 1982 | W. Boyce
(Labour) |
H. North
(Labour) |
H. Kanwal
(Labour) | |||
| 1978 | W. Boyce
(Labour) |
K. Butler
(Labour) |
F. Powe
(Labour) | |||
| 1974 | W. Boyce
(Labour) |
E. Phipps
(Labour) |
F. Powe
(Labour) | |||
| 1971 | E. Phipps
(Labour) |
F. Powe
(Labour) |
W. Boyce
(Labour) | |||
| 1968 | C. Hainsworth | J. Horley | N. Wilkinson | |||
| 1964 | W. Boyce
(Labour) |
M. Watts
(Labour) |
R. Padley
(Labour) | |||
Hounslow council elections since 2022
2026 election
The election took place on 7 May 2026.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Vilber Mark DeCosta | 1,541 | 38.4 | +16.8 | |
| Conservative | Gurpreet Singh Sidhu | 1,439 | 35.8 | +14.5 | |
| Labour | Hira Singh Dhillon | 1,387 | 34.6 | −25.6 | |
| Conservative | Prachi Vadsola | 1,200 | 29.9 | +11.1 | |
| Labour | Marina Cheri Sharma | 1,170 | 29.1 | −30.9 | |
| Labour | Sayyar Raza | 1,128 | 28.1 | −28.9 | |
| Green | Gill Chapman | 818 | 20.4 | +4.4 | |
| Reform | Rebecca Howard | 667 | 16.6 | New | |
| Reform | Raj Kumari | 496 | 12.4 | New | |
| Reform | Yash Pal Sunda | 451 | 11.2 | New | |
| Liberal Democrats | Renu Raj | 422 | 10.5 | New | |
| Turnout | 4,014 | 36.7 | +6.2 | ||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 8.4 | |||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 7.1 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
2025 by-election
The by-election took place on 21 August 2025, following the death of Sukhbir Dhaliwal.[6][7]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Hira Dhillon | 951 | 40.7 | −12.6 | |
| Conservative | Gurpreet Sidhu | 679 | 29.1 | +10.0 | |
| Reform | Khushwant Singh | 405 | 17.3 | New | |
| Green | Gurpal Virdi | 156 | 6.7 | −7.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Miruna Leitoiu | 145 | 6.2 | New | |
| Turnout | |||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
2022 election
The election took place on 5 May 2022.[8]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Sukhbir Dhaliwal | 1,949 | 60.2 | ||
| Labour | Vickram Grewal | 1,942 | 60.0 | ||
| Labour | Ghazala Butt | 1,843 | 57.0 | ||
| Conservative | Vaibhav Mistry | 698 | 21.6 | ||
| Conservative | Sheekeba Nasimi | 690 | 21.3 | ||
| Conservative | Mohamad Jarche | 608 | 18.8 | ||
| Green | Gurpal Sindhar | 519 | 16.0 | ||
| Independent | Gurpal Virdi | 489 | 15.1 | ||
| Turnout | 3,235 | ||||
| Labour win (new boundaries) | |||||
| Labour win (new boundaries) | |||||
| Labour win (new boundaries) | |||||
2002–2022 Hounslow council elections
There was a revision of ward boundaries in Hounslow in 2002.
2021 by-election
The by-election took place on 6 May 2021, following the death of Poonam Dhillon.[9] It was held on the same day as the 2021 London mayoral election and 2021 London Assembly election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Devina Ram | 2,129 | 52.0 | −13.7 | |
| Conservative | Shabnam Nasimi | 1,191 | 29.1 | +4.7 | |
| Independent | Gurpal Virdi | 355 | 8.7 | +8.7 | |
| Green | Martin Bleach | 284 | 6.9 | +2.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Sangam Gul | 133 | 3.3 | −2.3 | |
| Majority | 938 | 22.9 | |||
| Turnout | 4,092 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
2018 election
The election took place on 3 May 2018.[10]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Sukhbir Dhaliwal | 2,113 | 64.2 | ||
| Labour | Poonam Dhillon | 2,039 | 62.0 | ||
| Labour | Khulique Malik | 1,853 | 56.3 | ||
| Conservative | Sukhdev Maras | 784 | 23.8 | ||
| Conservative | Eileen Newton | 651 | 19.8 | ||
| Conservative | Renu Raj | 624 | 19.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Iman Malik | 180 | 5.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Sangam Gul | 163 | 5.0 | ||
| Green | Jon Elkon | 141 | 4.3 | ||
| Green | Freya Summersgill | 135 | 4.1 | ||
| Green | Jack Ridley | 132 | 4.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Deborah Owoade | 123 | 3.7 | ||
| Turnout | |||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Notes
- ↑ 2021 Census data reported for 2022 ward boundaries
References
- ↑ "Cranford - Declaration of result of poll". London Borough of Hounslow. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
- ↑ "Cranford ward". London Borough of Hounslow. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
- ↑ "Cranford Ward — Hounslow". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
- ↑ "London Borough of Hounslow Election Results 1964–2010" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Plymouth University. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
- ↑ "Cranford - Declaration of result of poll". www.hounslow.gov.uk. London Borough of Hounslow. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
- ↑ "Hounslow local election: No candidates known yet". Who Can I Vote For?. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
- ↑ Lynch, Philip James (9 July 2025). "West London by-election announced following death of councillor". Harrow Online. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
- ↑ Heywood, Joe; Loftus, Caitlin (March 2023). "London Borough Council Elections: May 2022" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
- ↑ "Hounslow local election: The 5 candidates in Cranford". Who Can I Vote For?. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
- ↑ Colombeau, Joseph (October 2018). "London Borough Council Elections: 3 May 2018" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 4 July 2025.