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
[edit]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
[edit]2026 election
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]
There was a revision of ward boundaries in Hounslow in 2002.
2021 by-election
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- ↑ 2021 Census data reported for 2022 ward boundaries
References
[edit]- ↑ "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.