The ward extends from Thornton Heath railway station westwards and is largely residential with a retail or industrial core.

[1] The ward currently forms part of Steve Reed MP's Croydon North constituency.

The ward returns three councillors every four years to Croydon Council.

Councillor Shaw resigned in 2007 triggering a by-election on 18 February 2007 which was won by Labour's Alison Butler.

Below are the results for the candidate which received the highest share of the popular vote in the ward at each mayoral election.