Croydon East (UK Parliament constituency)

Last updated

Croydon East
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Croydon East (UK Parliament constituency)
Interactive map of boundaries from 2024
Croydon East 2023 Constituency.svg
Boundary within Greater London
County Greater London
Electorate 75,346 (2023) [1]
Major settlements Addiscombe, New Addington, Selsdon, Shirley, Woodside
Current constituency
Created 2024
Member of Parliament Natasha Irons (Labour)
SeatsOne
Created from Croydon Central and Croydon South
19501955
SeatsOne
Created from Croydon North and Croydon South
Replaced by Croydon North East and Croydon South

Croydon East is a borough constituency which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1950 to 1955 by the first past the post system of election.

Contents

Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat was re-established for the 2024 general election. [2] It primarily comprises the abolished Croydon Central constituency – excluding Croydon town centre.

Politics and history

Croydon East was a short-lived seat for the 1950 general election, creating three seats in the County Borough of Croydon from the previous two, taking in areas from the East Surrey constituency to the south. Croydon East took in areas of the former Croydon North and Croydon South constituencies, and East Surrey. It bordered Croydon West, Croydon North and East Surrey, and, when created, Beckenham.

All three Croydon constituencies were abolished at the 1955 general election, re-creating Croydon South and creating Croydon North East and Croydon North West seats.

For all of its history Croydon East had Conservative Members of Parliament. It saw three elections: the 1950 general election, the 1951 general election and a 1954 by-election. Prior to 1950, Croydon South had been held by Labour but most of its voters were re-drawn into Croydon West.

Boundaries

DatesLocal authorityMap Wards
1950–1955 County Borough of Croydon Croydon East 1950 Constituency.svg Addington, Addiscombe, East, South Norwood, and Woodside
2024-present London Borough of Croydon Croydon East 2023 Constituency.svg Addiscombe East, Addiscombe West, New Addington North, New Addington South, Selsdon & Addington Village, Selsdon Vale & Forestdale, Shirley North, Shirley South, Woodside (polling districts WDS2, WDS3, WDS4, WDS5 and WDS6). [3]

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberPartyNotes
1950 Herbert Williams Conservative Died July 1954
1954 by-election John Hughes-Hallett Conservative
1955 constituency abolished
2024 Natasha Irons Labour

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Croydon East [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Natasha Irons 18,541 42.4 –5.7
Conservative Jason Cummings11,71626.8–14.6
Reform UK Scott Holman5,86213.4+11.7
Green Peter Underwood4,0979.4+7.0
Liberal Democrats Andrew Pelling 3,5638.1+1.5
Majority6,82515.6+8.9
Turnout 43,77957.1–10.1
Registered electors 76,660
Labour hold Swing +4.5

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result [5]
PartyVote %
Labour 24,34048.1
Conservative 20,92741.3
Liberal Democrats 3,3416.6
Green 1,1772.3
Brexit Party 8371.7
Turnout50,62267.2
Electorate75,346

Elections in the 1950s

General election 1950: Croydon East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Herbert Williams 29,484 53.3
Labour Marion Billson 20,90337.8
Liberal George Laing Gray4,8828.8
Majority8,58115.5
Turnout 55,269
Conservative win (new seat)
General election 1951: Croydon East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Herbert Williams 32,282 58.8 +5.5
Labour Alexander Bain22,61541.2+3.4
Majority9,66717.6+2.1
Turnout 54,897
Conservative hold Swing +1.0
1954 Croydon East by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Hughes-Hallett 21,640 56.6 −2.2
Labour JW Wellwood13,54635.4−5.8
Liberal James Walters3,0608.0New
Majority8,09421.2+3.6
Turnout 38,46057.5
Conservative hold Swing +1.8

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Spelthorne (UK Parliament constituency)</span> Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1918 onwards

Spelthorne is a constituency in Surrey, represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Lincoln Jopp, a Conservative. Its previous MP Kwasi Kwarteng did not stand for re-election in the 2024 United Kingdom general election.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">East Surrey (UK Parliament constituency)</span> Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1918 onwards

East Surrey is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2019 by Claire Coutinho, a Conservative serving as Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero. The seat covers an affluent area in the English county of Surrey.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Manchester Gorton (UK Parliament constituency)</span> Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1885 onwards

Manchester Gorton was a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament. It was the safest Labour seat in Greater Manchester by numerical majority and one of the safest in the country.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Wimbledon (UK Parliament constituency)</span> Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1885 onwards

Wimbledon is a constituency in Greater London represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament. Since 2024, the seat has been held by Paul Kohler of the Liberal Democrats.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Leeds North West (UK Parliament constituency)</span> Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom

Leeds North West is a constituency in the City of Leeds which has been represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Katie White, of the Labour Party.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Leeds East (UK Parliament constituency)</span> Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom

Leeds East is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2015 by Richard Burgon of the Labour Party until his suspension and whip withdrawn on 23 July 2024, as a result of voting to scrap the two child benefit cap. He now sits as an Independent MP until the whip is re-established.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Croydon Central (UK Parliament constituency)</span> Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1974-2024

Croydon Central was a constituency created in 1974 and represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament from 2017 until its abolition for the 2024 general election by Labour MP Sarah Jones. The seat bucked the trend in national results in 2019, with Labour holding the seat with a slightly increased majority.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Croydon North (UK Parliament constituency)</span> Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1997-2024

Croydon North was a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament from 2012 until its abolition for the 2024 general election by Steve Reed of Labour Co-op. The seat was created in 1918 and split in two in 1955 and re-devised in a wholly different form in 1997.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Croydon South (UK Parliament constituency)</span> UK Parliament constituency since 1974

Croydon South is a constituency created in 1974 and represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2015 by Chris Philp, a Conservative.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Woking (UK Parliament constituency)</span> Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1950 onwards

Woking is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Will Forster, a Liberal Democrat. Since it was first created for the 1950 general election, it had only ever returned Conservative Party candidates until it elected a Liberal Democrat for the first time in 2024.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Croydon South (historic UK Parliament constituency)</span> Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1918–1974

Croydon South was a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Parliamentary constituencies in London</span>

The region of Greater London, including the City of London, is divided into 75 parliamentary constituencies which are sub-classified as borough constituencies, affecting the type of electoral officer and level of expenses permitted.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bradford East (UK Parliament constituency)</span> Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom

Bradford East is a constituency in West Yorkshire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2015 by Imran Hussain of the Labour Party, until his suspension and the withdrawal of the whip on 23 July 2024, as a result of his voting to scrap the two child benefit cap. He now sits as an independent MP until the whip is re-established.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lewisham West and Penge (UK Parliament constituency)</span> Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 2010-2024

Lewisham West and Penge was a constituency in Greater London created in 2010 and represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Croydon West (UK Parliament constituency)</span> Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1950–1955 and 2024 onwards

Croydon West is a borough constituency which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1950 to 1955 by the first past the post system of election.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Peckham (UK Parliament constituency)</span> Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1885-1997 and 2024 onwards

Peckham is a borough constituency in South London which returns one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Elections are held using the first-past-the-post voting system.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Leeds South (UK Parliament constituency)</span> Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1885–1983 & 2024 onwards

Leeds South is a parliamentary constituency in the city of Leeds, West Yorkshire, which returns one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The constituency existed from 1885 to 1983 and was recreated in 2024 following the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lewisham North (UK Parliament constituency)</span> Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1950–1974 and 2024 onwards

Lewisham North is a parliamentary constituency in Lewisham, London which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1950 until it was abolished for the February 1974 general election.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bristol North East (UK Parliament constituency)</span> Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1950–1983 and 2024 onwards

Bristol North East is a borough constituency in the city of Bristol. It returns one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

References

  1. "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – London". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  2. "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – London | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  3. "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 3 London region.
  4. "Candidate information". Croydon Council. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  5. "Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019". Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News. UK Parliament . Retrieved 11 July 2024.

Sources