Croydon North (UK Parliament constituency)

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Croydon North
Former borough constituency
for the House of Commons
CroydonNorth2007Constituency.svg
Boundary of Croydon North in Greater Londonfor the 2019 general election
County Greater London
Electorate 85,107 (December 2010) [1]
Major settlements Thornton Heath, Norbury, Selhurst, South Norwood, Upper Norwood
1997–2024
SeatsOne
Created from Croydon North East and Croydon North West
Replaced by Streatham and Croydon North and Croydon West
1918–1955
SeatsOne
Created from Croydon
Replaced by Croydon North East and Croydon North West

Croydon North was a constituency [n 1] 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. [n 2] The seat was created in 1918 and split in two in 1955 (taking in neighbouring areas) and re-devised in a wholly different form in 1997.

Contents

Under the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the majority of the constituency was incorporated into the re-established seat of Croydon West, with northern parts, including the areas of Norbury, Thornton Heath and Upper Norwood, forming part of the newly created constituency of Streatham and Croydon North. [2]

History

The seat was created from the former Croydon North West and part of the former North East constituencies. In its previous form it existed from 1918 until 1955.

On re-creation at the 1997 general election the MP for the seat became Malcolm Wicks of the Labour Party with the fourth largest Labour majority in Greater London. Wicks was victorious at the next two general elections and died on 29 September 2012, prompting a by-election which was won by Steve Reed of the same party. The 2015 result made the seat the 31st safest of Labour's 232 seats by percentage of majority. [3]

Constituency profile

Croydon North is the most densely populated of Croydon's three seats, regarded as a safe Labour seat with all wards controlled by them at local level, consisting for the most part of rows of modest terraced houses, interspersed with tower blocks, much of it social and ex-social housing and with recreational areas. [4]

Passing through the constituency are London Overground and Southern services to London Victoria and Croydon — the seat is well connected by several stations to rail services. There has been some regeneration since 2000 with new-build developments for affluent commuters. [5]

The seat includes Crystal Palace FC's ground at Selhurst Park and the northeastern end of the seat is near the site of the former Crystal Palace itself.

Boundaries

Croydon North (UK Parliament constituency)
Map of boundaries 2010-2024
DatesLocal authorityMaps Wards
1918-1950 County Borough of Croydon Croydon North 1945 Constituency.svg North, South Norwood and Upper Norwood.
1950–1955 Croydon North 1950 Constituency.svg Bensham Manor, Norbury, Thornton Heath, Upper Norwood and West Thornton.
1997–2010 London Borough of Croydon Croydon North 1997 Constituency.svg Bensham Manor, Beulah, Broad Green, Norbury, South Norwood, Thornton Heath, Upper Norwood, West Thornton and Whitehorse Manor.
2010–2024 CroydonNorth2007Constituency.svg Bensham Manor, Broad Green, Norbury, Selhurst, South Norwood, Thornton Heath, Upper Norwood and West Thornton.

Members of Parliament

As Croydon North

MPs 1918–1955

ElectionMemberParty
1918 George Borwick Conservative
1922 Glyn Mason Conservative
1940 by-election Henry Willink Conservative
1948 by-election Fred Harris Conservative
1955 constituency abolished

MPs since 1997

ElectionMemberParty
1997 Malcolm Wicks Labour
2012 by-election Steve Reed Labour Co-op

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Croydon North [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Steve Reed 36,495 65.6 −8.6
Conservative Donald Ekekhomen11,82221.3+1.4
Liberal Democrats Claire Bonham4,4768.0+5.2
Green Rachel Chance1,6292.9+1.3
Brexit Party Chidi Ngwaba 8391.5New
CPA Candace Mitchell3480.6New
Majority 24,67344.4−10.0
Turnout 55,60962.9−5.3
Registered electors 88,466
Labour Co-op hold Swing -5.0
General election 2017: Croydon North [8] [9] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Steve Reed 44,213 74.2 +11.6
Conservative Samuel Kasumu 11,84819.9−2.8
Liberal Democrats Maltby Pindar1,6562.8−0.8
Green Peter Underwood9831.6−3.1
UKIP Michael Swadling7531.3−4.1
Independent Lee Berks1700.30.0
Majority 32,36554.3+14.4
Turnout 59,62368.2+5.9
Registered electors 87,461
Labour Co-op hold Swing +7.2
General election 2015: Croydon North [11] [12] [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Steve Reed 33,513 62.6 +6.6
Conservative Vidhi Mohan12,14922.7−1.4
UKIP Winston McKenzie 2,8995.4+3.7
Green Shasha Khan2,5154.7+2.7
Liberal Democrats Joanna Corbin1,9193.6−10.4
TUSC Glen Hart2610.5New
Independent Lee Berks1410.3New
Communist Ben Stevenson1250.2−0.1
Majority 21,36439.9−8.0
Turnout 53,52262.3+1.7
Registered electors 85,941
Labour Co-op hold Swing +4.0
2012 Croydon North by-election [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Steve Reed 15,892 64.7 +8.7
Conservative Andrew Stranack4,13716.8−7.3
UKIP Winston McKenzie 1,4005.7+4.0
Liberal Democrats Marisha Ray8603.5−10.5
Green Shasha Khan8553.5+1.5
Respect Lee Jasper 7072.9+2.4
CPA Stephen Hammond1920.8New
National Front Richard Edmonds 1610.7New
Communist Ben Stevenson1190.5+0.2
Monster Raving Loony John Cartwright1100.4New
Nine Eleven Was An Inside JobSimon Lane660.3New
Young People's Robin Smith630.3New
Majority 11,75547.9+16.0
Turnout 24,56226.5−34.1
Rejected ballots1120.1
Registered electors 93,036
Labour Co-op hold Swing +8.0
General election 2010: Croydon North [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Malcolm Wicks 28,947 56.0 +2.4
Conservative Jason Hadden12,46624.1+1.9
Liberal Democrats Gerry Jerome7,22614.0−3.2
Green Shasha Khan1,0172.0−0.9
UKIP Jonathan Serter8911.70.0
Christian Novlette Williams5861.1New
Respect Mohommad Shaikh2720.5New
Communist Ben Stevenson1600.3New
Independent Mohamed Seyed1110.2New
Majority 16,48131.9+0.5
Turnout 51,67660.6+8.0
Registered electors 85,216
Labour hold Swing +0.3

Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Croydon North [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Malcolm Wicks 23,555 53.7 −9.8
Conservative Tariq Ahmad 9,66722.0−1.3
Liberal Democrats Adrian Gee-Turner7,59017.2+6.8
Green Shasha Khan1,2482.8New
UKIP Henry Pearce7701.8+0.4
Croydon Pensions AlliancePeter Gibson3940.9New
Veritas Winston McKenzie 3240.7New
Independent Farhan Rasheed1970.4New
The People's Choice! Exclusively For AllMichelle Chambers1320.3New
Majority 13,88831.7−8.5
Turnout 43,87752.3−0.9
Registered electors 83,629
Labour hold Swing -4.3
General election 2001: Croydon North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Malcolm Wicks 26,610 63.5 +1.3
Conservative Simon Allison9,75223.3−3.9
Liberal Democrats Sandra Lawman4,37510.4+2.7
UKIP Alan Smith6061.4+0.6
Socialist Alliance Don Madgwick5391.3New
Majority 16,85840.2+5.2
Turnout 41,88253.2−15.0
Registered electors 78,675
Labour hold Swing -2.6

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Croydon North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Malcolm Wicks 32,672 62.2
Conservative Ian Martin14,27427.2
Liberal Democrats Martin Morris4,0667.7
Referendum Roger Billis1,1552.2
UKIP James R. Feisenberger3960.8
Majority 18,39835.0
Turnout 52,56368.2
Registered electors 77,063
Labour win (new seat)

Elections in the 1950s

General election 1951: Croydon North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Fred Harris 29,984 55.5 +2.1
Labour Reg Prentice 19,73836.6+0.1
Liberal Brian Dudley Collins4,2727.9−2.3
Majority 10,24618.9+2.0
Turnout 53,99483.7−3.1
Registered electors 64,522
Conservative hold Swing +1.0
General election 1950: Croydon North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Fred Harris 29,420 53.4 +12.3
Labour Reg Prentice 20,11636.5−3.6
Liberal Frederick Owen Halsall Rowlands5,60010.2+0.8
Majority 9,30416.9−0.5
Turnout 55,13686.8+13.4
Registered electors 63,537
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1940s

1948 Croydon North by-election [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Fred Harris 36,200 54.0 +13.9
Labour Harold Nicolson 24,53636.6−3.5
Liberal Don Bennett 6,3219.4−9.4
Majority 11,66417.4+16.4
Turnout 67,05774.8+1.4
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing +8.7
General election 1945: Croydon North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Henry Willink 23,417 41.1 −26.0
Labour Marion Billson 22,81040.1+7.2
Liberal John Howard 10,71418.8New
Majority 6071.0−33.2
Turnout 56,94173.4+8.8
Registered electors 77,594
Conservative hold Swing -16.6
1940 Croydon North by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Henry Willink 14,163 90.7 +23.6
Independent Arthur Lascelles Lucas1,4459.3New
Majority 12,71881.4+47.2
Turnout 15,60818.3−46.3
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1930s

General election 1935: Croydon North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Glyn Mason 36,383 67.1 −13.8
Labour Frank Mitchell17,87232.9+13.8
Majority 18,51134.2−27.6
Turnout 54,25564.6−4.8
Registered electors 83,986
Conservative hold Swing -13.8
General election 1931: Croydon North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Glyn Mason 45,595 80.9 +30.5
Labour H.W. Ray10,79519.1−7.4
Majority 34,80061.8+37.9
Turnout 56,49069.4−0.4
Registered electors 81,305
Conservative hold Swing +19.0

Elections in the 1920s

General election 1929: Croydon North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist Glyn Mason 26,336 50.4 −19.9
Labour Gilbert Foan 13,85226.5−3.2
Liberal Cyril Walter Nunneley12,05323.1New
Majority 12,48423.9−16.7
Turnout 52,24169.8−3.0
Registered electors 74,835
Unionist hold Swing -8.4
General election 1924: Croydon North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist Glyn Mason 25,972 70.3 +7.3
Labour Gilbert Foan 10,95429.7−7.3
Majority 15,01840.6+14.6
Turnout 36,92672.8+17.1
Registered electors 50,697
Unionist hold Swing +7.3
General election 1923: Croydon North [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist Glyn Mason 17,085 63.0 N/A
Labour Gilbert Foan 10,05437.0New
Majority 7,03126.0N/A
Turnout 27,13955.7N/A
Registered electors 48,760
Unionist hold Swing N/A
General election 1922: Croydon North [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist Glyn Mason Unopposed
Registered electors 47,675
Unionist hold

Elections in the 1910s

General election 1918: Croydon North [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
C Unionist George Borwick 16,52070.0
Liberal James Trumble7,09430.0
Majority 9,42640.0
Turnout 23,61454.1
Registered electors 43,669
Unionist win (new seat)
Cindicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
  2. ↑ As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years

References

  1. ↑ "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Archived from the original on 6 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
  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. ↑ "Labour Members of Parliament 2015". UK Political.info. Archived from the original on 29 September 2018.
  4. ↑ Get a Map Archived 2013-10-29 at the Wayback Machine Ordnance survey
  5. ↑ Planning Applications Archived 2008-09-06 at the Wayback Machine Croydon Council
  6. ↑ https://www.croydon.gov.uk/sites/default/files/Statement%20of%20Persons%20Nominated%20and%20Notice%20of%20Poll%20Croydon%20North.pdf [ dead link ]
  7. ↑ "Commons Briefing Paper 8749. General Election 2019: results and analysis" (PDF). London: House of Commons Library. 28 January 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 November 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  8. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 October 2017. Retrieved 15 May 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. ↑ "Croydon North parliamentary constituency". BBC News. Archived from the original on 13 December 2017. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  10. ↑ "Commons Briefing Paper 7979. General Election 2017: results and analysis" (PDF) (Second ed.). House of Commons Library. 29 January 2019 [7 April 2018]. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 November 2019.
  11. ↑ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  12. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 January 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  13. ↑ Election 2015 - Croydon North Archived 2017-12-13 at the Wayback Machine BBC News, 8 May 2015
  14. ↑ Croydon North by-election: Labour's Steve Reed secures win Archived 2018-10-07 at the Wayback Machine BBC News, 30 November 2012
  15. ↑ Parliamentary election results 2010, Croydon North Archived 2011-08-07 at the Wayback Machine Croydon Council
  16. ↑ UK general election 2005 - Results for Croydon North Archived 2012-04-02 at the Wayback Machine Electoral Commission
  17. ↑ "1948 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
  18. 1 2 3 British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig

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