Croydon South (UK Parliament constituency)

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Croydon South
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Croydon South (UK Parliament constituency)
Interactive map of boundaries from 2024
Croydon South 2023 Constituency.svg
Boundary within Greater London
County Greater London
Electorate 71,541 (2023) [1]
Major settlements Coulsdon, Purley, South Croydon
Current constituency
Created 1974 (1974)
Member of Parliament Chris Philp (Conservative)
SeatsOne
Created from East Surrey

Croydon South is a constituency [n 1] created in 1974 and represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2015 by Chris Philp, a Conservative. [n 2]

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Political history

In 1974, the original Croydon South constituency created in 1918 was renamed Croydon Central and the current Croydon South was created from the northwestern part of East Surrey, covering Purley and Coulsdon, which had become parts of Greater London in 1965.

Since its creation, the constituency has been represented by three Conservative MPs. Sir William Clark, who had represented East Surrey since 1970, won the new seat in February 1974, and held it until his retirement in 1992. His successor, Sir Richard Ottaway, then held the seat until 2015, when he stood down and was succeeded by Chris Philp. [2] [3] Boundary changes have been minor and the 2015 result made the seat the 145th safest of the Conservative Party's 331 seats by percentage of majority. [4] At the 2015 general election, it was one of the Conservatives' safest seats in Greater London. [5] Philp held the seat at the 2024 general election on a substantially reduced majority of just over 2,000, the lowest majority since the seat was created.

Constituency profile

Croydon South consists of affluent suburbia, including a significant minority of large houses with gardens on the North Downs escarpment. It has many well-to-do commuters taking advantage of the fast trains to the City and Gatwick Airport, plus a significant proportion of retired people. Included are the suburbs of Purley and Kenley, home to the Kenley Aerodrome

The village-like Selsdon – one of the few places in the seat where transport links are poor – has a place on the political map having spawned the phrase 'Selsdon Man',[ citation needed ] its swing and voters first seen as an ideal bellwether for the national swing by the Conservative Party. The Purley Way, which runs mainly through Waddon, has become home to large retail estates for out-of-town shopping and leisure. Prior to 2018 Waddon was the sole Labour ward in the constituency – one of its councillors, Andrew Pelling, the former Conservative MP for Croydon Central, defected to the Labour Party.

Boundary changes before the 2024 election removed both Selsdon and Waddon from the seat and added the Park Hill & Whitgift ward, close to Croydon Town centre.

At the southern end of the constituency, Coulsdon has much in common with the residual county of Surrey of which it was a more intrinsically associated part until 1965 as it was excluded from Croydon County Borough on the county borough's creation in 1889.

Boundaries

DatesLocal authorityMaps Wards
1974–1983London Borough of Croydon Croydon South 1974 Constituency.svg Coulsdon East, Purley, Sanderstead and Selsdon, Sanderstead North, Woodcote and Coulsdon West
1983–1997 Coulsdon East, Croham, Kenley, Purley, Sanderstead, Selsdon, Woodcote and Coulsdon West
1997–2010 Croydon South 1997 Constituency.svg Coulsdon East, Croham, Kenley, Purley, Sanderstead, Selsdon, Waddon, Woodcote and Coulsdon West
2010–2024 CroydonSouth2007Constituency.svg Coulsdon East, Coulsdon West, Croham, Kenley, Purley, Sanderstead, Selsdon and Ballards, Waddon
2024–present Croydon South 2023 Constituency.svg Coulsdon Town, Kenley, Old Coulsdon, Park Hill & Whitgift, Purley & Woodcote, Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown, Sanderstead, South Croydon [6]

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
February 1974 Sir William Clark Conservative
1992 Sir Richard Ottaway Conservative
2015 Chris Philp Conservative

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Croydon South [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Chris Philp 19,757 40.0 –14.5
Labour Ben Taylor17,44435.3+7.2
Liberal Democrats Richard Howard4,3848.9–4.6
Reform UK Bob Bromley4,1498.4N/A
Green Elaine Garrod2,8595.8+2.9
Workers Party Kulsum Hussin6121.2N/A
Independent Mark Samuel1730.4N/A
Majority2,3134.7–21.7
Turnout 49,37865.9–5.2
Registered electors 74,968
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg10.9

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result [8]
PartyVote %
Conservative 27,72554.5
Labour 14,31728.1
Liberal Democrats 6,88513.5
Green 1,4662.9
Others4420.9
Brexit Party 590.1
Turnout50,89471.1
Electorate71,541
General election 2019: Croydon South [9] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Chris Philp 30,985 52.2 −2.2
Labour Olga FitzRoy 18,64631.4−4.4
Liberal Democrats Anna Jones7,50312.6+6.8
Green Peter Underwood1,7823.0+1.2
UKIP Kathleen Garner4420.7−1.1
Majority12,33920.8+2.2
Turnout 59,35870.7−2.6
Registered electors 83,977
Conservative hold Swing +1.1
General election 2017: Croydon South [11] [12] [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Chris Philp 33,334 54.4 −0.1
Labour Jennifer Brathwaite21,92835.8+11.0
Liberal Democrats Anna Jones3,5415.8−0.2
Green Catherine Shelley1,1251.8−1.9
UKIP Kathleen Garner1,1161.8−8.7
CPA David Omamogho2130.3New
Majority11,40618.6−11.1
Turnout 61,24773.3+2.9
Registered electors 83,518
Conservative hold Swing -5.5
General election 2015: Croydon South [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Chris Philp 31,448 54.5 +3.6
Labour Emily Benn 14,30824.8+4.8
UKIP Kathleen Garner6,06810.5+6.1
Liberal Democrats Gill Hickson3,4486.0−16.8
Green Peter Underwood2,1543.7+2.0
Independent Mark Samuel2210.4New
Class War Jon Bigger [15] 650.1New
Majority17,14029.7+1.6
Turnout 57,71270.4+1.1
Registered electors 82,010
Conservative hold Swing -0.6
General election 2010: Croydon South [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Ottaway 28,684 50.9 −1.1
Liberal Democrats Simon Rix12,86622.8+2.4
Labour Jane Avis11,28720.0−4.0
UKIP Jeffrey Bolter2,5044.4+2.3
Green Gordon Ross9811.7New
Majority15,81828.1+1.4
Turnout 56,32269.3+5.8
Registered electors 81,303
Conservative hold Swing +1.7

Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Croydon South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Ottaway 25,320 51.8 +2.6
Labour Paul Smith11,79224.1–5.8
Liberal Democrats Sandra Lawman10,04920.6+2.3
UKIP James Feisenberger1,0542.20.0
Veritas Graham Dare4971.0New
Independent Mark Samuel1850.40.0
Majority13,52827.7+8.4
Turnout 48,89763.6+2.2
Registered electors 75,812
Conservative hold Swing +4.2
General election 2001: Croydon South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Ottaway 22,169 49.2 +1.9
Labour Gerry Ryan13,47229.9+4.6
Liberal Democrats Anna-Nicolett Gallop8,22618.3–2.8
UKIP Kathleen Garner9982.2New
Independent Mark Samuel1950.4+0.2
Majority8,69719.3−2.7
Turnout 45,06061.4–12.1
Registered electors 73,372
Conservative hold Swing –1.3

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Croydon South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Ottaway 25,649 47.3 −14.3
Labour Charlie Burling13,71925.3+9.0
Liberal Democrats Steven Gauge11,44121.1−0.5
Referendum Tony Barber2,6314.9New
BNP Paul Ferguson3540.7New
Independent A.G. Harker3090.6New
Independent Mark Samuel960.2−0.3
Majority11,93022.0−18.7
Turnout 54,19973.5−4.1
Registered electors 73,787
Conservative hold Swing -11.7
General election 1992: Croydon South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Ottaway 31,993 63.7 −0.4
Liberal Democrats Peter Billenness11,56823.0−1.3
Labour Helen Salmon6,44412.8+3.0
Independent Mark Samuel2390.5New
Majority20,42540.7+0.9
Turnout 50,24477.6+3.9
Registered electors 64,768
Conservative hold Swing +0.5

Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Croydon South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Clark 30,732 64.1 −1.0
Liberal George Morrison11,66924.3−2.8
Labour Geraint Davies 4,6799.8+2.0
Green Paul Baldwin9001.9New
Majority19,06339.8+1.8
Turnout 47,98073.7+2.6
Registered electors 65,085
Conservative hold Swing +0.9
General election 1983: Croydon South [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Clark 29,842 65.1 +0.2
Liberal James Forrest [18] 12,40227.1+6.1
Labour Robert C E Brooks [18] 3,5687.8−5.3
Majority17,44038.0−5.9
Turnout 46,70271.1−5.7
Registered electors 64,482
Conservative hold Swing -2.9

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1979: Croydon South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Clark [19] 30,874 64.9 +7.0
Liberal Peter Billenness [19] 10,00621.0−4.9
Labour John Bloom [19] 6,24913.1−3.1
National Front Roland Dummer [19] 4691.0New
Majority20,86843.9+11.9
Turnout 47,59876.7+2.8
Registered electors 62,022
Conservative hold Swing +5.9
General election October 1974: Croydon South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Clark 25,703 57.9 −1.2
Liberal D Nunneley11,51425.9−0.8
Labour DW Keene7,20316.2+2.0
Majority14,18932.0−0.4
Turnout 44,42073.9−8.4
Registered electors 60,090
Conservative hold Swing -0.2
General election February 1974: Croydon South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Clark 28,915 59.1
Liberal J.P. Coleman13,04826.7
Labour Henry Hodge 6,96514.2
Majority15,86732.4
Turnout 48,92882.3
Registered electors 59,447
Conservative win (new seat)

See also

Notes

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

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