Streatham and Croydon North (UK Parliament constituency)

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Streatham & Croydon North
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Streatham and Croydon North 2023 Constituency.svg
Boundary of Streatham & Croydon North in Greater London
County Greater London
Major settlements Crystal Palace, Norbury, Streatham, Thornton Heath, Upper Norwood
Current constituency
Created 2024
Member of Parliament None
SeatsOne
Created from Croydon North and Streatham

Streatham and Croydon North is a proposed constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. [1] Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it will first be contested at the 2024 general election.

Contents

Boundaries

Streatham and Croydon North (UK Parliament constituency)
Map of boundaries from 2024

Following a local government boundary review in the Borough of Lambeth which came into effect in May 2022, [2] [3] the constituency will now comprise the following from the 2024 general election:

It is the first time these areas have shared a constituency since the creation of the Wandsworth and Croydon constituencies in 1885.

Incumbent MPs

The Labour Party decided Bell Ribeiro-Addy, MP for Streatham since 2019, would run in the new Clapham and Brixton Hill constituency, and Steve Reed, MP for Croydon North since 2012 would run in this new Streatham and Croydon North constituency.

Constituency profile

Electoral Calculus characterises the proposed seat as "Progressive", with soft left or liberal views and high levels of university education. [4]

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Streatham and Croydon North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Scott Ainslie
Liberal Democrats Claire Bonham
Conservative Antony Boutall
Labour Co-op Steve Reed

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References

  1. "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – London | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  2. LGBCE. "Lambeth | LGBCE". www.lgbce.org.uk. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  3. "The London Borough of Lambeth (Electoral Changes) Order 2022".
  4. 1 2 Electoral Calculus https://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/fcgi-bin/calcwork23.py?seat=Streatham%20and%20Croydon%20North