Croydon West

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UK Parliament constituency (1950–1955; 2024–)

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::summary UK Parliament constituency (1950–1955; 2024–) ::

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Field	Value
name	Croydon West
parliament	uk
image
caption	Interactive map of boundaries from 2024
image2	[[File:Croydon West 2023 Constituency.svg
year	2024
electorate	70,812 (2023){{cite web
title	The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – London
publisher	Boundary Commission for England
access-date	19 June 2024
df	dmy
mp	Sarah Jones
party	Labour
towns	Croydon, South Norwood, Thornton Heath, Waddon
previous	Croydon Central, Croydon North and Croydon South
year2	1950
abolished2	1955
type	Borough
elects_howmany	One
previous2	Croydon North, Croydon South and East Surrey
next2	Croydon North West and Croydon South
region	England
county	Greater London
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|name = Croydon West |parliament = uk |image = |caption = Interactive map of boundaries from 2024 |image2 = [[File:Croydon West 2023 Constituency.svg|200px]] |year = 2024 |abolished = |electorate = 70,812 (2023){{cite web |url= https://boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk/2023-review/the-2023-review-of-parliamentary-constituency-boundaries-in-england-volume-two-constituency-names-designations-and-composition/2023-volume-two-constituency-names-designations-and-composition-london/#lg_croydon-west-bc-70812 |title= The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – London |publisher=Boundary Commission for England |access-date=19 June 2024 |df=dmy |mp = Sarah Jones |party = Labour |towns = Croydon, South Norwood, Thornton Heath, Waddon |previous = Croydon Central, Croydon North and Croydon South |next = |year2 = 1950 |abolished2 = 1955 |type = Borough |elects_howmany = One |previous2 = Croydon North, Croydon South and East Surrey |next2 = Croydon North West and Croydon South |region = England |county = Greater London 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.

Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat was re-established for the 2024 general election. It primarily comprises the majority of the abolished constituency of Croydon North, with the addition of Croydon town centre and the community of Waddon.

Constituency profile

Croydon West is an entirely urban and suburban constituency located in the Borough of Croydon on the outskirts of Greater London. It covers the centre of the large town of Croydon and the neighbourhoods to its north and west, including Waddon, Selhurst and South Norwood. Like much of suburban London, Croydon grew rapidly during the 19th century with the arrival of rail transport and now serves as a commuter town. The constituency has high levels of deprivation, with much of it falling within the 20% most-deprived areas in England.

Residents of Croydon West are generally young and have low levels of income and professional employment compared with the rest of London. House prices are similar to the national average but much lower than the London average. The constituency has a high level of ethnic diversity; at the 2021 census, White people made up 33% of the population, one-third of whom were not of British origin. Black people were 31% and Asians were 23%. At the local borough council, most of the constituency is represented by Labour Party councillors, with a small number of Conservative and Green Party representatives in the south of the constituency. Voters in Croydon West were mostly supportive of remaining in the European Union in the 2016 referendum; an estimated 56% voted to remain compared to 48% nationwide.

Politics and history

Croydon West was a short-lived seat for the 1950 general election, creating three seats in the County Borough of Croydon from the previous two, also taking in areas from the East Surrey constituency to the south.

Croydon West took in areas of the former Croydon North and Croydon South constituencies, and East Surrey. It bordered Croydon East, Croydon North, East Surrey and Mitcham.

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

For the entirety of its first iteration in the 1950s, Croydon West's Member of Parliament was Conservative Richard Thompson. It was contested in two elections: the 1950 general election and the 1951 general election. Prior to 1950, Croydon South had been held by Labour and most of the Labour voters were re-drawn into Croydon West, making it a marginal seat.

Boundaries

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Dates	Local authority	Maps	Wards
1950–1955	County Borough of Croydon	[[File:Croydon West 1950 Constituency.svg	frameless]]
Shown within Surrey	Broad Green, Central, South, Waddon, and Whitehorse Manor.
2024-present	London Borough of Croydon	[[File:Croydon West 2023 Constituency.svg	frameless]]
Shown within Greater London	Bensham Manor, Broad Green, Fairfield, Selhurst, South Norwood, Waddon, West Thornton, Woodside (part)
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Members of Parliament

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Election	Member	Party	Notes
Conservative Party (UK)}}"		1950	Richard Thompson
1955	constituency abolished
Labour Party (UK)}}"		2024	Sarah Jones
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Election results

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Elections in the 2020s

Elections in the 2010s

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2019 notional result	Party	Vote	%
	Labour	29,651	66.7
	Conservative	9,561	21.5
	Liberal Democrats	3,097	7.0
	Green	1,205	2.7
	Brexit Party	587	1.3
	Others	348	0.8

Turnout	44,449	62.8
Electorate	70,812
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Elections in the 1950s

Sources

[Archived]

References

"The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – London". Boundary Commission for England.
(2005). "Brewer's Britain and Ireland". [[Weidenfeld & Nicolson]].
"Croydon {{!}} London, England, Map, & History {{!}} Britannica".
"Constituency data: Deprivation in England".
(2024). "Croydon West: Seat Details". Electoral Calculus.
(4 July 2024). "2021 census results: Ethnic groups in your constituency".
(2023). "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Legislation.gov.uk.
(5 July 2024). "General election results 2024". Croydon Council.
(5 July 2024). "Croydon West - General election results 2024". BBC News.
"Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019". UK Parliament.
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