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, split in two in 1955 (taking in neighbouring areas), and re-devised in a wholly different form in 1997.

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.

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.

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.Get a Map Ordnance survey

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.Planning Applications Croydon Council

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

DatesLocal authorityMapsWards1918-1950County Borough of CroydonNorth, South Norwood and Upper Norwood.1950–1955Bensham Manor, Norbury, Thornton Heath, Upper Norwood and West Thornton.1997–2010London Borough of CroydonBensham Manor, Beulah, Broad Green, Norbury, South Norwood, Thornton Heath, Upper Norwood, West Thornton and Whitehorse Manor.2010–2024Bensham 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 1955constituency abolished

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

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

Elections in the 2000s

Elections in the 1990s

Elections in the 1950s

Elections in the 1940s

Elections in the 1930s

Elections in the 1920s

Elections in the 1910s

See also List of parliamentary constituencies in London

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References

Sources

External links Politics Resources (Election results from 1922 onwards) Electoral Calculus (Election results from 1955 onwards) Croydon North UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) at MapIt UK Croydon North UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK