# Croydon North East (UK Parliament constituency)

Croydon North East was a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1955 to 1997. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.

## History

Croydon North East was created for the 1955 general election just five years after a previous re-organisation of the three seats in the County Borough of Croydon. It took in areas of the former Croydon North and Croydon East constituencies and bordered Croydon North West and Croydon South, as well as, when originally created, the constituency of Beckenham.
The constituency was abolished at the 1997 general election with one third going to the new Croydon North seat (the Thornton Heath, Upper Norwood and South Norwood wards) and the rest (the wards of Woodside, Rylands, Addiscombe, Ashburton and Monks Orchard) becoming part of an expanded Croydon Central.
For all of its history, Croydon North East had Conservative Members of Parliament, although in 1987 its long-serving and most notable MP, Bernard Weatherill, stood as Speaker. Following its abolition at the 1997 election both successor seats elected Labour MPs.

## Boundaries

| Dates | Local authority | Wards |
| 1955–1974 | County Borough of Croydon | Addiscombe, East, South Norwood, Thornton Heath, and Woodside. |
| 1974–1983 | London Borough of Croydon | Addiscombe, East, South Norwood, Thornton Heath, and Woodside. |
| 1983–1997 | London Borough of Croydon | Addiscombe, Ashburton, Monks Orchard, Rylands, South Norwood, Thornton Heath, Upper Norwood, and Woodside. |
When first created, Croydon North East included the areas of South Norwood and Addiscombe and parts of Thornton Heath and Shirley. It saw various boundary changes, largely stretching further north. At the time of its abolition in 1997, Croydon North East covered all of South Norwood, Upper Norwood, Addiscombe, northern Shirley and parts of Thornton Heath around Thornton Heath High Street, within the London Borough of Croydon.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Member | Party | Notes |
| 1955 | John Hughes-Hallett | Conservative | Member for main predecessor seat (1954–1955) |
| 1964 | Bernard Weatherill | Conservative | Chairman of Ways and Means 1979–1983 |
| 1983 | Bernard Weatherill | Speaker | Speaker of the House of Commons 1983–1992 |
| 1992 | David Congdon | Conservative |
| 1997 | constituency abolished: see Croydon Central & Croydon North | constituency abolished: see Croydon Central & Croydon North |

## Elections
### Elections in the 1950s

General election 1955: Croydon North East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Hughes-Hallett | 25,097 | 55.0 |
| | Labour | Gordon Borrie | 16,616 | 36.4 |
| | Liberal | James Walters | 3,892 | 8.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,481 | 18.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,605 | 77.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 58,663 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
General election 1959: Croydon North East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Hughes-Hallett | 24,345 | 53.0 | –2.0 |
| | Labour | Walter Wolfgang | 15,440 | 33.6 | –2.8 |
| | Liberal | Arnold E. Bender | 6,109 | 13.3 | +4.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,905 | 19.4 | +0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,894 | 80.3 | +2.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 57,174 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +0.4 | |

### Elections in the 1960s

General election 1964: Croydon North East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Bernard Weatherill | 19,930 | 46.8 | –6.3 |
| | Labour | D. Storer | 16,099 | 37.8 | +4.2 |
| | Liberal | S. R. R. de la Mahotiere | 6,567 | 15.4 | +2.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,831 | 9.0 | –10.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,596 | 75.0 | –5.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 56,765 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | –5.2 | |
General election 1966: Croydon North East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Bernard Weatherill | 18,302 | 43.6 | –3.2 |
| | Labour | Gerald Elliot | 17,714 | 42.2 | +4.4 |
| | Liberal | Johndon Henchley | 6,007 | 14.3 | –1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 588 | 1.4 | –7.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,023 | 76.3 | +1.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 55,094 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | –3.8 | |

### Elections in the 1970s

General election 1970: Croydon North East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Bernard Weatherill | 20,351 | 49.7 | +6.2 |
| | Labour | Gerald Elliot | 16,373 | 40.0 | –2.3 |
| | Liberal | R. J. Mayhew | 4,210 | 10.3 | –4.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,978 | 9.7 | +8.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,934 | 69.6 | –6.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 58,819 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +4.2 | |
1970 notional result :
| Party | Party | Vote | % |
| | Conservative | 20,500 | 50.2 |
| | Labour | 16,100 | 39.5 |
| | Liberal | 4,200 | 10.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 40,800 | 71.3 |
| Electorate | Electorate | 57,228 |
General election February 1974: Croydon North East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Bernard Weatherill | 19,395 | 42.5 | –7.7 |
| | Labour | C. R. Coyne | 15,575 | 34.1 | –5.3 |
| | Liberal | Patrick Streeter | 10,659 | 23.4 | +13.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,820 | 8.4 | –2.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,629 | 78.7 | +7.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 57,951 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | –1.2 | |
General election October 1974: Croydon North East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Bernard Weatherill | 17,938 | 43.3 | +0.8 |
| | Labour | David Simpson | 15,787 | 38.1 | +4.0 |
| | Liberal | Patrick Streeter | 7,228 | 17.5 | –5.9 |
| | Independent British Nationalist | William Stringer | 451 | 1.1 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,151 | 5.2 | –3.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,404 | 71.0 | –7.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 58,306 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | –1.6 | |
General election 1979: Croydon North East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Bernard Weatherill | 21,560 | 51.0 | +7.7 |
| | Labour | David Simpson | 14,784 | 35.0 | –3.2 |
| | Liberal | Patrick Streeter | 5,459 | 12.9 | –4.5 |
| | National Front | Peter Moss | 464 | 1.1 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,776 | 16.0 | +10.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,267 | 74.1 | +3.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 57,022 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +5.4 | |
1979 notional result :
| Party | Party | Vote | % |
| | Conservative | 24,253 | 51.3 |
| | Labour | 16,454 | 34.8 |
| | Liberal | 6,064 | 12.8 |
| | Others | 464 | 1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 47,235 | |
| Electorate | Electorate | |

### Elections in the 1980s

General election 1983: Croydon North East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Bernard Weatherill | 22,292 | 52.5 | +1.2 |
| | SDP | Julian Goldie | 10,665 | 25.1 | +12.3 |
| | Labour | Kathryn Riley | 9,503 | 22.4 | –12.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,637 | 27.4 | +10.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,460 | 67.5 | –6.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 62,923 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | –5.6 | |
General election 1987: Croydon North East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Speaker | Bernard Weatherill | 24,188 | 55.0 | +2.5 |
| | Labour | Christine Patrick | 11,669 | 26.5 | +4.1 |
| | SDP | Julian Goldie | 8,128 | 18.5 | –6.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,519 | 28.5 | +1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,985 | 69.7 | +2.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 63,129 | | |
| | Speaker gain from Conservative | Speaker gain from Conservative | Swing | –0.8 | |

### Elections in the 1990s

General election 1992: Croydon North East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Congdon | 23,835 | 51.4 | –3.6 |
| | Labour | Mary Walker | 16,362 | 35.3 | +8.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Fraser | 6,186 | 13.3 | –5.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,473 | 16.1 | –12.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,383 | 72.0 | +2.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 64,405 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Speaker | Conservative gain from Speaker | Swing | –6.2 | |