# Croydon North (UK Parliament constituency)

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 and 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.
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.
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

| Dates | Local authority | Wards |
| 1918-1950 | County Borough of Croydon | North, South Norwood and Upper Norwood. |
| 1950–1955 | County Borough of Croydon | Bensham Manor, Norbury, Thornton Heath, Upper Norwood and West Thornton. |
| 1997–2010 | London Borough of Croydon | Bensham Manor, Beulah, Broad Green, Norbury, South Norwood, Thornton Heath, Upper Norwood, West Thornton and Whitehorse Manor. |
| 2010–2024 | London Borough of Croydon | Bensham Manor, Broad Green, Norbury, Selhurst, South Norwood, Thornton Heath, Upper Norwood and West Thornton. |

## Members of Parliament
### As Croydon North
#### MPs 1918–1955

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1918 | George Borwick | Conservative |
| | 1922 | Glyn Mason | Conservative |
| | 1940 by-election | Henry Willink | Conservative |
| | 1948 by-election | Fred Harris | Conservative |
| 1955 | 1955 | constituency abolished | constituency abolished |

#### MPs since 1997

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1997 | Malcolm Wicks | Labour |
| | 2012 by-election | Steve Reed | Labour Co-op |

## Election results
### Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Croydon North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Steve Reed | 36,495 | 65.6 | −8.6 |
| | Conservative | Donald Ekekhomen | 11,822 | 21.3 | +1.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Claire Bonham | 4,476 | 8.0 | +5.2 |
| | Green | Rachel Chance | 1,629 | 2.9 | +1.3 |
| | Brexit Party | Chidi Ngwaba | 839 | 1.5 | New |
| | CPA | Candace Mitchell | 348 | 0.6 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 24,673 | 44.4 | −10.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55,609 | 62.9 | −5.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 88,466 | | |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | -5.0 | |
General election 2017: Croydon North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Steve Reed | 44,213 | 74.2 | +11.6 |
| | Conservative | Samuel Kasumu | 11,848 | 19.9 | −2.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Maltby Pindar | 1,656 | 2.8 | −0.8 |
| | Green | Peter Underwood | 983 | 1.6 | −3.1 |
| | UKIP | Michael Swadling | 753 | 1.3 | −4.1 |
| | Independent | Lee Berks | 170 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 32,365 | 54.3 | +14.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 59,623 | 68.2 | +5.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 87,461 | | |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | +7.2 | |
General election 2015: Croydon North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Steve Reed | 33,513 | 62.6 | +6.6 |
| | Conservative | Vidhi Mohan | 12,149 | 22.7 | −1.4 |
| | UKIP | Winston McKenzie | 2,899 | 5.4 | +3.7 |
| | Green | Shasha Khan | 2,515 | 4.7 | +2.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joanna Corbin | 1,919 | 3.6 | −10.4 |
| | TUSC | Glen Hart | 261 | 0.5 | New |
| | Independent | Lee Berks | 141 | 0.3 | New |
| | Communist | Ben Stevenson | 125 | 0.2 | −0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 21,364 | 39.9 | −8.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 53,522 | 62.3 | +1.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 85,941 | | |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | +4.0 | |
2012 Croydon North by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Steve Reed | 15,892 | 64.7 | +8.7 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Stranack | 4,137 | 16.8 | −7.3 |
| | UKIP | Winston McKenzie | 1,400 | 5.7 | +4.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Marisha Ray | 860 | 3.5 | −10.5 |
| | Green | Shasha Khan | 855 | 3.5 | +1.5 |
| | Respect | Lee Jasper | 707 | 2.9 | +2.4 |
| | CPA | Stephen Hammond | 192 | 0.8 | New |
| | National Front | Richard Edmonds | 161 | 0.7 | New |
| | Communist | Ben Stevenson | 119 | 0.5 | +0.2 |
| | Monster Raving Loony | John Cartwright | 110 | 0.4 | New |
| | Nine Eleven Was An Inside Job | Simon Lane | 66 | 0.3 | New |
| | Young People's | Robin Smith | 63 | 0.3 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,755 | 47.9 | +16.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,562 | 26.5 | −34.1 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 112 | 0.1 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 93,036 | | |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | +8.0 | |
General election 2010: Croydon North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Malcolm Wicks | 28,947 | 56.0 | +2.4 |
| | Conservative | Jason Hadden | 12,466 | 24.1 | +1.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gerry Jerome | 7,226 | 14.0 | −3.2 |
| | Green | Shasha Khan | 1,017 | 2.0 | −0.9 |
| | UKIP | Jonathan Serter | 891 | 1.7 | 0.0 |
| | Christian | Novlette Williams | 586 | 1.1 | New |
| | Respect | Mohommad Shaikh | 272 | 0.5 | New |
| | Communist | Ben Stevenson | 160 | 0.3 | New |
| | Independent | Mohamed Seyed | 111 | 0.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16,481 | 31.9 | +0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 51,676 | 60.6 | +8.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 85,216 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +0.3 | |

### Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Croydon North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Malcolm Wicks | 23,555 | 53.7 | −9.8 |
| | Conservative | Tariq Ahmad | 9,667 | 22.0 | −1.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Adrian Gee-Turner | 7,590 | 17.2 | +6.8 |
| | Green | Shasha Khan | 1,248 | 2.8 | New |
| | UKIP | Henry Pearce | 770 | 1.8 | +0.4 |
| | Croydon Pensions Alliance | Peter Gibson | 394 | 0.9 | New |
| | Veritas | Winston McKenzie | 324 | 0.7 | New |
| | Independent | Farhan Rasheed | 197 | 0.4 | New |
| | The People's Choice! Exclusively For All | Michelle Chambers | 132 | 0.3 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13,888 | 31.7 | −8.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,877 | 52.3 | −0.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 83,629 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -4.3 | |
General election 2001: Croydon North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Malcolm Wicks | 26,610 | 63.5 | +1.3 |
| | Conservative | Simon Allison | 9,752 | 23.3 | −3.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sandra Lawman | 4,375 | 10.4 | +2.7 |
| | UKIP | Alan Smith | 606 | 1.4 | +0.6 |
| | Socialist Alliance | Don Madgwick | 539 | 1.3 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16,858 | 40.2 | +5.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,882 | 53.2 | −15.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 78,675 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -2.6 | |

### Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Croydon North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Malcolm Wicks | 32,672 | 62.2 | |
| | Conservative | Ian Martin | 14,274 | 27.2 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Morris | 4,066 | 7.7 | |
| | Referendum | Roger Billis | 1,155 | 2.2 | |
| | UKIP | James R. Feisenberger | 396 | 0.8 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 18,398 | 35.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 52,563 | 68.2 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 77,063 | | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

### Elections in the 1950s

General election 1951: Croydon North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Fred Harris | 29,984 | 55.5 | +2.1 |
| | Labour | Reg Prentice | 19,738 | 36.6 | +0.1 |
| | Liberal | Brian Dudley Collins | 4,272 | 7.9 | −2.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,246 | 18.9 | +2.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 53,994 | 83.7 | −3.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 64,522 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +1.0 | |
General election 1950: Croydon North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Fred Harris | 29,420 | 53.4 | +12.3 |
| | Labour | Reg Prentice | 20,116 | 36.5 | −3.6 |
| | Liberal | Frederick Owen Halsall Rowlands | 5,600 | 10.2 | +0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,304 | 16.9 | −0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55,136 | 86.8 | +13.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 63,537 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1940s

1948 Croydon North by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Fred Harris | 36,200 | 54.0 | +13.9 |
| | Labour | Harold Nicolson | 24,536 | 36.6 | −3.5 |
| | Liberal | Don Bennett | 6,321 | 9.4 | −9.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,664 | 17.4 | +16.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 67,057 | 74.8 | +1.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +8.7 | |
General election 1945: Croydon North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Henry Willink | 23,417 | 41.1 | −26.0 |
| | Labour | Marion Billson | 22,810 | 40.1 | +7.2 |
| | Liberal | John Howard | 10,714 | 18.8 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 607 | 1.0 | −33.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 56,941 | 73.4 | +8.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 77,594 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -16.6 | |
1940 Croydon North by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Henry Willink | 14,163 | 90.7 | +23.6 |
| | Independent | Arthur Lascelles Lucas | 1,445 | 9.3 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,718 | 81.4 | +47.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,608 | 18.3 | −46.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1930s

General election 1935: Croydon North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Glyn Mason | 36,383 | 67.1 | −13.8 |
| | Labour | Frank Mitchell | 17,872 | 32.9 | +13.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 18,511 | 34.2 | −27.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 54,255 | 64.6 | −4.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 83,986 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -13.8 | |
General election 1931: Croydon North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Glyn Mason | 45,595 | 80.9 | +30.5 |
| | Labour | H.W. Ray | 10,795 | 19.1 | −7.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 34,800 | 61.8 | +37.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 56,490 | 69.4 | −0.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 81,305 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +19.0 | |

### Elections in the 1920s

General election 1929: Croydon North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Glyn Mason | 26,336 | 50.4 | −19.9 |
| | Labour | Gilbert Foan | 13,852 | 26.5 | −3.2 |
| | Liberal | Cyril Walter Nunneley | 12,053 | 23.1 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,484 | 23.9 | −16.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 52,241 | 69.8 | −3.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 74,835 | | |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | -8.4 | |
General election 1924: Croydon North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Glyn Mason | 25,972 | 70.3 | +7.3 |
| | Labour | Gilbert Foan | 10,954 | 29.7 | −7.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15,018 | 40.6 | +14.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,926 | 72.8 | +17.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 50,697 | | |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | +7.3 | |
General election 1923: Croydon North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Glyn Mason | 17,085 | 63.0 | N/A |
| | Labour | Gilbert Foan | 10,054 | 37.0 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,031 | 26.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,139 | 55.7 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 48,760 | | |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | N/A | |
General election 1922: Croydon North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Glyn Mason | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 47,675 | | |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Unionist hold |

### Elections in the 1910s

General election 1918: Croydon North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| C | Unionist | George Borwick | 16,520 | 70.0 | |
| | Liberal | James Trumble | 7,094 | 30.0 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,426 | 40.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,614 | 54.1 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 43,669 | | |
| | Unionist win (new seat) | Unionist win (new seat) | Unionist win (new seat) | Unionist win (new seat) | Unionist win (new seat) |
| C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. ||||||