Croydon East (UK Parliament constituency)

Croydon East 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.

Croydon East
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Outline map
Boundary of Croydon East in Greater London
CountyGreater London
Major settlementsAddiscombe, New Addington, Selsdon, Shirley, Woodside
Current constituency
Created2024
Member of ParliamentNone
SeatsOne
Created fromCroydon Central and Croydon South
19501955
SeatsOne
Created fromCroydon North and Croydon South
Replaced byCroydon North East and Croydon South

Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat was re-established for the 2024 general election.[1] It primarily comprises the abolished Croydon Central constituency - excluding Croydon town centre.

Politics and history

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Croydon East was a short-lived seat for the 1950 general election, creating three seats in the County Borough of Croydon from the previous two, taking in areas from the East Surrey constituency to the south.Croydon East took in areas of the former Croydon North and Croydon South constituencies, and East Surrey. It bordered Croydon West, Croydon North and East Surrey, and, when created, Beckenham.

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

For all of its history Croydon East had Conservative Members of Parliament. It saw three elections: the 1950 general election, the 1951 general election and a 1954 by-election. Prior to 1950, Croydon South had been held by Labour but most of its voters were re-drawn into Croydon West.

Boundaries

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Map of boundaries from 2024
DatesLocal authorityMapWards
1950–1955County Borough of Croydon Addington, Addiscombe, East, South Norwood, and Woodside
2024-presentLondon Borough of Croydon Addiscombe East, Addiscombe West, New Addington North, New Addington South, Selsdon & Addington Village, Selsdon Vale & Forestdale, Shirley North, Shirley South, Woodside (polling districts WDS2, WDS3, WDS4, WDS5 and WDS6).[2]

Members of Parliament

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ElectionMemberPartyNotes
1950Herbert WilliamsConservativeDied July 1954
1954 by-electionJohn Hughes-HallettConservative
1955constituency abolished

Election results

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Elections in the 2020s

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General election 2024: Croydon East[3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeJason Cummings
Reform UKScott Holman
LabourNatasha Irons
Liberal DemocratsAndrew Pelling
GreenPeter Underwood
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors

Elections in the 1950s

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General election 1950: Croydon East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeHerbert Williams 29,484 53.3
LabourMarion Billson20,90337.8
LiberalGeorge Laing Gray4,8828.8
Majority8,58115.5
Turnout55,269
Conservative win (new seat)
General election 1951: Croydon East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeHerbert Williams 32,282 58.8 +5.5
LabourAlexander Bain22,61541.2+3.4
Majority9,66717.6+2.1
Turnout54,897
Conservative holdSwing+1.0
1954 Croydon East by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeJohn Hughes-Hallett 21,640 56.6 -2.2
LabourJW Wellwood13,54635.4-5.8
LiberalJames Walters3,0608.0New
Majority8,09421.2+3.6
Turnout38,46057.5
Conservative holdSwing+1.8

References

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  1. ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – London | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  2. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 3 London region.
  3. ^ "Candidate information". Croydon Council. Retrieved 9 June 2024.

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