Croydon North is a

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represented in the

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of the

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since 2012 by Steve Reed of

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. The seat was created in

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

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 Malcolm Hunt Wicks (1 July 1947 – 29 September 2012) was a British Labour Party politician and academic specialising in social policy. He was a member of parliament (MP) from 1992, first for Croydon North West and then for Croydon North, unt ...

of the Labour Party with the fourth largest

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majority in

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. 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

seat with all wards controlled by them at local level, consisting for the most part of rows of modest

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, interspersed with

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, much of it social and ex-

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and with recreational areas.Get a Map
Ordnance survey Passing through the constituency are

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and Southern services to

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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

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's ground at

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and the northeastern end of the seat is near the site of the former Crystal Palace itself.

Boundaries

1918–1950: The County Borough of Croydon wards of North, South Norwood, and Upper Norwood. 1950–1955: Wards of the above borough: Bensham Manor, Norbury, Thornton Heath, Upper Norwood, and West Thornton. 1997–2010: The London Borough of Croydon wards of Bensham Manor, Beulah, Broad Green, Norbury, South Norwood, Thornton Heath, Upper Norwood, West Thornton, and Whitehorse Manor. 2010–present: As above less Beulah and Whitehorse Manor, plus Selhurst.

Members of Parliament

As Croydon North

MPs 1918-1955

MPs since 1997

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

Notes

References

Sources

External links

Politics Resources
(Election results from 1922 onwards)

(Election results from 1955 onwards) {{DEFAULTSORT:Croydon North (Uk Parliament Constituency) Parliamentary constituencies in London Politics of the London Borough of Croydon Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1918 Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1955 Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1997