Streatham and Croydon North is a constituency[n 1] in Greater London represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.[2] It is currently represented by Steve Reed of the Labour and Co-operative Party,[n 2] who currently serves as Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs under the government of Keir Starmer.
| Streatham & Croydon North | |
|---|---|
| Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Boundary of Streatham & Croydon North in Greater London | |
| County | Greater London |
| Electorate | 76,050 (2023)[1] |
| Major settlements | Crystal Palace, Norbury, Streatham, Thornton Heath, Upper Norwood |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2024 |
| Member of Parliament | Steve Reed (Labour Co-op) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Croydon North and Streatham |
Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election.
Boundaries
editThe constituency was defined as comprising the following wards as they existed on 1 December 2020:
- The London Borough of Croydon wards of Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Norbury and Pollards Hill, Norbury Park, and Thornton Heath, transferred from the abolished Croydon North constituency.
- The London Borough of Lambeth wards of St Leonard's, Streatham Hill, Streatham South, and Streatham Wells, transferred from the abolished Streatham constituency.[3]
Following a local government boundary review in the Borough of Lambeth which came into effect in May 2022,[4][5] the constituency now comprises the following from the 2024 general election:
- The London Borough of Croydon wards of: Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood, Norbury & Pollards Hill, Norbury Park, Thornton Heath.
- The London Borough of Lambeth wards of: Clapham Park (small part); St Martin's (small part); Streatham Common & Vale; Streatham Hill East; Streatham Hill West & Thornton (part); Streatham St Leonard's; Streatham Wells.[6]
It is the first time these areas have shared a constituency since the creation of the Wandsworth and Croydon constituencies in 1885.
Incumbent MPs
editThe Labour Party decided Bell Ribeiro-Addy, MP for Streatham since 2019, would run in the new Clapham and Brixton Hill constituency, and Steve Reed, MP for Croydon North since 2012 would run in this new Streatham and Croydon North constituency.
Constituency profile
editElectoral Calculus characterises the proposed seat as "Progressive", with soft left or liberal views and high levels of university education.[6]
Members of Parliament
editCroydon North and Streatham prior to 2024
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Steve Reed | Labour Co-op | |
Elections
editElections in the 2020s
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Co-op | Steve Reed | 23,232 | 52.1 | ||
| Green | Scott Ainslie | 7,629 | 17.1 | ||
| Conservative | Anthony Boutall | 5,328 | 12.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Claire Bonham | 5,031 | 11.3 | ||
| Reform UK | Philip Watson | 1,994 | 4.5 | ||
| Workers Party | Waseem Sherwani | 910 | 2.0 | ||
| CPA | Magdaline Nzekwue | 290 | 0.7 | ||
| SDP | Myles Owen | 139 | 0.3 | ||
| Majority | 15,603 | 35.0 | |||
| Turnout | 44,553 | 54.0 | |||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Notes
edit- ^ A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
- ^ As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years
References
edit- ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – London". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
- ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – London | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
- ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 3 London region.
- ^ LGBCE. "Lambeth | LGBCE". www.lgbce.org.uk. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
- ^ "The London Borough of Lambeth (Electoral Changes) Order 2022".
- ^ a b Electoral Calculus https://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/fcgi-bin/calcwork23.py?seat=Streatham%20and%20Croydon%20North
- ^ "Streatham and Croydon North results". BBC. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
External links
edit- Streatham and Croydon North UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK
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