Croydon South (UK Parliament constituency)

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For the distinct constituency called Croydon South until 1974, see Croydon South (historic UK Parliament constituency)

Croydon South Borough constituency
Croydon South shown within Greater London
Created:	1918, 1955
MP:	Richard Ottaway
Party:	Conservative
Type:	House of Commons
County:	Greater London
EP constituency:	London

Croydon South is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, covering the south west of the London Borough of Croydon. Until 1974, most of the area was in the Surrey East constituency, with a constituency also called Croydon South covering the completely distinct area now occupied by Croydon Central constituency.

It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. The current MP is Conservative Richard Ottaway, who in 1992 replaced William Clark, later Baron Clark of Kempston, who had held the seat from its creation in 1974.

Contents 1 Boundaries 1.1 Boundary review 2 Members of Parliament 3 Election results 4 See also 5 References

[edit] Boundaries

[edit] Boundary review

Following their review of parliamentary representation in South London, the Boundary Commission for England has made minor changes to the three existing Croydon seats. The electoral wards used in the modified South division are:

• Coulsdon East, Coulsdon West, Croham, Kenley, Purley, Sanderstead, Selsdon and Ballards and Waddon.

[edit] Members of Parliament

• Constituency created (1974)
• 1974 — 1992: William Clark, Conservative
• 1992 — present: Richard Ottaway, Conservative

[edit] Election results

General Election 2005: Croydon South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Richard Ottaway	25,320	51.8	+2.6
	Labour	Paul Smith	11,792	24.1	-5.8
	Liberal Democrats	Sandra Lawman	10,049	20.6	+2.3
	UKIP	James Feisenberger	1,054	2.2	0.0
	Veritas	Graham Dare	497	1.0	+1.0
	The People's Choice! Exclusively For All	Mark Samuel	185	0.4	+0.4
Majority			13,528	27.7
Turnout			48,897	63.6	+2.2
	Conservative hold		Swing	4.2

General Election 2001: Croydon South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Richard Ottaway	22,169	49.2	+1.9
	Labour	Gerry Ryan	13,472	29.9	+4.6
	Liberal Democrats	Anna-Nicolett Gallop	8,226	18.3	-2.9
	UKIP	Kathleen Garner	998	2.2	+1.6
	People's Choice	Mark Samuel	195	0.4	N/A
Majority			8,697	19.3
Turnout			45,060	61.4	-12.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

[edit] See also

• List of Parliamentary constituencies in Greater London

[edit] References

• http://www.angeltowns.com/town/peerage/ccommons6.htm

Constituencies in Greater London
Labour	Barking | Battersea | Brent North | Brent South | Brentford and Isleworth | Camberwell and Peckham | Croydon North | Dagenham | Dulwich and West Norwood | Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush | Ealing North | Ealing Southall | East Ham | Edmonton | Eltham | Enfield North | Erith and Thamesmead | Feltham and Heston | Finchley and Golders Green | Greenwich and Woolwich | Hackney North and Stoke Newington | Hackney South and Shoreditch | Hampstead and Highgate | Harrow East | Harrow West | Hayes and Harlington | Hendon | Holborn and St. Pancras | Ilford South | Islington North | Islington South and Finsbury | Lewisham Deptford | Lewisham East | Lewisham West | Leyton and Wanstead | Mitcham and Morden | Poplar and Canning Town | Regent's Park and Kensington North | Streatham | Tooting | Tottenham | Vauxhall | Walthamstow | West Ham
Conservative	Beckenham | Bexleyheath and Crayford | Bromley and Chislehurst | Chingford and Woodford Green | Chipping Barnet | Cities of London and Westminster | Croydon Central | Croydon South | Enfield Southgate | Hammersmith and Fulham | Hornchurch | Ilford North | Kensington and Chelsea | Old Bexley and Sidcup | Orpington | Putney | Romford | Ruislip-Northwood | Upminster | Uxbridge | Wimbledon
Liberal Democrat	Brent East | Carshalton and Wallington | Hornsey and Wood Green | Kingston and Surbiton | Richmond Park | North Southwark and Bermondsey | Sutton and Cheam | Twickenham
Respect	Bethnal Green and Bow
London European constituency: Conservative (3) | Labour (3) | Liberal Democrats (1) | UKIP (1) | Green (1)