Croydon North East was a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1955 to 1997. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
History Croydon North East was created for the 1955 general election just five years after a previous re-organisation of the three seats in the County Borough of Croydon. It took in areas of the former Croydon North and Croydon East constituencies and bordered Croydon North West and Croydon South, as well as, when originally created, the constituency of Beckenham.
The constituency was abolished at the 1997 general election with one third going to the new Croydon North seat (the Thornton Heath, Upper Norwood and South Norwood wards) and the rest (the wards of Woodside, Rylands, Addiscombe, Ashburton and Monks Orchard) becoming part of an expanded Croydon Central.
For all of its history, Croydon North East had Conservative Members of Parliament, although in 1987 its long-serving and most notable MP, Bernard Weatherill, stood as Speaker. Following its abolition at the 1997 election both successor seats elected Labour MPs.
Boundaries DatesLocal authorityMapsWards1955–1974County Borough of CroydonAddiscombe, East, South Norwood, Thornton Heath, and Woodside.1974–1983London Borough of CroydonAddiscombe, East, South Norwood, Thornton Heath, and Woodside.1983–1997Addiscombe, Ashburton, Monks Orchard, Rylands, South Norwood, Thornton Heath, Upper Norwood, and Woodside.
When first created, Croydon North East included the areas of South Norwood and Addiscombe and parts of Thornton Heath and Shirley. It saw various boundary changes, largely stretching further north. At the time of its abolition in 1997, Croydon North East covered all of South Norwood, Upper Norwood, Addiscombe, northern Shirley and parts of Thornton Heath around Thornton Heath High Street, within the London Borough of Croydon.
Members of Parliament ElectionMemberPartyNotes 1955 John Hughes-Hallett Conservative Member for main predecessor seat (1954–1955) 1964Bernard Weatherill Conservative Chairman of Ways and Means 1979–1983 1983 Speaker Speaker of the House of Commons 1983–1992 1992 David Congdon Conservative Contested Croydon Central following redistribution1997 constituency abolished: see Croydon Central & Croydon North
Elections Elections in the 1950s
Elections in the 1960s
Elections in the 1970s
1970 notional result Party Vote % Conservative 20,500 50.2 Labour 16,100 39.5 Liberal 4,200 10.3Turnout40,80071.3Electorate57,228
1979 notional result Party Vote % Conservative 24,253 51.3 Labour 16,454 34.8 Liberal 6,064 12.8 Others 464 1.0Turnout47,235Electorate
Elections in the 1980s
Elections in the 1990s
See also Parliamentary constituencies in London
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