England · Constituency
Croydon South
Covers Coulsdon · Purley
Photograph shows Coulsdon, a town in this constituency, not the whole of Croydon South.
Your member of parliament
Chris Philp
ConservativeConservative won Croydon South at the 2024 general election with a majority of 2,313 votes, or 4.7 points. A swing of 2.4 points to Labour would take it. That makes it safer than 104 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 546.
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How safe is this seat?
Marginal
A majority of 4.7 points, which is larger than 104 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Conservative finished ahead of Labour by 2,313 votes.
Majority
2,313
4.7% of votes cast.
Turnout
65.9%
+6.2 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
7
49,378 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris PhilpElected | Conservative | 19,757 | 40.0% | +16.3 |
| Ben Taylor | Labour | 17,444 | 35.3% | +1.6 |
| Richard Howard | Liberal Democrat | 4,384 | 8.9% | -3.3 |
| Bob Bromley | Reform UK | 4,149 | 8.4% | -5.9 |
| Elaine Garrod | Green Party | 2,859 | 5.8% | -0.6 |
| Kulsum Hussin | Workers Party of Britain | 612 | 1.2% | +0.5 |
| Mark Samuel | Independent | 173 | 0.4% | -1.7 |
Marginal. Decided by under five points. The vs UK column is each party’s share here against its own national share, summed from all 650 results. That describes the 2024 general election only: arithmetic on the published count, not a forecast.
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