- Croydon West (UK Parliament constituency)
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Croydon West Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons County Surrey 1950–1955 Number of members One Replaced by Croydon North West and Croydon South Created from Croydon North, Croydon South and East Surrey Croydon West was a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1950 to 1955. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
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Politics and history
Croydon West was a short-lived seat created for the 1950 general election, in an effort to create three seats in the County Borough of Croydon from the previous two, also taking in areas from the East Surrey constituency to the south. The new Croydon West took in areas of the former Croydon North and Croydon South constituencies as well as Surrey East. It bordered Croydon East, Croydon North and Surrey East, as well as the constituency of Mitcham.
All three Croydon constituencies were abolished just five years later at the 1955 general election, re-creating Croydon South and creating the new Croydon North East and Croydon North West seats.
For all of its short history, Croydon West's Member of Parliament was Conservative Richard Thompson. It was contested in two elections: the 1950 general election and the 1951 general election. Prior to 1950, Croydon South had been held by Labour and most of the Labour voters were re-drawn into Croydon West, making it a marginal seat.
Boundaries
Croydon West covered the communities of central and west Croydon, Selhurst, Waddon, and South Croydon.
Members of Parliament 1950 - 1955
- Constituency created 1950
- 1950 — 1955: Richard Thompson, Conservative
- Constituency abolished 1955
Election results
General Election 1951: Croydon West Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Richard Thompson 23,484 52.2 +4.9 Labour Gerald Gardiner 21,534 47.8 +2.7 Majority 1,950 4.3 Turnout 45,018 Conservative hold Swing +1.1 General Election 1950: Croydon West Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Richard Thompson 21,411 47.3 N/A Labour David Rees-Williams 20,424 45.1 N/A Liberal Russell Mayne 3,101 6.8 N/A Communist R. Jarvie 336 0.7 N/A Majority 987 2.2 Turnout 45,272 N/A Conservative gain from Labour Swing N/A References
- The Times House of Commons 1950. The Times. 1950.
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 6)
Categories:- Politics of Croydon
- Parliamentary constituencies in London (historic)
- United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies established in 1950
- United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies disestablished in 1955
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