Who is the MP for Croydon West?

Sarah Jones (Labour) is the MP for Croydon West. They were first elected in June 2017.

Who won Croydon West at the 2024 general election?

The 2024 general election in Croydon West was won by Labour with 54.1% of the vote, ahead of Conservative on 16.8%.

Who is projected to win the next election in Croydon West?

PollCheck's current projection has Labour on 37.2% and Conservative on 18.8% if a general election were held today. The projection updates as new polling is added.

What council is Croydon West in?

Croydon West sits within Croydon council. Westminster constituencies and local councils are separate units, but Croydon covers most or all of the Croydon West area.

What is the demographic profile of Croydon West?

Croydon West is in London. The seat is closely divided on Brexit (Leave vote estimated at 45.8% in 2016). Around 39.6% of residents have a degree, a median age of 35, and 39.9% of homes are owner-occupied (Census 2021).

When was the last general election in Croydon West?

The most recent general election was held on 4 July 2024. In Croydon West, Labour won with 54.1% of the vote. The next general election must be held by August 2029.

Which parties have won Croydon West in recent elections?

Recent general election winners in Croydon West: 2010 Labour, 2015 Labour, 2017 Labour, 2019 Labour, 2024 Labour.

Constituency profile

Croydon West

London · Borough constituency · Croydon borough

Sitting MP

Sarah Jones

Labour

First elected June 2017

Current PollCheck projection

Region & type

London

Borough constituency, Croydon council

Last 5 GE winners

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Labour 5/5

EU referendum 2016

45.8% Leave

UK average 51.9%; -6.1pp below mean

Current outlook

Labour +18.4pp

vs Conservative 18.8%

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Who lives in Croydon West? Constituency demographics

From the 2021 Census and 2016 EU referendum estimates. Constituency-level data on 2024 boundaries.

Leave vote 2016

45.8%

UK average ~52%

Degree or above

39.6%

UK average ~34%

No qualifications

18.0%

UK average ~18%

Owner-occupied

39.9%

UK average ~63%

Renting (social + private)

58.0%

UK average ~36%

Median age

34.8

UK median ~40

Age 65+

11.7%

UK average ~19%

Age 18-34

37.5%

UK average ~28%

How did Croydon West vote in 2024 and how would it vote now?

2024 vote shares from the HoC Library. Current projection is at the 7-poll average.

2024 general election

Lab hold · majority 14,226 votes (37.3pp) · turnout 48.9%

Current projection

If a general election were held today, at current poll average

Map of Croydon West

Switch between ward-level 2024 election winners and a demographic view. Ward winners are Britain Elects' / New Statesman modelled estimates with an average ~4pp margin of error per ward. The demographic view splits the seat into small neighbourhoods (around 1,500 residents each, from the 2021 Census). Hover any area for detail.

Council layer (not Westminster)

Croydon West within Croydon

The Westminster constituency of Croydon West sits entirely within Croydon Council. Local council elections are a separate ballot from Westminster general elections - the figures below are from the council elections held on Thursday 7 May 2026.

Council overlap

Council	Share of seat	Projection
Croydon 71 LSOAs	100%	View projection ›

Most recent council ward results

Latest council winner per ward. Where May 2026 elections happened, those are shown; otherwise the most recent year on the ward’s pre-2026 boundary (via DCLEAPIL, 2014-2024). The "Shift since GE2024" column is only computed for May 2026 results - earlier council votes pre-date the GE, so no directional shift is shown.

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Ward	GE2024 winner	Latest council winner	Shift since GE2024	Turnout

Projection trajectory

PollCheck's projection for Croydon West at each of the last 60 GB polls. Hover the chart for the underlying poll details.

Who has won Croydon West at past general elections?

2024 result is on current boundaries. The 2019 row is the UK Parliament's notional recalculation onto the 2024 boundaries (directly comparable to 2024). The 2010, 2015 and 2017 rows are on the boundaries in force at the time and aren't directly comparable.

Year	Result	MP	Lab	Con	LD	Right (Ref/UKIP)	Green	Other	Majority	Turnout
2010predecessor	Lab hold	Malcolm Wicks Croydon North MP	56.0%	24.1%	14.0%	1.7% UKIP	2.0%	2.2%	16,481	60.6%
2015predecessor	Lab hold	Steve Reed Croydon North MP	62.6%	22.7%	3.6%	5.4% UKIP	4.7%	1.0%	21,364	62.3%
2017predecessor	Lab hold	Steve Reed Croydon North MP	74.2%	19.9%	2.8%	1.3% UKIP	1.6%	0.3%	32,365	68.2%
2019notional	Labour winner	Steve Reed Croydon North MP, pre-review boundary	66.7%	21.5%	7.0%	-	2.7%	2.1%	20,090	62.8%
2024	Lab hold	Sarah Jones	54.1%	16.8%	9.6%	5.6% Ref	10.1%	3.8%	14,226	48.9%

Croydon West was created or substantially redrawn by the 2023 boundary review. Pre-2024 rows below are for the predecessor seat Croydon North (the seat that covered most of this area), so vote shares and majorities aren’t directly comparable to the post-2024 figures.

Constituencies most like Croydon West

Five seats with similar demographic profiles to Croydon West. Politics shown for context.

What would change this seat?

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Sources

2024 general election results · UK Parliament Election Results portal and House of Commons Library briefing CBP-10009.
Notional 2019 results on 2024 boundaries · UK Parliament Election Results portal. Recalculated by Parliament; carries assumptions about how 2019 voters would have distributed across the redrawn boundaries.
Historic general election results (2010-2017) · House of Commons Library historic results files (on the boundaries in force at the time).
Ward-level GE2024 estimates · Britain Elects / New Statesman - article by Ben Walker, underlying spreadsheet. Modelled from constituency totals; average ~4pp per-ward MoE.
May 2026 council ward results · Democracy Club via PollCheck's locals 2026 dataset.
Earlier council ward results (2014-2024) · DCLEAPIL v1.0 (Jason Leman, drawing on Andrew Teale's LEAP dataset and Democracy Club).
Demographics · ONS Census 2021 (England and Wales), aggregated to constituency level using the ONS LSOA21 -> PCON24 best-fit lookup.
EU referendum 2016 estimates · Constituency-level Leave vote estimates (Hanretty 2017 method).
MP details and Cabinet roles · UK Parliament Members API. MP photos are fetched live from the same source.
Boundary geometry and lookups · ONS Open Geography Portal (PCON24 boundaries, LSOA21 boundaries, LSOA21-WD24-LAD24 best-fit lookup).
Current projection and trajectory · PollCheck's demographic swingometer applied to the rolling 7-poll average from aggregated GB polls. Not a true MRP - vote-share movements are applied through per-constituency sensitivity multipliers derived from demographic regressions.

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