Constituency profile

Streatham and Croydon North

London · Borough constituency

Steve Reed MP
Sitting MP

Steve Reed

Labour (Co-op)

First elected November 2012Cabinet: Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government

Current PollCheck projection

Region & type
London
Borough constituency
Last 5 GE winners
LLLLL
Labour 5/5
EU referendum 2016
30.9% Leave
UK average 51.9%; -21.0pp below mean
Current outlook
Labour +11.4pp
vs Green 23.6%
LondonStrong Remain areaGraduate-heavyDiverse

Who lives in Streatham and Croydon North? Constituency demographics

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

Leave vote 2016
30.9%
UK average ~52%
Degree or above
48.7%
UK average ~34%
No qualifications
15.1%
UK average ~18%
Owner-occupied
49.0%
UK average ~63%
Renting (social + private)
49.5%
UK average ~36%
Median age
36.6
UK median ~40
Age 65+
13.6%
UK average ~19%
Age 18-34
36.3%
UK average ~28%

How did Streatham and Croydon North 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 15,603 votes (35.0pp) · turnout 58.4%

Current projection

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

Map of Streatham and Croydon North

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)

Streatham and Croydon North within Lambeth and Croydon

Streatham and Croydon North crosses multiple council boundaries: Lambeth (52%), Croydon (48%). The figures below come from the council elections held on Thursday 7 May 2026 in each constituent council.

Council overlap

CouncilShare of seatProjection
Lambeth
34 LSOAs
52%View projection ›
Croydon
31 LSOAs
48%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 Streatham and Croydon North at each of the last 60 GB polls. Hover the chart for the underlying poll details.

Who has won Streatham and Croydon North 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
2010predecessorLab holdMalcolm Wicks Croydon North MP56.0%24.1%14.0%1.7% UKIP2.0%2.2%16,48160.6%
2015predecessorLab holdSteve Reed Croydon North MP62.6%22.7%3.6%5.4% UKIP4.7%1.0%21,36462.3%
2017predecessorLab holdSteve Reed Croydon North MP74.2%19.9%2.8%1.3% UKIP1.6%0.3%32,36568.2%
2019notionalLabour winnerSteve Reed Croydon North MP, pre-review boundary57.9%18.8%17.5%-4.4%1.4%20,03867.5%
2024Lab holdSteve Reed52.1%12.0%11.3%4.5% Ref17.1%3.0%15,60358.4%

Streatham and Croydon North 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.

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