Election 97

Croydon South


Result 97 gain
from Conservative
Current MP 97 Richard Ottaway
Majority 0 ( 0.0%)
Conservative 97 25,649 (47.3%)
Labour 97 13,719 (25.3%)
LibDem 97 11,441 (21.1%)
Nationalist 97 0 ( 0.0%)
Other 97 3,390 ( 6.3%)
Elected party 97
Electorate 97 73,787
Turnout 97 54,199 (73.5%)



1992 MP Richard Ottaway
Old constituency name Croydon South
Majority 92 23,338 (40.0%)
Conservative 92 35,937 (61.7%)
Labour 92 9,513 (16.3%)
LibDem 92 12,599 (21.6%)
Nationalist 92 0 ( 0.0%)
Other 92 242 ( 0.4%)
Elected party 92 Conservative
Electorate 92 74,777
Turnout 92 58,291 (78.0%)
Croydon South



Tory change -14.3%
Labour change +9.0%
Lib Dem change -0.5%
Nationalist change +0.0%
Other change +5.8%
Electorate change -1.3%
Turnout Change -4.5%
Robert Waller wrote

Croydon South, which includes the affluent suburban neighbourhoods of Purley, Coulsdon and Sanderstead, is one of the safest Conservative seats in London. With the exception of some Labour-voting neighbourhoods in the north of the constituency, closer to the town centre, the Tory vote here is solid. Liberal Democrats scrape into a modest second place but pose no threat.


Super Profiles

11,542 29.87 9.03 331
4,035 10.44 11.17 93
10,141 26.24 11.25 233
1,893 4.90 14.70 33
6,274 16.24 10.45 155
0 0.00 2.81 0
2,857 7.39 8.01 92
535 1.38 15.25 9
582 1.51 7.13 21
744 1.93 10.17 19