Streatham and Croydon North (UK Parliament constituency)

Streatham and Croydon North is a constituency^{[n 1]} in Greater London represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.^[2] It is currently represented by Steve Reed of the Labour and Co-operative Party,^{[n 2]} who currently serves as Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs under the government of Keir Starmer.

Streatham & Croydon North
Borough constituency for the House of Commons
Boundary of Streatham & Croydon North in Greater London
County	Greater London
Electorate	76,050 (2023)[1]
Major settlements	Crystal Palace, Norbury, Streatham, Thornton Heath, Upper Norwood
Current constituency
Created	2024
Member of Parliament	Steve Reed (Labour Co-op)
Seats	One
Created from	Croydon North and Streatham

Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election.

Boundaries

The constituency was defined as comprising the following wards as they existed on 1 December 2020:

• The London Borough of Croydon wards of Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Norbury and Pollards Hill, Norbury Park, and Thornton Heath, transferred from the abolished Croydon North constituency.
• The London Borough of Lambeth wards of St Leonard's, Streatham Hill, Streatham South, and Streatham Wells, transferred from the abolished Streatham constituency.^[3]

Map of boundaries from 2024

Following a local government boundary review in the Borough of Lambeth which came into effect in May 2022,^[4][5] the constituency now comprises the following from the 2024 general election:

• The London Borough of Croydon wards of: Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood, Norbury & Pollards Hill, Norbury Park, Thornton Heath.

• The London Borough of Lambeth wards of: Clapham Park (small part); St Martin's (small part); Streatham Common & Vale; Streatham Hill East; Streatham Hill West & Thornton (part); Streatham St Leonard's; Streatham Wells.^[6]

It is the first time these areas have shared a constituency since the creation of the Wandsworth and Croydon constituencies in 1885.

Incumbent MPs

The Labour Party decided Bell Ribeiro-Addy, MP for Streatham since 2019, would run in the new Clapham and Brixton Hill constituency, and Steve Reed, MP for Croydon North since 2012 would run in this new Streatham and Croydon North constituency.

Constituency profile

Electoral Calculus characterises the proposed seat as "Progressive", with soft left or liberal views and high levels of university education.^[6]

Members of Parliament

Croydon North and Streatham prior to 2024

Election		Member	Party
	2024	Steve Reed	Labour Co-op

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Streatham and Croydon North ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Steve Reed	23,232	52.1	−5.8
	Green	Scott Ainslie	7,629	17.1	+12.7
	Conservative	Anthony Boutall	5,328	12.0	−6.8
	Liberal Democrats	Claire Bonham	5,031	11.3	−6.2
	Reform UK	Philip Watson	1,994	4.5	+3.2
	Workers Party	Waseem Sherwani	910	2.0	N/A
	CPA	Magdaline Nzekwue	290	0.7	N/A
	SDP	Myles Owen	139	0.3	N/A
Majority			15,603	35.0	−4.1
Turnout			44,553	57.9	−9.6
Registered electors			76,966
	Labour hold		Swing	−9.3

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result[8]
Party		Vote	%
	Labour	29,704	57.9
	Conservative	9,666	18.8
	Liberal Democrats	9,002	17.5
	Green	2,278	4.4
	Brexit Party	658	1.3
Turnout		51,308	67.5
Electorate		76,050

Notes

1. A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
2. As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years