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Croydon Central (UK Parliament constituency)

Index Croydon Central (UK Parliament constituency)

Croydon Central is a constituency created in 1974 and is represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2017 by Labour MP Sarah Jones. [1]

69 relations: Addiscombe, Andrew MacKinlay, Andrew Pelling, Ashburton, London, Beckenham (UK Parliament constituency), Bellwether, Bridget Prentice, British National Party, Brutalist architecture, Conservative Party (UK), Croydon North (UK Parliament constituency), Croydon North East (UK Parliament constituency), Croydon South (historic UK Parliament constituency), Croydon South (UK Parliament constituency), David Congdon, David Rees-Williams, 1st Baron Ogmore, David Winnick, Dirt road, East Croydon station, East Surrey (UK Parliament constituency), Electoral Calculus, Enfield Southgate (UK Parliament constituency), First-past-the-post voting, Gavin Barwell, Geraint Davies (Labour politician), Golf course, Greater London, Green Party of England and Wales, High-rise building, House of Commons of the United Kingdom, Independent politician, John Moore, Baron Moore of Lower Marsh, Labour and Co-operative, Labour Party (UK), Leeds North West (UK Parliament constituency), Liberal Democrats (UK), List of Parliamentary constituencies in London, London Borough of Croydon, Marginal seat, Member of parliament, New Addington, Parliament of the United Kingdom, Paul Beresford, Peterborough (UK Parliament constituency), Public housing in the United Kingdom, Reading East (UK Parliament constituency), Richard Rosser, Baron Rosser, Sarah Jones (politician), Shirley, London, UK Independence Party, ..., United Kingdom constituencies, United Kingdom general election, 1945, United Kingdom general election, 1979, United Kingdom general election, 1983, United Kingdom general election, 1987, United Kingdom general election, 1992, United Kingdom general election, 1997, United Kingdom general election, 2001, United Kingdom general election, 2005, United Kingdom general election, 2010, United Kingdom general election, 2015, United Kingdom general election, 2017, United Kingdom general election, February 1974, United Kingdom general election, October 1974, Walsall North (UK Parliament constituency), Wards and electoral divisions of the United Kingdom, West Croydon station, White British, Woodside, London. Expand index (19 more) »

Addiscombe

Addiscombe is an area of South London, England, within the London Borough of Croydon.

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Andrew MacKinlay

Andrew Stuart MacKinlay (born 24 April 1949) is a British Labour Party politician, who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Thurrock from 1992 until he stepped down at the 2010 general election.

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Andrew Pelling

Andrew John Pelling (born 20 August 1959) is a British politician.

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Ashburton, London

Ashburton is a small neighbourhood in the London Borough of Croydon neighbouring South Norwood, Shirley, Addiscombe and Woodside.

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Beckenham (UK Parliament constituency)

Beckenham is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Bob Stewart of the Conservative Party.

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Bellwether

A bellwether is one that leads or indicates trends; a trendsetter.

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Bridget Prentice

Bridget Theresa Prentice (Corr; born 28 December 1952) is a British Labour Party politician, who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Lewisham East from 1992 to 2010.

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British National Party

The British National Party (BNP) is a far-right and fascist political party in the United Kingdom.

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Brutalist architecture

Brutalist architecture flourished from 1951 to 1975, having descended from the modernist architectural movement of the early 20th century.

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Conservative Party (UK)

The Conservative Party, officially the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom.

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Croydon North (UK Parliament constituency)

Croydon North is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2012 by Steve Reed of the Labour Party and the Co-operative Party.

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Croydon North East (UK Parliament constituency)

Croydon North East was a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1955 to 1997.

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Croydon South (historic UK Parliament constituency)

Croydon South was a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

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Croydon South (UK Parliament constituency)

Croydon South is a United Kingdom parliamentary constituency created in 1974 represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament since 2015 by Chris Philp, a Conservative.

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David Congdon

David Leonard Congdon (born 16 October 1949) is a former British Conservative Party politician.

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David Rees-Williams, 1st Baron Ogmore

David Rees Rees-Williams, 1st Baron Ogmore, PC, TD (22 November 1903 – 30 August 1976) was a British politician.

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David Winnick

David Julian Winnick (born 26 June 1933) is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Walsall North between 1979 and 2017.

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Dirt road

A dirt road or track is a type of unpaved road made from the native material of the land surface through which it passes, known to highway engineers as subgrade material.

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East Croydon station

East Croydon is a railway station and tram stop in the town of Croydon, Greater London, England, and is in Travelcard Zone 5.

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East Surrey (UK Parliament constituency)

East Surrey is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Sam Gyimah of the Conservative Party.

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Electoral Calculus

Electoral Calculus is a political forecasting web site which attempts to predict future United Kingdom general election results.

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Enfield Southgate (UK Parliament constituency)

Enfield Southgate is a constituency created in 1950 represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2017 by Bambos Charalambous, a member of the Labour Party Between the years 1979 and 2017 the seat was a bellwether (its winner was affiliated to the winning party nationally) with two exceptions: in 2005 it leant more to the right than the national result and in in 2017 more to the left than the minority-government Conservatives.

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First-past-the-post voting

A first-past-the-post (FPTP) voting method is one in which voters indicate on a ballot the candidate of their choice, and the candidate who receives the most votes wins.

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Gavin Barwell

Gavin Laurence Barwell (born 23 January 1972 Who's Who 2013, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2013; online edition) is a British Conservative Party politician and Number 10 Chief of Staff, who was previously the Member of Parliament (MP) for Croydon Central from the 2010 general election until the 2017 general election.

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Geraint Davies (Labour politician)

Geraint Richard Davies (born 3 May 1960) is a British politician who is the Labour Co-operative Member of Parliament (MP) for Swansea West.

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Golf course

A golf course is the grounds where the game of golf is played.

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Greater London

Greater London is a region of England which forms the administrative boundaries of London, as well as a county for the purposes of the lieutenancies.

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Green Party of England and Wales

The Green Party of England and Wales (GPEW; Plaid Werdd Cymru a Lloegr) is a green, left-wing political party in England and Wales.

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High-rise building

A high-rise building is a tall building, as opposed to a low-rise building and is defined by its height differently in various jurisdictions.

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House of Commons of the United Kingdom

The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

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Independent politician

An independent or nonpartisan politician is an individual politician not affiliated with any political party.

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John Moore, Baron Moore of Lower Marsh

John Edward Michael Moore, Baron Moore of Lower Marsh, (born 26 November 1937) is a British politician who was Member of Parliament for Croydon Central from February 1974 until 1992.

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Labour and Co-operative

Labour and Co-operative Party (often abbreviated Labour Co-op; Llafur a’r Blaid Gydweithredol) is a description used by candidates in United Kingdom elections who stand on behalf of both the Labour Party and the Co-operative Party.

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Labour Party (UK)

The Labour Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom.

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Leeds North West (UK Parliament constituency)

Leeds North West is a constituency in the City of Leeds which has been represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2017 by Alex Sobel, of the Labour Party.

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Liberal Democrats (UK)

The Liberal Democrats (often referred to as Lib Dems) are a liberal British political party, formed in 1988 as a merger of the Liberal Party and the Social Democratic Party (SDP), a splinter group from the Labour Party, which had formed the SDP–Liberal Alliance from 1981.

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List of Parliamentary constituencies in London

The region of Greater London, including the City of London, is divided into 73 parliamentary constituencies which are sub-classified as borough constituencies, affecting the type of electoral officer and level of expenses permitted.

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London Borough of Croydon

The London Borough of Croydon is a London borough in south London, England and is part of Outer London.

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Marginal seat

A marginal seat or swing seat is a constituency held with a small majority in a legislative election, generally one conducted under a single-winner voting system.

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Member of parliament

A member of parliament (MP) is the representative of the voters to a parliament.

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New Addington

New Addington is an area in South London, England in the London Borough of Croydon.

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Parliament of the United Kingdom

The Parliament of the United Kingdom, commonly known as the UK Parliament or British Parliament, is the supreme legislative body of the United Kingdom, the Crown dependencies and overseas territories.

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Paul Beresford

Sir Alexander Paul Beresford (born 6 April 1946) is a British Conservative Party politician, practising dentist and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Mole Valley.

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Peterborough (UK Parliament constituency)

Peterborough is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament.

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Public housing in the United Kingdom

Public housing in the United Kingdom provided the majority of rented accommodation in the country until 2011.

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Reading East (UK Parliament constituency)

Reading East is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2017 by Matt Rodda, of the Labour Party.

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Richard Rosser, Baron Rosser

Richard Andrew Rosser, Baron Rosser (born 5 October 1944) is a British former trade union leader and Labour politician, sitting in the House of Lords.

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Sarah Jones (politician)

Sarah Ann Jones (20 December 1972) is a British Labour Party politician.

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Shirley, London

Shirley is an area of South London, within the London Borough of Croydon.

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UK Independence Party

The UK Independence Party (UKIP) is a Eurosceptic and right-wing populist political party in the United Kingdom.

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United Kingdom constituencies

In the United Kingdom (UK), each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elect one member to a parliament or assembly, with the exception of European Parliament and Northern Ireland Assembly constituencies which are multi member constituencies.

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United Kingdom general election, 1945

The 1945 United Kingdom general election was held on 5 July 1945, with polls in some constituencies delayed until 12 July and in Nelson and Colne until 19 July, because of local wakes weeks.

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United Kingdom general election, 1979

The 1979 United Kingdom general election was held on 3 May 1979 to elect 635 members to the British House of Commons.

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United Kingdom general election, 1983

The 1983 United Kingdom general election was held on Thursday 9 June 1983.

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United Kingdom general election, 1987

The 1987 United Kingdom general election was held on Thursday 11 June 1987, to elect 650 members to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom.

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United Kingdom general election, 1992

The 1992 United Kingdom general election was held on Thursday 9 April 1992, to elect 651 members to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom.

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United Kingdom general election, 1997

The 1997 United Kingdom general election was held on Thursday 1 May 1997, five years after the previous election on 9 April 1992, to elect 659 members to the British House of Commons.

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United Kingdom general election, 2001

The 2001 United Kingdom general election was held on Thursday 7 June 2001, four years after the previous election on 1 May 1997, to elect 659 members to the British House of Commons.

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United Kingdom general election, 2005

The 2005 United Kingdom general election was held on Thursday, 5 May 2005 to elect 646 members to the House of Commons.

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United Kingdom general election, 2010

The 2010 United Kingdom general election was held on Thursday, 6 May 2010, with 45,597,461 registered voters entitled to vote to elect members to the House of Commons.

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United Kingdom general election, 2015

The 2015 United Kingdom general election was held on 7 May 2015 to elect 650 members to the House of Commons.

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United Kingdom general election, 2017

The 2017 United Kingdom general election took place on Thursday 8 June, having been announced just under two months earlier by Prime Minister Theresa May on 18 April 2017 after it was discussed at cabinet.

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United Kingdom general election, February 1974

The February 1974 United Kingdom general election was held on the 28th day of that month.

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United Kingdom general election, October 1974

The October 1974 United Kingdom general election took place on Thursday 10 October 1974 to elect 635 members of the British House of Commons.

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Walsall North (UK Parliament constituency)

Walsall North is a constituency created in 1955 represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2017 by Eddie Hughes, a member of the Conservative Party.

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Wards and electoral divisions of the United Kingdom

The wards and electoral divisions in the United Kingdom are electoral districts at sub-national level represented by one or more councillors.

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West Croydon station

West Croydon is a combined railway, bus station and tram stop in Croydon, south London.

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White British

White British is an ethnicity classification used in the 2011 United Kingdom Census.

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Woodside, London

Woodside is a neighbourhood in the London Borough of Croydon located between Addiscombe and South Norwood.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croydon_Central_(UK_Parliament_constituency)

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