Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
Croydon Central was won by Labour at the 2019 general election, with a majority of 5,949 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Croydon Central from Feb 1974 to 2019.
Full Election History, Feb 1974–2019
Election
Elected
Votes
Vote Share
Runner-up
Majority
Turnout
Feb 1974
John Moore (Conservative)
21,353
40.5%
Richard Andrew Rosser (Labour)
1,314 (2.5 pts)
79.7%
Oct 1974
John Moore (Conservative)
20,390
42.1%
David Winnick (Labour)
164 (0.3 pts)
72.6%
1979
John Moore (Conservative)
26,457
52.5%
David Frank White (Labour)
7,958 (15.8 pts)
75.7%
1983
John Moore (Conservative)
20,866
53.8%
Andrew MacKinlay (Labour)
11,821 (30.5 pts)
68.6%
1987
John Moore (Conservative)
22,133
56.6%
Bridget Prentice (Labour)
12,617 (32.3 pts)
70.5%
1992
Sir Paul Beresford (Conservative)
22,168
55.4%
Geraint Davies (Labour)
9,650 (24.1 pts)
71.7%
1997
Geraint Davies (Labour)
25,432
45.6%
David Congdon (Conservative)
3,897 (7.0 pts)
69.6%
2001
Geraint Davies (Labour)
21,643
47.2%
David Congdon (Conservative)
3,984 (8.7 pts)
59.1%
2005
Andrew Pelling (Conservative)
19,974
40.8%
Geraint Davies (Labour)
75 (0.1 pts)
60.6%
2010
Gavin Barwell (Conservative)
19,567
39.4%
Gerry Ryan (Labour)
2,879 (5.8 pts)
65.3%
2015
Gavin Barwell (Conservative)
22,753
43.0%
Sarah Jones (Labour)
165 (0.3 pts)
67.9%
2017
Sarah Jones (Labour)
29,873
52.3%
Gavin Barwell (Conservative)
5,652 (9.9 pts)
71.5%
2019
Sarah Jones (Labour)
27,124
50.2%
Mario Creatura (Conservative)
5,949 (11.0 pts)
66.6%
Full Result Breakdown by Election
Feb 1974
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
John Moore
Conservative
21,353
40.5%
Yes
Richard Andrew Rosser
Labour
20,039
38.0%
No
Ian Maxwell
Liberal
11,346
21.5%
No
Oct 1974
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
John Moore
Conservative
20,390
42.1%
Yes
David Winnick
Labour
20,226
41.7%
No
Ian Maxwell
Liberal
7,834
16.2%
No
1979
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
John Moore
Conservative
26,457
52.5%
Yes
David Frank White
Labour
18,499
36.7%
No
John Paul Johnson
Liberal
5,112
10.1%
No
Michael James Soper
Independent Conservative
238
0.5%
No
Peter Charles Gibson
Workers Revolutionary
116
0.2%
No
1983
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
John Moore
Conservative
20,866
53.8%
Yes
Andrew MacKinlay
Labour
9,045
23.3%
No
Tyrell Burgess
Social Democratic Party
8,864
22.9%
No
1987
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
John Moore
Conservative
22,133
56.6%
Yes
Bridget Prentice
Labour
9,516
24.3%
No
Tyrell Burgess
Social Democratic Party
7,435
19.0%
No
1992
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Sir Paul Beresford
Conservative
22,168
55.4%
Yes
Geraint Davies
Labour
12,518
31.3%
No
Deborah Richardson
Liberal Democrat
5,342
13.3%
No
1997
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Geraint Davies
Labour
25,432
45.6%
Yes
David Congdon
Conservative
21,535
38.6%
No
George Schlich
Liberal Democrat
6,061
10.9%
No
Charles Cook
Referendum Party
1,886
3.4%
No
Mario-Simon Barnsley
Green
595
1.1%
No
John Woollcott
UKIP
290
0.5%
No
2001
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Geraint Davies
Labour
21,643
47.2%
Yes
David Congdon
Conservative
17,659
38.5%
No
Paul Booth
Liberal Democrat
5,156
11.2%
No
James Feisenberger
UKIP
545
1.2%
No
Linda Miller
BNP
449
1.0%
No
John Cartwright
Monster Raving Loony
408
0.9%
No
2005
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Andrew Pelling
Conservative
19,974
40.8%
Yes
Geraint Davies
Labour
19,899
40.6%
No
Jeremy Hargreaves
Liberal Democrat
6,384
13.0%
No
Ian Edwards
UKIP
1,066
2.2%
No
Bernice Golberg
Green
1,036
2.1%
No
Marianne Bowness
Veritas
304
0.6%
No
John Cartwright
Monster Raving Loony
193
0.4%
No
Janet Stears
The People's Choice! Exclusively For All
101
0.2%
No
2010
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Gavin Barwell
Conservative
19,567
39.4%
Yes
Gerry Ryan
Labour
16,688
33.6%
No
Peter Lambell
Liberal Democrat
6,553
13.2%
No
Andrew Pelling
Independent
3,239
6.5%
No
Chris Le May
BNP
1,448
2.9%
No
Ralph Atkinson
UKIP
997
2.0%
No
Bernice Golberg
Green
581
1.2%
No
James Gitau
Christian Party, Proclaiming Christ's Lordship
264
0.5%
No
John Cartwright
Official Monster Raving Loony Party
192
0.4%
No
Michael Castle
Independent
138
0.3%
No
2015
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Gavin Barwell
Conservative
22,753
43.0%
Yes
Sarah Jones
Labour
22,588
42.7%
No
Peter Staveley
UKIP
4,810
9.1%
No
Esther Sutton
Green
1,454
2.7%
No
James Fearnley
Liberal Democrat
1,152
2.2%
No
April Ashley
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
127
0.2%
No
Martin Camden
The UK Progressive Democracy Party
57
0.1%
No
2017
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Sarah Jones
Labour
29,873
52.3%
Yes
Gavin Barwell
Conservative
24,221
42.4%
No
Gill Hickson
Liberal Democrat
1,083
1.9%
No
Peter Staveley
UKIP
1,040
1.8%
No
Tracey Hague
Green
626
1.1%
No
John Boadu
Christian Peoples Alliance
177
0.3%
No
Don Locke
Independent
71
0.1%
No
2019
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Sarah Jones
Labour
27,124
50.2%
Yes
Mario Creatura
Conservative
21,175
39.2%
No
Simon Sprague
Liberal Democrat
3,532
6.5%
No
Esther Sutton
Green
1,215
2.2%
No
Peter Sonnex
Brexit Party
999
1.8%
No
Margin Over Time
Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.
Trend
Croydon Central has been contested at 13 general elections on record since Feb 1974. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Conservative, Labour.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Croydon Central in the 2019 general election?
Labour won Croydon Central in 2019 with 27,124 votes (50.2%), a majority of 5,949 votes over Conservative in second place.
Which parties have won Croydon Central since Feb 1974?
Since Feb 1974, Croydon Central has been won by: Conservative, Labour.
What was the closest result in Croydon Central?
The closest result on record for Croydon Central was 2005, when Conservative beat Labour by just 75 votes (0.1 percentage points).