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Croydon South — UK General Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

Croydon South was won by Conservative at the 2024 general election, with a majority of 2,313 votes over Labour. This page covers every general election in Croydon South from 1918 to 2024.

Full Election History, 1918–2024

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1918 Ian Zachary Malcolm (Unionist) 17,813 71.8% Henry Thomas Muggeridge (Labour) 10,807 (43.5 pts) 55.0%
1922 Allan Macgregor Smith (Unionist) 15,356 47.3% Henry Thomas Muggeridge (Labour) 6,414 (19.8 pts) 66.4%
1923 William Lowson Mitchell-Thomson (Unionist) 14,310 45.5% Henry Thomas Muggeridge (Labour) 4,384 (13.9 pts) 63.4%
1924 William Lowson Mitchell-Thomson (Unionist) 23,734 64.6% Henry Thomas Muggeridge (Labour) 10,755 (29.3 pts) 72.0%
1929 William Lowson Mitchell-Thomson (Unionist) 23,258 49.2% Ernest Wesley Wilton (Labour) 9,465 (20.0 pts) 67.4%
1931 William Lowson Mitchell-Thomson (Conservative) 40,672 80.3% Thomas Crawford (Labour) 30,722 (60.7 pts) 68.3%
1935 Herbert Williams (Conservative) 31,971 62.3% Thomas Crawford (Labour) 17,071 (33.3 pts) 65.2%
1945 David Rees Rees-Williams (Labour) 27,650 53.4% Herbert Geraint Williams (Conservative) 3,503 (6.8 pts) 70.8%
1955 Richard Hilton Marler Thompson (Conservative) 27,359 57.0% Arthur Carr (Labour) 6,700 (14.0 pts) 77.2%
1959 Richard Hilton Marler Thompson (Conservative) 29,284 57.0% Frederic A Messer (Labour) 7,215 (14.1 pts) 79.1%
1964 Sir Richard Hilton Marler Thompson (Conservative) 24,854 52.7% Tyrell Burgess (Labour) 2,589 (5.5 pts) 74.3%
1966 David Winnick (Labour) 21,496 44.7% Sir Richard Thompson (Conservative) 81 (0.2 pts) 76.1%
1970 Sir Richard Thompson (Conservative) 25,986 49.7% David Winnick (Labour) 3,703 (7.1 pts) 71.4%
Feb 1974 William Clark (Conservative) 28,915 59.1% Jear Pearson Coleman (Liberal) 15,867 (32.4 pts) 82.3%
Oct 1974 William Clark (Conservative) 25,703 57.9% David Nunneley (Liberal) 14,189 (31.9 pts) 73.9%
1979 William Clark (Conservative) 30,874 64.9% Peter Hasler Billenness (Liberal) 20,868 (43.8 pts) 76.7%
1983 Sir William Clark (Conservative) 29,842 65.1% James Smith Forrest (SDP-Liberal Alliance) 17,440 (38.1 pts) 71.0%
1987 Sir William Clark (Conservative) 30,732 64.1% George Ian Morrison (SDP-Liberal Alliance) 19,063 (39.7 pts) 73.7%
1992 Richard Ottaway (Conservative) 31,993 63.7% Peter Billenness (Liberal Democrat) 20,425 (40.6 pts) 77.6%
1997 Richard Ottaway (Conservative) 25,649 47.3% Charlie Burling (Labour) 11,930 (22.0 pts) 73.5%
2001 Richard Ottaway (Conservative) 22,169 49.2% Gerry Ryan (Labour) 8,697 (19.3 pts) 61.4%
2005 Richard Ottaway (Conservative) 25,320 51.8% Paul Smith (Labour) 13,528 (27.7 pts) 63.6%
2010 Richard Ottaway (Conservative) 28,684 50.9% Simon Rix (Liberal Democrat) 15,818 (28.1 pts) 69.5%
2015 Chris Philp (Conservative) 31,448 54.5% Emily Benn (Labour) 17,140 (29.7 pts) 70.5%
2017 Chris Philp (Conservative) 33,334 54.4% Jennifer Brathwaite (Labour) 11,406 (18.6 pts) 73.5%
2019 Chris Philp (Conservative) 30,985 52.2% Olga FitzRoy (Labour) 12,339 (20.8 pts) 70.9%
2024 Chris Philp (Conservative) 19,757 40.0% Ben Taylor (Labour) 2,313 (4.7 pts) 66.1%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ian Zachary Malcolm Unionist 17,81371.8% Yes
Henry Thomas Muggeridge Labour 7,00628.2% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Allan Macgregor Smith Unionist 15,35647.3% Yes
Henry Thomas Muggeridge Labour 8,94227.5% No
Thomas William Dobson Liberal 8,18325.2% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Lowson Mitchell-Thomson Unionist 14,31045.5% Yes
Henry Thomas Muggeridge Labour 9,92631.6% No
Elias Wynne Cemlyn-Jones Liberal 7,20822.9% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Lowson Mitchell-Thomson Unionist 23,73464.6% Yes
Henry Thomas Muggeridge Labour 12,97935.4% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Lowson Mitchell-Thomson Unionist 23,25849.2% Yes
Ernest Wesley Wilton Labour 13,79329.2% No
Albert Sigismund Elwell-Sutton Liberal 10,21821.6% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Lowson Mitchell-Thomson Conservative 40,67280.3% Yes
Thomas Crawford Labour 9,95019.7% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Herbert Williams Conservative 31,97162.3% Yes
Thomas Crawford Labour 14,90029.0% No
David William Alun Llewellyn Liberal 4,4408.7% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Rees Rees-Williams Labour 27,65053.4% Yes
Herbert Geraint Williams Conservative 24,14746.6% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Hilton Marler Thompson Conservative 27,35957.0% Yes
Arthur Carr Labour 20,65943.0% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Hilton Marler Thompson Conservative 29,28457.0% Yes
Frederic A Messer Labour 22,06943.0% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sir Richard Hilton Marler Thompson Conservative 24,85452.7% Yes
Tyrell Burgess Labour 22,26547.3% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Winnick Labour 21,49644.7% Yes
Sir Richard Thompson Conservative 21,41544.6% No
W Edward P Babbs Liberal 5,14610.7% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sir Richard Thompson Conservative 25,98649.7% Yes
David Winnick Labour 22,28342.7% No
Michael Lane Liberal 3,6737.0% No
Cyril Oscar Thornton Independent 3030.6% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Clark Conservative 28,91559.1% Yes
Jear Pearson Coleman Liberal 13,04826.7% No
Henry Egar Garfield Hodge Labour 6,96514.2% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Clark Conservative 25,70357.9% Yes
David Nunneley Liberal 11,51425.9% No
David Wolfe Keene Labour 7,20316.2% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Clark Conservative 30,87464.9% Yes
Peter Hasler Billenness Liberal 10,00621.0% No
John Merrett Bloom Labour 6,24913.1% No
Roland Dummer National Front 4691.0% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sir William Clark Conservative 29,84265.1% Yes
James Smith Forrest SDP-Liberal Alliance 12,40227.1% No
Robert Charles Eltham Brooks Labour 3,5687.8% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sir William Clark Conservative 30,73264.1% Yes
George Ian Morrison SDP-Liberal Alliance 11,66924.3% No
Geraint Richard Davies Labour 4,6799.8% No
Paul Clive Baldwin Green 9001.9% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Ottaway Conservative 31,99363.7% Yes
Peter Billenness Liberal Democrat 11,56823.0% No
Helen Salmon Labour 6,44412.8% No
Mark Samuel The People's Choice! 2390.5% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Ottaway Conservative 25,64947.3% Yes
Charlie Burling Labour 13,71925.3% No
Steven Guage Liberal Democrat 11,44121.1% No
Tony Barber Referendum Party 2,6314.9% No
Paul Ferguson BNP 3540.7% No
Alan Graeme Harker UK Independent 3090.6% No
Mark Samuel The People's Choice! Exclusively for All 960.2% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Ottaway Conservative 22,16949.2% Yes
Gerry Ryan Labour 13,47229.9% No
Anna-Nicolett Gallop Liberal Democrat 8,22618.3% No
Kathleen Garner UKIP 9982.2% No
Mark Samuel The People's Choice! Exclusively For All 1950.4% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Ottaway Conservative 25,32051.8% Yes
Paul Smith Labour 11,79224.1% No
Sandra Lawman Liberal Democrat 10,04920.6% No
James Feisenberger UKIP 1,0542.2% No
Graham Dare Veritas 4971.0% No
Mark Samuel The People's Choice! Exclusively For All 1850.4% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Ottaway Conservative 28,68450.9% Yes
Simon Rix Liberal Democrat 12,86622.8% No
Jane Avis Labour 11,28720.0% No
Jeffrey Bolter UKIP 2,5044.4% No
Gordon Ross Green 9811.7% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Chris Philp Conservative 31,44854.5% Yes
Emily Benn Labour 14,30824.8% No
Kathleen Garner UKIP 6,06810.5% No
Gill Hickson Liberal Democrat 3,4486.0% No
Peter Underwood Green 2,1543.7% No
Mark Samuel Putting Croydon First! 2210.4% No
Jonathan Bigger Class War 650.1% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Chris Philp Conservative 33,33454.4% Yes
Jennifer Brathwaite Labour 21,92835.8% No
Anna Jones Liberal Democrat 3,5415.8% No
Catherine Shelley Green 1,1251.8% No
Kathleen Garner UKIP 1,1161.8% No
David Omamogho Christian Peoples Alliance 2130.3% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Chris Philp Conservative 30,98552.2% Yes
Olga FitzRoy Labour 18,64631.4% No
Anna Jones Liberal Democrat 7,50312.6% No
Peter Underwood Green 1,7823.0% No
Kathleen Garner UKIP 4420.7% No

2024

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Chris Philp Conservative 19,75740.0% Yes
Ben Taylor Labour 17,44435.3% No
Richard Howard Liberal Democrat 4,3848.9% No
Bob Bromley Reform UK 4,1498.4% No
Elaine Garrod Green 2,8595.8% No
Kulsum Hussin Workers Party of Britain 6121.2% No
Mark Samuel Independent 1730.4% No

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.

1918: Unionist margin 43.5 pts 1922: Unionist margin 19.8 pts 1923: Unionist margin 13.9 pts 1924: Unionist margin 29.3 pts 1929: Unionist margin 20.0 pts 1931: Conservative margin 60.7 pts 1935: Conservative margin 33.3 pts 1945: Labour margin 6.8 pts 1955: Conservative margin 14.0 pts 1959: Conservative margin 14.1 pts 1964: Conservative margin 5.5 pts 1966: Labour margin 0.2 pts 1970: Conservative margin 7.1 pts Feb 1974: Conservative margin 32.4 pts Oct 1974: Conservative margin 31.9 pts 1979: Conservative margin 43.8 pts 1983: Conservative margin 38.1 pts 1987: Conservative margin 39.7 pts 1992: Conservative margin 40.6 pts 1997: Conservative margin 22.0 pts 2001: Conservative margin 19.3 pts 2005: Conservative margin 27.7 pts 2010: Conservative margin 28.1 pts 2015: Conservative margin 29.7 pts 2017: Conservative margin 18.6 pts 2019: Conservative margin 20.8 pts 2024: Conservative margin 4.7 pts 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019 2024

Trend

Croydon South has been contested at 27 general elections on record since 1918. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Unionist, Conservative, Labour.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Croydon South in the 2024 general election?

Conservative won Croydon South in 2024 with 19,757 votes (40.0%), a majority of 2,313 votes over Labour in second place.

Which parties have won Croydon South since 1918?

Since 1918, Croydon South has been won by: Conservative, Labour, Unionist.

What was the closest result in Croydon South?

The closest result on record for Croydon South was 1966, when Labour beat Conservative by just 81 votes (0.2 percentage points).

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