Riding profile

Croydon East

UK constituency — England · Urban · london

The question

Croydon East: a safe seat for Labour?

Editorial read

Croydon East, an urban constituency in England, elected a member with Labour in the previous cycle, with a 16-point margin. The Vote-Scope model projects Labour ahead at 31% vote share, against 23% for the Conservatives, and the probability of a close race is negligible.

Sitting member

Natasha Irons

Sits with Labour

Since
2024-07-04
Parliament
59th

Current forecast

Labour

Safe

Probability
100%
Mean margin (pts)
7.1
P(close race)
0%

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Labour 31.2%
  • Conservative 22.5%
  • Reform UK 21.8%
  • Green 14.1%
  • Lib Dems 9.2%
  • Other 1.0%

In context

How this riding stacks up

Labour Conservative Reform UK Green
HereCroydon East 31.2%22.5%21.8%14.1%
National averageUnited Kingdom 21.7% +9.5 18.9% +3.6 25.3% −3.6 11.8% +2.3

Nationwide averages computed across the 650 riding-level projections (unweighted mean).

Previous election · UK 2024

Won by
Labour
Margin
15.6 pts
Margin shift vs current projection
-8.4 pts

Detailed result · UK 2024

Candidates and votes

Candidate Party Votes % Occupation
Natasha Irons Elected Labour 18,541 42.4
Jason Cummings Conservative 11,716 26.8
Scott Holman Reform UK 5,862 13.4
Peter Underwood Green 4,097 9.4
Andrew Pelling Lib Dems 3,563 8.1

Demographics

Who lives here

Population
108,869
Median age
39
Employment rate
68.9%

Data source : ONS mid-2022 population + Jan 2026 labour market

Last model run
Cycle
uk_2029