Riding profile

Croydon South

UK constituency — England · Urban · london

The question

Croydon South: a safe seat for the Conservatives?

Editorial read

Croydon South, an urban constituency in England, elected a member with the Conservatives in the previous cycle, with a 5-point margin. The Vote-Scope model projects the Conservatives ahead at 35% vote share, against 25% for Labour, and the probability of a close race is negligible.

Sitting member

Chris Philp

Sits with Conservative

Since
2015-05-07
Parliament
59th

Current forecast

Conservative

Safe

Probability
100%
Mean margin (pts)
10.3
P(close race)
0%

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Conservative 34.6%
  • Labour 25.0%
  • Reform UK 18.2%
  • Green 9.5%
  • Lib Dems 9.4%
  • Other 3.0%

In context

How this riding stacks up

Conservative Labour Reform UK Green
HereCroydon South 34.6%25.0%18.2%9.5%
National averageUnited Kingdom 18.9% +15.7 21.7% +3.4 25.3% −7.1 11.8% −2.3

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

Previous election · UK 2024

Won by
Conservative
Margin
4.7 pts
Margin shift vs current projection
+5.6 pts

Detailed result · UK 2024

Candidates and votes

Candidate Party Votes % Occupation
Chris Philp Elected Conservative 19,757 40.0
Ben Taylor Labour 17,444 35.3
Richard Howard Lib Dems 4,384 8.9
Bob Bromley Reform UK 4,149 8.4
Elaine Garrod Green 2,859 5.8
Kulsum Hussin Other 612 1.2
Mark Samuel Other 173 0.3

Demographics

Who lives here

Population
101,671
Median age
40
Employment rate
81.8%

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

Last model run
Cycle
uk_2029