Croydon South (historic UK Parliament constituency)
| Croydon South | |
|---|---|
| Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons |
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| County | Surrey until 1965, then Greater London |
| 1955–1974 | |
| Number of members | One |
| Replaced by | Croydon Central |
| Created from | Croydon East and Croydon West |
| 1918–1950 | |
| Number of members | One |
| Type of constituency | Borough constituency |
| Replaced by | Croydon East and Croydon West |
| Created from | Croydon |
Croydon South was a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
It was created for the 1918 general election when the County Borough of Croydon had grown and was split into two parliamentary seats.
In 1974 the seat was renamed Croydon Central, following the 1965 addition of Purley and Coulsdon to the London Borough of Croydon, and a new seat of Croydon South was created to the south, with little overlap.
1918-1950: The County Borough of Croydon wards of Central, East, South, and West.
1955-1974: The County Borough of Croydon wards of Addington, Broad Green, Central, Shirley, South, and Waddon.
From 1950 to 1955 the seat was divided into Croydon East and Croydon West.
The seat was created in 1918 and the first MP was Ian Malcolm, who had been the MP for all of Croydon. H.T. Muggeridge, father of Malcolm Muggeridge, fought the seat for Labour four times from 1918, later becoming MP for Romford. The seat saw a by-election in 1932, won by Herbert Williams.
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