Constituency view

Croydon West

London, England

Lab hold

Current MP

Current representation

Sarah Jones

Labour

Female

Majority14,226

Turnout48.9%

Electorate77,891

Valid votes38,122

2024 Results

Party breakdown

Labour20,612 - 54.1%

Conservative6,386 - 16.8%

Green3,851 - 10.1%

Lib Dem3,667 - 9.6%

Reform2,148 - 5.6%

Other1,458 - 3.8%

Benefits bill · 2025/26

£454,247,648

Estimated yearly spend on the six main working-age and disability benefits paid to residents of this constituency.

£3,442 total benefits bill per resident · 52% above average

Croydon West: £3,442
England and Wales average: £2,259

Ranked 36 of 575 constituencies (1 = highest)

Total benefits bill	£454,247,648	17/575
Change over 2 years	+16.5%
Median local wage (2025)	£39,976	-0.2%

Universal Credit£298,776,427
£2,264 per resident · 22,086 households claiming
Assessed LCWRA: 5,715 · 1 in 16 working-age adults
Housing Benefit£64,598,595
£489 per resident · 5,422 claimants
Personal Independence Payment£59,431,921
£450 per resident · 8,120 claimants (+21.1% since Jul 2024)
Psychiatric conditions: 3,349 · 41% of claimants
Enhanced mobility (Motability-eligible): 4,013
Disability Living Allowance£16,846,684
£128 per resident · 2,883 claimants
Carer's Allowance£8,314,369
£63 per resident · 1,924 claimants
Employment Support Allowance£6,279,651
£48 per resident · 967 claimants

Ranks are out of England and Wales constituencies, highest first. Source: TaxPayers' Alliance, benefitsdata.uk (estimated from DWP Stat-Xplore claimant counts). England and Wales only. See this seat on benefitsdata.uk ↗

Demographics

Source: ONS Census 2021 (England, Wales, NI) and Scotland's Census 2022, aggregated to 2024 constituency boundaries by the House of Commons Library.

Ethnic composition

2021

White 33.3%White British 20.8%Asian 23.1%Black, African or Caribbean 30.6%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 8.1%Other 5.0%

England & Wales (2021)

White 83.0%White British 74.4%Asian 8.6%Black, African or Caribbean 3.7%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.7%Other 2.0%

2011

White 35.9%White British 27.5%Asian 24.2%Black, African or Caribbean 29.9%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 7.7%Other 2.4%

England & Wales (2011)

White 86.0%White British 80.5%Asian 7.5%Black, African or Caribbean 3.3%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.2%Other 1.0%

2001

White 52.7%White British 46.1%Asian 19.8%Black, African or Caribbean 22.2%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 4.5%Other 0.8%

England & Wales (2001)

White 91.3%White British 87.5%Asian 4.8%Black, African or Caribbean 2.2%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1.3%Other 0.4%

1991 data not available for this constituency.

Year-over-year comparison uses broad ethnic groups.

2011 values are reaggregated from 2011 Output Areas onto 2024 boundaries.

2001 values are reaggregated from 2001 LSOAs onto 2024 boundaries.

Country of birth

Croydon West (2021)

UK 54.6%Other EU 11.8%Other countries 33.6%

England & Wales (2021)

UK 84.0%Other EU 6.0%Other countries 10.1%

Croydon West (2011)

UK 59.3%Other EU 6.2%Other countries 34.6%

England & Wales (2011)

UK 86.6%Other EU 3.6%Other countries 9.8%

Croydon West (2001)

UK 69.1%Other EU 1.5%Other countries 29.4%

England & Wales (2001)

UK 91.1%Other EU 1.4%Other countries 7.5%

1991 data not available for this topic.

Inset map

Croydon West

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Comparison

How this seat compares

Metric	Croydon West	National	Difference	Rank
% White	33.3%	83.0%	-49.8pp	639/650
% White British	20.8%	74.4%	-53.6pp	620/632
% Asian	23.1%	8.6%	+14.5pp	47/650
% Black, African or Caribbean	30.6%	3.7%	+26.8pp	3/650
% Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	8.1%	2.7%	+5.4pp	5/650
% Other ethnic group	5.0%	2.0%	+3.0pp	55/650
% UK-born	54.6%	84.0%	-29.4pp	625/650
% Non-UK-born	45.4%	16.0%	+29.4pp	26/650
% Other EU-born	11.8%	6.0%	+5.8pp	55/650
% Other countries-born	33.6%	10.1%	+23.6pp	19/650
% Christian	48.6%	46.7%	+1.9pp	268/575
% Muslim	14.5%	6.3%	+8.2pp	68/575
% Hindu	7.9%	1.6%	+6.2pp	17/575
% Sikh	0.4%	0.9%	-0.4pp	165/575
% Jewish	0.1%	0.5%	-0.3pp	225/575
% Buddhist	0.7%	0.4%	+0.2pp	84/575
% Other religion	0.9%	0.6%	+0.4pp	34/575
% No religion	19.6%	37.0%	-17.4pp	550/575
% Religion not stated	7.3%	6.0%	+1.4pp	34/575
% Has any religion	73.1%	57.0%	+16.1pp	28/575

Nearby seats

Constituencies around Croydon West

Neighbouring constituencies on 2024 boundaries, ordered by the length of the shared border.

Source: ONS Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies (July 2024) Boundaries UK BSC. Seats with a short coastline or none, such as islands, are completed with the closest constituencies by distance.