UK Explained

Croydon East

Represented in Parliament by Natasha Irons (Labour). Here is who won the last general election here, and a few numbers about the area.

Your MP at a glance

Natasha Irons, Labour. Open their full page →

These describe the record. They do not say why an MP voted or claimed as they did.

How Croydon East compares

Every dot is one of the 631 areas that have figures. The large red dot is this area; green dots are areas like it.

TYPICAL FULL-TIME PAY, A WEEK

This area is 217 of 631 for pay, counting from the highest.

UK £767This area £788£400£1,100
PEOPLE CLAIMING UNEMPLOYMENT-RELATED BENEFITS

Higher than 567 areas and lower than 81.

UK 3.9%This area 5.7%0.0%12.0%

Areas like this one

The three areas with the closest pay and claimant rate. This says nothing about politics or geography.

AreaWeekly payClaimants
Croydon East£7885.7%
Hendon£8005.9%
Slough£7886.0%
Glasgow North£7815.4%
United Kingdom£7673.9%

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Who lives in Croydon East

From the 2021 Census, next to the figure for England and Wales as a whole. Census day was 21 March 2021, so some things will have changed.

About the areaThis areaEngland and WalesCompared
Number of people109,84659,597,740 in total
Aged under 1620%18%2 points higher
Aged 65 and over15%19%4 points lower
Adults with a degree or higher37%34%3 points higher
Households that own their home59%62%4 points lower
Households renting from a council or housing association21%17%4 points higher
Households renting privately20%20%about the same

Source: ONS, Census 2021 (England and Wales), via the UK Data Service statistics portal. Fetched 2026-10-04. These describe who lives here. They do not explain how anyone votes.

WINNER, 2024
Natasha Irons

Labour

MAJORITY
6,825

votes ahead of second place

TURNOUT
57%

of people who could vote did

Natasha Irons won with 42% of the votes, and Jason Cummings (Conservative) came second with 27%.

Votes for each party

Labour42% · 18,541
Conservative27% · 11,716
Reform UK13% · 5,862
Green Party9% · 4,097
Liberal Democrat8% · 3,563
Every candidate
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Natasha IronsLabour18,54142.4%
Jason CummingsConservative11,71626.8%
Scott HolmanReform UK5,86213.4%
Peter UnderwoodGreen Party4,0979.4%
Andrew PellingLiberal Democrat3,5638.1%

2024 General Election, on today’s boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library via the Members API.

Your area at a glance

Typical pay for full-time workers who live here
£788 a week
This areaUK: £767 a week

Median gross weekly pay, 2025. Source: ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.

Working-age people claiming unemployment-related benefits
5.7%
This areaUK: 3.9%

Share of people aged 16 to 64, August 2026. Source: ONS and DWP claimant count.

At a general election each area elects one MP, and the candidate with the most votes wins, even without more than half. The area figures describe the people who live here. They do not show whether any MP or vote is the cause.

Updated 4 Oct 2026