2012 Croydon North by-election

2012 UK Parliamentary by-election April 2022 2012 Croydon North by-election United Kingdom parliamentary The Croydon North seat in the House of Commons no 2010 United Kingdom general election 2010 2012 11 29 y 2015 United Kingdom general election 2015 93,036 26.5% 150x150px Steve Reed Labour Party (UK) 15,898 64.7% 8.7 pp Conservative Party (UK) Andrew Stranack Conservative Party (UK) 4,137 16.8% 7.3 pp File:Winstonmckenzie.jpg Winston McKenzie UK Independence Party 1,400 5.7% 4.0 pp MP Malcolm Wicks Labour Party (UK) Subsequent MP Steve Reed Labour Party (UK) A by-election for the United Kingdom parliamentary constituency of Croydon North was held on 29 November 2012, caused by the death of incumbent Labour Party member of Parliament (MP) Malcolm Wicks. It was won by Steve Reed who held the seat for Labour. Two other by-elections in Middlesbrough and Rotherham were held on the same day. Boundaries The constituency covers the north west of the London Borough of Croydon and includes Thornton Heath, Norbury, Selhurst and parts of South and Upper Norwood. It is made up of eight electoral wards from the borough: Bensham Manor, Broad Green, Norbury, Selhurst, South Norwood, Thornton Heath, Upper Norwood, and West Thornton Croydon's three constituencies are contiguous with the boundaries of the London Borough of Croydon. Croydon North borders the seats of Carshalton and Wallington, Mitcham and Morden, Streatham, Dulwich and West Norwood, Lewisham West and Penge, Beckenham, Croydon Central, and Croydon South. Result thumb|right|300px|Wards of Croydon North constituency (orange) within the London Borough of Croydon (yellow) Croydon Borough Council released the statement of persons nominated on 14 November. This confirmed 12 candidates would contest the election.http://www.croydon.gov.uk/contents/departments/democracy/pdf/599154/Croydon_North_2012-11-29/Statementpersonsnominatedandpoll.pdfAugust 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes The electorate was said to be around 104,000.Croydon by-election will set a record of sorts Andrew Pelling Charity worker and social entrepreneur Andrew Stranack, who has cerebral palsy,Tory candidate's life on the poverty line on a deprived estate The Guardian was the Conservative Party candidate.Tories choose Stranack to contest Croydon North seat http://insidecroydon.com/2012/10/19/tories-choose-stranack-to-contest-croydon-north-seat/ 2012-10-19 2012-10-19 On 17 October 2012, IT professional and former London Borough of Islington Councillor Marisha Ray was selected as the prospective Liberal Democrats candidate.Duffett Helen Marisha Ray selected for Lib Dems in Croydon North http://www.libdemvoice.org/marisha-ray-selected-for-lib-dems-in-croydon-north-30867.html LibDemvoice 2012-10-18 On 25 October, the Green Party chose local campaigner Shasha Khan, dubbed by local reporters as 'Croydon's Green Knight'.Croydon Greens: Green Knight selected Croydon Green Party Winston McKenzie, a perennial election candidate who stood for UKIP in Tottenham, was an independent candidate at the 2003 Brent East by-election, a Veritas Party nominee at Croydon North in 2005, and an independent candidate for London Mayor was chosen as the prospective candidate for the UK Independence Party. On 29 October, the Chairself-described as such only? November 2012 of the London Race and Criminal Justice Consortium and a former Senior Policy Advisor to the then Mayor of London Ken Livingstone, Lee Jasper, was selectedselected or elected? November 2012 as the candidate for the Respect Party. On 17 October, the National Front confirmed their prospective candidate to be the former British National Party Deputy Chairman and engineer Richard Edmonds.Cotterill Mark 100 nationalists attend JT memorial event in Preston http://northwestnationalists.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/programmecover_17.html 2012-10-18 On 3 November 2012, former children's book publisher and current Leader of London Borough of Lambeth Council, councillorProfile Steve Reed https://web.archive.org/web/20100516064339/http://www.lambeth.gov.uk/moderngov/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=134 2010-05-16 London Borough of Lambeth Steve Reed was chosen to be the Labour candidate after a closely fought battle with London Assembly member Val Shawcross.3 November 2012 Breaking: Steve Reed selected as Labour candidate for Croydon North by-election | This is Croydon Croydon Advertiser London http://www.thisiscroydontoday.co.uk/Breaking-Steve-Reed-selected-Labour-candidate/story-17223500-detail/story.html dead 2012-11-03 https://archive.today/20130114030656/http://www.thisiscroydontoday.co.uk/Breaking-Steve-Reed-selected-Labour-candidate/story-17223500-detail/story.html 2013-01-14 2012 Croydon North by-electionCroydon North by-election: Labour's Steve Reed secures win BBC News, 30 November 2012 Labour Party (UK) Steve Reed 15,892 64.7 +8.7 Conservative Party (UK) Andrew Stranack 4,137 16.8 -7.3 UK Independence Party Winston McKenzie 1,400 5.7 +4.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Marisha Ray 860 3.5 -10.5 Green Party of England and Wales Shasha Khan 855 3.5 +1.5 Respect Party Lee Jasper 707 2.9 +2.4 Christian Peoples Alliance Stephen Hammond 192 0.8 New National Front (United Kingdom) Richard Edmonds 161 0.7 New Communist Party of Britain Ben Stevenson 119 0.5 +0.2 Official Monster Raving Loony Party John Cartwright 110 0.4 New Nine Eleven Was An Inside Job Simon Lane 66 0.3 New Young People's Party UK Robin Smith 63 0.3 New 11,755 47.9 +16.0 24,562 26.5 -34.1 112 0.1 N/A 93,036 Labour Party (UK) +8.0 Previous result General election 2010: Croydon NorthParliamentary election results 2010, Croydon North https://web.archive.org/web/20110807040446/http://www.croydon.gov.uk/contents/departments/democracy/pdf/599154/935931/Parliamentary_Election_Results_-_2010/north.pdf 2011-08-07 Croydon Council Labour Party (UK) Malcolm Wicks 28,947 56.0 +2.4 Conservative Party (UK) Jason Hadden 12,466 24.1 +1.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Gerry Jerome 7,226 14.0 −3.2 Green Party of England and Wales Shasha Khan 1,017 2.0 −0.9 UK Independence Party Jonathan Serter 891 1.7 0.0 Christian Party (UK) Novlette Williams 586 1.1 New RESPECT The Unity Coalition Mohommad Shaikh 272 0.5 New Communist Party of Britain Ben Stevenson 160 0.3 New Independent (politician) Mohamed Seyed 111 0.2 New 16,481 31.9 +0.5 51,676 60.6 +8.0 85,216 Labour Party (UK) +0.3 See also 1940 Croydon North by-election 1948 Croydon North by-election List of United Kingdom by-elections Opinion polling for the 2015 United Kingdom general election References Category:November 2012 in the United Kingdom Category:2012 elections in the United Kingdom Category:2012 in London Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in London constituencies Category:Elections in the London Borough of Croydon