Croydon South

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Croydon South is a parliamentary constituency in the southern part of the London Borough of Croydon, known for its largely suburban character and commuter population.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UK parliamentary constituency
border Croydon Central
Croydon North
Surrey
character largely suburban
classification borough constituency
contains Coombe
surface form: Coombe (part)

Coulsdon NERFINISHED
Kenley
North Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
surface form: North Downs slopes

Coulsdon
surface form: Old Coulsdon

Purley NERFINISHED
Sanderstead NERFINISHED
Croydon South self-linksurface differs
surface form: South Croydon (part)

Waddon (part)
green belt fringes
country United Kingdom
county Greater London
created 1974
demographics significant commuter population
economicProfile largely middle-class
electoralSystem first past the post
electorateSize approximately 70,000–75,000 voters
elects one Member of Parliament
electsCouncillorsTo Croydon Council
hasPostcodeAreas CR2
CR3
CR5
hasTransportLink Brighton Main Line
Coulsdon South railway station
Kenley railway station
Purley railway station
Sanderstead railway station
Whyteleafe (nearby) railway stations
housingType predominantly owner-occupied housing
knownFor affluent residential areas
good rail links to central London
localAuthority Croydon Council
locatedIn Greater London
London Borough of Croydon
South London
MPPartyIn2010s Conservative Party (UK)
parliamentaryTermStart February 1974 general election
partOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
surface form: House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
previousConstituency Croydon South self-linksurface differs
surface form: Croydon South (1950–1955 constituency)
region England
representedIn2010sBy Chris Philp
safeSeatFor Conservative Party (UK)
successorTo parts of Croydon South (1950–1955) constituency
parts of East Surrey constituency
typicalMajority large Conservative majority

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

East Surrey borderedBy Croydon South
Coulsdon electoralConstituency Croydon South
Croydon Central previousConstituency Croydon South
Croydon South previousConstituency Croydon South self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Croydon South (1950–1955 constituency)
Croydon South contains Croydon South self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: South Croydon (part)