Croydon West: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Sarah Jones (Labour) is the MP for Croydon West, elected at the general election of 4 July 2024. Sarah Jones took the seat for Labour in July 2024 with 20,612 votes (54.1%), ahead of Simon Fox (Conservative) on 6,386. Turnout, counted as valid votes over the electorate, was 48.9% (38,122 of 77,891); the winning margin was 14,226 votes.
Key figures
What the figures show
Two figures set Croydon West apart: the 26th highest population density (2021) of the 575 constituencies with this figure (8,461.0 per sq km), and the 31st lowest share of adults retired (2021) of the 575 constituencies with this figure (10.4%).
About 132,000 people live in Croydon West: the ONS figure for mid-2024 is 131,983. 12,180 were aged 65 or over and 28,022 were under 16.
10,631 children in Croydon West were in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, the Department for Work and Pensions estimates: 37.9% of under-16s, where the UK share is 26.0%. Before housing costs the share was 20.2% in 2024/25, from 16.4% in 2021/22.
6,105 business sites were registered in Croydon West in March 2026 (5,925 a year before), and employed 74,000 people in 2024.
71.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, on the Annual Population Survey estimate (95% confidence interval ±10.9 points). The economically inactive share was 23.2%.
Full-time employees living in Croydon West had median pay of £42,639 a year in April 2025; for jobs based in the constituency the median was £39,976. A year before, the residents' median was £42,474. The residents' figure ranks 151st highest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
Half of the homes sold in the year to March 2026 went for more than £350,000 and half for less. That is up 27% on £275,000 ten years before. The highest March-year median in the series was £357,750, in the year to March 2025. It ranks 183rd highest of 575 constituencies. The figure rests on 746 recorded sales.
Croydon West counted 48,176 households on Census day 2021; 10.4% of adults were retired and 31.6% of those in work were mostly working from home.
In September 2026, 7.8% of 16 to 64 year olds in Croydon West were claimants (7,170 people). That is down from 7,260 twelve months before.
MP
Sarah Jones, Labour
- MP for Croydon West since 4 July 2024
- In the House of Commons since 8 June 2017
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Sarah Jones on this site
In Parliament
What Sarah Jones said most recently in Parliament, word for word from Hansard (26 October 2026). Hansard search returns 921 spoken contributions by Sarah Jones since 4 July 2024.
I absolutely agree with my hon. Friend. We have introduced an offence of assaulting a retail worker, which was deliberately and intentionally narrow. There are other crimes that these people can be charged for, but he is absolutely right to call it out, and we all should.
We are increasing funding and putting more neighbourhood police into our communities. I have seen some really good examples of town centres where retail crime has plummeted because the police and retail are working together to target persistent offenders.
Read in Hansard (opening words; the full contribution is longer)
We are delivering more neighbourhood police to our communities, and we are encouraging the police to use data as much as they can to determine where they go, which means that, as often as possible, they go to the areas where crime is occurring.
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As I have said, neighbourhood police numbers in Avon and Somerset have risen by 71 since 2025.
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The hon. Member knows of, and shares, our horror at what happened to the two Cleveland police officers recently—it was an honour to attend their funerals, which I know he did as well—and I will therefore not respond with a political point.
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Read from the Hansard API on 27 October 2026. Up to two items per debate; remarks under 40 characters are left out. All contributions in Hansard.
General election, 4 July 2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Change in share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah Jones | Labour | 20,612 | 54.1% | −12.6 |
| Simon Fox | Conservative | 6,386 | 16.8% | −4.8 |
| Ria Patel | Green Party | 3,851 | 10.1% | +7.4 |
| Jahir Hussain | Liberal Democrat | 3,667 | 9.6% | +2.7 |
| Vinayak Malhotra | Reform UK | 2,148 | 5.6% | +4.3 |
| Ahsan Ullah | Workers Party of Britain | 708 | 1.9% | |
| Donna Murray-Turner | Taking The Initiative Party | 503 | 1.3% | |
| April Ashley | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 247 | 0.6% |
Result summary as published: Lab hold. Change in share is in percentage points against the notional 2019 result on the new boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library, election results (data, read 14 October 2026).
Results on these boundaries
| Date | Election | First | Second | Majority | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2024 | General election | Labour 54.1% | Conservative 16.8% | 14,226 | 48.9% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Labour 66.7% | Conservative 21.5% | 20,090 | 62.8% |
Only results on the constituency boundaries first used at the 2024 general election are shown. The 2019 figures are the House of Commons Library's notional estimates of how votes cast in 2019 would have fallen on these boundaries, not a result that was declared. Source: House of Commons Library, constituency results.
Councils
Croydon West lies within Croydon.
- Croydon E09000008
Who has power over Croydon West
Every body that makes decisions for Croydon West, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 3: Local councils
Level 4: County councils, combined authorities and metro mayors
- Greater London Authority Greater London Authority
- Metropolitan Police Service police force
- Croydon Health Services NHS Trust NHS
- NHS South West London Integrated Care Board NHS
- London in official figures
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- Croydon West this page: Sarah Jones (Labour) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
| Figure | Period | Publisher | Read | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | mid-2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimants as a share of residents aged 16 to 64 | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimant count | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Employment rate, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of residents | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of people working here | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median house price | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Homes sold | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, after housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, before housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Business sites (local units) | March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| People employed by businesses here | 2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Economically inactive, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Households | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents per square kilometre | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Workers mainly working from home | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents aged 16+ who are retired | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
"Data" is the file or query each figure was read from (its SHA-256 is in the link title); "area" shows the same table for this constituency alone.
Common questions
Who is the MP for Croydon West?
UK Parliament lists Sarah Jones, Labour, as the Member of Parliament for Croydon West since the July 2024 general election.
What was the 2024 general election result in Croydon West?
Sarah Jones (Labour) won with 20,612 votes, a majority of 14,226, on a turnout of 48.9% (House of Commons Library).
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Croydon West?
7.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 in September 2026, 7,170 people, on the ONS claimant count.
What is the average house price in Croydon West?
The median price paid was £350,000 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry sales).
What is the average salary in Croydon West?
Median full-time pay of residents was £42,639 a year in April 2025 (ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings).
How many children in Croydon West live in low income families?
DWP counts 10,631 (37.9% of under-16s) in relative low income after housing costs for 2024/25.
What is the population of Croydon West?
The ONS estimate for mid-2024 is 131,983 residents.
Built 14 October 2026 from official records; how these pages are compiled. This page lists what the record shows and gives no verdict on the MP or the area. Link moved or figure wrong? Tell us.