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Croydon Central is a UK parliament constituency that is represented in the House of Commons by Gavin Barwell of the Conservative party.
The Croydon Central constituency has a total population of 116,087, of which 87,324 are eligible (18+) to vote (75.2%).
Croydon Central ranks 533th in a list of the largest constituencies in the UK (geographical size), and 49th in a list of the largest constituencies by population size.
Gavin Laurence Barwell (born 23 January 1972) is a British Conservative Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Croydon Central since the 2010 general election.
Barwell worked for the Conservative party headquarters from 1993 until his election in 2010 and was - between 2003 and 2006 - the Party's Chief Operating Officer responsible for over a hundred staff and a multi-million pound budget, sitting on the Party Board working closely with Party Leaders Michael Howard and David Cameron. He was a local councillor in the London Borough of Croydon between 1998 and 2010.
Wikipedia page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gavin_Barwell
| MP DETAILS | |
|---|---|
| Address | Gavin Barwell MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA |
| Phone Number | 020 7219 4272 |
| Political Party | Conservative |
| Email Address | gavin@backbarwell.com |
| Constituency | Croydon Central |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 23/01/1972 |
| Website | Website |
| Twitter Profile | |
| Facebook Page | |
| Party Page | Website |
| Wikipedia Page | Visit Wiki |
| 42.7% | 9.1% | 2.7 % | 0% | 2.2% |
| Conservative Labour Liberal Democrat | Green Party UKIP |
Election turnout for the Croydon Central constituency in 2015 was 43.0%, lower than the average UK turnout at 66.1%.
| Candidate | Party | Gender | Date of Birth | Website | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April Ashley | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | Female | - | - | - |
| Esther Sutton | Green | Female | - | - | - |
| Gavin Barwell | Conservative | Male | 23 January 1972 (52) | - | http://www.gavinbarwell.com/ |
| James Robert Fearnley | Liberal Democrat | Male | - | - | - |
| Martin John Arthur Camden | The UK Progressive Democracy Party | Male | - | - | - |
| Peter Staveley | UK Independence Party | Male | 28 March 1962 (62) | - | http://www.ukipaddiscombe.org.uk/ |
| Sarah Jones | Labour | Female | - | - | http://www.sarah-jones.org/ |
| 39.51% | 33.54% | 13.17% | % | % | 1.17% | 2.91% | 2% |
| Conservative Labour Liberal Democrat Scottish National | Plaid Cymru Green Party BNP UKIP |
| Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| BNP | 1,448 | 2.9% |
| ChP | 264 | 0.5% |
| Conservative | 19,567 | 39.4% |
| Green | 581 | 1.2% |
| Ind1 | 3,239 | 6.5% |
| Ind2 | 138 | 0.3% |
| Labour | 16,688 | 33.6% |
| Liberal-Democrat | 6,553 | 13.2% |
| MRLP | 192 | 0.4% |
| UK-Independence-Party | 997 | 2% |
| Electorate | 76,349 |
| Votes | 49,667 |
| Turnout | 63.1% |
| Conservative | Barwell, Gavin |
| Labour | Ryan, Gerry |
| Liberal Democrat | Lambell, Peter |
| Green | Golberg, Bernice |
| BNP | Le May, Cliff |
| UKIP | Atkinson, Ralph |
Election turnout for the Croydon Central constituency in 2010 was 63.1%, higher than the average UK turnout at 65.1%.
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