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Croydon East

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Apr 2026

Won by Lab in its first election in 2024. Centred on Croydon. Population 107,412.

Natasha Irons has made youth services her most visible cause since entering Parliament in 2024. She introduced a Ten Minute Rule Bill to strengthen councils' statutory duty to provide youth services, chairs the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Youth Affairs, and has spoken publicly on the broken SEND system and local employment prospects for young people in Croydon. She has also been lobbying cross-party for the Croydon Area Rail Study (CARS) project, citing declining train services as a key local issue. Her one rebel vote -- backing a Sentencing Bill clause on short and suspended sentences that her party opposed -- suggests a harder line on criminal justice than the Labour front bench.

At 87% voting participation, Irons is broadly in line with Commons averages for newer MPs, and her 99.8% party alignment makes her a near-consistent government loyalist. Her stance profile reflects strong support for workers' rights and progressive taxation, but notably low alignment with pro-business positions (15%) and parliamentary scrutiny (5%). She has consistently backed the government in overturning Lords amendments to the Pension Schemes Bill -- including provisions that would have limited ministers' power to direct pension fund investments -- and opposed a Lords amendment strengthening fly-tipping enforcement. Her 110 speech contributions span economy and jobs, social care, local government, and education.

424
Commons votes
This parliament
£32k
Median income
HMRC · 2024
76.6k
Electorate
2024 GE

A new constituency created in the 2023 boundary review.

Current Member of Parliament

Natasha Irons

Natasha Irons

Labour Party

Natasha Irons is the Labour MP for Croydon East, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

Notable Votes

A vote on New Clause 30 to the Sentencing Bill at Committee stage, in the context of debate about short prison sentences and suspended sentences. The clause was defeated, with the government and its majority voting against it.

MP voted YesAgainst party majorityLikely whipped

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Voting at a Glance

Won by Lab in its first election in 2024. Centred on Croydon. Population 107,412.

2024 General Election

§ 06This week in Westminster.Live · today’s sittingOrder Paper · refreshed daily

Irons’s scheduled Commons activity this week — whipped divisions, oral questions, debates — drawn from the House of Commons Order Paper.

§ 07The record, at a glance.440 divisions voted

Two readings of the same data. Issue volume shows where Irons has cast the most ballots — a proxy for engagement, not direction. Notable votes are the moments where the whip was free or where they broke ranks.

Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted · cumulative this Parliament
Taxation
86
Economy
85
Employment
51
Crime & Policing
45
Education
35
Welfare and Benefits
30
Notable votes
Free votes and rebellions — moments the MP’s own judgment matters more than the whip
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 3021 Oct 2025
Aye
§ 08The local picture.8 wards

Constituencies are not uniform. Below — the local council make-up, key facts worth knowing, and the neighbouring seats on either side.

WardCouncillorVotesParty
Addiscombe EastJeet Bains1,545Conserva
Addiscombe EastMaddie Henson1,377Labour P
Addiscombe WestClive Boyd Fraser1,305Labour P
Addiscombe WestPatricia Hay-Justice1,480Labour P
Addiscombe WestSean Eamonn Fitzsimons1,540Labour P
New Addington NorthAdele Benson711Conserva
New Addington NorthKola Agboola832Labour P
New Addington SouthLara Fish905Conserva
New Addington SouthTony Pearson953Conserva
Selsdon Addington VillageJoseph Lee1,771Conserva
Selsdon Addington VillageRobert Ward1,695Conserva
Selsdon Vale ForestdaleFatima Zaman983Conserva
Population (2021 Census)
107,412
Electorate 76,595 · 2024 register
Median income
£31,700
HMRC SPI 2024
Households renting privately
18.2%
England average 20.0%
Schools
42
24 primary · 8 secondary
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