UK Polling History: Election of 10 October 1974 – Croydon Central
Result summary
| Parties | |||
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal | |
| Votes | 20,390 | 20,226 | 7,834 |
| Votes gained | -963 | +187 | -3,512 |
| Share of votes | 42.1% | 41.7% | 16.2% |
| Share of eligible voters | 30.6% | 30.3% | 11.7% |
| Gain in share of votes | +1.6% | +3.7% | -5.3% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | -1.7% | +0.0% | -5.4% |
| Total votes: | 48,450 | |
| Electorate: | 66,729 | |
| Turnout: | 72.6% | |
| Outcome: | Conservative hold | |
| Swing: | 4.5% | Labour from Liberal |
Polling history
List of contests
| Date | Type | Parties | ||||||||
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal Democrat |
Liberal | Alliance | Other | UKIP | Green | Brexit | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | ||||||||
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal Democrat |
Liberal | Alliance | Other | UKIP | Green | Brexit | ||
| 12 December 2019 | General Election | 21,175 | 27,124 | 3,532 | 1,215 | 999 | ||||
| 8 June 2017 | General Election | 24,221 | 29,873 | 1,083 | 248 | 1,040 | 626 | |||
| 7 May 2015 | General Election | 22,753 | 22,588 | 1,152 | 184 | 4,810 | 1,454 | |||
| 6 May 2010 | General Election | 19,567 | 16,688 | 6,553 | 5,281 | 997 | 581 | |||
| 5 May 2005 | General Election | 19,974 | 19,899 | 6,384 | 2,700 | |||||
| 7 June 2001 | General Election | 17,659 | 21,643 | 5,156 | 1,402 | |||||
| 1 May 1997 | General Election | 21,535 | 25,432 | 6,061 | 2,771 | |||||
| 9 April 1992 | General Election | 22,168 | 12,518 | 5,342 | ||||||
| 11 June 1987 | General Election | 22,133 | 9,516 | 7,435 | ||||||
| 9 June 1983 | General Election | 20,866 | 9,045 | 8,864 | ||||||
| 3 May 1979 | General Election | 26,457 | 18,499 | 5,112 | 354 | |||||
| 10 October 1974 | General Election | 20,390 | 20,226 | 7,834 | ||||||
| 28 February 1974 | General Election | 21,353 | 20,039 | 11,346 | ||||||