New Croydon West MP says ‘crime, town centre and NHS’ are top priorities

By Harrison Galliven, Local Democracy Reporter

Labour tightened its grip on London after taking the newly-formed Croydon West seat, with Sarah Jones as the MP.

Croydon West was formed following the election boundary changes of 2023, and takes parts of the old Croydon Central seat which Ms Jones had represented since 2017. She won her new seat with 20,612 votes and gained a majority of 14,226.

When asked about her priorities for Croydon West, Ms Jones focused on three key issues. She said: “Crime, the town centre and our NHS have to be our top priorities but there are so many things that can be done better with a good government. 

 “We can work together with the new Labour government to bring some change to Croydon whether it’s crime or anti-social behaviour that we see, whether its the housing problems that so many people face in Croydon West, whether it’s the cost of living or people waiting for NHS, we really need to get to work to try and make people’s lives better.”

When asked about her party’s success across the country, Ms Jones said she was excited to get to work and act on the desire for change that she had encountered on doorsteps across the built-up constituency.

She said: “I hope we can form a serious government that looks at these problems properly and actually tries to tackle them and deliver for Croydon West.”

Ms Jones stood on a very crowded stage when the results were delivered this morning. Croydon West had a total of eight candidates standing, including some from fringe parties like the Trade Union and Socialist Coalition (TUSC) and the Croydon-based Taking the Initiative Party (TTIP).

Simon Fox of the Conservatives came second, securing 6,386 votes. Both Ashley April Jacqueline of TUSC and Ahsan Ullah of the Workers Party were not present at the time the results were given.

Pictured top: MP Sarah Jones has been elected to Croydon West (Picture: Sarah Jones)