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2012 Croydon North by-election

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Croydon Borough Council released the statement of persons nominated on 14 November. This confirmed 12 candidates would contest the election. The electorate was said to be around 104,000.
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Party nominee at Croydon North in 2005, and an independent candidate for London Mayor was chosen as the prospective candidate for the UK Independence Party.
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Croydon's three constituencies are contiguous with the boundaries of the London Borough of Croydon. Croydon North borders the seats of
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On 25 October, the Green Party chose local campaigner Shasha Khan, dubbed by local reporters as 'Croydon's Green Knight'.
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Charity worker and social entrepreneur Andrew Stranack, who has cerebral palsy, was the Conservative Party candidate.
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Wards of Croydon North constituency (orange) within the London Borough of Croydon (yellow)
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On 17 October, the National Front confirmed their prospective candidate to be the former
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Councillor Marisha Ray was selected as the prospective Liberal Democrats candidate.
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On 3 November 2012, former children's book publisher and current Leader of
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was chosen to be the Labour candidate after a closely fought battle with
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Tory candidate's life on the poverty line on a deprived estate
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Bensham Manor, Broad Green, Norbury, Selhurst, South Norwood,
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Croydon North by-election: Labour's Steve Reed secures win
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Croydon North
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Steve Reed
Winston McKenzie
Labour
Conservative
UKIP
Malcolm Wicks
Labour
Steve Reed
Labour
by-election
UK House of Commons
Croydon North
London Borough of Croydon
Malcolm Wicks
Middlesbrough
Rotherham
Steve Reed
Labour Party
London Borough of Croydon
Thornton Heath
Norbury
Selhurst
South

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