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Category Archives: 2022 council elections
Labour’s ‘toxic legacy’ in Croydon proving hard to shake off
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Around the country, the Tories are in retreat thanks to the failings of their three Prime Ministers. But not in Croydon, where they face a neutered opposition, as political editor WALTER CRONXITE reports In London and in … Continue reading
Posted in 2022 council elections, 2022 Croydon Mayor election, 2024 General Election, Alison Butler, Chris Clark, Chrishni Reshekaron, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Croydon Greens, Croydon South, Lynne Hale, Mayor Jason Perry, Mike Bonello, New Addington, New Addington North, Paul Scott, Sarah Jones MP, Selsdon Vale and Forestdale, South Croydon, Tony Newman, Waddon
Tagged Alison Butler, Brick by Brick, Chrishni Reshekaron, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon South, David Evans, Green Party, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Mayor Jason Perry, Mike Bonello, Paul Scott, Sarah Jones MP, Selsdon Vale and Forestdale, South Croydon, Tony Newman, Tory, Waddon
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Non-local mum wins Selsdon by-election with Greens second
WALTER CRONXITE, political editor, sifts through the runes from the Selsdon Vale and Forestdale ward by-election Fatima Zaman retained the Selsdon Vale and Forestdale council seat for the Conservatives in yesterday’s by-election, as the reputational damage done to Labour locally … Continue reading
Posted in 2022 council elections, Andrew Pelling, Chris Philp MP, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Croydon Greens, Croydon South, Fatima Zaman, Peter Underwood, Sarah Jones MP, Selsdon Vale and Forestdale, Steve Reed MP, Tony Newman
Tagged Andrew Pelling, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Fatima Zaman, Green Party, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Peter Underwood, Selsdon Vale and Forestdale, Tom Bowell, Tony Newman, Tory
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Denton elected in by-election as Labour loses even more votes
WALTER CRONXITE on the South Croydon ward by-election result It was all so predictable. A by-election in South Croydon ward that should never have needed to be staged (except for Jason Perry wanting to cover his own arse in case … Continue reading
Posted in 2022 council elections, Andrew Pelling, Croydon Council, Katherine Kerswell, Mayor Jason Perry, Peter Underwood, South Croydon
Tagged Andrew Pelling, Ben Taylor, Conservative, Croydon Council, Danielle Denton, Green Party, John Jefkins, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Mayor Jason Perry, Peter Underwood, South Croydon, Tory
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Tiverton. Wakefield. Can South Croydon be an election shock?
CROYDON IN CRISIS: With the two major parties in turmoil in Croydon, alternative candidates, seeking the ‘none of the above’ vote, are hopeful ahead of next week’s council by-election, reports WALTER CRONXITE, political editor Having broken the borough’s political duopoly … Continue reading
Posted in 2022 council elections, Andrew Pelling, Claire Bonham, Coulsdon, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Mayor Jason Perry, Michael Neal, Peter Underwood, Richard Howard, South Croydon
Tagged Andrew Pelling, Ben Taylor, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Danielle Denton, Green Party, John Jefkins, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Mayor, Mayor Jason Perry, Peter Underwood, South Croydon, Tory
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Labour try to pass off Coulsdon address for South Croydon
CROYDON LABOUR IN CRISIS: The blundering local campaign organisation has dropped another clanger with its declaration of its candidate’s address for a ward by-election. By STEVEN DOWNES Croydon Labour’s by-election campaign in South Croydon, already causing discontent among grassroots party … Continue reading
Posted in 2022 council elections, Croydon South, Jason Perry, Maria Gatland, Mayor Jason Perry, Michael Neal, New Addington, South Croydon
Tagged Ben Taylor, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Greens, Jason Perry, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Mayor, Mayor Jason Perry, South Croydon, Tory, UKIP
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All the King’s men (and women): meet Labour’s shadow cabinet
Last week, we provided the low-down on the new council cabinet under £81,000 per year Tory executive Mayor Jason Perry. Now our Town Hall reporter KEN LEE provides a briefing on the newly unveiled shadow team Some are born great, … Continue reading
Posted in 2022 council elections, Alisa Flemming, Bensham Manor, Brigitte Graham, Callton Young, Chris Clark, Chrishni Reshekaron, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Enid Mollyneaux, Fairfield, Jamie Audsley, Janet Campbell, Mayor Jason Perry, Mike Bonello, New Addington, Nina Degrads, Rowenna Davis, Stuart King, Thornton Heath, Waddon, West Thornton, Woodside
Tagged Alison Butler, Brigitte Graham, Callton Young, Chris Clark, Chrishni Reshekaron, Croydon Council, Enid Mollyneaux, Janet Campbell, Labour, Mike Bonello, Nina Degrads, Rowenna Davis, Steve Reed OBE, STUART KING, Tony Newman
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Tory quits party over selection for South Croydon safe seat
Our south of the borough correspondent, PEARL LEE, reports on acrimony and manoeuvrings among the Conservatives over their choice of by-election candidate Danielle “Dani” Denton has been selected by the Conservatives as their candidate in the South Croydon ward by-election … Continue reading
Labour officials pick ‘worst-ever’ candidate for by-election
CROYDON LABOUR IN CRISIS: Emergency resolution from constituency party blames Local Campaign Forum for multiple failures in local elections. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES Labour officials have hand-picked as a candidate for the South Croydon election re-run someone who three weeks … Continue reading
Posted in 2022 council elections, Cane Hill Park Residents' Association, Carole Bonner, Coulsdon, Coulsdon West, Croydon North, Croydon South, David White, Fieldway, Jason Perry, Maria Gatland, Michael Neal, New Addington, Old Coulsdon, Oliver Lewis, South Croydon, Steve Reed MP, Stuart King, Waddon
Tagged Ben Taylor, Conservative, Coulsdon, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Croydon South, Labour, New Addington, South Croydon, Steve Reed OBE, Tory
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Tory Mayor’s unnecessary ward by-election set for June 30
The South Croydon ward by-election will be held on Thursday, June 30, the council has announced. The by-election is a needless expense for the cash-strapped council that has been caused by Tory Mayor Jason Perry putting himself forward as a … Continue reading
‘Based on this year’s elections, Croydon is in a very bad place’
SPECIAL INVESTIGATION: Reports over Croydon’s local elections have been lodged with the Electoral Commission and with Scotland Yard. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES There could yet be further repercussions around Katherine Kerswell’s chronic mishandling of Croydon’s “never-ending” election count, which earlier … Continue reading
Posted in 2022 council elections, 2022 Croydon Mayor election, Andrew Pelling, Carole Bonner, Croydon Council, Jon Rouse, Katherine Kerswell, Mayor Jason Perry, South Croydon, Trinity School, Val Shawcross
Tagged Andrew Pelling, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon Mayor, Croydon Mayoral election 2022, Electoral Commission, Katherine Kerswell, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor, Mayor Jason Perry, Metropolitan Police, Richard Howard, South Croydon, Tory, Trinity School, Val Shawcross, Whitgift Foundation
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After 40 years as a one-team player, this year I voted Green
CROYDON COMMENTARY: After 40 years of campaigning only for one political party, this month PAUL AINSCOUGH, pictured left, couldn’t bring himself to vote Labour. Here, he explains why For me and for countless others, supporting a political party is like … Continue reading
Posted in 2022 council elections, Croydon Greens, Sanderstead
Tagged Bill Shankly, Conservative, Croydon, Green Party, Labour, Paul Ainscough, Tory
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Town Hall election reflections from a backbench councillor
CROYDON COMMENTARY: Among the candidates seeking election last Thursday was ROBERT WARD, right, who’s been a Conservative councillor for Selsdon and Addington Village since 2018. Here, he shares his thoughts on a tough campaign, and what the next Town Hall … Continue reading
Election results leave Labour supporters angry and dismayed
With the final declaration in, WALTER CRONXITE reports on the state of the council after the 2022 elections By the end, the emotions on show at the Croydon Council election count at Trinity School were less those of shock, disappointment … Continue reading
Posted in 2022 council elections, 2022 Croydon Mayor election, Andrew Pelling, Broad Green, Chris Clark, Claire Bonham, Coulsdon, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Croydon Greens, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Esther Sutton, Fairfield, Jade Appleton, Jason Perry, Katherine Kerswell, Kola Agboola, Louisa Woodley, New Addington, New Addington North, Oliver Lewis, Park Hill and Whitgift, Paul Scott, Peter Underwood, Planning, Robert Canning, Sanderstead, Selhurst, South Croydon, Steve Reed MP, Tony Pearson, Val Shawcross, Waddon, Yvette Hopley
Tagged 2022 Local Elections, Adele Benson, Andrew Pelling, Brick by Brick, Chris Clark, Claire Bonham, Conservative, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Croydon Mayor, Croydon North, Croydon South, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Esther Sutton, Fairfield, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Mayor, New Addington North, New Addington South, Paul Scott, Ria Patel, South Croydon, South Norwood, Steve Reed OBE, Thornton Heath, Tory
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Council has been left ill-equipped to handle election logistics
CROYDON COMMENTARY: Round after round of redundancies at the council, going back more than a decade, may have led to the shambles of the election count, according to former senior council official ROD DAVIES Without a thorough and open review … Continue reading
No Overall Control: full election results for Croydon’s 28 wards
No overall control. After weeks of campaigning, all the voting and, eventually, all the counting was concluded three days after the polls closed, the final results of the 2022 Croydon local elections were in. With the borough’s first Green councillors … Continue reading
Posted in 2022 council elections, Addiscombe East, Addiscombe West, Bensham Manor, Broad Green, Claire Bonham, Coulsdon East, Coulsdon West, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Fairfield, Kenley, New Addington, New Addington North, Norbury, Norbury Park, Old Coulsdon, Park Hill and Whitgift, Purley, Purley Oaks and Riddlesdown, Sanderstead, Selhurst, Selsdon and Addington Village, Selsdon Vale and Forestdale, Shirley, Shirley South, South Croydon, South Norwood, Thornton Heath, Waddon, West Thornton, Woodside
Tagged Addiscombe West, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Fairfield, Green Party, Labour, Liberal Democrats, New Addington, Purley, South Croydon, South Norwood, Thornton Heath, Tory, Waddon
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From bankrupt to laughing stock as council count continues
WALTER CRONXITE, political editor, on the country’s longest-lasting election count, and more unwanted notoriety for Croydon The Croydon election count looks set to head into a fifth day, and its second week, after yesterday’s session at Trinity School managed to … Continue reading
Posted in 2022 council elections, 2022 Croydon Mayor election, Addiscombe East, Addiscombe West, Bensham Manor, Broad Green, Clive Fraser, Coulsdon, Coulsdon West, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Jason Perry, Jeet Bains, Katherine Kerswell, Maddie Henson, Manju Shahul Hameed, Maria Gatland, New Addington, South Croydon, South Norwood, Stuart Collins, Thornton Heath, Tony Newman, Val Shawcross, Waddon, West Thornton, Woodside
Tagged Addiscombe West, Alison Butler, Boris Johnson, Clive Fraser, Conservative, Coulsdon, Croydon, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Jason Perry, Katherine Kerswell, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Maddie Henson, South Croydon, South Norwood, Stuart Collins, Tony Newman, Tory, Val Shawcross
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Addiscombe East to Coulsdon Town: 2022 election results
As Croydon’s 2022 local election count heads towards a fifth day, here are the results declared so far after Saturday’s count. After 10 of the borough’s 28 wards have been declared, the parties stand at: CON 6 LAB 19 GRN … Continue reading
Posted in 2022 council elections, Addiscombe East, Addiscombe West, Bensham Manor, Broad Green, Coulsdon, Coulsdon West, Croydon Council, South Croydon, South Norwood, Thornton Heath, West Thornton, Woodside
Tagged 2022 Local Elections, Addiscombe West, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Labour, Liberal Democrats, South Croydon, South Norwood, Tory
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Dombey survives but Sutton results leave LibDems scarred
CARL SHILTON at the election count reports on how senior Liberal Democrats lost their council positions while their party clung on to power, as Labour won their first seats for 20 years The election fight in Sutton turned feral as … Continue reading
Posted in 2022 council elections, Catherine Gray, Jayne McCoy, Jenny Batt, Luke Taylor, Marian James, Neil Garratt, Nick Mattey, Ruth Dombey, Sutton Council, Tim Crowley, Tom Drummond, Waste incinerator
Tagged 2022 Local Elections, Beddington, Catherine Gray, Drew Heffernan, Jean Crossby, Jenny Batt, Luke Taylor, Ruth Dombey, Sutton, Sutton Council, Tim Crowley, Tom Drummond
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Tories blame Boris as Westminster and Wandsworth fall
Political editor WALTER CRONXITE reports on a ‘dangerous political moment’ for the Conservative Prime Minister When Boris Johnson got up this morning, he was living in a Labour-controlled local council. Labour won Westminster City Council yesterday, the first time since … Continue reading
Posted in 2022 council elections, 2022 Croydon Mayor election, Addiscombe East, Boris Johnson, Croydon Council, Fairfield, London-wide issues, Mark Allison, Merton, New Addington, New Addington North, Outside Croydon, Sadiq Khan, Sutton Council, Wandsworth Council
Tagged 2022 Local Elections, City of Westminster, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Green Party, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Merton Council, Richmond, Sadiq Khan, Sutton, Wandsworth Council
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Boris Johnson wrecks Sutton Tory hopes with hospital pass
Our Sutton reporter, BERTIE WORCESTER-PARK, sifts through the election offering on the other side of the borough boundary Thursday is election day on the other side of the borough’s boundaries, in Lambeth and Southwark, in Merton and Bromley, and in … Continue reading
Posted in 2022 council elections, Environment, Ruth Dombey, Sutton Council, Tom Drummond, Veolia, Waste incinerator
Tagged 2022 Local Elections, Conservative, Epsom and St Helier NHS Trust, Green Party, Hackbridge, Labour, Liberal Democrats, New Mill Quarter, Ruth Dombey, St Helier Hospital, Sutton, Sutton Central, Sutton Council, Tom Drummond, Tory
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Kerswell’s election count will get off to a very slow start
WALTER CRONXITE, political editor, on a sad end to another Croydon tradition Another decision by cash-strapped Croydon Council is responsible for the end of yet another tradition: Inside Croydon’s unrivalled and extensive dusk-to-dawn election night coverage of the count. That’s … Continue reading
Posted in 2022 council elections, 2022 Croydon Mayor election, Croydon Council, Katherine Kerswell, Trinity School
Tagged 2022 Local Elections, 2022 Mayoral election, Croydon Council, Croydon Mayor, Croydon Mayoral election 2022, Democratically Elected Mayor of Croydon, Katherine Kerswell, Trinity School
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Voters’ stark choice: scandal-hit Labour or scandal-hit Tories
In his latest column for Inside Croydon, ANDREW FISHER, looks ahead to the most intriguing contest in London’s local elections this year Labour mayoral candidate Val Shawcross has made no attempt to hide her frustration, at times bordering on contempt, … Continue reading
Posted in 2022 council elections, 2022 Croydon Mayor election, Andrew Fisher, Andrew Pelling, Jason Perry, Val Shawcross
Tagged 2022 Mayoral election, Andrew Fisher, Andrew Pelling, Conservative, Croydon Council, Croydon Mayor, Croydon Mayoral election 2022, Democratically Elected Mayor of Croydon, Green Party, Jason Perry, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor, Tory, Val Shawcross
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Dear New Mayor: time to come clean with council’s secrets
CROYDON COMMENTARY: Whoever is elected on Thursday as the borough’s first Mayor will inherit an in-tray weighed down with a raft of controversial reports and investigations into missing millions, the details of which have been kept secret for far too … Continue reading
Posted in 2022 council elections, 2022 Croydon Mayor election, Andrew Pelling, Jason Perry, Robert Ward, Selsdon and Addington Village, Val Shawcross
Tagged 2022 Mayoral election, Andrew Pelling, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon Mayor, Croydon Mayoral election 2022, Democratically Elected Mayor of Croydon, Jason Perry, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Robert Ward, Selsdon, Selsdon and Addington Village, Tory, Val Shawcross
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