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Category Archives: 2026 Croydon Mayor election
‘The vote on the left split more than the vote on the right’
ELECTION COMMENTARY: Jason Perry, Croydon’s failed Mayor, may have been handed another four years in office, but the voting numbers declared yesterday spell trouble for the borough’s other Conservatives. By STEVEN DOWNES, Editor, Inside Croydon Jason Perry, Croydon’s failed Mayor, … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Ben Flook, Chris Philp MP, Conrad Hall, Croydon Council, Croydon East, Croydon South, Croydon West, Elaine Jackson, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Michael Pusey, Natasha Irons, Rowenna Davis, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed MP, Streatham and Croydon North
Tagged 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon mayoral election, 2026 local elections, Ben Flook, Chris Philp MP, Cllr Rowenna Davis, Conservative, Coulsdon, Councillor Rowenna Davis, Croydon, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Green Party, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor, Mayor Jason Perry, Peter Underwood, Reform Ltd, Reform UK, Richard Howard, Rowenna Davis, South Norwood, Tory
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Vote count delays raise ‘real concerns’ over ballot security
EXCLUSIVE: A three-day election count, and a pause between the polls closing tonight and ballot verification tomorrow morning, has raised serious questions over arrangements for the count, which is taking place at the Fairfield Halls. By WALTER CRONXITE, Political Editor … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Croydon Council, Elaine Jackson
Tagged 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon mayoral election, 2026 local elections, Ballot verification, Croydon, Croydon Council, Elaine Jackson, Election count, Fairfield Halls, London Borough of Croydon, Returning Officer
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Mayor Perry’s secret plan to privatise Croydon’s public parks
Buried deep in their uninspiring election manifesto, Croydon Tories have let slip that they want to hand over at least one of the borough’s public open spaces to a private company. SANDRA STEAD reports Jason Perry, the Croydon Mayor who … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Business, Croydon Council, Croydon parks, Mayor Jason Perry, Peter Underwood
Tagged Conservative, Coulsdon, Croydon, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace, Lloyd Park, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, South Norwood Country Park, Tory, Wandle Park, Wettern Tree Garden
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Labour’s Davis should be in front when final whistle is blown
ONE DAY TO GO: An unusually subdued local campaign enters the final day with a last-minute visit from the Leader of the Opposition to try to salvage the Tory Mayor’s hopes of re-election. WALTER CRONXITE, Political Editor, sifts through the … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Ben Flook, Council Tax, Croydon Greens, Croydon South, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Michael Pusey, Peter Underwood, Richard Howard, Rick Howard, Rowenna Davis, Steve Reed MP, Zack Polanski
Tagged 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon mayoral election, 2026 local elections, Ben Flook, Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Green Party, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London, Major Richard Howard, Mayor Jason Perry, Peter Underwood, Reform Ltd, Reform UK, Richard Howard, Rowenna Davis, Tory
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These are the questions that Mayor Perry is too afraid to face
ANDREW FISHER has interviewed three of the main candidates standing for election as Croydon Mayor. Only Tory Jason Perry refused our invitations. What has Perry got to hide? These are the questions Perry has left unanswered Apparently, “Mayor Perry remains … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Andrew Fisher, Council Tax, Croydon Council, Mayor Jason Perry, The Andrew Fisher Interview
Tagged 15% Council Tax hike, 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon mayoral election, 2026 local elections, Andrew Fisher, Brick by Brick, Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London Borough of Croydon, LTNs, Mayor Jason Perry, Red Clover Gardens, The Andrew Fisher Interview, Tim Pollard, Tory
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It’s ex-teacher v ‘technocrat’ in Mayor debate on education
The National Education Union in Croydon sent a set of questions to the leading mayoral candidates standing for election this Thursday. Disappointingly, as far as the NEU branch secretary, Joe Flynn, is concerned, there were no responses from either the … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Education, Mayor Jason Perry, Rowenna Davis, Schools
Tagged 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon mayoral election, 2026 local elections, Cllr Rowenna Davis, Conservative, Councillor Rowenna Davis, Croydon, Croydon Council, Green Party, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Rowenna Davis, Tory
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Polling stations in Croydon to use voting aid for first time
For Croydon residents whose vision is impaired, next week’s local elections will represent a breakthrough, as the council is providing special devices in polling stations which will allow them to cast their votes independently and in secret, just like their … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Age UK Croydon, Charity, Croydon Council, Croydon Vision
Tagged 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon mayoral election, 2026 local elections, Age UK Croydon, Croydeon Vision, Croydon, Croydon Council, London Borough of Croydon, RNIB, Royal National Institute for Blind People
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Polls tighten in Town Hall race as Farage’s grifters get closer
SEVEN DAYS TO GO: You probably don’t want to read ‘It’s too close to call’ again, but judging by the latest, London-wide polling figures just published, the race to be Croydon Mayor is tighter than ever. By WALTER CRONXITE, Political … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Ben Flook, Council Tax, Croydon Greens, Croydon South, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Peter Underwood, Richard Howard, Rick Howard, Rowenna Davis, Shirley North, Steve Reed MP, Zack Polanski
Tagged 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon mayoral election, 2026 local elections, Ben Flook, Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Green Party, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London, Major Richard Howard, Mayor Jason Perry, Peter Underwood, Reform Ltd, Reform UK, Richard Howard, Rowenna Davis, Tory
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Mayor hopeful’s £40,000 Home Office fine for migrant worker
2026 LOCAL ELECTIONS: Market trader was removed as chair of the Croydon Business Association last October, and is now running as an independent candidate after quitting Labour and Reform in the first three months of this year Jose Joseph, the … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Business, Croydon Business Association, Fairfield, Jose Joseph, Surrey Street
Tagged asylum seeker, CBA, Croydon, Croydon Business Association, Croydon Council, Home Office, immigration, Jose Joseph, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor, Reform Ltd, Reform UK, Surrey Street, Surrey Street Market
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#DigitalDebate: Inside story from Croydon’s first e-hustings
Our hustings correspondent, KEN TOWL, has seen plenty of pre-election meetings before, but never one quite like this, as Inside Croydon brings the candidate debate into the 21st Century Charmingly chaired by Cheryl Fergus-Ferrell, this was like no other hustings … Continue reading
Posted in #DigitalDebate, 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Ben Flook, Croydon Greens, Inside Croydon, Ken Towl, Mayor Jason Perry, Michael Pusey, Peter Underwood, Richard Howard, Rowenna Davis, Under The Flyover
Tagged #DigitalDebate, Cllr Rowenna Davis, Conservative, Coulsdon, Council Tax, Councillor Rowenna Davis, Croydon, Croydon Council, Green Party, Ken Towl, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London, London Borough of Croydon, Major Richard Howard, Mayor, Mayor Jason Perry, Peter Underwood, Richard Howard, Rowenna Davis, Tony Newman, Tory, Waddon
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The state of politics is a tragedy. It’s important that you vote
Have you been underwhelmed by the Croydon local election campaigns so far? ANDREW FISHER, pictured left, certainly has How are the campaigns going in Croydon? “What campaigns?” you might ask. Walking around my local neighbourhood (a knot of 20 roads … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Andrew Fisher, Ben Flook, Council Tax, Croydon Council, Mayor Jason Perry, Michael Pusey, Rowenna Davis
Tagged 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon mayoral election, 2026 local elections, Andrew Fisher, Cllr Rowenna Davis, Conservative, Council Tax, Councillor Rowenna Davis, Croydon, Croydon Council, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Rowenna Davis, Tory
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Fewer than 100 votes in it between Perry and Davis for Mayor
Two weeks today, Croydon voters go to the polls to elect the Mayor of Croydon, with the bookies and pundits saying that in this corner of the capital, the race is just too close to call. Political Editor WALTER CRONXITE … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Chris Philp MP, Council Tax, Croydon Greens, Croydon South, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Merton, New Addington, Peter Underwood, Richard Howard, Rick Howard, Rowenna Davis, Steve Reed MP, Sutton Council, Waddon, Zack Polanski
Tagged 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon mayoral election, 2026 local elections, Ben Flook, Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Green Party, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London, Major Richard Howard, Mayor Jason Perry, Peter Underwood, Reform Ltd, Richard Howard, Rowenna Davis, Tory
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Here is your chance to question the candidates for Mayor
For the first time ever, the leading candidates for Croydon Mayor will be taking part in a Digital Debate this week. And they will be answering the questions put by YOU, the readers of Inside Croydon. The team at Inside … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Croydon Council, Croydon Greens, Mayor Jason Perry, Michael Pusey, Peter Underwood, Richard Howard, Rowenna Davis
Tagged 2026 Croydon mayoral election, 2026 local elections, Andrew Fisher, Cllr Rowenna Davis, Conservative, Councillor Rowenna Davis, Croydon, Croydon Council, Green Party, Labour, Liberal Democrats, local elections, London, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Peter Underwood, Richard Howard, Rowenna Davis, The Andrew Fisher Interview
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Council’s £166,000 assistant CEO quits Croydon after 8 weeks
More problems with recruitment and retention at the cash-strapped council as the woman tipped for top job heads for the exit. KEN LEE reports Jenny Rowlands, who was hired in February as the council’s £166,000 per year assistant chief executive, … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Commissioners, Council Tax, Croydon Council, Elaine Jackson, Jenny Rowlands, Katherine Kerswell, Mayor Jason Perry, Section 114 notice
Tagged Camden Council, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Elaine Jackson, Interim assistant chief executive, Interims, Jenny Rowlands, Katherine Kerswell, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Tory
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The ex-Tories standing for Reform all set for New Addington
After the mass resignation a fortnight ago of around a dozen members, including some candidates, Reform is trying to re-stage its New Addington walkabout tomorrow morning, with a promised ‘star guest’. WALTER CRONXITE, Political Editor, reports Wash. Rinse. Repeat. Reform, … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Adam Kellett, Ben Flook, Dan Milner-Tebbutt, Donald Speakman, Jose Joseph, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, New Addington, New Addington North, Selsdon and Addington Village, Selsdon Vale and Forestdale, Shirley North, Shirley South
Tagged 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon mayoral election, 2026 local elections, Adam Kellett, Ben Flook, Central Parade, Dan Milner-Tebbutt, Dan Tebbutt, Donald Speakman, Fairfield Halls, Jose Joseph, New Addington, New Addington North, New Addington South, Nigel Farage, Nik Stewert, Reform, Reform Ltd, Reform UK, Scott Holman, Selsdon, Shirley
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Our Mayor needs to possess vision and global understanding
CROYDON COMMENTARY: As the row over Rowenna Davis’s censored manifesto rumbles on, former Labour councillor JERRY FITZPATRICK, pictured right, explains how international affairs can very properly be matters of local importance In no particular order, I want the Mayor of … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Chris Philp MP, Croydon South, Jerry Fitzpatrick, Rowenna Davis
Tagged 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon mayoral election, 2026 local elections, Chris Philp MP, Cllr Rowenna Davis, Conservative, Councillor Rowenna Davis, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Gaza, Genocide, Jerry Fitzpatrick, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Palestine, Rowenna Davis, Tory
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Council rushes through £200,000 finance job ahead of elections
Government-appointed Commissioners are pushing through the appointment of a new finance director at the Town Hall – regardless of who might become Croydon’s new Mayor. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES Croydon Council, which has debts of £1.4billion, is about to hire … Continue reading
Posted in 'Future Croydon', 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Annette McPartland, Commissioners, Conrad Hall, Council Tax, Croydon Council, Dean Shoesmith, Elaine Jackson, Jane West, Jenny Rowlands, Katherine Kerswell, Susmita Sen
Tagged Annette McPartland, Commissioners, Conrad Hall, Conservative, Corporate Director of Resources, Croydon, Croydon Council, Elaine Jackson, Ged Curran, Jane West, Jenny Rowlands, Katherine Kerswell, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Section 151 officer, Susmita Sen
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The truth is simple: we need to solve Croydon’s financial crisis
CROYDON COMMENTARY: Even before her own party bosses censored her manifesto, there were spending commitments being made by Rowenna Davis, Labour’s candidate for Croydon Mayor, that just don’t add up. LibDem candidate RICHARD HOWARD, pictured left, explains Rowenna Davis’s mayoral … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Council Tax, Richard Howard, Rowenna Davis
Tagged 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon mayoral election, 2026 local elections, Cllr Rowenna Davis, Coulsdon, Council Tax, Councillor Rowenna Davis, Croydon, Croydon Council, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London Borough of Croydon, Richard Howard, Rowenna Davis
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Election countdown: splintered voting could see Davis win
Less than one month until election day, our Political Editor, WALTER CRONXITE, looks at the latest polls and by-elections to assess – or guess – how the Croydon electorate will vote for executive Mayor on May 7 While the government … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Ben Flook, Council Tax, Croydon Greens, Croydon South, London-wide issues, Merton, Peter Underwood, Richard Howard, Rick Howard, Shirley North, Sutton Council, Tony Newman, Zack Polanski
Tagged 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon mayoral election, 2026 local elections, Ben Flook, Cllr Ria Patel, Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Green Party, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London, Major Richard Howard, Mayor Jason Perry, Peter Underwood, Reform Ltd, Richard Howard, Rowenna Davis, Tory
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Labour bosses axe front-bencher on eve of elections deadline
ELECTION EXCLUSIVE: Two women who were deemed good enough to stand to become MPs for their parties at the 2024 General Election have been withdrawn as candidates for the council elections just ahead of yesterday’s declarations deadline. By STEVEN DOWNES … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Chrishni Reshekaron, Croydon Greens, Marley King, Rowenna Davis, Rym Daoud, South Norwood, Stuart King, West Thornton
Tagged Chrisni Reshekaron, Cllr Chrisni Reshnekaron, Cllr Rowenna Davis, Councillor Rowenna Davis, Croydon, Croydon Council, Green Party, Labour, Labour Party London Region, London, London Borough of Croydon, Marley King, Marz King, Rowenna Davis, Rym Daoud, South Norwood, The Green Party, West Thornton, Zack Polanski
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Perry didn’t ‘fix the finances’. He’s increased debt to £1.7bn
CROYDON COMMENTARY: Is Mayor Jason Perry deceiving voters about the state of Croydon Council’s debt? iC reader SIMON JELLIPOT certainly thinks so At the last local elections in 2022, Jason Perry, the Conservative candidate for Executive Mayor of Croydon, made … Continue reading →
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