Category Archives: Gerry Ryan

Council’s ‘wrong’ leader could face a night-mayor of a vote

Posted on February 23, 2016 by insidecroydon

WALTER CRONXITE on a revisited proposal which gives the strongest indication yet of how one Croydon MP sees his own career prospects It’s beginning to look a lot like Gavin Barwell is lining up his next job. The idea of … Continue reading →

Posted in 2016 London elections, 2018 council elections, Alison Butler, Andrew Pelling, Coulsdon, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Gavin Barwell, Gerry Ryan, Jo Negrini, London Assembly, Mayor of London, Nathan Elvery, Paul Scott, Shirley North, Tony Newman | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments

Selhurst sees Labour touching Wood over Croydon Central

Posted on March 6, 2015 by insidecroydon

Labour’s David Wood romped to an overwhelming victory in the Selhurst ward council by-election yesterday, winning 71.5 per cent of the vote to take his party’s 40th seat at Croydon Town Hall. But fewer than 1 in 5 Selhurst voters … Continue reading →

Posted in 2015 General Election, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Croydon Greens, Croydon North, David Wood, Gavin Barwell, Gerry Ryan, Nathan Elvery, Selhurst, South Croydon | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

UKIP make ‘crass’ member chairman of Croydon North branch

Posted on March 5, 2015 by insidecroydon

UKIP in Croydon, who caused widespread disgust when three of its members lodged the call for the Selhurst ward by-election before the funeral of former councillor Gerry Ryan, have rewarded one of those who created the outrage by making him … Continue reading →

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Hague and Morley are added to Selhurst by-election slate

Posted on February 9, 2015 by insidecroydon

Croydon’s Green Party has selected the group’s co-leader, Tracey Hague, as their candidate for the council by-election in Selhurst ward. At the weekend, the Liberal Democrats became the last of the major parties, and UKIP, to announce who would be … Continue reading →

Posted in Croydon Greens, David Wood, Gerry Ryan, Gordon Ross, Selhurst, Shasha Khan, Waste incinerator | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 8 Comments

UKIP’s short straw for Selhurst by-election drawn by Reid

Posted on February 6, 2015 by insidecroydon

UKIP has chosen Annette Reid as the person to face the wrath of Selhurst ward’s Council Tax-payers, many of them angered that they could face an unnecessary bill of £20,000 for having to go to the polling stations on March … Continue reading →

Posted in Croydon North, David Wood, Gerry Ryan, Selhurst, Winston McKenzie | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Gunter puts herself forward to have a go for Tories in Selhurst

Posted on February 5, 2015 by insidecroydon

Tirena Gunter, a seemingly permanent paper candidate for the Tories in the north of the borough, will have her name on ballot papers again next month, as the Conservative candidate in the Selhurst ward by-election. The selection, which took place … Continue reading →

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Labour selects ‘excellent candidate’ Wood for Selhurst

Posted on February 4, 2015 by insidecroydon

David Wood, the son of a former Bishop of Croydon, will be Selhurst’s new councillor next month. Wood is 42 and lives in Selhurst. He was selected at a Labour ward meeting last night from among seven applicants. Patsy Cummings, … Continue reading →

Posted in Bishop of Croydon, Clive Fraser, Croydon Central, Croydon North, David Wood, Fairfield, Gavin Barwell, Gerry Ryan, Patsy Cummings, Paul Smith, Selhurst, Steve Reed MP, Timothy Godfrey, Toni Letts, West Thornton | Tagged , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

UKIP Croydon leader forced to apologise for ‘crass’ members

Posted on February 2, 2015 by insidecroydon

Ahead of UKIP’s candidate selection meeting tonight, Peter Staveley, the party’s branch chairman in Croydon, has issued an apology to the family and friends of Councillor Gerry Ryan, who died last month, for what he describes as “the crass actions” … Continue reading →

Posted in 2015 General Election, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Gerry Ryan, Peter Staveley, Selhurst, Winston McKenzie | Tagged , , , , | 1 Comment

Ex-councillor Smith among contenders for Selhurst selection

Posted on January 31, 2015 by insidecroydon

Croydon Labour will select their candidate for the ill-timed by-election in Selhurst ward on Tuesday, with around 20 members potentially in the running for this safe Town Hall seat. The vacancy has arisen following the death earlier this month of … Continue reading →

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UKIP call for Selhurst by-election may cost tax-payer £20,000

Posted on January 30, 2015 by insidecroydon

The disrespectful and impatient move by three UKIP members to demand a Town Hall by-election in Selhurst ward could cost the Council Tax-payers of Croydon up to £20,000. As exclusively revealed earlier this week by Inside Croydon, UKIP members Emmanuel … Continue reading →

Posted in 2015 General Election, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Gerry Ryan, Restaurants, Selhurst, Timothy Godfrey, Toni Letts, Winston McKenzie | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

UKIP condemned for election call ahead of councillor’s funeral

Posted on January 28, 2015 by insidecroydon

UKIP’s out-of-control members in Croydon, who are usually fronted by the notoriously incompetent Winston McKenzie, have struck again, causing widespread disgust by impatiently demanding a by-election in Selhurst ward following the death of widely admired Labour Councillor Gerry Ryan. Ryan’s … Continue reading →

Posted in 2015 General Election, Croydon North, Gerry Ryan, Selhurst, Steve Reed MP, Timothy Godfrey, Toni Letts, Winston McKenzie | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Selhurst loses a councillor and champion in Gerry Ryan

Posted on January 19, 2015 by insidecroydon

STEVEN DOWNES attempts to pay tribute to Gerry Ryan It was Gerry Ryan’s 57th birthday yesterday. That, by any measure, is too young an age at which to die, but after many months suffering a debilitating form of cancer, finally, … Continue reading →

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Newman’s front-bench team has Collins in charge of clean-up

Posted on May 27, 2014 by insidecroydon

Tony Newman, the new leader of Croydon Council, has announced his front-bench team following last Thursday’s Labour local election victory, with a line-up of mainly familiar faces after eight years in opposition. The positions were determined by Newman following a … Continue reading →

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Gray day for “rising star”, as Smith loses selection battle

Posted on July 5, 2013 by insidecroydon

Paul Smith, the Labour councillor for West Thornton and member of the shadow cabinet, has not been selected to stand at next May’s Town Hall elections. He is the fourth serving Labour councillor in Croydon to miss out on selection … Continue reading →

Posted in 2014 council elections, Alison Butler, Bensham Manor, Bernadette Khan, Broad Green, Gerry Ryan, Humayun Kabir, Karen Jewitt, New Addington, Paul Smith, Selhurst, South Norwood, Thornton Heath, West Thornton, Woodside | Tagged , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Councillor Smith to contest Labour’s West Thornton short-list

Posted on June 27, 2013 by insidecroydon

Carnage at a Croydon Labour meeting in West Thornton ward this week, when no fewer than three sitting councillors who had put themselves forward for selection failed even to be short-listed by local party members. The three councillors who did … Continue reading →

Posted in Bernadette Khan, Gerry Ryan, Humayun Kabir, Karen Jewitt, Paul Smith, Selhurst, West Thornton, Woodside | Tagged , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Croydon Central will have all-woman list for Labour

Posted on March 13, 2013 by insidecroydon

The Labour party candidate for the Croydon Central parliamentary seat will be a woman, according to a report on the Labour List website today. The seat, which was held by Labour until 2005, is represented by Gavin Barwell of the … Continue reading →

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Croydon could be counting a new women’s Champion

Posted on February 25, 2013 by insidecroydon

Croydon has never had a woman MP, but tonight could see an important step made to change that. Counting Women In today publishes its report Sex and Power 2013: Who Runs Britain? which details a huge gender imbalance in British … Continue reading →

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Val Shawcross reported to be on list for Croydon by-election

Posted on October 21, 2012 by insidecroydon

Val Shawcross, the London Assembly Member for Lambeth and Southwark and Ken Livingstone’s running mate in May’s Mayoral election, heads the list of candidates to stand for Labour in the Croydon North by-election, according to reports this weekend. Although the … Continue reading →

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United we stand: looking for a more representative Croydon

Posted on July 22, 2012 by insidecroydon

CROYDON COMMENTARY: There’s gathering interest in more radical solutions to the deep economic and social problems, locally and nationally, judging by one well-attended meeting last week, writes ANDREW PELLING Something rather extraordinary is happening to left of centre politics in … Continue reading →

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Labour’s Newman names his team for council election build-up

Posted on May 14, 2012 by insidecroydon

The Labour group on Croydon Council is becoming a bit like the Conservatives. Well, at least in just one small, but important, way, writes ANDREW PELLING In parliament, Labour dropped the election of its shadow cabinet by its MPs, leaving … Continue reading →

Posted in Alison Butler, Andrew Pelling, Croydon Council, Gerry Ryan, Libraries, London Assembly, Louisa Woodley, Maggie Mansell, Mike Fisher, Norbury, Selhurst, Simon Hall, Stuart Collins, Thornton Heath, Timothy Godfrey, Tony Newman, Waste incinerator, Wayne Lawlor | Tagged , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Croydon Council snubs the Irish as it cancels St Patrick’s Day

Posted on March 1, 2012 by insidecroydon

ANDREW PELLING reports on the latest cut-back in Croydon St Patrick’s Day has been cancelled by Croydon Council. The council chose another day of Celtic celebration, St David’s Day, to announce it was to put a stop to any Irish … Continue reading →

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