Tag Archives: Cllr Rowenna Davis

#LocalElections2026: Live coverage from the Croydon count

Posted on May 8, 2026 by insidecroydon

It’s Conservative carnage in Sutton, and Labour losses in Wandsworth and Westminster, while the Tories cling on against Reform in Bexley. Meanwhile, Croydon’s count is just getting under way at the Fairfield Halls Welcome to Inside Croydon’s unmatched coverage of … Continue reading →

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Labour dumps their hard-working Thornton Heath councillor

Posted on May 5, 2026 by insidecroydon

THE TOSS-CARS 2026, Part 2: Inside Croydon reveals the borough’s hardest-working councillors. PLUS: Which Town Hall figure managed just 12 reports to the council’s smartphone app all year? The Labour Party goes in to Thursday’s local elections with the hardest-working … Continue reading →

Posted in 2026 council elections, Callton Young, Chris Clark, Croydon Council, Janet Campbell, Karen Jewitt, Lynne Hale, Mayor Jason Perry, Rowenna Davis, Samir Dwesar, Simon Fox, Stuart King, Thornton Heath, Tony Newman, West Thornton | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments

It’s ex-teacher v ‘technocrat’ in Mayor debate on education

Posted on May 4, 2026 by insidecroydon

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 , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 11 Comments

This is where ‘Don’t rock the boat’ has become official mantra

Posted on April 29, 2026 by insidecroydon

CROYDON COMMENTARY: With local elections fast approaching, the national press has been taking a closer look at Croydon. Business owner NITIN MEHTA posted a comment in response to an article in Murdoch-owned The Times, and here expands on his points … Continue reading →

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#DigitalDebate: Inside story from Croydon’s first e-hustings

Posted on April 24, 2026 by insidecroydon

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 →

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The state of politics is a tragedy. It’s important that you vote

Posted on April 23, 2026 by insidecroydon

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 →

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Here is your chance to question the candidates for Mayor

Posted on April 20, 2026 by insidecroydon

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 →

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Our Mayor needs to possess vision and global understanding

Posted on April 17, 2026 by insidecroydon

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 , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 8 Comments

The truth is simple: we need to solve Croydon’s financial crisis

Posted on April 13, 2026 by insidecroydon

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 , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 17 Comments

Labour bosses axe front-bencher on eve of elections deadline

Posted on April 10, 2026 by insidecroydon

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 , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Labour forces Davis to erase ‘genocide’ from her manifesto

Posted on April 7, 2026 by insidecroydon

With Croydon’s Town Hall elections to be held one month today, one mayoral candidate has been ordered to censor her election brochure by party bosses, with MP Reed suspected of being behind move. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES  Labour’s candidate for … Continue reading →

Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Chrishni Reshekaron, Rowenna Davis, Steve Reed MP, Streatham and Croydon North | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 17 Comments

Perry makes no formal intervention as Mayor over Vue closure

Posted on April 4, 2026 by insidecroydon

Tory Mayor fails to act over doomed multiplex cinema, as he uses latest blow to ‘evolving’ town centre as an opportunity for a bit of late-term cosplaying. SANDRA STEAD reports Jason Perry, Croydon’s impotent and out-of-touch Mayor, had no idea … Continue reading →

Posted in "Hammersfield", Business, Cinema, Grants, Mayor Jason Perry, Rowenna Davis, Tokia Square, Whitgift Centre | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 6 Comments

The Mayor’s record in office has worse delivery than Royal Mail

Posted on March 28, 2026 by insidecroydon

With Tory Jason Perry’s election pledges dropping on residents’ doormats this week and Labour candidate Rowenna Davis publishing her manifesto, the claims and promises of the two front-runners for Croydon Mayor are examined here by ANDREW FISHER While incumbent Mayor … Continue reading →

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‘Decency’ hustings as no one missed the missing candidate

Posted on March 27, 2026 by insidecroydon

ELECTION SKETCH: In a cramped ‘hub’ in Broad Green, the first full hustings of the 2026 Croydon Mayor campaign took place last night. KEN TOWL was there, so you didn’t need to be (and you couldn’t have squeezed in, anyway) … Continue reading →

Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Community associations, Croydon Business Association, Ken Towl, Mayor Jason Perry, Michael Pusey, Peter Underwood, Richard Howard, Rowenna Davis, Ruskin House | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

43 days to go and desperation is appearing in election leaflets

Posted on March 25, 2026 by insidecroydon

After all the calamities inflicted on Croydon by Tory Mayor Jason Perry, from his 33% Council Tax hikes to his unlawful LTN fines, has Labour fallen into their old trap of over-promising before under-delivering? WALTER CRONXITE, Political Editor, sifts through … Continue reading →

Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Addiscombe East, Chris Clark, Claire Bonham, Council Tax, Croydon Greens, Croydon South, Croydon West, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Esther Sutton, Fairfield, Jeet Bains, London-wide issues, New Addington, New Addington North, Old Coulsdon, Paul Scott, Ria Patel, Richard Howard, Shirley North, Shirley South, Tony Newman | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

CBA election debate, Smile Hub, Broad Green, Thu Mar 26

Posted on March 22, 2026 by insidecroydon

C O M M U N I T Y A D V E R T I S E M E N T

Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Activities, Advertisement, Advertisement features, Broad Green, Business, Community associations, Croydon Business Association, Mayor Jason Perry, Peter Underwood, Rowenna Davis | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Et tu Brute: Fringe party claims credit for getting Perry elected

Posted on March 20, 2026 by insidecroydon

There’s more than a sense of the Ides of March about some of the rhetoric coming from public meetings as the 2026 local election campaign gets into its stride, as WALTER CRONXITE, Political Editor, writes It seems somehow appropriate that, … Continue reading →

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Take a step back in time for the start of the election campaign

Posted on March 20, 2026 by insidecroydon

KEN TOWL was at last night’s Ruskin House election debate, so that you didn’t need to be The great red-green face-off at Ruskin House last night answered some burning questions, such as who will Your Party support? And, what will … Continue reading →

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CBA election debate, Smile Hub, Broad Green, Thu Mar 26

Posted on March 20, 2026 by insidecroydon

C O M M U N I T Y A D V E R T I S E M E N T

Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Activities, Advertisement, Advertisement features, Broad Green, Business, Community associations, Croydon Business Association, Mayor Jason Perry, Peter Underwood, Rowenna Davis | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Bookies make Labour’s Davis favourite to win Mayor election

Posted on March 19, 2026 by insidecroydon

Bookmakers are taking bets on the outcome of the 2026 Croydon mayoral election, and they make Labour’s Rowenna Davis a short-priced 6-5 favourite to win at the local elections on May 7. Reform UK don’t yet even have a candidate … Continue reading →

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Red coats march on Delta Point to protest against evictions

Posted on March 18, 2026 by insidecroydon

On a visit to Croydon, the former housing secretary describes companies run by a billionaire Labour Party donor as ‘disgusting and disgraceful’, as hundreds of their tenants are served Section 21 eviction orders Angela Rayner, tipped as the next leader … Continue reading →

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Election debate: Davis v Underwood, Ruskin House, Mar 19

Posted on March 17, 2026 by insidecroydon

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LibDem candidate Howard would axe chief exec role at council

Posted on March 12, 2026 by insidecroydon

EXCLUSIVE: In our latest Andrew Fisher Interview with candidates to become Croydon Mayor in the local elections on May 7, Richard Howard says that he would work on a cross-party basis at the Town Hall, would look at ways of … Continue reading →

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‘Red v Blue’ at Town Hall elections could suffer a Green-wash

Posted on March 6, 2026 by insidecroydon

Polling day in Croydon’s local elections, including its second mayoral vote, is on May 7. WALTER CRONXITE, Political Editor, sifts through recent opinion polls and by-election results, but has a warning from history of how ‘challenger parties’ can be swept … Continue reading →

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Starmer shocker: could Gorton and Denton happen here?

Posted on February 27, 2026 by insidecroydon

Our resident psephologist, WALTER CRONXITE, crunches the numbers after a disastrous by-election result at Gorton and Denton for the Labour Prime Minister, with local elections across London, including in Croydon, just 70 days away The Green Party’s historic parliamentary by-election … Continue reading →

Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Croydon East, Croydon West, Natasha Irons, Rowenna Davis, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed MP, Streatham and Croydon North | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 17 Comments