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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Two women who were deemed good enough to stand to become MPs for their parties at the 2024 General Election have been withdrawn as candidates for the council elections just ahead of yesterday’s declarations deadline.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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Individuals and single candidates seek votes in splintered field
Nominations for candidates for the May 7 local elections close later today, and the final forms will include independents and single candidates from new parties looking to win a seat at the Town Hall. WALTER CRONXITE, Political Editor, looks at … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, Alison Butler, Bensham Manor, Enid Mollyneaux, Eunice O'Dame, Graham Mitchell, Humayun Kabir, Shirley North
Tagged 2026 council elections, 2026 local elections, Bensham Manor, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Ellie Harrison, Enid Mollyneaux, Eunice O'Dame, Graham Mitchell, Jamie Audsley, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London, London Borough of Croydon, Reform, Shirley North, The Green Party, Thornton Heath, Tory, Your Party
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Green wins at local elections not a ‘shock’, says Underwood
Columnist ANDREW FISHER, in his monthly podcast, sits down with the Green Party’s mayoral candidate for the latest in our series of in-depth interviews with the candidates at next month’s Town Hall elections One of the candidates for Croydon Mayor … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Andrew Fisher, Croydon Council, Croydon Greens, Peter Underwood
Tagged 2026 Croydon mayoral election, 2026 local elections, Andrew Fisher, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Green Party, Labour, Liberal Democrats, local elections, London, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Peter Underwood, The Andrew Fisher Interview
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Corbyn’s party has 1 candidate across Croydon’s 70 seats
With candidate declarations to close tomorrow, even some of the biggest political parties are scrambling around for last-minute volunteers to appear on ballot papers on May 7. By our Town Hall reporter, KEN LEE Your Party, the leftist grouping backed … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, Sutton Council, Thornton Heath
Tagged 2026 council elections, 2026 local elections, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London, London Borough of Croydon, Mel Mullings, Reform, Steve Reed OBE, The Green Party, Thornton Heath, Tory, Your Party
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Perry’s latest climbdown as his Purley banner is ruled unlawful
Fewer than 5% of Inside Croydon readers consider the Croydon Mayor’s banner to be ‘honest’, as the biased messaging is removed from outside council-owned leisure centre. By our Political Editor, WALTER CRONXITE Contractors have been ordered to remove a banner … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Council Tax, Croydon Council, Local media, Mayor Jason Perry, Polaska, Property, Purley, Purley Pool, Stephen Lawrence-Orumwense, Stuart King
Tagged Cllr Stuart King, Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Kim Jong Un, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, North Korea, Our Croydon, Polaska, Propaganda, Purley Leisure Centre, Purley Pool, Purley Pool Towers, Richard Howard, Stephen Lawrence-Orumwense, STUART KING, Tory
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Labour forces Davis to erase ‘genocide’ from her manifesto
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 Chrisni Reshekaron, Cllr Chrisni Reshnekaron, Cllr Rowenna Davis, Conservative, Councillor Rowenna Davis, Croydon, Croydon Council, Gaza, Genocide, James McAsh, Labour, Labour Party London Region, London, London Borough of Croydon, Rowenna Davis, Steve Reed, Steve Reed OBE, Streatham and Croydon North, Tory, Trevor Chinn, Zack Polanski, Zionists
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Purley’s purdah banner is a matter of integrity and honesty
Which of these banners do you consider to provide the most honest messaging?
Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Council Tax, Croydon Council, Mayor Jason Perry, Polaska, Property, Purley, Purley Pool, Richard Howard
Tagged Cllr Stuart King, Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Kim Jong Un, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Major Richard Howard, Mayor Jason Perry, North Korea, Our Croydon, Polaska, Propaganda, Purley Leisure Centre, Purley Pool, Purley Pool Towers, Richard Howard, Tory
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CEO accused of spending public cash for Perry’s benefit
A banner in council colours has appeared outside the Purley Pool this week lauding Jason Perry’s role in the (non-)development of the site in what rival politicians have described as a clear breach of election law. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Council Tax, Croydon Council, Croydon Greens, Local media, Mayor Jason Perry, Peter Underwood, Polaska, Property, Purley, Purley Pool, Richard Howard, Stuart King
Tagged Cllr Stuart King, Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Kim Jong Un, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Major Richard Howard, Mayor Jason Perry, North Korea, Our Croydon, Peter Underwood, Polaska, Propaganda, Purley Leisure Centre, Purley Pool, Purley Pool Towers, Richard Howard, STUART KING, Tory
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Reed’s £2,400-a-seat cosy curry night with building lobbyists
BARRATT HOLMES reports on the Croydon Labour councillors who enjoyed a networking night out with the housing minister Steve Reed OBE, the MP for Streatham (and Croydon North if he can ever be bothered), who has previously exhibited an appetite … Continue reading
Posted in Chrishni Reshekaron, Christopher Herman, Housing, Steve Reed MP, Streatham and Croydon North, Stuart King, West Thornton
Tagged Chrisni Reshekaron, Cllr Chrisni Reshnekaron, Cllr Christopher Herman, Cllr Stuart King, Croydon, Croydon Council, Labour, Lord Peter John, Peter Bingle, Peter John, Quoin Partners, Steve Reed OBE, Terrapin Communications
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Our news podcast looks at bins, cold cases, LTNs and Reform
The new episode of The Croydon Insider, our regular round-table, news panel discussion podcast thingy, looks at recent events in Croydon, including the Reform party’s rally at the Fairfield Halls, where they revealed their candidate for Croydon Mayor – and … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Ben Flook, Community associations, Croydon Insider, Fairfield Halls, Fly tipping, Inside Croydon, Litter Free Norbury, Nadia Azizuddin, Neil Bennett, Refuse collection, Tony Hooker, Under The Flyover, Veolia
Tagged 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon mayoral election, 2026 local elections, Cheryl Fergus-Ferrell, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Fairfield Halls, Labour, Lanfranc air disaster, Litter Free Norbury, Nadia Azizuddin, Neil Bennett, Nigel Farage, Norbury, Reform, The Croydon Insider, The Lanfranc Boys, Tony Hooker, Tory, Under The Flyover, Veolia
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The Mayor’s record in office has worse delivery than Royal Mail
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
Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Andrew Fisher, Council Tax, Croydon Council, Croydon parks, Fly tipping, Mayor Jason Perry, 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, Fairfield Halls, Hammersfield, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Rowenna Davis, Tory, Westfield, Whitgift Centre
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The election night in 1966 when I saw David Winnick win
DAVID WHITE pays tribute to the former Croydon Labour MP, David Winnick, who has died, aged 92 David Winnick, who has died this week, aged 92, served as a Croydon Labour MP in the 1960s. The very first election count … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Central, Croydon South, David White
Tagged Conservative, Croydon Central, Croydon South, David White, David Winnick, Labour, Tory
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‘Decency’ hustings as no one missed the missing candidate
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 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon mayoral election, 2026 local elections, Ben Flook, Cllr Rowenna Davis, Conservative, Councillor Rowenna Davis, Croydon, Croydon Council, Dan Tebbutt, Green Party, Ken Towl, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Peter Underwood, Richard Howard, Rowenna Davis, Taking The Iniative Party, Tory, TTIP
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43 days to go and desperation is appearing in election leaflets
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 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon mayoral election, 2026 local elections, Brick by Brick, Claire Bonham, Cllr Esther Sutton, Cllr Ria Patel, Cllr Rowenna Davis, Conservative, Coulsdon, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Green Party, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London, Mayor Jason Perry, New Addington, Peter Underwood, Rowenna Davis, Tory
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Commissioners: council lacks focus and robust delivery plans
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Government releases report critical of the lack of progress and slow pace of improvements in finances under Tory Mayor Jason Perry. By WALTER CRONXITE, Political Editor Six weeks out from the local elections, the government has published … Continue reading
Posted in Abi Brown, Adult Social Care, Children's Services, Commissioners, Conrad Hall, Council Tax, Croydon Council, Debbie Warren, Elaine Jackson, Ged Curran, Jackie Belton, Jenny Rowlands, Katherine Kerswell, Mayor Jason Perry, Stabilisation Plan
Tagged Commissioners, Conrad Hall, Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Elaine Jackson, Ged Curran, Jenny Rowlands, Katherine Kerswell, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, MHCLG, Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government, Tory
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Whatever could they mean? Commissioners call for ‘honesty’
In what is overall a highly critical report from the government-appointed Commissioners after six months working closely with the council run by successive chief execs Katherine Kerswell (until she left in October with a £50,000 pay-off) and Elaine Jackson, and … Continue reading
Posted in Abi Brown, Adult Social Care, Children's Services, Commissioners, Conrad Hall, Council Tax, Croydon Council, Debbie Warren, Elaine Jackson, Ged Curran, Jackie Belton, Jenny Rowlands, Katherine Kerswell, Mayor Jason Perry, Stabilisation Plan
Tagged Commissioners, Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Elaine Jackson, Ged Curran, Jenny Rowlands, Katherine Kerswell, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, MHCLG, Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government, Tory
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CBA election debate, Smile Hub, Broad Green, Thu Mar 26
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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 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon mayoral election, 2026 local elections, Cllr Rowenna Davis, Conservative, Councillor Rowenna Davis, Croydon, Croydon Business Association, Green Party, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Mayor Jason Perry, Peter Underwood, Richard Howard, Rowenna Davis, Tory
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Councillors make call to divest from Israeli-linked companies
More than 150 councillors from across London’s boroughs and London Assembly members have signed a letter demanding divestment of council pension funds from corporations which fund or support Israeli abuses against Palestinians. Yet only one of Croydon’s 70 councillors has … Continue reading
Posted in Bexley, Bromley Council, Dave Tchil, Kingston, Lambeth Council, Ria Patel, Sheldon Vestey, Southwark Council, Sutton Council, Wandsworth Council
Tagged Bexley, Bromley, CIV, Cllr Ria Patel, Croydon, Croydon Council, Gaza, Green Party, Israel, Labour, Lambeth, Liberal Democrats, London Collective Investment Vehicle, Martin Abrams, Palestine, Palestine Solidarity Campaign, Ria Patel, Southwark, Sutton Council
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Et tu Brute: Fringe party claims credit for getting Perry elected
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
Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Gabriel MacArthur, Peter Underwood, Rowenna Davis, Ruskin House
Tagged 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon mayoral election, 2026 local elections, BBC Question Time, Cedar Hall, Charles Gordon, Cllr Rowenna Davis, Councillor Rowenna Davis, Croydon, Croydon Council, Derek Hatton, Donna Murray-Turner, Farah London, Fiona Bruce, Gabriel MacArthur, Green Party, Ken Towl, Labour, Liverpool, London Borough of Croydon, Militant Tendency, Peter Underwood, Question Time, Rowenna Davis, Ruskin House, Taking The Initiative Party, TTIP
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Take a step back in time for the start of the election campaign
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
Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Ken Towl, Peter Underwood, Rowenna Davis, Ruskin House
Tagged 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon mayoral election, 2026 local elections, Cedar Hall, Cllr Rowenna Davis, Councillor Rowenna Davis, Croydon, Croydon Council, Derek Hatton, Green Party, Ken Towl, Labour, Liverpool, London Borough of Croydon, Militant Tendency, Peter Underwood, Rowenna Davis, Ruskin House
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CBA election debate, Smile Hub, Broad Green, Thu Mar 26
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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 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon mayoral election, 2026 local elections, Cllr Rowenna Davis, Conservative, Councillor Rowenna Davis, Croydon, Croydon Business Association, Green Party, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Mayor Jason Perry, Peter Underwood, Richard Howard, Rowenna Davis, Tory
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Bookies make Labour’s Davis favourite to win Mayor election
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
Posted in 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Croydon Greens, Mayor Jason Perry, Peter Underwood, Richard Howard, Rowenna Davis
Tagged Cllr Rowenna Davis, Conservative, Councillor Rowenna Davis, Croydon, Croydon Council, Green Party, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Nigel Farage, Peter Underwood, Reform Croydon, Reform Ltd, Reform UK, Richard Howard, Rowenna Davis, Tory
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In off the post! Make sure you have registered for postal voting
The system for voting by post has changed, and anyone who wants to use a postal vote for the local elections and mayoral elections on May 7 needs to ensure that they are registered to do so. The deadline to … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Croydon Council
Tagged 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon mayoral election, 2026 local elections, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Democratic services, Green Party, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London, London Borough of Croydon, Tory
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Election debate: Davis v Underwood, Ruskin House, Mar 19
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Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Activities, Advertisement, Advertisement features, Community associations, Croydon TUC, Peter Underwood, Rowenna Davis
Tagged 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon mayoral election, 2026 local elections, Cllr Rowenna Davis, Councillor Rowenna Davis, Croydon, Croydon TUC, Green Party, Labour, Peter Underwood, Rowenna Davis
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