Tag Archives: Mark Johnson

Tories welcome back far-right figures as 2022 candidates

Posted on September 27, 2021 by insidecroydon

Our Political Editor, WALTER CRONXITE, on the names in the frame to become new Tory councillors next May Jason Perry, the leader of the Conservative opposition at Croydon Council, has handed the local politics equivalent of Willy Wonka’s Golden Ticket … Continue reading →

Posted in 2022 council elections, Addiscombe East, Addiscombe West, Badsha Quadir, Croydon Council, Fairfield, Fieldway, Helen Redfern, Jason Perry, Lynne Hale, New Addington, New Addington North, Norbury Park, Purley, Selsdon Vale and Forestdale, Shirley, Tony Pearson, Waddon | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Johnson quits! (It’s Mark, chair of Croydon Tories, not Boris)

Posted on October 30, 2020 by insidecroydon

With local elections just 18 months away, the chairman of Croydon’s Conservatives has resigned, abruptly. Mark Johnson had been in the chair since early 2019 but submitted his resignation earlier this month with little explanation beyond saying, “I no longer … Continue reading →

Posted in Chris Philp MP, Croydon Central, Croydon South, Jason Perry, Mario Creatura, New Addington | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Tories issue plea to members to help them ‘fill our hole’

Posted on August 28, 2020 by insidecroydon

Croydon’s Tories are calling for Tony Newman to stand down as council leader immediately, saying the Town Hall finances “are in an appalling state”. But with the slapstick comic timing of Frank “Ooo Betty” Spencer, the Conservatives’ criticism of Newman … Continue reading →

Posted in Chris Philp MP, Croydon Central, Croydon South, Gavin Barwell, Richard Ottaway MP, Tim Pollard | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Tory councillors under pressure for re-selection in Heathfield

Posted on March 7, 2014 by insidecroydon

The nominations to be Conservative candidates in the ultra-safe council ward of Heathfield look like being strongly contested tomorrow. According to a very well-placed Tory source at the Town Hall, the current Heathfield councillors, Jason Cummings, Helen Pollard and a … Continue reading →

Posted in 2014 council elections, Clare Hilley, Croydon Central, Dudley Mead, Gavin Barwell, Heathfield, Helen Pollard, Janet Marshall, Jason Cummings, Margaret Mead, Mike Fisher, Richard Chatterjee, Shirley, Simon Hoar, Steve Reed MP, Tim Pollard, Tony Harris, Waddon | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments