Tag Archives: UKIP

Arse! Feck! Drink! Belmont by-election’s own Father Jack

Posted on October 11, 2018 by

Sutton reporter BERTIE WORCESTER-PARK on how a Tory ex-councillor’s foul-mouthed tirades have come back to haunt him, just in time for a Halloween by-election The people of Belmont, one of the quieter, more refined suburbs of quiet and refined south … Continue reading →

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Ex-councillor quits Tory party and blasts local leadership

Posted on June 19, 2018 by

Another former Tory councillor has quit Croydon Conservatives, launching a farewell blast at the party’s local leadership. Tony Pearson, who was a councillor for New Addington until 2014, announced over the weekend that he was quitting the Tories, complaining that … Continue reading →

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Boundary changes seem to cement Town Hall’s political divide

Posted on May 10, 2018 by

Calling in the Boundary Commissioners may have fixed the political map of Croydon for years to come, as WALTER CRONXITE, our political editor, reports Labour’s generally underwhelming result in the Croydon council election last week does not look so bad … Continue reading →

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The more things change, the more they stay just the same

Posted on May 4, 2018 by

Bleary-eyed after just a couple of hours’ sleep, our political editor WALTER CRONXITE has been crunching some numbers on the local election results Four years ago, the Prime Minister was David Cameron, Nick Clegg was leader of the LibDems and … Continue reading →

Posted in 2018 council elections, Addiscombe East, Ashburton, Caragh Skipper, Chris Clark, Fairfield, Mary Croos, Niro Sirisena, Shirley, Tony Newman, Waddon, Winston McKenzie | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

VOTE 2018: How you voted in the Town Hall elections

Posted on May 3, 2018 by

ELECTION LIVE BLOG: Our Croydon exit poll showed Labour 50%, Tories 37%… But keep coming back here through the night for ward-by-ward results and election news from across Croydon, Sutton and the rest of London Keep refreshing your page. The … Continue reading →

Posted in 2018 council elections, Addiscombe East, Ashburton, Bromley Council, Fieldway, Gavin Barwell, Maddie Henson, New Addington, New Addington North, Shirley, Sutton Council, Tony Newman, Waddon, Winston McKenzie | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 12 Comments

Here we go again as McKenzie tries to make another comeback

Posted on April 10, 2018 by

ELECTION COUNTDOWN: Our political editor, WALTER CRONXITE, reports on the finalised candidates list for the Town Hall elections, which eventually got published by the council while the returning officer was on holiday He’s back. Again. After an absence of nearly … Continue reading →

Posted in 2018 council elections, Croydon Council, New Addington, New Addington North, Waddon, Winston McKenzie | Tagged , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

UKIP find only eight candidates to stand in local elections

Posted on April 7, 2018 by

ELECTION COUNTDOWN: WALTER CRONXITE, our political editor, rounds-up the latest additions to candidate lists from the LibDems, Greens and UKIP for May 3 UKIP, a party without a leader and, post-Brexit, seemingly without any purpose, has virtually abandoned the pretence … Continue reading →

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