Croydon Council Elections 2026
WillMeet your 30 Labour Croydon Council councilors elected on May 7th, plus the new shadow cabinet
Rowenna Davis, Croydon Mayor Candidate Manifesto – Part 8, a People First Council
WillYour Council & your Mayor are here to serve YOU. Far too many of you tell us that you feel they work against you. This changes under Rowenna Davis & Croydon Labour & Co-operative.
Rowenna Davis, Croydon Mayor Candidate Manifesto – Part 7, Fix the Finances
WillWe cannot change the past, but we can change the future – we have to.
Rowenna Davis, Croydon Mayor Candidate Manifesto – Part 5, Caring for Adults & Children
WillCaring for our adults & children in need is hugely important and a massive responsibility. This needs prevention, partnership, integration, innovation and looking after the fantastic people that provide it.
Rowenna Davis, Croydon Mayor Candidate Manifesto – Part 4, Affordable & Beautiful Homes
WillEvery resident deserves a place that they can call home. Croydon desperately needs new, affordable, decent, safe homes for families and individuals.
Rowenna Davis, Croydon Mayor Manifesto Candidate – Part 3, Clean Croydon
WillCroydon is the fly-tipping capital of England and needs radical change to protect our environment, architecture and streets for the good of all of our well-being.
Rowenna Davis, Croydon Mayor Candidate Manifesto – Part 2, Safe Croydon
WillCrime is a tax on women who feel they have to pay for a taxi after dark, it denies young people fun and causes huge suffering to victims. We need to reverse Croydon’s safety decline.
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Rowenna Davis, Croydon Mayor Candidate Manifesto – Part 1, Get Our Town Centre Back
WillThere is a hole where our heart should be and what was once a thriving commercial centre, now resembles a ghost town and a bomb site. Labour under Rowenna Davis will turn this alarming decline...
Knife Crime Awareness Week
Maddie HensonLet’s take a moment to reflect as Knife crime continues to have a devastating impact on individuals, families, and communities across Croydon. During Knife Crime Awareness Week, we come together to shine a light on...
16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence 2024
Enid MollyneauxGender-based violence is defined as violence that is directed against a woman because she is a woman or that affects women disproportionately. It includes acts that inflict physical, mental or sexual harm or suffering, threats...
Split households reunited thanks to Labour
Stuart KingIn July Croydon Labour exposed the fact that every evening in Croydon there were over 200 homeless families in the borough who were forced to sleep apart; denied the right to live together as a...
Tory Mayor: isn’t listening to Croydon; isn’t fixing the finances
Stuart KingOnce again, Croydon’s Conservative Mayor has ignored the clear views of local residents – this time by pushing ahead with his controversial and unpopular plans to CLOSE FOUR LIBRARIES. This is despite his own public...
Jess Rich elected with a fantastic 48.5 % share, Labour best ever performance in Park Hill
Stuart KingYesterday by-elections took place in Woodside and Park Hill & Whitgift Wards. Jess Rich was elected in Woodside with 2305 votes and with fantastic 48.5 % of vote share. Park Hill and Whitgift missed out...
Residents and Labour force U turn on Mayor over Thornton Heath Pond
Stuart KingCroydon’s Conservative Mayor has been forced to scrap his decision to exclude Thornton Heath Pond from the new Public Space Protection Order (PSPO) following a successful campaign led by Croydon Labour which prompted hundreds of...
Tackle Anti Social Behaviour at Thornton Heath Pond NOW!
Stuart KingWe are aware of regular and ongoing incidents of anti-social behaviour taking place at the Pond, including intimidating behaviour, drunkenness and disorder and urinating in public. Including the Pond in the PSPO area will be...
Croydon Labour’s Response to the Penn Report
Stuart KingResidents concerns for themselves, their loved ones, local businesses, and their communities are clear. This Conservative Council Tax rise is going to hurt people who are already struggling with the cost of living.
Labour says NO to Tory 15% Tax hike!
Maddie HensonCroydon’s Conservative Mayor is forcing council tax up by a staggering 15% – right in the middle of a cost-of-living crisis caused by his own government’s economic failure. Last Autumn, the Conservative Government’s disastrous mini-budget caused...
Croydon Tamil Sangam marks Thai Pongol
Appu SrinivasanI was delighted and honoured to be invited to address the Croydon Tamil Sangam event to mark Thai Pongol. It was great to be able to send Croydon’s Tamil community best wishes for a peaceful...
Waddon January Update
Ellily and RowennaHappy 2023! In this newsletter read about: 1. Housing Justice Campaign 2. Fighting Damp and Housing Casework 3. Labour for Warm Spaces 4. Tackling Crime with the Local Safer Neighbourhood Team 5. New Plans for...
Waddon December Update
Ellily and RowennaHello and welcome to your Waddon Labour councillors’ update for December! In this issue: Croydon’s Financial Situation Veteran Car Run Revised plans for 89 Waddon Way Revised Plans for Stafford Road Planning Victory for Alton...
Statement from Croydon Labour on Mayor Perry’s Section 114 Notice
Stuart KingIt is a sad day for Croydon that the council appears to be going backwards. During a cost-of-living crisis, it is imperative that political leaders put their differences aside. Labour is under new leadership and...
Veteran’s Car Run 2022: Waddon shows its support despite the rain
Sam AttwaterAn annual delight came to Waddon once again this year as the 126th RM Sotheby’s Veterans Car Run brought vintage vehicles of all shapes and sizes on to Croydon’s roads. The tremendous people at St....
The Mayor’s priorities are wrong
Stuart KingCroydon is home to some of the poorest neighbourhoods in our country. A quarter of adults in our borough live in households with income less than 60% of the UK average. In classrooms in our...
Waddon November Update
Ellily and RowennaHello everyone! This month your Labour councillors wanted to update you on: Community litter pick at Purley Way playing fields New plans for the Wandle Park Café Our objections to further development on the Old...
Keir Starmer MP, Leader of the Labour Party, responds to Liz Truss’ resignation
Stuart King“The Conservative Party has shown it no longer has a mandate to govern. “After 12 years of Tory failure, the British people deserve so much better than this revolving door of chaos. In the last...
14,250 mortgage holders in Croydon will see hikes by hundreds of pounds in 2023
Stuart King14,250 households in Croydon will face an eyewatering jump in mortgage repayments next year as a result of the Conservatives crashing the economy. Analysis by the Labour Party using Bank of England data showed that...
Waddon October Update
Ellily and RowennaHello and welcome to your Waddon Labour councillors’ update for October! In this issue: Fighting Litter in Purley Way Playing Fields New volunteer opportunities at the Garwood Foundation Helping the homeless at Waddon Ponds Dealing...
Meet Tom Bowell, your Labour candidate for Selsdon Vale and Forestdale
Stuart KingTom is a proud and lifelong Croydonian, having been born in Mayday Hospital, and he has family connections in the area going back more than a century. Tom highly values the diversity and the character...
58,000 in Croydon already behind on households bills – new analysis
Stuart KingNew analysis from Croydon Labour reveals a staggering 58,651 adults in Croydon are already falling behind on households bills – and 32,584 have gone without food.
Croydon Labour force Tory Mayor to act on Cost of Living crisis
Stuart KingThe country is in the grip of a cost of living crisis. Real hardship is being experienced in households up and down the country, and Croydon’s families are suffering like everyone else. Worse, this cost...
The Lionesses have inspired the whole country this summer. We are all behind you. One more game – you can do it. Come on England!
Stuart KingThe Lionesses have inspired the whole country this summer. We are all behind you. One more game – you can do it. Come on England!
Labour At Pridefest: Standing By The LGBTQI+ Community In Croydon
Sam AttwaterThe Labour Party has a grand tradition of fighting for marginalised communities – especially the LGBTQI+ community. Labour decriminalised homosexuality in 1967, repealed Section 28 in 2003, and passed the Civil Partnerships Act and the...
147,200 households in Croydon are ‘seriously struggling’ with their finances as Conservatives ignore Cost of Living Crisis
Stuart KingNew data shows that an estimated 147,200 local families are in serious financial difficultly, all while the Conservatives are distracted trying to fix their crumbling government. Research conducted by Bristol University and Abrdn Financial Fairness...
Your Labour Councillors step in to save Ashburton Park Lodge
Maddie HensonLast year the Tory government announced that they were going to force Croydon Council to sell off some of your assets. One of these assets was the much loved lodge in Ashburton Park. We, like...
Residents pay the price for Tory failure to properly fund Covid response
Stuart KingThe council’s end of year budget for the 2020/21 financial year has just been published. The pandemic has contributed significantly, but not exclusively, to the council’s financial challenges. The outturn figures identify a massive £43m...
Climate change – it is time to take action
Stuart KingThere is no doubt that Covid19 is the biggest global crisis we have faced in a generation. It has infected more than 90 million people worldwide, killed over 1.9 million, and continues to cause disruption...
Labour confirms plans to give Croydon residents the final say on how Croydon should be governed in Autumn 2021
Stuart KingCroydon Council’s ruling Labour Group has confirmed plans to hold a referendum on governance reforms this Autumn. The proposal to hold a referendum will be outlined in a motion which will be debated at the...
Labour confirms plans to save Croydon Council £300,000 per year through reductions in councillors’ allowances
Alisa FlemmingLabour has confirmed plans to save Croydon Council £300,000 per year through reductions in councillors’ allowances. Labour Councillors drew up the plans through discussions in October and November. The proposals will be put to the...
Council issues section 114 notice as part of action plan to tackle financial challenges
Alisa FlemmingCroydon Council has today issued a Section 114 notice due to the severe ongoing financial challenges facing the authority. What this means This significant step will mean all new non-essential spending will be stopped while...
Statement from the Leader on the auditors’ ‘report in the public interest’
Alisa FlemmingToday the council’s auditors published a ‘report in the public interest’. The report highlights serious issues with how the council has managed its finances in recent years. These problems have deep roots, but I am...
Croydon Renewal: Cabinet for All of Croydon
Alisa FlemmingIt was the honour of my life this evening to be sworn in as Leader of Croydon Council. As part of Croydon’s Renewal Plan I am proud to reveal my Cabinet for All of Croydon who, for the next...
Statement from our new leader
Alisa FlemmingIt is a huge honour to have been elected as Leader of the Labour Group on Croydon Council. The next 18 months will bring enormous challenges – not least completing negotiations with the Ministry for...
‘Clean Street Stu’: Recycling rates rise by 9%
Stuart CollinsCouncillor Stuart Collins, affectionately known by residents as ‘Clean Street Stu’, writes on Croydon Labour’s recycling rate surge. In the summer of 2018 Croydon council embarked on a mission to modernise our waste management. The...
BLM: ‘We cannot go back to business as usual’
Alisa FlemmingWriting for MyLondon Cllr Alisa Fleming speaks out on the Black Lives Matter movement. Writing for MyLondon Cllr Alisa Fleming speaks out on the Black Lives Matter movement. I woke early to the handsome face...
South Norwood residents glad all over on Holmesdale Road closure
Stella NabukeeraPictured: South Norwood Labour Councillors Patsy Cummings & Clive Fraser with Holmesdale Road residents who are supporting the road closure. Local residents of Holmesdale Road have made clear their support for the temporary closure of...
70% of residents back Labour’s plan to licence landlords
Stuart KingCroydon’s Labour Council reaffirmed its commitment to supporting renters earlier this month when the Cabinet agreed to launch a new Private Landlord Licensing Scheme. The implementation of the new scheme is subject to government approval....
Maggie Mansell: Norbury has lost a true champion
Leilia Ben-HasselIt came like a thunderbolt – a call to say Maggie Mansell had suddenly passed away a week after New Year. Maggie served as a councillor for Norbury for nearly 25 years, and was one...