#Croydon and Sutton (London Assembly constituency)

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The shifts below the waterline that require action from all sides

ANDREW FISHER takes a look behind the numbers from Thursday’s election and finds lessons for Labour as well as the Tories For all the “excitement” of Thursday’s elections, nothing much changed for Croydon. Labour’s Sadiq Khan remains London Mayor, Conservative Neil Garratt remains our London Assembly member and the Conservatives and Labour each held on to the council seat they were defending in…

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Union leaders join calls for Labour to abandon Anonyvoter

LABOUR SELECTION SCANDAL: More allegations of rigged votes in dodgy Labour candidate selections trace the scandal straight back to Croydon and the deal done between a ‘Newman Numpty’ councillor and party General Secretary David Evans, reports STEVEN DOWNES Business partners: from left, Mark and Maddie Henson with Labour Party General Secretary David Evans on the Croydon campaign trail in…

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44 days to go: register and get photo ID for May 2 elections

Today marks the official start of the pre-election period for the Mayor of London and London Assembly elections being held on May 2. The notice of election was issued at 8am, and from today the candidates who wish to stand for Mayor of London and the London Assembly can submit nomination papers (nominations close at 4pm on March 27). Mary Harpley, the returning officer for Greater London, said,…

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Anonyvoter's co-owner wins Labour vote held on Anonyvoter

Loyal member of ‘Newman’s Numpties’ is declared the selection winner less than half-an-hour after online voting deadline. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES Stitch-up: London Labour has not released the voting figures for its GLA selection ballot The candidate to be selected by Labour to stand in May’s GLA elections for Croydon and Sutton who had their name on the electronic ballot papers twice has been…

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100 days to go: the Count Binface campaign begins in earnest

Today marks 100 days until the London elections on May 2, when Londoners are supposed to go to the polls to elect the Mayor of London and 25 London Assembly Members. Standard issue: it is an election year in London So expect a lot more gurning selfies from wannabe politicians appearing on your social media feeds in the coming weeks. And even more unwanted and never-read leaflets to be poked…

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Labour Party forced to halt second Croydon selection process

VOTING FRAUD SCANDAL: Plans for nominations of candidates and announcements ahead of next May’s London Assembly elections could be thrown into disarray as party officials step in again. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES Guido Gotcha!: how the far-right Guido Fawkes blog has picked up on the story today Officials at the Labour Party’s London regional HQ have been forced to halt a second selection process…

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Newman Numpty Henson allowed to run for Assembly selection

WALTER CRONXITE, political editor, on the deeply underwhelming line-up being presented belatedly for Labour members in Croydon and Sutton to choose as their candidate in next May’s London elections Top Numpty: Maddie Henson with discredited former council leaser Tony Newman The Blairite apparatchiks in charge of the Labour Party in London have abandoned their iron rule of banning any of the…

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Underwood makes the 'Green slate' of candidates for London

Peter Underwood has been selected as the Green Party’s candidate for the Croydon and Sutton super-constituency at next May’s London Assembly elections. Capital choice: Peter Underwood is the Greens’ candidate in Croydon and Sutton next year Underwood stood for the Green Party in last year’s Croydon Mayor contest, and has been a regular on the ballot paper in elections in and around the…