Jason Perry (politician)

Mayor

Jason Perry

Perry in 2021

Mayor of Croydon

Incumbent

Assumed office
9 May 2022
Deputy| Lynne Hale
Preceded by| Office established
Hamida Ali (as Leader of the Council)
Majority| 589
Leader of the Opposition of London Borough of Croydon Council
In office
2 September 2020 – 9 May 2022
Preceded by| Tim Pollard
Succeeded by| Stuart King
Member of Croydon Council for South Croydon ward
In office
3 May 2018 – 9 May 2022
Preceded by| Ward created
Succeeded by| Danielle Denton
Member of Croydon Council for Croham ward
In office
6 May 2002 – 3 May 2018
Succeeded by| Ward abolished
Member of Croydon Council for Coulsdon East ward
In office
2 May 1994 – 6 May 2002
Preceded by| Andrew Pelling
Succeeded by| Brian A. Udell
Personal details
Born|

Jason Stephen Perry

Croydon, London, England
Political party| Conservative
Children| 2
Website| Official website

Jason Stephen Perry is a Conservative Party politician who has served as the directly elected Mayor of Croydon, a Borough within London, since 2022.[1] He was previously the Leader of the Opposition of the Croydon London Borough Council and has been Leader of the Croydon Council Conservative Group since September 2020.[2]

He has been a councillor on Croydon London Borough Council since 1994, representing Coulsdon East from 1994 to 2002, Croham from 2002 to 2018 and South Croydon since boundary changes in 2018. Following a selection held in October 2021 he was selected as Croydon Conservatives prospective candidate for the newly created position of Mayor of Croydon.[3] He was elected on 5 May 2022, defeating Labour Candidate, former deputy Mayor of London Val Shawcross, by a narrow margin of 589 votes after the second round.[4]

First elected in 1994, Perry served on Croydon Council for 28 years before being elected Mayor. He served as a Cabinet Member during the 2006–2014 Conservative administration and had served as a Deputy Leader of the Croydon Council Conservative Group since 2017.

## Electoral history[edit]

### 2022 election[edit]

Perry was elected as both Mayor and a Councillor. Therefore under the Local Government Act 2000 his Council seat was declared vacant and a by-election was held on the 30th June to elect a successor.

2022 Croydon Mayoral election

Party  | Candidate  | 1st round  | 2nd round  |

First round votes Transfer votes

Total  | Of round  | Transfers  | Total  | Of round
| Conservative | Jason Perry  | 33,413  | 34.8%  | 5,199  | 38,612  | 50.4  |

| Labour Co-op | Val Shawcross | 31,352  | 32.7%  | 6,671  | 38,023  | 49.6  |

| Liberal Democrats | Richard Howard  | 9,967  | 10.4%  |  |  |  |

| Independent | Andrew Pelling | 6,807  | 7.1%  |  |  |  |

| Green | Peter Underwood  | 6,193  | 6.5%  |  |  |  |

| Taking the Initiative | Farah London  | 5,768  | 6.0%  |  |  |  |

| Independent | Winston McKenzie | 1,324  | 1.4%  |  |  |  |

| Independent | Gavin Palmer  | 1,114  | 1.2%  |  |  |  |

Total votes | 97,458  |  |
Registered electors | 280,960  |  |
| Conservative win
Croydon Council Election 2022: South Croydon (3)[5] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Maria Gatland*  | 1,898  |  |
| Conservative | Jason Perry*  | 1,872  |  |
| Conservative | Michael Neal*  | 1,688  |  |
| Labour | Bridget Galloway  | 1,378  |  |
| Labour | Joshua Andrew  | 1,359  |  |
| Labour | Tariq Hafeez  | 1,196  |  |
| Green | Steve Harris  | 682  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Martin Drake  | 668  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Bishopp  | 659  |  |
| Green | Nayan Patel  | 605  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Keith Miller  | 529  |  |
| Green | Marc Richards  | 508  |  |
| UKIP | Kathleen Garner  | 117  |  |
Turnout | 4,788  | 38.41  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

### 2018 election[edit]

Croydon Council Election 2018: South Croydon (3)[6] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Maria Gatland | 2,345  | 18.02  |
| Conservative | Michael Neal  | 2,169  | 16.67  |
| Conservative | Jason Perry  | 2,108  | 16.20  |
| Labour | Stella Nabukeera  | 1,633  | 12.55  |
| Labour | Matthew Dimas Hill  | 1,606  | 12.34  |
| Labour | Paul Martin Waddell  | 1,575  | 12.11  |
| Green | Stephen Harris  | 442  | 3.40  |
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Thomas Albert Bishopp  | 438  | 3.37  |
| Green | Saima Raza  | 395  | 3.04  |
| Green | Marc Richards  | 339  | 2.61  |
| Liberal Democrats | Toby William Keynes  | 294  | 2.26  |
| Independent | Mark Robin Lionel Samuel  | 104  | 0.80  |
Majority  | 475  | 3.65  |
Turnout | 4,719  | 40.08  |
Registered electors | 11,774  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

### 2014 election[edit]

Croydon Council Election 2014: Croham[7] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Maria Gatland | 2,042  |  |
| Conservative | Michael Neal  | 1,910  |  |
| Conservative | Jason Perry  | 1,803  |  |
| Labour | Christopher Clark  | 1,100  |  |
| Labour | Paul Waddell  | 1,099  |  |
| Labour | Claudine Reid  | 1,011  |  |
| UKIP | Kathleen Garner  | 629  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Bishopp  | 587  |  |
| Green | Tracey Hague  | 515  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Ben Devlin  | 505  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | John Jefkins  | 500  |  |
| Green | Gordon Halliday  | 479  |  |
| Green | Sasha Khan  | 474  |  |
| Putting Croydon First  | Mark Samuel  | 191  |  |
| Independent | Tony Martin  | 97  |  |
Turnout | 4,315  | 41.10%  |  25.94%
Registered electors | 11,318  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

### 2010 election[edit]

Croydon Council Election 2010: Croham Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Maria Gatland | 3,389  |  |
| Conservative | Michael Neal  | 3,070  |  |
| Conservative | Jason Perry  | 2,804  |  |
| Labour | Natalie Allen  | 1,806  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | John Jefkins  | 1,795  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Martin Camden  | 1,778  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Simon Rix  | 1,758  |  |
| Labour | Martin Angus  | 1,512  |  |
| Labour | Adam Bonner  | 1,343  |  |
| Green | Stephen Harris  | 538  |  |
| Green | Muriel Passmore  | 507  |  |
| UKIP | William Bailey  | 444  |  |
| Green | Marc Richards  | 433  |  |
| Putting Croydon First  | Mark Samuel  | 218  |  |
Turnout | 7,582  | 67.04%  |  25.64%
Registered electors | 11,309  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

### 2006 election[edit]

Croydon Council Election 2006: Croham Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Maria Gatland | 2,590  |  |
| Conservative | Michael Neal  | 2,418  |  |
| Conservative | Jason Perry  | 2,378  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Bishopp  | 861  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Sheelagh Crampton  | 739  |  |
| Labour | Laura Doughty  | 722  |  |
| Labour | Paul Anderson  | 697  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Edward Maxfield  | 609  |  |
| Green | Stephen Harris  | 569  |  |
| Labour | James Mburu  | 566  |  |
| UKIP | William Bailey  | 206  |  |
| The People's Choice  | Evelyn Lane  | 113  |  |
| The People's Choice  | Debra Cannam  | 112  |  |
| The People's Choice  | Mark Samuel  | 96  |  |
Turnout | 4,460  | 41.4%  |  2.7%
Registered electors | 10,785  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

### 2002 election[edit]

Croydon Council Election 2002: Croham (3)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Maria R. Gatland  | 2,100  |  |
| Conservative | Jason S. Perry  | 2,008  |  |
| Conservative | Michael A. Neal  | 1,984  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Graham T. Dare  | 1,232  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Sarah J. Newton  | 1,192  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Gavin T. Howard-Jones  | 1,171  |  |
| Labour | Laura T. Doughty  | 681  |  |
| Labour | Stephen C. Moyse  | 647  |  |
| Labour | Louise F. Szpera  | 583  |  |
| UKIP | Brian P. Alchorn  | 106  |  |
| UKIP | Kathleen Garner  | 93  |  |
| Peoples Choice  | Evelyn J. Lane  | 90  |  |
| Peoples Choice  | Donald Pearce  | 71  |  |
| Peoples Choice  | Mark R.L. Samuel  | 58  |  |
Turnout | 4,121  | 38.7  |  1.3%
Registered electors | 10,639  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

### 1998 election[edit]

Croydon Council Election 1998: Coulsdon East (3)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Christopher Wright  | 2,234  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Ian R. Atkins  | 2,122  |  |
| Conservative | Jason S. Perry  | 2,112  |  |
| Conservative | Brian A. Udell  | 2,106  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Michael T.A. Bishopp  | 1,935  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Mark B. Goodrich  | 1,867  |  |
| Labour | Maggie Conway  | 474  |  |
| Labour | Charles King  | 431  |  |
| Labour | Michael T. Ryan  | 410  |  |
Majority  |  |  |
Turnout |  |  |
Registered electors |  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

### 1994 election[edit]

Croydon Council Election 1994: Coulsdon East (3)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Christopher Wright  | 2,228  |  |
| Conservative | Christine A. Prentice  | 2,105  |  |
| Conservative | Jason S. Perry  | 2,091  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Ian R. Atkins  | 1,597  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | John P. Callen  | 1,547  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Keith C. Jacobs  | 1,408  |  |
| Labour | Margaret Conway  | 736  |  |
| Labour | Michael P. J. Phelan  | 608  |  |
| Labour | Syed M. Hassan  | 570  |  |
Majority  | 494  |  |
Turnout |  |  |
Registered electors |  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Jason Perry elected as first mayor in historic night for Croydon". Newsroom. Retrieved 2022-05-07.
2. ^ "Croydon Conservative Councillors elect new leadership team | Croydon Conservatives". 2021-11-17. Archived from the original on 2021-11-17. Retrieved 2022-05-07.
3. ^ "Meet your 2022 Conservative Mayoral Candidate!". Croydon Conservatives. 12 October 2021. Retrieved 2022-05-07.
4. ^ "Croydon Mayor Election 2022 Candidates and Results". BBC News. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
5. ^ "South Croydon 2022 election results | Croydon Council". www.croydon.gov.uk. Retrieved 2022-05-08.
6. ^ "Declaration of Results - Local Elections 2018" (PDF). Croydon Council. Retrieved 25 Jun 2018.
7. ^ "London Borough Election Results 2014" (PDF). London Datastore. Retrieved 10 April 2018.