# Jason Perry (politician)

Jason Stephen Perry is a Conservative Party politician who has served as the directly elected Mayor of Croydon, a Borough within London, since 2022. 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.
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. 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.
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 served as a Deputy Leader of the Croydon Council Conservative Group from 2017 to 2020.

## Electoral history
### 2022 election

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 | Party | Candidate | 1st round | 1st round | 2nd round | 2nd round | 2nd round | 1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Total | Of round | Transfers | Total | Of round | 1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 97,458 | | | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 280,960 | | | | | |
| | Conservative win | Conservative win | Conservative win | Conservative win | Conservative win | Conservative win | Conservative win | Conservative win |
Croydon Council Election 2022: South Croydon (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 4,788 | 38.41 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### 2018 election

Croydon Council Election 2018: South Croydon (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | 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 | Majority | Majority | 475 | 3.65 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,719 | 40.08 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,774 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### 2014 election

Croydon Council Election 2014: Croham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 4,315 | 41.10% | 25.94% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,318 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2010 election

Croydon Council Election 2010: Croham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 7,582 | 67.04% | 25.64% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,309 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2006 election

Croydon Council Election 2006: Croham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 4,460 | 41.4% | 2.7% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,785 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2002 election

Croydon Council Election 2002: Croham (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 4,121 | 38.7 | 1.3% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,639 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 1998 election

Croydon Council Election 1998: Coulsdon East (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | 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 | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### 1994 election

Croydon Council Election 1994: Coulsdon East (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | 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 | Majority | Majority | 494 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |