Less than 600 votes separated Conservative Jason Perry and Labour candidate Val Shawcross
Croydon's Conservatives have bucked the trend in London by winning the borough's first mayoralty.
In a close contest, Labour's Val Shawcross picked up 6,617 second preferences, giving her a total of 38,023. As he left the stage, he shared an emotional embrace with his wife, Melanie, and son William, who also shed a tear as he congratulated his father and told him "she would be so proud".A family embrace between new Mayor of Croydon Jason Perry, his son William and wife Melanie
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