Purley

Purley

The Purley area is split into two wards for Croydon Council, Purley & Woodcote and Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown.

Please use our map to find the relevant ward for you, and find out more about what we are doing in your area!

People
Simon Brew

Simon Brew

Purley & Woodcote
Croydon Council Conservative Group Secretary
Simon Brew has lived in Purley & Kenley for over 40 years and raised his three children here, and he now has eight grand-children.
Samir Dwesar

Samir Dwesar

Purley & Woodcote
Samir has lived in and around Purley his whole life. His family has been in Croydon for over 50 years and he attended local schools. He has been involved in local politics for a number of years and is looking forward to working to have a Council which positively delivers for residents.
Ramsey

Holly Ramsey

Purley & Woodcote
Holly lives in Purley and Woodcote, and has been concerned about the increasing number of developments in the area. Her priority is making sure that Purley sees the right developments taking place that preserve the character of the area.
Endri Llabuti

Endri Llabuti

Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown
Endri has lived in Croydon since 2015 - passionate about community service and the environment. He has volunteered in local projects and mentored graduates from disadvantaged backgrounds.
Alasdair Stewart

Alasdair Stewart

Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown
Vice Chairman, Scrutiny & Overview Committee
Chairman, Scrutiny Streets and Environment Sub-Committee
Alasdair has lived in Purley Oaks and Riddlesdown since 2016. In the past, he has run his own business, and worked in the public and private sectors. For the last decade, he has held senior roles in national and local charities, including here in Croydon.
See Also

Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown

Endri and Alasdair are working hard in Purley Oaks and Riddlesdown, listening to local residents and acting on their concerns.

News

465 new trees to be planted in Croydon's southern wards

A few years ago, the Council started planting lots of trees in the North & Centre of the borough, but the South was strangely omitted from the calculations, despite the large number of trees being cut down every month as a result of the reckless approval of so many entirely inappropriate plannin

Brighton Road to be closed 26-27 August

I have received the following information about a road closure of Brighton Road: "I am writing to inform you that FMCONWAY , on behalf of Croydon Council, will shortly be commencing resurfacing at the location/s and date/s below: Date: 26TH & 27TH August 2021 between 20:00-05:00 To enable the

Let's vote for Purley BID!

Purley BID has been shortlisted in the Croydon Business Resilience Awards for its “Community Collaboration in response to COVID-19”. Simon Cripps, Chair of Purley BID says, We are really proud of the work we have done over the past 18 months supporting Purley and the wider business commu