A little about the team.....

Graham Bass is a long-time resident of Purley. Married with four children, he is now retired from a career in the oil industry and computing. A Purley Councillor since 1992, Graham is deputy spokesman for Social Services. He is also a member of the Healthy Croydon Partnership, Education Scrutiny, and the new Purley Hospital Steering Group. Graham serves as a governor of Woodcote High and is President of the Purley and Woodcote Residents’ Association.

Derek Millard, a retired Actuary and Stockbroker, has always lived in Purley. He is married to Bunty. A Councillor since 1986 he was Deputy Mayor of Croydon in 1992/93. He was the founding Chairman of the Purley Neighbourhood Partnership, enjoys being a Woodcote High School governor, and is a Past President of Purley Rotary Club. He sits on the Corporate Services Committee and on its Pensions Sub-Committee. He looks forward with pleasure to representing Purley residents for the next four years.

Donald Speakman has for many years been an enthusiastic campaigner for the development of Purley. He is a Management Consultant, resident of Purley and is married with one son. As a member of the Scrutiny and Overview Committee, Donald has held the Council to account for the benefit of Purley residents. If re-elected on the 4th May he will continue to fight, as your elected representative, for more Council resources for Purley and to end the waste of Council taxpayers’ money.