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From 2002 to May 2018 each parliamentary constituency in Croydon was made up of exactly eight wards, all fully contained within it. Shortly after taking control in 2014 Croydon Labour requested a review of the local authority boundaries. This has resulted in each ward in the borough changing, and the size of wards become much more varied, each contraining one, two or three councillors. As a result, the wards can no longer fit neatly into the three parliamentary constituencies and a number now appear in two parliamentary constituences.

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Croydon South covers the south-western part of the London Borough of Croydon. 

Here are some of the local issues which Chris has been working on.

Fighting Labour’s Planning Mess
For some time, Croydon’s Labour-run council has been granting planning permissions indiscriminately. Over 90% of all applications are getting approved by the Planning Committee. In particular, they are routinely allowing family housing to be destroyed and replaced with small blocks of flats. Neighbouring Boroughs Bromley and Sutton do not allow this, and there is nothing in national policy that requires it either. We do need more homes, but blocks of flats should go on brownfield sites and in Croydon town centre. The council would then have no reason to destroy houses in suburban areas, which changes the character of the area and removes much-needed homes for families. They should not destroy any family homes until all the brownfield sites in the Borough have been used – which we are at least 10-15 years away from doing.

Chris has been vehemently opposed to the Labour run council’s damaging planning policies and Chris will continue to fight to stop the further loss of family homes and green spaces.

Better care at Croydon hospitals
Chris successfully been lobbied the Health Secretary for the £25 million needed for a new A&E department at Croydon University Hospital (Mayday). The Health Secretary agreed, and the new A&E was officially opened in May 2019. The new A&E will give the hospital almost twice as much space to provide better care for patients. The new A&E also has more private and better facilities for patients, as well as better treatment for children.

Purley War Memorial Hospital is also looking after people better. In 2014 Purley Hospital entirely cut the morning opening hours of its Minor Injury Unit / GP Hub. Chris campaigned with local residents for the hours to be extended again. They succeeded in 2017 and the Unit is open 8am to 8pm every day of the year, ready to treat everything short of a fracture.

Funding for more police
Under Sadiq Khan the level of violent crime in London has skyrocketed, and Croydon is no exception to this. We need to do more to keep our streets and the people living here safe from violence and knife crime. The Government has recently increased national police funding for 20,000 extra Police Officers across the UK over the next three years. Chris calculates that Croydon will get about 130 of these, an increase of 15% in the borough’s force, and have been successfully lobbying the Government to make sure that Croydon gets its fair share. Chris is now campaigning for a Police base in the Coulsdon / Purley area.

This extra spending is only been possible because of the responsible approach of the last few years, and the economic growth we have had.

Stopping the Purley skyscraper
In December 2016, the Labour-run Council granted planning permission for a 17-floor skyscraper to be built in Purley. It was the wrong choice. The skyscraper would be completely out of character with the area and was overwhelmingly opposed by people living locally.

Over 9,000 residents and seven Residents Associations have campaigned with Chris against the decision. Thanks to our efforts, the Government ‘Called In’ the planning application and the Secretary of State overturned the council’s decision. However, the Sky Skyscraper’s developers launched a legal challenge against the decision, and so there is now a further review. An independent Planning Inspector will now decide whether the skyscraper should be cancelled.

A Directly Elected Mayor for Croydon
Chris backing the resident-led petition for a Directly Elected Mayor for Croydon. Croydon’s Governance system is broken. The Labour council routinely ignore us, especially on planning. This is because they can win the town hall based on a few marginal seats in the centre of the Borough. So they ignore everyone else. A group of residents’ associations from across the Borough wants to fix this by changing the way Croydon is run to a Directly Elected Executive Mayor (DEM) model – where we directly elect an Executive Mayor. This means all our votes would count equally, and whoever runs the town hall will have to listen to everyone if they want to win. If about 14,000 signatures are collected, the council has to hold a referendum on adopting a DEM. Please go to the Residents’ Group’s website and donate to their campaign and/or download their petition sheet (it has to be done on paper). Please get as many of your neighbours to sign as possible and post it back.

Donate here: http://www.democ.org.uk/about-us/make-a-donation
Download the petition forms here: http://www.democ.org.uk/sign-petition

Croydon Schools
Chris has been lobbying for more funding for Croydon Schools and next year Croydon they will get a 7% increase – the second highest in the country – if the Conservatives are re-elected.

Fixing our trains
The appalling service on Southern Rail in the past few years has largely been a result of appalling mismanagement from Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) and industrial action from the RMT. However, another reason things have been so bad is that the tracks and points are failing. So Chris led a campaign in Parliament to update the railway – which included personally meeting the Prime Minister on the issue. A £350m investment was secured and work started in April 2017. Chris was also able to secure compensation season ticket holders as a small gesture of acknowledgement that the service they paid for had not been delivered. Chris has been maintaining pressure on GTR and the RMT the avoid further strike periods like those we saw in 2016 and 2017.

These steps have meant that the service – while not perfect – has improved a lot.

But we can’t stop there. Chris believes we need to remove the franchise from Southern/GTR, who are inept. Chris also wants to see legislation making strike action on the trains harder. And we need to invest a further £1 billion to increase the line’s capacity, by widening the track around East Croydon and increasing the number of platforms there to eight. Chris will keep pushing hard for these things.

People
Chris Philp

Chris Philp

MP for Croydon South
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Digital Economy

Since being elected six years ago I have tried to be an active and energetic local MP, and I hope you have seen this. I aim to deliver real results for our neighbourhood, as the box on this page shows.

Neil Garratt Headshot

Neil Garratt

Croydon & Sutton GLA Member

Neil is Croydon & Sutton's GLA Member. He is also a Conservative Councillor for Belmont.

See Also
Coulsdon Town

Coulsdon Town

Mario, Ian, Luke and the Coulsdon Town Conservatives are always making sure Coulsdon's voice is heard. We work hard for you both in and out of the Town Hall, ensuring Coulsdon gets the representation it deserves.

Kenley

Kenley

Gayle and Ola work hard to ensure Kenley’s green spaces and unique character is protected. 

They ensure the needs of residents are taken care of and the concerns of Kenley residents are heard; such as inappropriate planning applications, road safety & parking provisions.

Old Coulsdon

Old Coulsdon

Margaret and Nikhil work hard to make sure Old Coulsdon gets the representation it deserves in the Town Hall, standing up for residents all over Old Coulsdon. Whether it's planning, bins or anything in between, Margaret and Nikhil always work for you!

Purley & Woodcote

Purley & Woodcote

Simon, Samir and Holly are hard at work for you in Purley & Woodcote. We deal with about 40 casework items every month, ranging from missed bin collections and social services issues through to children's schooling and of course fighting for local people on planning issues.

Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown

Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown

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

Sanderstead

Sanderstead

Lynne, Yvette and Helen are hard at work in Sanderstead. Lynne, Yvette and Helen all live in Sanderstead, and understand the needs of their fellow residents.

Selsdon & Addington Village

Selsdon & Addington Village

Joseph and Robert work hard for the residents of Selsdon and Addington Village. They understand the issues local people face, and ensure they are represented in the Town Hall.

Andy Stranack & Fatima Zaman

Selsdon Vale & Forestdale

Councillors Andy Stranack, Fatima Zaman and the Selsdon Vale & Forestdale Conservatives are here for you. We work hard for our residents, ensuring they get the representation they deserve in the Town Hall, and making sure their issues are taken care of.

South Croydon

South Croydon

Danielle Denton, Maria Gatland & Michael Neal are your Conservative Councillors for South Croydon. Maria and Michael have served our community since 2002 when they were first elected alongside Mayor Jason Perry.

Simon Fox

Waddon

Councillor Simon Fox and the local Conservatives are working for Waddon all year round. If you have any issues or want to get involved contact us at Waddon@CroydonConservatives.com

News

Smitham Google Maps

Opposed: Plans To Demolish Family Homes On Smitham Downs Road for Blocks of Flats

Wednesday, 14 July, 2021

Re: 20/05370/FUL  

Talk Radio: Nationality and Borders Bill

Tuesday, 13 July, 2021

Last week we unveiled a package of policies to fix our asylum system. I was on Talk Radio with Ian Collins to discuss some of these measures.

Parliament

In Government, a new bill to curb illegal migration

Tuesday, 6 July, 2021

Today, we are introducing a bill to curb illegal migration. This will speed up the process for removing those with no right to be in the UK by clamping down on endless, repeat, and meritless legal claims while making sure we protect those in genuine need who respect the rules.

56 West Hill

Opposed: Plans To Replace Family Home On West Hill With Block Of Flats

Monday, 28 June, 2021

20/04307/FUL 

Demolition of existing dwelling and erection of 8 residential units in a 3 storey building with associated parking, cycle and refuse storage. 

56 West Hill, South Croydon, CR2 0SA.

Meeting Thames Water

"Unforgivable" - Thames Water apologise for Coulsdon sewage leak

Saturday, 19 June, 2021

Yesterday local elected representatives met with Thames Water to discuss the recent sewage leak in Coulsdon, impacting local people there and in neighbouring Chipstead.

Parsons Mead, Broad Green LTN

Croydon Labour – Still ignoring residents and raking in unfair driving fines!

Saturday, 12 June, 2021

Croydon’s failing Labour Council has developed a reputation of not listening to residents, whilst instead pushing ahead with their own agenda, despite any local fallout or upset.

Police Van

Catalytic Converter Thefts

Tuesday, 25 May, 2021

As you may be aware, there has been a lot of concern about catalytic converter thefts in our area. This isn’t just a problem for Croydon, last year 15,000 catalytic converters were reported stolen, 6,000 more than the year before.

Chris in Parliament

In Government, tackling illegal immigration

Monday, 26 April, 2021

I recently joined Priti Patel in unveiling our new plans to tackle people smuggling and protect our borders. In my role as Immigration Minister, the Home Secretary and I have been working on this for these plans for the last year.

Police Van

Police tackling catalytic converter thefts

Tuesday, 6 April, 2021

As many of you are aware, there has been a lot of concern about catalytic converter thefts in our area. This isn’t just a problem for Croydon, last year 15,000 catalytic converters were reported stolen, 6,000 more than the year before.

131 Woodcote Valley Road

Woodcote Valley application to demolish family home for flats

Thursday, 1 April, 2021

You may be aware of the below planning application for Woodcote Valley Road. I am writing to let you know that the application is being heard by the Planning Committee on: Thursday 8 April. The meeting starts at 6pm and will be held virtually.

Re: 20/04952/FUL

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