Andy Stranack

Selsdon Vale & Forestdale
Shadow Cabinet Member for Community Safety and Resilience

Andy Stranack has been active in the Forestdale and Selsdon area for twenty years. He previously managed the Selsdon Contact Charity, providing neighbourhood services to elderly and vulnerable people living in and around the Selsdon and Forestdale area. Over the last 20 years he has lived on Littleheath Road, Woodpecker Mount, Markfield and Newlands Wood. He helped to set up, and is currently CEO of, the Ment4 charity in Croydon that provides intensive mentoring support to young people in the criminal justice system, excluded from mainstream education and/or suffering from mental health problems.

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Badsha Quadir

Badsha Quadir

Selsdon Vale & Forestdale
Shadow Cabinet Deputy for Transport, Environment and Regeneration

Badsha is a successful local businessman who lives with his wife and three children in Purley where he has been a resident for 34 years. Since being elected in 2010, Badsha has promoted Purley regeneration and a safer and cleaner Purley.

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Selsdon

Selsdon is currently split into two wards, largely down Addington Road and Selsdon Park Road. Please see the correct page for your ward.

Selsdon Vale & Forestdale

Badsha, Andy 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.

Shadow Cabinet

As the opposition on Croydon Council, the Conservatives form a Shadow Cabinet to scrutinise and challenge the Labour Councillors. Please find more information about our current Shadow Cabinet here.

News

Andy Attends New Weekly Community Meeting in New Addington

Cllr. Andy Stranack (Shadow Cabinet Member for Safer Croydon, Communities and Business Recovery) joined with community and faith groups, Met Police Officers, representatives from Pathfinders and CVA along with individual residents and local community groups.

Andy Meets With Palace for Life Team

Cllr Andy Stranack (Shadow Cabinet Member for Safer Croydon, Communities and Business Recovery) met with the Palace for Life Team last week to hear about all the amazing charity does to provide services to local residents in Croydon and the wider South London area. Andy commented:-

What You Missed from Croydon's Cabinet Meeting - 16/08/2021

If you weren’t able to attend Croydon’s Cabinet meeting held last night, then fear not! Your Conservative Councillors were holding the Failing Labour Council to account – as we will keep doing. Here are the top five highlights:

A Reduction in Library Services

Andy listens to the positive impact on the community of local Rotary Club

Last week Cllr. Andy Stranack (Shadow Cabinet Member for Safer Croydon, Communities and Business Recovery) met with Wendy Parr from Sanderstead and Selsdon Rotary Club to hear about the positive work that local Rotarians have undertaken during the COVID crisis and throughout the year.

Flag Raising Ceremony for the new Progress LBGT+ Flag

This morning the Croydon Conservatives proudly attended the Flag Raising Ceremony outside Croydon Townhall, for our towns new Progress LGBT+ Flag. 

We were delighted to donate towards the needed funds, as a part of a fundraiser to purchase this new flag for our town!