Samir Dwesar

Purley & Woodcote

I have lived in and around Purley for my whole life. My family have been in Croydon for over 50 years and I attended local schools. 

I pride myself on being an accessible, active (and at times persistent) ward councillor who lives and breathes casework, working effectively with residents' associations, the Purley BID, the Purley & Woodcote Safer Neighbourhood Team and others. 

My key priorities are fighting overdevelopment in Purley & Woodcote and preserving its special character, supporting Mayor Perry with district centre regeneration and getting a new leisure centre for Purley and ensuring that residents' streets are cleaned and bins collected without significant issues. 

I'm also passionate about education and strengthening communities through opportunities for children and young people, having previously worked on social mobility and apprenticeships policy and want Croydon to be seen as a borough for the next generation. 

My day job is in government relations working for a major bank and outside of work/politics, I enjoy seeing the world, learning Spanish and international television and cinema.

If you are a Purley & Woodcote resident and want to get in touch, please do not hesitate to email me at [email protected].  

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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!

News

Samir work shadows at Coulsdon Banking Hub

Earlier this month, I had the privilege of work shadowing at the Coulsdon Banking Hub. My day job is for Santander so I went to the Banking Hub, with my two hats on. Each day a different bank has a member of staff on site.

Fantastic Purley litter pick on Saturday

I enjoyed attending the Purley BID litter pick which takes place, on average once a quarter, where I joined BID stalwarts, Simon and Catherine as well as Purley in Bloom volunteers who are gearing up for the upcoming London in Bloom and Britain in Bloom competitions!It was also fab to meet Jonathan,

Samir meets SGN to convey disappointment

Yesterday I met with representatives from SGN following several complaints from residents since they started their programme of works this year to replace and repair gas pipes across much of Purley & Woodcote.I was very clear in my disappointment with SGN, including: A failure to provide su

Purley Food Hub: What they need in June

Based at the Purley United Reform Church, the Purley Food Hub is entirely volunteer-run. The service provides free food parcels for individuals and families living in CR8 (Purley), CR2 (South Croydon), CR5 (Coulsdon) and CR0 4 (Waddon).

Flats at 93 Woodcote Valley Road refused

I'm pleased to hear that the application for 6 flats at 93 Woodcote Valley Road has been refused.I strongly objected to this and I'm grateful to the 88 objectors who joined me, along with the Purley & Woodcote Residents Association and Chris Philp MP.I am encouraged by the Council officers' robu

Downlands Road is getting resurfaced

Increased road resurfacing has been a key priority and I'm pleased that we have seen an increased number of Purley & Woodcote roads resurfaced or about to be following lobbying from ward councillors and with the support of Mayor Perry. I'm pleased that Downlands Road is one of them and that

The Purley Blitz comes to town!

We’re very pleased to see the Mayor’s Blitz squad head to Purley on Monday 19th May as part of his Cleaner Croydon campaign to restore pride in the borough. The three-week blitz will be centred around the district centre, with a range of targeted activity, from tackling flytipping to removing g

Upcoming HADRA & PWRA AGMs

The two main resident associations in our ward, the Hartley & District Residents Association (HADRA) and the Purley & Woodcote Residents Association (PWRA) have their Annual General Meetings (AGMs).