Margaret Bird is honoured to have been selected as the Conservative Candidate in the new ward of Old Coulsdon alongside Steve Hollands having represented Coulsdon East since 2014 , She has lived in Coulsdon East for over 35 years.

Simon Brew worked as a technical consultant and project manager for IBM for nearly 30 years, and he still runs a small PC maintenance business.

Richard Chatterjee has been a Shirley Councillor since 2002 and is a civil servant with 16 years’ previous service as a hospital pharmacist. He has lived in Croydon since the age of 3 and has continued to be an active member of Woodside Baptist Church for 40 years.

Gareth Streeter first moved to the Shirley area in 1999 originally to serve as a youth worker in a local church. Over the years, he has been involved in a range of projects and activities in the community.

Jason Cummings has been a Croydon Central resident for over 20 years. Married to Rachel, two teenage children. First elected in 2010 after career in general management, local church member and volunteer at floating homeless shelter. I play lower league cricket as a wicketkeeper.

Living in Croydon all of my life has instilled a strong sense of passion for Croydon and it's future.

Mark is the Chairman of the Croydon Conservative Federation. He works as a Secondary School Librarian and has worked in Libraries for 19 years. He lives in New Addington and has lived in the Croydon area since 2006. He has also stood as a council candidate in Croydon three times.

Ola Kolade is Deputy Chairman for Membership & Fundraising at Croydon Conservatives. He’s lived in Croydon for 20 years, currently works in Corporate Responsibility and a trustee for a national youth & community charity.

Ben is Head of Campaigning at Croydon Conservatives. Currently a teacher at a secondary school, Ben has worked in the campaigning department at CCHQ and in Parliament for a number of MPs.

Dan Edwardson is Branch Development Officer responsible for keeping our branches healthy. He has lived in Croydon for over 6 years, is an IT Manager by day and is life long Tory