Purley & Woodcote

PWC

Simon, Samir and James 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.

We're making sure that Purley and Woodcote has very strong representation in the town hall.

We are delighted to meet residents by appointment to discuss any local issues; please contact us to make arrangements.

People
Jason Perry

Jason Perry

Mayor of Croydon
Leader of the Conservative Group, Croydon Council
Jason Perry is the Directly Elected Executive Mayor of Croydon. He lives in South Croydon and previously served as a Croydon Councillor since 1994.
Chris Philp MP

Chris Philp

Member of Parliament for Croydon South
Shadow Home Secretary
Since being first elected in 2015, 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 video on this page shows.Before being elected, I set up and ran my own businesses.
Simon Brew

Simon Brew

Purley & Woodcote
Croydon Council Conservative Group Secretary
Simon Brew has lived in Purley & Kenley for over 40 years and his three children all went to local schools. He is a motor-cycling enthusiast, tries to keep fit by swimming, and plays duplicate Bridge at the Purley Sports Club.
Samir Dwesar

Samir Dwesar

Purley & Woodcote
I have lived in and around Purley for my whole life.
James Hillam

James Hillam

Purley & Woodcote
I’m James Hillam, a Croydon resident and Conservative campaigner who is proud to have been selected for Purley and Woodcote. This ward means a great deal to me as I grew up locally, went to school here, and continue to be deeply involved in the community.
See Also

Croydon South

In 2023, the Boundary Commission for England announced its final recommendations for new Parliamentary Constituencies in England, including here in Croydon. Croydon South has lost Waddon and Selsdon and gained Park Hill & Whitgift as part of the review.

Purley

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!

Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown

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

News

A road safety win: A new pedestrian crossing on Pampisford Road

In July 2024, I presented a petition to full Council calling for a pedestrian crossing on Pampisford Road working with local resident, Jack after he showed me some terrible footage showing vehicles mounting the road to overtake traffic – and since becoming a councillor, so many residents have told m

A visit to the Purley monthly street market

It was lovely to pop by to the Purley Street Market, which takes place on the last Saturday of the month, joined by one of my council colleagues, Cllr Yvette Hopley from nearby Sanderstead. Especially pleased to see Crumbology (@crumbology_uk on Instagram), a Purley-based cookie business set up

Purley Vale added to the highways repair programme!

I was disappointed to see the state of the road surface on Purley Vale and a number of residents raised this with me when door knocking in the area. I am pleased that following conversations with Council officers, it has been agreed that Purley Vale has been added to the 2026/27 reserved resurf

Reedham Drive & Woodcote Valley Road getting resurfaced this month

One of our key priorities for Purley & Woodcote is more road resurfacing, which was practically non-existent under the previous Labour administration.Over the last four years under Mayor Perry and this Conservative administration, one thing is we have seen a real increase in local road resurfaci

Funding for Reedham Station improvements

The Council has committed some Section 106 funding for improvements at Reedham Station which is welcomed. The amount (£25,000) is relatively modest and will cover some initial design work and a limited package of improvements rather than major accessibility and capacity upgrades. It is, ho

PURLEY POOL - GLA clears plans in another major step forward

I’m delighted to share some fantastic on the future of Purley Leisure Centre - just in time for Christmas.Three weeks ago, I let you know that the plans had been approved by Croydon Council and referred to the Greater London Authority (“GLA”) for final sign-off, which is a requirement for major deve

Purley BID secures renewal: A strong mandate for the next five years

We were so pleased to hear that the Purley Business Improvement District (Purley BID) has been renewed for another five-year term following a renewal vote amongst Purley businesses. The mandate is overwhelming with 70% of businesses voting in favour of renewal, including 90% in favour by rateab

Supporting a defibrillator in Purley & Woodcote

I was pleased to see the below planning application come in from JCDecaux:25/03838/FUL | The installation of a multifunctional communication Hub including defibrillator and advertisement display.

Hereward Avenue street lighting increased

Following a resident reaching out to me about poor street lighting on the footpath between Pampisford Road and Hereward Avenue, I'm pleased to confirm that Council officers have agreed with my request to increase the street lighting levels to 100% in this area, as part of their variant lighting leve