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. Following the election of Jason as Mayor, Danielle was elected in a by-election in 2022. Maria, Michael and Danielle are passionate about securing the best possible future for South Croydon, and making sure that we have a South Croydon to be proud of.

Campaigns

Stop the Brighton Road Traffic Chaos!

We have been contacted by large numbers of residents about about Labour’s proposals to segregate the cycle lane and bus lane, with barriers, along the entire length of Brighton Road.
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.
Danielle Denton

Danielle Denton

South Croydon
Federation Property Officer
Danielle Denton is one of the three local Conservative councillors for South Croydon ward.  South Croydon really matters to her. She has worked in South Croydon for over 30 years, and was a founding member of the South Croydon Business Association.
Maria Gatland

Maria Gatland

South Croydon
Cabinet Member for Children and Young People
Maria Gatland has lived and worked in South Croydon for more than 30 years. During that time she helped run the family business and cared for her husband during his long illness. Maria has worked hard to help and support residents in her ward since 2002.
Michael Neal

Michael Neal

South Croydon
Chairman, Planning Committee
Federation Constituency Officer (Croydon South)
Michael Neal has been a South Croydon councillor since 2018, having previously represented Croham, which covered much of the South Croydon area since 2002. He has lived in Croydon since 1985 and is married and has two children who went to local schools.
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.

News

Disgraced ex-Leader Tony Newman allowed back into Croydon Labour

Tony Newman - under whose leadership Croydon Council went bankrupt - is allowed back into Croydon Labour after his suspension was reportedly lifted earlier this month.What's more, it has been revealed that their Mayoral candidate is a Newman campaigner and supporter.Croydon Labour haven’t changed.

Danielle visits Sabores da Terra

I was delighted to pop in to Sabores da Terra which has recently opened in South Croydon in the former Earl of Eldon pub (63 Brighton Road, CR2 6ED). Previously based in Purley, Sabores is a Portuguese café, shop and deli full of lots of exciting goodies.

Meeting with Chair and Vice Chair of the Youth Assembly

It was a pleasure last week to meet with the Chair and Vice Chair of the Youth Assembly As the Cabinet Member for Childrens Services I reassured them that the Youth Assembly will continue with funding in place despite all the misinformation on social mediaI look forward to further meetings with

270 Selsdon Road problems continue

Just before the last local elections in May 22 the former Labour Administration granted permission to replace the family home at 270 Selsdon road with a block of flats despite residents objections and my objection as ward councillor.

Grass Cutting South Croydon Ward

It was so lovely walking with my dog this morning to see the grass cut and the banks strimmed along Selsdon road early in the season.

Bus Shelters

Labour removed the bus shelters before the last local elections with no viable plans in place to replace them. Labour left an incredible mess for us to clear up.Great to see the Conservative Administration has brought them back to our streets working with TFL.

Croydon Foster Week

It’s great to hear that Croydon Council is launching its first ever Croydon Fostering Week, an urgent awareness campaign highlighting the critical shortage of foster carers in the borough.

Ofsted inspection of Croydon Local Authority Childrens Services

As the Cabinet Member for Childrens Services I was so pleased that our services to our children and young people in Croydon  has been rated as Good by Ofsted. My thanks to our fantastic staff who work with passion and dedication for our children and families in Croydon.

Visit to Croydon's First Fostering Hub

I had the privilege recently of visiting Croydon Councils first Fostering HubOur brilliant foster carers look after  our children who come into the care of the Council.