Claim: The top three spots of the 2002 Croydon London Borough Council election in Purley was dominated by the Conservatives, followed by the Labour Party.
Evidence: Conservative Graham J. Bass 2,099 Conservative Derek G. Millard 2,056 Conservative Donald S. Speakman 1,985 Labour Beata Brooks 696 Labour Suren D. Pandita-Gunawardena 658 Liberal Democrats Gordon E. Burnett 654 Labour Barry G. Paterson 642 Liberal Democrats Pamela A. Randall 604 Liberal Democrats Mervyn R. Gatland 566