# Purley (ward)

Purley was an electoral ward in the London Borough of Croydon from 1965 to 2018. The ward was first used in the 1964 elections and last used at the 2014 elections. It returned three councillors to Croydon London Borough Council.

## 2002–2018 Croydon council elections

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Croydon in 2002.

### 2014 election

The election took place on 22 May 2014.
2014 Croydon London Borough Council election: Purley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Simon Brew | 2,248 |
| | Conservative | Donald Speakman | 1,989 |
| | Conservative | Badsha Quadir | 1,878 |
| | Labour | Paola Bagnall | 879 |
| | Labour | Peter Horah | 842 |
| | Labour | Simbiat Longe | 684 |
| | UKIP | Laura Stringer | 556 |
| | UKIP | Georgina Guillem | 552 |
| | Green | Elizabeth Marsden | 443 |
| | Green | Simon Desorgher | 409 |
| | Green | Marion Warner | 339 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jill George | 312 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anthony Tucker | 295 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Neil Makwana | 241 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### 2010 election

The election on 6 May 2010 took place on the same day as the United Kingdom general election.
2010 Croydon London Borough Council election: Purley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Graham Bass | 3,573 | |
| | Conservative | Donald Speakman | 3,328 | |
| | Conservative | Badsha Quadir | 3,074 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gordon Burnett | 1,495 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Margaret Burnett | 1,495 | |
| | Labour | Philip Alexander | 1,488 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Olive Abdey | 1,462 | |
| | Labour | Abigail Coombs | 1,170 | |
| | Labour | Qaiyum Khan | 1,126 | |
| | UKIP | Kathleen Garner | 506 | |
| | Green | Anne Martin | 466 | |
| | Green | Simon Desorgher | 391 | |
| | Green | Harris Bokhari | 372 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,271 | 68.0% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,691 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### 2006 election

The election took place on 4 May 2006.
2006 Croydon London Borough Council election: Purley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Graham Bass | 2,768 | 53.9 |
| | Conservative | Derek Millard | 2,631 | |
| | Conservative | Donald Speakman | 2,488 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kathleen Austin | 786 | 15.3 |
| | Labour | Colin Bagnall | 700 | 13.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gordon Burnett | 670 | |
| | Green | Simon Desorgher | 599 | 11.7 |
| | Labour | Maria Khan | 528 | |
| | Labour | Suren Pandita | 495 | |
| | UKIP | Kathleen Garner | 280 | 5.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,159 | 41.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,161 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### 2002 election

The election took place on 2 May 2002.
2002 Croydon London Borough Council election: Purley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Graham Bass | 2,099 | | |
| | Conservative | Derek Millard | 2,056 | | |
| | Conservative | Donald Speakman | 1,985 | | |
| | Labour | Beata Brooks | 696 | | |
| | Labour | Suren Pandita-Gunawardena | 658 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gordon Burnett | 654 | | |
| | Labour | Barry Paterson | 642 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pamela Randall | 604 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mervyn Gatland | 566 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
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## 1978–2002 Croydon council elections

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Croydon in 1978.

### 1998 election

The election took place on 7 May 1998.
1998 Croydon London Borough Council election: Purley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Graham Bass | 2,367 |
| | Conservative | Derek Millard | 2,351 |
| | Conservative | Phillip Thomas | 2,170 |
| | Labour | Ian Smith | 811 |
| | Labour | Douglas Mantell | 782 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sarah Newton | 782 |
| | Labour | Kandaswami Parameswaran | 759 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pamela Randall | 739 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jenefer Riley | 716 |
| | UKIP | Kathleen Serter | 126 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |