Purley (ward)

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Purley
Former electoral ward
for the Croydon London Borough Council
Purley (ward)
Purley ward boundaries from 2002 to 2018
Borough Croydon
County Greater London
Population14,607 (2011)
Electorate10,925 (1998)
Major settlements Purley
Former electoral ward
Created1978
Abolished2018
Councillors3
Replaced by
ONS code 00AHGT (2002–2018)
GSS code E05000159 (2002–2018)

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.

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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. [1]

2014 Croydon London Borough Council election: Purley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Simon Brew 2,248
Conservative Donald Speakman 1,989
Conservative Badsha Quadir 1,878
Labour Paola Bagnall879
Labour Peter Horah842
Labour Simbiat Longe684
UKIP Laura Stringer556
UKIP Georgina Guillem552
Green Elizabeth Marsden443
Green Simon Desorgher409
Green Marion Warner339
Liberal Democrats Jill George312
Liberal Democrats Anthony Tucker295
Liberal Democrats Neil Makwana241
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

2010 election

The election on 6 May 2010 took place on the same day as the United Kingdom general election. [2]

2010 Croydon London Borough Council election: Purley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Graham Bass 3,573
Conservative Donald Speakman 3,328
Conservative Badsha Quadir 3,074
Liberal Democrats Gordon Burnett1,495
Liberal Democrats Margaret Burnett1,495
Labour Philip Alexander1,488
Liberal Democrats Olive Abdey1,462
Labour Abigail Coombs1,170
Labour Qaiyum Khan1,126
UKIP Kathleen Garner506
Green Anne Martin466
Green Simon Desorgher391
Green Harris Bokhari372
Turnout 7,27168.0%
Registered electors 10,691
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

2006 election

The election took place on 4 May 2006. [3]

2006 Croydon London Borough Council election: Purley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Graham Bass 2,768 53.9
Conservative Derek Millard 2,631
Conservative Donald Speakman 2,488
Liberal Democrats Kathleen Austin78615.3
Labour Colin Bagnall70013.6
Liberal Democrats Gordon Burnett670
Green Simon Desorgher59911.7
Labour Maria Khan528
Labour Suren Pandita495
UKIP Kathleen Garner2805.5
Turnout 4,15941.0
Registered electors 10,161
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

2002 election

The election took place on 2 May 2002. [4]

2002 Croydon London Borough Council election: Purley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Graham Bass 2,099
Conservative Derek Millard 2,056
Conservative Donald Speakman 1,985
Labour Beata Brooks696
Labour Suren Pandita-Gunawardena658
Liberal Democrats Gordon Burnett654
Labour Barry Paterson642
Liberal Democrats Pamela Randall604
Liberal Democrats Mervyn Gatland566
Majority
Turnout
Conservative win (new boundaries)
Conservative win (new boundaries)
Conservative win (new boundaries)

1978–2002 Croydon council elections

Purley (ward)
Purley ward boundaries from 1978 to 2002

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

1998 election

The election took place on 7 May 1998. [5]

1998 Croydon London Borough Council election: Purley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Graham Bass 2,367
Conservative Derek Millard 2,351
Conservative Phillip Thomas 2,170
Labour Ian Smith811
Labour Douglas Mantell782
Liberal Democrats Sarah Newton782
Labour Kandaswami Parameswaran759
Liberal Democrats Pamela Randall739
Liberal Democrats Jenefer Riley716
UKIP Kathleen Serter126
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. ↑ Colombeau, Joseph (September 2014). "London Borough Council Elections: 22 May 2014" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  2. ↑ Piggott, Gareth (March 2011). "London Borough Council Elections: 6 May 2010" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  3. ↑ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (March 2007). "London Borough Council Elections: 4 May 2006" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  4. ↑ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (2002). "London Borough Council Elections: 2 May 2002" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  5. ↑ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (1998). "London Borough Council Elections: 7 May 1998" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
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