The top three spots of the 2002 Croydon London Borough Council election in Purley was dominated by the Conservatives, followed by the Labour Party.
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 
