Purley was an electoral ward in the London Borough of Croydon from 1965 to 2018.

It returned three councillors to Croydon London Borough Council.

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

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

[4] There was a revision of ward boundaries in Croydon in 1978.