Shortlands & Park Langley

About Shortlands & Park Langley Ward

Map of SPL ward

Shortlands and Park Langley Ward (London Borough of Bromley) is represented on the Council by Councillors Felicity Bainbridge, Adam Grant and Gemma Turrell. 

In terms of parliamentary representation, it is split between the Beckenham & Penge, and the Bromley & Biggin Hill parliamentary constituencies, with Bromley & Biggin Hill (which covers the Village, Ravensbourne Valley, Queens Mead Recreation Ground as well as the streets around Bromley Garden and Ridley Road) represented by Conservative Member of Parliament Peter Fortune. The area is represented in the London Assembly by Thomas Turrell as part of the Bexley and Bromley constituency. 

If you need to contact your elected representatives but are not sure if you live in Shortlands and Park Langley ward then use the write to them website to check your postcode - https://www.writetothem.com/. 

The ward is made up of three distinct communities; Shortlands, the Park Langley estate and the Ravensbourne Valley. The ward boundaries between Scotts Lane and Westmoreland road, and from Wickham Way to Beckenham Lane, as well as up to Highland road towards Bromley. The ward includes Shortlands and Ravensbourne Railway stations, Queens Mead Recreation Ground, South Hill Woods, Kingswood Glen, sections of the Ravensbourne River and Glass Mill Pond. 

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People
Gemma Turrell

Gemma Turrell

Councillor for the Shortlands & Park Langley Ward
Gemma lives in Shortlands on Beckenham Grove with her husband and two cats, since 2018.
Felicity Bainbridge

Felicity Bainbridge

Councillor for Shortlands & Park Langley Ward
Felicity lives in Beckenham and has worked in Programme Management for the last decade, specialising in the Financial Services sector. She previously lived abroad, working as an English Language Assistant in a secondary school in Northern France.
Adam Grant

Adam Grant

Councillor for Shortlands & Park Langley Ward
Adam has represented Shortlands and Park Langley Ward since May 2022. He is Vice-Chairman of the Council's Environment Scrutiny Committee.

News

Superloop SL5 becomes Double-Decker after Conservative Campaign

The single-decker diesel bus has been replaced with a new, zero-emission double-decker model on the Superloop route SL5, which operates between Bromley North station and Croydon town centre.Conservative London Assembly Member for Bexley and Bromley, Thomas Turrell AM and Conservative-run Bromley Cou

Chinese Roundabout Works Enter Final Stage

Works to improve road safety at the Chinese Roundabout in Beckenham have now entered their final stage, with all traffic arms fully reopened.Previously one of Bromley’s most accident-prone junctions, the roundabout saw frequent incidents due to excessive vehicle speeds and poor visibility on approac

Keeping Shortlands and the Ravensbourne Valley Tidy

In May, Conservative Councillors for Shortlands and Park Langley, Adam Grant and Gemma Turrell, along with Serena Gupta, attended a litter-pick around Shortlands Village and the Ravensbourne Valley along with local Residents Associations to help keep the area tidy.The event was organised jointly by

Shortlands Lifts Finally Open

After more than 10 years, the lifts at Shortlands train station have finally opened, a huge improvement to accessibility at the station.Funding for the lifts was first announced in 2014 by the then Conservative-led Government as part of the Access for All funding.

Mature Trees on Wickham Way Saved

The two horse chestnut trees on Wickham Way, dubbed the gateway to Park Langley, have been saved following a campaign by local residents and intervention from the local Councillors for Shortlands and Park Langley.The trees were to be felled as part of the works to improve road safety on the Chinese

Concerns Raised Over 358 Accessibility Features

London Assembly Member for Bexley and Bromley, Thomas Turrell, asked raised concerns about the accessibility features of the 358 tram bus which came into operation in November.