Thomas Turrell AM

Assembly Member for Bexley and Bromley

Thomas Turrell is the Conservative Assembly Member for Bexley & Bromley, and therefore representa the Chislehurst and Mottingham wards that are a part of the Eltham & Chislehurst parliamentary constituency.

Thomas lives in Bromley, with his wife and their two cats. He has been a renter for over a decade and worked in the Financial Services sector for nearly 10 years prior to his election to the London Assembly in May 2024. Thomas has always played an active role in the community, as a School Governor, NHS Foundation Trust Governor and as a trustee of a number of charities, including Vice-Chair and Treasurer of a national charity. 

Before entering politics Thomas was a transport campaigner, successfully campaigning for more capacity on crowded bus routes, including by securing a whole new route. He also founded a Rail Users Group in Bromley to give local commuters a direct voice with train operators. 

Since 2022 he has served on Bromley Council, representing Hayes and Coney Hall ward. He was Executive Assistant for the Environment Portfolio between 2022-24, where he was responsible for the multi-million investment into Kelsey Park. He has also been Vice-Chairman of the Renewal, Recreation and Housing Scrutiny Committee. 

As a Councillor he has campaigned for new police bases in West Wickham, Penge and Chislehurst, and helped secure additional resources for neighbourhood police teams to tackle speeding, helped get funding for improvements to shopping parades and campaigned against the loss of local rail services.

News

Thomas Turrell AM challenges Mayor on Coldharbour Police Base closure

Conservative London Assembly Member, Thomas Turrell, has challenged the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan on the controversial plans to close the Mottingham, Coldharbour and New Eltham Police Base on William Barefoot Drive.Earlier this year documents revealed that the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime

Report exposes "shocking state of policing in London"

Conservative Member for Bexley and Bromley, Thomas Turrell, has spoke about his concern about the state of policing in Greater London, following the most recent report into the Metropolitan Police (Met). The PEEL assessment concluded that the Met is failing in almost all its areas of work.