Hounslow London Borough Council

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Hounslow London Borough Council
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Type
Type
Leadership
Karen Smith,
Labour
since 28 May 2024 [1]
Shantanu Rajawat,
Labour
since 5 May 2022
Niall Bolger
since December 2018 [2]
Structure
Seats62 councillors
Political groups
Administration (51)
  Labour (51)
Other Parties (11)
  Conservative (9)
  Workers Party (1)
  Independent (1)
Elections
Plurality-at-large
Last election
 5 May 2022
Next election
7 May 2026
Meeting place
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Hounslow House, 7 Bath Road, Hounslow, TW3 3EB
Website
www.hounslow.gov.uk

Hounslow London Borough Council, also known as Hounslow Council, is the local authority for the London Borough of Hounslow in Greater London, England. It is a London borough council, one of 32 in London. The council has been under Labour majority control since 2010. The council is based at Hounslow House on Bath Road in Hounslow.

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History

The London Borough of Hounslow and its council were created under the London Government Act 1963, with the first election held in 1964. For its first year the council acted as a shadow authority alongside the area's three outgoing authorities, being the borough councils of Brentford and Chiswick and Heston and Isleworth and the urban district council of Feltham. The new council formally came into its powers on 1 April 1965, at which point the old districts and their councils were abolished. [3] [4] The council's full legal name is the "Mayor and Burgesses of the London Borough of Hounslow", although it styles itself Hounslow Council. [5] [6]

From 1965 until 1986 the council was a lower-tier authority, with upper-tier functions provided by the Greater London Council. The split of powers and functions meant that the Greater London Council was responsible for "wide area" services such as fire, ambulance, flood prevention, and refuse disposal; with the boroughs (including Hounslow) responsible for "personal" services such as social care, libraries, cemeteries and refuse collection. As an outer London borough council Hounslow has been a local education authority since 1965. The Greater London Council was abolished in 1986 and its functions passed to the London Boroughs, with some services provided through joint committees. [7]

Since 2000 the Greater London Authority has taken some responsibility for highways and planning control from the council, but within the English local government system the council remains a "most purpose" authority in terms of the available range of powers and functions. [8]

Powers and functions

The local authority derives its powers and functions from the London Government Act 1963 and subsequent legislation, and has the powers and functions of a London borough council. It sets council tax and as a billing authority also collects precepts for Greater London Authority functions and business rates. [9] It sets planning policies which complement Greater London Authority and national policies, and decides on almost all planning applications accordingly. It is a local education authority and is also responsible for council housing, social services, libraries, waste collection and disposal, traffic, and most roads and environmental health. [10]

Political control

The council has been under Labour majority control since 2010.

The first election was held in 1964, initially operating as a shadow authority alongside the outgoing authorities until it came into its powers on 1 April 1965. Political control of the council since 1965 has been as follows: [11] [12]

Party in controlYears
Labour 1965–1968
Conservative 1968–1971
Labour 1971–2006
No overall control 2006–2010
Labour 2010–present

Leadership

The role of Mayor of Hounslow is largely ceremonial. Political leadership is instead provided by the leader of the council. The leaders since 1965 have been: [13] [14]

CouncillorPartyFromTo
Alf King Labour 19651968
Dyas Usher Conservative 19681969
George Henniker [15] Conservative 19691971
Alf King Labour 19711986
John Grigg Labour 19861987
David Wetzel Labour 19871991
John Chatt Labour 19911999
John Connelly Labour 19992002
John Chatt Labour 200218 May 2004
Colin Ellar Labour 18 May 20047 May 2006
Peter Thompson Conservative 23 May 200625 May 2010
Jagdish Sharma Labour 25 May 201010 Jun 2014
Steve Curran Labour 10 Jun 201431 May 2022
Shantanu Rajawat Labour 31 May 2022

Composition

Following the 2022 election and by-elections and changes of allegiance up to May 2024, the composition of the council was as follows: [16]

PartyCouncillors
Labour 51
Conservative 9
Workers Party 1
Independent 1
Total62

The next election is due in May 2026.

Elections

Since the last boundary changes in 2022 the council has comprised 62 councillors representing 22 wards, with each ward electing two or three councillors. Elections are held every four years. [17]

Premises

The council is based at Hounslow House at 7 Bath Road in Hounslow, which was purpose-built for the council and completed in 2019. [18]

Hounslow Civic Centre: Council's headquarters 1975-2019 Hounslow Civic Centre (geograph 4547407).jpg
Hounslow Civic Centre: Council's headquarters 1975–2019

Prior to 2019 the council was based at Hounslow Civic Centre on Lampton Road, which had been completed in 1975. [19]

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