Redbridge London Borough Council

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Redbridge London Borough Council
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Type
Type
Leadership
Sheila Bain,
Labour
since 16 May 2024 [1]
Jas Athwal,
Labour
since 12 June 2014
Claire Symonds
since May 2022 [2]
Structure
Seats63 councillors [3]
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Political groups
Administration (55)
  Labour (55)
Other parties (8)
  Conservative (5)
  Independent (3)
Joint committees
 East London Waste Authority
Elections
First past the post
Last election
 5 May 2022
Next election
7 May 2026
Meeting place
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Redbridge Town Hall, High Road, Ilford, IG1 1DD
Website
www.redbridge.gov.uk

Redbridge London Borough Council, also known as Redbridge Council, is the local authority for the London Borough of Redbridge in Greater London, England. It is a London borough council, one of 32 in London. The council has been under Labour majority control since 2014. The council meets at Redbridge Town Hall in Ilford and has its main offices nearby at Lynton House.

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History

The London Borough of Redbridge and its council were created under the London Government Act 1963, with the first election held in 1964. [4] For its first year the council acted as a shadow authority alongside the area's outgoing authorities, being the municipal borough councils of Ilford, Wanstead and Woodford, and Dagenham (the latter in respect of the Hog Hill area only, the rest of that borough went to the London Borough of Barking) and the urban district council of Chigwell in respect of parts of the Hainault area. [5] The new council formally came into its powers on 1 April 1965, at which point the three boroughs and their councils were abolished and the Chigwell Urban District was reduced to remove the Hainault parts. [6]

The council's full legal name is "The Mayor and Burgesses of the London Borough of Redbridge", but it styles itself Redbridge Council. [7]

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 Redbridge) responsible for "personal" services such as social care, libraries, cemeteries and refuse collection. As an outer London borough council Redbridge 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. [8]

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. [9]

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. [10] 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. [11]

Political control

The council has been under Labour majority control since 2014.

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: [12]

Party in controlYears
Conservative 1965–1994
No overall control 1994–2002
Conservative 2002–2009
No overall control 2009–2014
Labour 2014–present

Leadership

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

CouncillorPartyFromTo
Roy Dalton Conservative 19651972
Alexander Escott Conservative 19721974
John Telford Conservative 19741975
Keith Webb Conservative 19751979
Keith Salter Conservative 19791985
John Ramsden Conservative 19851988
John Lovell Conservative 19881991
Ronnie Barden Conservative 19911994
Liz Pearce Labour 19941999
Keith Axon Conservative 199918 May 2000
Mohammed Javed Labour 18 May 200023 May 2002
Keith Axon Conservative 23 May 20022 Feb 2003
Allan Burgess Conservative 20 Mar 200320 May 2004
Elaine Norman [15] Labour 25 May 200415 Jul 2004
Laurence Davies Conservative 15 Jul 20047 May 2006
Alan Weinberg Conservative 25 May 200621 May 2009
Keith Prince Conservative 28 May 200912 Jun 2014
Jas Athwal Labour 12 Jun 2014

Elections

Since the last boundary changes in 2018 the council has comprised 63 councillors representing 22 wards, with each ward electing two or three councillors. Elections are held every four years. [16]

Following the 2022 election and changes of allegiance up to April 2024, the composition of the council was: [17]

PartyCouncillors
Labour 55
Conservative 5
Independent 3
Total63

The next election is due in May 2026.

Premises

The council meets at Redbridge Town Hall, formerly known as Ilford Town Hall, which had been completed in 1901 for the old Ilford Urban District Council, predecessor of Ilford Borough Council. [18]

The council's main offices are at a nearby tower block called Lynton House at 255–259 High Road in Ilford, which was built in 1969. [19] [20]

Mayors

The Mayor of Redbridge is elected by the council annually. The mayor presides over meetings of the council and attends civic and ceremonial functions. [21]

Municipal YearMayorDeputy
1965/66Sydney LovelessCharles Loveless, FAIA
1966/67H.R. AlySydney Loveless
1967/68Lionel GoochH.R. Aly
1968/69Sydney G. GleedL. Fallaize, OBE, JP
1969/70I.B NatzlerO.F. Walters, JP
1970/71A.J. Escott, CENG, FIEEJ.W.S. Telford, DFH, CENG, FIEE
1971/72Charles Loveless, FAIAD.A. Stephens, FCA, ATII
1972/73L.G. Bridgeman, JPB.E.R. Hamilton, FRSA
1973/74G. Chamberlin, JPAlbert Reynolds
1974/75J.W.S. Telford, DFH, CENG, FIEEF.C. Mountier, MIPR, MHCIMA
1975/76T.F. Cobb, SBStJ, FSCAE.J. Watts
1976/77F.C. Mountier, MIPR, MHCIMAR.C. Brian
1977/78A.N. BarkerH.G.A. Pearce
1978/79B.E.R. Hamilton, FRSAL.G. Bridgeman, JP
1979/80J.W.S. Telford, DFH, CENG, FIEES.G. Curtis, OBE, FlnstB
1980/81J.M. ClarkJ.D. Banyard
1981/82R.C. BrianB.E.R. Hamilton, FRSA
1982/83N.H. ThurgoodS.G. Curtis, OBE, FlnstB
1983/84S.G. Curtis, OBE, FlnstBG.F. Borrott, AIB
1984/85J.J.M. Smith, RIBA, FFAS, FRSH, FBIDR.B.R. Hill, FCA
1985/86R.E. Smith, BAR.W. Brunnen
1986/87R.W. BrunnenD.S. Candy
1987/88G.F. Borrott, AIBA.E. Weinberg
1988/89K.E. Axon, FFA, FIAB, MBIMD.S. Candy
1989/90G.H. Brewer, TDB.E.R. Hamilton, FRSA
1990/91W.J. RobertsG.F. Borrott, AIB
1991/92R.B.R. Hill, FCAJ.J.M. Smith, RIBA, FFAS, FRSH, FBID
1992/93D.S. CandyA.E. Weinberg
1993/94E.J. WattsR.A. Cole, ARICS
1994/95 L. Perham, BA (Spec.Hons), ALA, JP J.W. Fairley-Churchill
1995/96R.I. Barden, BSc (Hons)T.C.W. Howl
1996/97R.H HoskinsR.J. Scott, OMA, MCIPS, Ml Mgt
1997/98R.E. GoldingK. M. Turner, BSC (Econ)
1998/99J.R. LovellA.E. Weinberg
1999/00F. K. MaravalaD.R. Sharma
2000/01M. Hoskins, BA (Hons)A. Boyland
2001/02A.E. WeinbergS. Nolan
2002/03D.R. SharmaJ.P. Coombes
2003/04V. ColeL. Davies
2004/05A. LeggattJ. Ryan
2005/06C. EllimanM. Hickey
2006/07A. KumarJ. O'Shea (18.05.06 - 20.07.06) & C. Cummins
2007/08J. RyanC. Cummins
2008/09L. SladdenG. Hinds
2009/10T. ChanB. Lambert
2010/11J. 0 SheaR. Clark
2011/12C. CumminsF. Banks
2012/13M. JavedE. Norman
2013/14F. BanksT. Solomon
2014/15A. KissinL. Huggett
2015/16B. WhiteT. Jeya ranjan
2016/17G. BhamraZ. Hussain
2017/18L. HuggettA. Kissin
2018/19D Kaur-ThiaraTaifur Rashid MBE
2019/20Z. HussainJ. Ryan
2020/21Z. HussainTBA
2021/22R. Emmett [22] J. Islam [23]
2022/23T. Jeyaranjan [24] N. Chaudhry
2023/24Jyotsna Islam [25] S. Jamil
2024/25Sheila Bain [1] John Howard

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