Sutton London Borough Council

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Sutton London Borough Council
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Coat of arms
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Council logo
Type
Type
Leadership
Colin Stears,
Liberal Democrat
since 22 May 2023 [1]
Ruth Dombey,
Liberal Democrat
since 21 May 2012
Helen Bailey
since 2019 [2]
Structure
Seats54 councillors
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Political groups
Administration
  Liberal Democrat (29)
Other parties
  Conservative (20)
  Independent (3)
  Labour (3)
Elections
Plurality-at-large
Last election
 5 May 2022
Next election
7 May 2026
Meeting place
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Civic Offices, St Nicholas Way, Sutton, SM1 1EA
Website
www.sutton.gov.uk

Sutton London Borough Council, also known as Sutton Council, is the local authority for the London Borough of Sutton in Greater London, England. It is a London borough council, one of 32 in London. The council has been under Liberal Democrat majority control since 1990. The council is based at the Civic Offices in Sutton.

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History

The parish of Sutton had been made a local government district in 1882. [3] The neighbouring parish of Carshalton was made a local government district the following year. [4] Such districts were reconstituted as urban districts under the Local Government Act 1894. Another urban district was created in 1915 covering the two parishes of Beddington and Wallington. [5]

The Sutton Urban District was enlarged in 1928 to take in the neighbouring parish of Cheam, at which point the urban district was renamed 'Sutton and Cheam'. It was then incorporated to become a municipal borough in 1934. [6] Beddington and Wallington Urban District became a municipal borough in 1937. [5]

The modern borough of Sutton was created in 1965 under the London Government Act 1963, covering the combined area of the former Municipal Borough of Sutton and Cheam, Carshalton Urban District and Municipal Borough of Beddington and Wallington. The area was transferred from Surrey to Greater London to become one of the 32 London Boroughs. [7] [8] The council's full legal name is "The Mayor and Burgesses of the London Borough of Sutton". [9]

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 Sutton) responsible for "personal" services such as social care, libraries, cemeteries and refuse collection. As an outer London borough council Sutton 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. [10]

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. [11]

Governance

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. [12] 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. [13]

Political control

The council has been under Liberal Democrat majority control since 1990.

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: [14]

Party in controlYears
Conservative 1965–1971
No overall control 1971–1974
Conservative 1974–1986
No overall control 1986–1990
Liberal Democrats 1990–present

Leadership

The role of Mayor of Sutton is largely ceremonial. Political leadership is instead provided by the leader of the council. The leaders since 1965 have been: [15] [16]

CouncillorPartyFromTo
Tag Taylor Conservative 19651973
John Charles Cox Conservative 19731976
Robin Squire Conservative 19761980
David Trafford Conservative 19801986
Graham Tope Liberal 19861988
Liberal Democrats 19881999
Mike Cooper Liberal Democrats 199916 Oct 2002
Sean Brennan Liberal Democrats 18 Nov 200221 May 2012
Ruth Dombey Liberal Democrats 21 May 2012

Composition

Following the 2022 election, the composition of the council was: [17]

PartyCouncillors
Liberal Democrats 29
Conservative 20
Labour 3
Independent 3
Total55

The next election is due in 2026.

Premises

The council is based at the Civic Offices on St Nicholas Way in the centre of Sutton. The building was purpose-built for the council in phases between 1972 and 1975. In 2022 the council announced plans to develop a new headquarters on part of the site of the St Nicholas Shopping Centre on the High Street. [18] [19]

Elections

Since the last boundary changes in 2022 the council has comprised 55 councillors representing 20 wards, with each ward electing two or three councillors. Elections are held every four years. [20]

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  13. ↑ "Local Plan Responses – within and outside London". Mayor of London. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  14. ↑ "Compositions calculator". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
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