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Sutton London Borough Council
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Coat of arms
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Council logo
Type
Type
Leadership
Louise Phelan,
Liberal Democrat
since 19 May 2025[1]
Barry Lewis,
Liberal Democrat
since 20 May 2024
Helen Bailey
since 2019[2]
Structure
Seats55 councillors
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Political groups
Administration (51)
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Other parties (4)
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Page Template:Legend/styles.css has no content.  Labour (1)
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

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

History

The London Borough of Sutton and its council were created under the London Government Act 1963, with the first election held in 1964.[3] For its first year the council acted as a shadow authority alongside the area's three outgoing authorities, being the municipal borough councils of Sutton and Cheam and Beddington and Wallington, and the urban district council of Carshalton. The new council formally came into its powers on 1 April 1965, at which point the old districts and their councils were abolished.[4]

The council's full legal name is "The Mayor and Burgesses of the London Borough of Sutton".[5]

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.[6]

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.[7]

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.[8] 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.[9]

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:[10]

Party in control Years
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Script error: No such module "Party name with color". 1971–1974
Script error: No such module "Party name with color". 1974–1986
Script error: No such module "Party name with color". 1986–1990
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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:[11]

Councillor Party From To
Tag Taylor Script error: No such module "Party name with color". 1965 1973
John Charles Cox Script error: No such module "Party name with color". 1973 1976
Robin Squire Script error: No such module "Party name with color". 1976 1980
David Trafford Script error: No such module "Party name with color". 1980 1986
Graham Tope Script error: No such module "Party name with color". 1986 1988
Script error: No such module "Party name with color". 1988 1999
Mike Cooper[12] Script error: No such module "Party name with color". 1999 16 Oct 2002
Sean Brennan[13][14] Script error: No such module "Party name with color". 18 Nov 2002 21 May 2012
Ruth Dombey[15][16] Script error: No such module "Party name with color". 21 May 2012 20 May 2024
Barry Lewis[17][18] Script error: No such module "Party name with color". 20 May 2024

Composition

Following the 2026 election, the composition of the council was:[19]

Party Councillors
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Total 55

The next election is due in 2030.[20]

Elections

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Wards

  1. Beddington (3)
  2. Belmont (3)
  3. Carshalton Central (3)
  4. Carshalton South & Clockhouse (3)
  5. Cheam (3)
  6. Hackbridge (2)
  7. North Cheam (3)
  8. South Beddington & Roundshaw (3)
  9. St Helier East (2)
  10. St Helier West (3)
  11. Stonecot (2)
  12. Sutton Central (3)
  13. Sutton North (3)
  14. Sutton South (3)
  15. Sutton West & East Cheam (3)
  16. The Wrythe (3)
  17. Wallington North (3)
  18. Wallington South (3)
  19. Worcester Park North (2)
  20. Worcester Park South (2)

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.[22][23]

References

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