Harrow London Borough Council
Harrow London Borough Council /ˈhæroʊ/[1] is the local authority for the London Borough of Harrow in Greater London, England. It is a London borough council, one of 32 in the United Kingdom capital of London. It is currently controlled by the Labour Party, with 35 seats. The Conservative Party is the sole opposition, with 28 seats.
Harrow London Borough Council | |
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| Leadership | |
Mayor of Harrow | Nitin Parekh, Labour since May 2019 |
Leader of the Council | Cllr Graham Henson, Labour since May 2018 |
Chief executive | Sean Harriss since 20 November 2018 |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 63 councillors |
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Political groups | Administration (35)
Opposition (28)
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| Elections | |
| First past the post | |
Last election | 3 May 2018 |
Next election | 2022 |
| Meeting place | |
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| Harrow Civic Centre | |
| Website | |
| www | |
History
There have previously been a number of local authorities responsible for the Harrow area. The current local authority was first elected in 1964, a year before formally coming into its powers and prior to the creation of the London Borough of Harrow on 1 April 1965. Harrow London Borough Council replaced Harrow Borough Council, which was formed when Harrow was incorporated in 1954. Harrow Urban District Council was the local authority from 1934 to 1954. Harrow Urban District Council replaced Harrow on the Hill Urban District Council, Wealdstone Urban District Council and Hendon Rural District Council, including Little Stanmore Parish Council, Great Stanmore Parish Council, Harrow Weald Parish Council and Pinner Parish Council, which were all created in 1894.[2]
It was envisaged, in accordance with the London Government Act 1963, that Harrow as a London local authority would share power with 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 local authorities responsible for "personal" services such as social care, libraries, cemeteries and refuse collection. As an outer London borough council it has been an education authority since 1965. This arrangement lasted until 1986 when Harrow London Borough Council gained responsibility for some services that had been provided by the Greater London Council, such as waste disposal. 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.[3]
Powers and functions
The local authority derives its powers and functions from the London Government Act 1963 and subsequent legislation. Harrow has the powers and functions of a London borough council. It is a billing authority collecting Council Tax and business rates, it processes local planning applications, and it is responsible for housing, waste collection and environmental health. It is a local education authority, responsible for social services, libraries and waste disposal. The council shares responsibility with the Greater London Authority for strategic policies including housing, planning and the environment.[4]
Finances
Harrow London Borough Council is the billing authority for Council Tax, and collects precepts on behalf of the Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime, the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority the Greater London Authority and Transport for London.[5]
Councillors
As of 4 May 2018, the composition of Harrow Council is 35 Labour councillors to 28 Conservative councillors:
| Ward | Councillors | Party |
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| Belmont | Mina Parmar | Conservative |
| Anjana Patel | Conservative | |
| Lynda Seymour | Conservative | |
| Canons | Ameet Jogia | Conservative |
| Amir Moshenson | Conservative | |
| Bharat Thakker | Conservative | |
| Edgware | James Lee | Labour |
| Angella Murphy-Strachan | Labour | |
| Nitin Parekh | Labour | |
| Greenhill | Ghazanfar Ali | Labour |
| Sue Anderson | Labour | |
| Keith Ferry | Labour | |
| Harrow on the Hill | Dan Anderson | Labour |
| Sarah Butterworth | Labour | |
| Honey Jamie | Labour | |
| Harrow Weald | Ramji Chauhan | Conservative |
| Stephen Greek | Conservative | |
| Pritesh Patel | Conservative | |
| Hatch End | Susan Hall | Conservative |
| John Hinkley | Conservative | |
| Jean Lammiman | Conservative | |
| Headstone North | Christopher Baxter | Conservative |
| Leslie Lewinson | Conservative | |
| Janet Mote | Conservative | |
| Headstone South | Simon Brown | Labour |
| Pamela Fitzpatrick | Labour | |
| Sasi Suresh | Labour | |
| Kenton East | Niraj Dattani | Labour |
| Chetna Halai | Conservative | |
| Nitesh Hirani | Conservative | |
| Kenton West | Ajay Maru | Labour |
| Vina Mithani | Conservative | |
| Kanti Rabadia | Conservative | |
| Marlbrough | Varsha Parmar | Labour |
| David Perry | Labour | |
| Antonio Weiss | Labour | |
| Pinner | Paul Osborn | Conservative |
| Norman Stevenson | Conservative | |
| Stephen Wright | Conservative | |
| Pinner South | Richard Almond | Conservative |
| Kam Chana | Conservative | |
| Christopher Mote | Conservative | |
| Queensbury | Michael Borio | Labour |
| Kiran Ramchandani | Labour | |
| Sachin Shah | Labour | |
| Rayners Lane | Jeff Anderson | Labour |
| Krishna Suresh | Labour | |
| Chloe Smith | Labour | |
| Roxbourne | Dean Gilligan | Labour |
| Graham Henson | Labour | |
| Maxine Henson | Labour | |
| Roxeth | Peymana Assad | Labour |
| Jerry Miles | Labour | |
| Primesh Patel | Labour | |
| Stanmore Park | Marilyn Ashton | Conservative |
| Camilla Bath | Conservative | |
| Phillip Benjamin | Conservative | |
| Wealdstone | Phillip O'Dell | Labour |
| Natasha Proctor | Labour | |
| Rekha Shah | Labour | |
| West Harrow | Kareema Marikar | Labour |
| Christine Robson | Labour | |
| Adam Swersky | Labour |
Summary results of elections
References
- Wells, John C. (2008), Longman Pronunciation Dictionary (3rd ed.), Longman, p. 368, ISBN 9781405881180
- Youngs, Frederic (1979). Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England. I: Southern England. London: Royal Historical Society. ISBN 0-901050-67-9.
- Leach, Steve (1998). Local Government Reorganisation: The Review and its Aftermath. Routledge. p. 107. ISBN 978-0714648590.
- "Local Plan Responses – within and outside London". Mayor of London. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- "Council Tax and Business Rates Billing Authorities". Council Tax Rates. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- [email protected] (1 January 2004). "Your Councillors". www2.harrow.gov.uk. Retrieved 23 June 2020.