Wandsworth council news
Wandsworth council news, newest first: decisions, budgets, council tax, bins and services, each linked to the council's own papers.
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Wandsworth Learner of the Year: Who Won and How to Join
A Ukrainian music teacher learning English and a mother training to be a teaching assistant were among the winners. Most council courses are free to Londoners.
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Housing
Wandsworth Housing Register: Five-Year Rule Proposed
Joining Wandsworth's housing register would take five years' residence out of the last seven, under plans now out to consultation. Comment by 18 January 2027.
Council
Wandsworth Council Tax Support: Have Your Say by 13 November
7,102 households who pay no council tax would get a bill from April 2027. The consultation closes on 13 November; here is what each household type would pay.
Wandsworth
Wandsworth Police: 25 Council-Funded Officers Approved
Cabinet approved 25 council-funded officers on 12 October: 22 constables and three sergeants, plus 22 council enforcement officers. The budget is £4.9m a year.
Council
Wandsworth Libraries: £5.2m Contract Heads for Re-tender
Cabinet is asked on 12 October to put the borough's £5.2m library service out to tender, ending 13 unbroken years with GLL unless it wins again.
Council
Wandsworth Council Tax: £958 More a Year from April 2027
Band D would go from £1,020 to £1,978, a rise of £958 or 94 per cent. The council's final Spending Review names April 2027, and the vote comes in March.
Council
Wandsworth By-Election: Labour Hold Trinity by 127
Shirin Georgiani held Trinity for Labour with 1,558 votes to the Conservatives' 1,431 on 39.56% turnout. The Conservatives stay one seat short of a majority.
Heathrow
Heathrow Third Runway: Wandsworth Objects, Deadline Tuesday
Wandsworth and six other councils have told the Transport Secretary a third runway fails the Government's own tests. The consultation closes 11.59pm Tuesday.
Council
Wandsworth £84m Cut: Funding Appeal Sent to Government
Wandsworth sent its £84m funding appeal to the Government on 22 October, with three other councils. 92% of the 15,000-plus residents who took part backed it.
Council
Wandsworth By-Election: Trinity Vote Could Decide Control
Polls in Trinity ward close at 10pm today. A Conservative gain takes the party to 30 of 58 seats and an outright majority; a Labour hold leaves nobody with one.
Planning
Wandsworth £50,000 Housing Levy Not Applied Until 28 July
Two schemes approved on 20 August paid nothing to affordable housing. Wandsworth's £50,000-per-home charge only bites on applications filed from 28 July.
Council
Wandsworth Council Tax: 71% Rise Built Into Funding Deal
Wandsworth’s own Spending Review says the Government’s funding sums assume a 71% Band D rise over two years, and 230% if the council does nothing else.