I’m extremely proud to be helping to bring the first new council homes to the Battersea Power Station development through City Hall grant funding.
Wandsworth Council and Battersea Power Station Mark Next Chapter With New Council Homes Partnership | Battersea Power Station
Wandsworth Council and Battersea Power Station are working in partnership to build 200 new high quality council homes as part of the development’s 42-acre
batterseapowerstation.co.uk
November 21, 2025 at 4:09 PM
I’m extremely proud to be helping to bring the first new council homes to the Battersea Power Station development through City Hall grant funding.
I, for one, welcome our new James Cleverly overlords:
Wandsworth Council could almost double council tax bills
The council says it will have to raise council tax by that much unless the government rethinks cuts.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 16, 2026 at 9:58 AM
I, for one, welcome our new James Cleverly overlords:
In which Wandsworth Tories declare war on pedestrians and cyclists.
www.wandsworth.gov.uk/news/news-ju...
www.wandsworth.gov.uk/news/news-ju...
‘It’s time to tackle the gridlock’: Council’s new plan to get Putney roads moving again - Wandsworth Borough Council
www.wandsworth.gov.uk
July 9, 2026 at 6:28 AM
In which Wandsworth Tories declare war on pedestrians and cyclists.
www.wandsworth.gov.uk/news/news-ju...
www.wandsworth.gov.uk/news/news-ju...
The Tory leader of Wandsworth Council has resigned.
Wandsworth Council needs full-time leadership, not a part-time Tory leader and cabinet members who spend more time infighting.
Residents in Wandsworth deserve so much better.
Wandsworth Council needs full-time leadership, not a part-time Tory leader and cabinet members who spend more time infighting.
Residents in Wandsworth deserve so much better.
July 10, 2026 at 1:07 PM
The Tory leader of Wandsworth Council has resigned.
Wandsworth Council needs full-time leadership, not a part-time Tory leader and cabinet members who spend more time infighting.
Residents in Wandsworth deserve so much better.
Wandsworth Council needs full-time leadership, not a part-time Tory leader and cabinet members who spend more time infighting.
Residents in Wandsworth deserve so much better.
First Past the Post is often dubbed a ‘winner takes all system’. But remarkably, it cannot even guarantee that the party with the most votes will win the most seats.
This is what happened in Wandsworth, as the Conservatives managed to turn a second place in votes into the most seats on the council.
This is what happened in Wandsworth, as the Conservatives managed to turn a second place in votes into the most seats on the council.
May 12, 2026 at 2:22 PM
First Past the Post is often dubbed a ‘winner takes all system’. But remarkably, it cannot even guarantee that the party with the most votes will win the most seats.
This is what happened in Wandsworth, as the Conservatives managed to turn a second place in votes into the most seats on the council.
This is what happened in Wandsworth, as the Conservatives managed to turn a second place in votes into the most seats on the council.
1/ Congratulations to Sir Sadiq Khan who grew up on the Henry Prince Estate in Wandsworth. The estate, completed in 1938, was built by the Conservative-controlled Wandsworth Metropolitan Borough Council and named after a Conservative chair of housing.
January 1, 2025 at 9:46 AM
1/ Congratulations to Sir Sadiq Khan who grew up on the Henry Prince Estate in Wandsworth. The estate, completed in 1938, was built by the Conservative-controlled Wandsworth Metropolitan Borough Council and named after a Conservative chair of housing.
Trinity (Wandsworth) Council By-Election Result:
🌹 LAB: 47.5% (+8.8)
🌳 CON: 43.6% (+9.0)
🌍 GRN: 5.1% (-10.8)
🔶 LDM: 2.3% (-3.0)
➡️ RFM: 1.6% (-2.6)
No Ind (-1.2) or TUSC (-0.2) as previous.
Labour HOLD.
Changes w/ 2026.
🌹 LAB: 47.5% (+8.8)
🌳 CON: 43.6% (+9.0)
🌍 GRN: 5.1% (-10.8)
🔶 LDM: 2.3% (-3.0)
➡️ RFM: 1.6% (-2.6)
No Ind (-1.2) or TUSC (-0.2) as previous.
Labour HOLD.
Changes w/ 2026.
August 28, 2026 at 12:18 AM
Trinity (Wandsworth) Council By-Election Result:
🌹 LAB: 47.5% (+8.8)
🌳 CON: 43.6% (+9.0)
🌍 GRN: 5.1% (-10.8)
🔶 LDM: 2.3% (-3.0)
➡️ RFM: 1.6% (-2.6)
No Ind (-1.2) or TUSC (-0.2) as previous.
Labour HOLD.
Changes w/ 2026.
🌹 LAB: 47.5% (+8.8)
🌳 CON: 43.6% (+9.0)
🌍 GRN: 5.1% (-10.8)
🔶 LDM: 2.3% (-3.0)
➡️ RFM: 1.6% (-2.6)
No Ind (-1.2) or TUSC (-0.2) as previous.
Labour HOLD.
Changes w/ 2026.
🚫 Since the council installed anti-cycling barriers along the cycleway in Wandsworth Park, parents and children cycling to school are being put at risk. We’re calling for their immediate removal!
📢 Join us and write to simon@wandsworth.gov.uk and Cllr.J.Yates@wandsworth.gov.uk
📢 Join us and write to simon@wandsworth.gov.uk and Cllr.J.Yates@wandsworth.gov.uk
June 7, 2025 at 9:09 AM
🚫 Since the council installed anti-cycling barriers along the cycleway in Wandsworth Park, parents and children cycling to school are being put at risk. We’re calling for their immediate removal!
📢 Join us and write to simon@wandsworth.gov.uk and Cllr.J.Yates@wandsworth.gov.uk
📢 Join us and write to simon@wandsworth.gov.uk and Cllr.J.Yates@wandsworth.gov.uk
Me, @sadiqkhanlondon.bsky.social, dozens of Labour activists - all getting out the Labour vote to stop a Tory/Reform coalition on Wandsworth Council.
Join us: www.tootinglabour.co.uk/electionday
Join us: www.tootinglabour.co.uk/electionday
May 7, 2026 at 12:33 PM
Me, @sadiqkhanlondon.bsky.social, dozens of Labour activists - all getting out the Labour vote to stop a Tory/Reform coalition on Wandsworth Council.
Join us: www.tootinglabour.co.uk/electionday
Join us: www.tootinglabour.co.uk/electionday
I’m 91 and have cancer but a London council let me live in a soaking, mouldy flat for a year
I’m 91 and have cancer but a London council let me live in a soaking, mouldy flat for a year
Wandsworth refused to class a repair to damage from a water leak as an ‘emergency’
www.theguardian.com
July 21, 2025 at 8:08 AM
I’m 91 and have cancer but a London council let me live in a soaking, mouldy flat for a year
Good grief. Wandsworth Council’s plans to “tackle the gridlock” & “get Puntey’s roads mvping again” all involve stealing space & time from pedestrians in a self-defeating effort to increase traffic throughput 🤦♂️
Really bleak, horribly misguided stuff
Really bleak, horribly misguided stuff
‘It’s time to tackle the gridlock’: Council’s new plan to get Putney roads moving again - Wandsworth Borough Council
www.wandsworth.gov.uk
July 9, 2026 at 6:33 AM
Good grief. Wandsworth Council’s plans to “tackle the gridlock” & “get Puntey’s roads mvping again” all involve stealing space & time from pedestrians in a self-defeating effort to increase traffic throughput 🤦♂️
Really bleak, horribly misguided stuff
Really bleak, horribly misguided stuff
Another one. Reform’s candidate for Tooting Broadway in the Wandsworth Council local elections on May 7 Stephanie Dearden has a history of vile social media posts.
Almost like there’s a pattern.
Almost like there’s a pattern.
“Vermin”, “scum”, Auschwitz: the social media posts of a Tooting Broadway candidate - Putney.news
Reform UK's Tooting Broadway candidate posted "send him to Auschwitz for a shower" and wished Muslim war deaths had reached five million. Party confirms investigation.
putney.news
April 29, 2026 at 7:41 AM
Another one. Reform’s candidate for Tooting Broadway in the Wandsworth Council local elections on May 7 Stephanie Dearden has a history of vile social media posts.
Almost like there’s a pattern.
Almost like there’s a pattern.
The newly elected Wandsworth Council is removing protective cycling infrastructure as it tries to address Putney's congestion issues - we don't think this is the solution. Londoners are more likely to cycle instead of drive when they feel safe on the roads.
August 7, 2026 at 9:45 AM
The newly elected Wandsworth Council is removing protective cycling infrastructure as it tries to address Putney's congestion issues - we don't think this is the solution. Londoners are more likely to cycle instead of drive when they feel safe on the roads.
The council does not seem to be able to find it themselves. An FOI request for the equality impact assessment has been left unanswered since March 😵💫
www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/wand...
www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/wand...
Wandsworth Park - new barriers at park exit by Blade Mews - a Freedom of Information request to Wandsworth Borough Council
Please provide the following information regarding the installation of the barriers, by Wandsworth Council and its subcontractors, in October 2024 at the exit from Wandsworth Park into Blade Mews SW15...
www.whatdotheyknow.com
June 7, 2025 at 1:06 PM
The council does not seem to be able to find it themselves. An FOI request for the equality impact assessment has been left unanswered since March 😵💫
www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/wand...
www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/wand...
🚨 New on Substack: A Brief History of Council Housing in Wandsworth, Part I: 1900-1939
municipaldreams.substack.com/p/a-brief-hi...
municipaldreams.substack.com/p/a-brief-hi...
A Brief History of Council Housing in Wandsworth, Part I: 1900-1939
Walk the streets of any London borough and you’ll see council housing.
municipaldreams.substack.com
September 3, 2026 at 7:34 AM
🚨 New on Substack: A Brief History of Council Housing in Wandsworth, Part I: 1900-1939
municipaldreams.substack.com/p/a-brief-hi...
municipaldreams.substack.com/p/a-brief-hi...
Reform UK suffer embarrassing Wandsworth by-election defeat by coming last with 51 votes.
Wandsworth Conservatives fail to take full control of council as Labour wins by-election
The critical by-election could have seen majority control of Wandsworth Council tipped in favour of the Tories
uk.news.yahoo.com
August 29, 2026 at 9:48 AM
Reform UK suffer embarrassing Wandsworth by-election defeat by coming last with 51 votes.
Wandsworth Tories secret plan has been revealed!
Your council tax will go up a whopping 160%
Under Labour, Wandsworth had the lowest council tax in Britain and some of the highest reserves in the bank.
www.mirror.co.uk/money/wandsw...
Your council tax will go up a whopping 160%
Under Labour, Wandsworth had the lowest council tax in Britain and some of the highest reserves in the bank.
www.mirror.co.uk/money/wandsw...
UK borough 'plotting 160% council tax hike' in biggest ever bill increase
Wandsworth Council, which was a Conservative stronghold for decades, has already been granted permission to raise bills by more than the standard cap after the Government announced a cut in its fundin...
www.mirror.co.uk
August 20, 2026 at 8:09 AM
Wandsworth Tories secret plan has been revealed!
Your council tax will go up a whopping 160%
Under Labour, Wandsworth had the lowest council tax in Britain and some of the highest reserves in the bank.
www.mirror.co.uk/money/wandsw...
Your council tax will go up a whopping 160%
Under Labour, Wandsworth had the lowest council tax in Britain and some of the highest reserves in the bank.
www.mirror.co.uk/money/wandsw...
In the grand scheme of things €300m is nothing. Wandsworth Council is spending £4MILLION on beautifying 100metres of a bridge underpass and the Labour government is spending £9BILLION on just 12-miles of new road
IMPORTANT: Paris has more than “vision.” They have clear plans. Including a 5-Year Pedestrian Plan:
- 300 million € invested by 2026
- 100 new hectares of ped space
- 100 more “streets for kids”
- Focus on 0 pedestrian deaths #VisionZero
- Longer ped cross times
Does your city follow smart plans?
- 300 million € invested by 2026
- 100 new hectares of ped space
- 100 more “streets for kids”
- Focus on 0 pedestrian deaths #VisionZero
- Longer ped cross times
Does your city follow smart plans?
January 10, 2026 at 8:15 PM
In the grand scheme of things €300m is nothing. Wandsworth Council is spending £4MILLION on beautifying 100metres of a bridge underpass and the Labour government is spending £9BILLION on just 12-miles of new road
Tooting Broadway (Wandsworth) Council Election Result
LAB: 42.1% (-25.2)
GRN: 35.0% (+25.7)
CON: 11.6% (-7.8)
RFM: 6.4% (+6.4)
LDM: 4.7% (+0.6)
OTH: 0.2% (+0.2)
LAB HOLD X3
Changes w/ 2024.
LAB: 42.1% (-25.2)
GRN: 35.0% (+25.7)
CON: 11.6% (-7.8)
RFM: 6.4% (+6.4)
LDM: 4.7% (+0.6)
OTH: 0.2% (+0.2)
LAB HOLD X3
Changes w/ 2024.
May 8, 2026 at 4:09 AM
Tooting Broadway (Wandsworth) Council Election Result
LAB: 42.1% (-25.2)
GRN: 35.0% (+25.7)
CON: 11.6% (-7.8)
RFM: 6.4% (+6.4)
LDM: 4.7% (+0.6)
OTH: 0.2% (+0.2)
LAB HOLD X3
Changes w/ 2024.
LAB: 42.1% (-25.2)
GRN: 35.0% (+25.7)
CON: 11.6% (-7.8)
RFM: 6.4% (+6.4)
LDM: 4.7% (+0.6)
OTH: 0.2% (+0.2)
LAB HOLD X3
Changes w/ 2024.
Wandsworth Borough Council Results (all up)
CON: 29 (+8)
LAB: 28 (-7)
IND: 1 (=)
Labour LOSS to No Overall Control
Changes w/ 2022
CON: 29 (+8)
LAB: 28 (-7)
IND: 1 (=)
Labour LOSS to No Overall Control
Changes w/ 2022
May 8, 2026 at 6:44 AM
Wandsworth Borough Council Results (all up)
CON: 29 (+8)
LAB: 28 (-7)
IND: 1 (=)
Labour LOSS to No Overall Control
Changes w/ 2022
CON: 29 (+8)
LAB: 28 (-7)
IND: 1 (=)
Labour LOSS to No Overall Control
Changes w/ 2022
Irony being fed into a wood chipper.
A decade and a half of cutting council funding to the bone nationwide, and now the Tories scream when it hits one of their pet councils…
A decade and a half of cutting council funding to the bone nationwide, and now the Tories scream when it hits one of their pet councils…
Badenoch brings in lawyers after 94% Wandsworth Council tax hike
A row is growing over Wandsworth Council's rise, which the local authority is blaming on government funding cuts.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 18, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Irony being fed into a wood chipper.
A decade and a half of cutting council funding to the bone nationwide, and now the Tories scream when it hits one of their pet councils…
A decade and a half of cutting council funding to the bone nationwide, and now the Tories scream when it hits one of their pet councils…
Fitzhugh Estate, Wandsworth
1953-55
London County Council Architect's Department
Image from RIBApix
1953-55
London County Council Architect's Department
Image from RIBApix
March 17, 2026 at 11:02 AM
Fitzhugh Estate, Wandsworth
1953-55
London County Council Architect's Department
Image from RIBApix
1953-55
London County Council Architect's Department
Image from RIBApix
In 2025, how is deemed a good solution?
Absolutely shameful on account of Wandsworth Council.
Absolutely shameful on account of Wandsworth Council.
June 7, 2025 at 11:54 AM
In 2025, how is deemed a good solution?
Absolutely shameful on account of Wandsworth Council.
Absolutely shameful on account of Wandsworth Council.
Yes, the underlying problem is that the bridge is the responsibility of one council (Hammersmith and Fulham) but its users are are primarily in two others (Wandsworth and Richmond-upon-Thames).
July 1, 2026 at 9:12 AM
Yes, the underlying problem is that the bridge is the responsibility of one council (Hammersmith and Fulham) but its users are are primarily in two others (Wandsworth and Richmond-upon-Thames).