Neil Garratt
Representing Croydon and Sutton,
Chair of the Budget & Performance Committee. Holding the Mayor and City Hall to account through forensic scrutiny, data-driven analysis, and a relentless focus on what matters to London.
Recent Activity
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Whatever powers the Mayor may be given over nightlife, it's important not to forget that Labour's tax rises, economic mismanagement, and cost increases are closing venues. ↗
The Deputy Mayor is apparently "working [her] socks off" to support businesses - Neil Garratt doesn't believe her, do you? ↗
Hospitality and business is on its knees thanks to Labour's jobs tax. But the Deputy Mayor can't even bring herself to stand up for those businesses in a statement ↗
Neil Garratt opposing motion on the EHRC sex and gender guidance, London Assembly, July 2026 ↗
Current Campaigns
View all →Tackling London's Phone-Theft Epidemic
London's phone-theft epidemic was extraordinarily concentrated — my report showed a handful of central wards drove it, and that targeted enforcement there could break it. The police followed that playbook, and phone theft fell for the first time on record.
Improving Travel Times
Mapping journey times across London, why travel in outer London looks different, and why the car is not going away any time.
About
Growing up on a council estate in the Midlands, politics felt like something that happened to other people. My dad drove buses and lorries; my grandad was a coal miner. The path to the London Assembly wasn’t obvious, but the values I picked up — hard work, fair dealing, scepticism of people who dodge scrutiny — turned out to be exactly what the job demands.
I moved to Sutton nearly twenty years ago and built a career in IT, specialising in global data networks and project management. That technical background shapes how I approach City Hall: I follow the data, read the footnotes, and ask the questions that the Mayor’s spin machine hopes nobody will think of.
As Chair of the Budget and Performance Committee, I lead the Assembly’s financial scrutiny of the Mayor, Transport for London, the Metropolitan Police, and the wider GLA family. I believe outer London deserves the same attention, investment, and respect as zones one and two.
At a Glance
- Conservative AM for Croydon & Sutton
- Chair, Budget & Performance Committee
- Background in IT networks
- Constituent of Sutton for 20 years
Conservative PartyGet in Touch
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