Neil Garratt
{{Short description|British politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix = Cllr
| name = Neil Garratt
| honorific-suffix = AM
| image = Neil Garratt July 24.jpg
| image_size = 165px
| caption = Garratt in 2024
| office = Leader of the Conservative Party in the London Assembly
| predecessor = Susan Hall
| term_start = 2 May 2023
| term_end =
| successor =
| constituency_AM2 = Croydon and Sutton
| assembly2 = London
| term_start2 = 8 May 2021
| term_end2 =
| majority2 = 18,271
| predecessor2 = Steve O'Connell
| successor2 =
| office3 = Councillor for Belmont on Sutton London Borough Council
| term_start3 = 23 May 2014
| birth_name = Neil Robert Garratt
| birth_date =
| birth_place =
| death_date =
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| nationality = British
| spouse =
| party = Conservative
| deputy = Emma Best
}}
Neil Robert Garratt is a British politician, serving as leader of the Conservative Party in the London Assembly since 2023, and the Member of the London Assembly (AM) for Croydon and Sutton since 2021.
Political career
He is a member of Sutton London Borough Council, serving the Belmont ward.{{Cite web |date=2023-01-27 |title=Councillor details - Councillor Neil Garratt |url=https://moderngov.sutton.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=1518 |access-date=2023-01-27 |website=moderngov.sutton.gov.uk |language=en}} He was re-elected for Belmont in the 2022 local elections.
At the 2021 London Assembly election, Garratt was elected to represent the Croydon and Sutton constituency.{{Cite web|date=2021-05-08|title=Croydon & Sutton won by Neil Garratt as Conservatives hold|url=https://www.swlondoner.co.uk/news/08052021-croydon-sutton-won-by-neil-garratt-as-conservatives-hold/|access-date=2021-05-10|website=South West Londoner|language=en-GB}}
In May 2023, Garratt was elected as Leader of the London Assembly Conservative Group, succeeding Susan Hall.{{Cite web|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/city-hall-conservatives-neil-garratt-new-group-leader-susan-hall-sadiq-khan-b1078283.html|title = Conservatives choose new City Hall leader|date = 2 May 2023}}
He retained his Assembly seat at the 2024 election, though with a reduced vote share.
References
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External links
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- [https://www.london.gov.uk/who-we-are/what-london-assembly-does/london-assembly-members/neil-garratt Profile] at the London Assembly
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Category:Place of birth missing (living people)
Category:Conservative Members of the London Assembly
Category:Councillors in the London Borough of Sutton
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:21st-century British politicians