The Sutton Liberal Democrats have celebrated the delivery of all of their 2018 manifesto pledges.
Over the past four years we have actioned every single promise in our 2018 Manifesto, including supporting local businesses, building affordable homes, protecting and enhancing our green spaces and delivering a new cultural hub for Sutton.
Your local Liberal Democrats are Standing Up for Sutton against this out of touch Conservative Party.
On 5th May, the future of our borough hangs in the balance. The Conservatives are taking us for granted:
1. Partying while the rest of us followed lockdown rules.
2. Increasing taxes when prices are rising at their fastest rates in 50 years.
3. Misleading residents about the future of St Helier Hospital.
Read our record of action below!
Ambitious for Business
Delivering a world-class London Cancer Hub campus
Creation of new Innovation Gateway
New Centre for Cancer Drug Discovery
Maggie’s Centre at Royal Marsden
Delivering our Sutton Town Centre Masterplan
Exciting new projects for Sutton Town Centre
Providing support packages for small businesses and entrepreneurs
Supporting-businesses through the covid outbreak and beyond
Ensuring a skilled local workforce through our Skills Match programme
Develop Apprenticeship schemes specifically linked to local businesses
The Construction & Green Careers Open Event at Carshalton College
Ambitious for the environment
Becoming the top UK borough for recycling
Improved to be amongst best in London
Delivering sustainable renewable energy via our decentralised energy network, SDEN
Delivered on budget and providing low-carbon energy
Delivering one of the largest London Parkland areas in Beddington, ensuring quality landfill site restoration
Progress made towards Dec 2023 Deadline
Delivering our Electric policy promoting electric vehicles and providing charging points
Delivered 100 new charging points
Keeping Kimpton recycling centre free and extending the facilities
Protecting and enhancing our parks and open spaces
Preparing air and water quality action plans
Challenging Government on sewage discharges
Embedding our One Planet Sutton policy
Implementing a net-zero strategy
Ambitious for our young people
Increase mental health support for young people with special focus on tackling self-harming and depression in secondary school students
Cognus targeted support for young people
Linking our new school in Belmont with the ICR for great career opportunities
New science-specialist school moves into state-of-the-art building at London Cancer Hub
Encourage a University Campus in the borough with the support of the Institute of Cancer Research (a constituent college of the University of London)
Business, Innovation & Growth, South London
Providing more apprenticeship places for care leavers
Care Leavers employment support
Expanding and building new schools to meet local need
Award-winning new secondary school in Belmont
Passivhaus Plus Hackbridge Primary School
Meeting demand for secondary school places
Partnership working with schools to provide high quality education
Improved opportunities for looked after children
Promoting healthy living habits in schools
Healthier School Streets introduced
Maintaining the Life Centre as a place promoting public protection and fire safety
Targeted support for families experiencing domestic violence
Invested in domestic violence support services
Use our enhanced library service to grow the readers of the future and narrow the digital divide
Sutton libraries shortlisted for national award
Ambitious for our older people
Delivering support for our vulnerable residents
Promoting and improving our status as a Dementia-friendly borough
Admiral nurses and befriending scheme
Enabling older people to live safely at home using assistive technology
Continue our excellent START rehabilitation programme
Continuing with the Adult Social Services Transformation programme enabling people to live independently
Maintaining high quality care establishment provision locally
Maintain support for carers
Strong local support for carers
Maintain our position as one of the top London boroughs for hospital discharges
Early Supported Discharge & Stroke Rehabilitation
Building a better Sutton
Building new council houses
Award-winning new build council housing
Use our council-owned company to deliver more affordable homes
Delivering on Wallington Public Hall site, Alexandra Gardens & The Grove
Delivering our town centre Heritage Action Zone enhancing and protecting our listed buildings
Adoption of Sutton Town Centre Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Plan
Attract new businesses to the borough
Sutton named in top 10 UK areas for strongest economy
Improve the Sutton High Street offer with new markets, improved facilities and exciting temporary arts events
Exciting projects in Sutton Town Centre
Future High Streets Funding success
New arts cinema and cultural hub
Deliver an Area Renewal scheme for Rosehill in St Helier
Deliver an Area Renewal scheme for Clockhouse
Whole-house retrofit scheme delivered
Directly purchasing property to use as temporary accommodation
Improving and increasing the supply of affordable housing
Regeneration of council estates providing a better environment for current and new residents
Elm Grove regeneration successful ballot
Beech Tree Place regeneration scheme granted planning permission
Whole-house retrofit scheme for council homes
Restoration and protection of heritage properties in Carshalton and Cheam
Adoption of Carshalton Village Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Plan
Adoption of Cheam Village Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Plan
Deliver a cultural hub for Sutton and new gallery space in Sutton library
Pushing for Sutton Housing Partnership to achieve excellence
SHP Annual Delivery Plans overseen by Council
Improve the Planning Customer Service
Improved pre-application advice service
A borough of opportunity
Work to ensure all our young people are in education, work or training
New Careers Hub for young people
Supporting SEND young people into employment
Develop a Young Entrepreneurs Scheme
Kickstart via Successful Sutton
Offer our older residents more opportunities to keep active and healthy
Deliver more employment opportunities and apprenticeships by attracting new businesses into the borough
Sutton named in top 10 UK areas for strongest economy
Provide more apprenticeship places for young people leaving foster-care or residential care
Care Leavers employment support
Become the first borough recognised as an Age-Friendly Borough by Age UK
Funding obtained for Changing Places toilets
Creating an age-friendly borough
A better environment for all
Campaign for improved public transport, including buses, metroisation, Crossrail and Tram, especially to help develop the London Cancer Hub
Agreeing our sustainable transport strategy
Levelling up bid made for London Cancer Hub transport – refused by Government
Better buses for Sutton campaign
Deliver a borough Electric Bike scheme
Trialled a scheme and launched Try Before you Buy scheme
Support tree-planting schemes with the aim of achieving over 2,000 new trees across the borough
Planting trees for the future - Numbers exceeded
Increase the amount and range of activities in our parks
Protect and renovate our historic buildings
Protecting our borough’s heritage
Delivering two new Quietways and better connect Wandle Trail cycle route
Planning for better cycling infrastructure
Reduce litter and flytipping
Zero-tolerance approach implemented
Deliver the Beddington improvement programme
Deliver the borough-wide parking strategy
Consultation and implementation work
Prepare flooding action plans
Maintaining low crime rates
Proactive work on Youth Offending
Ensuring a strong role in local health care
Council takes on Health Visiting and School Nursing services
Championing and supporting improved mental health services
Delivering better outcomes through the Sutton Plan
Delivering an inclusive borough
Delivering Public Health preventative services
Suicide prevention partnership work
Becoming a parent training scheme
Proactive role during Covid pandemic
Click here to see all of the completed pledges.
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