Comparison: Wandsworth vs Lambeth (scroll down for sources)
COUNCIL TAX
Lambeth residents pay twice as much on their Council Tax bills as Wandsworth residents:
(Figures for 2021-2022)
The total charge is made up of two components:
· The Council Tax, set by the Council
· The Mayoral Precept, set by the Mayor of London (currently Sadiq Khan)
When you look at how these two components make up the total charge, it shows that Labour’s extra taxes cost the average Lambeth resident more than £1,300:
BUT WHO GETS THE BEST DEAL?
In Wandsworth, you get better services, for less than half the Council tax:
Comparison: Wandsworth vs Merton (scroll down for sources)
COUNCIL TAX
Merton residents pay twice as much on their Council Tax bills as Wandsworth residents:
(Figures for 2021-2022)
The total charge is made up of two components:
· The Council Tax, set by the Council
· The Mayoral Precept, set by the Mayor of London (currently Sadiq Khan)
When you look at how these two components make up the total charge, it shows that Labour’s extra taxes cost the average Merton resident more than £1,300:
BUT WHO GETS THE BEST DEAL?
In Wandsworth, you get better services, for less than half the Council tax:
Wandsworth - Lambeth comparison sources
[1] https://www.wandsworth.gov.uk/council-tax/about-council-tax/
[2] https://beta.lambeth.gov.uk/council-tax/bands-rates
[3] https://www.wandsworth.gov.uk/council-tax/about-council-tax/
[4] https://www.london.gov.uk/sites/default/files/md1611_appendix.pdf
[5] https://beta.lambeth.gov.uk/council-tax/bands-rates
[6] https://www.wandsworth.gov.uk/council-tax/about-council-tax/
[9] https://www.wandsworth.gov.uk/media/7018/member_allowances_scheme_2021_22.pdf
[10] https://www.lambeth.gov.uk/sites/default/files/ec-members-allowance-sch…
[11] https://www.wandsworth.gov.uk/leisure-and-culture/libraries/our-librari…
[12] https://libraries.lambeth.gov.uk/libraries
[13] https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/electric-vehicle-charging-devi…
[14] https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/electric-vehicle-charging-devi…
[17]https://crimerate.co.uk/london/wandsworth#:~:text=The%20overall%20crime….
[18]https://crimerate.co.uk/london/lambeth#:~:text=Lambeth%20Crime%20Overvi….
[19] https://www.wandsworth.gov.uk/media/9384/wandsworth_residents_survey_re…
[20] https://beta.lambeth.gov.uk/sites/default/files/2021-10/residents-surve…
[21] https://www.wandsworth.gov.uk/media/9384/wandsworth_residents_survey_re…
[22] https://beta.lambeth.gov.uk/sites/default/files/2021-10/residents-surve…
[25] https://democracy.wandsworth.gov.uk/mgMemberIndex.aspx
[26] https://moderngov.lambeth.gov.uk/mgMemberIndex.aspx?FN=PARTY&VW=LIST&PIC=0
Wandsworth - Merton comparison sources
[1] https://www.wandsworth.gov.uk/council-tax/about-council-tax/
[2] https://www.merton.gov.uk/council-tax-benefits-and-housing/council-tax/…
[3] https://www.wandsworth.gov.uk/council-tax/about-council-tax/
[4] https://www.london.gov.uk/sites/default/files/md1611_appendix.pdf
[5] https://www.merton.gov.uk/council-tax-benefits-and-housing/council-tax/…
[6] https://www.london.gov.uk/sites/default/files/md1611_appendix.pdf
[8] https://www.merton.gov.uk/council-and-local-democracy/data-protection-a…
[9] https://www.wandsworth.gov.uk/rubbish-and-recycling/
[10] https://www.merton.gov.uk/rubbish-and-recycling/collection-days-and-tim…
[11] https://www.wandsworth.gov.uk/leisure-and-culture/libraries/our-librari…
[12] https://libraries.merton.gov.uk/client/en_GB/merton/?rm=BRANCHES2%7C%7C…
[13] https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/electric-vehicle-charging-devi…
[14] https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/electric-vehicle-charging-devi…
[17] https://www.wandsworth.gov.uk/media/9384/wandsworth_residents_survey_re…
[18] https://www.merton.gov.uk/system/files?file=residents20survey20201920fi…
[19] https://www.wandsworth.gov.uk/media/9384/wandsworth_residents_survey_re…
[20] https://www.merton.gov.uk/system/files?file=residents20survey20201920fi…
[21] https://www.wandsworth.gov.uk/media/9384/wandsworth_residents_survey_re…
[22] https://www.merton.gov.uk/system/files?file=residents20survey20201920fi…
[23] https://www.wandsworth.gov.uk/media/9384/wandsworth_residents_survey_re…
[24] https://www.merton.gov.uk/system/files?file=residents20survey20201920fi…