Category Archives: West Surrey Council

In other CEO news: East Surrey names Chalmers as first boss

Posted on July 31, 2026 by insidecroydon

East Surrey Council, the new body created as part of a shake-up of local authorities, has named Adam Chalmers as its first chief executive. Chalmers starts in September, with the new authority fully coming into operation on what is being … Continue reading →

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Nobody thought having two Surrey councils was a good idea

Posted on October 30, 2025 by insidecroydon

CROYDON (AND SURREY) COMMENTARY: By a stroke of Steve Reed’s ministerial pen, one part of Surrey is to have just 20 councillors to represent 160,000 people. For SHASHA KHAN, pictured right, that is ‘a devastating attack on our representative democracy’ … Continue reading →

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Reed approves Surrey county council split and £500m write-off

Posted on October 29, 2025 by insidecroydon

Bankrupt Woking to get an unprecedented debt write-off from government, but new West Surrey Council to be burdened with £4.5bn of borrowing from Day 1 in 2027 Twelve local authorities in Surrey, including Tandridge, Epsom and Ewell and Reigate and … Continue reading →

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