Stephen alambritis biography

Stephen Alambritis MBE ; Title: Cabinet Member for Transport and Cleaner Streets ; Party: Labour Party ; Political grouping: Labour group ; Ward: Ravensbury.
First elected as a councillor in 2003, Alambritis became leader of the opposition on the council in 2007.
UK Cypriot Stephen Alambritis born in Aradippou.

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Leader of the Council, Councillor Ross Garrod

Councillor Ross Garrod has been the Leader of Merton Council since May 2022. He represents Longthornton ward in Mitcham, and previously served as a councillor in Lavender Fields ward between 2014 and 2018 – during which time he also served as Cabinet Member for Street Cleanliness and Parking from 2016 to 2018. Prior to becoming Leader, Cllr Garrod worked on the Crossrail Elizabeth Line project and at London City Airport.

Cllr Garrod has lived in Mitcham all his life – which has instilled in him a great pride in his community, and a drive to make it better for everyone. He went to Benedict Primary School, The Priory Church of England Middle School, and Rutlish High School before going on to study at Queen Mary University of London.

Sport has always played an important role in Cllr Garrod’s life – from playing football locally as a youngster, to running the mini-marathon and training at the local running track. Cllr Garrod regularly volunteers at community sports events, including the Junior Park Run on Figge’s Marsh. And it is the

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Some 'Notable' Elliott Pupils

Stephen Alambritis
1968-1975?
Politician, Journalist and RefereeKnown as Sooty at school Stephen (Soterios) Alambritis is Head of Press and Parliamentary Affairs to the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) since 1988. Stephen was a member of the Cabinet Office Better Regulation Task Force (1997 –2000) along with Chai Patel another former Elliott pupil.

He is also a Labour Party Councillor in Merton (2006), and until May 2006 was the Cabinet Member in Merton for Diversity. He became Leader of the Council in Merton at the Election of May 2010. He has been regularly interviewed on TV and radio including a session with the infamous John Humphreys!

In his spare time, Stephen is a member of Merton Volunteer bureau and a Class I Football Association Referee. He enjoys real ale and is a member of CAMRA.Joe Armstrong
1993-1997
Actor
Joe Armstrong, who left the school 1997 is now a successful actor in his own right, following in the footsteps of his father, the well known actor Alun Armstrong. They worked together in the succ

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Merton London Borough Council

Local authority in England

Merton London Borough Council, which styles itself Merton Council, is the local authority for the London Borough of Merton in Greater London, England. It is a London borough council, one of 32 in London. The council has been under Labour majority control since 2014. The council is based at Merton Civic Centre in Morden.

History

The London Borough of Merton and its council were created under the London Government Act 1963, with the first election held in 1964.^[3] For its first year the council acted as a shadow authority alongside the area's three outgoing authorities, being the councils of the municipal boroughs of Mitcham and Wimbledon and the urban district of Merton and Morden.^[4] The new council formally came into its powers on 1 April 1965, at which point the old districts and their councils were abolished.^[5]

The council's full legal name is "The Mayor and Burgesses of the London Borough of Merton", but it styles itself Merton Council.^[6]

From 1965 until 1986