{{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 = 2 May 2025 | successor = Susan Hall | constituency_AM2 = Croydon and Sutton | assembly2 = London | term_start2 = 8 May 2021 | term_end2 = | majority2 = 10,294 (5.6%) | predecessor2 = Steve O'Connell | successor2 = | office3 = Councillor for Belmont on Sutton London Borough Council | term_start3 = 23 May 2014 | term_end3 = 2026 | birth_name = Neil Robert Garratt | birth_date = | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | spouse = | party = Conservative | deputy = Emma Best }}
'''Neil Robert Garratt''' is a British politician, who has served as Member of the London Assembly (AM) for Croydon and Sutton since 2021. Between 2023 and 2025, he served as leader of the Conservative Party in the London Assembly.
==Political career== He is a member of Sutton London Borough Council, serving the Belmont ward.<ref>{{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}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
In May 2023, Garratt was elected as Leader of the London Assembly Conservative Group, succeeding Susan Hall.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
He retained his Assembly seat at the 2024 election, though with a reduced vote share.
With effect from 2 May 2025, Garratt was replaced as leader of the Conservatives in the London Assembly by his predecessor Hall.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/susan-hall-reclaims-tory-leadership-city-hall-mayor-sadiq-khan-b1224949.html|last=Lydall|first=Ross|title=Susan Hall reclaims Tory leadership at City Hall and pledges to renew battle with Sadiq Khan|website=The Standard|date=29 April 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cityhallconservatives.com/post/susan-hall-am-appointed-city-hall-conservatives-leader|title=Susan Hall AM appointed City Hall Conservatives leader|date=2 May 2025|access-date=19 August 2025|website=City Hall Conservatives}}</ref>
In the 2026 Sutton London Borough Council election, lost his council seat to the Liberal Democrats.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Local election results 7 May 2026 |url=https://www.sutton.gov.uk/committees-and-elections/voting-and-elections/local-election-results-7-may-2026 |access-date=2026-05-23 |website=London Borough of Sutton}}</ref>
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== External links == * {{official website}} * [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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