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Hillingdon: what’s happening where you live
What the council itself has published on the five things it most shapes for a household: homes, getting about, the bill, the local environment and schools. Each line is quoted from the council’s own document, with the link. This page says what was decided or proposed; it never says whether it was right.
London Borough of Hillingdon: London borough (unitary), England, London; part of the GLA combined authority. GOV.UK lists it as a unitary council.
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- Household waste collection: Providing information
- Household waste collection: Reporting
- Bulky household waste collections: Applications for service
- Household garden waste: Providing information
- Recycling bags and containers: Providing information
- Road maintenance: Reporting
- Street lighting: Reporting
- Noise pollution: Reporting
- Council tax annual notification: Providing information
- Council tax annual notification: Collecting revenue
- Council tax discount: Applications for service
- Council tax benefit new claim: Applications for service
- Housing benefit new claim: Providing information
- Electoral register: Providing information
- Electoral register: Applications for service
- Primary school places: Applications for service
- Secondary school places: Applications for service
- Library facilities: Providing information
- Parking permits: Providing information
- Planning decision notices: Providing information
- Councillors directory: Providing information
- Complaints procedure: Providing information
Housing
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Transport
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Council tax
Band D set by Hillingdon for 2026–27: £1,534.95 of a £2,045.46 total bill in the area.
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Environment
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Education
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Changes to schools in this area recorded by the Department for Education Updated automatically
- The Skills Hub — proposed to open; reason recorded: change in status; proposed date 1 January 2027
- The Skills Hub — open, but proposed to close; reason recorded: fresh start; proposed date 31 December 2026
In the last twelve months: 3 opened (2 academy free school, 1 academy converter), 4 closed (2 result of amalgamation/merger, 1 academy free school, 1 academy converter)
- Grangewood School — closed; reason recorded: academy free school, 31 December 2025
- Harefield Infant School (primary) — closed; reason recorded: result of amalgamation/merger, 6 April 2026
- Oak Farm Primary School (primary) — closed; reason recorded: academy converter, 31 March 2026
- Whitehall Infant School (primary) — closed; reason recorded: result of amalgamation/merger, 31 August 2026
- Grand Union Village School — open; reason recorded: academy free school, 1 January 2026
- Oak Farm Primary School (primary) — open; reason recorded: academy converter, 1 April 2026
- Pinn River School — open; reason recorded: academy free school, 1 January 2026
What the council plans to spend, 2026–27
| Service | Budget |
|---|---|
| Education services | £285.4 million |
| Highways and transport services | −£813,000 |
| Children's social care | £86.7 million |
| Adult social care | £156.4 million |
| Public health | £23.6 million |
| Housing services (general fund only) | £43.6 million |
| Cultural and related services | £14.4 million |
| Environmental and regulatory services | £25.7 million |
| Planning and development services | £1.0 million |
| Police services | none budgeted |
| Fire and rescue services | none budgeted |
| Central services | £21.0 million |
| Other services | £2.4 million |
| Total service expenditure | £659.4 million |
Life in Hillingdon: the official facts
- People living here
- 326,671 people
- Typical age
- 36 years
- Money to live on, per person, per year
- £25,875
- Typical weekly pay, before tax
- £709
- Children growing up in poverty
- 27.6%
- People claiming unemployment-related benefits
- 4.9%
- Average price of a home
- £482,137
- How many years of pay a home costs
- 12.1 times yearly pay
- Years in good health: women
- 64.7 years
- Years in good health: men
- 64.4 years
- Greenhouse gases, per person
- 4.3 tonnes per person
- Homes and businesses that can get the fastest broadband
- 92.9%
- Public chargers for electric cars
- 120.9 per 100,000 people
- Businesses trading here
- 16,295 businesses
Who runs the council
This council’s area is covered by the Greater London Authority, with the Mayor of London.
53 seats in 2026. Run by: Conservatives, with a majority.
Councillors by party: Conservative and Unionist 30, Labour Party 16, Reform UK 4, Vacant 2, Green Party (E&W) 1.
Next scheduled council election: 2 May 2030.
All 53 councillors, by ward
- Amanpreet Kaur (Labour Party) — Belmore
- Jagjit Singh (Labour Party) — Belmore
- Sital Punja (Labour Party) — Belmore
- Archan Raval (Conservative and Unionist) — Charville
- Darran Davies (Conservative and Unionist) — Charville
- Adam Huddle (Conservative and Unionist) — Colham & Cowley
- James Bourke (Conservative and Unionist) — Colham & Cowley
- Shehryar Ahmad-Wallana (Conservative and Unionist) — Colham & Cowley
- Daniel Singham (Conservative and Unionist) — Eastcote
- Ian Edwards (Conservative and Unionist) — Eastcote
- Nick Denys (Conservative and Unionist) — Eastcote
- Tommy Balaam (Conservative and Unionist) — Harefield Village
- Navnit Dhesi (Labour Party) — Hayes Town
- Raju Sansarpuri (Labour Party) — Hayes Town
- Stuart Mathers (Labour Party) — Hayes Town
- Matthew Elder (Reform UK) — Heathrow Villages
- Narinder Garg (Labour Party) — Heathrow Villages
- Colleen Sullivan (Conservative and Unionist) — Hillingdon East
- Kelly Martin (Conservative and Unionist) — Hillingdon East
- Wayne Bridges (Conservative and Unionist) — Hillingdon East
- Vacant (Vacant) — Hillingdon West
- Vacant (Vacant) — Hillingdon West
- Eddie Lavery (Conservative and Unionist) — Ickenham & South Harefield
- Jane Palmer (Conservative and Unionist) — Ickenham & South Harefield
- Kaushik Banerjee (Conservative and Unionist) — Ickenham & South Harefield
- Ekta Gohil (Conservative and Unionist) — Northwood
- Henry Higgins (Conservative and Unionist) — Northwood
- Jonathan Bianco (Conservative and Unionist) — Northwood Hills
- Ranjeet Rathore (Conservative and Unionist) — Northwood Hills
- Kuldeep Lakhmana (Labour Party) — Pinkwell
- Tony Eginton (Labour Party) — Pinkwell
- Tony Gill (Labour Party) — Pinkwell
- John Riley (Conservative and Unionist) — Ruislip
- Peter Smallwood (Conservative and Unionist) — Ruislip
- Philip Corthorne (Conservative and Unionist) — Ruislip
- Douglas Mills (Conservative and Unionist) — Ruislip Manor
- Susan O'Brien (Conservative and Unionist) — Ruislip Manor
- John Garner (Conservative and Unionist) — South Ruislip
- Richard Mills (Conservative and Unionist) — South Ruislip
- Steve Tuckwell (Conservative and Unionist) — South Ruislip
- Anil Taneja (Conservative and Unionist) — Uxbridge
- Riley Russell (Conservative and Unionist) — Uxbridge
- Terence Murray (Conservative and Unionist) — Uxbridge
- Jan Sweeting (Labour Party) — West Drayton
- Paul Capps (Reform UK) — West Drayton
- Sarah Hassoun (Green Party (E&W)) — West Drayton
- Elizabeth Dumergue (Labour Party) — Wood End
- Gursharan Mand (Labour Party) — Wood End
- Kamal Kaur (Labour Party) — Wood End
- Ella Garelick (Labour Party) — Yeading
- Hedson Farinha De Castro (Labour Party) — Yeading
- Sophie Dror (Reform UK) — Yiewsley
- Stacey Lucas (Reform UK) — Yiewsley