Local Elections
Local elections will take place on Thursday 7 May 2026 to elect new local councillors in the borough.
Digital style guide
The Council
Our official title is ‘London Borough of Sutton’
We refer to ourselves as ‘Sutton Council’
‘Council’ is always capitalised
✔ The Council is pleased to announce...
‘Council’ is singular
❌ The Council are pleased to announce...
Directorates and teams
Capitalise specific directorates and teams
✔ She has joined the Resources Directorate.
✔ Sutton Council has many directorates.
Use your team name once, then use ‘we’
✔ The waste team has great news. We’ve just bought more bins.
People in the Council
When you introduce an individual, use their post title
✔ We welcomed Councillor John Smith.
After this, refer to them by name only
✔ John Smith then gave a speech.
Capitalise specific post titles
✔ We welcomed our new Chief Executive.
Do not capitalise generic post titles
✔ We have many councillors.
Never abbreviate ‘councillor’ to ‘Cllr.’
❌ Cllr. Smith stated that...
Use ‘councillor’, not ‘member’
Use ‘members of the committee’
✔ Councillor John Smith is one of the members of the committee.
Talk about ‘colleagues’, not ‘officers’
✔ One of our colleagues will get in touch with you.
❌ A council officer will get in touch with you.
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