Ealing Council has an ambitious vision of the future for the council and the borough and clear plans to achieve it.

Our priorities

We have three immediate priorities which directly respond to residents' concerns and ensure high quality, cost effective public services. These are:

• Cleaner streets  
• Safer communities 
• Value for money and low Council Tax

Our vision and strategic goals

Looking to the longer-term, a shared vision has been developed with our partners on the Local Strategic Partnership (LSP). This seeks to ensure that:

"In 2016 Ealing will be a successful borough at the heart of West London, where everyone has the opportunity to prosper and live fulfilling lives in communities which are safe, cohesive and engaged."

We have developed six strategic themes, each with a specific goal:

• Environment housing and culture - to make Ealing a better place to live
• Safety - to make Ealing one of the safest places in London
• Health and independence - to reduce health inequalities and promote well-being and independence for adults and older people
• Economy - to ensure that there are opportunities for all people and businesses to prosper
• Children and young people - to create a great place for every child and young person to grow up
• Organisational improvement - becoming a high performing organisation, focused on the needs of its communities

Two key values cut across the delivery of all the strategic goals:

• Balancing community interests - represents our commitment to ensuring that our communities are active, cohesive and engaged. We want them to be thriving and sustainable places, engaged with the delivery of local services
• Reducing inequalities - is a commitment to tackling inequality and disadvantage so as to create a more inclusive borough

The Borough's Council's Corporate Plan demonstrate how the vision will be delivered.

Political and Management Structures

Ealing has 69 councillors and is Conservative controlled.

There are 43 Conservative councillors, 23 Labour and 3 Liberal Democrat.

Cabinet

Ealing operates a cabinet model of administration. A Leader of the Council and portfolio holders making up the ten-person Cabinet.

Ealing has a Corporate Board consisting of the chief executive and four executive directors.

Whilst it doesn't have the formal decision-making powers of council meetings, such as the cabinet or the full council, Corporate Board does provide the managerial leadership of the council. The corporate board works with councillors to provide direction for the council, developing and implementing plans and strategies to ensure that we provide the best possible value for money services.