Draft:Steve Curran

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'''Stephen Curran''' was a British [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] politician who served as leader of [[Hounslow London Borough Council]] from 2014 to 2022.

Curran was elected to [[Hounslow London Borough Council]] in 2010 as councillor for Syon ward. On 10 June 2014, he was elected leader of the council. He remained leader until 2022, when he stood down because of illness.{{cite web |title=Borough Council - Tuesday, 10 June 2014 7:30 pm |url=https://democraticservices.hounslow.gov.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=254&MId=7965 |access-date=22 April 2026 |website=Hounslow Council Democratic Services}}{{cite web |date=2 March 2022 |title=Steve Curran stands down as Leader of Hounslow Council |url=https://chiswickcalendar.co.uk/steve-curran-stands-down-as-leader-of-hounslow-council/ |access-date=22 April 2026 |website=The Chiswick Calendar}}{{cite web |date=18 March 2024 |title=Former Hounslow Council Leader Steve Curran dies |url=https://chiswickcalendar.co.uk/former-hounslow-council-leader-steve-curran-dies/ |access-date=22 April 2026 |website=The Chiswick Calendar}}

During his leadership, Curran was associated with regeneration, housing and local economic policy in Hounslow. He was quoted in coverage of housing investment in London boroughs, the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on airport-linked communities, and disputes over public health guidance in 2021.{{cite news |title=London councils are building homes again: huge regeneration projects and housing plans unveiled at MIPIM property conference in Cannes |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/homesandproperty/property-news/london-councils-are-building-homes-again-huge-regeneration-projects-and-housing-plans-unveiled-at-mipim-property-conference-in-cannes-a128636.html |access-date=22 April 2026 |work=Evening Standard}}{{cite news |date=22 November 2020 |title=Our communities around Britain's airports are being devastated |url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/nov/22/our-communities-around-britains-airports-are-being-devastated |access-date=22 April 2026 |work=The Guardian}}{{cite news |date=25 May 2021 |title=Hounslow 'stealth lockdown' slammed as 'impossible' to implement |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/hounslow-stealth-lockdown-indian-covid-variant-impossible-implement-b937123.html |access-date=22 April 2026 |work=Evening Standard}}

In March 2022, Curran announced that he would not seek re-election because he was receiving treatment for cancer. Following the 2022 local election, [[Shantanu Rajawat]] was elected as the new leader of Hounslow Council.{{cite web |date=2 March 2022 |title=Steve Curran stands down as Leader of Hounslow Council |url=https://chiswickcalendar.co.uk/steve-curran-stands-down-as-leader-of-hounslow-council/ |access-date=22 April 2026 |website=The Chiswick Calendar}}{{cite web |title=Agenda for Borough Council on Tuesday, 31 May 2022, 7:00 pm |url=https://democraticservices.hounslow.gov.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=254&MId=12357&Ver=4 |access-date=22 April 2026 |website=Hounslow Council Democratic Services}}

In the 2023 New Year Honours, Curran was appointed a [[Member of the Order of the British Empire]] (MBE) for services to local government and to the community in Hounslow.{{cite web |title=Awards for New Year 2023 |url=https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/63ac3b6ed3bf7f7c17290da2/NEW_YEAR_HONOURS_LIST_2023_-_PRIME_MINISTER_S_LIST.pdf |access-date=22 April 2026 |website=GOV.UK}}

Curran died in March 2024 after a long illness.{{cite web |date=18 March 2024 |title=Former Hounslow Council Leader Steve Curran dies |url=https://chiswickcalendar.co.uk/former-hounslow-council-leader-steve-curran-dies/ |access-date=22 April 2026 |website=The Chiswick Calendar}}

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