London potholes: Which boroughs are getting most cash to fix roads - full list from Bromley to Kensington

When he abandoned the Manchester stretch of HS2 and left Euston's future up in the air, Rishi Sunak pledged cash to fix the country's roads. Today (December 20), the government has announced which London boroughs will be getting how much to fill their potholes.

Tory-led Bromley Council tops the list of beneficiaries, with an additional £455,000 to spend on potholes in each of 2023-4 and 2024-25. The funding announcement pledges a minimum of £14,240,000 to be spent in the borough up to 2033-34.

Transport secretary Mark Harper today reiterated that the "government is on the side of drivers". Bromley was one of five authorities which earlier this year launched an unsuccessful legal challenge to Sadiq Khan's expansion of the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ), which levies a charge on drivers of older, polluting vehicles.

Croydon is second on the pothole list, with at least £11,951,000 to spend over the next 11 years, followed by Barnet (£11,538,000), Hillingdon (£11,088,000) and Havering (£10,416,000).

Transport for London (TfL), which manages some of London's major routes is guaranteed £9,308,000 to spend up to 2033-34.

Kensington and Chelsea is the borough receiving the least money (£3,156,000), while the City of London is pledged £672,000.

The scrapping of the northern leg of the much criticised HS2 rail project was announced in October by the prime minister. The high-speed rail line will continue to be built between Birmingham and Old Oak Common in west London. The government says the link between Old Oak Common and will but questions have been raised about the viability of Mr Sunak's suggestion of private sector involvement in its funding.

London boroughs pothole repairs list

Highway authority (2023-24 funding/2024-25 funding/minimum funding between 2023-24 and 2033-34)

1. Bromley (£455,000/£455,000/£14,240,000)
2. Croydon (£382,000/£382,000/£11,951,000)
3. Barnet (£368,000/£368,000/£11,538,000)
4. Hillingdon (£354,000/£354,000/£11,088,000)
5. Havering (£333,000/£333,000/£10,416,000)
6. Enfield (£310,000/£310,000/£9,694,000)
7. Transport for London (£297,000/£297,000/£9,308,000)
8. Ealing (£291,000/£291,000/£9,099,000)
9. Bexley (£275,000/£275,000/£8,620,000)
10. Redbridge (£262,000/£262,000/£8,214,000)
11. Greenwich (£250,000/£250,000/£7,827,000)
12. Harrow (£241,000/£241,000/£7,534,000)
13. Brent (£233,000/£233,000/£7,306,000)
14. Hounslow (£233,000/£233,000/£7,291,000)
15. Sutton (£230,000/£230,000/£7,213,000)
16. Newham (£213,000/£213,000/£6,663,000)
17. Waltham Forest (£211,000/£211,000/£6,600,000)
18. Lewisham (£211,000/£211,000/£6,599,000)
19. Richmond upon Thames (£204,000/£204,000/£6,389,000)
20. Wandsworth (£202,000/£202,000/£6,311,000)
21. Southwark (£189,000/£189,000/£5,915,000)
22. Merton (£186,000/£186,000/£5,831,000)
23. Lambeth (£180,000/£180,000/£5,624,000)
24. Haringey (£176,000/£176,000/£5,501,000)
25. Barking and Dagenham (£171,000/£171,000/£5,357,000)
26. Kingston upon Thames (£167,000/£167,000/£5,227,000)
27. Westminster (£161,000/£161,000/£5,038,000)
28. Tower Hamlets (£137,000/£137,000/£4,304,000)
29. Camden (£137,000/£137,000/£4,275,000)
30. Hackney (£128,000/£128,000/£4,020,000)
31. Islington (£113,000/£113,000/£3,547,000)
32. Hammersmith and Fulham (£109,000/£109,000/)£3,427,000)
33. Kensington and Chelsea (£101,000/£101,000/£3,156,000)
34. City of London (£21,000/£21,000/£672,000)

London total (£7,531,000/£7,531,000/£235,805,000)

Department for Transport

The Department for Transport says a total of £235 million "has been redirected from HS2 to resurface roads across the capital" - about £7.5 million in the first year. The allocations are based on the size of the road network. The funding is part of an £8.3 billion plan, which it says is enough to resurface over 5,000 miles of roads across England.

The department said future money could be withheld if councils fail to publish updates on how the cash is spent.

Transport secretary Mark Harper said: “This government is on the side of drivers and is investing £235 million to improve and repair London’s roads, part of the biggest-ever funding uplift for local road improvements. This funding is part of a long-term, 11-year plan to ensure road users across London have smoother, faster and safer journeys by using redirected HS2 funding to make the right long-term decisions for a brighter future.”

As part of its bid to win support from motorists, the government is carrying out a review of low-traffic neighbourhoods (LTNs), which have been introduced by London councils to try to create safer and healthier streets.

This week the government announced a new £250 million funding injection for 2024 for TfL improvement projects - although mayor Sadiq Khan said a long-term funding settlement remains vital to the future of TfL.