Lichfield District Council

Lichfield District Council
Lichfield District Council
Type
Type	Non-metropolitan district council
History
Founded	1974
Leadership
Leader	Doug Pullen, Conservative
Deputy Leader	Iain Eadie, Conservative
Seats	47
Elections
Voting system	First past the post
Last election	3 May 2019
Meeting place
	District Council House, Lichfield
Website
	lichfielddc.gov.uk

Lichfield District Council is a non metropolitan district council, which covers the district of Lichfield in Staffordshire, England. It was formed in 1974 from Lichfield City Council and Lichfield Rural District Council.^[1] The council offices are located at the District Council House on Frog Lane, in the centre of Lichfield.

Since 2011, Lichfield has formed part of the Greater Birmingham & Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership along with neighbouring authorities Birmingham, Bromsgrove, Cannock Chase, East Staffordshire, Redditch, Solihull, Tamworth and Wyre Forest.

Responsibilities[]

Sport, leisure and recreation
Parks
Arts and tourism (including the Lichfield Garrick Theatre)
Housing advice
Housing and council tax benefits
Local plans
Planning and building control
Environmental health
Waste and recycling collections
Street cleaning
Licensing and inspections of food, taxis, etc.
Off street parking and car parks
Collection of council tax and business rates
Community safety and community development

Political control[]

The council is majority Conservative controlled^[2] and the leader since 2019 has been Doug Pullen,^[3] who succeeded Mike Wilcox.^[2]

Before May 2011, the second largest group was the Liberal Democrat and Independent Alliance set up after the 2007 elections. They were made up of Liberal Democrat and independent councillors.^[4]

At the 2011 elections the Conservatives retained overall control. The Liberal Democrats and Independent councillors lost all of their 7 seats at the election. Of the 56 seats, the council is divided between Conservatives (46) and Labour (10).^[5]

Wards[]

Lichfield District’s 22 wards are:^[6]

Lichfield City

Boley Park,
Chadsmead,
Curborough
Leomansley,
St John’s,
Stowe,

Burntwood

Boney Hay and Central,
Chase Terrace,
Chasetown,
Highfield
Summerfield and All Saints

Outlying villages

Alrewas and Fradley,
Armitage with Handsacre,
Bourne Vale,
Colton and the Ridwares (including Mavesyn Ridware),
Fazeley
Hammerwich with Wall,
Little Aston, and Stonnall
Longdon
Mease Valley
Shenstone,
Whittington and Streehay

References[]

^ "Lichfield City Council Background". Lichfield.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
^ ^a ^b "Lichfield District Council - Councillors". Lichfielddc.gov.uk. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
^ "All change at Lichfield District Council after Conservatives vote for new leader". lichfieldlive.co.uk. 9 May 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
^ Councillors by Political Party: Liberal Democrat and Independent Alliance
^ BBC News - Election 2011, retrieved 7 May 2011
^ "Your Councillors". Lichfield District Council. Retrieved 24 April 2021.

External links[]

Coordinates: 52°40′52″N 1°49′38″W / 52.681180°N 1.827103°W / 52.681180; -1.827103

[1] "Lichfield City Council Background". Lichfield.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 15 October 2011.

[LDC-291-2] "Lichfield District Council - Councillors". Lichfielddc.gov.uk. Retrieved 15 October 2011.

[3] "All change at Lichfield District Council after Conservatives vote for new leader". lichfieldlive.co.uk. 9 May 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2019.

[4] Councillors by Political Party: Liberal Democrat and Independent Alliance

[bho-5] BBC News - Election 2011, retrieved 7 May 2011

[6] "Your Councillors". Lichfield District Council. Retrieved 24 April 2021.

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