Luton Borough Council
Luton Borough Council | |
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Type | |
Type | |
Leadership | |
Mayor of Luton | Cllr Mahmood Hussain, Labour since 18 May 2021 |
Leader of the Council | Hazel Simmons MBE, Labour since 22 May 2007 |
Deputy Leader | Sian Julie Timoney, Labour |
Leader of the Opposition | David Franks, Liberal Democrats |
Chief executive | Robin Porter |
Structure | |
Seats | 48 councillors[2] |
Political groups |
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Length of term | 4 years |
Elections | |
Last election | 7 May 2019 |
Next election | 2 May 2023 |
Meeting place | |
Luton Town Hall | |
Website | |
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Luton Borough Council (also known as LBC,[3][4] or Luton Council[5][6]) is the local authority of Luton, England. It is a unitary authority, having the powers of a non-metropolitan county and district council combined. It is a member of the East of England Local Government Association.
It is made up of councillors from the 19 wards[7] that the town is divided into. The current leader of the council, Hazel Simmons, is in the Labour Party.[8]
Wards[]
- Barnfield
- Biscot
- Bramingham
- Challney
- Crawley
- Dallow
- Farley
- High Town
- Icknield
- Leagrave
- Lewsey
- Limbury
- Northwell
- Round Green
- Saints
- South
- Stopsley
- Sundon Park
- Wigmore
NHS[]
In July 2017 it decided to merge its health commissioning budget with the local Clinical Commissioning Group, establishing an integrated commissioning committee. It is one of the first areas which the NHS has designated an Accountable care system.[9]
Arms[]
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See also[]
References[]
- ^ "A fresh and modern brand for Luton" (PDF). luton.gov.uk. Luton Council.
- ^ http://opencouncildata.co.uk/council.php?c=344&y=0
- ^ "London Luton Airport - Ownership Profiles". www.london-luton.co.uk. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
- ^ "Luton Borough Council - Log in". myaccount.luton.gov.uk. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
- ^ "@lutoncouncil". Twitter. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
- ^ "Luton Borough Council - Luton Council". www.luton.gov.uk. 22 March 2012. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
- ^ "Luton Council Website - Election Maps".
- ^ "CMIS > Councillors". democracy.luton.gov.uk. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
- ^ "CCG and council to merge commissioning budgets". Health Service Journal. 13 July 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
- ^ "East of England Region". Civic Heraldry of England. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
External links[]
Categories:
- Unitary authority councils of England
- Local education authorities in England
- Local authorities in Bedfordshire
- Leader and cabinet executives
- Billing authorities in England