Stevenage Borough Council
Coordinates: 51°54′00″N 0°12′11″W / 51.900°N 0.203°W
Stevenage Council | |
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Leadership | |
Mayor | |
Leader of the Council | |
Deputy Leader | Cllr Joan Lloyd, Labour |
Leader of the Opposition | Cllr Philip Bibby, Conservative |
Chief Executive | Matt Partridge |
Structure | |
Seats | 39[3] |
Political groups |
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Elections | |
First past the post | |
Last election | 2021 |
Next election | 2022 |
Meeting place | |
Daneshill House, Danestrete, Stevenage | |
Website | |
http://www.stevenage.gov.uk |
Stevenage Borough Council (SBC) is the local authority for the Stevenage non-metropolitan district of England, the United Kingdom. Stevenage is located in the north-east of Hertfordshire, in the East of England region.
The Council consists of 39 elected members, representing thirteen electoral wards; each of the wards elects three councillors. Youth representatives from Stevenage Youth Council and the elected Stevenage Youth Mayor also attend Stevenage Borough Council meetings in a non-voting role.[4][5]
The Council is currently controlled by the Labour Party, who hold 21 of the 39 seats. Labour have controlled the council continuously since its creation as a non-metropolitan district in 1973. The Conservative Group hold 11 seats and the Liberal Democrat Group hold 6 seats and there is 1 Independent (ex-Labour). The Leader of the Labour Group and the Council is Councillor Sharon Taylor with the Conservative Group becoming the main opposition group in the 2015 local election after the Labour Group lost 3 councillors to the Conservative Party.[6]
Composition[]
Party | Councillors | Change (2021) | ||||||
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2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2018 | 2019 | 2021 | |||
Labour | 33 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 27 | 22 | -5 | |
Conservative | 3 | (6) | (7) | (9) | (7) | (11) | +4 | |
Liberal Democrats | (3) | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | +1 | |
Total | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | ||
Key: Bold: Leading Group, (bracket): Main Opposition Group | ||||||||
Source:[7] |
Wards[]
Stevenage consists of thirteen wards.
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Arms[]
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See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Minutes, Council 26 May 2021". Stevenage Borough Council. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
- ^ "Minutes, Council 23 May 2006". Stevenage Borough Council. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
- ^ "Political Makeup".
- ^ "Stevenage's first youth mayor calls for young people's ideas". BBC News. 28 May 2012.
- ^ http://www.stevenage.gov.uk/about-stevenage/66910/
- ^ http://www.stevenage.gov.uk/about-the-council/elections-and-voting/139389
- ^ http://www.stevenage.gov.uk/about-the-council/councillors-and-democracy/local-councillors
- ^ "East of England Region". Civic Heraldry of England. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
External links[]
- Politics of Stevenage
- Non-metropolitan district councils of England
- Local authorities in Hertfordshire
- Billing authorities in England