Swindon Borough Council

Swindon Borough Council
Swindon Borough Council
Type
Type	Unitary authority
History
Founded	1 April 1997
Preceded by	Thamesdown Borough Council; Wiltshire County Council
Leadership
Mayor of Swindon	Cllr Garry Perkins, Conservative ; since 23 May 2020
Leader of the Council	Cllr David Renard, Conservative ; since 11 April 2013
Chief executive	Susie Kemp ; since 13 July 2018
Structure
Seats	57 councillors
Political groups	Administration Conservative (36) Other parties Labour (20)
Length of term	4 years
Elections
Voting system	Plurality-at-large
Last election	6 May 2021 (21 seats)
Next election	(19 seats)
Meeting place
	Civic Offices, Swindon
Website
	www.swindon.gov.uk

Swindon Borough Council is the local authority of the Borough of Swindon in Wiltshire, England. It is a unitary authority, having the powers of a non-metropolitan county and district council combined. As such, it is administratively separate from the rest of Wiltshire. It was formed in 1997, replacing Thamesdown Borough Council.

The next elections will be held in .

Powers and functions[]

The local authority derives its powers and functions from the Local Government Act 1972 and subsequent legislation. For the purposes of local government, Swindon Borough is a non-metropolitan area of England. As a unitary authority, Swindon Borough Council has the powers and functions of both a non-metropolitan county and district council combined. In its capacity as a district council it is a billing authority collecting Council Tax and business rates, it processes local planning applications, it is responsible for housing, waste collection and environmental health. In its capacity as a county council it is a local education authority, responsible for social services, libraries and waste disposal.

Operations[]

The council is responsible for numerous operations in Swindon. These include schools, libraries, waste disposal and road maintenance. Since 2010, many schools in the area have become academies, with the council losing control. It was also the owner of Swindon's main bus operator, Thamesdown Transport, until 2017 when it sold them to the Go-Ahead Group due to issues with funding.^[1] Maintenance services are typically contracted to Swindon Commercial Services (SCS), who work in partnership with the council.^[2]

Notes[]

^ Borough council gained unitary authority functions.

References[]

^ "Swindon council sells loss-making Thamesdown Transport bus firm". BBC News. 3 February 2017.
^ Swindon Borough Council. "Tenders and contract opportunities". Swindon Borough Council. Retrieved 9 February 2017.

External links[]

Official website

[1] Borough council gained unitary authority functions.

[2] "Swindon council sells loss-making Thamesdown Transport bus firm". BBC News. 3 February 2017.

[3] Swindon Borough Council. "Tenders and contract opportunities". Swindon Borough Council. Retrieved 9 February 2017.

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