Warrington Borough Council
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Warrington Borough Council | |
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Type | |
Type | |
Leadership | |
Mayor of Warrington | Cllr Wendy Johnson, Liberal Democrats since 21 May 2019 |
Leader of the Council | Cllr Russ Bowden, Labour since 30 November 2018 |
Deputy Leader | Cllr Cathy Mitchell, Labour |
Leader of the Opposition | Cllr Bob Barr[1], Liberal Democrats |
Chief Executive | Steven Broomhead |
Structure | |
Seats | 58 councillors[2] |
Political groups |
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Length of term | 4 years |
Elections | |
Plurality-at-large | |
Last election | 5 May 2016 |
Next election | |
Meeting place | |
Town Hall, Warrington | |
Website | |
http://www.warrington.gov.uk |
Warrington Borough Council is the local authority of Warrington, Cheshire, England. It is a unitary authority, having the powers of a non-metropolitan county and district council combined. It provides a full range of local government services including Council Tax billing, libraries, social services, processing planning applications, waste collection and disposal, and it is a local education authority.
In September 2016, Warrington Borough Council became one of the first local councils in the UK to buy clean-tech bonds in Swindon Solar Park through its owner, specialist investment management firm .[3]
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, the Warrington is within a non-metropolitan area of England. As a unitary authority, Warrington 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.
References[]
- ^ "Lib Dems' call for more openness and transparency on council budget rejected". 25 February 2020.
- ^ https://www.warrington.gov.uk/councillor
- ^ "Solar farm deal to generate council cash". www.themj.co.uk. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
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