Cambridge City Council
- This article is about the city of Cambridge in the U.K. For other uses, see Cambridge City Council (disambiguation).
| Cambridge City Council | |
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| Type | |
| Type | Non-metropolitan district council of Cambridge |
| Leadership | |
| Leader | Sian Reid, Liberal Democrat |
| Mayor | Ian Nimmo-Smith, Liberal Democrat |
| Members | 42 |
| Elections | |
| Voting system | First past the post |
| Last election | 6 May 2010 |
| Meeting place | |
| Cambridge Guildhall | |
| Website | |
| http://www.cambridge.gov.uk/ | |
Cambridge City Council is a district council in the county of Cambridgeshire, based in the city of Cambridge.
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The council provides various facilities and services within the city. These include parks and open spaces, waste collection, council housing and local planning.
The Council also organises numerous events throughout the year, including the Cambridge Folk Festival and a program of free summer entertainment entitled Summer in the City. It runs the Cambridge Guildhall, on the south side of the Market Square in the centre of Cambridge, where various events are held.
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There are forty two city councillors with three assigned to each ward. The council is composed of 25 Liberal Democrat, 14 Labour, 2 Green Party and 1 Independent councillors.
The last Conservative Councillor resigned in September 2010 leading to a by-election, won by Labour.
The current (2011) Mayor is Councillor Ian Nimmo-Smith and the Deputy Mayor is Councillor Caroline Hart. The Mayor's duties are almost entirely ceremonial, although they do chair meetings of the full Council.
The Leader of the Council is Councillor Sian Reid (LibDem), and the Deputy Leader is Councillor Catherine Smart (LibDem). The highest non-elected official is the Chief Executive, Antoinette Jackson.
Elections for a third of the seats take place 3 out of every 4 years. Cambridgeshire County Council elections take place in the 4th year. The County elections last took place in 2009.
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