Southend-on-Sea Borough Council
Southend-on-Sea Borough Council is the local authority of Southend-on-Sea in Essex, England. It is a unitary authority, having the powers of a non-metropolitan county and district council combined.
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Politics [edit]
Seventeen wards each return three councillors, a total of 51. Councillors serve four years and one third of the council is elected each year, followed by one year without election. Following the 2012 election results the composition of the council was:[1]
| Affiliation | Councillors |
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| Conservative Party | 25 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 10 | |
| Independent | 10 | |
| Labour Party | 6 | |
The council has been controlled by the Conservative Party since they gained control in the 2000 election they maintained a minority administration after the 2012 local elections. Most day to day decisions are by a eight member executive headed by the council leader.
Performance [edit]
Southend Borough Council was criticised as one of the worst financially managed local authorities in England by the Audit Commission report for 2006/7, one of three to gain only one of four stars, the others being Liverpool and the Isles of Scilly. Areas of criticism were the use of consultants and the spending of £3.5 million on taxis during the 2006/7 financial year.[2]
In March 2012, Southend Borough Council was awarded the title of 'Council of the Year 2012' by the Local Government Chronicle.[3]
References [edit]
- ^ "Local Election Results 2008". Southend-on-Sea Borough Council. Retrieved 2010-04-09.[dead link]
- ^ Laura Smith (January 30, 2008). "Echo News - Official: Council is wasting our cash". Retrieved 2008-07-21.
- ^ Uncited (March 14, 2012). "Southend Council wins council of the year at Local Government Chronicle awards". Retrieved 2013-04-08.
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