Brighton and Hove City Council
Brighton and Hove City Council | |
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| Arms of Brighton and Hove City Council Coat of arms | |
| Brighton and Hove City Council logo Corporate Logo | |
| Type | |
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| History | |
| Founded | 1 April 1997 |
| Preceded by | East Sussex County Council District councils |
| Leadership | |
Mayor of Brighton & Hove | Cllr Alan Robins since May 2020 |
Leader of the council | Cllr Phélim Mac Cafferty, Green since 23rd July 2020 |
Deputy Leaders of the council | Cllr Hannah Clare and Cllr Sue Shanks, Green since 23rd July 2020 |
Leader of the opposition | Cllr Nancy Platts, Labour |
Chief Executive | Geoff Raw |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 54 councillors |
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Political groups |
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Joint committees | Greater Brighton City Board |
Length of term | 4 years |
| Elections | |
| First past the post, multi-member | |
Last election | 2 May 2019 |
Next election | May 2023 |
| Meeting place | |
| Brighton Town Hall Hove Town Hall | |
| Website | |
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Brighton and Hove City Council is the local authority of the city of Brighton and Hove. 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.
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, Brighton and Hove is within a non-metropolitan area of England. As a unitary authority, Brighton and Hove City 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.
Museums service
The council's museums service takes the name Royal Pavilion & Museums, and operates the Royal Pavilion, Brighton Museum and Art Gallery, Hove Museum and Art Gallery, the Booth Museum of Natural History and Preston Manor.[3]
Political control
Since the first election to the council in 1996 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[4]
| Party in control | Party in minority lead | ||||
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| style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Labour | 1996–2003 | |||
| rowspan="5" style="background-color: Template:No overall control/meta/color" | | No overall control | 2003–present | style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Labour | 2003–2007 |
| style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Conservative | 2007–2011 | |||
| style="background-color: Template:Green Party of England and Wales/meta/color" | | Green | 2011–2015 | |||
| style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Labour | 2015–2020 | |||
| style="background-color: Template:Green Party of England and Wales/meta/color" | | Green | 2020-present | |||
The Green led council from 2011-2015 was the first of its kind in the United Kingdom.[5] The Greens regained control of the Council in 2020, after the incumbent Labour administration collapsed and made way for a Green minority government.[6]
Councillors and wards
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When Brighton Borough Council and Hove Borough Council merged in 1996 the wards were carried over from the respective councils who had both been under East Sussex County Council. There were originally 26 Wards each with three councillors totally 78 councillors in the newly created Brighton and Hove Borough Council: Brunswick and Adelaide, Goldsmid, Hangleton, Hanover, Hollingbury, Kings Cliff, Marine, Moulsecoomb, Nevill, North Portslade, Patcham, Portslade South, Preston, Queens Park, Regency, Rottingdean, Seven Dials, St. Peters, Stanford, Stanmer, Tenantry, Vallance, Westbourne, Westdene, Wish, Woodingdean
The 2001 boundary review [7][8][9] reduced the wards to 21 Wards with a mix of two or three councillors each totalling 54 councillors for the then city council. These boundary were used in the 2003 election for the first time with the following wards: Brunswick and Adelaide, Central Hove, East Brighton, Goldsmid, Hangleton and Knoll, Hanover and Elm Grove, Hollingbury and Stanmer (which then became Hollingdean and Stanmer in 2007), Stanford (which became Hove Park in 2007), Moulsecoomb and Bevendean, North Portslade, Patcham, Preston Park, Queen's Park, Regency, Rottingdean Coastal, South Portslade, St Peter's and North Laine, Westbourne, Wish, Withdean, Woodingdean.
Latest results for Brighton and Hove City Councillors by ward:[10]
Duke and Duchess of Sussex debate
In December 2018 Brighton and Hove City Council held a debate in response to a petition on behalf of residents which called on the council to reject the usage of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex title, which is "disrespectful to the county of East Sussex".[11]
References
- ^ "Greens tipped to run Brighton council after 'anti-Semitic' resignations". BBC News. 22 July 2020.
- ^ https://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/content/council-and-democracy/councillors-and-committees/your-councillors-and-local-politicians-0
- ^ "Who we are". Royal Pavilion and Museums. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
- ^ "Brighton & Hove". BBC News Online. Retrieved 8 October 2009.
- ^ "Go Green for first Green-led council in UK". www.greenparty.org.uk. Retrieved 2016-12-20.
- ^ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-53496651
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The City of Brighton and Hove (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
- ^ "Your Local Councillors". Brighton & Hove City Council. Archived from the original on 30 January 2009. Retrieved 8 October 2009.
- ^ "Councillors & Meetings". Brighton & Hove City Council. Archived from the original on 25 August 2009. Retrieved 8 October 2009.
- ^ "Councillors and committees | Brighton & Hove City Council". www.brighton-hove.gov.uk.
- ^ "Harry and Meghan's Sussex title was 'unfairly acquired' and should be ignored, Brighton and Hove council to consider". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
