Cotswold District Council

Cotswold District Council
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Type
Type	Non-metropolitan district
Leadership
Chair	Cllr Nigel Robbins (Liberal Democrats)
Leader	Cllr Joe Harris (Liberal Democrats)
Chief Executive (Interim)	Christine Gore
Structure
Seats	34 councillors
Liberal Democrat	18 / 34
Conservative	14 / 34
Green	1 / 34
Independent	1 / 34
Elections
Voting system	First past the post
Last election	2 May 2019
Meeting place
Council Chamber, Cotswold District Council, Trinity Road, Cirencester
Website
www.cotswold.gov.uk

Cotswold District Council is the local authority for the Cotswold District, which is located in East Gloucestershire in the South West of England. The council is based in Cirencester, the largest settlement in the district, but the district also includes the towns of Tetbury, Moreton-in-Marsh, Stow-on-the-Wold, Chipping Campden, Fairford, Lechlade and Northleach.

Cotswold District Council is composed of 34 councillors elected from 32 wards.

History

Cotswold District Council was formed on 1 April 1974 by the merger of the urban district of Cirencester with Cirencester Rural District, North Cotswold Rural District, Northleach Rural District and Tetbury Rural District.

Responsibilities

The functions of the council include:

• Benefits - Housing and Council Tax
• Car Parking
• Concessionary Travel
• Council Tax - Administration and Collection
• Elections and Electoral Registration
• Environmental Health (includes Domestic and Commercial Premises)
• Food Safety and Hygiene Complaints
• Noise Pollution and Pest Control
• Housing Administration
• Licensing
• Caravan Sites
• Planning, including Planning Applications, Advice and Appeals
• Public Conveniences (in some locales)
• Health and Leisure Centres
• Refuse Collection
• Recycling
• Tourism and Visitor Information.

Political control

Electoral Wards of Cotswold District Council

Since the foundation of the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:

Party in control	Years
Independent	1973 - 1999
No overall control	1999–2003
Conservative	2003–2019
Liberal Democrats	2019–present

Cabinet

Following the election of Joe Harris as Leader in May 2019 he appointed the following Cabinet.

Office		Party	Name
Leader style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" |	Liberal Democrats	Joe Harris
Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Finance style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" |	Liberal Democrats	Mike Evemy
Cabinet Member for Planning Policy, Climate Change and Energy style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" |	Liberal Democrats	Rachel Coxcoon
Cabinet Member for Housing and Homelessness style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" |	Liberal Democrats	Lisa Spivey
Cabinet Member for Waste, Flooding and Environmental Health style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" |	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Doherty
Cabinet Member for Economic Development, Skills and Young People style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" |	Liberal Democrats	Tony Dale
Cabinet Member for Health, Well-Being and Public Safety style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" |	Liberal Democrats	Jenny Forde
Cabinet Member for Development Management, Landscape and Heritage style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" |	Liberal Democrats	Clive Webster
Cabinet Member for Car Parks and Town & Parish Councils style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" |	Liberal Democrats	Mark Harris

Current councillors

There are 34 councillors. After the May 2019 election, there are 18 Liberal Democrats, 14 Conservatives, one independent and one Green.

Ward	Councillor	Party
Abbey	Mark Harris style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" |	Liberal Democrats
Blockley	Sue Jepson style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative
Bourton Vale	Richard Keeling style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative
Bourton Village	Nick Maunder style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" |	Liberal Democrats
Campden and Vale	Gina Blomefield style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative
	Mark Annett style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative
Chedworth and Churn Valley	Jenny Forde style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" |	Liberal Democrats
Chesterton	Roly Hughes style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" |	Liberal Democrats
Coln Valley	Ray Theodoulou style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative
Ermin	Julia Judd style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative
Fairford North	Andrew Doherty style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" |	Liberal Democrats
Fosseridge	Julian Beale style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative
Four Acres	Ray Brassington style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" |	Liberal Democrats
Grumbolds Ash with Avening	Richard Morgan style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative
Kemble	Tony Berry style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative
Lechlade, Kempsford and Fairford South	Stephen Andrews style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative
	Steve Trotter style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative
Moreton East	Rachel Coxcoon style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" |	Liberal Democrats
Moreton West	Clive Webster style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" |	Liberal Democrats
New Mills	Claire Bloomer style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" |	Liberal Democrats
Northleach	Tony Dale style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" |	Liberal Democrats
Sandywell	Robin Hughes style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative
Siddington and Cerney Rural	Mike Evemy style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" |	Liberal Democrats
South Cerney Village	Juliet Layton style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" |	Liberal Democrats
St Michael's	Joe Harris style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" |	Liberal Democrats
Stow	Dilys Neill style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" |	Liberal Democrats
Stratton	Patrick Coleman style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" |	Liberal Democrats
Tetbury East and Rural	Nikki Ind style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" |	Independent
Tetbury Central	Stephen Hirst style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative
Tetbury with Upton	Richard Norris style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative
The Ampneys and Hampton	Lisa Spivey style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" |	Liberal Democrats
The Beeches	Nigel Robbins OBE style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" |	Liberal Democrats
The Rissingtons	Andrew Maclean style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #02A95B;" data-sort-value="Green Party of England and Wales" |	Green
Watermoor	Gary Selwyn style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" |	Liberal Democrats

External links

• By-election results