Central Bedfordshire Council
Central Bedfordshire is a unitary authority area in the ceremonial county of Bedfordshire, England. It was created from the merger of Mid Bedfordshire and South Bedfordshire District Councils and Bedfordshire County Council on 1 April 2009.[1]
Central Bedfordshire Council | |
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| History | |
| Founded | 1 April 2009 |
| Preceded by | Bedfordshire County Council District councils
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| Leadership | |
Leader of the Council | Cllr Richard Wenham, Conservative |
Chair of the Council | Cllr Brian Saunders |
Chief Executive | Marcel Coiffait |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 59 councillors |
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Joint committees | East of England Local Government Association |
| Elections | |
Last election | 2 May 2019 |
Next election | May 2023 |
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How the council funds local services
For the financial year 2021-2022 the council will spend £440.3m on providing services, the majority of which (£226m) comes from council tax and business rates. Information on funding available from the Info Central booklet.
Central Bedfordshire 2050 - a great place to live and work
The Vision for Central Bedfordshire is that it will continue to be a great place to live and work...a place to prosper, a place to be proud of and a place to call home.
At its Thursday 12 November 2020 meeting, Full Council voted overwhelmingly to adopt Vision 2050 – setting our sense of our direction and where we want to be in 30 years' time.
Read more on the Central Bedfordshire 2050 website.
Council's current composition
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| Party | Councillors | |
| bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Conservatives | 41 |
| Independents | 14 | |
| bgcolor="Template:Liberal Democrats (UK)/meta/color" | | Liberal Democrats | 3 |
| bgcolor="Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Labour | 1 |
| Total: | 59 | |
| Source: Political Control | ||
Administrative history
The county council of Bedfordshire was abolished on 1 April 2009. The term of office of councillors of Bedfordshire County Council and of Mid Bedfordshire and South Bedfordshire District Councils ended on 1 April 2009. A new unitary council from that date to be known as Central Bedfordshire Council, was created for the same area as the existing districts of Mid and South Bedfordshire. There was to be no county council for the new county.[2]
Elections
Central Bedfordshire Council is made up of 59 Councillors.
| Year | Conservative | Labour | Liberal Democrat | Independent | Control |
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| 2009[3][4] | 54 | 0 | 11 | 1 | Conservative |
| 2011[5][6] | 49 | 1 | 5 | 4 | Conservative |
| 2015[7] | 53 | 2 | 1 | 3 | Conservative |
| 2019[8] | 41 | 1 | 3 | 13 | Conservative |
Elections - Thursday, 2 May 2019
Voters across Central Bedfordshire elected a new council made up of 41 Conservative councillors, 13 Independents, three Liberal Democrats, one Labour councillor and one UK Independence Party councillor.
The declaration of results at Central Bedfordshire Council's headquarters in Priory House, Chicksands, followed an election which saw 201 candidates standing for 59 seats.
Update - 7 October 2020
The council is now made up of 41 Conservative councillors, 14 Independents, three Liberal Democrats and one Labour councillor.
Cllr Patrick Hamill was elected as a UK Independence Party councillor in 2019 and is now an Independent.
Leader of the Council
Councillor Richard Wenham[9] was elected as the new Leader of Central Bedfordshire Council at the first Full Council[10] meeting of 2021, on 14 January 2021.
Councillor Wenham is the third leader of the unitary authority, which was created in 2009 and he succeeds Councillor James Jamieson, who had been Leader since 2011.
References
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/907/note/made Archived 5 January 2015 at the Wayback Machine - The Bedfordshire (Structural Changes) Order 2008
- ^ "Central Bedfordshire Council: Election results by party, 4 June 2009". Centralbedfordshire.gov.uk. 4 June 2009. Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
- ^ "Election 2009 | Central Bedfordshire council". BBC News. 5 June 2009. Archived from the original on 8 June 2009. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
- ^ "Central Bedfordshire Council: Election results". Centralbedfordshire.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 28 September 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
- ^ "BBC News - Election 2011 - England council elections - Central Bedfordshire". BBC News. 10 May 2011. Archived from the original on 23 January 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
- ^ "Central Bedfordshire Council: Election results". Centralbedfordshire.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 28 September 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
- ^ "Councillors, political control, constitution and webcasting - Political control". Central Bedfordshire Council.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "New political leadership for Central Bedfordshire Council". Central Bedfordshire Council. 15 Jan 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Council - meetings and agendas". Central Bedfordshire Council.
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External links
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