Cotswold District Council

Cotswold District Council
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type	Non-metropolitan district
Leadership
Chairman	Cllr Julian Beale (Conservatives)
Leader	Cllr Mark Annett (Conservatives)
Leader of the opposition	Cllr Joe Harris (Liberal Democrats)
Structure
Seats	34 councillors
Conservative	22 / 34
Liberal Democrat	12 / 34
Elections
Voting system	First past the post
Last election	7 May 2015
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. Cotswold distric is located in East Gloucestershire in the South West of England region. The Council itself is based in Cirencester, the largest settlement in the district, but also comprises Tetbury, Moreton-in-Marsh, Stow-on-the-Wold, Chipping Campden, Fairford, Lechlade and Northleach.

Cotswold District Council elects 34 Councillors from 32 wards. Following the May 2015 local elections, and subsequent by-elections and defections, Cotswold District Council comprised 22 Conservative Councillors and 12 Liberal Democrat Councillors. The current leader of Cotswold District Council is Mark Annett.

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

Cotswold District Council has many functions it carries out including:

• 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–present

Current Councillors

A total of 34 councillors are currently members of Cotswold District Council, with all councillors being either a member of the Conservative Party or the Liberal Democrats.

Ward	Councillor	Party
Abbey	Mark Harris style="width: 2px; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" |	Liberal Democrats
Blockley	Sue Jepson style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative
Bourton Vale	Richard Keeling style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative
Bourton Village	Len Wilkins style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative
Campden and Vale	Mark Annett style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative
	Lynden Stowe style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative
Chedworth and Churn Valley	Jenny Forde style="width: 2px; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" |	Liberal Democrats
Chesterton	Roly Hughes style="width: 2px; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" |	Liberal Democrats
Coln Valley	Ray Theodoulou style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative
Ermin	Nicholas Parsons style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative
Fairford North	Andrew Doherty style="width: 2px; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" |	Liberal Democrats
Fosseridge	Julian Beale style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative
Four Acres	Ray Brassington style="width: 2px; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" |	Liberal Democrats
Grumbolds Ash with Avening	Jim Parsons style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative
Kemble	Tony Berry style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative
Lechlade, Kempsford and Fairford South	Sue Coakley style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative
	Stephen Andrews style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative
Moreton East	Robert Dutton style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative
Moreton West	Alison Coggins style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative
New Mills	Tatyan Cheung style="width: 2px; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" |	Liberal Democrats
Northleach	Chris Hancock style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative
Sandywell	Robin Hughes style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative
Siddington and Cerney Rural	Shaun Parsons style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative
South Cerney Village	Juliet Layton style="width: 2px; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" |	Liberal Democrats
St Michael's	Joe Harris style="width: 2px; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" |	Liberal Democrats
Stow	Dilys Neill style="width: 2px; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" |	Liberal Democrats
Stratton	Patrick Coleman style="width: 2px; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" |	Liberal Democrats
Tetbury East and Rural	Maggie Heaven style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative
Tetbury Central	Stephen Hirst style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative
Tetbury with Upton	Tina Stevenson style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative
The Ampneys and Hampton	David Fowles style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative
The Beeches	Nigel Robbins OBE style="width: 2px; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" |	Liberal Democrats
The Rissingtons	Mark Mackenzie-Charrington style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative
Watermoor	Jenny Hincks style="width: 2px; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" |	Liberal Democrats

External links

• By-election results