Hounslow London Borough Council

Hounslow London Borough Council
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type	London borough
Leadership
Mayor	Cllr Sue Sampson, Labour since 23 May 2017
Leader of the Council	Cllr Steve Curran, Labour since 10 June 2014
Structure
Seats	60 councillors
Political groups	Administration   Labour (51) Other Parties   Conservative (9)
Elections
Voting system	Plurality-at-large
Last election	22 May 2014
Next election	3 May 2018
Meeting place
Civic Centre, Hounslow
Website
www.hounslow.gov.uk

Hounslow London Borough Council is the local authority for the London Borough of Hounslow in Greater London, England. It is a London borough council, one of 32 in the United Kingdom capital of London.

History

A map showing the wards of Hounslow since 2002

It was envisaged through the London Government Act 1963 that Hounslow as a London local authority would share power with the Greater London Council. The split of powers and functions meant that the Greater London Council was responsible for "wide area" services such as fire, ambulance, flood prevention, and refuse disposal; with the local authorities responsible for "personal" services such as social care, libraries, cemeteries and refuse collection. As an outer London borough council it has been an education authority since 1965. This arrangement lasted until 1986 when Hounslow London Borough Council gained responsibility for some services that had been provided by the Greater London Council, such as waste disposal. Since 2000 the Greater London Authority has taken some responsibility for highways and planning control from the council, but within the English local government system the council remains a "most purpose" authority in terms of the available range of powers and functions.

See also

• Hounslow local elections
• Thamesbank Credit Union

External links

• London Borough of Hounslow website