Lichfield District Council
Lichfield District Council | |
|---|---|
| Type | |
| Type | |
| History | |
| Founded | 1974 |
| Leadership | |
Leader | Mike Wilcox, Conservative |
Deputy Leader | Val Richards, Conservative |
| Seats | 56 |
| Elections | |
| First past the post | |
Last election | 5 May 2011 |
| Meeting place | |
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| District Council House, Lichfield | |
| Website | |
| lichfielddc | |
Lichfield District Council is a non metropolitan district council, which covers the district of Lichfield in Staffordshire, England. It was formed in 1974 from Lichfield City Council and Lichfield Rural District Council.[1] The council offices are located at the District Council House on Frog Lane (52°40′52″N 1°49′38″W / 52.681180°N 1.827103°W), in the centre of Lichfield.
Lichfield District Council is amongst the top performing councils nationally. In 2004 the audit commission informed the council that they were a good council and in 2007 they confirmed that they are getting better at managing their finances.[2]
Since 2011, Lichfield has formed part of the Greater Birmingham & Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership along with neighbouring authorities Birmingham, Bromsgrove, Cannock Chase, East Staffordshire, Redditch, Solihull, Tamworth and Wyre Forest.
Responsibilities
- Sport, leisure and recreation
- Parks
- Arts and tourism (including the Lichfield Garrick Theatre)
- Housing advice
- Housing and council tax benefits
- Local plans
- Planning and building control
- Environmental health
- Waste and recycling collections
- Street cleaning
- Licensing and inspections of food, taxis, etc.
- Off street parking and car parks
- Collection of council tax and business rates
- Community safety and community development
Political Control
The council is majority Conservative controlled[3] and the leader since 2010 has been Mike Wilcox,[4] who succeeded David Smith.[3]
Before May 2011, the second largest group was the Liberal Democrat and Independent Alliance set up after the 2007 elections. They were made up of Liberal Democrat and independent councillors.[5]
At the 2011 elections the Conservatives retained overall control. The Liberal Democrats and Independent councillors lost all of their 7 seats at the election. Of the 56 seats, the council is divided between Conservatives (46) and Labour (10).[6]
Wards
Lichfield District’s 26 wards are:[7]
- All Saints, Alrewas and Fradley, Armitage with Handsacre
- Boley Park, Boney Hay, Bourne Vale, Burntwood Central
- Chadsmead, Chase Terrace, Chasetown, Colton and Mavesyn Ridware, Curborough
- Fazeley
- Hammerwich, Highfield
- King’s Bromley
- Leomansley, Little Aston, Longdon
- Mease and Tame
- Shenstone, St John’s, Stonnall, Stowe, Summerfield
- Whittington
See also
References
- ^ "Lichfield City Council Background". Lichfield.gov.uk. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
- ^ "Performance". Lichfield District Council Website. Retrieved 6 July 2011.
- ^ a b "Lichfield District Council - Councillors". Lichfielddc.gov.uk. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
- ^ "New Leader for Lichfield District Council | Lichfield District Council". Lichfielddc.gov.uk. 12 May 2010. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
- ^ Councillors by Political Party: Liberal Democrat and Independent Alliance
- ^ BBC News - Election 2011, retrieved 7 May 2011
- ^ "Councillors by Ward". Lichfield District Council. Retrieved 6 July 2011.