Portsmouth City Council
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Term limits
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None |
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Leader
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Lord Mayor
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Chief Executive
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David Williams
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Last election
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Thursday 7th of May 2015 |
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| Portsmouth City Council Website | |
Portsmouth City Council is the local authority of the city of Portsmouth. It is a unitary authority, having the powers of a non-metropolitan county and district council combined. It provides a full range of local government services including Council Tax billing, libraries, social services, processing planning applications, waste collection and disposal, and it is a local education authority.
Powers and functions[edit]
The local authority derives its powers and functions from the Local Government Act 1972 and subsequent legislation. For the purposes of local government, Portsmouth is within a non-metropolitan area of England. As a unitary authority, Portsmouth City Council has the powers and functions of both a non-metropolitan county and district council combined. In its capacity as a district council it is a billing authority collecting Council Tax and business rates, it processes local planning applications, it is responsible for housing, waste collection and environmental health. In its capacity as a county council it is a local education authority, responsible for social services, libraries and waste disposal.
Councillors[edit]
List of Portsmouth City Councillors by Ward [3]
| Councillor | Political Party | Ward |
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| Steve Hastings | Conservative | Baffins |
| Darren Sanders | Liberal Democrat | Baffins |
| Lynne Stagg | Liberal Democrat | Baffins |
| Suzy Horton | Liberal Democrat | Central Southsea |
| Lee Hunt | Liberal Democrat | Central Southsea |
| Phil Smith | Liberal Democrat | Central Southsea |
| Margaret Foster | Liberal Democrat | Charles Dickens |
| Paul Godier | Non Aligned Independent | Charles Dickens |
| Yahiya Chowdhury | Labour | Charles Dickens |
| Alicia Denny | UK Independence Party | Copnor |
| Robert New | Conservative | Copnor |
| Neill Young | Conservative | Copnor |
| Aiden Gray | Labour | Cosham |
| Hannah Hockaday | Conservative | Cosham |
| Lee Mason | Conservative | Cosham |
| Simon Bosher | Conservative | Drayton & Farlington |
| Ken Ellcome | Conservative | Drayton & Farlington |
| Steve Wemyss | Conservative | Drayton & Farlington |
| Jennie Brent | Conservative | Eastney & Craneswater |
| Luke Stubbs | Conservative | Eastney & Craneswater |
| Matthew Winnington | Liberal Democrat | Eastney & Craneswater |
| David Fuller | Liberal Democrat | Fratton |
| Dave Ashmore | Liberal Democrat | Fratton |
| Julie Swan | UK Independence Party | Fratton |
| Frank Jonas | Conservative | Hilsea |
| Donna Jones | Conservative | Hilsea |
| Scott Harris | Conservative | Hilsea |
| Ben Dowling | Liberal Democrat | Milton |
| Will Purvis | Liberal Democrat | Milton |
| Gerald Vernon-Jackson | Liberal Democrat | Milton |
| Leo Madden | Liberal Democrat | Nelson |
| Colin Galloway | UK Independence Party | Nelson |
| Ian Lyon | Conservative | Nelson |
| John Ferrett | Non Aligned Independent | Paulsgrove |
| Gemma New | Conservative | Paulsgrove |
| Stuart Potter | UK Independence Party | Paulsgrove |
| David Tompkins | Conservative | St Jude |
| Hugh Mason | Liberal Democrat | St Jude |
| Linda Symes | Conservative | St Jude |
| Ryan Brent | Conservative | St Thomas |
| Sandra Stockdale | Liberal Democrat | St Thomas |
| Rob Wood | Liberal Democrat | St Thomas |
