Stroud District Council
 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (October 2016) |
Stroud District Council | |
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| Seats | 51 councillors |
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| Elections | |
| First past the post | |
Last election | 5 May 2016 |
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| Ebley Mill, Ebley Wharf, Stroud | |
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Stroud District Council is the local authority for Stroud District. Stroud District is located in Central Gloucestershire in the South West of England region. The Council itself is based in the Council Offices in Stroud proper, but the borough also comprises Nailsworth, Dursley, Cam, and Wotton-under-Edge as well as a number of other settlements. It is administratively distinct from Stroud Town Council, which serves the smaller parish of Stroud only.[1]
Stroud District Council elects 51 Councillors from 27 wards. Following the May 2016 local elections, Stroud District Council comprises 22 Conservative Councillors, 18 Labour Councillors, 8 Green Councillors, 2 Liberal Democrat Councillors, and 1 Independent (Conservative) Councillor.[2]
History
Stroud District Council was formed under the Local Government Act 1972, on 1 April 1974, by a merger of Nailsworth and Stroud urban districts, Dursley Rural District, Stroud Rural District, and parts of Gloucester Rural District, Sodbury Rural District and Thornbury Rural District.
Responsibilities
Stroud District Council carries out a variety of district council functions 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.