Cambridge City Council, England

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Cambridge

City of Cambridge

Shown within Cambridgeshire

Geography

Status

City (1951)

Area
- Total

Ranked 316th
40.70 km²

Admin. HQ

Cambridge

ONS code

12UB

Coordinates

52°12′29″N, 0°7′21″E

Demographics

Population
- Total
- Density

Ranked 171st
117,900 (2006 est.)
2897 / km²

Ethnicity

89.4% White
4.4% Mixed Race/Other
3.8% South Asian
1.3% Afro-Carib.
2.1% Chinese

Politics

Cambridge City Council
http://www.cambridge.gov.uk/

Leadership

Leader & Cabinet

Executive

Liberal Democrat

MPs

David Howarth (Lib Dem, Cambridge)
Andrew Lansley (Con, Cambs Sth)

1 Activities
2 Councillors
3 See also
4 References

Cambridge City Council, England is a district council in the county of Cambridgeshire.

[edit] Activities

The council provides various facilities and services within the city. These include parks and open spaces, waste collection, council housing and local planning.

The Council also organises numerous events throughout the year, including the Cambridge Folk Festival and a program of free summer entertainment entitled Summer in the City.

[edit] Councillors

There are forty two city councillors with three assigned to each ward. The council is composed of 28 Liberal Democrat, 11 Labour, 1 Conservative, 1 Green Party and 1 Independent councillors.

The current (2008) Mayor is Councillor Mike Dixon and the Deputy Mayor is Councillor Russ McPherson. The leader of the council is Councillor Ian Nimmo-Smith. The highest non-elected official is the Chief Executive, Rob Hammond.