Coventry City Council

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Coventry City Council
Third of council elected three years out of four

Coat of arms
Type
Type Metropolitan district council of Coventry
Houses Unicameral
Term limits None
History
Founded 1 April 1974
Preceded by Coventry City Council (of the County Borough of Coventry)
Meriden Rural District Council
New session started 16 May 2013 (Municipal year 2013/2014)
Leadership
Leader Ann Lucas, Labour
Since 16 May 2013
Lord Mayor Gary Crookes
Since 16 May 2013
Structure
Seats 54 councillors
Labour
43 / 54
Conservatives
11 / 54
Elections
Voting system First past the post
Last election 3 May 2012
Next election 2014
Motto
Camera Principis
Meeting place
WTC Nicholas Jackson A10 Coventry Council House 02.jpg
Council House, Coventry
Website
www.coventry.gov.uk
Chief Executive Martin Reeves, seen on 20 October 2012

Coventry City Council is the local government body responsible for the governance of the City of Coventry in England, which has been a metropolitan district since 1974.

The city is divided up into 18 Wards each with three councillors. Coventry has usually been controlled by the Labour Party over the past few decades, and at times they appeared to be in safe control. However, the Conservatives held control for a short time in the 1970s, and they also held control from July 2004 until 2010. For a time they held control on the casting vote of the Lord Mayor, but they won clear control at the local elections of 4 May 2006. However in 2010 the Conservatives lost control of Coventry City Council when Labour gained enough seats to have overall control.

The leader of the Conservative group is Kevin Foster, who has held the post since 2011. The leader of the controlling Labour group is Ann Lucas. She has held the post of Leader of the Council since May 2013 after winning a leadership election against the incumbent John Mutton.[1] The Chief Executive is Martin Reeves.[2]

Council affiliation

As of May 2012, it was as follows[3]

Party Number of councilors
Labour 43
Conservative 11

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Ann Lucas named Coventry City Council leader". BBC News (BBC). 4 May 2013. Retrieved 17 May 2013. 
  2. ↑ "Chief Executive". Coventry City Council. Retrieved 26 September 2012. 
  3. ↑ http://www.coventry.gov.uk/councillors

External links

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