Derby City Council

Derby City Council
Derby City Council Coat of Arms
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Type
Type
Leadership
Council leader
Paul Bayliss[1][2], 
  Labour
since 23 May 2012
Deputy Leader
Ranjit Banwait[2][3], 
  Labour
since 23 May 2012
Mayor
Fareed Hussain[2][4]
chief executive
Adam Wilkinson[5]
Structure
Seats 51
Political groups

  Labour
  Conservatives

  Liberal Democrats
Elections
First past the post
Last election
 Derby Council election, 2014
Motto
Industria, Virtus, et Fortitudo
Meeting place
Derby Council House, Corporation Street, Derby
Website
www.derby.gov.uk

Derby City Council is the local government authority for Derby, a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands region of England. It is composed of 51 councillors,[2] three for each of the 17 electoral wards of Derby. Currently the council is controlled by the Labour Party. The council is led by Councillor Ranjit Banwait with Adam Wilkinson as chief executive.

As a unitary authority, Derby City Council is responsible for all services within its boundary and is therefore distinct from the two-tier system of local government that exists in the surrounding county of Derbyshire. Outside the city, responsibility is shared between Derbyshire County Council and various district or borough councils, such as Derbyshire Dales, High Peak, Erewash and Chesterfield.

Political makeup

Derby City Council has 51 councillors, with three councillors representing each of the 17 separate wards within the city. It operates a 'by thirds' operation of elections, meaning that one third of the councillors (one per ward) are elected at each local election for a four-year period. This results in there being local elections three years out of every four, with a fourth fallow year. The cycle of elections next begins in 2014 so the next fallow year will be in 2017.

The council is currently led by a Labour administration comprising an Executive Leader and seven further Council Cabinet members. The council’s political composition is:

Wards

References

  1. ↑ "Paul Bayliss is the new leader of Derby City Council after a night of big gains for Labour party". This is Derbyshire. 4 May 2012. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Councillors". Cmis.derby.gov.uk. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
  3. ↑ "Deputy leader wants to learn lessons from past". This is Derbyshire. 11 June 2012. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
  4. ↑ "Mayor – general information | Derby City Council". Derby.gov.uk. 17 October 2011. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
  5. ↑ "City needs to convince young people that it’s okay to aspire to greatness". Redfern Commission. 4 October 2012. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
  6. ↑ http://www.derby.gov.uk/council-and-democracy/councillors-democracy-elections/elections-results/

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