North Lincolnshire Council is the local authority of North Lincolnshire. It is a unitary authority, having the powers of a non-metropolitan county and district council combined. It is one of fifty five unitary authorities.[1] 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.
North Lincolnshire Council | |
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Type | |
Type | |
History | |
Founded | 1 April 1996 |
Preceded by | Humberside County Council |
Leadership | |
Mayor of North Lincolnshire | Cllr Jonathan Evison, Conservative since 2 May 2019 |
Leader of the Council | |
Chief executive | Denise Hyde since 12 October 2016 |
Structure | |
Seats | 43 councillors |
Political groups |
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Elections | |
Last election | 2 May 2019 |
Next election | 4 May 2023 |
Meeting place | |
Civic Centre, Scunthorpe | |
Website | |
http://www.northlincs.gov.uk |
Powers and functions
The local authority derives its powers and functions from the Local Government Act 1972 and subsequent legislation. For the purposes of local government, North Lincolnshire is within a non-metropolitan area of England. As a unitary authority, North Lincolnshire 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.
Political control
Party in control | Years |
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Labour | 1995–2003 |
Conservative | 2003–2007 |
Labour | 2007–2011 |
Conservative | 2011 – present |
Wards and councillors
There are 17 wards, each represented by between one and three councillors.[2]
Parliamentary constituency | Ward | Councillor | Party | |
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Brigg and Goole constituency | Axholme Central | David Robinson | Conservative | |
Tim Mitchell | Conservative | |||
Axholme North | John Briggs | Conservative | ||
Julie Reed | Conservative | |||
Axholme South | David Rose | Conservative | ||
Ron Allcock | Conservative | |||
Brigg and Wolds | Carl Graham Sherwood | Conservative | ||
Nigel John Sherwood | Conservative | |||
Rob Waltham | Conservative | |||
Broughton and Appleby | Janet Lee | Conservative | ||
Carol Elizabeth Ross | Conservative | |||
Burringham and Gunness | Josh Walshe | Conservative | ||
Burton upon Stather and Winterton | Elaine Marper | Conservative | ||
Helen Rowson | Conservative | |||
Ralph Ogg | Conservative | |||
Cleethorpes constituency | Barton | Jonathan Evison | Conservative | |
Keith Vickers | Conservative | |||
Paul Vickers | Conservative | |||
Ferry | David Wells | Conservative | ||
Peter Clark | Conservative | |||
Richard Hannigan | Conservative | |||
Scunthorpe constituency | Ashby | Joanne Saunby | Conservative | |
Mick Grant | Labour | |||
Andrea Davies | Labour | |||
Bottesford | John Davison | Conservative | ||
Margaret Armiger | Conservative | |||
Janet Longcake | Conservative | |||
Brumby | Len Foster | Labour | ||
Steve Swift | Labour | |||
Susan Armitage | Labour | |||
Crosby and Park | Christine O'Sullivan | Labour | ||
Darryl Southern | Labour | |||
Mark Kirk | Independent (Politician) | |||
Frodingham | Sandra Bainbridge | Labour | ||
Tony Ellerby | Labour | |||
Kingsway with Lincoln Gardens | Helen Rayner | Labour | ||
Stuart Wilson | Labour | |||
Tony Gosling | Labour | |||
Ridge | Neil Poole | Conservative | ||
John England | Conservative | |||
Trevor Foster | Conservative | |||
Town | Lorraine Yeadon | Labour | ||
Mashook Ali | Labour |
Cabinet
The Cabinet of North Lincolnshire is made up of nine councillors from the largest political grouping. Meetings are chaired by the Leader of the Council. The Leader of the Council selects councillors to serve in cabinet posts. Meetings are open to the public. During the COVID-19 pandemic, these have been streamed remotely.[3] The current cabinet of North Lincolnshire is as follows:
Leader Portfolio – Place Shaping and Connectivity: Cllr Rob Waltham MBE
Deputy Leader – Adults and Health: Cllr Richard Hannigan
Children and Families: Cllr Julie Reed
Commercial: Cllr Neil Poole
Environment and Strategic Planning: Cllr David Rose
Finance and Governance: Cllr Elaine Marper
Resident Engagement and Rural Partnerships: Cllr Ralph Ogg
Safer, Stronger Communities – Ashby, Bottesford and Scunthorpe ('Urban'): Cllr John Davison
Safer, Stronger Communities – Rural: Cllr Carl Sherwood
Town and Parish Councils
Across the authority, there are a number of town and parish councils that operate on a local level. Council tax bills in the authority provide for the parish councils. In North Lincolnshire, there are 55 in total including eight town councils, three parish meetings, and forty-four parish councils. In total there are over 500 parish councillors in North Lincolnshire. Parish and Town Councils within the authority have signed up to the Parish and Town Council Charter.[4]
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