Fun facts about local government 2. How does local government work? How many councils are there? How many councillors are there? How is local government structured? What is local government responsible for? What is the overall political control of councils? Who pays for local government? How much do councils spend? What is the turnover for local government? Local government facts and figures: England. Register to watch the awards LIVE.
Fun facts about local government. Isles of Scilly Council is the smallest local authority by population with 2, people as of Kent County Council is the largest local authority by population with 1,, people as of The most changeable council is probably London Borough of Merton.
Since control has passed between Labour, the Conservatives and no overall control several times. It is currently under Labour control. Councillors Councillors are elected to represent people in a defined geographical area for a fixed term of four years, unless elected at a by-election in which case the time will be shorter.
Full Council — The full council is made up of all elected councillors, usually belonging to a range of different political parties.
The full council debates and decides upon policy based on reports from the committees. Information is provided to the committees by council officers. Cabinet — A cabinet is like the government of the council, usually formed by the political party that has most elected representatives in full council.
It is the only group which is allowed to make decisions on certain areas of policy without the approval of the full council. Each Cabinet member usually looks over a specific area, e. Leader or Elected Mayor — The political leader of a council is responsible for the overall performance of the council — as well as its strategic direction and its relationship with central government.
The leader is elected by the rest of the council, and in the cabinet system the leader then appoints the cabinet members. The leader often sits on the Local Enterprise Partnership board. Elected mayors perform the same role, but are directly elected by the residents, rather than other councillors. Officers Permanent staff perform many of the duties of the council. England — there are councils in England.
The most recent data comes from the LGA Census of Local Authority Councillors which shows that: 45 per cent of councillors were retired, and 26 per cent were in full- or part-time employment; 64 per cent of councillors held other voluntary or unpaid positions, such as school governorships; 68 per cent of councillors held a degree or equivalent qualification; only 3 per cent did not hold any qualification; 63 per cent of councillors were male, and 36 per cent female; The average age of councillors in was 59 years; 15 per cent were aged under and 43 per cent were aged 65 or over.
In county councils including single tier county councils councillors represent electoral areas called divisions. Metropolitan districts elect 3 councillors and wards in shire district, unitary authorities and London boroughs elect between 1 and 3 councillors. Where a district council holds whole-council elections all councillors are elected at the same time. For example electors in a 2-member ward cast 2 votes each and elect 2 councillors at the same time.
Where a district council holds elections by thirds, a third of the councillors for the whole council will be elected at each annual election. Electors in a 3-member ward will vote in each of the elections, electors in a 2-member ward will vote in 2 out of 3 and electors in a single-member ward will vote in 1 of the 3 elections.
Page updated to reflect council re-organisation: In Buckinghamshire 5 councils have been replaced by 1 new unitary council — Buckinghamshire Council. In Northamptonshire 8 councils have been replaced by 2 new unitary councils — North Northamptonshire Council and West Northamptonshire Council. Page updated to reflect council re-organisation: In Dorset 9 councils have been replaced by 2 new unitary councils — Dorset Council and Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council.
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Print this page. Structure The structure of local government varies from area to area. In total there are local authorities in England made up of 5 different types: county councils district councils unitary authorities metropolitan districts London boroughs The table below shows the number of each type of council. Explore the topic Councils and elections. Is this page useful? Maybe Yes this page is useful No this page is not useful.
In recent years, they have been encouraged by central government to take a greater role in community democracy which has resulted in some new councils being formed. Any village, neighbourhood or town beneath district or borough level can demand its own elected parish or town council. This only applies to England outside greater London and does not apply to Wales or Scotland where different regulations apply.
In Wales and Scotland they are mostly called Community councils.
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