Derby City Council

Derby City Council

Type
Type	Unitary authority
Leadership
Council leader	Ranjit Banwait^[1], Labour Since 11 June 2014^[2]
Deputy Leader	Martin Rawson^[1], Labour Since 11 June 2014^[2]
Mayor	Paul Pegg^[3]
Chief Executive	Paul Robinson^[4]
Structure
Seats	51
Political groups	Labour Conservatives Liberal Democrats
Elections
Voting system	First past the post
Last election	Derby Council election, 2014
Motto
Industria, Virtus, et Fortitudo Translation: Diligence, Courage, Strength
Meeting place

Derby Council House, Corporation Street, Derby
Website
www.derby.gov.uk

Derby City Council is the local government unitary authority for Derby, a city in the East Midlands region of England. It is composed of 51 councillors,^[5] 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 Paul Robinson 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 council is currently led by a Labour administration comprising an Executive Leader and seven further Council Cabinet members. The council’s political composition is:

29 Labour
14 Conservative
6 Liberal Democrat.^[6]
2 UK Independence Party

Wards

Abbey
Allestree
Alvaston
Arboretum
Blagreaves
Boulton
Chaddesden
Chellaston
Darley

References

1 2 "Leadership of the Council". Derby City Council. Retrieved 13 Nov 2015.
1 2 "Derby City Council leader Paul Bayliss ousted as Labour chief - Ranjit Banwait to replace him". Derby Telegraph. 27 May 2014. Retrieved 13 Nov 2015.
↑ "Mayor – general information | Derby City Council". Derby.gov.uk. Retrieved 13 Nov 2015.
↑ "Council Departments". Derby City Council. Retrieved 13 Nov 2015.
↑ "Derby City Council election arrangements". Derby City Council. Retrieved 13 Nov 2015.
↑ http://www.derby.gov.uk/council-and-democracy/councillors-democracy-elections/elections-results/

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