Humberside County Council
North East Lincolnshire Council
is the local authority of
North East Lincolnshire
. It is a
unitary authority
, having the powers of a
county council
and
district council
combined. It was established on 1 April 1996 on the abolition of
Humberside County Council
,
Great Grimsby Borough Council
and
Cleethorpes Borough Council
.
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The council 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.
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Powers and functions
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The local authority derives its powers and functions from the Local Government Act 1972 and subsequent legislation. For the purposes of local government, North East Lincolnshire is within a
non-metropolitan
area of England. As a
unitary authority
, North East 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.
In July 2017 it was announced that the Council and the local
Clinical Commissioning Group
would have a joint chief executive.
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Governance
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Political control
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The council has been under Conservative majority control since 2019.
The first election to the council was held in 1995, initially operating as a shadow authority alongside the outgoing authorities until the new arrangements came into effect 1 April 1996. Political control of the council since 1996 has been as follows:
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Leadership
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The role of mayor is largely ceremonial in North East Lincolnshire. Political leadership is instead provided by the
leader of the council
. The leaders since 2015 have been:
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Councillor
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Party
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From
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To
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Ray Oxby
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Labour
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May 2015
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11 Mar 2019
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Philip Jackson
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Conservative
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21 May 2019
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Composition
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Following the
2024 election
, the composition of the council was:
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The next election is due in 2026.
Premises
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Council meetings are held at
Grimsby Town Hall
, which had been built in 1863 for the old borough council of
Great Grimsby
.
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The council's main offices are in the Municipal Buildings opposite the town hall, which had been completed in 1941.
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Elections
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Since the last boundary changes in 2003 the council has comprised 42
councillors
representing 15
wards
, with each ward electing two or three councillors. Elections are held three years out of every four, with roughly a third of the council elected each time for a four-year term of office.
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Wards
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The wards are:
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Wider politics
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The borough straddles the parliamentary constituencies of
Great Grimsby
and
Cleethorpes
.
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References
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External links
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Local authorities in Lincolnshire
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County council and unitary
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