North East Lincolnshire Council

North East Lincolnshire Council
Type
Type	Unitary authority council
Houses	Unicameral
Term limits	None
Structure
Seats	42 Councillors
Labour	20 / 42
UKIP	9 / 42
Conservative	10 / 42
Liberal Democrats	3 / 42

North East Lincolnshire Council is the local authority of North East Lincolnshire. It is a unitary authority, having the powers of a non-metropolitan county and district council combined. 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.

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 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.

Political Make-up

The present political make-up of the council is Labour (20), Conservative (10), UK Independence Party (9), Liberal Democrats (3)

North East Lincolnshire Regeneration Partnership

In 2010 North East Lincolnshire Council entered into a partnership with Balfour Beatty Workplace Limited, which was taken over by Cofely GDF SUEZ in 2013 (renamed Engie 2016) on a 10-year partnership to deliver facilities management.