Stoke-on-Trent City Council
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| Stoke-on-Trent City Council | |
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| Whole council elected every four years | |
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Coat of arms
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| Houses | Unicameral |
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Term limits
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None |
| History | |
| Founded | 1 April 1974 |
| Leadership | |
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Majid Khan
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| Elections | |
| Plurality-at-large | |
| Website | |
| www |
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Stoke-on-Trent City Council is the local authority of Stoke-on-Trent. It is a unitary authority, with the powers and functions of a non-metropolitan county and district council combined. The Lord Mayor of Stoke-on-Trent for the 2014/15 municipal year is Majid Khan.[1]
History
The executive function of Stoke-on-Trent City Council was controlled by a directly elected mayor of Stoke-on-Trent from 2002 to 2009.
Political control
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Since the first election in 1973 political control of the council was held by the following parties:[2]
| Party in control | Years |
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| Labour | 1973 - 2002 |
| No overall control | 2002 - 2004 |
| Labour | 2004 - 2006 |
| No overall control | 2006 - 2011 |
| Labour | 2011 - 2015 |
| No overall control | 2015 - Present |
References
- ↑ http://www.stoke.gov.uk/ccm/navigation/council-and-democracy/lord-mayor/current-lord-mayor/
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