North Lincolnshire Council is the local authority of North Lincolnshire, England. It is a unitary authority, having the powers of a county council and district council combined. It provides a full range of local government services including Council Tax billing, libraries, social services, town planning, and waste collection and disposal. It is also a local education authority. The council is based in Scunthorpe.
North Lincolnshire Council | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| History | |
| Founded | 1 April 1996 |
| Preceded by | Humberside County Council |
| Leadership | |
Alison Barker since 1 November 2023 | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 43 councillors |
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Political groups |
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| Elections | |
Last election | 4 May 2023 |
Next election | 2027 |
| Meeting place | |
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| Church Square House, 30–40 High Street, Scunthorpe, DN15 6NL | |
| Website | |
| www | |
History edit
North Lincolnshire Council was created on 1 April 1996. It took over county-level functions from the abolished Humberside County Council and district-level functions from the abolished Boothferry, Glanford and Scunthorpe councils.[1] The new district of North Lincolnshire was awarded borough status on 16 December 1996, allowing the chair of the council to take the title of mayor.[2]
Governance edit
As a unitary authority, North Lincolnshire provides the local government services of a non-metropolitan county council and non-metropolitan district council combined.[3] Some functions are still delivered covering the whole of the former county of Humberside, notably the Humberside Fire and Rescue Service. Such functions are managed by joint committees of the four unitary authorities which now cover the area.[1] Much of the borough is covered by civil parishes, which form a lower tier of local government. The only part of the borough not covered by civil parishes is Scunthorpe, which is an unparished area.[4]
Political control edit
The first election to the council was held in 1995, initially operating as a shadow authority alongside the outgoing authorities until coming into its powers on 1 April 1996. Political control of the council since 1995 has been as follows:[5]
| Party in control | Years | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour | 1996–2003 | |
| Conservative | 2003–2007 | |
| Labour | 2007–2011 | |
| Conservative | 2011–present | |
Leadership edit
The role of mayor is largely ceremonial in North Lincolnshire. Political leadership is instead provided by the leader of the council. The leaders since 2006 have been:[6]
| Councillor | Party | From | To | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liz Redfern | Conservative | 2006 | 2007 | |
| Mark Kirk | Labour | 2007 | 25 May 2011 | |
| Liz Redfern | Conservative | 25 May 2011 | 15 Jan 2017 | |
| Rob Waltham | Conservative | 16 Jan 2017 | ||
Composition edit
Following the 2023 election, the composition of the council was:[7]
| Party | Councillors | |
|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 27 | |
| Labour | 16 | |
| Total | 43 | |
The next election is due in 2027.
Premises edit
The council is based at Church Square House in the centre of Scunthorpe.
Until 2019 the council's main offices were at Scunthorpe Civic Centre on Ashby Road. The Civic Centre had been completed in 1962 for the former Scunthorpe Borough Council.[8] In 2019 the council extended its existing town centre office at Church Square House to become its main offices. The civic centre was then converted to become a campus of North Lindsey College, an associate college of the University of Lincoln.[9]
Elections edit
Since the last boundary changes in 2023 the council has comprised 43 councillors representing 19 wards, with each ward electing one, two or three councillors. Elections are held every four years.[10]
Wards and councillors edit
There are 19 wards, each represented by between one and three councillors. Following the 2023 election the councillors were:[11]
| Parliamentary constituency | Ward | Councillor | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brigg and Goole constituency | Axholme Central | David Robinson | Conservative | |
| Tim Mitchell | Conservative | |||
| Axholme North | John Briggs | Conservative | ||
| Julie Reed | Conservative | |||
| Axholme South | David Rose | Conservative | ||
| Judy Kennedy | Conservative | |||
| Brigg and Wolds | Carl Sherwood | Conservative | ||
| Nigel Sherwood | Conservative | |||
| Rob Waltham | Conservative | |||
| Broughton and Scawby | Janet Lee | Conservative | ||
| Carol Ross | Conservative | |||
| Burringham and Gunness | Josh Walshe | Conservative | ||
| Burton upon Stather and Winterton | Elaine Marper | Conservative | ||
| Helen Rowson | Conservative | |||
| Ralph Ogg | Conservative | |||
| Cleethorpes constituency | Barton | Chris Patterson | Conservative | |
| Keith Vickers | Conservative | |||
| Paul Vickers | Conservative | |||
| Ferry | David Wells | Conservative | ||
| Peter Clark | Conservative | |||
| Richard Hannigan | Conservative | |||
| Scunthorpe constituency | Ashby Central | Mick Grant | Labour | |
| Andrea Davison | Labour | |||
| Ashby Lakeside | Max Bell | Labour | ||
| Judith Matthews | Labour | |||
| Bottesford | John Davison | Conservative | ||
| Margaret Armiger | Conservative | |||
| Janet Longcake | Conservative | |||
| Brumby | Len Foster | Labour | ||
| Steve Swift | Labour | |||
| Susan Armitage | Labour | |||
| Crosby and Park | Naseer Ahmed | Labour | ||
| Christine O'Sullivan | Labour | |||
| Helen Yates | Labour | |||
| Frodingham | Darryl Southern | Labour | ||
| Tony Ellerby | Labour | |||
| Kingsway with Lincoln Gardens | Helen Rayner | Labour | ||
| Tony Gosling | Labour | |||
| Messingham | Neil Poole | Conservative | ||
| Ridge | David Garritt | Conservative | ||
| Trevor Foster | Conservative | |||
| Town | Lorraine Yeadon | Labour | ||
| Mashook Ali | Labour | |||
References edit
- ^ a b "The Humberside (Structural Change) Order 1995", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1995/600, retrieved 4 July 2023
- ^ Bulletin of Changes of Local Authority Status, Names and Areas 1 April 1994 – 31 March 1997 (PDF). London: Department of the Environment. 1997. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ^ "Local Government Act 1972", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1972 c. 70, retrieved 4 July 2023
- ^ "Election Maps". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
- ^ "Council compositions". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
- ^ "Council minutes". North Lincolnshire Council. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
- ^ "Local elections 2023: live council results for England". The Guardian.
- ^ Historic England. "North Lincolnshire Council Offices formerly Scunthorpe Civic Centre, Ashby Road (Grade II) (1323702)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
- ^ Robinson, Calvin (8 February 2019). "Plans to transform Civic Centre into new university campus set to be given green light". Grimsby Live. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
- ^ "The North Lincolnshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2022", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2022/1139, retrieved 4 July 2023
- ^ "Electoral wards".