Lichfield District Council

Lichfield District Council
Type
Type	Non-metropolitan district council
History
Founded	1974
Leadership
Leader	Mike Wilcox, Conservative
Deputy Leader	Val Richards, Conservative
Seats	56
Elections
Voting system	First past the post
Last election	5 May 2011
Meeting place
District Council House, Lichfield
Website
lichfielddc.gov.uk

Council Logo

Council leader Mike Wilcox

Lichfield District Council is a non metropolitan district council, which covers the district of Lichfield in Staffordshire, England. It was formed in 1974 from Lichfield City Council and Lichfield Rural District Council.^[1] The council offices are located at the District Council House on Frog Lane (52°40′52″N 1°49′38″W / 52.681180°N 1.827103°WCoordinates: 52°40′52″N 1°49′38″W / 52.681180°N 1.827103°W), in the centre of Lichfield.

Lichfield District Council is amongst the top performing councils nationally. In 2004 the audit commission informed the council that they were a good council and in 2007 they confirmed that they are getting better at managing their finances.^[2]

Since 2011, Lichfield has formed part of the Greater Birmingham & Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership along with neighbouring authorities Birmingham, Bromsgrove, Cannock Chase, East Staffordshire, Redditch, Solihull, Tamworth and Wyre Forest.

Responsibilities

• Sport, leisure and recreation
• Parks
• Arts and tourism (including the Lichfield Garrick Theatre)
• Housing advice
• Housing and council tax benefits
• Local plans
• Planning and building control
• Environmental health
• Waste and recycling collections
• Street cleaning
• Licensing and inspections of food, taxis, etc.
• Off street parking and car parks
• Collection of council tax and business rates
• Community safety and community development

Political Control

The council is majority Conservative controlled^[3] and the leader since 2010 has been Mike Wilcox,^[4] who succeeded David Smith.^[3]

Before May 2011, the second largest group was the Liberal Democrat and Independent Alliance set up after the 2007 elections. They were made up of Liberal Democrat and independent councillors.^[5]

At the 2011 elections the Conservatives retained overall control. The Liberal Democrats and Independent councillors lost all of their 7 seats at the election. Of the 56 seats, the council is divided between Conservatives (46) and Labour (10).^[6]

Wards

Lichfield District’s 26 wards are:^[7]

• All Saints, Alrewas and Fradley, Armitage with Handsacre
• Boley Park, Boney Hay, Bourne Vale, Burntwood Central
• Chadsmead, Chase Terrace, Chasetown, Colton and Mavesyn Ridware, Curborough
• Fazeley
• Hammerwich, Highfield
• King’s Bromley
• Leomansley, Little Aston, Longdon
• Mease and Tame
• Shenstone, St John’s, Stonnall, Stowe, Summerfield
• Whittington

See also

• Lichfield local elections

References

1. "Lichfield City Council Background". Lichfield.gov.uk. Retrieved 2011-10-15.
2. "Performance". Lichfield District Council Website. Retrieved 6 July 2011.
3. "Lichfield District Council - Councillors". Lichfielddc.gov.uk. Retrieved 2011-10-15.
4. "New Leader for Lichfield District Council | Lichfield District Council". Lichfielddc.gov.uk. 2010-05-12. Retrieved 2011-10-15.
5. Councillors by Political Party: Liberal Democrat and Independent Alliance
6. BBC News - Election 2011, retrieved 7 May 2011
7. "Councillors by Ward". Lichfield District Council. Retrieved 6 July 2011.

External links

• Lichfield District Council
• Performance - Lichfield District Council
• Lichfield District Council on Openly Local