Northamptonshire County Council

Northamptonshire County Council

Type
Type	Non-metropolitan county council of Northamptonshire
Leadership
Leader	Jim Harker OBE, Conservative Since 2005
Deputy Leader	Heather Smith, Conservative Since 2013
Structure
Seats	57
Political groups	Conservative Party (36) Labour Party (13) Liberal Democrats (6) UK Independence Party (3) Independent (1)
Elections
Voting system	First past the post
Last election	2 May 2013
Next election	May 2017
Website
www.northamptonshire.gov.uk

Northamptonshire County Council is the county council that governs the non-metropolitan county of Northamptonshire in England. It was originally formed in 1889 by the Local Government Act 1888. The county is divided into 57 electoral divisions, which return a total of 57 councillors. The council has been controlled by the Conservative Party since 2005. The leader of the county council is currently Jim Harker, who was elected to the post in May 2005. The headquarters of the council is County Hall in Northampton.

As a non-metropolitan county council, the council is responsible for education, social services, libraries, main roads, public transport policy and fire services, trading standards, waste disposal and strategic planning.

History

Northamptonshire County Council was first formed in 1889 as a result of the Local Government Act 1888, covering the whole of Northamptonshire. This arrangement changed a little in 1974 when, following the Local Government Act 1972, a newly constituted Northamptonshire County Council was formed for the non-metropolitan county of Northamptonshire. The first elections to the new authority were in April 1973, and the council took office on 1 April 1974.

From its recreation in 1974, the county council has administered the entire county of Northamptonshire. During 1990s local government reform, Northampton tried to obtain unitary authority status, but failed.^[1] Northamptonshire now has three tiers of local government: the county council, 4 borough councils (Corby, Kettering, Northampton, Wellingborough), 3 district councils (Daventry, East Northamptonshire, South Northamptonshire) and over 250 parish councils.

Governance

Northamptonshire County Council has operated executive arrangements in the form of a Leader and Cabinet system since 2001. In December 2008 the council chose to adopt the revised Executive Leader and Cabinet arrangement.

The Council is currently composed of 57 councillors each representing a single-member division. Elections are held every four years and the next election will take place in 2017.

Cabinet

Northamptonshire County Council's cabinet is composed of seven Conservative councilors and the Conservative Leader of the council. Cabinet members work closely with the directors and professional officers of the council to ensure the successful implementation of the decisions they make.^[2]

Title	Councillor
Leader of the Council	Jim Harker
Deputy Leader of the Council Children's Services	Heather Smith
Finance, Performance and LGSS	Bill Parker
Adult Care Services	Suresh Patel
Public Health and Wellbeing	Robin Brown
Transport, Highways and Environment	Micheal Clarke
Strategic Infrastructure, Economic Growth and Public Protection	Andre Gonzalez De Savage
Learning, Skills and Education	Matt Golby

Districts and Boroughs

Northamptonshire has three tiers of local government: the county council, 4 borough councils, 3 district councils, and over 200 parish councils. In urban areas the work of the parish council is likely to be undertaken by the county or district council. The seven district councils in Northamptonshire are:

These district councils are responsible for local planning and building control, local roads, council housing, environmental health, markets and fairs, refuse collection and recycling, cemeteries and crematoria, leisure services, parks, and tourism.

Political control

Political control of the non-metropolitan county has been held by the following groups:

Election		Party
	1973	Labour
	1977	Conservative
	1981	No overall control
	1985	No overall control
	1989	No overall control
	1993	Labour
	1997	Labour
	2001	Labour
	2005	Conservative
	2009	Conservative
	2013	Conservative

The council comprises 57 councillors who represent the county. Each councillor typically serves for a four-year term, representing an electoral ward. Each ward elects one councillor by the first past the post system of election. The current composition of the county council, following the 2013 election, is 36 Conservative councillors, 13 Labour councillors, 6 Liberal Democrat councillors, 3 UKIP councillors and 1 independent councillor. The next election will take place in May 2017.

District		Party	Councillor
Corby
	Corby Rural	Conservative	Stan Heggs
	Corby West	Labour	Julie Brookfield
	Kingswood	Labour	John McGhee
	Lloyds	Labour	Bob Scott
	Oakley	Labour	Mary Butcher
Daventry
	Braunston And Crick	Conservative	Steve Slatter
	Brixworth	Conservative	Catherine Boardman
	Daventry East	Conservative	Alan Hills
	Daventry West	UKIP	Adam Collyer
	Long Buckby	Conservative	Steve Osborne
	Moulton	Conservative	Judy Shephard
	Woodford And Weedon	Conservative	Robin Brown
East Northamptonshire
	Higham Ferrers	Conservative	Derek Lawson
	Irthlingborough	Conservative	Sylvia Hughes
	Oundle	Conservative	Heather Smith
	Raunds	Conservative	Dudley Hughes
	Rushden Pemberton West	Conservative	Michael Tye
	Rushden South	Conservative	Andy Mercre
	Thrapston	Conservative	Wendy Brackenbury
Kettering
	Burton And Broughton	Independent	Christopher Groome
	Clover Hill	Conservative	Bill Parker
	Desborough	Conservative	Allan Matthews
	Ise	Conservative	Jim Harker
	Northall	Labour	Mick Scrimshaw
	Rothwell And Mawsley	Conservative	James Hakewill
	Wicksteed	Conservative	Russell Roberts
	Windmill	Labour	Eileen Hales
Northampton
	Abington And Phippsville	Labour	Danielle Stone
	Billing And Rectory Farm	Conservative	David Mackintosh
	Boothville And Parklands	Conservative	Mike Hallam
	Castle	Labour	Winston Strachan
	Dallington Spencer	Labour	Gareth Eales
	Delapre And Rushmere	Liberal Democrat	Brendan Glynane
	Duston East	Conservative	Suresh Patel
	Duston West And St Crispin	Conservative	Matthew Golby
	East Hunsbury And Shelfleys	Conservative	Andre Gonzalez de Savage
	Headlands	Labour	Arthur McCutcheon
	Kingsthorpe North	UKIP	Michael Brown
	Kingsthorpe South	Liberal Democrat	Sally Beardsworth
	Nene Valley	Conservative	Phil Larratt
	Riverside Park	Conservative	Stephen Legg
	Sixfields	Liberal Democrat	Jill Hope
	St George	Liberal Democrat	Sarah Uldall
	Talavera	Liberal Democrat	Dennis Meredith
South Northamptonshire
	Brackley	UKIP	Jim Broomfield
	Bugbrooke	Conservative	Joan Kirkbride
	Deanshanger	Conservative	Allen Walker
	Hackleton And Grange Park	Conservative	Michael Clarke
	Middleton Cheney	Conservative	Ken Melling
	Silverstone	Conservative	Ian Morris
	Towcester And Roade	Liberal Democrat	Chris Lofts
Wellingborough
	Brickhill And Queensway	Labour	Elizabeth Coombe
	Croyland And Swanspool	Conservative	Graham Lawman
	Earls Barton	Conservative	Paul Bell
	Finedon	Conservative	Bhupendra Patel
	Hatton Park	Conservative	Malcolm Waters
	Irchester	Conservative	Sue Homer

References

↑ "City winners named". BBC News. 18 December 2000. Retrieved 2 April 2008.
↑ http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/local/new-cabinet-member-for-crisis-hit-children-s-service-is-ready-for-challenge-1-5089609

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