South West Councils

South West Councils
Abbreviation SWC
Predecessor South West Regional Assembly
Founded 2011
Headquarters Dennett House
Location
Region served
South West of England
Website www.swcouncils.gov.uk
Formerly called
South West Regional Assembly

South West Councils is an association of council leaders from the South West of England. It is a regional grouping of the Local Government Association and the regional employers organisation.

It was established in April 2010 following the abolition of the South West Regional Assembly. It brings together the 41 local authorities in the region to:

Cllr Angus Campbell, Leader of Dorset County Council was the first Chairman of the new body.[2] The current Chairman is Cllr John Hart from Devon County Council[3]

South West Leaders

South West Leaders is the executive arm of South West Councils and functions as the Local Authority Leaders’ Board for the region.[4] The board has 20 members, made up of County and Unitary Council Leaders, and one each from the Districts in Devon, Dorset, Gloucestershire and Somerset.

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