Stoke-on-Trent City Council

Stoke-on-Trent City Council
Whole council elected every four years
Coat of arms
Type
Type	Unitary authority council of Stoke-on-Trent
Houses	Unicameral
Term limits	None
History
Founded	1 April 1974
Leadership
Lord Mayor	Majid Khan
Elections
Voting system	Plurality-at-large
Website
www.stoke.gov.uk

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

Further information: Stoke-on-Trent local elections

Since the first election in 1973 political control of the council was held by the following parties:^[2]

Party in control	Years
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/
↑ "Elections 2011 - England council elections - Stoke-on-Trent". BBC News Online. 2011-05-10. Retrieved 2013-01-15.

Local authorities in Staffordshire

County council and unitary	Staffordshire Stoke-on-Trent

Unitary authorities of England

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